Interregional Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Wolfgang Gönnenwein: THE UNFINISHED PRIMAL SCREAM

Wolfgang Dauner: Prelude to the Primal Scream, Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 7 in B minor

World Premiere Recording!

Classical meets jazz

Once a year, music enthusiasts, winners of the Jugend musiziert competition, music students, lecturers, and professors from all over Europe and Canada gather in Ochsenhausen for the Interregional Youth Music Festival (IRO). IRO has grown from the idea of international youth encounters and talent promotion. Music serves as the mediator, the bridge between nations. This year's project of IRO, under the direction of Prof. Wolfgang Gönnenwein, presents a "classical meets jazz" program with the premiere and world recording of Wolfgang Dauner's Prelude to the Primal Scream and Schubert's 'Unfinished Symphony':

Wolfgang Dauner, a stalwart of Stuttgart's jazz scene, has been active as a pianist in various formations since the mid-1950s. He was appointed the leader of the Radio Jazz Group Stuttgart in 1969. In 1972, he began composing film music and launched his own series on SDR about music education titled "Glotz Music," which earned him the title "Mozart of Children's Music." In 1976, he was one of the founding members of the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, which received the German Record Award two years after its formation. In 1982, he founded the Mangelsdorff-Dauner Duo with Albert Mangelsdorff, which later expanded into the Mangelsdorff-Dauner Quintet. Commissioned compositions from institutions such as the NDR, the Stuttgart State Theater, and public awards reflect Wolfgang Dauner's high standing. He received, among others, the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg in 2007, the German Jazz Trophy in 2003, and the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, in 2005. Musically, Wolfgang Dauner transcends all boundaries between free jazz and rock, as well as between music and other adjacent arts. Therefore, it is not surprising that Wolfgang Dauner also turned to opera and composed the jazz opera "The Primal Scream" in 1976. Furthermore, he has written film music for numerous television productions.

As a conductor and conceptually thinking leader of significant institutions, Wolfgang Gönnenwein was the rector of the Stuttgart State University of Music and Performing Arts, general director of the Württemberg State Theaters Stuttgart. He led the traditional Ludwigsburg Castle Festival - International Festivals of Baden-Württemberg as artistic director and chief conductor from 1972 until the end of 2004. With his ensembles, the Süddeutscher Madrigalchor Stuttgart and the orchestra of the Ludwigsburg Festivals, he celebrated successes on concert stages worldwide. His sensational series of German-language Mozart operas in the baroque Ludwigsburg Castle Theater was broadcast on television and recorded on record. His discography includes more than 50 titles, including Haydn's "The Seasons," for which he was awarded the coveted Edison Prize. He has been chairman of the renowned German Music Competition for many years and was elected president of the State Music Council of Baden-Württemberg in 2005.