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Breaking the Rules

December 4, 2008

Conductor Ingo Metzmacher leaves his tuxedo in the closet for DSO's special "Casual Concerts" series. He developed the idea to attract new audiences and take the stuffiness out of classical music.

Men's clothes on mannequins
The orchestra members don't have to wear black and neither does MetzmacherImage: KölnMesse

Conductor Ingo Metzmacher leaves his tuxedo in the closet for DSO's special "Casual Concerts" series. He developed the idea to attract new audiences and take the stuffiness out of classical music.

Click on the videos below for a glimpse into two of the DSO's past Casual Concerts.

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