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Elisabeth Söderström In Memoriam:
An appreciation from Göran Forsling (GF)
LATEST SEEN AND HEARD INTERVIEW
Bad luck for Borussia Mönchengladbach!
Pianist Lars Vogt talks with Bas van Westerop about his festival in Heimbach, Steinway pianos, his education project and why Borussia Mönchengladbach had to play Bayern Munich without him. (BvW)
Dvořák, Richard Strauss:
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Roberto Minczuk (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 20.11.2009 (GPu) Mendelssohn and Mahler:
London Symphony Orchestra; Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Daniel Harding (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 20.11.2009 (JPr) Haydn, Berkeley, Bach, Ponce:
Paul Galbraith (guitar) MKM Mustafa Kemal Center, Istanbul 18.11.2009 (AM)
Schnittke, Bortnyansky, Rachmaninov, Chesnokov, Shchedrin:
Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory, Boris Tevlin (cond.), Royal College of Music, London, 19.11.09 (GDn) Haydn, Berkeley, Bach, Ponce:
Paul Galbraith (guitar) MKM Mustafa Kemal Center, Istanbul 18.11.2009 (AM)
Haydn 200(2) – Mozart, Haydn and Rossini:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Jean-Christophe Spinosi (Conductor). Birmingham Town Hall. 18.11. 2009 (GR)
Dvořak, Stephen Paulus, Richard Strauss and David Alan Earnest:
Langroise Trio, Langroise Recital Hall, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho 14.11.2009
(PSh) Schubert Ascending II:
Inon Barnatan (piano), Liza Ferschtman (violin), Randall Scarlata (baritone). Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Alice Tully Hall, New York City. 8.11.09 (JE)
Borodin, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich:
Gerard Schwarz, cond., Leonidas Kavakos, violin, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 5.11.2009 (BJ) Music of Iannis Xenakis:
International Contemporary Ensemble, Steven Schick (percussionist and conductor), Miller Theatre, New York City, 17.10.2009 (BH)
LATEST UK AND INTERNATIONAL OPERA REVIEWS
Handel, Tamerlano:
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Los Angeles Opera, William Lacey (conductor) Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles 22.11.2009 (LV)
Mozart, Don
Giovanni:
(Premiere) Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias. Coro de la Ópera de Oviedo.Conductor: Pablo González. Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo. 22.11.2009 (JMI) Tchaikovsky, Cherevichki (The Tsarina’s Slippers): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Dancers of the Royal Ballet, Members of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Alexander Polianichko (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 20.11.2009 (MB) F. Alfano, Cyrano de Bergerac:
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla. Coro de la Asociación de Amigos del Teatro de la Maestranza, Conductor: Marco Guidarini. Teatro Maestranza de Sevilla. 18.11.2009. (JMI)
Verdi, La Traviata:
Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Juventus Lyrica. Conductor: Antonio Maria Russo, Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 7.11.2009
(JSJ)
Verdi, Nabucco:
Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Alejo Pérez, Teatro Argentino, La Plata,
Buenos Aires 6.11.2009 (JSJ)REVIEWS, ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS: 18th NOVEMBER 2009 - 18th OCTOBER 2009
Haydn, Wagner, Schnittke: Vladimir Jurowski, Soloists, Moscow Conservatory Chamber Choir, London Philhamonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London, 18.11.2009 (GDn)
J.C. Bach, Mozart, and J.S. Bach: Murray Perahia (piano, director/conductor), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito (director*). Barbican Hall, London, 17.11.2009 (MB)
Robert Cohen :The International cellist launches his “Cello Clinic” (BK)
The Royal Opera’s 'Cherevichki' : Mark Berry talks to conductor Alexander Polianichko (MB)
Garsington Opera 2010: The programme for the last season at Garsington Manor is announced (BK)
Opera North on Tour: The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 10.11 to 14.11. 2009 (RJF)
J.C. Bach, Mozart, J.S. Bach Murray Perahia (piano, conductor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Kenneth Sillito (director, leader), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 14.11.2009 (GPu)
David Sawer, Rumpelstiltskin - A grotesque fable for our times: (World premiere) Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Players with Martyn Brabbins (Conductor) CBSO Centre Birmingham, 14.11. 2009 (GR)
Honegger, Saint-Saëns and Stravinsky: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Lise de la Salle (piano), Fabio Luisi (guest conductor), Boston, 14.11.2009 (KH)
Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress Pacific Opera Victoria, soloists, cond. Timothy Vernon, dir. Glynis Leyshon, sets by Allen Stichbury, costumes by Nancy Bryant, lighting designer Gerald King, chorus dir. Robert Holliston, Royal Theatre, Victoria, British Columbia, 14.11.2009 (BJ)
Gounod, Faust: Soloists,Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi. Coro de Ópera de Bilbao.Conductor: Rani Calderón.Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 14.11.2009 (JMI)
Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev: Michail Lifits (piano) Campus Internazionale di Musica, Teatro Cafaro, Latina, 13.11.2009 (JB)
Beethoven, Shostakovich: Ingrid Fliter (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13.11.2009 (SRT)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents ‘The Music of Bond’: Mary Carewe and Simon Bowman (vocalists), Honor Blackman (presenter), Carl Davis (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 13.11.2008 (JPr)
Mussorgsky, Grieg and Shostakovich: Boris Giltburg (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Royal Festival Hall, London 12.11.2009 (GD)
Remembrances and Reflections - Music for the season of Remembrance: Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Clio Gould (violin), John Birch (organ), Choir of London, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter, St Paul's Cathedral 12.11.2009 (BBr)
Beethoven and Brahms: Sergey Khatchatryan (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Olari Elts (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 12.11.2009 (SRT)
The Royal Choral Society’s Remembrance Day Concert - Pergolesi and Mozart: Julia Doyle (soprano), Alexandra Gibson (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Michael Pearce (bass), Royal Choral Society, London Handel Orchestra, Richard Cooke (conductor). Southwark Cathedral, London 11.11.2009 (JPr)
Collage-Montage:Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Haffner Wind Ensemble, Kings Place, London, 11.11.2009 (GDn)
Handel, Ariodante: Featuring singers from Juilliard's Vocal Arts Program and the Juilliard Orchestra. Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater New York 11.11.2009 (SM)
International Voices 2009/10 – Angela Gheorghiu in Concert: Salzburg Festival 2010: a preview from Mark Berry (MB)
BBC NOW Composer Portrait Series (2): Spotlight on the work of Christian Jost (BK)
Karol Szymanowski, King Roger: Soloists, Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu.Conductor: Josep Pons. Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. 10 and 11. 11. 2009 (JMI)
Richard Strauss, Salome : Soloists, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Stefan Soltesz. De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam, 10. 11. 2009 (PK)
Two Sopranos and a Symphony’ - Wagner, Reger, Strauss and Brahms: Orion Symphony Orchestra, Alwyn Mellor and Susan Gritton (sopranos), Toby Purser (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London 10.11.2009 (JPr)
Debussy and Villa-Lobos: Cristina Ortiz (piano),Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 9.11.2009 (BBr)
Schubert, Mahler, Berg: Matthias Goerne (baritone) London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson
Thomas. Barbican Centre, 9.11. 2009 (CC)
Beethoven: Claremont Trio – Emily Bruskin (violin), Julia Bruskin (cello), Donna Kwong (piano); Gerhardt Zimmerman (conductor) The Canton Symphony Orchestra, Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio, USA, 8.11.2009, (TW)
Jazz Classics at the RNCM and Will Todd’s ‘Mass in Blue’ :
St George’s Singers, RNCM Jazz Collective and Tina May, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 8.11. 2009 (RJF)
Bartók, Stravinsky:
Clive Bayley, Michaela Martens,
The Fabulous Beast Dance Company, Orchestra of
English National Opera/Edward Gardner 7.11. 2009(CC)
Ravel and Mendelssohn :
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, Erin Morley, soprano, Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano, Sir Thomas Allen, narrator, the Girls of Anima (Emily Ellsworth, artistic director), the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink, Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago 6.11.2009 (JLZ).
Verdi, Requiem:
Soloists, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 6.11.2009 (LV)
Donizetti, Maria di Rohan:
(Concert Performance) Soloists, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder CBE. Royal Festival Hall, London. 7.11.2009 (MMB)
Franck, Bruch, Schumann:
Nicola Benedetti (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.11.2009 (SRT)
Verdi, Tchaikovsky
and Dvořák:
Denis Matsuev (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yutaka Sado, Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.11.2009 (BBr)
Berg and
Schubert:
Gil Shaham (violin), London Symphony Orchestra (conductor), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 5.11.2009 (MB)
Webern, Beethoven, Schubert:
Paul Lewis (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 5.11.2009 (SRT)
Wagner and Bruckner: Petra Lang
(mezzo soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra,: Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)
Royal Festival Hall, 4.11.2009 (GD)
Andrew Poppy Concert: Andrew Poppy Sustaining Ensemble
- Genevieve Wilkins (marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, percussion), Andrew Poppy (piano, electric keyboard, bass guitar, voice), Jez Wiles (vibraphone, glockenspiel, percussion), Kate Halsall
(piano, electric keyboard) King’s Place, London, 4.11.2009 (BBr)
Rossini, L’Italiana in Algeri :
Soloists,Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid. Conductor: Jesús López Cobos. Teatro Real de Madrid. 1 and 3.11.2009
(JMI)
Renée Fleming – International Voices 2009/10 concert series:
Renée Fleming (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Dutoit (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 3.11.2009 (JPr)
Philip Langridge 70th
Birthday Concert - Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Britten and Birtwistle:
Philip
Langridge (tenor), David Owen Norris (piano),
Doric String Quartet (Alex Redington, Jonathan Stone (violins), Simon Tandree (viola), John Myerscough (cello), Wigmore Hall, London, 3.11.2009 (BBr)
Met Opera Live - Puccini, Turandot:
Metropolitan Opera’s HD transmission live to the Barbican Cinema, London. 7.11.2009 (JPr)
Handel, Agrippina:
(Concert
Version)Il
Complesso Barocco,Conductor: Alan Curtis, Teatro Real de Madrid.
2.11.2009 (JMI)
In Love……With Renée Fleming:
Birmingham
International Season Concert with the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra,Charles Dutoit (Conductor) and Renée Fleming
(soprano) Birmingham Symphony Hall, 2.11.2009 (GR)
Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin:
Christopher Maltman (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano). Wigmore Hall,
London, 2.11.2009 (MB)
Dvořák:
Steven Isserlis (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša,
Cadogan Hall, London, 31.10.2009 (BBr)
Verdi, Ernani:
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Renato Palumbo (conductor) Civic Opera House, Chicago, 31.10.2009 (JLZ)
Reich:
Steve Reich (piano/clapping), London Sinfonietta, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Talujon Percussion Quartet, Synergy Vocals, Royal Festival Hall, London 31.10.2009 (CR)
Oxford Lieder Festival 2009 (3) - Music and Poetry in fin-de-siècle Paris:
A recital of Fauré, Debussy, Charpentier by Mary Bevan and Sholto Kynoch, Oxford Lieder Festival, Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, 31.10.2009 (RJ)
Berlioz, Les Troyens:
Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana.Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia de Valencia. 31.10.2009 (JMI)
George and Ira Gershwin, Porgy and Bess
(Second Opinion): Cape Town Opera at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 31.10.2009 (SRT)
Brahms, Bartók, and Schubert:
Quatuor Ebène, Wigmore Hall, London, 30.10.2009 (MB)
Britten, Mozart, Brahms:
Llŷr Williams (piano), Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 30.10.2009 (GPu)
Arne, Artaxerxes :
(edited & reconstructed Duncan Druce & Ian Page), Soloists, Orchestra of the Classical Opera Company/Ian Page. Linbury Thetare, The Royal Opera, London. 30.10.2009 (CC)
Haydn and the Devil:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Paul Dyer Artistic Director; Hidemi Suzuki (Japan) Guest Conductor,
Darryl Poulsen ( period horn) City Recital Hall,
Angel Place, Sydney, 30.10.2009 (ZT)
Richard Strauss, Mozart and Beethoven:
Piotr
Anderszewski (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Philippe Jordan, Royal
Festival Hall, London, 29.10.2009 (BBr)>
Mozart:
Emily Cornelius (violin), Jonathan Kim (viola), Matthew Brown
(conductor) The
Canton Symphony Orchestra, Cable Recital Hall, Canton, Ohio, USA,
29.10.2009, (TW)
Qudduson - Sacred Songs of East and West:
The Clerks with George Qas-Barsoum, Merit Ariane Stephanos (voice), Abdul Salam Kheir (voice, oud), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 29.10.209 (GPu)
Handel, Susanna:
(Concert Version) Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie. Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao. 29.10.2009 (JMI)
Donizetti,
The Daughter of the Regiment:
Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera. 28.10.2009 (HS)
A Passion for the Piano:the Brazilian pianist Cristina Ortiz talks to Bob Briggs (BBr)
Visionary and realist:
Göran Forsling talks to Aivar Mäe, the new General Manager of the Estonian National Opera (GF)
Beethoven:
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 27.10.2009 (MB)
Verdi, Requiem:
Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi. Orfeón Donostiarra. Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Auditorio El Baluarte de Pamplona. 27.10.2009 (JMI)
Offenbach, The Rhine Fairies:
(Concert Performance) Soloists, Kent Sinfonia, New Sussex Opera Chorus/Nicholas Jenkins, Cadogan Hall, London, 27.10. 2009 (J-PJ)
Purcell, Handel, Haydn, Mendelsshon, Martinu:
Soloists, Britten Sinfonia/Christopher Hogwood, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 26.10.2009 (J-PJ)
Beethoven, Missa Solemnis:
Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome. Emma Bell (soprano), Anna Larsson (contralto), Roberto Saccà (tenor), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass). Conductor Antonio Pappano. Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome. 26.10. 2009 (JB)
Oxford Lieder Festival 2009 (2) –
Wolf, Korngold, Mahler, Schumann:
Roderick Williams and Andrew West, Holywell Music Room,
Oxford. 26.10.2009 (RJ)
Handel, Susanna. Oratorio In Three Acts :
Soloists. Les Arts Florissants, Willian Christie (conductor) Barbican Hall London 25. 10. 2009 (GD)
Schubert, Wolf, Schumann:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone); Graham Johnson (piano). Wigmore
Hall, London. 25.10.2009 (CC)
Rautavaara and Bruckner:
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor), Colin Currie (percussion). Royal Festival Hall. 24.10.2009 (GD)
Ravel, L’Heure espagnole, and Puccini, Gianni Schicchi:
Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Paul Wynne Griffiths (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 24.10.2009 (MB)
Britten, Billy Budd:
Soloists,
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Coro de Ópera de Bilbao.Conductor: Juanjo Mena.Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 24.10.2009
(JMI)
Met Opera Live - Verdi, Aida:
Metropolitan Opera’s HD transmission live to the Barbican Cinema, London. 24.10.2009 (JPr)
Prokofiev, Martin, Dvořák, and Haydn:
Ludovic Morlot, conductor, Ben Hausmann, oboe, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 24.10.2009 (BJ)
Chopin by Seduction:
The opening of the season concert at the Campus Internazionale di Musica, Latina. Italy, Emanuel Rimoldi (piano) 23 .10. 2009 (JB)
Rossini, Tancredi:
Soloists, orchestra and chorus of Opera Boston, Gil Rose (Conductor),
Boston, Massachusetts, 23.10.2009 (LS)
Britten, The Turn of the Screw:
Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor). The Coliseum, London, 22.10.2009 (MB)
Wagner, Siegfried:
(New production)
Soloists, Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Simone Young. Staatsoper Hamburg. 22.10.2009 (JPr)
BBC NOW’s Composer Portrait Series in Cardiff:
The season begins next week with the work of Simon Holt (BK)
Bach:
Gil Shaham (violin), Wigmore Hall, London, 22.10.2009 (MB)
Schönberg:
Deborah Voigt (soprano), Stig Andersen (tenor), Michael Volle (baritone, speaker), Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo), Herwig Pecorano (tenor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Philharmonic Hall, Gasteig, Munich, 22.10.2009 (JFL)
Dutilleux, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky:
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.10.2009 (SRT)
George and Ira Gershwin, Porgy and Bess:
(UK Premiere) Cape Town Opera at the Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff 21.10.2009 (BK)
Oxford Lieder Festival 2009 – Schubert, Winterreise:
Holywell Music Room, Oxford, UK 20.10.2009 (LD)
Beethoven:
Till Fellner
(piano) Wigmore Hall, London 20.10.2009 (CC)
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier:
Soloists, chorus and orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York. 19.10.2009 (HS)
A Celebration and a New Concerto:
The cellist Robert Cohen in conversation with Gavin Dixon (GDn)
Bruckner:
Munich Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall, Gasteig, Munich 18.10.2009 (JFL)
Verdi, La traviata:
Seattle Opera, soloists, cond. Brian Garman, dir. Mark Streshinsky, set designer John Conklin, costume designer David Walker, lighting designer Connie Yun, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, 17
and 18.10.2009 (BJ)
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