Brothers Balliett: Bruckner Schools Professors

In this video, the Brothers Balliett, composers and co-hosts of a weekly WQXR Q2 radio show, tell a story in which Anton Bruckner perhaps could have been a professor.

For the first time in its history, Carnegie Hall presents a complete cycle of Anton Bruckner’s nine numbered symphonies in a single season, performed by the Staatskapelle Berlin and Music Director Daniel Barenboim.

Daniel Barenboim, one of the great Bruckner conductors of our time, returns to the Hall after a four-year absence to lead the legendary Staatskapelle Berlin, pairing Bruckner’s symphonies with selected works by Mozart, including two of the composer’s magnificent Sinfonia concertantes. Barenboim also showcases his versatility, wit, and artistry when he leads several of Mozart’s most celebrated piano concertos from the keyboard—works with expressive breadth that brilliantly complement Bruckner’s music.