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Munich Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. Märkl is an accomplished recording artist, having recorded Mahler and the complete Schumann symphonies live with the NHK Symphony, Dvořák on Telarc, Mendelssohn with MDR and a highly acclaimed nine-disc Debussy set with ONL on Naxos. In recognition of his tenure in Lyon and his hugely successful recordings of French music, in 2012 he was honoured by the French Ministry of Culture with the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Jun Märkl last appeared with the BSO in April 2012, conducting von Weber’s Euryanthe Overture, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with soloist Arabella Steinbacher, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 3. Johannes Moser Cellist Johannes Moser has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony and Israel Philharmonic. He works regularly with conductors of the highest level including Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta and Paavo Jarvi. He has also performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and will be returning to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This season, Moser performs with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Deutshces Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and is making his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Besides performing on his Andrea Guaneri Cello from the year 1694, Moser is an enthusiastic advocate for the electric cello. In 2011, he premiered the electric cello concerto Magnetar by Enrico Chapela with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Also a dedicated chamber musician, Moser has performed with Emanuel Ax, James Ehnes, Midori and Jonathan Biss and at the Verbier, Colorado and Brevard music festivals, as well as the Mehta DON’T MISS THE FREE OPERA MUSICAL PREVIEW! SEPTEMBER 22 LYRIC OPERA BALTIMORE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, JAMES HARP NOVEMBER 1 & 3m 2013 Starring JILL GA