Konzerthausorchester Berlin, François-Xavier Roth

Conductor François-Xavier Roth is making his debut with the Konzerthausorchester. The programme features ‘Alaraph’ by our Artist in Residence, Unsuk Chin, composed in 2022, and Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, which premiered in 1881.An “Alaraph” is what is known as a “heartbeat star” with a regular pulsation. These are “pulsating, variable binary star systems in eccentric orbits, whose oscillations are caused by tidal forces. The star’s light curve resembles the pattern of a heartbeat on an electrocardiogram when its brightness is recorded over time.“It is safe to say that, during the composi