"The pillar of Heilbronn's music scene." "An international calling card for Heilbronn as a centre of the arts." "An excellent ambassador on tours of Germany and abroad." The Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn has certainly been highly praised. And its foundation fifty years ago can be regarded as a great moment for culture in the region and far beyond. Ruben Gazarian took over as the artistic director of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn at the start of the 2002/2003 season. He has strikingly enhanced its standard repertoire by occasionally expanding the WKO to a symphony orchestra and choosing a host of compositions from the Romantic period, the early modern age and the avant-garde. In the eyes and ears of musicians and the audience, Ruben Gazarian tapped new musical worlds – without neglecting musical heritage. After all, Beethoven remains the measure of all things musical for the WKO's artistic director. This new recording presents the complete cycle with Beethoven’s symphonies recorded live in June 2010 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn (founded on November 6th, 1960).