As a postscript, Thielemann is often pigeonholed as a conductor of exclusively Austro-German repertoire. Certainly a large percentage of his musical choices are exactly that; however, below, are excerpts from various Berlin Philharmonic concerts that reveal a few of his wider sympathies…

December 8, 2012

December 15, 2012

December 15, 2012

March 11, 2012

January 16, 2016

March 11, 2012

March 11, 2012

and in Dresden…

Christian Thielemann conducts Staatskapelle Dresden in the Overture to Rossini’s final opera, Guillaume Tell; undated performance.