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

[brewski]

And if the previous livestream doesn't pique your interest, here's another one, also at 7:30 (ET). Interesting programming, with three consecutive opus numbers in order.

That said, this stream will be available for 3 days after, and the Juilliard is a one-off that apparently won't be archived.

Joseph Lin, violin
Claire Bourg, violin
Natalie Loughran, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Helen Huang, piano

Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, Serioso
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 96
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, Archduke

[brewski]

Tonight at 7:30 (ET), the Juilliard String Quartet with its newest member, violinist Leonard Fu, plus guests Catherine Cho and Marcy Rosen in the program below. The concert will be livestreamed here and here.

Juilliard String Quartet
Catherine Cho, Viola
Marcy Rosen, Cello

Brahms: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Leonard Fu: Popular Dances
Kurtág: Six Moments Musicaux
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht

Halftime at this wonderful concert, with Leonard Fu making a great addition to this celebrated quartet. Loved the Brahms and Fu's piece (about 8 minutes), and now REALLY looking forward to the second half, especially the Schoenberg.

[brewski]

Tonight:

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

Brahms: Tragic Overture
Brahms: Double Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1

[Wanderer]

Tomorrow and Friday in Rome:


Beethoven Fantasia Corale
Bruckner Sinfonia n. 3 "Wagner-Symphonie"


Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
direttore Tugan Sokhiev
pianoforte Jean-Frédéric Neuburger
maestro del coro Andrea Secchi
soprani Valentina Varriale, Marta Vulpi
contralto Eleonora Cipolla
tenori Alfio Vacanti, Francesco Toma
basso Patrizio La Placa

[(poco) Sforzando]

Benjamin Grosvenor tonight in New York, Daniel Trifonov this coming Saturday. For Danny, they're selling stage seats even though the concert is not sold out.

[Wanderer]

Today at the Villa Medici:

Satie: Vexations.

Carlo Benedetti & Isenarda De Napoli, piano.

The whole piece will be performed (16 measures repeated 840 times), lasting 12 hours. I will not be staying for the whole duration.  

[Wanderer]

Tonight at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples:

Medea
Opera in tre atti
Musica di Luigi Cherubini
Libretto di François-Benoît Hoffmann
Versione italiana di Carlo Zangarini

Medea  | Sondra Radvanovsky
Giasone | Francesco Demuro (6, 10, 13)/ Giorgio Berrugi (16)
Creonte  | Giorgi Manoshvili
Glauce  | Désirée Giove
Un Capo della guardia del re | Giacomo Mercaldo
Néris | Anita Rachvelishvili
Due ancelle di Glauce | Maria Knihnytska / Anastasiia Sagaidak
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Maestro del Coro | Fabrizio Cassi

Nuova Produzione del Teatro di San Carlo
Prima rappresentazione al Teatro di San Carlo

Direttore | Riccardo Frizza
Spazio e Regia | Mario Martone
Scene | Carmine Guarino
Costumi | Daniela Ciancio
Coreografia | Daniela Schiavone
Luci | Pasquale Mari
Video | Alessandro Papa

[Philo]

12-19-25

Azara Ballet's Short & Suite

https://www.azaraballet.org/event-details/short-suite-digital-ticket

Really enjoyed my first digital ballet, in fact, I rewatch my favorite moments every week, so I am very excited for this next production. :-)

[brewski]

Tonight, four Mozart violin sonatas, with violinist Mark Steinberg of the Brentano Quartet, and pianist Jonathan Biss.

https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/steinberg-biss-1/

[Philo]

12-19-25

Azara Ballet's Short & Suite

https://www.azaraballet.org/event-details/short-suite-digital-ticket

Really enjoyed my first digital ballet, in fact, I rewatch my favorite moments every week, so I am very excited for this next production. :-)

Another amazing show, in fact, they went viral on Instagram and TikTok (3 million views) for the role of Eloise, Clara's sister.

I especially enjoyed it as the ballerina who even made me aware of the company was the lead, and, without fail, I of course welled-up, as I have a lot of great memories tied up in The Nutcracker - well worth the price of admission.

They also have some shorter, contemporary pieces, which are also enjoyable, but the main event is The Nutcracker.

[brewski]

Next week:

Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä and Yiran Zhao, conductors
Imani Winds
John de Lancie, narrator

Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (2014)
Henry Dorn: Transitions (2022)
David Serkin Ludwig: A Book of Forgotten Creatures (world premiere)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

[Mapman]

Next week:

Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä and Yiran Zhao, conductors
Imani Winds
John de Lancie, narrator

Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (2014)
Henry Dorn: Transitions (2022)
David Serkin Ludwig: A Book of Forgotten Creatures (world premiere)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

That looks like a very interesting program! For anyone confused like I was, the John de Lancie serving as narrator is an actor, and the son of the oboist of the same name.

[brewski]

That looks like a very interesting program! For anyone confused like I was, the John de Lancie serving as narrator is an actor, and the son of the oboist of the same name.

Thanks, I had no idea!

[Wanderer]

That looks like a very interesting program! For anyone confused like I was, the John de Lancie serving as narrator is an actor, and the son of the oboist of the same name.

Q narrating! I would want to see this. 😎
And I had no idea that his father was a musician.

[The new erato]

For the 3rd time in 4 years I am going to the weeklong baroque festival in Trondheim, Norway. The previous 2 festivals have had lots of star performers in superb performances, Lislevand, Nuria Rial, Stile Antico etc.

This years program in English can be found here:

https://barokkfest.com/

Even including the opera Spartaco by Porsile, and Alberto Ruoco, counter tenor, with Los Elementos in a program of Spanisk baroque music.

[Florestan]

This years program in English can be found here:

https://barokkfest.com/

What on earth have Beethoven's Eroica and Steibelt's piano concertos got to do with the Baroque?     

[The new erato]

Good question. Last year they had Stile Antico in a Palestrina programme with some Arcadelt and Josquin. It's just a minor part in what is mainly a baroque festival and I cannot say I do mind as long as they draw crowds, at least they do it in presumable authentic style. Some variety in a quite substantial programme is not a bad thing.

And they face heavy competition from Vilde Frang playing Bartok 2 one of the evenings just down the stret.

At least I get to hear the Monteverdi Choir in Dido and Aeneas and Concerto Italiano in Monteverdi madrigals in the Bergen Festival early June, as well as the Hagen quartet. Tickets already bought.

[Iota]

Good question. Last year they had Stile Antico in a Palestrina programme with some Arcadelt and Josquin. It's just a minor part in what is mainly a baroque festival and I cannot say I do mind as long as they draw crowds, at least they do it in presumable authentic style. Some variety in a quite substantial programme is not a bad thing.

And they face heavy competition from Vilde Frang playing Bartok 2 one of the evenings just down the stret.

At least I get to hear the Monteverdi Choir in Dido and Aeneas and Concerto Italiano in Monteverdi madrigals in the Bergen Festival early June, as well as the Hagen quartet. Tickets already bought.

Sounds excellent!