Salle Pleyel, Paris
Since years, the ex-wife of the former owner of Salle Pleyel in Paris, Carla-Maria Tarditi is fighting against the conversion of the famous hall into a location for non-classical music. Her husband sold the hall to the French state in 2009, and since the management of the new Philharmonic hall in the North-eastern part of the French capital was determined to rule out any possible concurrence, they decided to transform it into an establishment for commercial music. Therefore, the hall has been completely refurbished and acoustically adapted. It is due to open next Saturday. Read More →
Music life in Novosibirsk fails to calm down. The General Director of the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic, Tatiana Lyudmilina, has unexpectedly be dismissed by the Minister of Culture of the Novosibirsk region, Igor Reshetnikov. According to Lyudmilina, no reason was given fir her dismissal. She was on this post since January 2014.
Giancarlo Guerrero
Giancarlo Guerrero, the Nashville Symphony’s music director since 2009, has signed a contract extension through the 2024-25 season. According to a press release, that will make him the second-longest-serving conductor in the orchestra’s history. Giancarlo Guerrero, 47, a native of Costa Rica, is also principal guest conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency.
In 1941, over 110,000 people were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators at Babi Yar near Kiev in the Ukraine. It began when 33,771 Jews were killed on just two days, 29th and 30th September 1941, and it continued for the next several years with the murder of tens of thousands of more Jews, as well as Roma/Gypsies, Soviet prisoners-of-war, Ukrainian national activists, and Communist party members from various parts of Ukraine. The 75th anniversary of the worst of these massacres are commemorated by several concerts in Kiev. Read More →
Ballo Turco (From Venice to Istanbul); Eine musikalische Reise von der Renaissance zum Barock; Werke von Antonio Cesti, Giovanni Felice Sances, Andrea Falconieri, Michael Praetorius, Claudio Monte-verdi, Luigi Rossi, Bellerofonte Castaldi, Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Biagio Marini, Wojciech Bobowski alias Ali Ufki, Marco da Gagliano, Dervish Frenk Mustafa, Salomone Rossi, Nefiri Behram Aga; Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Sopran, Pera Ensemble, Mehmet C. Yesilcay; 1 CD Oehms Classics OC 1858; Aufnahme 096/2014, Veröffentlichung 20.09.2016 (o.A.) – Rezension von Remy Franck
Dass das zweite Stück dieser CD ihr eine politische Dimension gibt, hatten die Musiker des Ensembles ‘Pera’ wohl nicht im Sinn, als sie im Juni 2014 die Aufnahmen zu diesem Programm machten: ‘Usurpator Tiranno’ heißt es und passt 2016 sehr gut zu diesem ‘Ballo Turco’, in dem italienische und osmanische Musik mit ‘Turquerien’ erklingt, die in der Zeit des Übergangs von der Renaissance zum Barock entstand. Read More →
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie-Suite; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding; 1 CD Harmonia Mundi 902244; Aufnahme 10/15 (70’53) Rezension von Alain Steffen
Die ‘Symphonie fantastique’ von Hector Berlioz gehört zu den großen Werken der Konzertliteratur und ist demnach auch unendlich oft auf Tonträger veröffentlicht worden. Gibt es trotzdem noch etwas Neues an diesem Werk zu entdecken? Ja, es gibt! Read More →
Moscow Trio
At the Moscow Conservatory, the Moscow Trio was awarded a certificate of ‘Record for longevity’ of the Russian Book of Records. The ensemble consists of Russian pianist Alexander Bonduryansky, violinist Vladimir Ivanov and cellist Mikhail Utkin. According to the diploma, the Moscow Trio is Russia’s only ensemble to play in the same line-up for 40 years. Read More →
Philharmonie Luxembourg
(c) Wade Zimmermann
Mit dem Schulanfang beginnt auch für die Musiker des ‘Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg’ wieder der Konzertbetrieb. In der ersten Probewoche mit ihrem Chefdirigent Gustavo Gimeno laden die Musiker das Publikum ein, einer Orchesterprobe im Großen Auditorium der Philharmonie beizuwohnen. Das Lunch Konzert am 20. September um 12:30 bietet die Möglichkeit, in der Mittagspause, bei freiem Eintritt, eine halbe Stunde Musik zu genießen. Vor und nach dem Konzert gibt es kulinarische Angebote im Foyer der Philharmonie. Read More →
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (NY) announced Saturday that a six-year agreement with the orchestra’s musicians has been reached, the longest in the orchestra’s history. The new contract provides for wage increases totalling 12.6 percent from the current $48,120 to $54,177 in 2022. Read More →
Cilea: Ecco, respiro appena ... lo son l'umile ancella (Adriana Lecouvreur); Giordano: La mamma morta aus (Andrea Chenier); Puccini: Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly), Signore, ascolta!, In questa reggia (Turandot); Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore (Tosca), Arien & Szenen (Manon Lescaut), Leoncavallo: Qual fiamma avea nel quardo! ... Stridono lassu (Pagliacci), Catalani: Ebben? ... Ne andro lontana aus (La Wally); Boito: L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Mefistofele); Ponchielli: Suicidio! In questi fieri momenti (La Gioconda); Anna Netrebko, Sopran, Yusif Eyvazov, Tenor, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano; 1 CD Deutsche Grammophon 4795013; 2015/2016, Veröffentlichung ab 02/09/2016 (72'02) – Rezension von Remy Franck
« Und wenn sie 2000 Jahre lang singen täte, würde aus ihr keine Callas werden », kommentierte einmal ein befreundeter Musikkritiker den Gesang von Anna Netrebko. Wenn es dafür noch eines weiteren Beweises bedurft hätte, wäre er mit dieser CD erbracht. Read More →
