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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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).
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
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.