In 1907, the Viennese audience was outraged by the premiere of Arnold Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony. People talked and laughed, hissed and stamped. Some people left the hall, with one concertgoer demonstratively taking the emergency exit. In this video, Berliner Philharmoniker cellist Stephan Koncz explains why the work caused such a scandal.
Stephan Koncz on Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony
On the sesquicentenary of Schoenberg’s birth
Few individuals have had such an impact on the course of musical history as Arnold Schoenberg. To mark the 150th anniversary of his birth we are focusing on his works over two consecutive seasons, providing audiences with an opportunity to rediscover Schoenberg as a composer.
Schoenberg revealed
Arnold Schoenberg was one of the most important composers of the 20th century. In addition to his work as a composer, Schoenberg was also a painter, an inventor and a theoretician.
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Schoenberg’s Slap-in-the-Face Concert
A memorable Schoenberg performance in 1913
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