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14. January 2021

Midori to Receive Kennedy Center Honor in Recognition of Lifetime Artistic Achievements (January 2021)

“With an international presence for over 35 years, violinist Midori combines graceful precision and expression for performances building connections between art and the human experience.”
—David M. Rubenstein, Kennedy Center Chairman

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. last night, January 13, announced the five honorees to receive the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the arts. The 2020 Kennedy Center Honors, traditionally held in early December each year, have been postponed until May 2021 due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recipients to be honored at the 43rd annual national celebration are: Violinist Midori, choreographer and actress Debbie Allen, singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez, country singer Garth Brooks and actor Dick Van Dyke.READ MORE

12. January 2021

Kent Nagano with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI in Turin (January 2021)

On January 14, Kent Nagano will give a guest performance with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI in Turin. More information about the program featuring works by Bartok and Brahms and the livestream can be found here.

The concert will be available as a livestream here on January 14 at 20:30 CET. After that, the concert will still be available here.

10. January 2021

Karin Kei Nagano’s new CD (January 2021)

In November 2020, Analekta will release a new CD by pianist Karin Kei Nagano. The CD Reincarnation: Schubert – Messiaen includes Franz Schubert’s Sonata in B flat major and Oliver Messiaen’s Première communion de la vierge from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésu.

The CD will also be available in Europe from January 2021. As a stream, the album is available on the usual channels.

8. January 2021

Jens Düppe via Livestreamkonzert on Dreamstage (January 2021)

On 16 January 10 pm CET, Jens Düppe will play a show which has has never been seen before on Dreamstage.live! Creative drummer sensation Jens Düppe will compose and create soundscapes performing live and simultaneously on the drums, piano and synthesizer. As a native of Cologne, Germany, his career started early in New York and Amsterdam. As a drummer, Düppe is grounded in jazz and improvised music by absorbing the essence of various musical styles and turning them into an intuitive and authentic way of drumming. He enriches all of his performances by self-designed percussion instruments. Fans can now join Düppe in ultra high resolution, studio quality audio livestream on Dreamstage. Buy your tickets now!

Program, all compositions by Jens Düppe:

the beat
birds
dance I
to the skies
storm
wave
dance II
dont’ stop
come with me

More information can be found here.

7. January 2021

OSM announces Rafael Payare as new Music Director (January 2021)

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) announced today that Rafael Payare will become its next Music Director, effective from the 2022-2023 season for a minimum of five years. Mr. Payare assumes the position of Music Director Designate from September 1, 2021, taking over from Kent Nagano, who held the position of Music Director from 2006 to 2020.READ MORE

7. January 2021

Peter Gelb in conversation at the Musikjournal on Deutschlandfunk (January 2020)

“The impact is devastating”

The Metropolitan Opera has lost around 150 million dollars since the beginning of the corona pandemic, said its general manager Peter Gelb in the Dlf. Currently, the privately financed opera house has to rely almost exclusively on donations. “It is a struggle so that we can survive this crisis intact.”

Peter Gelb in conversation with Jochen Hubmacher, available to listen and read here.

6. January 2021

Midori’s CD in “CH-Musik” at SRF 2 Kultur (January 2021)

On January 7, 2021, at 11:06 a.m., Midori’s CD of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Festival Strings Lucerne, recorded in spring 2020, will be presented as part of Radio SRF 2 Kultur’s “CH-Musik” format.

The program can be heard live online.

4. January 2021

Midori’s Season’s Greetings (January 2021)

“Dear Friends,

We are at the end of an incredibly challenging year. In 2020 there have been so many tragic losses – of lives, of the stuff of life. Through the pandemic’s ravages, so many careers, businesses and institutions have been threatened or badly damaged. I do not know of anyone who has not somehow been affected by all of this. Beyond this year’s immediate health crisis, we continued to face violent greed and brutality, injustices and inequalities, as well as all manner of natural disasters.READ MORE

30. December 2020

Met Stars Live in Concert New Year’s Eve Gala rehearsal sneak peeks (December 2020).

More information about the New Year’s Eve Gala can be found here.

New Year’s Eve Gala: “Torna a Surriento”
Matthew Polenzani and Angel Blue sing an excerpt from De Curtis’s “Torna a Surriento” at the Parktheater in Augsburg, Germany, in rehearsal for the Met Stars Live in Concert: New Year’s Eve Gala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVu28DgaOA

New Year’s Eve Gala: Quartet from La Rondine
Angel Blue, Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena, and Matthew Polenzani sing an excerpt from Puccini’s La Rondine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DJ7glYqBaQ

New Year’s Eve Gala: “Una voce poco fa”
Pretty Yende sings an excerpt from Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtQ4LsnG6W8

New Year’s Eve Gala: “D’amor sull’ali rosee”
Angel Blue sings an excerpt from Verdi’s Il Trovatore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kup8F4bwaPg

30. December 2020

Documentary “La seize saisons” with Kent Nagano on Radio Canada (December 2020)

On December 30, the documentary “La seize saisons” will air on Radio Canada. The production, which traces Kent Nagano’s final year as Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM), offers audiences an opportunity to celebrate his 16 seasons as Music Director of the institution.

Please find more information here.

“The impact is devastating”

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