News - Anne-Sophie Mutter (EN)

Emergency Relief Fund of The German Orchestra Foundation

Call for donations for freelance musicians

Nov. 9, 2020 – “Life is short, and art long.” In order to fill our short life with beauty and shared experience, several musician friends and I will play this coming Sunday, November 15, at Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church for those attending the services at 9:30 am and 6 pm. This is the first in a serie... Read more

September 6, 2020

Staatsoper für Alle

Aug. 18, 2020 – 2020 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s anniversary year – and so the Staatskapelle Berlin’s great open-air concert on September 6 is also dedicated to him. Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Beethoven’s Romances for Violin and Orchestra, and Daniel Barenboim conducts these two concert pieces, just lik... Read more

Movie Magic at the Musikverein

John Williams in Vienna

“John Williams in Vienna” documents “one of the greatest honours” of composer’s life. Deutsche Grammophon releases Hollywood legend’s historic Wiener Philharmoniker debut concert in audio and video formats. Williams shares Musikverein stage with Anne-Sophie Mutter and world-famous orchestra to perf... Read more

Beethoven Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

Trio of Star Soloists for a Threefold Anniversary

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma and Daniel Barenboim celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth by recording the Triple Concerto. Pairing the Concerto with the Seventh Symphony, new Deutsche Grammophon album also marks the 20th birthday of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Album set for relea... Read more

Legendary Concert at the Musikverein with the Wiener Philharmoniker filmed and recorded

John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter in Vienna

22 Jan 2020 – John Williams is the best-known and most acclaimed film composer in the world today, particularly renowned for his work with star directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. His many achievements in the film-music world include 5 Academy Awards (with 52 Oscar nominations), 5 Emmy Awar... Read more

“Indefatigable Activism and Social Responsibility”

Baden-Württemberg Cultural Award honours Anne-Sophie Mutter

17 Dec 2019 – The virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter is the recipient of the 2020 Baden-Württemberg Cultural Award. The encouragement award goes to the artistic initiative PODIUM Esslingen. The Cultural Award is presented biannually by the Baden-Württemberg Foundation and Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken. The ... Read more

South America

Mutter‘s Virtuosi on Tour

25 Oct 2019 – In November Anne-Sophie Mutter goes on tour with Mutter‘s Virtuosi, the exclusive ensemble of soloists supported by her foundation: together they embark upon their first tour of South America, with concerts in Buenos Aires, Lima and Bogotá. The planned concert in Frutillar (Chile) had ... Read more

Music by John Williams

Königsplatz Open-Air Concert on ZDF

23 Sep 2019 – On October 3, 2019 at 11:40 pm, the ZDF will broadcast a concert recording of the Königsplatz open-air concert on September 14: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays music by the great film composer John Williams. The concert on Munich’s Königsplatz was her first open-air appearance ever. The progr... Read more

Announcement of Honourees 2019

Praemium Imperiale for Anne-Sophie Mutter

17 Sept 2019 – The Praemium Imperiale award in the music category goes to Anne-Sophie Mutter in 2019. This is already the second renowned honour this year for the violinist, who received the Polar Music Prize in June from the hands of Carl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden. The Praemium Imperiale is curren... Read more

Montréal and Cincinnati

Beethoven Violin Concerto

4 Sep 2019 – Anne-Sophie Mutter begins her commemoration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday in 2020 by playing his Violin Concerto. In September 2019, she performs this milestone of the violin repertoire in Montréal and Cincinnati – with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under the baton of Cristian M... Read more

Across the Stars

„Remembrances“ & „Markings“

5 Jul 2019 – Star violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and legendary film composer John Williams have joined forces to record an album together. Featuring a wide-ranging selection of Williams’ iconic movie themes – in new adaptations he has created especially for Mutter – Across the Stars will be released o... Read more

Buenos Aires, Salzburg und Luzern

First collaboration with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

4 Jul 2019 – Another premiere in Mutter’s 2019 concert calendar is her collaboration with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under the baton of Daniel Barenboim: during its appearances in Buenos Aires, Salzburg and Lucerne, the violinist plays Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. This 20th-century classic... Read more