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Thursday, January 18, 1973
BERLIN ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM IN HONG KONG
Concerts Organised By Urban Council And Goethe Institute
The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, on its first 1973 Asian
tour, will give two concerts under its famed conductor, Lorin Maazel,
tomorrow (Friday) and on Saturday (Jan. 20) at 8 p.. at the City Hall
Concert Hall.
The concerts here have been arranged jointly by the Urban Council
and the Goethe Institute.
Prior to Hong Kong, the orchestra has performed in major Asian
citios including Teheran, Bombay, New Delhi, Calcutta and Singapore.
After their concerts at the weekend, they will fly to Japan where
they will continue their tour and give the rest of their programe there
before returning home.
The Orchestra, comprising over 100 members, was first founded
in 1946-47. Most of the performers came from the previous Berlin State
Opera House.
When in 1949 the Hungarian-born conductor Ferenc Fricsay took
over the baton, he immediately greatly improved the standard of the
orchestra and launched it into the distinguished list of world-famous
orchestras.
Fricsay died in 1963 and in 1965 Lorin Maazel took over as the
musical director and has remained in the post till now.
/Tomorrow