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30. January 2019

Opening of “Espace OSM” (January 2019)

On 31 January 2019, the brand new “Espace OSM” will open its doors to the public. Adjoining the Maison symphonique, this new space aligns with the OSM’s ongoing outreach, educational, and socio-recreational mission, marking its 85th anniversary in a truly meaningful way!

The venue will be open before concerts begin, enabling the public to discover the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and classical music in new ways! The Espace OSM is entirely free of charge, with exhibitions and installations that trace the OSM’s amazing history, providing visitors with the experience of a living, modern and forward-looking orchestra. The Espace OSM is also equipped to host various events and temporary exhibitions, as well as offering additional opportunities to bring the orchestra closer to its public and to different members of the community. Throughout its variously equipped areas, the Espace OSM engages visitors in an OSM experience that transcends the concert hall.

Find here more information on the new Espace OSM.

21. January 2019

Spain tour – Kent Nagano and Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg (January 2019)

From 22 until 30 January, 2019, Kent Nagano and the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg will go on a concert tour, starting in Madrid, followed by performances in Oviedo and Santander, three concerts at the “Festival de Música de Canarias” and a final performance at Basel, Switzerland. Kent Nagano will present works by Johannes Brahms. Soloist for the violin concerto is the young German virtuoso Veronika Eberle.

January 22, 2019, Madrid, Auditorio Nacional de Música, 19.30
January 23, 2019, Oviedo, Auditorio Principe Felipe, 20.00
January 24, 2019, Santander, Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, 8.30 pm
January 26, 2019, Tenerife, Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín, 8:00 pm
January 27, 2019, Gran Canaria, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, 8:00 pm
January 28, 2019, Fuerteventura, Palacio de Formación y Congresos, 20.30
January 30, 2019, Basel, Musical Theater Basel, 19.30

21. January 2019

“Let’s talk about…” – new book about PSO and Manfred Honeck (January 2019)

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has long been in the shadow of the Big Five. Wrong, says music journalist Alain Steffen in his new book “Let’s talk about …”. Alain Steffen tells the story of the orchestra since its beginning in the year 1894 until today and talks among others with former chief conductors Sir André Previn and Mariss Jansons. Manfred Honeck has been Music Director of the orchestra since 2008. Under his baton, the PSO gained international fame. Manfred Honeck leads the musicians to worldwide stages and major festivals.
Interviews with musicians, conductors, composers and soloists, like Hélène Grimaud, Thomas Hampson and Anne-Sophie Mutter will give insights into the way the orchestra works and will illustrate its unique sound language. A tour diary takes the reader to the concert hall and behind the scenes.

The book has been published in German language at Rombach publishing house. Find here further information.

16. January 2019

Kent Nagano and Wagner Readings: First concert in Cologne Philharmonie (January 2019)

On Sunday, 20 January, Kent Nagano and Concerto Köln are presenting their first concert as part of the project Wagner Readings in the Cologne Philharmonie. They have launched this project in autumn 2017 together with the Kunststiftung NRW: Richard Wagner’s »The Ring of the Nibelung« will be developed and performed from the perspective and with methods of ›historical performance practice‹. In addition to reflecting on the project theoretically, particular focus will lie on the reconstruction of the instrumental and vocal or linguistic practice at the time of Wagner.

In 2019, three concerts by Concerto Köln and Kent Nagano will be performed in the Cologne Philharmonie, with the first practical approach to works by Richard Wagner, as the Wesendonck Lieder or Siegfried Idyll. Find here further news and information about the Wagner Readings.

4. January 2019

Gregory Kunde sings Andrea Chenier at Vienna State Opera (January 2019)

American tenor Gregory Kunde is currently guest at Vienna State Opera (the first time since 2012) and will sing the title role of Giordano’s Andrea Chenier on Sunday, 6 January 2019 (revival) and also on 9, 11 and 15 January 2019.

Find here further information on those performances.

In Jun 2019 Gregory Kunde will return to the Vienna State Opera for performances of Verdi’s Aida (Radames).

 

20. December 2018

Kent Nagano’s concerts and opera performances in Hamburg around Christmas (December 2018)

Hamburg’s General Music Director Kent Nagano will spend this year’s Christmas and New Year in the Hanseatic city and will conduct the following concerts and opera performances:

  • Mozart’s Magic Flute on 21, 23, 27, 29 December and 1and 4  January 2019 at the State Opera Hamburg
  • Strauss’ Frau ohne Schatten on 26 and 30 December and on 5 and 9 January in the State Opera Hamburg
  • The New Year’s Eve concert with the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg on 31 December at 11.00 in the Elbphilharmonie
17. December 2018

BBC Radio 3 broadcasts concert with Omer Meir Wellber (December 2018)

On 18 December, you can listen on air to Omer Meir Wellber’s first concert with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra from Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, which took place on 6 October 2018. The concert will be aired on BBC Radio 3 at 14.00 (GMT). You can listen here to the livestream of the radio channel online.

In July 2019, Omer Meir Wellber will be Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

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