Last Friday 28^th September marked the start of the Barcelona ‎Symphony Orchestra’s new season. The concert was repeated on Saturday 29^th and ‎Sunday 30th, attracting almost 6,000 spectators. ‎

The programme is the first to be conducted by maestro Kazushi Ono after ‎the announcement of his renewal for two more seasons, until 2012-22, as principal ‎director of the OBC.‎

The repertoire of the performance, which was composed of Gustav Mahler’s Fifth and Robert Schumann’s Concerto for Four Horns and Orchestra, featured a ‎number of first-class soloists including the horn players Stefan Dohr and ‎‎José Manuel Gómez. ‎

‎Maestro Ono will conduct Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique this weekend ‎

The next dates with the OBC will be next weekend, on 5^th, 6^th and 7^th October, with a ‎programme starring Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74, ‎‎“Pathétique”.‎

The event will also include a performance by the prestigious pianist Piotr ‎Anderszewski of Bartók’s Piano Concerto no. 3, and will end ‎withthe world premiere of Homenatge a Bernstein, a work commissioned ‎by the OBC to the Barcelona composer Marcos Fernández.‎