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

[madaboutmahler]

Today, saw a wonderful concert at the RAM, with the Junior Academy Symphony Orchestra. I was amazed at how close to a professional standard the orchestra sounded, and this is some of the most virtuosic repetoire ever written! I love being a part of the academy!

The programme was:
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Holst: The Perfect Fool Suite
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

[Papy Oli]

At Snape next year :

In March :

Belcea Quartet
Beethoven Quartet Op.18 No.1 in F; Quartet Op.59 No.3 in C; Quartet Op.132 in A minor


In July :

Aldeburgh World Orchestra * - Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Mahler Adagio from Symphony No.10
Shostakovich Symphony No.5

* Specially created for the London 2012 Festival (the culmination of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad), Aldeburgh World Orchestra brings together acclaimed British conductor, Sir Mark Elder and 124 top-calibre young artists (18–29 years)

[Mirror Image]

Shostakovich: Festive Overture

This is a very cool piece, Daniel. I'm sure how often it gets performed, but it's a blast to listen to.

[madaboutmahler]

This is a very cool piece, Daniel. I'm sure how often it gets performed, but it's a blast to listen to.

Certainly is! I agree John, I love it! 

[bhodges]

Today, saw a wonderful concert at the RAM, with the Junior Academy Symphony Orchestra. I was amazed at how close to a professional standard the orchestra sounded, and this is some of the most virtuosic repetoire ever written! I love being a part of the academy!

The programme was:
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Holst: The Perfect Fool Suite
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Great line-up! You don't see these live very often (at least, the first two).

At Snape next year :

In March :

Belcea Quartet
Beethoven Quartet Op.18 No.1 in F; Quartet Op.59 No.3 in C; Quartet Op.132 in A minor


In July :

Aldeburgh World Orchestra * - Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Mahler Adagio from Symphony No.10
Shostakovich Symphony No.5

* Specially created for the London 2012 Festival (the culmination of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad), Aldeburgh World Orchestra brings together acclaimed British conductor, Sir Mark Elder and 124 top-calibre young artists (18–29 years)

This new orchestra is fantastic news, and that's an appealing program to show what they can do.  I hope they plan to stick around after the Olympiad.

Tonight I'm seeing:

New York New Music Ensemble
Center for Jewish History
Guest artists:
Susan Narucki, soprano
Deborah Wong, violin
Lois Martin, viola

David Glaser: Of Twilight (1999/ rev. 2011, based on Charles Simic's "Dimestore Alchemy" recounting Joseph Cornell's life and box constructions)
Stephen Dembski: The Show (1986, by Donald Barthelme, with projections of Barthelme's steel engravings)
Joan Tower: Rising (2010)

--Bruce

[bhodges]

Tonight at Zankel Hall:

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
    ·· Joseph Kalichstein, Piano
    ·· Jaime Laredo, Violin
    ·· Sharon Robinson, Cello
Michael Tree, Viola
Harold Robinson, Double Bass

Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Quintet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass and Piano (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50

--Bruce

[Opus106]

Just noticed a plexiglass advertisement at my workpalce of all places for the concert on Dec. 4th with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra!

http://www.germany-and-india.com/en/event/304

[springrite]

On Friday at the National Art Center by Tiananmen Square:

Czech Philharmonic doing the Mahler 6!

[madaboutmahler]

On Friday at the National Art Center by Tiananmen Square:

Czech Philharmonic doing the Mahler 6!

Am jealous! Who's the conductor?
I've seen Mahler 6 twice live this year - and hope to see it many times next year as well. I'd really like to see Fischer do it sometime....

[springrite]

Am jealous! Who's the conductor?
I've seen Mahler 6 twice live this year - and hope to see it many times next year as well. I'd really like to see Fischer do it sometime....

The conductor is Klaus Peter Flor.

[bhodges]

On Friday at the National Art Center by Tiananmen Square:

Czech Philharmonic doing the Mahler 6!

Fantastic! 

Tonight, back to Zankel Hall for:

Avanti! Chamber Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, Conductor
Elizabeth Futral, Soprano
Heikki Nikula, Bass Clarinet
Avanti! Quartet

Kaija Saariaho: Nymphéa
Lotta Wennäkoski: Kuule II
Jukka Tiensuu: nemo
Kaija Saariaho: Emilie Suite (World Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

--Bruce

[stingo]

@Bruce - How was the KLR concert? It was talked about on NPR.

[bhodges]

@Bruce - How was the KLR concert? It was talked about on NPR.

(I'm writing a full review, so I'll keep this short.) It was good, without being "fantastic." They're such excellent players - all three - and have been performing together for decades, and it shows in the way they interact with each other. The Beethoven and Zwilich were very well done - people were standing with "bravo's" for the latter, which is nice to see for a living composer. The Tchaikovsky seems less successful as a piece, with the composer perhaps a little too in love with its themes, which are repeated a few too many times for my taste. And there were some intonation issues, perhaps due to the weird weather that evening: uncharacteristically warm and humid for a late November day. But I enjoyed the evening, and the place was packed; I spotted Emanuel Ax among others.

--Bruce

[bhodges]

And looking forward to this recital on Saturday night. Campbell is an extraordinary young cellist, whom I heard last spring in the Lutoslawski Cello Concerto - which he performed from memory. 

Austrian Cultural Forum
Jay Campbell, cello

Magnus Linberg: Stroke
Morton Feldman: Durations 2
David Hertzberg: Vocalise
J.S. Bach: Suite No.1 for violoncello solo senza basso, BWV 1007
Matthias Pintscher: Figura V: Assonanza
Anton Webern: Drei Kleine Stücke, Op. 11
Charles Wuorinen: An Orbicle of Jasp

--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

Charles Wuorinen: An Orbicle of Jasp

A piece you don't see programmed often enough.

[North Star]

 16.12.

Aapo Häkkinen & Helsinki Baroque Orchestra
María Cristina Kiehr, soprano

Buxtehude – Kirchhoff – Cazzati – Monteverdi

[bhodges]

A piece you don't see programmed often enough.

I heard it once, a couple of years ago, and recall liking it. And IIRC it's quite taxing!

--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

Aye; and as a rule (for related reasons) Wuorinen is generally a good choice for a concert closer!

[springrite]

Aye; and as a rule (for related reasons) Wuorinen is generally a good choice for a concert closer!

A concert featuring Wuorinen and Henning in October? Hummm...

[Florestan]

Wednesday, December 7

Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest

Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI

Istanbul. Dimitrie Cantemir: "La livre de la science de la musique" et les traditions musicales sepharades et armeniennes