German pianist and conductor
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Christoph Eschenbach zählt zu den gefeiertsten Kapellmeistern der Welt. Sein Leben wurde kürzlich in einer Biografie von Margarete Zander beschrieben. In einem Gespräch mit Jakub Kukla berichtet der 1940 in Breslau geborene Eschenbach von der Zusammenarbeit mit dem Orchester.
Nach einem schweren Trauma hörte Christoph Eschenbach als Sechsjähriger auf zu sprechen. "Die Musik hat mich gerettet" sagt der berühmte Pianist und Dirigent rückblickend. Klavierspielen lernte er als Kind von seiner Adoptivmutter. Als er mit 11 Jahren mit ihr ein Konzert besuchte und Wilhelm Furtwängler dirigieren sah, war er so fasziniert, dass ihn dieses Bild noch lange Jahre in seinem Pianisten-Leben begleitete.
Ein Buch von Margarete Zander - vorgestellt auf NDR Kultur.
„Was ich immer anstrebe mit Orchestern ist, dass jeder auf den anderen hören soll, ob das nun der zweite Geiger am letzten Pult ist, der den dritten Kontrabass hören soll, oder in der Kammermusik mit nur wenigen Beteiligten.“ Sagt Christoph Eschenbach. Er zählt zur Spezies der Doppelbegabungen: Solisten, die auch dirigieren, Dirigenten, die auch als Solist tätig sind. Nun feiert Christoph Eschenbach seinen 85. Geburtstag. Passend zu diesem Festtag ist ein neues Buch erschienen, dass seine bewegte Lebensgeschichte und seinen künstlerischen Werdegang beleuchtet. Christoph Vratz hat es gelesen.
Molly Durand is a classically trained singer and songwriter whose lifelong career in music started in Chicago. At a young age, she had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest classical conductors of the 20th century, Sir Gorge Solti and Christoph Eschenbach, alongside the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at Orchestra Hall and Medina Temple. As an adult, Molly Durand was awarded scholarship to study voice at The De Paul Music School. During her tenure, she performed the American premiere of The Marriages Between Zones 3, 4 & 5 by renowned minimalist composer Phillip Glass, who mentored the production and rehearsals. While at DePaul she was in the Theater School production of the Vagina Monologues and then also played Mrs. Lovett in Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, at the Music School there. She furthered her training and study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in both New York City and Los Angeles and served as a stage manager to further her study of the theater and live performance.
Molly Durand is a classically trained singer and songwriter whose lifelong career in music started in Chicago. At a young age, she had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest classical conductors of the 20th century, Sir Gorge Solti and Christoph Eschenbach, alongside the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at Orchestra Hall and Medina Temple. As an adult, Molly Durand was awarded scholarship to study voice at The De Paul Music School. During her tenure, she performed the American premiere of The Marriages Between Zones 3, 4 & 5 by renowned minimalist composer Phillip Glass, who mentored the production and rehearsals. While at DePaul she was in the Theater School production of the Vagina Monologues and then also played Mrs. Lovett in Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, at the Music School there. She furthered her training and study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in both New York City and Los Angeles and served as a stage manager to further her study of the theater and live performance. Synth - Chris Newlin Bass David Barsky Guitar Harry Owen Piano Mark Brown Violin Nino Chikviladze Georgian Drum Kit Francesca Pratt Rome, Italy Toms (drums) - Glenn Welman - South Africa Percussion Gabrielle from Caracas Venezuela Mix Engineer Bill Mims Master Chris Sorem Moon Photograph & Music Video - Adam Petrishin
Tobias Picker, deemed “our finest composer for the lyric stage” by The Wall Street Journal, joins Devin Patrick Hughes on One Symphony. Tobias is a prolific composer in all genres. He has composed six operas, commissioned by Dallas Opera, LA Opera, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Opera Theatre St. Louis. Tobias Picker has composed numerous symphonic works including three symphonies, concertos for violin, viola, cello, and oboe, as well as four piano concertos and a ballet. Picker's recent honors include the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording of Fantastic Mr. Fox, and a lifetime membership at the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Thank you for joining us on One Symphony. Thanks to Tobias Picker for sharing his music and insights. Thank you to Visconti Arts for making this episode possible. You can find more info at https://tobiaspicker.com. Music Selections—all music by Tobias Picker, except for the first selection. Gian Carlo Menotti, Suite from Amahl and the Night Visitors. Performed by the Cleveland Pops Orchestra conducted by Louis Lane. First movement from Symphony No. 1; performed by the San Francisco Symphony. Edo de Waart, conductor. Awakenings, adapted from the non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks. Libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman, produced by Odyssey Opera in 2023 of Boston in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Gil, Rose, Conductor. Directed by James Robinson. Commissioned by Opera Theatre of St. Louis. The Encantadas for narrator and orchestra. Based on the writings of Herman Melville. Sir John Geilgud, narrator; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Houston Symphony Orchestra. "Letter Aria" from Emmeline. Text by J.D. McClatchy Virginia Douglas, soprano Amir Farid, piano. Conducted by Modestas Pitrenas. Supported by Modestas Pitrenas. “I See A Woman” from Lili Elbe. Text by Aryeh Lev Stollman. Featuring Lucia Lucas as Lili. Performed by the St. Gallen Symphonic Orchestra. Old and Lost Rivers, for orchestra. Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams. Nova featuring Benjamin Hudson- Violin John Graham - Viola Fred Sherry - Cello Don Palma - Bass Tobias Picker – Piano. You can always find more info at OneSymphony.org including a virtual tip jar if you'd like to support the show. Please feel free to rate, review, or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music. https://tobiaspicker.com https://www.fox21news.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/674899601/devin-patrick-hughes-arapahoe-philharmonic-conductor-presents-a-new-discovery-concert-this-holiday-season/
durée : 00:58:53 - Christoph Eschenbach, une vie pour et par la musique - par : Aurélie Moreau - Le chef d'orchestre et pianiste Christoph Eschenbach confiait au Figaro « J'aime penser que le chef n'est pas une individualité face à un groupe, mais un musicien devant une assemblée d'amis musiciens ».
Wielkimi krokami zbliża się kolejny sezon w Narodowym Forum Muzyki we Wrocławiu. Przedstawiciele filharmonii, Orgiestry Leopoldinum, Ossolineum oraz Kina Nowe Horyzonty opowiedzieli w Programie 2 Polskiego Radia, co na jubileusz swojego 10-lecia przygotowała wrocławska instytucja.
Michaela Špačková is a curious and creative artist who seamlessly integrates her passions for music, humanity and nature into her musical work, lifestyle and intercultural activities – from music education concerts to her development of permaculture gardening. She regularly performs works dedicated to her for solo bassoon by contemporary composers, She began playing the bassoon at the age of 12 and made her debut five years later with the PKF Prague Philharmonia, following appearances with the ORF Vienna, Munich Chamber Orchestra and Czech Philharmonic, receiving more than 20 prizes at various competitions such as the ARD Music Competition and Prague Spring Competition, and performing worldwide in the most prestigious halls such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris, Suntory Hall Tokyo, etc. She was solo bassoonist in the Konzerthausorchester Berlin with Christoph Eschenbach and Academist with the Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim, played with conductors such as Sir S. Rattle, Z. Mehta, I. Fischer, W. Jurowski and others. In this episode, we speak about her start on the bassoon, her experiences and insights on taking part and winning numerous competitions, some of her favorite contemporary composers, educational music concerts, her passion for permaculture gardening, how she overcome a challenging moment in her career and we are joined by a super-cute guest right at the end! Legends of Reed is sponsored by Barton Cane. Use coupon code "legendsofreed" for free shipping. https://www.bartoncane.com Find out more about Michaela here: https://www.michaelaspackova.com
- Dyrygent przynosi ze sobą jakieś ujęcie interpretacyjne. Zna dzieło w każdym najdrobniejszym szczególe i swoją wizją, swoim odczytaniem dzieli się z orkiestrą za pomocą słów i przede wszystkim gestów - tak o roli dyrygenta mówił w Dwójce maestro Christoph Eschenbach.
Wenige Wochen nach ihrem fulminanten Start in Berlin als neue Chefdirigentin ist Joana Mallwitz mit zwei Konzerten in der Hamburger Elbphilharmonie zu Gast. Das erste Mal steht sie hier am Pult des NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchesters mit Werken von Sergej Rachmaninow und Zoltán Kodály. Die Pianistin Anna Vinnitskaya ist die Solistin des Abends. Zusammen interpretieren Mallwitz & Vinnitskaya eines der vertracktesten Klavierkonzerte der gesamten Klavierliteratur - das als "Rach 3" bekannte dritte Klavierkonzert von Rachmaninow. Dieses Konzert galt schon immer als Meilenstein in der Karriere eines jeden Pianisten. Der ungarische Komponist Zoltán Kodály ergänzt das Programm mit seinen Tänzen aus Galanta und der Háry János-Suite op. 15. Joana Mallwitz ist eine Ausnahmedirigentin. Sie war einst jüngste Generalmusikdirektorin Europas, jetzt ist sie Chefdirigentin des Konzerthausorchesters Berlin, als Nachfolgerin von Christoph Eschenbach. Sie brennt für diese Aufgabe, für die Musik und das Konzerthausorchester.
Philharmonic, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin with Mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as soloist. The Summer Night Concert was performed this year on June 8th, 2023. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert. The illustrious conductors who have previously led the orchestra at this event are Georges Prêtre, Daniel Barenboim, Franz Welser-Möst, Lorin Maazel, Christoph Eschenbach, Zubin Mehta, Semyon Bychkov, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Harding, and Andris Nelsons.1. Georges Bizet, Suite Nr. 1 aus der Oper Carmen (Arrangement Ernest Guiraud 1885) Nr. 5. Les Toréadors (Vorspiel zum 1. Akt) Nr. 2. Intermezzo (Vorspiel zum 3. Akt) Nr. 1a. Aragonaise (Vorspiel zum 4. Akt) 2. Georges Bizet, Habanera aus der Oper Carmen3. Lili Boulanger, D‘un matin de printemps. Fassung für Orchester 19184. Hector Berlioz, Ouvertüre zur Oper Le Corsaire op. 215. Charles Gounod, „O ma lyre immortelle“ Arie aus der Oper Sapho6. Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Cloé. Suite Nr. 27. Camille Saint-Saëns, „Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix” Arie aus der Oper Samson et Dalila8. Maurice Ravel, BoleroHelp support our show by purchasing this album at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).
Ein Album von Claudio Bohorquez und Christoph Eschenbach - vorgestellt auf NDR Kultur.
One of the most sought-after violists of his generation, Timothy Ridout is appearing this season as soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, amongst many others. He's worked with conductors like Andras Schiff and Christoph Eschenbach, and collaborated with Stephen Isserlis and Joshua Bell. At 27 years of age he's already recorded five albums and featured on countless others. This interview was recorded while Timothy was at his home in London, but he is now in Australia to perform thanks to Musica Viva, along with flautist Adam Walker and harpist Anneleen Lenaerts. In this conversation, Timothy talks about his journey of discovery with this often neglected instrument, his time in the recording studio and collaborating with some of the greats, and shares some lovely musical works which all have stories behind them.
Synopsis It's usually NEW music that gets terrible reviews, but scanning old newspapers, you'll find that occasionally OLD music gets panned with equal venom. On today's date in 1865, a concert by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra at Irving Hall opened with an orchestral arrangement of a Bach Passacaglia, followed by Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. The New York Times reviewer was not thrilled with either selection: “The Bach,” he wrote, “is a fair representation of the treadmill. A culprit may travel on it for a day without advancing a step. It simply goes ‘round and ‘round in the most obvious style, and is generally DULL – like a superannuated church warden… The symphony for violin and viola by Mozart is a work generally avoided in Europe. The wearisome scale passages on the little fiddle repeated ad nauseam on the bigger one are simply maddening. On the whole, one would prefer death to a repetition of this production.” Thus spake The Times in April of 1865. We should note in its defense that Americans had other matters on their minds that week. The day the review appeared the paper's headline read: “Union Victory! Peace! Lee Surrenders His Whole Army!” Music Played in Today's Program J.S .Bach (arr. Respighi) Passacaglia in c BBC Philharmonic; Leonard Slatkin, conductor. Chandos 9835 Wolfgang Mozart (1756 – 1791) Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364/320d Midori, violin; Nobuko Imai, viola; NDR Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Sony 89488
Een kerstaflevering? Gaan we lekker niet doen, dachten Joris en Guido. Wordt knap voorspelbaar en saai, toch? Maar ja, toen de heren eenmaal aan het prakkiseren sloegen, gingen ze door de bocht. Want Stille Nacht, waar komt die oorwurm eigenlijk vandaan? Wie kent de eeuwenoude kerstmuziek van Mallorca? En hoe pakte de beroemde Schotse componist James MacMillan zijn Christmas Oratorio (2019) aan? Luisteren dus, want er duikt ook nog een guilty pleasure op. Iets met zingende knaapjes. En snotteren op kerstavond. Ook dat nog. Gedraaide fragmenten: · Bach, Weihnachts-Oratorium, ‘Jauchzet, frohlocket', Concentus Musicus o.l.v. Nikolaus Harnoncourt · Bach, Weihnachts-Oratorium, Sinfonia, Concentus Musicus o.l.v. Nikolaus Harnoncourt · Franz Gruber, Stille Nacht, arr. Alfred Schnittke, Gidon Kremer (viool), Christoph Eschenbach (piano) · Friedrich Schneider, Christus das Kind, ‘Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe', Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Kantorei Barmen Gemarke o.l.v. Alexander Lüken · James MacMillan, Christmas Oratorio, ‘Hodie Christus natus est', London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus o.l.v. Mark Elder · Anoniem, El cant de la Sibil·la, Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial de Catalunya o.l.v. Jordi Savall · Once in Royal David's City, Choir of King's College Cambridge o.l.v. Daniel Hyde
Synopsis As the season begins, we offer you this “Autumn Music” — a woodwind quintet by American composer Jennifer Higdon. Higdon says she wanted to write a companion piece to another famous woodwind quintet titled “Summer Music” by Samuel Barber. Higdon's “Autumn Music” was commissioned by Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honorary society, and premiered at their 1994 national convention in Pittsburgh. “Autumn Music,” says Higdon, “is a sonic picture of the season of brilliant colors. The music of the first part represents the explosion of leaves and the crispness of the air of fall. As the music progresses, it becomes more spare and introspective, moving into a more melancholy and resigned feeling.” Jennifer Higdon was born in Brooklyn in 1962, and teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Her chamber and orchestral pieces have been performed by ensembles coast to coast. She's also active as a performer and, as she explains, as an enthusiastic member of the audience: “I love exploring new works — my own pieces and the music of others — in a general audience setting, just to feel a communal reaction to new sounds. Music speaks to all age levels and all kinds of experiences in our lives. I think it can express anything and everything.” Music Played in Today's Program Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962): Autumn Music –Moran Woodwind Quintet (Crystal 754) On This Day Births 1875 - Lithuanian composer Mikolajus Ciurlionis, in Varena (then the Kaunas province of the Russian Empire; Julian date: Sept. 10); 1933 - Spanish composer Leonardo Balada, in Barcelona; 1961 - American composer Michael Torke, in Milwaukee, Wisc.; Deaths 1989 - American song composer Irving Berlin, age 101, in New York City; Premieres 1869 - Wagner: opera, "Das Rheingold," in Munich at the Hoftheater, Franz Wüllner conducting; The opera was performed at the Bavarian emperor Ludwig II's request, but against the composer's wishes; 1938 - Webern: String Quartet, Op. 28, at South Mountain, Pittsfield, Mass., during the Berkshire Chamber Music Festival; This work was commissioned for $750 by the American music patron, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge; 1964 - Jerry Bock: musical "Fiddler On the Roof" opens on Broadway: It would run for 3,242 performances before closing; 1971 - Barber: "The Lovers" for solo voice and chorus (after a poem by Pablo Neruda), in Philadelphia; 1989 - Bernstein: "Arias and Barcarolles" (orchestrated version prepared by Bright Sheng), at the Tilles Center of Long Island University with the New York Chamber Symphony conducted by Gerard Schwarz and featuring vocalists Susan Graham and Kurt Ollmann; The first version of this work, for soloists and piano four-hands, premiered on May 9, 1988, at Equitable Center Auditorium in New York City; 1990 - James MacMillan: "The Beserking" (Piano Concerto), at Henry Wood Hall in Glasgow by pianist Peter Donohoue and the Royal Scottish Orchestra, Matthias Bamert conducting; 1990 - Christopher Rouse: "Jagannath" for orchestra, by the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach conducting; 2000 - Philip Glass: “Tirol Concerto” for piano and orchestra, by Dennis Russell Davies (piano and conductor) with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, at the 7th annual Klangspuren Festival in Schwaz, Tirol (Austria); 2000 - Zwilich: "Millennium Fantasy" for piano and orchestra, by the Cincinnati Symphony, Jesús Lopez-Cobos conducting with soloist Jeffrey Biegel; Others 1937 - During the Spanish Civil War, Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas conducts his 1935 composition “Homage to Federico Garcia Lorca” in Madrid while the city was under siege by Spanish fascist forces; The Spanish poet Lorca had been killed by the Falangists; Links and Resources On Jennifer Higdon On Barber's "Summer Music"
Yo-Yo Ma plays the John Williams Cello Concerto with John Devlin conducting the opening night celebration of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra at the Capitol Theater Thursday September 29th at 7:30pm. John Devlin discuses the program of American Stories with Caroline Shaw and a world premiere of Migrations in Rhythm: A Concerto for Beatbox and Rhyme by Evan Meier with Christylez Bacon and a new arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner by Enrico Lopez Yanez. It's a return for Yo-Yo Ma - he first played Wheeling at age 17. There is a reception afterward. John also discusses the season to come with Jim Cunningham and relays a few highlights from his work with Gianandrea Noseda and Christoph Eschenbach at the National Symphony before arriving in Wheeling.
Time for Three — Letters for the Future (DG) Jump to giveaway form New Classical Tracks - Time for Three by “This is Kevin Puts; he's our new member, our composer in residence — ‘Time for Four.'” The members of the string trio Time for Three — violinists Nick Kendall and Charles Yang, and bassist Ranaan Meyer — are talking about Puts and his involvement on their latest album, Letters for the Future, which also includes music by composer Jennifer Higdon. Meyer: “We've been on this journey for a while. When we started out, we were this band that was discovering a common ground with classical music. We had this desire and inquisitive nature of wanting to explore all different genres. “Now fast-forward to today, and we're here to talk about our recording with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which features Jennifer Higdon's work that was also the very first concerto that was ever written for us back in 2008. Here is an exclusive performance for YourClassical MPR of the Cadenza from Higdon's Concerto 4-3: Watch now “We're also super excited about our latest concerto, Contact, by Kevin Puts. In addition to being a sensational composer and writing gorgeous music that is incredibly storytelling in nature, he is like-minded to our group, which pushes us forward on our instruments.” How is this album a homecoming for the group? Kendall: “When Ranaan and I attended the Curtis Institute of Music in the late ‘90s, Mark O'Connor, Edgar Meyer and Yo-Yo Ma released Appalachian Waltz, which blew our minds. At that time, it also seemed natural for Time for Three to do the same. We had this incredible opportunity with the Philadelphia Orchestra with help from maestro Christoph Eschenbach. “Eschenbach saw this energy from us and thought if he could put these virtuoso musicians in the hands of a master composer, who would that be? We had a meeting with him, and both of our lists had Jennifer Higdon, who was a teacher at Curtis. That is the story behind Concerto 4-3.” Can you talk about the creativity behind Contact? Puts: “I thought it was an interesting idea to start with nothing but a three-voice chorale and then gradually elaborate on that. As far as there being a message, I didn't really think of it that way until later. We realized what we were working on a piece about all the different forms of contact.” Here's an exclusive performance of Puts' Gankino Horo, which is not featured on the album: Watch now To hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. More on Time for Three New Classical Tracks: Time for Three Time for Three Giveaway Time For Three New Classical Tracks Giveaway You must be 13 or older to submit any information to American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about things like our programs, products and services. See Terms of Use and Privacy. This giveaway is subject to the Official Giveaway Rules. Resources Time for Three — Letters for the Future (DG store) Time for Three — Letters for the Future (Amazon) Time for Three (official site)
Synopsis On this day in 1900, the world first heard the Requiem of Gabriel Fauré in its full orchestral version at a concert at the Paris World Exhibition. Faure's Requiem ranks today among his best-known and best-loved compositions, and omits all reference to the terrors of the Last Judgment which appear in the traditional liturgical text, concentrating instead on comforting the bereaved. The Requiem was originally written for chorus and a more intimate chamber ensemble, and was occasioned by Fauré's sorrow at the death of his own father. The American composer Christopher Rouse has written a number of works dealing with the passing of friends and colleagues – works half-seriously, half-jokingly referred to as Rouse's “Death Cycle.” Rouse's Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto from 1991 is dedicated to the memory of Leonard Bernstein; his Symphony No. 2, from 1994, contains a tribute to the young composer Stephen Albert, who died in a car crash; and a section of his Flute Concerto from 1993 reflects the composer's shock upon reading an account of the senseless tragedy of a two-year-old child, abducted from an English shopping mall and killed by two ten-year-olds. Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed has noted that much of Rouse's work is “music of leave-taking… but it is also a music of catharsis, survival and a celebration of being alive.” Music Played in Today's Program Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) – Requiem (The Cambridge Singers; John Rutter, cond.) Collegium 101 Christopher Rouse (b. 1949) – Symphony No. 2 and Flute Concerto (Carol Wincenc, flute; Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond.) Telarc 80452
Synopsis While many great composers have also been great conductors, this can be the exception rather than the rule. On today's date in 1959, the American composer Ned Rorem tried his hand at conducting the premiere of one of his own compositions, a chamber suite entitled “Eleven Studies for Eleven Players.” Rorem recalled: “I learned that the first requisite to becoming a conductor is an inborn lust for absolute monarchy, and that I, alone among musicians, never got the bug. I was terrified. The first rehearsal was a model of how NOT to inspire confidence. I stood before the eleven players in all my virginal glory, and announced: ‘I've never conducted before, so if I give a wrong cue, do try to come in right anyway.'” Fortunately for Rorem, his eleven musicians were accomplished faculty at Buffalo University, and, despite his inexperience, Rorem certainly knew how his new piece should sound. Rorem's Suite incorporated a few bits recycled from music he had written for a successful Broadway hit—Tennessee Williams' “Suddenly Last Summer”—plus a bit from an unsuccessful play entitled “Motel” that never made it past a Boston tryout. Rorem's own tryout as a conductor convinced him to stick to composing, although he proved to be a fine piano accompanist for singers performing his own songs. As for “Eleven Studies for Eleven Players,” it's gone on to become one of Rorem's most-often performed chamber works. Music Played in Today's Program Ned Rorem (b. 1923) — Eleven Studies for Eleven Players (New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, cond.) Albany 175 On This Day Births 1866 - French composer Erik Alfred-Leslie Satie, in Honfleur; 1901 - German composer Werner Egk, in Auchsesheim, near Donauswörth; His original last name was Mayer, and it is said (although denied by the composer) that the he chose the acronym E-G-K because it stood for "ein grosser Komponist" ("a great composer"); 1923 - American composer Peter Mennin, in Erie, Pa.; Deaths 1935 - French composer Paul Dukas, age 69, in Paris; Premieres 1779 - Gluck: opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Iphigenia in Taurus), at the Paris Opéra; 1890 - Mascagni: "Cavalleria Rusticana," in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi; 1904 - Ravel: "Schéhérazade," in Paris, with vocalist Jane Hatto and Alfred Cortot, conducting; 1919 - Ravel: "Alborado del gracioso" (orchestral version), in Paris at Pasdeloup Concert; 1929 - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3, in Paris, by the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, with Pierre Monteux conducting; 1933 - Cowell: "Reel," for small orchestra, in New York; 1939 - Prokofiev: cantata "Alexander Nevsky," in Moscow; 1946 - Martin: "Petite Symphonie Concertante," in Zurich, Paul Sacher conducting; 1960 - Ned Rorem: "11 Studies for 11 Players," for chamber ensemble, at the State University of Buffalo (N.Y.), conducted by the composers; 1990 - Rautavaara: "Vincent," in Helsinki at the Finnish National Opera; 2000 - Michael Torke: "Corner in Manhattan," by the Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue conducting; 2001 - Christopher Rouse: Clarinet Concerto, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, with Larry Combs the soloist; Others 1922 - Music of "The President's Own" reached homes across the nation when the first Marine Band radio program was broadcast; 1969 - Leonard Bernstein's last concert as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, having conducted 939 concerts with the orchestra (831 as its Music Director); Bernstein conducted 36 world premieres with the orchestra; He continued to appear with the Philharmonic as an occasional guest conductor until his death in 1990; 1978 - Philips Electronics of The Netherlands announces a new digital sound reproduction system from flat, silver "Compact Discs." Links and Resources On Rorem NY Times feature on Rorem at 95
6. Folge: "Helmut Schmidt am Klavier" mit Reiner Lehberger - Podcast der Franz Wirth Gedächtnis-Stiftung In dieser Folge wird Reiner Lehberger erzählen, welche Bedeutung die Musik für Helmut Schmidt hatte. Der Kanzler, der für seinen Pragmatismus bekannt war, spielte sein Leben lang intensiv Klavier. Gemeinsam mit Justus Frantz und Christoph Eschenbach nahm er mehrere Schallplatten auf und lud regelmäßig zu Musikabenden in den Kanzlerbungalow ein. Helmut Schmidt und seine Frau waren befreundet mit Musikpersönlichkeiten wie Leonard Bernstein und Yehudi Menuhin. Im Gespräch mit Monika Fabricius wird Prof. Reiner Lehberger darüber berichten und erzählen, dass Helmut Schmidt immer ein Klavier in seiner Nähe haben musste - selbst im Krieg nahm er regelmäßig Unterricht. Reiner Lehberger war mit dem Ehepaar Loki und Helmut Schmidt befreundet und hat mehrfach über die Beiden publiziert. Gerade erschien sein neues Buch "Helmut Schmidt am Klavier - Ein Leben mit Musik" beim Verlag Hoffmann und Campe. Daher entstand diese Folge des Podcasts in Kooperation zwischen Hoffmann und Campe, der Helmut und Loki Schmidt-Stiftung und natürlich der Franz Wirth Gedächtnis-Stiftung.
In dieser Folge wird Reiner Lehberger erzählen, welche Bedeutung die Musik für Helmut Schmidt hatte. Der Kanzler, der für seinen Pragmatismus bekannt war, spielte sein Leben lang intensiv Klavier. Gemeinsam mit Justus Frantz und Christoph Eschenbach nahm er mehrere Schallplatten auf und lud regelmäßig zu Musikabenden in den Kanzlerbungalow ein. Helmut Schmidt und seine Frau waren befreundet mit Musikpersönlichkeiten wie Leonard Bernstein und Yehudi Menuhin. Im Gespräch mit Monika Fabricius wird Prof. Reiner Lehberger darüber berichten und erzählen, dass Helmut Schmidt immer ein Klavier in seiner Nähe haben musste - selbst im Krieg nahm er regelmäßig Unterricht. Reiner Lehberger war mit dem Ehepaar Loki und Helmut Schmidt befreundet und hat mehrfach über die Beiden publiziert. Gerade erschien sein neues Buch "Helmut Schmidt am Klavier - Ein Leben mit Musik" beim Verlag Hoffmann und Campe. Daher entstand diese Folge des Podcasts in Kooperation zwischen Hoffmann und Campe, der Helmut und Loki Schmidt-Stiftung und natürlich der Franz Wirth Gedächtnis-Stiftung.
Den tyske dirigent Christoph Eschenbach er ny æres-dirigent hos Copenhagen Phil. Orkestrets musikchef Peter Lodahl fortæller om Eschenbachs historie, der begyndte benhårdt, og så forklarer han, hvorfor orkestret har valgt en ældre mand i en tid, hvor de unge kvindelige dirigenter stormer frem. Værter: Karen Secher og Jesper Dein.
The music of Augusta Read Thomas has been performed all over the world by conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Mstislav Rostropovich, Seiji Ozawa, Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Vimbayi Kaziboni, Christoph Eschenbach and many others. She is Vice President for Music at The American Academy of Arts and Letters, among many other distinctions, and is a long-standing, exemplary citizen of the profession at large supporting the work of others. Her music is published by G Schirmer and, since 2016, by Nimbus Music Publishing. Her music has been featured on nearly 100 commercial CDs. Since 2013, Nimbus Records has been recording her complete works. She is currently a University Professor of Composition in Music at The University of Chicago. Thomas played piano as a young child, starting private lessons at age four. In third grade, she took up the trumpet and played for 14 years, attending Northwestern University as a trumpet performance major. She played trumpet in brass quintet, chamber orchestra, orchestra, band, and Jazz band and she sang in choirs for many years.Thomas also had the distinction of having her work performed more frequently in 2013-2014 than any other living composer, according to statistics from performing rights organization ASCAP.MUSICAL EXCERPTS (in order)Words of the Sea for orchestra (3rd movement)Chicago Symphony OrchestraPierre Boulez, conductorCarillon Sky for violin and chamber orchestraBaird Dodge, violinChicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW ensembleOliver Knussen, conductorAugusta Read Thomas official websiteSUPPORT THIS PODCASTPatreonDonorboxORDER SAMUEL ANDREYEV'S NEWEST RELEASEIridescent NotationLINKSYouTube channelOfficial WebsiteTwitterInstagramEdition Impronta, publisher of Samuel Andreyev's scoresEPISODE CREDITSPodcast artwork photograph © 2019 Philippe StirnweissSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/samuelandreyev)
Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast is produced and hosted by Max Horowitz, Crossover Media. Created by Anna Perzanowska and Klaudia Ofwona Draber, and presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York. Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland's greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of Penderecki in Memoriam Worldwide project, honoring the life and legacy of the great composer. Thank you to project partners DUX, NAXOS, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, and Schott EAM for sharing Krzysztof Penderecki's music with the world. Julian Rachlin is one of the most renowned artistic personalities of our time. In his over thirty-year career, Mr. Rachlin's multifaceted interests have taken him across the globe as a conductor, soloist, recording artist, chamber musician, teacher, and artistic director. As a violinist, Rachlin has shared the stage with virtually every major orchestra and conductor. A frequent presence on the conductor's podium, his performances have thrilled audiences worldwide and his electrifying and sensitive interpretations have placed him at the forefront of classical music. Rachlin's elegant and dynamic style has cemented his reputation as one of the leading conductors of his generation. Known for his meticulous rehearsal methods and superb musicianship, he has conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Russian National Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Vienna, City of Birmingham, RAI Torino as well as at the Grand Teton and Verbier festivals. Mr. Rachlin serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, and he is Principal Artistic Partner of the Royal Northern Sinfonia. A major presence in the performing arts since the age of thirteen, Mr. Rachlin has spent over three decades cementing his reputation as one of the world's premiere classical violinists. Recent highlights as soloist include appearances with the Munich Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Metha, Mariinsky Orchestra with Valery Gergiev, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under Klaus Mäkelä, St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with Yuri Termirkanov, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Christoph Eschenbach and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with Manfred Honeck. Tracks: Penderecki - Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano: https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557052. Penderecki - Ciaconne transcription (violin & viola) from A Polish Requiem. Penderecki - Double Concerto. Penderecki - Metamorphosen: https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.555265.
Das Konzerthausorchester Berlin und sein Chefdirigent Christoph Eschenbach haben Brahms-Sinfonien vertont.
Ta teden v oddaji gostimo Andraža Goloba, klarinetista, ki je spomladi uspešno opravil avdicijo za sodelovanje v slovitem orkestru Berlinske filharmonije. Ob tem uspehu smo ga povabili v studio, da sam kaj več pove o svoji glasbeni poti in o tem, kako se bo razvijala naprej. Guillaume Connesson: DISCO, toccata za klarinet in violončelo Izvaja Trio Tempestoso Maurice Ravel, prir. Andraž Golob: Volinski vrt iz cikla Moja mati gos Izvaja Trio Tempestoso György Ligeti: Šest bagatel za pihalni kvintet, 1. – Allegro con spirito Izvaja Pihalni kvintet Vivus Andraža Goloba je od nekdaj navduševala pripovedna moč orkestralne glasbe. S tem ne misli samo na programsko glasbo, globlji pomen je namreč mogoče najti v vsaki skladbi, pa naj bo ta napisana za solista, orkester ali komorno zasedbo. Na ta način se mu zdi posebej pomembno očinstvu približati tudi sodobno glasbo. Od sezone 2021/2022 je novi solo basovski klarinetist v orkestru Berlinske filharmonije, še pred tem pa je med letoma 2019 in 2021 zasedal mesto akademista v orkestru Dunajske filharmonije. Poleg tega je že nastopal tudi z Dunajsko državno opero, Nurnberškimi simfoniki, Mladinskim orkestrom Gustava Mahlerja in Graškimi filharmoniki in to pod vodstvom svetovno priznanih dirigentov, kot so John Williams, Daniel Harding, Christian Thielemann, Zubin Mehta, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Christoph Eschenbach, Semyon Bychkov in drugi. Leta 2018 se je kot solist predstavil na festivalu Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, kjer je z Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock izvedel Mozartov koncert za klarinet in orkester, poleg tega pa je tudi zmagovalec več tekmovanj za mlade glasbenike.
En el episodio de hoy tenemos como invitado a Darío Mariño, Clarinete Solista de la Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona. Darío inició sus estudios con el clarinete en Galicia y más adelante decidió continuar con su formación en Berlín. Entre sus profesores principales se encuentran José María Belló, Carlos Casadó, Vicente Alberola, Karl-Heinz Steffens y Wenzel Fuchs. Ha colaborado con diferentes orquestas jóvenes, como la JONDE y la Gustav Mahler, donde tuvo la oportunidad de trabajar junto a Claudio Abbado. Entre los años 2010 y 2012, fue academista de la Karajan Akademie en la Filarmónica de Berlín y desde entonces colabora como primer clarinete con orquestas como la Filarmónica de Berlín, Mahler Chamber Orchestra y algunas de las mejores orquestas europeas. Antes de conseguir su plaza en la Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatro del Liceo, Darío fue solista de clarinete de la Konzerthausorchester Berlin, y de la orquesta del Teatro estatal de Kassel. Ha trabajado con directores como Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Christian Thielemann, Daniel Barenboim, Daniel Harding, Andris Nelsons, Herbert Blomsted, Paavo Järvi, Iván Fischer y Christoph Eschenbach, entre otros. Como músico de cámara fundó el Natalia Ensemble, el Trio Hanns Eisler y el Berliner Nonett y comparte escenario con algunos de los músicos con mayor proyección a nivel internacional. Como solista, ganó en 2008 el Primer Premio y Medalla de oro en el concurso de solistas del Primer Palau de Barcelona, interpretando y grabando desde entonces los conciertos para clarinete de Mozart, Weber, Artie Shaw y Copland. Apasionado por la pedagogía, enseña en Masterclases tanto de clarinete como de música de cámara y orquesta en diversos formatos. Una gran trayectoria y que tenemos la oportunidad de conocer con más detalle en este episodio, donde hablaremos de: Toda su trayectoria desde los inicios con el clarinete y qué fue lo que hizo que quisiera dedicarse a la música Por qué decidió cambiar del sistema francés al alemán y cómo vivió ese cambio Hablaremos sobre en qué casos podría ser una mejor opción estudiar el Superior en España o en otro país y los pros y contras, dependiendo siempre de cada caso en en particular. Su etapa estudiando en Berlín con Wenzel Fuchs Cómo es ser Academista de la Filarmónica de Berlín y qué supuso en su carrera Su primera vez tocando con la Filarmónica de Berlín y la primera vez que tocó como Solista en esta Orquesta Cómo fue trabajar junto a Claudio Abbado y qué es lo que destaca de algunos de los directores con los que ha trabajado De esto y mucho más es de lo que hablaremos en este episodio. Si quieres escuchar a Darío tocando la 1ª Sinfonía de Mahler con la Filarmónica de Berlín bajo la dirección de Daniel Harding, te dejo este enlace aquí para que lo veas. Y como he comentado antes, ya estamos de nuevo en Septiembre, donde empezamos nuevo curso, nuevos proyectos, nuevos retos… Porque Septiembre es un mes para eso, para empezar. Y aunque nos cueste dejar atrás el verano, es momento de volver a la rutina. ¿Pero qué hacer después de haber estado unas semanas de descanso sin tocar el clarinete? ¿Cómo empezar a estudiar? ¿Hay algún ejercicio que me hará retomar la forma antes? Estas puede que sean algunas de las preguntas que te estés haciendo. Y de eso es de lo que vamos a hablar ahora mismo. Igual que los deportistas no empiezan a entrenar a tope después de las vacaciones, necesitan de un proceso de adaptación o pretemporada, lo mismo pasa con la práctica musical. No podemos pasar de 0 a 100. Por eso he subido algunas clases a la academia donde explico unos ejercicios para empezar mejor y colocar todo en el sitio lo antes posible. Estas clases funcionan muy bien si has estado de vacaciones o un has tenido un tiempo inactividad. Así que si quieres volver a la rutina y empezar el curso en forma, puedes echarle un vistazo a estas clases en academiadeclarinete.com No te pierdas el apartado de Masterclasses, donde habrán novedades este mes. Recuerda que en academiadeclarinete.com tienes a tu disposición cientos de clases grabadas en vídeo con ejercicios, técnicas, partituras y todo lo que necesitas, para mejorar como clarinetista. También tienes disponible la sección de Masterclasses, donde grandes clarinetistas colaboran regularmente compartiendo todo lo que saben con los estudiantes de la academia, y de esta manera, hacer de esta plataforma un lugar de referencia y aprendizaje para toda la comunidad de clarinetistas de habla hispana. Muchas cosas están por llegar. No te lo pierdas. Descarga gratis la Guía de estudio del Clarinetista. *Fotografía: Paco Amate (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//forms.aweber.com/form/75/1002537775.js"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "aweber-wjs-lxvwl76h6"));
Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto by Peter Shin
“I try to preserve the Chinese music flavor. So, you imagine in Chinese band, the country music that people usually reserve for weddings or for big moments or for funerals. That kind of a feeling. Drums and music playing. I try to preserve it from my memory because what we have now is just a tune. You can probably recognize the tune, but the execution of translating that for a Western orchestra and make it sound like it's a Chinese band playing Chinese instruments.”Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto: Santa Fe performance of Madame Mao
Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto by Peter Shin
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“I try to preserve the Chinese music flavor. So, you imagine in Chinese band, the country music that people usually reserve for weddings or for big moments or for funerals. That kind of a feeling. Drums and music playing. I try to preserve it from my memory because what we have now is just a tune. You can probably recognize the tune, but the execution of translating that for a Western orchestra and make it sound like it's a Chinese band playing Chinese instruments.”Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto: Santa Fe performance of Madame Mao
Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto by Peter Shin
“I try to preserve the Chinese music flavor. So, you imagine in Chinese band, the country music that people usually reserve for weddings or for big moments or for funerals. That kind of a feeling. Drums and music playing. I try to preserve it from my memory because what we have now is just a tune. You can probably recognize the tune, but the execution of translating that for a Western orchestra and make it sound like it's a Chinese band playing Chinese instruments.”Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto: Santa Fe performance of Madame Mao
“I try to preserve the Chinese music flavor. So, you imagine in Chinese band, the country music that people usually reserve for weddings or for big moments or for funerals. That kind of a feeling. Drums and music playing. I try to preserve it from my memory because what we have now is just a tune. You can probably recognize the tune, but the execution of translating that for a Western orchestra and make it sound like it's a Chinese band playing Chinese instruments.”Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto: Santa Fe performance of Madame Mao
“I try to preserve the Chinese music flavor. So, you imagine in Chinese band, the country music that people usually reserve for weddings or for big moments or for funerals. That kind of a feeling. Drums and music playing. I try to preserve it from my memory because what we have now is just a tune. You can probably recognize the tune, but the execution of translating that for a Western orchestra and make it sound like it's a Chinese band playing Chinese instruments.”Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto: Santa Fe performance of Madame Mao
Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto by Peter Shin
Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto by Peter Shin
“I try to preserve the Chinese music flavor. So, you imagine in Chinese band, the country music that people usually reserve for weddings or for big moments or for funerals. That kind of a feeling. Drums and music playing. I try to preserve it from my memory because what we have now is just a tune. You can probably recognize the tune, but the execution of translating that for a Western orchestra and make it sound like it's a Chinese band playing Chinese instruments.”Bright Sheng is a composer, conductor, and pianist. His work has been commissioned and performed by many prestigious institutions throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and special commissions from the White House and for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng has collaborated with many distinguished artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, David Henry Hwang, Christoph Eschenbach, and many others.· www.brightsheng.com · www.creativeprocess.infoPhoto: Santa Fe performance of Madame Mao
23-åriga sopranen Karolina Bengtsson spås en lysande framtid och studerar nu på Mozarteum i Salzburg. Kommer från en bygd i Småland, där även 1800-talets världsstjärna Christina Nilsson föddes. I programmet medverkar även Karolina Bengtssons sångpedagog, professorn och världssopranen Barbara Bonney i Salzburg, altsångerskan Anna Larsson i Stockholm, svensk-ungerska sopranen Clarry Bartha i Tyskland. Clarry Bartha är konstnärlig ledare för internationella tävlingen Debut, samt Casting director för Festival Puccini Torre del Lago. Under större delen av 2020 och 2021 har Karolina Bengtsson fått digital undervisning på grund av pandemin. Sopranen och professorn Barbara Bonney: - Karolina Bengtsson är så begåvad - det är inte klokt! Hon är den bästa sångerskan på Mozarteum just nu! Hennes röst är otroligt fin! Jag blir så lycklig när jag lyssnar till henne! Varje lektion är en konsert för mig. Jag sitter där och bara njuter. Ibland gråter jag. - Pandemin, med den digitala undervisningen, har paradoxalt nog medfört att jag kommit närmare mina elever. Genom kameran ser jag hur de använder munnen och tungan. Hur de andas och vad de tänker. Allt dessa som jag missar i ett rum när man inte är så nära. Jag tycker det här har varit helt fantastiskt! Svenska alten Anna Larsson var med i juryn i tävlingen Debut i Tyskland som Karolina Bengtsson vann: - Karolina slog juryn med häpnad redan på första provet. Det var väldigt, väldigt roligt att uppleva! Karolina är mycket trygg som sångare och sjöng t ex en svår aria ur Händels Julius Caesar. Hon gjorde det suveränt. Karolinas tilltal är väldigt öppet. Det betyder naturligtvis jättemycket för Karolina att få utvecklas tillsammans med Barbara Bonney, som kan anses ha varit den absolut största i världen i sitt röstfack, lyrisk sopran! Sopranen och konstnärliga ledaren Clarry Bartha bjuder varje år in 50 sångare av ca 600 sökanden till tävlingen Debut. - Jag hörde sopranen Karolina Bengtsson i Salzburg för två år sedan och fick gåshud av den naturlighet hon har i sin röst, vilken har en enorm potential att utvecklas. Karolina är språkbegåvad och ärlig i sitt sätt att sjunga, vilket gjorde mig väldigt glad. Hon är så självklar och har en enormt vacker röst! - Det är väldigt inne att vara operasångare och att bli berömd. Många imiterar och vistas i det här rosa livet med applåder och blommor. Men det finns ett visst allvar hos Karolina som jag tycker om. Som alla tycker om. Hon bryr sig inte så mycket om allt omkring, och är över huvud taget inte affekterad! Det är rösten och hennes ögon! Hon har den rätta blandningen av att vara ödmjuk och att vara hungrig. Hon är öppen och väldigt klok. Nu behöver hon något att bita i. Att vara operasångare är hårt arbete! - Karolina är nu lyrisk sopran. Jag hör framtiden med stora lyriska partier; Mozart förstås, Strauss, lyriskt ryskt, lyriskt italienskt, lyriskt franskt. Kanske med åldern går hon över från en Susanna till en Grevinna. Hon har ett fokus i rösten och en silverklang som är väldigt ovanlig, och påminner litet grand om slovakiska sopranen Lucia Popp, en av mina favoritsångerskor! Lyssna på Karolina Bengtssons operadebut som Pamina i Mozarts Trollflöjten tillsammans med andra studenter på Mozarteum i Salzburg. Länken fungerar från den 25 juni 2021 kl. 19:00: https://livestream.com/unimozarteumsalzburg/zauberfloete21 Manus, regi och produktion: Birgitta Tollan. Låtlista: W A Mozart, Solitudini amiche - Zeffiretti lusinghieri, Ilia's aria ur operan Idomeneo KV 366 FHD Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Riccardo Minasi dirigent W A Mozart, Solitudini amiche - Zeffiretti lusinghieri, Ilia's aria ur operan Idomeneo KV 366 FHD Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Riccardo Minasi dirigent Musik: Trad, Text: Wendela Hebbe, Fjorton År Tror Jag Visst Att Jag Var Alice Babs Sjöblom, Einar Ralf, Stockholms Studentsångare Daniel Nelson, Döden och Julia Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Malin Broman soloviolin & dirigent, Musica Vitae Daniel Nelson, Döden och Julia Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Malin Broman soloviolin & dirigent, Musica Vitae L v Beethoven, O war ich schon mit dir vereint, Marzelline's aria ur operan Fidelio Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Das Philharmonische Orchester Wurzburg, Enrico Calesso dirigent J. Haydn, Ragion nell'alma siede, Flaminias aria ur operan Il mondo della Luna Hob. XXVIII:7 Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Bernadette Bartos piano Ignaz Holzbauer, operan Günther Von Schwarzburg Michael Schneider, Claron Mcfadden, Clarry Bartha, Robert Wörle, Christoph Prégardien, Michael Schopper, Vokalensemble La Stagione (Frankfurt Am Main), La Stagione (Frankfurt Am Main) Antonín Dvoák, Rusalka, hennes aria Sången till månen Lucia Popp sopran, Münchener Rundfunkorchester, Stefan Soltesz dirigent Sibelius, Var Det En Dröm (Op 37:4) Barbara Bonney sopran, Antonio Pappano piano J. Haydn, Piercing Eyes Hob XXVIa Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Bernadette Bartos piano G Mahler, Symfoni Nr 2 c-moll, Urlicht Anna Larsson alt, Claudio Abbado dirigent, Orfeon Donostiarra San Sebastian kör, Luzernfestivalens orkester R Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Akt 2, "Mir Ist Die Ehre Wiederfahren" Barbara Bonney sopran, Susan Graham mezzosopran, Christoph Eschenbach dirigent, Wiener Philharmoniker W. A. Mozart, Trollflöjten, Ach ich fuhl's KV 620 Paminas aria Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Mozarteumorchester, Riccardo Minasi dirigent J. Haydn, Flaminias aria Ragion nell'alma siede ur operan Il mondo della Luna Karolina Bengtsson sopran, Bernadette Bartos piano
Mit zehn Jahren hatte Christoph Eschenbach seine erste "Freischütz"-Begegnung. Nun, mit 81 Jahren, nutzt er einen Weber-Doppelschlag.
durée : 01:57:43 - En pistes ! du mercredi 16 juin 2021 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Trois quatuors du polonais Szymon Laks arrangés pour orchestre à cordes; un album Weber pour l'Orchestre du Konzerthaus Berlin et son chef Christoph Eschenbach; l'intégrale des symphonies de Prokofiev sous la baguette de Marin Alsop; une collection de sonates française pour violoncelle et piano... - réalisé par : Emmanuel Benito
Genau 200 Jahre nach der Uraufführung von Carl Maria von Webers „Freischütz“ kommt die Oper am gleichen Ort, am Konzerthaus Berlin, wieder auf die Bühne. Der Dirigent des Abends, Christoph Eschenbach verrät im Gespräch mit SWR2, was ihn an der romantische Oper fasziniert und gewährt erste Einblicke in die vielversprechende Inszenierung der Theatergruppe Fura dels Baus. Die Premiere wird am 18. Juni 2021 live auf Arte Concert gestreamt.
Für Christoph Eschenbach wäre ein Leben ohne Musik als Mittelpunkt wohl weder möglich noch sinnstiftend. Ein Gespräch mit dem Ex-NDR-Chefdirigenten über das Lesen von Musik, über seine Einstellung zum Glück und zur Heimat.
Synopsis On today’s date in 1969, Leonard Bernstein conducted his last concert as the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. Bernstein had assumed that post in November of 1957, becoming the first American-born and trained conductor to do so. For sports fans, these were Bernstein’s “stats” as of May 17, 1969: He had conducted 939 concerts, more than anyone else in Philharmonic history. He had given 36 world premieres, 14 U.S. premieres, 15 New York City premieres and led more than 40 works never before performed by the orchestra. At Philharmonic concerts Bernstein conducted Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel, but also Babbitt, Cage, and Ligeti. He led the world premiere performance of the Second Symphony of Charles Ives and included other elder American composers like Carl Ruggles and Wallingford Riegger on Philharmonic programs, as well as works by his contemporaries, Ned Rorem and Lukas Foss, and his own compositions as well. Bernstein would continue to appear with the New York Philharmonic as its Laureate Conductor, and as a popular guest conductor with major orchestras around the world. His final concerts were with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in the summer of 1990. He died in October of that year. Music Played in Today's Program Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano; Ulster Orchestra; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, cond. Hyperion 67170 On This Day Births 1866 - French composer Erik Alfred-Leslie Satie, in Honfleur; 1901 - German composer Werner Egk, in Auchsesheim, near Donauswörth; His original last name was Mayer, and it is said (although denied by the composer) that the he chose the acronym E-G-K because it stood for "ein grosser Komponist" ("a great composer"); 1923 - American composer Peter Mennin, in Erie, Pa.; Deaths 1935 - French composer Paul Dukas, age 69, in Paris; Premieres 1779 - Gluck: opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Iphigenia in Taurus), at the Paris Opéra; 1890 - Mascagni: "Cavalleria Rusticana," in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi; 1904 - Ravel: "Schéhérazade," in Paris, with vocalist Jane Hatto and Alfred Cortot, conducting; 1919 - Ravel: "Alborado del gracioso" (orchestral version), in Paris at Pasdeloup Concert; 1929 - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3, in Paris, by the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, with Pierre Monteux conducting; 1933 - Cowell: "Reel," for small orchestra, in New York; 1939 - Prokofiev: cantata "Alexander Nevsky," in Moscow; 1946 - Martin: "Petite Symphonie Concertante," in Zurich, Paul Sacher conducting; 1960 - Ned Rorem: "11 Studies for 11 Players," for chamber ensemble, at the State University of Buffalo (N.Y.), conducted by the composers; 1990 - Rautavaara: "Vincent," in Helsinki at the Finnish National Opera; 2000 - Michael Torke: "Corner in Manhattan," by the Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue conducting; 2001 - Christopher Rouse: Clarinet Concerto, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, with Larry Combs the soloist; Others 1922 - Music of "The President's Own" reached homes across the nation when the first Marine Band radio program was broadcast; 1969 - Leonard Bernstein's last concert as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, having conducted 939 concerts with the orchestra (831 as its Music Director); Bernstein conducted 36 world premieres with the orchestra; He continued to appear with the Philharmonic as an occasional guest conductor until his death in 1990; 1978 - Philips Electronics of The Netherlands announces a new digital sound reproduction system from flat, silver "Compact Discs." Links and Resources On Bernstein
Synopsis On today’s date in 1969, Leonard Bernstein conducted his last concert as the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. Bernstein had assumed that post in November of 1957, becoming the first American-born and trained conductor to do so. For sports fans, these were Bernstein’s “stats” as of May 17, 1969: He had conducted 939 concerts, more than anyone else in Philharmonic history. He had given 36 world premieres, 14 U.S. premieres, 15 New York City premieres and led more than 40 works never before performed by the orchestra. At Philharmonic concerts Bernstein conducted Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel, but also Babbitt, Cage, and Ligeti. He led the world premiere performance of the Second Symphony of Charles Ives and included other elder American composers like Carl Ruggles and Wallingford Riegger on Philharmonic programs, as well as works by his contemporaries, Ned Rorem and Lukas Foss, and his own compositions as well. Bernstein would continue to appear with the New York Philharmonic as its Laureate Conductor, and as a popular guest conductor with major orchestras around the world. His final concerts were with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in the summer of 1990. He died in October of that year. Music Played in Today's Program Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano; Ulster Orchestra; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, cond. Hyperion 67170 On This Day Births 1866 - French composer Erik Alfred-Leslie Satie, in Honfleur; 1901 - German composer Werner Egk, in Auchsesheim, near Donauswörth; His original last name was Mayer, and it is said (although denied by the composer) that the he chose the acronym E-G-K because it stood for "ein grosser Komponist" ("a great composer"); 1923 - American composer Peter Mennin, in Erie, Pa.; Deaths 1935 - French composer Paul Dukas, age 69, in Paris; Premieres 1779 - Gluck: opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Iphigenia in Taurus), at the Paris Opéra; 1890 - Mascagni: "Cavalleria Rusticana," in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi; 1904 - Ravel: "Schéhérazade," in Paris, with vocalist Jane Hatto and Alfred Cortot, conducting; 1919 - Ravel: "Alborado del gracioso" (orchestral version), in Paris at Pasdeloup Concert; 1929 - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3, in Paris, by the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, with Pierre Monteux conducting; 1933 - Cowell: "Reel," for small orchestra, in New York; 1939 - Prokofiev: cantata "Alexander Nevsky," in Moscow; 1946 - Martin: "Petite Symphonie Concertante," in Zurich, Paul Sacher conducting; 1960 - Ned Rorem: "11 Studies for 11 Players," for chamber ensemble, at the State University of Buffalo (N.Y.), conducted by the composers; 1990 - Rautavaara: "Vincent," in Helsinki at the Finnish National Opera; 2000 - Michael Torke: "Corner in Manhattan," by the Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue conducting; 2001 - Christopher Rouse: Clarinet Concerto, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, with Larry Combs the soloist; Others 1922 - Music of "The President's Own" reached homes across the nation when the first Marine Band radio program was broadcast; 1969 - Leonard Bernstein's last concert as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, having conducted 939 concerts with the orchestra (831 as its Music Director); Bernstein conducted 36 world premieres with the orchestra; He continued to appear with the Philharmonic as an occasional guest conductor until his death in 1990; 1978 - Philips Electronics of The Netherlands announces a new digital sound reproduction system from flat, silver "Compact Discs." Links and Resources On Bernstein
American violist Rita Porfiris has performed in major concert halls and music festivals worldwide as a chamber musician, orchestral musician, and as a soloist.Currently the Associate Professor of Viola and Director of Chamber Music at The Hartt School, she has also been on the faculties of New York University, the University of Houston Moores’ School of Music, Florida International University, and the Harlem School for the Arts in New York. She has given master classes, lectures and clinics across the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Iceland, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic.Ms. Porfiris is a member of the Miller-Porfiris Duo and the Hartt Quartet. As a founding member of the Plymouth Quartet, she was in-residence at the Ojai Festival, Mainly Mozart, Point Counterpoint, and the Internationale Quartettakademie Prag-Wien-Budapest. She was the recipient of Austria’s prestigious Prix Mercure, a prize winner in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and the Primrose International Viola Competition, and a laureate of the Paolo Borciani International Quartet Competition.In her 20 year-long career as an orchestral musician, 15 years of which were spent with the Houston Symphony, she worked under some of the most recognized conductors of the 20-21 Centuries, including Leonard Bernstein, Sergiu Celibidache, Kurt Masur, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Christoph Eschenbach. Equally at home in a wide variety of genres, Rita has shared the stage with Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Bernadette Peters, Lyle Lovett, Rod Stewart, and Tony Bennett, to name a few.Highlights of recent seasons include chamber concerts with Lynn Harrell, Joseph Kalichstein, and Jamie Laredo; tours to Israel, Europe, and Taiwan; sold-out concerto appearances at the historic Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany; Baltimore, Maryland and Lincoln, Nebraska; and a performance of the rarely played Romantic Rhapsody for Violin, Viola and Orchestra by Arthur Benjamin as part of the Miller-Porfiris Duo. In May 2016, the Baltimore Sun declared "Rita Porfiris proved an ideal soloist, as much for her richness of tone and impeccable articulation as for the warmth and subtlety of her phrasing."Rita’s transcriptions for the viola of both classical music staples and pop favorites have been enjoyed worldwide by audiences and performers. Gramophone Magazine called her transcription of Gliere’s Eight Pieces Op. 39, recorded on the Miller-Porfiris Duo’s second CD “Eight Pieces,” "satisfying" and "sung with beautiful warmth." Recent acclaim from Fanfare for the Duo's third CD, entitled "Divertimenti" declares their playing "a lightning bolt" and speaks to the "color, fire, and passion."Ms. Porfiris received both her BM and MM in Viola Performance from The Juilliard School, studying with William Lincer. Other teachers and mentors included Paul Doktor, Norbert Brainin, and Harvey Shapiro.WebsiteUncertainty of Fate Festival
durée : 01:57:53 - En pistes ! du jeudi 04 mars 2021 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Au programme Karol Kurpinski et son Concerto pour clarinette de 1823, puis les Danses et Partitas polonaises de Telemann. Christoph Eschenbach revient avec des Études de Burgmuller, et une Sonate de Haydn. Mais aussi un triple Concerto de Beethoven, et Hildegard von Bingen dans O Virtus Sapientie. - réalisé par : Gilles Blanchard
durée : 00:12:04 - Le Disque classique du jour du mardi 02 mars 2021 - Christoph Eschenbach grave le répertoire pédagogique des jeunes pianistes en apprentissage. Clementi, Dussek, Kuhlau, toutes les pièces qu’un élève rencontre durant ses études, enfin réunies dans le coffret Piano Lessons. La plupart des enregistrements y font leur première parution internationale.
durée : 01:58:05 - En pistes ! du mardi 02 mars 2021 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Au programme également, le Concerto pour harpe de Ginastera, le Concerto pour 4 mains de Brahms, mais aussi Schubert et ses Valses Nobles, ainsi que Beethoven dans son Opus 110. L'Espagne est l'honneur avec Ribayaz par Arianna Savall, également à la découverte d'un anonyme français du XVe siècle. - réalisé par : Gilles Blanchard
Aan de vooravond van wat toch waarempel een echte - zij het korte - winter lijkt te worden, een paar ijzingwekkende muziekstukken vol ijs en sneeuw, letterlijk en/of figuurlijk. Klas Torstensson, die al lang geleden het indrukwekkende geluid van barstend ijs benutte, schreef eind vorige eeuw een aangrijpende opera over een pooltocht, The Expedition. Schuberts Winterreise gaat over de liefde, dat is waar, maar hoe koud is het in het hart van de aanbedene èn buiten, als je tranen bevriezen... En in Goebaidoelina's Jetzt Immer Schnee is sneeuw geen sneeuw meer, maar identiek geworden met ziel en licht. 23.04 Spezl (7 Mountain Records 7MNTN-025) Richard Strauss: An einsamer Quelle (ar.. Wilhelm Jeral) Floris Mijnders [cello] & Jelger Blanken [piano] 3'38” 23.09 CD Schubert Winterreise D.911 (harmonia mundi HMC 902107) Franz Schubert: Gefrorne Tränen Matthias Goerne [bariton] & Christoph Eschenbach [piano] 2'42” 23.12 CD Winterreise (Oehms Classics OC1898) Franz Schubert, arr. Hunstein, Siegmeth, Wolf: Gefrorne Tränen, Erstarrung, Der Lindenbaum Stefan Hunstein [verteller] & Hugo Siegmeth [saxofoon, basklarinet] & Axel Wolf [luit, theorbe] 7'55” 23.22 CD The Expedition [Composers' Voice CV100) Klas Torstensson: Northern Lights solisten en Radio Filharmonisch Orkest olv Peter Eötvös Göran Eliasson [tenor] & Olle Persson [bariton] & Mats Persson [bariton] 5'50” CD The Expedition [Composers' Voice CV100) Klas Torstensson: Epiloog solisten en Radio Filharmonisch Orkest olv Peter Eötvös Charlotte Riedijk [sopraan] 11'13” 23.44 CD Sofia Gubaidulina (Etcetera KTC 9000 - CD 17) Sofia Goebaidoelina: Jetzt Immer Schnee Nederlands Kamerkoor & Schönberg Ensemble olv Reinbert de Leeuw & Leonid Vlasov [stem] 10'23” CD Angel of Light (BIS CD 1038) Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (deel 1 en 2) Lahti Symphony Orchestra olv Osmo Vänska 10'33”
durée : 01:56:57 - En pistes ! du mercredi 13 janvier 2021 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Au programme : le clarinettiste Michael Collins en joué-dirigé dans le concerto de Gerald Finzi et la Symphonie n°5 de Vaughan Williams ; les œuvres pour violoncelle et piano de Fanny et Felix Mendelssohn; le chef Christoph Eschenbach dans deux nouveaux enregistrements de Fazil Say et Hindemith... - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin
durée : 00:14:55 - Le disque contemporain de la semaine du dimanche 03 janvier 2021 - Nous découvrons les pièces pour violon de Fazil Say grâce à un disque uniquement consacré à cet instrument initié par le violoniste Friedemann Eichhorn. Ce dernier considère les pièces de Fazil Say comme parmi les plus remarquables du 21ème siècle.
durée : 00:19:42 - La Discothèque idéale de France Musique : Le Voyage d'Hiver de Franz Schubert, par Matthias Goerne - Apothéose de la brève carrière de Franz Schubert, Le Voyage d'hiver, cycle de 24 lieder pour voix et piano, est traversé par les thèmes du voyage et de la solitude. Nelson Goerner et Christoph Eschenbach donnent vie à ce récit sombre et intime, ultime témoignage du compositeur autrichien.
Ta teden poslušamo koncert Blaža Ogriča, ki se je začel učiti rog na Glasbeni šoli v Idriji pri Neži Gruden. Šolanje je nadaljeval na Konservatoriju za glasbo in balet Ljubljana pod vodstvom Primoža Zemljaka, potem pa se je vpisal na Akademijo za glasbo v razred Boštjana Lipovška. Na svoji dozdajšnji glasbeni poti je že nastopal z nekaterimi odličnimi dirigenti, kot so sir Neville Marriner, Philippe Jordan, En Shao in Christoph Eschenbach. Že leta 2013 je nastopil kot solist z orkestrom, in sicer s simfoničnim orkestrom ljubljanskega konservatorija. Izvrstno je nastopil tudi na recitalih Glasbene mladine ljubljanske, poleg tega je bil že kot dijak reden substitut v naših simfoničnih orkestrih, udeležil pa se je tudi več turnej z mednarodnim mladinskim orkestrom Gustava Mahlerja. Prisluhnite njegovemu koncertu iz cikla Dobimo se na Magistratu Glasbene mladine ljubljanske, na katerem je z Majo Klinar izvedel: Hermann Neuling: Bagatela Paul Hindemith: Sonata za altovski rog Joseph Haydn: Koncert za rog št. 1 v D-duru
durée : 00:25:02 - Lang Lang, pianiste (3/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - A l’âge de 12 ans, Lang Lang se prépare à enchaîner les concours internationaux, jusqu’à ce que Gary Graffman l’en dissuade, et le propulse au Festival de Ravinia en 1999, aux côtés de l’orchestre symphonique de Chicago dirigé par Christoph Eschenbach. - réalisé par : Gilles Blanchard
durée : 01:58:51 - En pistes ! du vendredi 25 septembre 2020 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Raphaël Pichon et Pygmalion enregistrent les motets de Jean-Sébastien Bach, sommet absolu de l’art polyphonique ; le chef Christoph Eschenbach dirige les œuvres de chambre de Paul Hindemith ; Beethoven et Gossec mis en regard dans le nouvel opus des Siècles et de François-Xavier Roth... - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin
Nu skal vi høre Johannes Brahms’ symfoni nr 3 i 4 satser, spillet af Houston Symfonikerne, dirigeret af Christoph Eschenbach, men først fortæller Kirsten Rønn om den store komponist.
Der griechische Flötist Stathis Karapanos erhält den Leonard Bernstein Award und musiziert live mit Christoph Eschenbach auf NDR Kultur.
Andy Bush finds out who kept a roof over Ludwig's head by commissioning him to write music. Turns out there were quite a few princes, but only one of them was called a donkey… The guests in this episode are conductor Carlo Rizzi, leader of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Maya Iwabuchi, Anna Phoebe from AVAWAVES, cellist Matthew Barley, conductor Jonathon Heyward and Music Director of the Hallé Orchestra Sir Mark Elder. This podcast features clips of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, and Beethoven's Symphony No.3, performed by the LPO conducted by Kurt Masur. The extracts of Beethoven's Symphonies 5 & 9 in the podcast introduction are also performed by the LPO; LPO Label releases are available on all major streaming platforms and at lpo.org.uk/recordings. The recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos 3 & 4 are performed by Elizabeth Sombart and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Piano Concerto No.5 is performed by Alessio Bax and the Southbank Sinfonia - all are available at https://signumrecords.com
durée : 01:57:18 - En pistes ! du jeudi 04 juin 2020 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Au menu du jour également : des mélodies italiennes du XVIIIe siècle par la soprano américaine Robin Johannsen; le chef Teodor Currentzis électrise la 5ème Symphonie de Beethoven; le quatuor Thymos convie son mentor, le pianiste Christoph Eschenbach, pour un enregistrement de la Truite de Schubert. - réalisé par : Davy Travailleur
durée : 00:24:55 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (5/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Pourquoi Christoph Eschenbach n’aime-t-il plus ses premiers disques Mozart ? N'est-ce pas dans la musique de chambre qu’il est le plus heureux ? Ses duos avec Fischer-Dieskau, Goerne, Fleming… Dans ce dernier volet de nos entretiens, il regarde en arrière et fait le point sur 60 ans de carrière. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:03 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (4/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Sur les conseils d’Herbert von Karajan, Christoph Eschenbach s’établit plusieurs années aux Etats-Unis pour diriger l’orchestre symphonique de Houston. Il est nommé ensuite directeur artistique de l’orchestre symphonique de la NDR à Hambourg, puis de l’Orchestre de Paris. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:01 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (3/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - À 25 ans, Christoph Eschenbach remporte le concours Clara Haskil, il est le premier lauréat de la prestigieuse compétition en 1965. Une carrière internationale de pianiste s’offre à lui. Mais un désir d’enfance reste vivace, celui de diriger un orchestre. Il en parle à George Szell et à Karajan... - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:03 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (2/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Enfant, le pianiste et chef Christoph Eschenbach renaît par la musique, au contact de sa seconde mère, qui lui fait découvrir Bach, Beethoven et Schumann. Aujourd’hui, il garde précieusement chez lui son piano Bechstein, sur lequel il a appris à jouer. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:01 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (1/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Christoph Eschenbach raconte sa petite enfance, au milieu du chaos du début des années 1940 en Allemagne. Ses deux parents décèdent, puis sa grand-mère qui avait fui dans le nord du pays avec le petit Christoph. Orphelin de guerre, il est recueilli par sa marraine, pianiste et chanteuse. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
Am 20. Februar wurde der Pianist und Dirigent Christoph Eschenbach 80 Jahre alt und bis Sonntag wird im Konzerthaus gefeiert. Beim "Geburtstagfest für Christoph Eschenbach" steht der Chefdirigent selbst am Pult seines Konzerthausorchesters und dirigiert Brahms' dritte Sinfonie und die "Sinfonie für Klavier und Orchester" - mit Tzimon Barto. Eine Konzertkritik von Clemens Goldberg.
Der Dirigent und Pianist Christoph Eschenbach ist das Gegenteil eines herkömmlichen Pult-Matadors. Statt zu herrschen, möchte der Siemenspreisträger von 2015 lieber die Musiker auf seine Seite ziehen. BR-KLASSIK-Redakteur Falk Häfner gratuliert zum 80. Geburtstag.
Eine CD von Christoph Eschenbach und den Kronberg Academy Soloists - vorgestellt auf NDR Kultur.
Berühmt ist der Pianist und Dirigent Christoph Eschenbach für sein breites Repertoire und die Tiefe seiner Interpretationen. Unermüdlich fördert er junge musikalische Talente und ist Träger höchster musikalischer Ehren. Ein Künstler, dessen Charisma sich speist sich aus seiner Biografie, seinem Intellektuellen und aus erlebter Geschichte.
durée : 01:59:59 - Musique matin du mercredi 05 février 2020 - par : Jean-Baptiste Urbain - Christoph Eschenbach fête ses 80 ans : pour cet immense chef d'orchestre, c'est l'occasion de jouer encore davantage, avec de nombreux concerts et deux sorties de disques à venir. - réalisé par : Yassine Bouzar
Today, I'm very excited to have the brilliant violinist, violist, and conductor Julian Rachlin on the show! At the end of this very busy week, playing with and conducting the Chicago Symphony, Julian graciously took the time to sit with me and discuss meticulous practicing, mindful music-making, and his deep love of the art form! He covers many topics, including studying with Boris Kuschnir and Mr. Kuschnir's thorough approach to mastering the instrument, his views on the lifelong path that is growing as an artist, his daily practice regimen, and how playing the viola and conducting have allowed him to explore music from different angles. Julian elaborates on: How he believes we are never done learning How the fact that his parents never made him practiced helped foster his deep love of music His daily practice regimen Why the responsibility to grow as an artist lies with the student How musicians are a community How playing the viola and conducting allow him to explore music from different angles Why we should brush our taste as often as we brush our teeth Finding the right balance between being completely open-minded and fully convinced (and when to be which) MORE ABOUT JULIAN RACHLIN: Website: http://www.julianrachlin.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_Eyb3YAt3m7_ic4VTA84A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julianrachlin/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianrachlin/ Elisabeth Gilels: Daily Exercises for the Violinist Boris Kuschnir: http://www.boriskuschnir.com/ Violinist, violist and conductor Julian Rachlin is one of the most exciting and respected musicians of our time. In the first thirty years of his career, he has performed as soloist with the world's leading conductors and orchestras. Mr. Rachlin is Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. He also leads the "Julian Rachlin & Friends Festival" in Palma de Mallorca. Highlights of Mr. Rachlin's 2018/19 season include performances with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Mariss Jansons, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Juanjo Mena, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck, as well as the KBS Symphony Orchestra and Myung-Whun Chung. Alongside soloist Sarah McElravy and the Royal Northern Sinfonia, he will perform the UK premiere of Penderecki's Double Concerto for Violin and Viola, which is dedicated to him. Additionally, Mr. Rachlin will conduct among others the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Symphony, Essen Philharmonic, Strasbourg Philharmonic, Slovenian Philharmonic, Zagreb Philharmonic and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. Julian Rachlin's recent highlights include a residency at the Prague Spring Festival and his own cycle at the Vienna Musikverein. He also performed with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Yuri Temirkanov, Filarmonica della Scala and Riccardo Chailly, Munich Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, Philharmonia Orchestra and Jakub Hrůša, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale and Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Lahav Shani. As conductor, he toured Europe with the English Chamber Orchestra, and led the Royal Northern Sinfonia across South America and Japan. Additionally, he conducted the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, and made his USA conducting debut at the Grand Teton Music Festival. In recital and chamber music, Mr. Rachlin performs regularly with Itamar Golan, Denis Kozhukhin, Denis Matsuev, Mischa Maisky, Sarah McElravy, Vilde Frang and Janine Jansen. Born in Lithuania, Mr. Rachlin immigrated to Vienna in 1978. He studied violin with Boris Kuschnir at the Vienna Conservatory and with Pinchas Zukerman. After winning the "Young Musician of the Year" Award at the Eurovision Competition in 1988, he became the youngest soloist ever to play with the Vienna Philharmonic, debuting under Riccardo Muti. At the recommendation of Mariss Jansons, Mr. Rachlin studied conducting with Sophie Rachlin. Since September 1999, he is on the violin faculty at the Music and Arts University of Vienna. His recordings for Sony Classical, Warner Classics and Deutsche Grammophon have been met with great acclaim. Mr. Rachlin, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, is committed to educational outreach and charity work. Julian Rachlin plays the 1704 "ex Liebig" Stradivari and a 1785 Lorenzo Storioni viola, on loan to him courtesy of the Dkfm. Angelika Prokopp Privatstiftung. His strings are kindly sponsored by Thomastik-Infeld. If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes! I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/ THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme! Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a HUGE thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly! MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/
durée : 00:24:55 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (5/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Pourquoi Christoph Eschenbach n’aime-t-il plus ses premiers disques Mozart ? N'est-ce pas dans la musique de chambre qu’il est le plus heureux ? Ses duos avec Fischer-Dieskau, Goerne, Fleming… Dans ce dernier volet de nos entretiens, il regarde en arrière et fait le point sur 60 ans de carrière. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:03 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (4/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Sur les conseils d’Herbert von Karajan, Christoph Eschenbach s’établit plusieurs années aux Etats-Unis pour diriger l’orchestre symphonique de Houston. Il est nommé ensuite directeur artistique de l’orchestre symphonique de la NDR à Hambourg, puis de l’Orchestre de Paris. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:01 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (3/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - À 25 ans, Christoph Eschenbach remporte le concours Clara Haskil, il est le premier lauréat de la prestigieuse compétition en 1965. Une carrière internationale de pianiste s’offre à lui. Mais un désir d’enfance reste vivace, celui de diriger un orchestre. Il en parle à George Szell et à Karajan... - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:03 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (2/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Enfant, le pianiste et chef Christoph Eschenbach renaît par la musique, au contact de sa seconde mère, qui lui fait découvrir Bach, Beethoven et Schumann. Aujourd’hui, il garde précieusement chez lui son piano Bechstein, sur lequel il a appris à jouer. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 00:25:01 - Christoph Eschenbach, pianiste et chef d'orchestre (1/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Christoph Eschenbach raconte sa petite enfance, au milieu du chaos du début des années 1940 en Allemagne. Ses deux parents décèdent, puis sa grand-mère qui avait fui dans le nord du pays avec le petit Christoph. Orphelin de guerre, il est recueilli par sa marraine, pianiste et chanteuse. - réalisé par : Marie Grout
durée : 01:58:54 - Portraits de famille - par : Philippe Cassard - Tout au long de sa faramineuse carrière de récitaliste, le grand baryton allemand a été accompagné par plus de 25 pianistes, de Gerald Moore à Daniel Barenboim, en passant par Jörg Demus, Hartmut Höll ou Christoph Eschenbach. [Rediffusion] - réalisé par : Pierre Willer
durée : 00:03:28 - Classique info du mercredi 21 août 2019 - par : Christophe Dilys - La suite des tonitruances de l'affaire Kirill Serebrennikov, Fazil Say contre les prospecteurs d’or, Christoph Eschenbach, devenu prof au Mozarteum de Salzburg, et enfin : deux décès, Fred Rister, compositeur de l’ombre de David Guetta, et de la grande soprano Adelaida Negri !
Altmeister Christoph Eschenbach dirigiert das Dresdner Gedenkkonzert am 13. Februar in der Semperoper. Uns erzählt er, warum es ihn persönlich so berührt und was Arbeit mit jungen Musikern für ihn bedeutet.
Virtuoso Ray Chen hardly needs an introduction, but let's start with his Gold Medal at the Queen Elisabeth competition in 2009, at the age of 20! His career since then, by all appearances, has been an effortless climb. But as you're about to hear, that isn't the whole story. As I've gotten to know Ray (during his solo appearances with the LA Phil, including that one time he stole my bow for a Paganini encore!) I've been impressed with how open he is in person and on social media. Let's start here: if you don't follow Ray on Instagram and YouTube, you're missing out big time! Here are those links: Ray's Instagram Ray on YouTube For example, one of Ray's videos deals with the topic of insecurity. It's so rare for a world-class soloist to open up about this topic, and you certainly won't hear any insecurity in his playing! But as we discuss in this episode, it's a feeling every violinist deals with at some point, and it's a necessary step along the way to mature artistry. Ray Chen's biography Ray Chen is a violinist who redefines what it is to be a classical musician in the 21st Century. With a media presence that enhances and inspires the classical audience, reaching out to millions through his unprecedented online following, Ray Chen's remarkable musicianship transmits to a global audience that is reflected in his engagements with the foremost orchestras and concert halls around the world.Initially coming to attention via the Yehudi Menuhin (2008) and Queen Elizabeth (2009) Competitions, of which he was First Prize winner, he has built a profile in Europe, Asia, and the USA as well as his native Australia both live and on disc. Signed in 2017 to Decca Classics, the summer of 2017 has seen the recording of the first album of this partnership with the London Philharmonic as a succession to his previous three critically acclaimed albums on SONY, the first of which (“Virtuoso”) received an ECHO Klassik Award. Profiled as “one to watch” by the Strad and Gramophone magazines, his profile has grown to encompass his featuring in the Forbes list of 30 most influential Asians under 30, appearing in major online TV series “Mozart in the Jungle”, a multi-year partnership with Giorgio Armani (who designed the cover of his Mozart album with Christoph Eschenbach) and performing at major media events such as France's Bastille Day (live to 800,000 people), the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm (telecast across Europe), and the BBC Proms. “It's hard to say something new with these celebrated works; however, Ray Chen performs them with the kind of authority that puts him in the same category as Maxim Vengerov.” — CORRIERE DELLA SERA He has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Munich Philharmonic, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra Nazionale della Santa Cecilia, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and upcoming debuts include the SWR Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Berlin Radio Symphony, and Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra. He works with conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Vladimir Jurowski, Sakari Oramo, Manfred Honeck, Daniele Gatti, Kirill Petrenko, Krystof Urbanski, Juraj Valcuha and many others. From 2012-2015 he was resident at the Dortmund Konzerthaus and in 17/18 will be an “Artist Focus” with the Berlin Radio Symphony. His presence on social media makes Ray Chen a pioneer in an artist's interaction with their audience, utilising the new opportunities of modern technology. His appearances and interactions with music and musicians are instantly disseminated to a new public in a contemporary and relatable way. He is the first musician to be invited to write a lifestyle blog for the largest Italian publishing house, RCS Rizzoli (Corriere della Sera, Gazzetta dello Sport, Max). He has been featured in Vogue magazine and is currently releasing his own design of violin case for the industry manufacturer GEWA.
Virtuoso Ray Chen hardly needs an introduction, but let's start with his Gold Medal at the Queen Elisabeth competition in 2009, at the age of 20! His career since then, by all appearances, has been an effortless climb. But as you're about to hear, that isn't the whole story. As I've gotten to know Ray (during his solo appearances with the LA Phil, including that one time he stole my bow for a Paganini encore!) I've been impressed with how open he is in person and on social media. Let's start here: if you don't follow Ray on Instagram and YouTube, you're missing out big time! Here are those links: Ray's Instagram Ray on YouTube For example, one of Ray's videos deals with the topic of insecurity. It's so rare for a world-class soloist to open up about this topic, and you certainly won't hear any insecurity in his playing! But as we discuss in this episode, it's a feeling every violinist deals with at some point, and it's a necessary step along the way to mature artistry. Ray Chen's biography Ray Chen is a violinist who redefines what it is to be a classical musician in the 21st Century. With a media presence that enhances and inspires the classical audience, reaching out to millions through his unprecedented online following, Ray Chen's remarkable musicianship transmits to a global audience that is reflected in his engagements with the foremost orchestras and concert halls around the world.Initially coming to attention via the Yehudi Menuhin (2008) and Queen Elizabeth (2009) Competitions, of which he was First Prize winner, he has built a profile in Europe, Asia, and the USA as well as his native Australia both live and on disc. Signed in 2017 to Decca Classics, the summer of 2017 has seen the recording of the first album of this partnership with the London Philharmonic as a succession to his previous three critically acclaimed albums on SONY, the first of which (“Virtuoso”) received an ECHO Klassik Award. Profiled as “one to watch” by the Strad and Gramophone magazines, his profile has grown to encompass his featuring in the Forbes list of 30 most influential Asians under 30, appearing in major online TV series “Mozart in the Jungle”, a multi-year partnership with Giorgio Armani (who designed the cover of his Mozart album with Christoph Eschenbach) and performing at major media events such as France’s Bastille Day (live to 800,000 people), the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm (telecast across Europe), and the BBC Proms. “It’s hard to say something new with these celebrated works; however, Ray Chen performs them with the kind of authority that puts him in the same category as Maxim Vengerov.” — CORRIERE DELLA SERA He has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Munich Philharmonic, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra Nazionale della Santa Cecilia, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and upcoming debuts include the SWR Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Berlin Radio Symphony, and Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra. He works with conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Vladimir Jurowski, Sakari Oramo, Manfred Honeck, Daniele Gatti, Kirill Petrenko, Krystof Urbanski, Juraj Valcuha and many others. From 2012-2015 he was resident at the Dortmund Konzerthaus and in 17/18 will be an “Artist Focus” with the Berlin Radio Symphony. His presence on social media makes Ray Chen a pioneer in an artist’s interaction with their audience, utilising the new opportunities of modern technology. His appearances and interactions with music and musicians are instantly disseminated to a new public in a contemporary and relatable way. He is the first musician to be invited to write a lifestyle blog for the largest Italian publishing house, RCS Rizzoli (Corriere della Sera, Gazzetta dello Sport, Max). He has been featured in Vogue magazine and is currently releasing his own design of violin case for the industry manufacturer GEWA.
Der Dirigent und Pianist Christoph Eschenbach ist das Gegenteil eines herkömmlichen Pult-Matadors. Statt zu herrschen, möchte der Siemenspreisträger von 2015 lieber die Musiker auf seine Seite ziehen. Ein Porträt des Dirigenten von Falk Häfner.
Robert Schumann was born in this month in 1810, so we have Krista River and Judith Gordon performing Schumann's great song-cycle, "Frauenliebe und Leben", "A Woman's Love and Life", composed in 1840, the year Schumann married Clara Wieck. Also on the program, Schumann's Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, played by oboist Keisuke Wakao with pianist Christoph Eschenbach. Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op.42 Krista River, mezzo-soprano; Judith Gordon, piano Recorded in a live broadcast at WCRB's Fraser Performance Studio on February 4th, 2008. Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94 Keisuke Wakao, oboe; Christoph Eschenbach, piano Recorded in a live broadcast at WCRB's Fraser Performance Studio, March 1st, 2012
I programmet diskuteras Bavouzets Mozart-tolkning, Nosedas version av Verdis Requiem, polska violinkonserter med Piotr Plawner och kammarmusik av Bacewicz. Johan i möte med Christoph Eschenbach. GIUSEPPE VERDI Requiem Erika Grimaldi, sopran, m.fl. London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda, dirigent LSO Live LSO 0800 POLSKA VIOLINKONSERTER Musik av Bacewicz, Tansman, Spisak och Panufnik Piotr Plawner, violin Kammersymphonie Berlin Jürgen Bruns, dirigent Naxos 8.573496 GRAZYNA BACEWICZ Kammarmusik Diana Ambache, piano, Richard Milone, violin, Jeremy Polmear, oboe, Tristan Fry, slagverk m.fl Ambache AMB 2607 W A MOZART Pianokonserter nr 17 o 18, Divertimento B-dur Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Manchester Camerata Gábor Takács-Nagy, dirigent Chandos CHAN 10929 Referensen Johan jämför med och refererar till en inspelning av Verdis Requiem med solister som bl.a. Anja Harteros och René Pape, Santa Cecilia-akademins kör och orkester i Rom under ledning av Antonio Pappano. Utgiven på EMI. Johan möter Christoph Eschenbach Johan träffade pianisten och dirigenten för ett samtal om livet, karriären och vännerna Karajan och Bernstein. Mötet skedde i dirigentrummet i en repetitionspaus då Eschenbach gästade Stockholms konserthus och dirigerade Kungliga filharmonikerna i Mahlers nionde symfoni och Busonis Berceuse élégiaque. Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Mozarts 17e pianokonsert med solisten Pjotr Anderszewski tillsammans med Skotska kammarorkestern på skivmärket Erato. Bacewicz violinkonsert med Joanna Kurkowicz och Polska radions symfoniorkester ledda av Lukasz Borowicz på Chandos. Verdis Requiem med solister som bl.a. Leontyne Price och Jussi Björling tillsammans med Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Wien, Wiens filharmoniker ledda av Fritz Reiner på Decca samt med bl.a. Cheryl Studer. Luciano Pavarotti och La Scala-teaterns kör och orkester under Riccardo Muti på EMI. Svepet Johan sveper över ett album utgivet på Naxos med musik av Alfredo Casella, Franco Donatoni, Giorgio Federico Ghedini och Gian Francesco Malipiero. Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana spelar ledd av Damian Iorio.
Betsy Cook Weber pops in to talk about being present as a choral director and planning for her upcoming ACDA National Conference performance. Support our sponsor for this episode: KI Concerts Listen Bio Dr. Betsy Cook Weber is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music and is also active internationally as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and lecturer. In the summer of 2013, Weber became the 13th person and 1st woman to receive the Texas Choral Director Association’s coveted Texas Choirmaster Award. She is editor of the Betsy Cook Weber choral series with Alliance Music Publishing. Weber was appointed Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in Fall of 2014, a group that she served as Assistant/Associate Director in 1990 – 1997. In that role, she prepares or has helped prepare choral-orchestral masterworks for some of the world’s greatest conductors, including Robert Shaw, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Christoph Eschenbach, and David Zinman. Choirs under Weber’s direction, including the Moores School Concert Chorale, have been featured at multiple state and national conventions including the American Choral Directors Association national convention in Miami in 2007 and 2017. Internationally, Chorale has won prizes and received acclaim at prestigious competitions in Wales, France and Germany, including a first-place finish as one of only ten choirs world-wide selected to compete in the famous International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf, Germany. Chorale won first place in their primary division in the Grand Prix of Nations in Magdeburg, Germany in 2015. In the Musica Mundi ranking of the Top 1,000 choirs worldwide, Concert Chorale was ranked third among all choirs and first in the under-24 category. Weber has prepared singers for Da Camera, for early music orchestras Ars Lyrica and Mercury Houston, and is also routinely called upon to prepare singers for touring shows, including Josh Groban, NBC’s Clash of the Choirs, Telemundo’s Latin Grammy’s, Star Wars in Concert, Andreas Bocelli. and Legends of Zelda, Dreamworks, and Final Fantasy. Before coming to the University of Houston, Weber taught vocal music, K-12, in the public schools. She holds degrees from the University of North Texas, Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ), and the University of Houston. Links Support the show on
I veckans CD-revy recenseras bl. a. pianomusik av Dukas och Simon Rattles konsertanta version av Wagners Rhenguldet. Johan bjuder också på valda delar ur Szymanowskis opera Kung Roger. I panelen Evabritt Selén, Johanna Paulsson och Niklas Lindblad som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor:RICHARD WAGNER Rhenguldet Michael Volle, m.fl. Bayerska radions symfoniorkester Simon Rattle, dirigent BR Klassik 900133 DIFFERENT VOICES Stråkkvartetter av Sibelius, Kaipainen och Tiensuu Kamus-kvartetten Alba ABCD 383 PAUL DUKAS Pianoverk Hervé Billaut, piano Mirare MIR 242LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Uvertyr till Prometheus, Trippelkonsert, Egmont- och Coriolanus-uvertyrer Giuliano Carmignola, violin Sol Gabetta, cello Dejan Lazic, piano Basels kammarorkester Giovanni Antonini, dirigent Sony 88883763622 Johans val Johan Korssell spelar valda delar ur en nyutkommen DVD i Kasper Holtens regi med Szymanowskis opera Kung Roger vilken spelades in på Covent Garden-operan där den sattes upp för första gången på 40 år. Titelrollen sjungs av Mariusz Kwiecien, Georgia Jarman är hans älskade drottning Roxana och rollen som herden görs av tenoren Saimir Pirgu. Covent Garden-operans kör och orkester sjunger och spelar. Allt hålls samman av Antonio Pappano. Utgiven på Opus Arte.Andra nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningarBeethovens Trippelkonsert med solisterna David Ojstrach, Mstislav Rostropovitj och Svjatoslav Richter som spelar tillsammans med Berlins filharmoniker ledda av Herbert von Karajan på skivmärke EMI samt med Trio Poseidon och Göteborgs symfoniker under Neeme Järvi på Chandos.Dukas Pianosonat med Marc-André Hamelin på Hyperion; med Tor Espen Aspaas på Simax samt med pianisten John Ogdon på Warner.SvepetJohan sveper över en ny inspelning med Hindemiths Mathis der Maler inspelad på finska märket Ondine där Christoph Eschenbach dirigerar Nordtyska radions symfoniorkester . På albumet återfinns också Hindemiths Ess-dur-symfoni.
We’re featuring an interview from the podcast archives with Los Angeles Philharmonic bassist and University of Southern California bass instructor David Allen Moore on the podcast this week. David also teaches bass during the summer at the Domaine Forget program in Quebec. In this interview, we chat about his early years on the instrument, teachers that have influenced him, his time in the Houston Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic, challenges of learning repertoire for a professional orchestra, his studies with François Rabbath, German and French bow differences, and many other topics. After the interview, we feature a track of David playing the Bohemian Dance from Frank Proto’s Carmen Fantasy. Enjoy! David's Faculty Page of USC Website Domaine Forget Festival About David: DAVID ALLEN MOORE graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Southern California in 1993 where he studied with Dennis Trembly, Paul Ellison, and John Clayton. Moore continued his studies in Boston, working privately with BSO principal bass Edwin Barker while performing with Boston Baroque, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Emmanuel Music, and the Boston Pops Esplanade orchestra. Moore performed as a substitute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the 1995/96 season, after which he was a member of the Houston Symphony bass section under maestro Christoph Eschenbach, from 1996 to 1999. In January of 2000 Moore became a full-time member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s bass section and was promoted to the 4th chair by audition in October of the same year. Moore has participated in numerous festivals including Tanglewood, the Grand Teton Music Festival, Mainly Mozart, the Portland Chamber Music Festival, and Kent/Blossom Summer Music Festival. He is an active recitalist and chamber musician, having performed in the Houston area with the Greenbriar Consortium, in Los Angeles with the Philharmonic’s New Music Group, and in San Diego with the Mainly Mozart Festival. He has been a featured clinician at the 2012 TCU International Double Bass Festival, the 2011 International Society of Bassists convention, the 1999 Texas Double Bass Symposium. From 2003-2009 Moore was a faculty member at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. Moore has been a faculty member of the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music since 2000, and since the Fall of 2010 he has been part of the full-time faculty as an Assistant Professor while maintaining his position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Since 2007 Moore has been a faculty member at Domaine Forget in Quebec, Canada. In November of 2007 he began studies with internationally renowned double bass pedagogue and soloist François Rabbath in Paris. Moore received both the Diploma and Teaching Certificate from the Institut International Rabbath in February of 2009. Moore has presented clinics and master classes at Juilliard, The Curtis Institute of Music, Northwestern University, and Rice University, among others. He has former students performing in major orchestras in The U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, and Asia. The double bass that Moore performs on with the Philharmonic is an instrument by Nicolo Gagliano made in 1735.His solo bass is a modern instrument by French luthier Christian Laborie. Moore uses bows designed especially for him by Paris bowmaker Boris Fritsch that are a unique French/German hybrid and are designed to be played either overhand or underhand. T his interview originally aired on July 18, 2009 on CBC Episode 128.
The conductor an orchestra chooses says a lot about how it sees its mission in the 21st century. Factors to consider include taste in repertoire, age, nationality, race, gender, fundraising skills -- and of course, musicianship. The New York Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestras in Washington, DC are about to grapple with all of this as they look for successors to Alan Gilbert and Christoph Eschenbach, who are both leaving their music director jobs in 2017. This week, we ask three industry watchers what are – or what should be – chief considerations for these orchestras as they begin their searches. Joining us are Zachary Woolfe, a freelance classical music critic for the New York Times; Anastasia Tsioulcas, who covers classical music for NPR Music; and Nick Matthias, a senior vice president at IMG Artists, who manages a number of top conductors. Segment Highlights Christoph Eschenbach leads the National Symphony Orchestra (Scott Suchman/NSO) For Matthias, "chemistry must be evident right from the word go, right from the point the conductor meets the orchestra in a rehearsal. Of course, no one has any control over the chemistry aspect at all. This is something very special. Once the conductor walks out on that podium, it's out of all of our hands." Woolfe emphasizes the importance of fundraising and outreach skills. "Especially with the New York Philharmonic," he said, "you're looking at the prospect of somebody who's going to have to be a key person in the raising of a substantial nine figures for the renovation of Avery Fisher Hall." That person must excite both the musicians and the board. Some observers have suggested that New York or Washington would benefit from a woman or minority conductor in order to better reflect their diverse communities. Tsioulcas notes that while women conductors have made particular strides among regional orchestras, "I'm not sure that anyone – aside from a couple very established [women] conductors – is established enough to pivot into such a prominent role as the New York Philharmonic. We may still be a decade or more away from that, I'm sorry to say." Listen to the full segment at the top of this page, take our poll, and tell us in the comments below: What qualities do you think are most important in selecting a new music director? .chart_div { width: 600px; height: 300px; } loadSurvey( "most-needed-next-ny-philharmonic-c", "survey_most-needed-next-ny-philharmonic-c");
This week Alec talks with opera singer Renée Fleming, whose singing voice has been described as "double cream." Fleming remembers her professional debut -- “I was just jelly at the end of the first rehearsal” -- and celebrates her long association with The Metropolitan Opera. Fleming talks about performing and the challenges of being heard, without amplification, over an orchestra, but also about the pleasure of being in the audience “where I have literally been sobbing at the end” of an opera. Music excerpts included in Here's the Thing's conversation with Renée Fleming (in order of appearance): “Glück, das mir verblieb (Marietta's Lied)” from Korngold's Die Tote Stadt (Live performance from the Met's 125th Anniversary Gala, March 15, 2009; Conductor: James Levine) “I'll Be Seeing You” (Renée Fleming with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble/”Arranger's Holiday” recorded Fall 1981 (archive tape courtesy Renée Fleming; special thanks to Ed Fleming) "Contessa, perdono!" from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Houston Grand Opera. Conductor; Christoph Eschenbach. 1991 “Glück, das mir verblieb (Marietta's Lied)” from Korngold's Die Tote Stadt (Live performance from the Met's 125th Anniversary Gala, March 15, 2009; Conductor: James Levine) “Dis-moi que je suis belle” from Massenet's Thaïs (Live Met performance, December 20th, 2008; Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos) “Hab' mir's gelobt” from Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier (Live Met performance, January 9, 2010, with Susan Graham as Octavian and Christine Schäfer as Sophie; Conductor: Edo de Waart) “Mio caro bene” from Handel's Rodelinda (Live Met performance, January 1, 2005; Conductor: Harry Bicket) Finale from Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades (Live Met performance, March 26, 2011; Conductor: Andris Nelsons) Finale from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (Live Met performance, February 12, 1994, with Dwayne Croft (Count Almaviva), Marie McLaughlin (Susanna), James Morris (Figaro), Jane Bunnell (Cherubino), François Loup (Dr. Bartolo), Judith Christin (Marcellina), Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio), James Courtney (Antonio), and Korliss Uecker (Barbarina); Conductor: Julius Rudel) Special thanks this week to The Metropolitan Opera and the Houston Grand Opera for providing archival musical excerpts. In particular, thanks to Peter Clark, Mary Jo Heath, Brent Ness, Sam Neuman, Elena Park, and Claire Vince. And thanks to Paul Batsel at the Office of Renée Fleming. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
More about Nocturnes Leon Bosch, Sung-Suk Kang "Nocturne" (mp3) from "Virtuoso Double Bass" (Meridian Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album The working relationship between Sung-Suk Kang and the distinguished double bass player Leon Bosch goes back to 1982, when both were students at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. Sung-Suk accompanied Leon during lessons and at scholarship auditions. 'At the end of our courses of study,' Leon remembers, 'the RNCM principal, Sir John Manduell, invited us to play two pieces together in one of the so-called principal's concerts. These were showcase events in which his ‘prize students’ were afforded a platform to perform in front of an audience of many distinguished invited guests, as well as the public. Sung-Suk and I performed two pieces by the great double bass player Bottesini, the Capriccio di Bravura and Fantasy Sonnambula. 'I'll remember that 1984 concert forever, for Sung-Suk’s magical playing throughout. There was one extended piano tutti in Sonnambula which was particular memorable for its unique delicacy and scintillating effervescence.' Sung-Suk picks up the story. 'After we left the RNCM, Leon and I lost contact with each other for twenty years. Then in the autumn of 2006, all of a sudden I received an SMS message from Leon on my mobile.....out of the blue. I called him back and discovered that at short notice he wanted me to play for him on a CD of pieces by Bottesini. After exchanging a few emails, I agreed.’ So what had inspired Leon to make the move? 'After Sung-Suk and I parted company back in 1984 I always thought of her whenever I played Sonnambula. I often wondered what had happened to her. I have a tape recording of that principal's concert and played it often over the years to reassure myself that it was indeed real and not just a grossly exaggerated and romanticised memory! 'Then when I was scheduled to record my first Bottesini disc, my pianist had to withdraw. After much thought, I resolved to try and find Sung-Suk, since she was the only person I felt I'd really be happy to work with. I put her name into Google and found her referred to on the website of the conductor, Nayden Todorov. With that lead, I traced her to Vienna.’ 'We began to rehearse as soon as I arrived in London!' Sung-Suk recalls. 'There wasn`t enough time to work on each piece in detail.... and we only had one and a half days to record all the repertoire for the CD. 'Playing with Leon wasn`t easy at first - he has a unique way of phrasing and his rubato is never predictable. And of course my ears had to concentrate so much on picking up the thick, deep lower register of the double bass sound. But during the recording sessions everything clicked and became completely natural. 'We tried to create a new atmosphere for each piece and then find the inspiration for a special interpretation at the end of the process. This was always different from what we'd prepared....music-making with Leon is always spontaneous! I love the full sound he makes, all the different colours he creates to express varied emotions in depth.’ As for Nocturne, it allows the piano to anticipate the main theme in the opening section but then gives it no share of the melodic line so expressively introduced and sustained by the double bass. It is, however, the piano which towards the end initiates the change from minor to major harmonies, just before double-bass harmonics magically project the melody into the soprano register. If Bottesini expected to be remembered by future generations he no doubt felt that it would be through his operas and sacred music. In fact, while they are forgotten, his posthumous reputation derives from an instrumental artistry which, though it died with him, survives in the hands of those few bassists who can do his compositions full justice. Nikolai Lugansky "Nocturne, Op. 55 No. 1" (mp3) from "Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3, Fantasie-impromptu, Prélude, Nocturne, et al." (Onyx Classics) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Nikolai Lugansky's first recording for ONYX. The Daily Telegraph commenting on Lugansky, said 'He can thrill in taxing pianism through his iron will and fingers of steel, but there is an assuaging velvet quality to his tone, a natural feel for lyrical line' Gramophone praised his 'pianism of immense skill, fluency and innate musical quality' Nikolai Lugansky was born in Moscow in 1972. He studied at Moscow Central Music School (under Tatiana Kestner) and then at the Moscow Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Tatiana Nikolayeva, who described him as ‘the next one’ in a line of great Russian pianists. Following Nikolayeva’s untimely death in 1993, Lugansky continued his studies under Sergei Dorensky. A laureate of the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, the Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow and the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Lugansky has a repertoire of over 50 concertos with orchestra as well as a wide range of solo and chamber works. He has worked with many distinguished orchestras and conductors including Christoph Eschenbach, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Raymond Leppard, Yoel Levi, Mikhail Pletnev, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Vladimir Spivakov, Evgeny Svetlanov, Yuri Temirkanov, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Chailly and others. His chamber music partners have included Vadim Repin, Alexander Kniazev, Joshua Bell, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky, Leonidas Kavakos and Anna Netrebko among others. Lugansky has recorded 23 CDs. His solo recordings on Warner Classics — Chopin Études, Rachmaninov Préludes and Moments musicaux and Chopin Préludes — were each awarded a Diapason d’Or. His PentaTone Classics SACD of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no.1, with the Russian National Orchestra under Kent Nagano, was cited as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in Gramophone. His Prokofiev CD was one of the ‘CDs of the Year’ (2004) featured in The Daily Telegraph. Lugansky’s recordings of the complete piano concertos of Rachmaninov, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo, received Choc du Monde de la Musique, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the 2005 ECHO Klassik Award. His last recording (Chopin’s and Rachmaninov’s cello sonatas) with the cellist Alexander Kniazev won the 2007 ECHO Klassik Award. As well as performing and recording, Lugansky teaches at the Moscow Conservatory as an assistant of Prof. Sergei Dorensky. Anthony Goldstone "Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 8" (mp3) from "Russian Piano Music, Vol. 4: Sergei Lyapunov" (Divine Art) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Now almost forgotten in the West, Lyapunov was one of the truly great composers of the Romantic era in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His Sonata is a phenomenal work and his mastery of pianistic composition is also finely demonstrated by the other works on this album masterfully interpreted by Anthony Goldstone. Anyone who loves Chopin or Liszt should get to know this music. Fuzjko Hemming "Nocturne No. 20 In C-Sharp Minor" (mp3) from "Fuzjko Hemming - Collector's Edition" (Fuzjko Label) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Having wowed much of the Eastern Hemisphere for years, classical pianist Fuzjko Hemming is preparing for her introduction to the United States. Having been born into humble circumstances, child of a Japanese mother and Swedish father, she has felt rootless, too Asian in appearance for Sweden, and in Japan constricted by the society's stratified and class-oriented way of life. Then, as she was starting to gain traction as a professional musician, her promising career was cut short. - Fuzjko lost all hearing in her left ear after battling a serious cold. At 16, she already lost her hearing in her right ear due to illness. Completely deaf for 2 years, she eventually had 40% of her hearing restored in her left ear. After living in poverty in Europe for many years before returning to Japan and gaining acclaim for her music - critics hailed her as being "born to play Chopin and Liszt " In 1999, Japan's NHK Television aired a documentary of her life and she released her debut album, La Campanella, which sold more than two million copies, a rare accomplishment for any classical artist She also has won an unprecedented four Classical Album of the Year Awards at the Japan Gold Disc Awards, another extraordinary achievement for any artist, let alone a classical artist She remains the only four-time Gold Disc Award winner. Since that time she has recorded numerous successful albums - invigorating collections of classical interpretations, five of which are being released for the first time in the U.S. on her label Domo Records: Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live at Carnegie Hall. On the new album, Fuzjko, the artist performs largely romantic repertoire ranging from Beethoven's "The Tempest" sonata to works by Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti and Debussy. In each piece, whether performing Chopin's Nocturnes or Liszt's bravura pieces "La Campanella" and "Grand Etudes D'Apres Paganini No. 6", Fuzjko infuses poetry to these timeless compositions, and always in her own eminently attractive style. The warmth of Fuzjko's sound can also be heard in Scarlatti's Sonata K.162 and Debussy's "Claire De Lune". Although much of the repertoire is familiar, Fuzjko also dips into lesser known works like Liszt's transcription of Schumann's "Fruhlinghsnacht", and Chopin's "Trois Nouvelles Etudes No.3, and always played with her celebrated musicality much in evidence. The celebrated virtuoso blends the classicality of her influences such as Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin with the sophisticated approach of her mentors (Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan) to create an emotional delivery of exquisite craftsmanship. She's been known to bring some fans to tears with her moving immersion in her music. With her strikingly unorthodox playing style and intricate ethnic roots, it's evident that Fuzjko's true home is at the piano, where she reveals herself as a true artist of the world. Carly Comando "Bear" (mp3) from "One Take" (Deep Elm) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Chilling. Stirring. Powerful. Contemplative. These are some of the words most frequently used to describe the achingly beautiful piano instrumentals of Carly Comando. Her debut album "One Take" features ten delicately woven songs (including her single "Everday") that are the direct emotional output of her innermost thoughts. "The album means the world to me. It's complete, in-the-moment sincerity translated into moody solo piano music. I used an improv technique, recording in just one take, so I could capture the essence of pure emotion" says Carly. From the rises and falls to the shrinks and swells, these songs will leave an indellible impression on your mind. It's music that stays with you forever. "One Take" was recorded in Carly's home studio in Brooklyn, NY. Mastered by Phil Douglas (Latterman, Small Arms Dealer, Iron Chic). The album includes the "Everyday" which was originally released in December 2006. Deep Elm Records is simultaneously releasing an EP titled "Cordelia" featuring four additional piano instrumentals. Carly also plays keyboards / sings in the band Slingshot Dakota and composes custom works upon request. And yes, that was the name given to her at birth. "This is music that changes lives, opens minds, broadens horizons. Carly is an amazing pianist." - ANA "Beautiful and soothing, she will evoke emotion and ease any scattered mind. A talented composer." - SweetieJo "Emotional and inspiring, it grabs your soul and moves you. Highly recommended." - The Rez
Quartet San Francisco "Take Five" (mp3) from "QSF Plays Brubeck" (Violinjazz Recordings) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of Time Out, QSF pays tribute to the mastery of Brubeck with the first-ever all Brubeck string quartet CD! Grammy nominees for their last two releases (2006 and 2007)and International Tango competition winners (New York , 2004), Quartet San Francisco expresses itself in its agility and standout virtuosic playing. Quartet San Francisco is Jeremy Cohen and Alisa Rose , violinists, Keith Lawrence, violist, and Michelle Djokic, cellist. As crossover specialists they excel in multiple styles ó from jazz to tango, pop to funk, blues to bluegrass, gypsy swing to big band and beyond . Nominee, 52nd Annual GRAMMY© Awards Best Classical Crossover Album Best Engineered Album, Classical NPR Weekend Edition, Sunday January 31, 2010 The Philadelphia Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear, David Bilger, Christoph Eschenbach "Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35" (mp3) from "Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2" (The Philadelphia Orchestra) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Album Notes Composer: Shostakovich Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and 2 Composed in 1933 and 1957 Christoph Eschenbach: Conductor Steward Goodyear: Piano Recorded live October 13, 2006, Verizon Hall, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts It is not unusual for performers to play in challenging situations, however few situations are more challenging than the one captured on this recording. In a testament to his skill and artistry, Stewart Goodyear stepped in to play when the featured soloist for this concert canceled on the morning of the first rehearsal. Not only did Goodyear literally hop on a train to make it in time for an afternoon rehearsal, he stepped into the very challenging programmed repertoire without blinking. Two Shostakovitch Concertos on one program? No problem - and they are played with such passion and excitement that it was rightfully lauded in the press as one of the best concerts in recent memory. PRODUCTION CREDITS Producer: Charles Gagnon Balance Engineer: Charles Gagnon Recording Engineer: Charles Gagnon Editor: Charles Gagnon Christoph Eschenbach Bio Photo: Jessica Griffin Stewart Goodyear Bio Photo: Andrew Garn The Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach "Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"" (mp3) from "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9" (The Philadelphia Orchestra) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (ìChoralî) Composed from 1822-24: Ludwig van Beethoven Recorded live May 20, 2006, Verizon Hall, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts This is part of Christoph Eschenbach's 2005-06 season Beethoven cycle with the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was originally aired on NPR's Performance Today in a Beethoven "marathon" of consecutive symphonies, and has received wide public and critical acclaim. Of the three in the recorded history of The Philadelphia Orchestra, only the Eschenbach and the Muti are currently available. Album Notes Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Marina Mescheriakova Soprano Jill Grove Mezzo-soprano Vinson Cole Tenor Alan Held Bass-baritone The Philadelphia Singers Chorale David Hayes Music Director
We’re featuring an interview with Los Angeles Philharmonic bassistand University of Southern California bass instructor David Allen Moore on the podcast this week. David also teaches bass during the summer at the Domaine Forget program in Quebec. In this interview, we chat about his early years on the instrument, teachers that have influenced him, his time in the Houston Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic, challenges of learning repertoire for a professional orchestra, his studies with François Rabbath, German and French bow differences, and many other topics. After the interview, we feature a track of David playing the Bohemian Dance from Frank Proto’s Carmen Fantasy. Enjoy! About David: DAVID ALLEN MOORE, the newest member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s bass section, joined the orchestra in January 2000 and was appointed to the 4th chair in October 2000. He graduated in 1993 from the University of Southern California, where he studied with Dennis Trembly, Paul Ellison, and John Clayton. Moore continued his studies in Boston, working privately with BSO principal bass Edwin Barker. Moore performed as a substitute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the 1995/96 season, after which he was a member of the Houston Symphony bass section under maestro Christoph Eschenbach, from 1996 to 1999. Moore has participated in numerous festivals including Tanglewood, the Grand Teton Music Festival, Mainly Mozart, and Kent/Blossom Summer Music Festival. He is an active chamber musician, having performed in the Houston area with the Greenbriar Consortium, and in Los Angeles with the Philharmonic’s New Music Group. He was also a featured clinician at the 1999 Texas Double Bass Symposium. Moore currently is on the faculty of the University of Southern California.
„Was mir überhaupt nicht liegt, ist Spezialisierung“ - Christoph Eschenbach spricht über sein breites Repertoire.„Die Orchester sind sehr schnell formbar in die Klangwelt, die dem Dirigenten vorschwebt. Aber noch einmal: Die Wiener sind anderes, die haben diesen wunderbaren, unverwechselbaren Streicherklang, die kein Dirigent verhärten kann“ – sagte er in einem Interview der „Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung“ vom 31. Dezember 1999. Und sicherlich wusste er, wovon er sprach, denn seine Dirigentenkarriere dauerte zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits seit 27 Jahren an. Christoph Eschenbach wurde am 20. Februar 1940 in Breslau geboren. Nach dem Abitur 1959 studierte er Klavier und Orchesterleitung. Das Musikstudium schloss er 1963 ab. Zunächst begann Eschenbach eine Karriere als Pianist und wurde bald zu einem der gefragtesten Solisten. In den USA debütierte er 1969 mit dem Cleveland Orchestra unter George Szell. Gefragt von der „Kölnischen Rundschau“ in einem Interview vom 27. Februar 1997, warum er das Klavier gegen den Taktstock getauscht hatte, gab Eschenbach zur Antwort: „Von Kindheit an war ich fasziniert vom Orchesterklang und vom Dirigieren selbst.“ So begann seine Dirigentenkarriere 1972 - in Hamburg dirigierte er Bruckners dritte Sinfonie. Der Aufstieg in die erste Reihe der Dirigenten war unaufhaltsam. Nach lediglich drei Jahren wurde er in den USA bekannt - 1975 dirigierte er erstmalig das San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Sein längster Aufenthalt in den USA sollte später 10 Jahre andauern – in den Jahren 1988 - 1998 war er Chefdirigent des Houston Symphony Orchestra. Doch bis dahin – aber auch später - dirigierte Eschenbach zahlreiche namhafte Orchester. Zürich, Wien, Chicago, Philadelphia, Hamburg oder Paris – dies sind nur einige Stationen seines musikalischen Weges. Ab 2000 übernahm er die musikalische Leitung des Orchestre de Paris. Seiner offiziellen Internetseite ist zu entnehmen, dass Eschenbach mit dem Ende der Saison 2009/10 von dieser Funktion abtreten wird. Neben zahlreichen Preisen und Ehrungen wurde er unter anderem mit dem Bundesverdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und dem Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern ausgezeichnet. Im Juni 1997 sprach DW-Redakteur Gero Schließ mit Christoph Eschenbach unter anderem über seine Laufbahn als Pianist und Dirigent.
We’re continuing our chat with Cincinnati Symphony principal bassist Owen Lee today on Contrabass Conversations. Check out the first segment of this conversation on episode 55 of the program. Owen played for the New World Symphony and the Houston Symphony prior to his appointment with the Cincinnati Symphony, and it was a real pleasure to do this interview along with Contrabass Conversations regular collaborator John Grillo. John, Owen, and I chat about Owen’s experiences recording his solo CD, key selection for the Bach Suites and his use of solo tuning for the recording, his performances of the less popular but extremely engaging Bottesini Concerto No. 1, performing the Tubin Concerto with orchestra, the Harbison Bass Concerto project (which Owen performed with the Cincinnati Symphony), and his practicing habits and exercises. We also feature the first movement from the Cello Suite No. 5 by Johann Sebastian Bach from Owen’s Boston Records CD, plus listener feedback, bass news, and a link of the week. Find Owen Lee on Twitter here. Enjoy! About Owen: Described as “a true virtuoso” by legendary pianist Gary Graffman and praised by The New York Times for his “deft and virtuosic solo performance” at his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall, double bassist Owen Lee has earned acclaim as a soloist, chamber musician and since 1996, at the age of 26, as Principal Bass of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Lee is heard regularly as a soloist with orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Paavo Järvi and Jesús López-Cobos, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under John Harbison, and the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson-Thomas in Miami and on tour to New York’s Lincoln Center. During the 2006-07 season, Mr. Lee and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, along with a consortium of other soloists and orchestras, will present the world premiere of John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra. Mr. Lee’s prizes in competitions include First Prize at the 1995 International Society of Bassists Competition and Fourth Prize at the 1992 Irving M. Klein International String Competition in San Francisco. He has been presented in recitals throughout the United States, and in Geneva. For the Boston Records label, he has recorded the Misek Sonata No. 2 and Bach Unaccompanied Suites No. 3 and No. 5. American Record Guide praised this disc for its “tasteful phrasing, polish and verve” while The Strad wrote “Owen Lee is a fine player with strong musical ideas. A dark and austere sound is produced for Suite No. 5 and the architecture of each suite is carefully considered and shaped. I look forward to his next recording.” Mr. Lee’s extensive international chamber music experience includes three summers as the bassist of the Marlboro Festival. While there, he performed extensively with such artists as Richard Stoltzman, Midori, Nobuko Imai, Bruno Canino, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and members of the Beaux Arts Trio, Guarneri Quartet and Juilliard Quartet. He also collaborated with composers Gyorgy Kurtag, Leon Kirchner and Richard Danielpour preparing performances of those composers’ works. Mr. Lee has also performed with the Tokyo String Quartet on tour to Mexico, John Browning, Anne-Marie McDermott, Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, Peter Wiley, Eugenia Zukerman, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, San Diego’s Mainly Mozart Festival, Ojai California Festival, Chamber Music L.A. Festival, Tanglewood Festival, Texas Music Festival, and on tour throughout China. With the Rossetti String Quartet he performed the world premiere of Melinda Wagner’s Concertino at the 2005 Bravo! Vail Festival. Mr. Lee was born in Berkeley, California in 1969 to Chinese parents. He began playing bass at age 15 after previous study of the piano. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Lee’s principal teachers were Dennis Trembly, Edwin Barker and Paul Ellison. Prior to his appointment in Cincinnati, Mr. Lee was a member of the Houston Symphony under Christoph Eschenbach. In addition to his position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Lee serves as Principal Bass of the Shanghai Festival Orchestra. Owen is married to CiCi Lee. He enjoys bicycling, snowboarding, cigars, auto repair and playing drums and writing songs with his rock band Toe (Eric Bates, CSO 2nd Assistant Concertmaster is Toe’s guitarist and lead singer, and Ted Nelson, CSO cellist is Toe’s bassist).
We’re speaking with Cincinnati Symphony principal bassist Owen Lee today on Contrabass Conversations. Owen played for the New World Symphony and the Houston Symphony prior to his appointment with the Cincinnati Symphony, and it was a real pleasure to do this interview along with Contrabass Conversations regular collaborator John Grillo. Find Owen Lee on Twitter here. Enjoy! About Owen: Described as “a true virtuoso” by legendary pianist Gary Graffman and praised by The New York Times for his “deft and virtuosic solo performance” at his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall, double bassist Owen Lee has earned acclaim as a soloist, chamber musician and since 1996, at the age of 26, as Principal Bass of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Lee is heard regularly as a soloist with orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Paavo Järvi and Jesús López-Cobos, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under John Harbison, and the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson-Thomas in Miami and on tour to New York’s Lincoln Center. During the 2006-07 season, Mr. Lee and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, along with a consortium of other soloists and orchestras, will present the world premiere of John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra. Mr. Lee’s prizes in competitions include First Prize at the 1995 International Society of Bassists Competition and Fourth Prize at the 1992 Irving M. Klein International String Competition in San Francisco. He has been presented in recitals throughout the United States, and in Geneva. For the Boston Records label, he has recorded the Misek Sonata No. 2 and Bach Unaccompanied Suites No. 3 and No. 5. American Record Guide praised this disc for its “tasteful phrasing, polish and verve” while The Strad wrote “Owen Lee is a fine player with strong musical ideas. A dark and austere sound is produced for Suite No. 5 and the architecture of each suite is carefully considered and shaped. I look forward to his next recording.” Mr. Lee’s extensive international chamber music experience includes three summers as the bassist of the Marlboro Festival. While there, he performed extensively with such artists as Richard Stoltzman, Midori, Nobuko Imai, Bruno Canino, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and members of the Beaux Arts Trio, Guarneri Quartet and Juilliard Quartet. He also collaborated with composers Gyorgy Kurtag, Leon Kirchner and Richard Danielpour preparing performances of those composers’ works. Mr. Lee has also performed with the Tokyo String Quartet on tour to Mexico, John Browning, Anne-Marie McDermott, Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, Peter Wiley, Eugenia Zukerman, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, San Diego’s Mainly Mozart Festival, Ojai California Festival, Chamber Music L.A. Festival, Tanglewood Festival, Texas Music Festival, and on tour throughout China. With the Rossetti String Quartet he performed the world premiere of Melinda Wagner’s Concertino at the 2005 Bravo! Vail Festival. Mr. Lee was born in Berkeley, California in 1969 to Chinese parents. He began playing bass at age 15 after previous study of the piano. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Lee’s principal teachers were Dennis Trembly, Edwin Barker and Paul Ellison. Prior to his appointment in Cincinnati, Mr. Lee was a member of the Houston Symphony under Christoph Eschenbach. In addition to his position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Lee serves as Principal Bass of the Shanghai Festival Orchestra. Owen is married to CiCi Lee. He enjoys bicycling, snowboarding, cigars, auto repair and playing drums and writing songs with his rock band Toe (Eric Bates, CSO 2nd Assistant Concertmaster is Toe’s guitarist and lead singer, and Ted Nelson, CSO cellist is Toe’s bassist).