The Austrian maestro and period-instrument pioneer received ECHO Klassik's Lifetime Achievement Award this year.
He has led his ground-breaking period-instrument ensemble Concentus Musicus Wien for more than sixty years; his complete Bach Cantata cycle for Teldec is one of the great achievements of classical music on record, and maestro Nikolaus Harnoncourt shows no signs of slowing down as he celebrated his 85th birthday yesterday, 6 December. ...continue reading.
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