Macelaru to become Chief Conductor of WDR Köln

Macelaru to become Chief Conductor of WDR Köln

COLOGNE, GERMANY — MAY 2, 2018 — Cristian Măcelaru, who will become the new Chief Conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester, one of Europe’s leading orchestras, effective with the 2019/2020 season! In September 2019, he will succeed the current Chief Conductor,...
“Appalachian Spring” Like Never Before

“Appalachian Spring” Like Never Before

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 — Guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in the full-orchestra version of Aaron Copland’s complete score for Appalachian Spring on November 23 and 24 (more information and tickets can be found here). The following excerpt...
Psychedelic musical bestiary meets Beethoven at Barbican Hall

Psychedelic musical bestiary meets Beethoven at Barbican Hall

OCTOBER 8, 2018 — BBC Symphony Orchestra | Barbican Hall, London, UK. This evening at the Barbican was partly formed around the idea of musical animality – Beethoven’s propulsive overture to his ballet-score The Creatures of Prometheus opened the concert and Mason...
Praise for Măcelaru and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Praise for Măcelaru and the Philadelphia Orchestra

NOVEMBER 24, 2018 — Praise for Măcelaru and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Philadelphia Orchestra’s all-American program stays real by David Patrick Stearns, For the Inquirer. Each generation of American composers is faced with developing an authentic symphonic voice in...
Cristian Măcelaru, a rising star on the podium

Cristian Măcelaru, a rising star on the podium

CSO SOUNDS & STORIES — JANUARY 13, 2014 — Now 89, Sir Neville Marriner believes what’s hardest about becoming a geriatric conductor is how demand for public appearances increases, rather than wanes. Romanian-born conductor Cristian Măcelaru, 33, made his...