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7. July 2023

Omer Meir Wellber’s Novel Published in Hebrew (July 2023)

Tomorrow the Hebrew edition of Omer Meir Wellber’s novel ארבע פעמים התעלף חיים בירקנר (The four faints of Chaim Birkner) will be published by Keren Publishing House. A publication event will take place tomorrow, 7 July 2023 at the Guitar Loft in Tel Aviv/Israel, more information can be found here.

The book which the author wrote in his native tongue Hebrew tells the story of Chaim Birkner, a tired and broken man who is forced by his daughter to face life one last time. Originally published in German by Berlin Verlag in autumn 2019, the novel was also published in Italian by Sellerio Editore in 2021 and in French by Éditions du sous-sol in 2022.

29. June 2023

Two world premieres by David Philip Hefti with the Berliner Barock Solisten (June 2023)

On 30 June 2023, Kammerkonzerte Laufen will premiere two works by composer and conductor David Philip Hefti – Fünf Concertini for string orchestra and Vier Momente for flute and string orchestra. Fünf Concertini is dedicated to the Berliner Barock Solisten and, with five micro-concerts for the five principals of a string orchestra, is also a tribute to Antonio Vivaldi; more information about the work can be found here. Vier Momente was commissioned by flutist Philipp Jundt and is a reference to Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2, more information about the work can be found here.

30. June 2023, Kammerkonzerte Laufen
Berliner Barock Solisten – Philipp Jundt, flute
Willi Zimmermann, violin & conductor
David Philip Hefti, conductor

C. P. E. Bach: Concerto for flute, strings and basso continuo in D minor (Wq 22), cadenzas and interludes between the movements by David Philip Hefti
1. allegro
2. un poco andante
3rd Allegro di molto

Hefti: Fünf Concertini – for string orchestra (world premiere)
1. blendend (violin solo)
2. ätherisch (double bass solo)
3. samtig (viola solo)
4. bittersüss (violin solo)
5. rauschend (violoncello solo)

J. S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor (BWV 1067) alternating with Hefti: Vier Momente – for flute and string orchestra (world premiere)
1. Orchestersuite, 1. Ouverture
2. Vier Momente, 1. verspielt
3. Orchestersuite, 2. Rondeau
4. Orchestersuite, 3. Sarabande
5. Vier Momente, 2. verrückt
6. Orchestersuite, 4. Bourrée I & II
7. Vier Momente, 3. verborgen
8. Orchestersuite, 5. Polonaise
9. Vier Momente, 4. verklärt
10. Orchestersuite, 6. Menuett
11. Orchestersuite, 7. Badinerie

16. June 2023

Omer Meir Wellber with the Münchner Philharmoniker (June 2023)

Omer Meir Wellber is currently a guest with the Münchner Philharmoniker at the Isarphilharmonie – the program includes works by Schumann, Tchaikovsky and the world premiere of a work by Manfred Trojahn. In an interview with BR Klassik, Wellber talks about the special program, as well as his current projects and future in Hamburg, listen in here.

The concert of June 15 will be broadcast next week on Wednesday, June 21 on BR Klassik here.

Concert program:

Robert Schumann: »Manfred«-Ouvertüre
Manfred Trojahn: »Achérōn«, Auftragswerk und Uraufführung
Peter I. Tschaikowsky: »Manfred«-Symphonie

16. June 2023

Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with the Dresdner Festspielorchester & Concerto Köln at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele (June 2023)

With standing ovations, the audience celebrated the team of the Wagner Project of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele at the performance on Wednesday – under the direction of Kent Nagano, the musicians of the Dresdner Festspielorchester and Concerto Köln and soloists presented Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” in historically informed performance practice. But it is the intensive work of the scientific team around PD Dr. Kai Hinrich Müller that gives this project its uniqueness and relevance in working with Wagner’s music. In the press lounge last Tuesday, the scientific insights as well as backgrounds of the project were discussed with, among others, Intendant of the Musikfestspiele Jan Vogler, a synopsis can be found here.

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13. June 2023

Jan Vogler’s video interview at the TANCKSTELLE (June 2023)

TANCKSTELLE with Jan Vogler and Fanny Tanck – “In this episode (16) the well-known cellist, music missionary and festival founder/leader Jan Vogler makes a stop to fill up his inner tancks. What is a commissioned work? What does a world premiere feel like? And what does living between two musical worlds, the USA and Germany, bring about? That’s what we talk about over a glass of tasty-savory berry juice. The cello is keeping us company. Jan Vogler gives an exclusive performance of: a bit of Sean Shepherd and the “Sarabande” from Bachs Cello Suite Nr.1.”

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7. June 2023

Omer Meir Wellber and Jan Vogler at the Dresden Music Festival (June 2023)

On Thursday and Friday, Omer Meir Wellber will be a guest in Dresden with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini. Thursday’s concert will feature a program of works by Verdi, Shostakovtian, Wagner and Tchaikovsky with cellist and the festival’s artistic director Jan Vogler. Jan Vogler will interpret Shostakovich’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1. The evening’s program booklet with more information can be found here. On Friday evening, pianist Mikhail Pletnev will perform Tchaikovsky’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 with the orchestra and Omer Meir Wellber, and the program will also include works by Verdi, Wagner and Respighi. The program booklet is available here.

8 June Dresden, Kulturpalast

Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini
Omer Meir Wellber – conductor
Jan Vogler – violoncello

  • Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to the opera “Macbeth
  • Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 1 E flat major op. 107
  • Richard Wagner: Overture to the opera “Lohengrin
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor op. 74 “Pathétique

 

9 June Dresden, Kulturpalast

Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini
Omer Meir Wellber – conductor
Mikhail Pletnev – piano

  • Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to the opera “I vespri siciliani
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor op. 23
  • Richard Wagner: Overture to the opera “Tannhäuser
  • Ottorino Respighi: “Metamorphoseon” Modi XII. Tema e variazioni

 

24. May 2023

Premiere with new work by David Philip Hefti at the Graz Opera (May 2023)

On 24 May, the ballet production “Der Tod und das Mädchen” will celebrate its premiere at Graz Opera. Musically and choreographically, the production combines Hefti’s commissioned work „Ans Ende der Zeit“ with Franz Schubert’s famous string quartet “Der Tod und das Mädchen“. The ballet of the Graz Opera dances in a choreography by ballet director Beate Vollack and is accompanied by the PhilQuartett of the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra. Further performances on 31 May, 15 and 17 June 2023.

More information about the work here.

4. May 2023

Omer Meir Wellber in Parma (May 2023)

Tonight Omer Meir Wellber will present a special program in Parma together with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and mandolinist Jacob Reuven. In addition to works by Webern and Tschaikowski, Wellber will present Aziza Sadikova’s Chaconne for Mandolin and Large Orchestra for the first time. Please find more information on the work here.

4 May, 2023 – Parma, Auditorium Paganini

Webern: Ricercata, Fugue for 6 voices
Aziza Sadikova: Chaconne for mandolin and large orchestra on Partita No. 2 for solo violin BWV 1004 by J.S. Bach
Tschaikowski: Symphony No. 6 in B minor op. 74 Patetica

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