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26. October 2017

Jan Vogler as Artist in Residence at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (October 2017)

In season 2017/18 cellist Jan Vogler is Artist in Residence at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. As such he will give the first concerts in the beginning of November. Together with violinist Mira Wang he will perform concerts in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, among others with Harbison’s Double concerto for violin and violoncello.

Finde more information about the orchestra here.

The concert dates in November are the following:

2 November
Dundee, Caird Hall
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
Harbison: Double concerto for violin and violoncello
Brahms: Double concerto for violin and violoncello
Mira Wang – Violin

3 November
Edinburgh, Usher Hall
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
Rihm: Duo Concerto for Violin and Violoncello
Brahms: Double concerto for violin and violoncello
Mira Wang – Violin

4 November
Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
Rihm: Duo Concerto for Violin and Violoncello
Brahms: Double concerto for violin and violoncello
Mira Wang – Violin

25. October 2017

Omer Meir Wellber conducts Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (October 2017)

After his successful debut concert at Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, conductor Omer Meir Wellber has been invited again this season: On 28 and 29 October he will conduct concerts at Tonhalle Maag in Zürich, performing works by Haydn, Gubaidulina and Brahms.

Find more information on these concerts here.

 

25. October 2017

Gregory Kunde sings in rarely performed opera by Meyerbeer at Deutsche Oper Berlin (October 2017)

In the end of November the American tenor Gregory Kunde can be heard at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he will sing the main character Jean van Leyden in the premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s rarely performed opera „Le Prophète“. The premiere will take place on 26 November 2017 staged by Olivier Py and conducted by Enrique Mazzola.

Find more information on this new production and on the performance dates in season 2017/18 here.

24. October 2017

Hefti: World premiere of „à la recherche…“ for clarinet, viola and piano (October 2017)

Wednesday, 25 Oktober 2017:

World premiere of David Philip Hefti’s new piece „à la recherche…“ for clarinet, viola and piano in Zurich as part of the chamber work series „Swiss Chamber Concerts“. Further performances to follow in Lugano, Basel and Geneva.

François Benda – clarinet, Jürg Dähler – viola, Gilles Vonsattel – piano

 

Overview:

25 October – Zurich, St. Peter

26 October – Lugano, Conservatorio

27 October – Basel, Oekolampad

29 October – Geneva, Conservatoire

 

You’ll find more information about the compositions on David Philip Hefti’s website.

10. October 2017

Manfred Honeck conducts Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra WDR (October 2017)

Conductor Manfred Honeck, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra WDR on 12, 13 and 14 October in Essen (12 October) and in Cologne (13 & 14 October).

On the programm will be Beethoven’s Piano concert No. 1, performed by Paul Lewis as well as Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9.

The concert on 13 October in the Cologne Philharmonie will be livestreamed. Find here more infos about the livestream.

 

 

10. October 2017

Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends: USA Tour with “New worlds” (October 2017)

Cellist Jan Vogler is currently touring through the USA, together with Hollywood actor Bill Murray: As „Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends“ they are presenting the program of their new CD “New worlds“ (Decca, September 2017), among others in Santa Barbara, Palm Desert and Chicago.  Tour final of this October tour will be in Carnegie Hall, New York on 16 October.

Find here tour dates and places at a glance:

6 October Santa Barbara, Granada Theatre

7 October Palm Desert, McCallum Theatre

8 October San Luis Obispo, Christopher Cohan Center

10 October Chicago, Symphony Center

11 October Buffalo, Kleinhans Music Hall

13 October Toronto, Koerner Hall

16 October New York, Carnegie Hall

Find here the trailer of the new CD “New Worlds”.

 

29. September 2017

Hefti at the anniversary concert of Austrian radio Ö1 (September 2017)

On Sunday, 1 October David Philip Hefti’s Moments lucides will be performed by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Cornelius Meister as part of the annivesary celebration of “50 years Ö1”. It will be broadcasted live on Ö1 radio and time-displaced live in ORF2 TV.

Please find more information on the concert here.

Please find more information on the radio broadcast on Ö1 here.

Please find more information on the TV broadcast on ORF3 here.

 

28. September 2017

Midori plays Bach at Castle Köthen – DVD Release (September 2017)

In October, Midori’s recording of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin will be release on DVD and Blu-ray by the label Accentus. The pieces were recorded at Castle Köthen, the place where Bach wrote them.

The DVD/Blu-ray will contain interviews with Midori as well.

Here you can watch the trailer and here the Ciaccona of Partita No. 2.

Please find further information at Accentus Music.

28. September 2017

Herbert Blomstedt & Leonidas Kavakos on World Tour with Gewandhaus orchestra (September 2017)

90-year old conductor Herbert Blomstedt and violinist Leonidas Kavakos will go on a detailed world tour with Gewandhaus orchestra in the beginning of October 2017. The orchestra is celebrating its 275. anniversary in season 2017/18.

Before the tour, the artists will have various concerts at Gewandhaus Leipzig, starting today, 28 September.

Find here at a glance the Leipzig dates as well as the concert dates of the world tour.

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