What concerts are you looking forward to? (Part II)

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Tomorrow afternoon I have a choice of 3 concerts going on simultaneously: Indian music, classical recital and jazz quartet. I'm a regular at both the Indian and jazz series, so it's unfortunate. Then there's a free jazz / improv concert at 8 PM, which I'll probably skip (more than an hour away so makes for too late a night).

Wow!  What choices and decisions!  Hope that you enjoy whatever you decide upon.   

PD

[vandermolen]

Alas no.   We may have been in different parts of the hall.

Also, the big ground floor bar where I usually meet people was closed for redevelopment. On a future occasion I'd be very happy to meet ultralinear or anyone else - that would be fun.

[stingo]

Fauré Berceuse
Dvořák "Songs My Mother Taught Me," from Gypsy Songs
Assad Menino
Boulanger Cantique
Fauré Papillon
Shostakovich Cello Sonata
Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
Franck Violin Sonata, transcribed for cello and piano

Yo-Yo Ma Cello
Kathryn Stott Piano
Verizon Hall (soon to be Marian Anderson Hall!)
April 12, 2024

I had the good fortune of having this chamber concert as part of my Philadelphia Orchestra subscription, and I was determined not to miss it. The first five works were all linked in some way to Nadia Boulanger, and were a pleasure to  hear, especially since they were preformed without pause. I imagine these selections were meant to warm up the audience for the Shostakovich, which Ma described as telling the truth to power. Its ferocity stood in marked contrast to the introductory pieces, which I enjoyed.

After intermission, images from the Hubble and Webb telescopes were projected onto a large screen while the strains of Spiegel im Spiegel floated into the hall. This piece was my favorite, as the cello weaved in and around the piano's arpeggiated chords. Last but certainly not least was the lushly romantic Franck Violin Sonata, played with passion and lyricism for which the piece is known. They played a couple of encores which were not familiar to me, but I got the impression that encores were how they played together when not performing. It felt much more intimate than what was presented on the regular program.

All in all it was a very quick two hours, which I am so glad I got to experience.

[ultralinear]

Tonight, a show devised by Patricia Kopatchinskaja which she has titled Everyday Non-sense:

A concert-theatre experience created by the trailblazing violinist transforms the stage into a living room, animated by works by Mozart, Ligeti and Cage.

Mieko Shiomi  Falling Event
Tomas Schmit  Sanitas No.151
Dick Higgins Danger Music Number Seventeen
George Brecht Symphony No.3
Mozart  Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) K.522
Kurtág  Hommage à Tchaikovsky from Játékok, Bk.1
Cage Living Room Music
PatKop from Ghiribizzi (Whims)
      Für Reto ... wo? (For Reto ... where?)
      Sonnerie (Ringing)
      Friede sei mit Euch (Peace be with you)
      Skizzenhaft (Sketchy)
Françaix Mouvement de valse (4th movement) from Octet
Ligeti Fanfare for car horns from Le Grand Macabre
Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre

Aurora Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin, director

The reminder email contains the warning:

Please be aware that loud percussion is used during this performance.

Excellent.

[ritter]

Just bought tickets for Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Teatro Real here in Madrid on May 18 (the production premiered last night). Pablo Heras-Casado conducts, the stage director is Laurent Pelly, and Gerald Finley sings Hans Sachs.

Meistersinger has been absent from Madrid since 2001, when Daniel Barenboim brought the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin production (by Harry Kupfer) to the Teatro Real. The last time I saw the work was in Bayreuth in 2018 (the wonderful Barrie Kosky production, conducted by Philippe Jordan).

It's a privilege to see this masterpiece on stage...

[T. D.]

Seeing this lineup, I wished I still lived in (or near) Brooklyn.

Bang on a Can 2024 Long Play Festival, Brooklyn, May 3-5

https://bangonacan.org/long-play-2024/

Granted it's "new music" / "jazz/improv" (loosely defined), kind of aimed at the BAM / Roulette audiences, but many really attractive events in those vague categories.

[brewski]

Seeing this lineup, I wished I still lived in (or near) Brooklyn.

Bang on a Can 2024 Long Play Festival, Brooklyn, May 3-5

https://bangonacan.org/long-play-2024/

Granted it's "new music" / "jazz/improv" (loosely defined), kind of aimed at the BAM / Roulette audiences, but many really attractive events in those vague categories.

A kind of amazing three days. No way I can catch any of them — the coming weekend is already a traffic jam, between the Philadelphia Orchestra doing Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, the Curtis Institute staging The Cunning Little Vixen, and another Wigmore livestream on Sunday with Cédric Tiberghien.

But what a tasty lineup! Ekmeles, the Mivos Quartet, Rebekah Heller, Claire Chase, MATMOS, the Ligeti Quartet, ICE — yikes, so good.

-Bruce

[T. D.]

To name just one...Ligeti's string quartets performed by the eponymous ensemble...  

[brewski]

To name just one...Ligeti's string quartets performed by the eponymous ensemble...  

Right? The parade is kind of incredible. It reminds me somewhat of the early days of the BOAC marathon, when the offerings were a bit more diverse than in some years. (The Oberlin ensemble caused some flashbacks.)

-Bruce

[T. D.]

Tonight, a show devised by Patricia Kopatchinskaja which she has titled Everyday Non-sense:



Mieko Shiomi  Falling Event
Tomas Schmit  Sanitas No.151
Dick Higgins Danger Music Number Seventeen
George Brecht Symphony No.3
Mozart  Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) K.522
Kurtág  Hommage à Tchaikovsky from Játékok, Bk.1
Cage Living Room Music
PatKop from Ghiribizzi (Whims)
      Für Reto ... wo? (For Reto ... where?)
      Sonnerie (Ringing)
      Friede sei mit Euch (Peace be with you)
      Skizzenhaft (Sketchy)
Françaix Mouvement de valse (4th movement) from Octet
Ligeti Fanfare for car horns from Le Grand Macabre
Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre

Aurora Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin, director

The reminder email contains the warning: Excellent.

How cool!
Dick Higgins was an outrageous Fluxus artist.
Here's the score of the piece by him:


Although I was hoping for one of his notorious works involving a gun, for instance a symphony from Danger Music No. 12 

[brewski]

Tonight, a show devised by Patricia Kopatchinskaja which she has titled Everyday Non-sense:

(totally fascinating program excised)

Aurora Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin, director

The reminder email contains the warning: Excellent.

How cool!
Dick Higgins was an outrageous Fluxus artist.
Here's the score of the piece by him:


Although I was hoping for one of his notorious works involving a gun, for instance a symphony from Danger Music No. 12 

How did I miss these posts? (Never mind, a busy last few days.)

This all looks very intriguing. That Higgins score would make a cool holiday card. 

-Bruce