SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL CONCERT  INDEX JULY- DECEMBER 2007


Weill / Kaiser, Der Silbersee: (Concert Performance)  Soloists. Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin Rundfunkchor Berlin,  Ingo Metzmacher (conductor) Philharmonie, Berlin 16.12. 2007 (MB)

Wagner, Elgar, Nielsen: Franz Bartolomey (Violincello), Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Großer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, 16.12.2007 (MBr)

'Inside the Music': Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4: Andrey Boreyko (conductor), Gerard McBurney (narrator and creative director), F. Murray Abraham (actor), New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, 14.12.2007 (BH)

Handel, Messiah: Christian Knapp, conductor, Celena Shafer, soprano, Charlotte Hellekant, mezzo-soprano, David Ossenfort, tenor, Harold Wilson, bass, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 13.12. 2007

Handel,  Messiah: Elizabeth Stoyanovich, conductor, Jessica Robins Milanese, soprano, Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano, Stephen Wall, tenor, Barry Johnson, baritone, Bremerton Symphony Concert Chorale, Bremerton Symphony Orchestra, Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, 15.12. 2007 (BJ)

Stravinsky, Haydn  and Hindemith: Staatskapelle Berlin, Pinchas Zukerman (violin, viola, conductor) Philharmonie, Berlin 11.12. 2007 (MB)

Bach, Schumann, Chihara, Theofanidis: Christian Zacharias (piano), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 8.12.2007 (BH)

Nino Rota, Franck: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor) Gasteig, Munich 6.12.2007 (JFL)

Stravinsky, Borodin: Soloists, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kirov Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 4.12.2007 (BH)

Berlioz, Dutilleux, Duparc, Debussy: Renée Fleming (soprano), James Levine (conductor), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall 3.12.2007 (BH)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden) : (concert performance) Soloists, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kirov Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 2.12.2007 (BH)

Haydn, Bartok, Schumann: Takacs Quartet, Joyce Yang, piano; presented by Cal Performances at Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 2.12.2007 (HS)

Glinka, Stravinsky: Soloists, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Kirov Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 1.12.2007 (BH)

Chávez, Dvořák and Prokofiev: Gil Shaham (violin), Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 29.11.2007 (BH)

Corelli, Barber, Vivaldi, Grainger, Vaughan Williams, and Tchaikovsky: Rossen Milanov, cond., Joshua Roman and Julian Schwarz, cellos, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 29.11.2007 (BJ)

Wolfgang Rihm,“I am a mistake” : (world premiere) Soloists, Ensemble Recherche, Text, choreography, sets and directing, Jan Fabre Athens Concert Hall, 29.11.2007  (BM)

Schumann, Manoury: Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor) National Theatre, Munich 27.11.2007 (JFL)

Thomas Adès (piano): Zankel Hall, New York 19.11.2007 (BH)

Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Malats, Albeniz,Tarrega, Kyuss,Piazzolla, Rizolya: Clair Wenborn (guitar) Lina Chegodaev (bayan), Milica Canak (accordion) The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 18.11.2007 (ZT)

 Mozart, Haydn, Pleyel: Barbara Burgdorf (violin), Oliver Göske (cello), Christian Brembeck (fortepiano) Allerheiligen Hofkirche, Munich 18.11.2007 (JFL)

Bach: The European Brandenburg Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock (conductor, harpsichord) Herkulessaal, Munich 15.11.2007 (JFL)

Prokofiev, Beethoven, Mozart: Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Yuri Temirkanov, conductor; Julia Fischer, violin. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 19.11.2007 (HS)

Britten, Liszt, and Shostakovich: Gerard Schwarz, cond., Arnaldo Cohen, piano, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 17.11.2007 (BJ)

Kurtág, Mahler: Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Carnegie Hall, 16.11.2007 (BH)

Mozart and Elgar:   Mighten Yip, piano, Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Huw Edwards, cond., First United Methodist Church, Portland, Oregon, 16.11.2007 (BJ)

Rachmaninov: Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Sydney Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney, 16.11.2007 (TP)

Schubert, Reger: Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen (Piano Duo) Herkulessaal, Munich 14.11.2007 (JFL)

Lindberg, Mahler: Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Carnegie Hall, New York 13.11.2007 (BH)

Bartók, Shostakovich: Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Carnegie Hall, 12.11.2007 (BH)

Berlioz, Chopin, Beethoven:  Emanuel Ax (piano), Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Carnegie Hall, 11.11.2007 (BH)

Patrick Stoyanovich, St. Cecilia Cantata:   Elizabeth Stoyanovich, cond., Yali Lee Cheng and Lisa Pontén, sopranos, Kathryn Weld, alto, St. Cecilia Women’s Choir, St. James Cathedral Jubilate!, Lyrica Women’s Choir, Orchestra of St. Cecilia, St. Cecilia Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, 11.11.2007 (BJ)

 Either/Or:  Richard Carrick (piano), Andrea Schultz (violin), David Shively (percussion), Alex Waterman (cello), Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City, 9.11.2007 (BH)

Beethoven: Ronald Brautigam (Piano), Herkulessaal, Munich 9.11.2007 (JFL)

Brahms:   Vladimir Feltsman (piano) Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, (conductor)    Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 9 and 10.11.2007 (BJ)

Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orvelian, conductor; Academy of Choral Art Choir, Moscow; Style of 5 Folk Ensemble. Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 4.11.2007 (HS)

Shostakovich, Bernstein and Latin American composers: Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor,  Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 4.11.2007 (HS)

Wright, Wilson, Dohnányi, Leonard, and Brahms:  Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Natalie Zhu, piano, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 3.11.2007 (BJ)

Stravinsky, Ravel, Fauré, and Debussy:  Stéphane Denève, cond. Frank Braley, piano, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 2.11.2007 (BJ)

Elgar Songs: Amanda Roocroft (sop) Konrad Jarnot (bar)  Reinild Mees (pno) and Miranda Lakerveld (visual projection.)  Concertgebouw Amsterdam – Kleine Zaal, 30.10. 2007 (DT)

Carter, Harbison, Babbitt, Stravinsky: Susan Narucki (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Judith Bettina (soprano), John Harbison (Narrator), Elliott Carter (Soldier), Milton Babbitt (Devil), James Levine (conductor), MET Chamber Ensemble, Weill Recital Hall, 28.10.2007 (BH)

Birtwistle, Sibelius and Beethoven: Nicolaj Znaider (violin), Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, 27.10.2007 (BH)

Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert:   Awadagin Pratt, piano, Douglas Boyd, cond. and commentator, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.10.2007 (BJ)

Strauss: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Gasteig, Munich 26.10.2007 (JFL)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra:  Wynton Marsalis, trumpet and artistic director. Rose Theater, New York, 20.10.2007 and 26.10.2007 (HS)

Mendelssohn, Chopin: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ewa Kupiec (piano), Sebastian Lang-Lessing (conductor), City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, 25.10.2007 (TP)

Sheldon Frank, Luciano Berio and David Lang:  Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier (director), Zankel Hall, 25.10. 2007 (BH)

Beethoven and Zemlinsky “A Florentine Tragedy”: Jonathan Biss (piano), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor), James Johnson (baritone), Tatiana Pavlovskaysa (mezzo-soprano), New York Philharmonic, James Conlon (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, 20.10. 2007 (BH)

Handel, Vivaldi, and H. Casadesus:   Alexander Lipay, flute, Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola, Christopher Seaman, cond., Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 20.10. 2007 (BJ)

The Cleveland Orchestra in New York (3): Malin Hartelius (soprano); Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano); Westminster Symphonic Choir; Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 18.10.2007 (BH)

The Cleveland Orchestra in New York (2):  Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 17.10.2007 (BH)

 The Cleveland Orchestra in New York (1):  Franz Welser-Möst, cond., Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16.10.2007 (BH)

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin:   Murray Perahia, piano, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.10.2007 (BJ)

Franck, Mozart, Ysaÿe, Ives, Brahms: Hilary Hahn, violin; Valentina Lisitsa, piano:  Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 16.10.2007 (HS)

Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček: Sydney Symphony, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor), Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney, 12.10.2007 (TP)

Mozart:   Carolyn Kuan, cond., Jon Manasse, clarinet, Harolyn Blackwell, soprano, Sally Burgess, mezzo-soprano, Karl Dent, tenor, Clayton Brainerd, bass-baritone, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 11.10.2007 (BJ)

The Tchaikovsky Experience: A Philharmonic Festival:  Johannes Moser (cello), New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel (conductor), Avery Fisher Hall, 10.10. 2007 (BH)

The Crossing:  Donald Nally, cond., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 6.10. 2007 (BH)

Stravinsky, Bartók, and Schumann:  Gerard Schwarz, cond., Kyoko Takezawa, violin, Seattle Symphony,  Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 6.10. 2007 (BJ)

Jours des Arts IV,  Impressionism and Beyond:  Artists associated with the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation, Hôtel Victoria, Glion-sur-Montreux, Switzerland, 27-30. 9. 2007 (BJ)

Enescu, Ibert and Franck: Mario Caroli (flute) / Belgian National Orchestra / Cristian Mandeal (conductor). Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels. 30. 9.2007. (ED)

Songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano; Dmitri Yefimov, piano,  Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 30.9.2007 (HS)

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Opening Concert 2007/8 Season: Wagner, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Sarah Chang (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (cond.), The Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 29.9.2007 (MBr)

Mahler,  Das Lied von der Erde:  Thomas Hampson, baritone; Stuart Skelton, tenor; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 29.9.2007 (HS)

Opening Gala, San Francisco Symphony: Renee Fleming, soprano; music of Copeland, Seeger, Adams, Ravel, Puccini and Prokofiev. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 19.9.2007 (HS)

Richard Goode  Piano Recital :  Newtown Friends of Music, Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, Connecticut 16.9. 2007 CA)

 Either/Or:  Richard Carrick (piano), David Shively (percussion), Anthony Burr (clarinets), Jennifer Choi (violin), Jane Rigler (flutes), Alex Waterman (cello), The Kitchen, New York City, 14.9.2007 (BH)

Prokofiev, De Falla, and Ravel:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor) Symphony Center, Chicago 14.9.2007 (JLZ)

Messiaen and Ellington: Geoffrey Simon, cond., Jay Gottlieb, piano, Thomas Bloch, ondes Martenot, Northwest Mahler Orchestra, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 9.9.2007 (BJ)

Elgar, Schubert: Tasmin Little, violin, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Robin Ticciati, conductor, at Gävle Concert Hall, 7.9.2007 (GF)

Tan Dun and Grieg: Gert François (percussion)  Dala Sinfonietta, Bjarte Engeset, conductor, at the Municipal Theatre in Falun, Sweden, 6.9.2007 (GF)

Baltic Festival 2007: Cruising With the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 28.8 and 30.8.2007 (GF)

Helsinki Festival 2007  Brahms:  Antti Siirala  (piano) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt , Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, 29.8.2007 (GF)

Aspen Music Festival (13): Zinman conducts Stravinsky, Orff; Feltsman plays Schubert, Chopin; Sidlin looks at Bernstein; American String Quartet; Tafelmusik. 19.8.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (12): Cavalli's Eliogabalo (North American debut), Aspen Opera Theater, Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colo. 15.8.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (11): Slatkin with Gilad, Oundjian with O'Conor, Fliter recital. Aspen, Colorado. 13.8.2007 (HS)

Tanglewood Festival (3) Schumann, Bruch and Stravinsky:  Itzhak Perlman (violin) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)  Tanglewood, Massachusetts 11.8.2007 (CA)

Aspen Music Festival (10): Puccini, Madama Butterfly; Aspen Chamber Orchestra, David Zinman, conductor; Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado, 11.8.2007 (HS)

 Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie: Cédric Tiberghin (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot), Sydney Symphony, Simone Young (conductor), Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney, 11.8.2007 (TP)

Aspen Music Festival (9): American String Quartet. Stravinsky and Friends. 9.8.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (8): Dichter, Chang, Isbin, Sudbin and Choo. 6.8.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (7): Robert McDuffie, Percussion Ensemble, Maria de Buenos Aires. 2.8.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (6): Andres Haefliger plays Beethoven 3rd, Julia Fischer plays Mendelssohn and Maw, Hilary Hahn shares spotlight with rock singer. 30.07.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (5): American Brass Quintet, Aspen Ensemble. 26.07.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (4): Mahler Sixth with Conlon, Dvorak Sixth with Stern, premiere by Mackey. 23.7.2007 (HS)

Tanglewood Festival (2) : Beethoven, Marc-André Hamelin (pno) Daniel Hope (vln)  Boston Symphony Orchestra /  Jens Georg Bachmann, Tanglewood, Massachusetts  22.7. 2007 (CA)

Aspen Music Festival (3): Veronika Eberle plays Tchaikovsky, Elmar Oliveira plays Brahms, Kathleen Battle and Simon Trpčeski take on Gershwin. Aspen, 16.7.2007 (HS)

Aspen Music Festival (2): Cho-Liang Lin, Brentano Quartet, 10.7.2007 (HS)

Tchaikovsky and Orff: Carolyn Kuan, cond., Joan Kwuon, violin, Maureen McKay, soprano, Stanford Olsen, tenor, Lucas Meachem, baritone, Northwest Boychoir, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 13.7.2006 (BJ)

Aspen Music Festival (1): Gil Shaham, Vladimir Feltsman, Steve Mackey, David Robertson. 9.7.2007 (HS)

Tanglewood Festival (1) : Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev, Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)   Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn Orchestra Tanglewood, Massachusetts 8.7. 2007 (CA)

Haydn, Schumann, and Shostakovich: Joshua Roman, cello, Christophe Chagnard, cond., Northwest Sinfonietta, Town Hall, Seattle, 8.7.2007 (BJ)

Mahler, Symphony No. 3:  Gerard Schwarz, cond., Ewa Podles, contralto, Seattle Symphony, Northwest Boychoir, Women of the Seattle Symphony Chorale,  Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 1.7. 2007 (BJ)