First violinist and former chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic, Dr. Clemens Hellsberg, played “The Magic Flute”/”Die Zauberflöte” on Mozart’s 260th birthday. It was his final performance in the pit of the Wiener Staatsoper after nearly 40 years in the orchestra!
Photo of Clemens Hellsberg playing next to his son Dominik. After the intermission he moved to the stand with concertmaster Albena Danailova.