2024
Fast-paced chases, breathtaking stunts, fight scenes on a knife-edge - in action films, the art of the moving image, cinema comes into its own. As well made as they may be, the adrenaline-fueled film sequences never stand alone. They only develop their full impact when they are supported by effective music, which is why the best composers in the film industry have repeatedly created music for action films. Many pieces have become firmly attached to their heroes and have cult status, such as the music to Rocky, Indiana Jones or Mission impossible. At the end of the Cityring concerts, the Philharmoniker go all out once again with this program of action film icons, hand-picked and, as always, expertly commented on by General Music Director Gabriel Feltz. Julius Rülke supervised all electronic musical elements for this concert.