Christian Thielemann leads Vienna Philharmonic US tour

By RONALD BLUM
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Thielemann is leading the Vienna Philharmonic’s six-concert U.S. tour as another symphony of his Bruckner cycle with the orchestra is released on CD. When Thielemann recorded during the pandemic, he was stopped by a police officer on the streets of locked-down Vienna, then allowed to proceed because the officer recognized him from concerts. At times, Thielemann was the only guest in the 149-room Hotel Sacher, where the Sacher torte was invented in 1832.