Anyone who wants can stream it all, download it or anything else. But be honest: all the “Digital Concert Halls” are just a substitute. It is still the live experience that counts. Therefore – and because Fawzi Haimor is a charismatic chief conductor at the podium – people are still pouring into the symphony concerts…

“It may be because Beethoven was once the key to classical music for the new Chief Conductor. That he listened to him non-stop in his room and really took it in. It’s almost as if he’s dancing with Beethoven on the stand…

“It comes down to the “how”: The way the Philharmonie played under the new Principal Conductor Fawzi Haimor was simply intoxicating. The result: a diversely dazzling, precise and detailed audible sound, presented with brilliant playing and swinging mood. And when needed even with a bang. Fawzi Haimor’s first New Year concert…