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With its origins in 1721, Sinfonieorchester Aachen is one of the oldest orchestras in Germany. In 1825 it gave one of the first performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony outside Vienna, and later in 18... See more 29 the French premieres of ‘Fidelio’ and ‘Der Freischütz’ in Paris. It has been the municipal orchestra of Aachen since 1852. The orchestra has enjoyed working with many conductors of international renown. Past guest conductors include Richard Strauss, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, Hans Pfitzner and Clemens Krauss, who appeared as part of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival, one of the most important classical music festivals of its day. Moreover, the position of “Generalmusikdirektor” has provided a significant step to a number of important conducting careers including Fritz Busch, Herbert von Karajan and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Christopher Ward has been Generalmusikdirektor of the City of Aachen since August 2018. www.sinfonieorchester-aachen.de