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15. November 2017

Midori travels to India with Music Sharing ICEP (November 2017)

As every year in December, violinist and UN messanger of Peace Midori will be travelling with Music Sharing’s International Coummunity Engagement Program (ICEP). This year she and the quartet consisting of herself and young musicians will visit rural and otherwise underserved areas in India, followed by presentations in Japan in June 2018.

Here you’ll find more informations on Music Sharing, ICEP and the Touring Pary Personnel.

14. November 2017

Omer Meir Wellber conducts MCO Academy with Isabelle Faust (November 2017)

Conductor Omer Meir Wellber will give three concerts in Cologne, Dortmund and Essen from 16 – 18 November with the Academy of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Violinist Isabelle Faust will play Berg’s concerto for violin. Further, Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 will be on the program.

Find more information on the MCO Academy here.

The concert dates are the following:

16 November – Cologne, Philharmonie

17 November -Dortmund, Concert House

18 November -Essen, Philharmonie

13. November 2017

Mass in b minor: new DVD by Herbert Blomstedt and Gewandhausorchestra (November 2017)

Mid November the label accentus music will release the new DVD with Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus orchestra presenting Bach’s Mass in b minor. The recording was made in June 2017 in the Thomas church in Leipzig on the occasion of the Bachfest.

Find more information on the DVD release here.

10. November 2017

Midori presents special program with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn (November 2017)

On 10 and 12 November, Midori will present Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in the U.N. city Bonn together with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn under its new general music director Dirk Kaftan.

On 12 November, the concert will be accompanied by a talk about the political and social impact of music – a topic the U.N. messenger of peace Midori will have a lot to contribute to.

Please find here the details of the concerts:

10 November , 20.00 h Bonn, Oper: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto D Major Op. 35

12 November, 11.00 h Bonn, Oper: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto D Major Op. 35 + talk

9. November 2017

Jan Vogler in Zurich (November 2017)

Cellist Jan Vogler will be guest in Zurich in a couple of days – on 12 November he will play Dvořák’s cello concerto op. 104 together with Philharmonia Zurich and conducted by Fabio Luisi in the Zurich Opera house.

Find more infos on the concert here.

9. November 2017

Enoch zu Guttenberg and Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern – 50. Anniversary (November 2017)

On Saturday, 11 November 2017, conductor Enoch zu Guttenberg will celebrate an anniversary concert on the occasion of his 50-year-long collaboration with the Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern and 20-year-long collaboration with the orchestra of KlangVerwaltung in the München Philharmonie.

Together they will perform Haydn’s “Creation”.

Find more information about this concert here.

9. November 2017

Kent Nagano at the Salzburg Festival 2018 (November 2017)

On 8 November it was officially annouced that Kent Nagano will return to the Salzburg Festival in July 2018 both in concert and opera performances.

With the Vienna Phliharmonic he will perform the new opera production of Hans Werner Henze’s The Bassarides, staged by Krzysztof Warlikowski. It will be the first time for Kent Nagano to conduct a piece by Henze at the Salzburg Festival. The premiere will be on 16 August. Further performances will take place on 19, 23 and 26 August.

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, whose Music Director Kent Nagano has been since 2006, is performing the opening concert of the Festival 2018 on 20 July as part of the opening series Ouverture Spirituelle – with Krzysztof Penderecki‘s St. Luke Passion. It will be the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal‘s debut at the Salzburg Festival.

7. November 2017

Kent Nagano at the ECHO Klassik award 2017 (November 2017)

On 29 October conductor Kent Nagano has received the ECHO Klassik award 2017 as conductor of the year for his interpretation of Strauss’ Eine Alpensinfonie recorded with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (FARO Classics, 2016).
During the award ceremony in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Kent Nagano also conducted the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg, whose Chief Conductor he is.

Find here an interview conducted and filmed after the ceremony (in English language) with Kent Nagano and the German magazine Crescendo.

26. October 2017

Midori on a Duo Tour with Ieva Jokubaviciute (October 2017)

In beginning November, Midori will be again in Germany, Austria and Poland for duo concerts with Ieva Jokubaviciute. They will play works by Hindemith, Brahms, Schubert und Enescu in Wiesbaden, Egestorf, Vienna and Wroclaw.

Overview:

2 November – 19:30, Wiesbaden, Salonfestival

3 November – 19:30, Vienna, Ehrbar Saal

4 November – 19:00, Egestorf, S. Stephanus

5 November – 18:00, Worclaw, National Forum of Music

Complete Program

Hindemith: Violin Sonata in C Major

Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major Op.100

Schubert: Violin Sonata in G Minor D.408

Enescu: Violin Sonata No.3 A Minor

26. October 2017

Kent Nagano conducts Award Ceremony of ECHO Klassik in Elbphilharmonie (Oktober 2017)

On Sunday, 29 October Kent Nagano, General Music Director of the State Opera Hamburg and Chiefconductor of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg will conduct the award ceremony of ECHO Klassik 2017, held in Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

Kent Nagano will receive the award himself as “Conductor of the year” for the recording of Richard Strauss’ “Alpensinfonie” with Göteborgs Symfoniker (FARAO Classics).

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