musicAeterna

The MusicAeterna orchestra (with its associated choir) has been the primary vehicle for the expression of the orchestral ideas of unorthodox Greek-born Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis. Currentzis founded MusicAeterna in 2004, while he was serving as principal conductor of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. The players were handpicked from around Russia, and persuaded to move to Siberia, where they underwent Currentzis' grueling rehearsal and recording schedules: according to James Rhodes of The London Guardian, "They live, eat and breathe there, and the majority of ...