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

[ritter]

Not everything in life is Kontra-Punkte  : Just got tickets for Vincenzo Bellini's I Puritani at the Teatro Real for the last perfomance of the run (on July 24) The soloists are Diana Damrau, Javier Camarena and Ludovic Tézier, condicted by Evelino Pidò. Looking forwrad to this most melodious of bel canto operas. 

[bhodges]

Not a concert I'm able to attend, but very proud that my sister is singing tonight and tomorrow at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival, in a concert conducted by the great Dale Warland (an outstanding choral music specialist). Here's the program:

Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus
MacMillan: Data est mihi omnis potestas
Tavener: Funeral Ikos
Paulus: Evensong
Paulus: Nunc dimittis
Pärt: Te Deum

http://www.mnbeethovenfestival.org/dale-warland-and-festival-chorale-2/

--Bruce

[Brian]

Mom is killin' me with her concert reports (N.B. she had never heard any of this music):

"The opener was two Scarlatti sonatas which were very ably performed and nice.  Then there was a brand new piece by a guy who was born in 1990. He won the Cactus Pear composition award (Thomas Dougherty).  It was intense and challenging but very modern.  There was an Armenian piece by Arno Babadjanian which had a few good moments of lovely Armenian folk melodies.  Then there was the Brahms quintet in F minor which I felt was not memorable.  I guess for me overall "not memorable" were the key words.  I don't know.  I'm probably not much of a chamber music sort of person."

[bhodges]

Mom is killin' me with her concert reports (N.B. she had never heard any of this music):

"The opener was two Scarlatti sonatas which were very ably performed and nice.  Then there was a brand new piece by a guy who was born in 1990. He won the Cactus Pear composition award (Thomas Dougherty).  It was intense and challenging but very modern.  There was an Armenian piece by Arno Babadjanian which had a few good moments of lovely Armenian folk melodies.  Then there was the Brahms quintet in F minor which I felt was not memorable.  I guess for me overall "not memorable" were the key words.  I don't know.  I'm probably not much of a chamber music sort of person."

On Thursday (and speaking of Bruckner), this concert at Carnegie Hall:

National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor
Emanuel Ax, Piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6 in A Major

--Bruce

[TheGSMoeller]

Since I hadn't posted in a while I thought I'd share an important concert I attended. Important for me at least. My birthday present last month to myself was...

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian - Conductor
Robert McDuffie - Violin

Glass: Violin Concerto No.2 "American Four Seasons"
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

This was the third time I've seen fantastique live, but it's such an amazing work that I'd be willing to see a dozen more times. The real treat was Philip Glass' VC No. 2, which I was a little nervous about how the Atlanta crowd would react to this. I personally love the piece, and own the McDuffie recording of the work, released about 5 years ago. McDuffie's performance at the concert was flawless, and he's a real physical performer which added to the spectacle of the music. To my delight the rest of the crowd was just as mesmerized, they sprung to their feet in excitement the very second the music ended. I was so gitty I actually went to meet McDuffie and have him sign a copy of the CD. Yes, I bought a second copy there at the hall just for the autograph. <----Nerd Alert.  

More exciting Glass news from me...
I just purchased tickets to attend the 80th Birthday Celebration of Philip Glass at Carnegie Hall in January! It will also be the world premiere of his 11th Symphony performed by Dennis Russell Davies and the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz. I'm beyond thrilled to be going to this event!!!

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Since I hadn't posted in a while I thought I'd share an important concert I attended. Important for me at least. My birthday present last month to myself was...

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian - Conductor
Robert McDuffie - Violin

Glass: Violin Concerto No.2 "American Four Seasons"
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

This was the third time I've seen fantastique live, but it's such an amazing work that I'd be willing to see a dozen more times. The real treat was Philip Glass' VC No. 2, which I was a little nervous about how the Atlanta crowd would react to this. I personally love the piece, and own the McDuffie recording of the work, released about 5 years ago. McDuffie's performance at the concert was flawless, and he's a real physical performer which added to the spectacle of the music. To my delight the rest of the crowd was just as mesmerized, they sprung to their feet in excitement the very second the music ended. I was so gitty I actually went to meet McDuffie and have him sign a copy of the CD. Yes, I bought a second copy there at the hall just for the autograph. <----Nerd Alert.  

More exciting Glass news from me...
I just purchased tickets to attend the 80th Birthday Celebration of Philip Glass at Carnegie Hall in January! It will also be the world premiere of his 11th Symphony performed by Dennis Russell Davies and the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz. I'm beyond thrilled to be going to this event!!!

I would love to see some Glass symphonies performed live sooner or later...they don't get much attention down here in Australia. However, noticing that the 11th symphony is due for a world premiere it begs the question as to why his symphonies up to number 10 have already been released in a lovely cardboard box? Perhaps the recently released box will just become an historical peculiarity down the track.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

I may not get to this one, but I sure want to...next Wednesday (August 10):

Grant Park Music Festival
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christian Poltéra, cellist
Harris: Symphony No. 3
Piston: Symphony No. 2
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
6:30 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion

[Mirror Image]

I may not get to this one, but I sure want to...next Wednesday (August 10):

Grant Park Music Festival
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christian Poltéra, cellist
Harris: Symphony No. 3
Piston: Symphony No. 2
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
6:30 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion

Wow, what a concert! Harris and Piston on the same program is fantastic. I'd definitely be seeing that concert.

[Brian]

I just purchased tickets to attend the 80th Birthday Celebration of Philip Glass at Carnegie Hall in January! It will also be the world premiere of his 11th Symphony performed by Dennis Russell Davies and the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz. I'm beyond thrilled to be going to this event!!!

Wow! When in January is this? I mean, my opinion of the 10th was pretty low, but that is a very cool event, and I miiiight be able to sneak away to NYC for the Barenboim Bruckner series...

[TheGSMoeller]

Wow! When in January is this? I mean, my opinion of the 10th was pretty low, but that is a very cool event, and I miiiight be able to sneak away to NYC for the Barenboim Bruckner series...

Jan 30th. And even if his 11th is not a monumental masterpiece it will be a once in a lifetime event, and I couldn't be more excited! Sneak away, Brian !
And I wouldn't argue with the assessment that the 10th is the weakest of his symphonies, it certainly feels more like separate, smaller works with little connection being fused together. Maybe that should be the title of the work, maybe it would be recieved better?

[Brian]

Just want to send a personal alert to (poco) Sforzando that Leon Botstein and the American SO are doing Harold Shapero's Symphony at Carnegie Hall in mid-November.

[Spineur]

This sunday at the Berlioz Festival (La cote st André).

DIMANCHE 28 AOÛT   19:00   COUR DU CHÂTEAU LOUIS XI 
BENVENUTO CELLINI

Orchestre du Gürzenich de Cologne
Chœur de l'Opéra de Cologne
François-Xavier Roth, direction
Andrew Ollivant, direction de chœur

Ferdinand von Bothmer, ténor 
Vincent Le Texier, baryton-basse 
Miljenko Turk, baryton 
Nikolay Didenko, basse 
John Heuzenroeder, ténor 
Lucas Singer, basse 
Alexander Fedin, ténor
Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, baryton 
Emily Hindrichs, soprano 
Katrin Wundsam, mezzo-soprano

H. Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini (opéra version concert)

19:00 Acte I
20:45 Entracte-repas : « Le marmiton de la sorcière » (15 €)
21:45 Acte II

[bhodges]

http://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2016/08/22/listen-to-the-minnesota-orchestra-live-from-amsterdam-on-aug-24

STUCKY: Rhapsodies for Orchestra
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 1 (w/Pekka Kuusisto, violin)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

--Bruce

[Christo]

Thursday 27 October in Paris, Auditorium of the Maison de la radio, Orchestre National de France conducted by Jean-Claude Casadesus, with Sarah Nemtanu, violin:

Eduard Lalo - Le Roi d'Ys
Maurice Ravel - Tzigane
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel)

Friday 31 March in Rotterdam: the Rotterdam PhO with conductor Sir Mark Elder and Marieke Blankestijn, violin:

Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Debussy - La mer
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 4

(Heard all pieces live before, except Vaughan Williams'  Fourth. 

[GioCar]

Milan, Teatro alla Scala, Monday 5 September

Wagner: Prelude 1st Act  from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
R. Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder (Diana Damrau, Soprano)
R. Strauss: Symphonia Domestica

Bayerisches Staatsorchester conducted by Kirill Petrenko

I've heard Symphonia Domestica very few times, I've never been impressed too much. Quite curious to see if my opinion will change after this concert.

[listener]

The tickets for my selection of Vancouver Symphony concerts arrived today
Oct.  1  BRAHMS Violin Concerto     ENESCU Symphony 1  DVOŘÁK  Carnival Overture
   Arnaud Sussman, violin    Cristian Marcelaru, cond.
Oct.. 17 BERG Violin Concerto   RACHMANINOFF Symphony 2  MOZART: Magic Flute Ov
   Karen Gomyo, violin    Karina Kanellakis
Feb. 18  BRAHMS Piano Concerto 1   SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande
   Kirill Gerstein, piano    Lahav Shani
March 4 SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Ov., Symphony 12 MOZART Piano Cto 19 in F
   Jeremy Denk piano     David Danzmayr
March 11 BERNSTEIN Prelude Fugue and Riffs, MORAWETZ The Railway Station
             COPLAND Symphony 3   MacDOWELL:  Piano Concerto 2
   Alessio Bax, piano     Jeanette Jonquil, clarinet    Bramwell Tovey

maybe: Jan. 14 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Conc.1   WAGNER: Flying Dutchman Overture
   Simone Lansma / Otto Tausk
Oct. 22   DEBUSSY Images   MENDELSSOHN Violin Conc. HOSOKAWA Blossoming II
     Stefan Jackiw/Jun Märkl

[Cato]

The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing Mahler's Symphony #5 with the Bach-Schoenberg St. Anne Prelude and Fugue   
and the Bach  Motet No. 1, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied .  The concert, however, is in February, and since it is a 90-mile round trip, we will 0:) need to check weather forecasts!

[Karl Henning]

The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing Mahler's Symphony #5 with the Bach-Schoenberg St. Anne Prelude and Fugue   
and the Bach  Motet No. 1, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied .  The concert, however, is in February, and since it is a 90-mile round trip, we will 0:) need to check weather forecasts!

Very nice program!

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[NikF]

Beamish Piano Concerto No3 The Makers
Beethoven Piano Concerto No1
Brahms Symphony No4

Peter Oundjian/RSNO/Jonathan Biss

Got the tickets today, although I'm not sure who I'm going with. 

[kishnevi]

Beamish Piano Concerto No3 The Makers
Beethoven Piano Concerto No1
Brahms Symphony No4

Peter Oundjian/RSNO/Jonathan Biss

Got the tickets today, although I'm not sure who I'm going with.

Beamish is a name?
And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
  Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
  He chortled in his joy.

Goes to Google and Wikipedia....a town and museum named Beamish... several people named Beamish...but the only composer is Sally Beamish, and she seems to have no piano concertos to her credit.  Could you elucidate?