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

[springrite]

http://www.laphil.com/tickets/calendar-fullseason

In 2013-14, the LA Phil will perform music by 6 Baroque composers; 3 Classical composers; 15 Romantics; and 41 20th-21st century composers.

Of the 65 composers, 26 are still alive. ~40%.

I will be in Pheonix in October for a conference. I plan to go to one of these two concerts if not both:

1:
October 19
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Anssi Karttunen, cello
Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, music director

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Nocturnes
OLIVER KNUSSEN Cello Concerto (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
BÉLA BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta

2:
October 26
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

CHARLES IVES The Unanswered Question
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Violin Concerto
JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

Unfortunately, Salonen cancelled and the program is now replaced by:

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Robin Ticciati, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano

ANATOLY LIADOV The Enchanted Lake
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

So I will find something else to do those two weekends now. Maybe I will drive up to SF?

[Brahmsian]

http://www.wso.ca/wp-content/uploads/WSO_1314_SeasonGuide_71_xLR.pdf

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's 13/14 Season has been released.  Many things I'm looking forward to checking out (hopefully all of the one's listed below):

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 (Andre LaPlante)

Khachaturian - Violin Concerto (James Ehnes)

Brahms - Symphony No. 1

*Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4

*Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major (Ilya Yakushev)

Schumann - Konzertstuck for 4 horns & orchestra

*Beethoven - Eroica Symphony

Max Richter - Vivaldi Recomposed

Silvestrov - Requiem for Larissa

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

Mahler - Symphony No. 4

*Mendelssohn - Violin Concert in E minor (Augstin Hadelich)

Verdi - Requiem

*Indicates works I have previously attended live WSO performances of in past years.

Also, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, along Tanya Tagaq, throat singer and Dame Evelyn Glennie (who frequently performs with the WSO), percussion, will be visiting Carnegie Hall in New York on May 2-3, 2014.  Bruce has assured me he will try and attend this concert! 

[MishaK]

Schumann - Konzertstuck for 4 horns & orchestra

Who is soloing in Schumann's horny piece?

My mom just came to visit, so I spontaneously took her to see this yesterday:

Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Khachaturian: Flute Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mathieu Dufour, flute
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor

Very, very positive surprise. Dufour was of course exepctedly mindbogglingly brilliant in the concerto and even played an encore after numerous curtain calls. But the real surprise was Sokhiev, whom I have never heard before. The CSO is of course brilliant orchestra, but one that is hard to nudge from its accustomed interpretive habits if they don't buy a guest conductor's idea. It is rare for a guest conductor, let alone a debuting young guest conductor, to so thoroughly imprint his own stamp on the ensemble and produce a very unique and personal interpretation of a standard warhorse as the Tchaik 4. The orchestra had a much darker sound than usual, enabling Sokhiev to give all the dancy motives in the first movement a note of impending doom, preventing them from sounding trivial, and keeping the overall tragic arc in sight. The reintroduction of the opening theme of the first movement in the finale was handled really marvellously, both the buildup to it and leading out of again. There was a great deal of flexibility as well, in tempo and phrasing, that is again very rare for a young guest conductor to achieve on his first appearance. Very, very unique performance. I was very glad I went and will certainly keep an eye on Sokhiev's further career development. Hope to hear him again soon and often.

[Brahmsian]

Who is soloing in Schumann's horny piece?

Members from the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra horn section.

Patricia Evans, Principal horn
Kenneth MacDonald, Assistant Principal horn
Caroline Oberheu, horn
Michiko Singh, horn

[MishaK]

Members from the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra horn section.

Patricia Evans, Principal horn
Kenneth MacDonald, Assistant Principal horn
Caroline Oberheu, horn
Michiko Singh, horn

Girl power! Awesome!

[North Star]

Who is soloing in Schumann's horny piece?

My mom just came to visit, so I spontaneously took her to see this yesterday:

Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Khachaturian: Flute Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mathieu Dufour, flute
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor

Very, very positive surprise. Dufour was of course exepctedly mindbogglingly brilliant in the concerto and even played an encore after numerous curtain calls. But the real surprise was Sokhiev, whom I have never heard before. The CSO is of course brilliant orchestra, but one that is hard to nudge from its accustomed interpretive habits if they don't buy a guest conductor's idea. It is rare for a guest conductor, let alone a debuting young guest conductor, to so thoroughly imprint his own stamp on the ensemble and produce a very unique and personal interpretation of a standard warhorse as the Tchaik 4. The orchestra had a much darker sound than usual, enabling Sokhiev to give all the dancy motives in the first movement a note of impending doom, preventing them from sounding trivial, and keeping the overall tragic arc in sight. The reintroduction of the opening theme of the first movement in the finale was handled really marvellously, both the buildup to it and leading out of again. There was a great deal of flexibility as well, in tempo and phrasing, that is again very rare for a young guest conductor to achieve on his first appearance. Very, very unique performance. I was very glad I went and will certainly keep an eye on Sokhiev's further career development. Hope to hear him again soon and often.

You should check this recording of Sokhiev & Toulouse doing the Tchaikovsky 4th!
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[MishaK]

Yes, a friend of mine mentioned that. I will definitely check that out if it's on spotify.

[Obradovic]

April 2 in The Athens Megaron

The Israel PO/Zubin Mehta with Mozart's Jupiter and Mahler's 5th.
Fingers crossed...

[bhodges]

Tonight at the Barbican Centre, London:

Ryoji Ikeda superposition

Extremely envious! His installation here in 2011 was fascinating - both for his concepts and for the technical expertise on display.

http://monotonousforest.typepad.com/monotonous_forest/2011/05/drowning-by-numbers.html

--Bruce

[Lisz]

As part of its Fifth Anniversary celebrations, GEMS (Gotham Early Music Scene) has inaugurated GEMAS, a new series of early music concerts in collaboration with the Americas Society (AS) featuring the early music of the Americas. The series is co-directed by Nell Snaidas and Americas Society Music Director Sebastian Zubieta.

Codex I, on April 7th at 4 p.m., is the first of two performances inspired by the music of the 18th Century Trujillo del Perú Manuscript and will feature the premieres of four pieces commissioned by AS from internationally known composers written for members of ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble.) 

Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York, NY

More here:

http://www.as-coa.org/events/codex-i-international-contemporary-ensemble

http://gemsny.org/gemas.html

[TheGSMoeller]

Atlanta Symphony just announced its 2013-2014 season, here are a few highlights...

Program
BARTOK: Violin Concerto No. 2
ORFF: Carmina burana
Artists
Robert Spano, Music Director
Gil Shaham, Violin
Kiera Duffy, Soprano
Marco Panuccio, Tenor
Nmon Ford, Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Chorus
Gwinnett Young Singers, Vocals, Choral
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra



Program
WAGNER: "Liebestod" from Tristan and Isolde
RAVEL: La valse
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
Artists
Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Robert Spano, Music Director
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra




Program
BACH: Violin Concerto No 1
SIBELIUS: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
Artists
Leonidas Kavakos, Conductor & Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra



Program
BRITTEN: Piano Concerto
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
Artists
Robert Spano, Music Director
Wu Han, Piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
MENDELSSOHN: Hebrides Overture
NIELSEN: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Artists
Marc Piollet, Conductor
Hilary Hahn, Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
BRAHMS: Gesang der Parzen
BRAHMS: Schicksalslied
BRAHMS: Alto Rhapsody
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
Artists
Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Kelley O'Connor, Mezzo-Soprano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite
BARBER: Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2
Artists
Susanna Mäikki, Conductor
David Coucheron, Concertmaster
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra



Program
COPLAND: Short Symphony
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
STRAVINSKY: Petrushka
Artists
James Gaffigan, Conductor
Stephen Hough, Piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra



Program
MUSSORGSKY: Prelude toKhovanshchina
SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances
Artists
Roberto Abbado, Conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg , Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
R. STRAUSS: Metamorphosen
R. STRAUSS: Oboe Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
Artists
Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, Principal Oboe
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
CHARLES ZOLL: Violin Concerto
HINDEMITH: Mathis der MalerSymphony
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
Artists
Robert Spano, Music Director
Joshua Bell, Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
ARVO PÄRT: cantus in memory of benjamin britten
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
Artists
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 3
PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No. 1
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Artists
James Feddeck, Conductor
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


Program
BRITTEN: War Requiem
Artists
Robert Spano, Music Director
Evelina Dobračeva , Soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor
Stephen Powell, Bass
Gwinnett Young Singers, Vocals, Choral
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

[Mirror Image]

Damn, Greg! You and me will have to meet up at one of these concerts! Finally some good programming!

This particular concert looks mighty enticing!

Program
ARVO PÄRT: cantus in memory of benjamin britten
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
Artists
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

[TheGSMoeller]

Damn, Greg! You and me will have to meet up at one of these concerts! Finally some good programming!

This particular concert looks mighty enticing!

Program
ARVO PÄRT: cantus in memory of benjamin britten
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
Artists
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

For sure, there are definitely more programs next season that interest me.

[Mirror Image]

For sure, there are definitely more programs next season that interest me.

The best part of the particular program I highlighted was there's no Spano. Always a good thing!

[sound67]

May 3, 2013

Program:
William Walton: Scapino
York Bowen: Viola Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Five Tudor Portraits

Performers:
Lawrence Power, viola
Rosie Aldridge (mezzo-soprano)
Neal Davies (baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
John Wilson (conductor)

Venue:
Barbican Centre

[North Star]

Just came home from tonight's all-Schumann concert, excellent performances (and the music is fabulous, obviously). I don't think that the arrangements worked too well, though.

Johannes Gustavsson & Oulu SO
Torleif Thedéen: cello

Schumann: Träumerei & Abendlied (arr. for orchestra: Svendsen)
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129
Schumann: Symphony no. 4 D minor, op. 120

Really excited about next week's concert, too:

Anna-Maria Helsing & Oulu SO
Petteri Iivonen (violin)

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Britten: Violin Concerto,Op. 15
Elgar: Enigma variations



Looks like a great season, Greg (and John)!

[Karl Henning]

Just came home from tonight's all-Schumann concert, excellent performances (and the music is fabulous, obviously). I don't think that the arrangements worked too well, though.

Still, the Cello Concerto and the d minor Symphony!

[bhodges]

The whole season looks good - a nice mix of the familiar and the new - and many interesting conductors. (I've heard Spano here in New York when the orchestra plays at Carnegie, and he's quite good.) Also, based on her appearance here at Mostly Mozart last summer, I would run, not walk, to hear Susanna Mälkki.

These below look especially tempting.

--Bruce

BARTOK: Violin Concerto No. 2
ORFF: Carmina burana
Artists
Robert Spano, Music Director
Gil Shaham, Violin
Kiera Duffy, Soprano
Marco Panuccio, Tenor
Nmon Ford, Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Chorus
Gwinnett Young Singers, Vocals, Choral
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite
BARBER: Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2
Artists
Susanna Mäikki, Conductor
David Coucheron, Concertmaster
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Program
MUSSORGSKY: Prelude toKhovanshchina
SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances
Artists
Roberto Abbado, Conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg , Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Program
ARVO PÄRT: cantus in memory of benjamin britten
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
Artists
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Program
BRITTEN: War Requiem
Artists
Robert Spano, Music Director
Evelina Dobračeva , Soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey, Tenor
Stephen Powell, Bass
Gwinnett Young Singers, Vocals, Choral
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

[North Star]

Still, the Cello Concerto and the d minor Symphony!

Yes!!!

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I have liked what I have heard from Mälkki very much. (some concert recordings from Helsinki - IIRC, Schumann 2nd among them)

[Karl Henning]

Mälkki has led the BSO in at least one outstanding program (The Miraculous Mandarin, IIRC).