![]() | Dance of the generationsOn 26 January, Christoph Prégardien was a guest at the Philharmonie de Paris with his son Julian and the Orchestre de chambre de Paris under Lars Vogt in a staged recital. The program of the two tenors, which illuminates the father-son relationship with music by Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms, among others, was streamed by Arte Concert and is now available on the Arte website, featuring specially developed choreography by Thierry Thieû Niang.... |
![]() | Saturdays with BeethovenThe complete Beethoven violin sonatas, performed by Ilya Gringolts on violin and Peter Laul on piano, can be enjoyed as a Saturday evening program in January. The streams of the Associazione Alessandro Scarlatti will, after their first edition on 3 January, be broadcast on 16, 23 and 30th January from Naples onto the worldwide web.... |
![]() | The Lion of Finland... adorns the state order of the same name with which Anssi Karttunen has now been awarded. The medal Pro Finlandia, which belongs to the order, was awarded to him on 6 December, the Finnish Independence Day. In addition, the cellist and the choreographer Diana Theocharidis are pleased to receive a new radio prize.... |
![]() | Book of the year 2020Jan Caeyer's Beethoven Biography is a resounding success also in its English translation: both the Financial Times and the Times Literary Supplement rank Beethoven: A Life among the best books of 2020 – the work is described as "fresh, full and compelling" and as the most substantial Beethoven book of the anniversary year 2020.... |
![]() | Reviews are in: Applause!The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra with its chief conductor and artistic director Dmitry Liss will be awarded the Russian Music Critics' Prize (Associacija muzykal'nyh kritikov) 2020. With this award, the jury pays special tribute to the pioneering concert programs of the 2019/20 season, including sensational performances of Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony and Hans Werner Henze's oratorio Das Floß der Medusa.... |
![]() | one of the bestCongratulations to Mahan Esfahani: His CD Musique? has been awarded a Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics' Award). "(...) now Mahan Esfahani presents a furious recording, which combines exclusively works of the 20th and 21st century. He literally unleashes the instrument, opens the gates to new dimensions of sound and sometimes even percussion," the jury said.... |
![]() | bringing about new thingsThe I&I Foundation, founded by Ilya Gringolts and Ilan Volkov, has begun its work: Five outstanding composers will be supported by the Foundation in the current season. Through a series of micro-commissions, they are given the opportunity to dedicate themselves completely to writing music over a longer period of time.... |
CANCELLED: JACK Quartet at the Heidelberg String Quartet Festival
28.01. Alte Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
Olli Mustonen (conductor): Online Concert in Turku
28.01. Turku Concert Hall
Eliahu Inbal conducts the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
28.01. Osaka Festival Hall
CANCELLED: Maximilian Hornung with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
28.01. Henry Crown Hall Jerusalem
CANCELLED: JACK Quartet at the Heidelberg String Quartet Festival
29.01. Alte Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
CANCELLED: JACK Quartett at the Heidelberg String Quartet Festival
29.01. Alte Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
Olli Mustonen (conductor): Online Concert in Turku
29.01. Turku Concert Hall
Eliahu Inbal conducts the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
29.01. Osaka Festival Hall
CANCELLED: Claire Huangci on Tour with Neue Philharmonie Westfalen
29.01. Bühnenhaus Wesel
CANCELLED: JACK Quartet at the Heidelberg String Quartet Festival
29.01. Alte Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
CANCELLED: Julia Rutigliano in Wagner's Walküre
30.01. Semperoper Dresden
On Air: Ilya Gringolts "Beethoven Sonatas Entire Cycle" @ Associazione Alessandro Scarlatti
30.01. Associazione Alessandro Scarlatti
CANCELLED: Maximilian Hornung with the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie
30.01. Stadthalle Gersthofen
CANCELLED: Residency in Amsterdam - Bas Wiegers and the SWR Vokalensemble
30.01. Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
CANCELLED: The Castalian String Quartet performs with Isabel Charisius
31.01. Lukaskirche Luzern
CANCELLED: Yajie Zhang sings Contessa di Ceprano in "Rigoletto"
31.01. Bayerische Staatsoper
Christoph Prégardien: Recital "Father & Son" @ La Monnaie
01.02. La Monnaie de Munt
laire Huangci & Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
01.02. Stadthalle Reutlingen
CANCELLED: laire Huangci & Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
03.02. Kronensaal Betriebs GmbH
CANCELLED: Yajie Zhang sings Contessa di Ceprano in "Rigoletto"
03.02. Bayerische Staatsoper
Opening of Eclatfestival: Bas Wiegers conducts the SWR Vokalensemble
04.02. Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Eva Ollikainen dirigiert Schuberts Unvollendete
04.02. HARPA Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre
CANCELLED: laire Huangci & Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
04.02. Das Wormser/Theater, Worms
Ilya Gringolts @ Warsaw Philharmonic (Live on Air)
05.02. Warsaw Philharmonic
CANCELLED: Maximilian Hornung with the Royal Northern Sinfonia
05.02. The Sage, Gateshead
Valentin Uryupin & St. Petersburg Capella
06.02. St Petersburg State Academic Capella
CANCELLED: Michael Wendeberg conducts "Jenufa"
06.02. Opernhaus, Halle
CANCELLED: Yajie Zhang sings Contessa di Ceprano in "Rigoletto"
06.02. Bayerische Staatsoper
Although our annual brochure should have gone to press in March (but the corona epidemic arrived and made it necessary to redesign the brochure), we are now pleased to present it as an online version and to offer programs and ideas for the 2021/22 season - which we would like to discuss with you....
After a long pause due to the current pandemic, Simon Bode has several projects dear to him lined up for the coming year. Performances in the U.S. and of the Zauberflöte at the Salzburg Festival have been rescheduled for later dates, but he is devoting himself all the more to lieder and chamber music – including at the Heidelberger Frühling and Kissinger Sommer festivals and, together with Igor Levit, with Winterreise in Frankfurt and Essen. Anticipation is definitely called for. However, like many other artists, the fact that he is not trumpeting this anticipation too loudly at present has, of course, less to do with theatre superstitions than with the reality of the Corona virus. So while we keep our fingers crossed that Schubert's wanderer will indeed be able to run off into the winter night before this season’s end and not have to remain in his abode, we take the opportunity to talk to the tenor about his own life's journey down various musical paths....
“Spontaneity is intimate, risky, and vital, and it requires a relationship with the audience. Spontaneity allows the songs room to take on their own lives, their own stories,” says Rachel Fenlon in the winter issue of Art Song Canada. In the online magazine, which also includes articles by John Gilhooly and Iain Burnside, the soprano and pianist offers insight into her artistic practice. Her desire to forge her own musical identity through self-accompanied song recitals has sometimes meant having to move beyond standard norms – a productive process, as she describes it: “The quest for accompanying myself, questioning tradition and preconceived notions of what song should be, puts me in constant conversation with the music, in communication with text, sound, and spirit.”...
A tour with a festival appearance, a visit to a university, workshops, and new pieces in the luggage - for the Arditti Quartet in its 46th year of existence, this is no different from everyday routine, isn't it? Well, not in the Corona summer of 2020. After months of silence, the four musicians, together with their audience, rediscovered the ritual "live concert". Irvine Arditti reports about a small tour with great experiences. ...
There is a good reason to party in Porto. This year, the Remix Ensemble celebrates 20 years since it was founded and 15 years since the soloist ensemble for contemporary music moved into the new breathtaking Casa da Música concert hall. Back in 2015, the ensemble’s artistic director, Peter Rundel, told us the story of its early days. For the occasion of the 20th anniversary, we re-publish the article with a big “Happy Birthday” wish!...