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

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Pohjolas Daughter

Quote from: ultralinear on April 13, 2024, 08:05:43 AMI was also there. :)
Cool!  Did you and @vandermolen manage to chat for a moment (if you recognized one another)?

ultralinear

#7001
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 13, 2024, 08:08:36 AMCool!  Did you and @vandermolen manage to chat for a moment (if you recognized one another)?

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

T. D.

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).

Pohjolas Daughter

Quote from: T. D. on April 13, 2024, 09:23:57 AMTomorrow 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

Quote from: ultralinear on April 13, 2024, 08:49:52 AMAlas 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.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

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

#7006
Tonight, a show devised by Patricia Kopatchinskaja which she has titled Everyday Non-sense:



QuoteA 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:
QuotePlease be aware that loud percussion is used during this performance.
Excellent. ;D


ritter

#7007
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.

#7008
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

#7009
Quote from: T. D. on April 29, 2024, 12:17:03 PMSeeing 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
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

T. D.

To name just one...Ligeti's string quartets performed by the eponymous ensemble... :o  ;D

brewski

Quote from: T. D. on April 29, 2024, 02:14:33 PMTo name just one...Ligeti's string quartets performed by the eponymous ensemble... :o  ;D

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
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

T. D.

#7012
Quote from: ultralinear on April 24, 2024, 12:08:33 AMTonight, 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. ;D



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

Quote from: ultralinear on April 24, 2024, 12:08:33 AMTonight, 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. ;D

Quote from: T. D. on April 29, 2024, 06:07:24 PMHow 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.  ;D

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

ultralinear

#7014
Quote from: T. D. on April 29, 2024, 06:07:24 PMHow 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  ;)

It was a lot of fun, right from the guy at the door handing out earplugs as we went in, to the programme note warning that the running order may vary, as if it mattered at what point the performers started screaming at us and throwing things. ;D

It did feel very 1960s (not unlike early Stockhausen), and for those of us old enough to remember these kind of things the first time around - which from the age profile of the audience I guess was most of us - it did carry a whiff of nostalgia, for a time of optimism and innocence, very different from today.  It ran a little over an hour, which is about enough for something with no obvious structure, by which time all the mayhem does start to seem rather same-y.

Before long we'll be seeing PatKop (as she likes to be known) playing Shostakovich in a more conventional setting, but my abiding memory will be of her working the violin while lying in a bathtub wearing a shower cap, serenaded by a guy banging a yellow plastic duck against the rim. :)

brewski

Quote from: ultralinear on April 30, 2024, 06:47:29 AMBefore long we'll be seeing PatKop (as she likes to be known) playing Shostakovich in a more conventional setting, but my abiding memory will be of her working the violin while lying in a bathtub wearing a shower cap, serenaded by a guy banging a yellow plastic duck against the rim. :)

;D  ;D  ;D

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

brewski

A busy weekend coming up:

Friday: Curtis Opera Theatre presents The Cunning Little Vixen

Saturday:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska Conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes Piano
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Sunday: Cédric Tiberghien, piano (live from Wigmore Hall)

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

ritter

#7017
Quote from: brewski on May 02, 2024, 10:36:57 AMA busy weekend coming up:

Friday: Curtis Opera Theatre presents The Cunning Little Vixen

Saturday:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska Conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes Piano
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Sunday: Cédric Tiberghien, piano (live from Wigmore Hall)

-Bruce
The Philadelphia Orchestra were here in New York at the beginning of the week doing the Mozart Requiem under Nathalie Stutzman.

I decided not to subject my partner to classical concerts in this short US vacation, as he's who got us the tickets for Die Meistersinger in Madrid in a couple of weeks. 5 hours of Wagner will be enough classical for him for the next six months at least... Let's  not test his patience.  ;D

ultralinear

Quote from: brewski on May 02, 2024, 10:36:57 AMSaturday:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska Conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes Piano
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Stasevska is Principal Guest Conductor with the BBC SO here, and I generally go to anything she's conducting.  Such energy - like a human firework on the podium.  Which doesn't suit every program, but should be wonderful in the Bartok.  And also the Rachmaninov - I saw her conduct his 3rd Symphony a few weeks after Jurowski had given a typically controlled, meticulous but somewhat disjointed performance of the same piece, and honestly it was like a whole other work, bursting with life.  You should have seen what she did with Mosolov's Iron Foundry. ;D 

brewski

Quote from: ultralinear on May 02, 2024, 12:25:01 PMStasevska is Principal Guest Conductor with the BBC SO here, and I generally go to anything she's conducting.  Such energy - like a human firework on the podium.  Which doesn't suit every program, but should be wonderful in the Bartok.  And also the Rachmaninov - I saw her conduct his 3rd Symphony a few weeks after Jurowski had given a typically controlled, meticulous but somewhat disjointed performance of the same piece, and honestly it was like a whole other work, bursting with life.  You should have seen what she did with Mosolov's Iron Foundry. ;D 

Now I'm even more excited! And I love the Mosolov. In my fantasy world, tomorrow night she and the orchestra will pull it out — as an encore!  ;D

#ItCouldHappen

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)