With the start of the rehearsals for David Philip Hefti’s first opera “Annas Maske”, the Opera St. Gallen launched an accompanying blog (in German) that gives new insights into the rehearsal process and background information on the opera on a daily basis .
On 12 March Omer Meir Wellber conducted the new opera production at Bavarian State Opera, Andrea Chenier, by Umberto Giordano, staged by Philipp Stölzl. The title role is sung by Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros performs as Maddalena di Coigny and Luca Salsi as Carlo Gérard.
Find here the list of new CD, DVD and book releases of PR² classic artists in 2017 as an overview.
The Henschel publishing house will honour Herbert Blomstedt on the occasion of his 90. birthday in July 2017 with the new book publication “Herbert Blomstedt | Mission Musik – Gespräche mit Julia Spinola”, containing interviews and conversations between the conductor and the journalist in 2016. The book will be published as hardcover in German language on 13 March 2017.
Click here for further information by the publisher.
This year the Opus prize of the Conseil Québécois de la musique was given to the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Kent Nagano in three categories.
Kategorie Disque de l’année – musique classique, romantique, postromantique, impressionniste:
Intégrale des concertos pour violon de Saint-Saëns, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Andrew Wan, violon, Kent Nagano, chef d’orchestre, ANALEKTA
Kategorie Disque de l’année – musique moderne, contemporaine:
L’Aiglon, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano, chef d’orchestre, A.-C. Gillet, M. Barrard, É. Dupuis, P. Sly, P. Charbonneau, I. Bell, T. Duncan, J.-M. Richer, H. Guilmette, M.-N. Lemieux, J. Boulianne, K. McLaren, Choeur de l’OSM, Andrew McGill, DECCA
Kategorie Production de l’année – Jeune Public:
Le Bal des enfants – L’aventure espagnole de Don Quichotte, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano, chef d’orchestre, 27 février 2016
Finde more information on the Opus Prize and the winners here.
On 3 and 4 February cellist Jan Vogler will play Bloch’s Schelomo with the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Omer Meir Wellber will stand on the rostrum of the orchestra.
Furthermore Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 will be performed.
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Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from April until June 2017.
You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website.
Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de.
In the beginning of February Herbert Blomstedt as Conductor Laureate is guest at the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for several concerts. In July 2017 he will celebrate his 90. birthday.
Together with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus they will perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 from 1 – 3 February and on 5 February.
Find more information here.
Watch here a first video impression of these concerts an interview with Herbert Blomstedt.
From 9 – 12 February he will again stand at the rostrum of the orchestra and will perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and Beethoven’s Piano Concert No. 4 with pianist Yefim Bronfman.
Find here more information on the concerts.
The trailer of the literary and musical program with Jan Vogler, Bill Murray & Friends is now online. You can watch it here.
The performances are on 2 June 2017 in Wolfsburg and on 4 June 2017 in Dresden on the occasion of the Dresden Music Festival.
On 3 and 4 February cellist Jan Vogler will play Bloch’s Schelomo with the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Omer Meir Wellber will stand on the rostrum of the orchestra.
Furthermore Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 will be performed.
Click here for more information.