Podcasts about esa pekka salonen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 2:00

SynopsisToday we honor one of America's greatest patrons of chamber music, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, who died on this date in 1953.Born in 1864, Elizabeth was the daughter of a wealthy wholesale grocer. She put her inheritance to good use. In 1924, she proposed to the Library of Congress that an auditorium be constructed in Washington, D.C., that would be dedicated to the performance of chamber music. A year later it was built, and Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress still stands today.Not content with just a superb venue for chamber music, Coolidge diligently commissioned new works to be played there. The list of important chamber pieces her foundation commissioned is impressive, and includes Bartok and Schoenberg string quartets, the original chamber versions of Copland's Appalachian Spring, Stravinsky's Apollo ballets, and modern works by American composers as diverse as Samuel Barber, Milton Babbitt, George Crumb and John Corigliano.Coolidge was an amateur composer and accomplished pianist. Her passion for music and enthusiasm for the creation of new works was all the more remarkable considering that tragically she battled deafness from her mid-30s.Music Played in Today's ProgramIgor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Apollo ballet; Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony Classical 46667

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Saariaho at the Proms

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 2:00

SynopsisSay the phrase “BBC Proms” to most music lovers, and they'll conjure up a mental image of the rowdy “Last Night of the Proms” at which normally staid and reserved Britons don funny hats and make rude noises during Sir Henry Wood's arrangement of British sailor songs. But the raucous “Last Night of the Proms” is only the festive finale of several weeks of fairly serious music making: dozens of concerts covering a wide range of old and new musicFrom the very beginning of the Proms in 1895, Sir Henry, who started the whole thing, had this specific agenda: “I am going to run nightly concerts to train the public in easy stages,” he explained. “Popular at first, gradually raising the standard until I have created a public for classical and modern music.”On today's date in 1996, for example, violinist Gidon Kremer premiered a brand-new violin concerto by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho at a Proms concert. The work had an unusual title—Grail Theater. “I like the unusual combination of these two words,” explained Saariaho, “because it represents two such different things. One is the search for the Grail, and the other the theatrical aspect.” Music Played in Today's ProgramJ.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) arr. Henry Wood Toccata and Fugue in D minor BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, conductor. Teldec 97868Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) Graal Theatre Gidon Kremer, violin; BBC Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Sony Classical 60817

Bernard Herrmann gets a pink slip from Hitch

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 2:00

SynopsisAlfred Hitchcock's cold war spy film Torn Curtain, opened in New York Theaters on today's date in 1966. It was the swinging 60s, and Hitchcock had asked his long-time collaborator, composer Bernard Hermann, for a pop score that would be “with it” with a possible hit single as a main title. What Hitch did NOT want was, as he put it, “more Richard Strauss.” Hermann assured Hitch he knew exactly what was required—and then ignored him completely. Herrmann thought Torn Curtain was a dangerously weak film, and one that needed a huge symphonic score with an eerie choir of massed flutes and ominous, oppressive brass to make it effective. When Hitch heard a Hollywood studio orchestra rehearsing Herrmann's main title music, he fired the composer on the spot and called in someone else to score the film.Herrmann was crushed. He had thought that Hitch should have been grateful. “You call in the doctor to make you healthy,” he later quipped—“Not to make you rich!” Hermann may well have right. Torn Curtain is regarded as one of Hitchcock's lamest efforts, while Herrmann's rejected score has gone on to be recorded and admired on its own. Music Played in Today's ProgramBernard Herrmann (1911 - 1975) Unused Torn Curtain film score Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Sony 62700

Episode 131 - Atso Almila

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 81:50

I was lucky enough to meet Atso Almila in person recently and knew he would be the perfect guest to interview - a warm and charming man who speaks frankly and honestly with a touch of humour! I heard about how he and Esa Pekka Salonen passed their final exam at the Sibelius Academy in bizarre circumstances, he was very frank about how his time conducting in Joensuu came to an end, and at one point, he scares his 15-year-old dog! If you would like to discover a whole lot more about conductors and conducting, why not subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium, and, for a monthly fee starting from just £5 a month, you can access two new series of interviews, group Zoom meetings with other fans of the podcast and myself, a monthly bulletin about the podcast and my own career as well as articles, photos, videos and even conducting lessons from myself. If you listen via Apple podcasts, please do leave a rating and review - it really helps the podcast get noticed and attract more listeners. If you want to get involved on social media, you can via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/amiconthepodium) or Twitter (@amiconthepodium). This interview was recorded on 26th May 2023 via Zoom.

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Kaija Saariaho (2/5) : "Je me suis mariée à 19 ans pour quitter la maison"

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 26:55

durée : 00:26:55 - Kaija Saariaho, compositrice (2/5) : La Finlande d'hier et d'aujourd'hui - par : Corinne Schneider - Kaija Saariaho évoque ses années d'étude à l'Académie Sibelius de Helsinki où elle est l'élève de Paavo Heininen. Elle y rencontre Magnus Lindberg, Jouni Kaipainen, Esa-Pekka Salonen et Jukka Tiensuu au sein du groupe Korvat auki (« Oreilles ouvertes »). - réalisé par : Gilles Blanchard

Kaija Saariaho (5/5) : "Devant la grandeur de la musique, je ne suis pas maître. Je suis encore une stagiaire"

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 26:42

durée : 00:26:42 - Kaija Saariaho, compositrice (5/5) : Les compagnons de route - par : Corinne Schneider - La compositrice parle des grands artistes avec lesquels elle a travaillés, ceux qui ont marqué sa vie musicale, depuis le compositeur et chef d'orchestre Esa-Pekka Salonen, jusqu'à l'écrivain Amin Maalouf en passant par le metteur en scène Peter Sellars et la chanteuse Dawn Upshaw. - réalisé par : Gilles Blanchard

Chadwick and Salonen go Greek

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 2:00

Synopsis In the early years of the 20th century, a hauntingly beautiful piece of Grecian sculpture – a bust of the head of the goddess Aphrodite – was donated to the Boston Museum of Fine Art. There it inspired this orchestral work by Boston composer George Whitefield Chadwick. Chadwick's symphonic tone poem Aphrodite was, in the words of the composer, “an attempt to suggest in music the poetic and tragic scenes which may have passed before the sightless eyes of such a goddess.” Chadwick composed this music during East Coast holidays on Martha's Vineyard, inspired, he said, by the play of light and wind on the sea before him. It received its premiere at the Norfolk Festival in Connecticut on this date in 1912. On today's date in 1999, at a summer musical festival on the opposite coast of America, another musical work inspired by ancient Greece received its first performance. This music was entitled Five Images after Sappho, inspired by texts of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho and written for the remarkable voice of a modern American soprano, Dawn Upshaw. It was premiered at the Ojai Festival in California, and was written by the Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. Music Played in Today's Program George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931) Aphrodite Brno State Philharmonic; Jose Serebrier, conductor. Reference 74 Esa-Pekka Salonen (b. 1958) Five Images after Sappho Dawn Upshaw, soprano; London Sinfonietta; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Sony 89158 On This Day Births 1770 - possible birthdate of the British-born early American composer, conductor, and music publisher James Hewitt, in Dartmoor; 1932 - American composer and jazz arranger Oliver Nelson, in St. Louis; Deaths 1872 - Polish opera composer Stanislaw Moniuszko, age 53, in Warsaw; 1907 - Norwegian composer Agathe Backer-Groendahl, age 59, in Kristiania (now Oslo); 1951 - Russian-born American double-bass player, conductor and new music patron, Serge Koussevitzky, age 76, in Boston; Premieres 1811 - Weber: opera, "Abu Hassan." In Munich; 1883 - Tchaikovsky: "Festival Coronation March," in Moscow (Julian date: May 23); Tchaikovsky conducted this march at the gala opening concert of Carnegie Hall (then called just "The Music Hall")in New York on May 5, 1891; 1912 - Chadwick: tone poem "Aphrodite" in Norfolk, Conn., at the Litchfield Festival; 1914 - Sibelius: "Oceanides," in Norfolk, Conn., at the Litchfield Festival, with the composer conducting; 1935 - Shostakovich: ballet "The Limpid Stream," in Leningrad at the Maliiy Opera Theater; 1935 - R. Strauss: opera "Die schweigsame Frau" (The Silent Woman), in Dresden at the Staatsoper; 1994 - Philip Glass: opera "La Belle et la Bête" (Beauty and the Beast) based on the film by Jean Cocteau), by the Philip Glass Ensemble at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville (Spain), with Michael Riesman conducting; 1997 - Richard Danielpour: ballet "Urban Dances," at New York State Theater by the New York Ballet, choreographed by Miriam Mahdaviani; 1999 - Esa-Pekka Salonen: "Five Images after Sappho" for voice and orchestra, at the Ojai Festival in California, with soprano Dawn Upshaw and the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, conducted by the composer. Links and Resources On Chadwick On Salonen

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The Ondes Martenot

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 2:00

Synopsis On today's date in 1928, a French musician and inventor named Maurice Martenot gave the first public demonstration of a new electronic instrument he had created which produced eerie-sounding tones reminiscent of the human voice, but without the human limitations of voice range or lung power. Martenot was also a savvy promoter of his new instrument, which he took on a world tour, with his sister serving as its first virtuoso performer. The instrument came to be called the “Ondes Martenot”—which translates into English as “Martenot Waves.” A number of 20th century composers were quite enthusiastic. Arthur Honegger suggested the Ondes Martenot might replace the contra-bassoon in symphony orchestras, writing: “The Ondes Martenot has power and a speed of utterance which is not to be compared with those gloomy stove-pipes looming up in orchestras.” Well, contra-bassoonists needn't worry: their stove-pipes still provide the low blows in most modern orchestras, but the Ondes Martenot does figure prominently in several major 20th century scores, including the monumental Turangalila Symphony of the French composer, Oliver Messiaen.And, following Martenot's death in 1981, the French even formed an official society with the grand title of “L'Association pour la Diffusion et le Développement des Ondes Martenot.” Music Played in Today's Program Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992) Turangalila Symphony Tristan Murail, Ondes Martenot; Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Sony 53473

Max Reger (2/2)

Arabesques

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 87:52

durée : 01:27:52 - Max Reger, compositeur, chef, pianiste et organiste (2/2) - par : François-Xavier Szymczak - Fils spirituel de Bach, Beethoven et Brahms, Max Reger nous laisse des œuvres souvent captivantes, interprétés par d'immenses interprètes comme Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Diana Damrau ou Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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Max Reger (1/2)

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 87:56

durée : 01:27:56 - Max Reger, compositeur, chef, pianiste et organiste (1/2) - par : François-Xavier Szymczak - Fils spirituel de Bach, Beethoven et Brahms, Max Reger nous laisse des œuvres souvent captivantes, interprétés par d'immenses interprètes comme Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Diana Damrau ou Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, grand entretien 5/5 : "J'écris comme un artisan qui fait son pain"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 25:19

durée : 00:25:19 - Esa Pekka Salonen, chef d'orchestre et compositeur (5/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Directeur musical du prestigieux Orchestre Symphonique de San Francisco, Esa-Pekka Salonen est également acclamé pour ses compositions qu'il destine la plupart du temps au grand orchestre symphonique. Portrait de ce compositeur audacieux et virtuose de la baguette au micro de Judith Chaine. - réalisé par : Françoise Cordey

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, grand entretien 3/5 : "Je n'avais pas prévu de devenir chef d'orchestre"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 25:07

durée : 00:25:07 - Esa Pekka Salonen, chef d'orchestre et compositeur (3/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Directeur musical du prestigieux Orchestre Symphonique de San Francisco, Esa-Pekka Salonen est également acclamé pour ses compositions qu'il destine la plupart du temps au grand orchestre symphonique. Portrait de ce compositeur audacieux et virtuose de la baguette au micro de Judith Chaine. - réalisé par : Françoise Cordey

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, grand entretien 4/5 : "Le timing est toujours difficile en composition"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 25:08

durée : 00:25:08 - Esa Pekka Salonen, chef d'orchestre et compositeur (4/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Directeur musical du prestigieux Orchestre Symphonique de San Francisco, Esa-Pekka Salonen est également acclamé pour ses compositions qu'il destine la plupart du temps au grand orchestre symphonique. Portrait de ce compositeur audacieux et virtuose de la baguette au micro de Judith Chaine. - réalisé par : Françoise Cordey

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, grand entretien 2/5 : "Rautavaara a été une inspiration pour moi"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 25:10

durée : 00:25:10 - Esa Pekka Salonen, chef d'orchestre et compositeur (2/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Directeur musical du prestigieux Orchestre Symphonique de San Francisco, Esa-Pekka Salonen est également acclamé pour ses compositions qu'il destine la plupart du temps au grand orchestre symphonique. Portrait de ce compositeur audacieux et virtuose de la baguette au micro de Judith Chaine. - réalisé par : Françoise Cordey

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, grand entretien 1/5 : "Une note au violon peut sonner de mille façons"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 25:10

durée : 00:25:10 - Esa Pekka Salonen, chef d'orchestre et compositeur (1/5) - par : Judith Chaine - Directeur musical du prestigieux Orchestre Symphonique de San Francisco, Esa-Pekka Salonen est également acclamé pour ses compositions qu'il destine la plupart du temps au grand orchestre symphonique. Portrait de ce compositeur audacieux et virtuose de la baguette au micro de Judith Chaine. - réalisé par : Françoise Cordey

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A pre-premiere premiere by John Corigliano

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 2:00

Synopsis On today's date in 1997, violinist Joshua Bell and the San Francisco Symphony gave the premiere performance of an 18-minute “Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra” by American composer John Corigliano. This music was a concert offshoot of Corigliano's film score for Francois Gerard's movie The Red Violin, but debuted months before the film itself was completed. Said Corigliano, “I was delighted when asked to compose the score for Francois Girard's new film. How could I turn down so interesting and fatalistic a journey through almost three centuries, beginning as it did in Cremona, home of history's greatest violin builders? I also welcomed the producer's offer to separately create a violin and orchestra concert piece, to be freely based on motives from the film. “I'd assumed that, as usual in film, I wouldn't be required to score it until it was completed, except for a number of on-camera "cues"… Then plans changed. Filming was pushed back. So the present ‘Chaconne' was built just on the materials I had; a good thing, as it turns out, because I now had the freedom, as well as the need, to explore these materials to a greater extent than I might have had I been expected to condense an hour's worth of music into a coherent single movement.” Music Played in Today's Program John Corigliano (b.1938) selections from The Red Violin Joshua Bell, violin; Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Sony 63010

ESB 2: Wampa Vision (Minutes 6-10 with Christina Ward)

Star Wars Music Minute

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 91:51

This episode is about minutes 6-10 of The Empire Strikes Back with composer-artist Christina Ward. The YouTube version of this episode is here: https://youtu.be/xHuhO51iYuc TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Hello there! 02:15 - Listening to the beginning of these minutes. 08:17 - Assessing the feelings behind Han and Leia's dialogue. 12:28 - Slow, awkward waltz. 16:41 - Threepio slander. 24:32 - Irvin Kershner wanted the ESB score to be spare. 29:44 - Talking through a part of the score. 36:47 - Reverse-engineering the Wampa based on how the Wampa sounds. 41:07 - Swarming, swirling strings rise up. Reminiscent of the Moldau (by Smetana). 49:27 - Getting the notes exactly right vs. "this is an effect." 55:55 - Conductors as Jedi Masters. 1:02:17 - Esa Pekka Salonen and kung fu masters. 1:10:53 - Tauntaun sounds. 1:13:53 - Quickie topic: Dynamics. 1:23:40 - SWMM Questionnaire. Things Mentioned: Smetana - The Moldau - https://youtube.com/watch?v=BhAwqPBPIEM&t=110 The Soundtrack Show: The Empire Strikes Back: the Music Part I: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-soundtrack-show-29021108/episode/the-empire-strikes-back-the-music-30719133/ Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Check out Dominic Sewell Music 's YouTube channel for a more in-depth cue analysis of the following cues: 1m3/2m1 "Luke's Escape" - https://youtu.be/xKysHgjNtmk 1m2B "The Imperial Probe" Part 2 - https://youtu.be/29teKKgKNm8 Musical Themes: 4. Leia 11a. Han & Leia (A Section) 13. Droids 3. Force 1a. Main Theme (A Section) Where are we in the soundtrack(s)?: "Main Title/The Ice Planet Hoth" "The Wampa's Lair/Vision of Obi-Wan/Snowspeeders Take Flight" Cue Numbers and Names: 1M2B "The Imperial Probe - Part 2" aka "New Start" 1M3/2M1 "Luke's Escape" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Old answer: Heartfelt. Direct. Dramatic. New answer: Droids. Hopeful. Dramatic. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? Old answer: What are the thematic relationships that tie the dark side with Imperialism, musically speaking? Similarly, what musical relationships tie the light side with rebellion and goodness? New answer: What the aural representation of Chiss brainwaves, particularly Sky-walkers, would be. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Old answer: Dune (music composed by Hans Zimmer, sound team led by Mark Mangini and Theo Green) New answer: Ms. Marvel (composed by Laura Karpman) and Moon Knight (composed by Hesham Nazih) --------------- Guest: Christina Ward Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xtverse.studio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristinaWard00 Solo 15: Do You Like It? (Minutes 71-75 with Christina Ward) - https://youtu.be/YkMiwQzrteY Christina joined The Band Batch for music commentary on ANDOR season 1: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4n8ygyS0MIkTsWhhs7gBmLFiQtjzAjT ------------------ If you want to support the show and join the Discord server, consider becoming a patron! https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan Leave a voice message, and I might play it on the show... https://starwarsmusicminute.com/comlink Where else to find SWMM: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin Spotify: https://smarturl.it/swmm-spotify Apple Podcasts: https://smarturl.it/swmm-apple YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: podcast@starwarsmusicminute.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin

Interview with bass-baritone Davóne Tines

MTR Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 41:09

Heralded as "[one] of the most powerful voices of our time" by the Los Angeles Times, bass-baritone Davóne Tines has come to international attention as a path-breaking artist whose work not only encompasses a diverse repertoire but also explores the social issues of today. As a Black, gay, classically trained performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, Tines is engaged in work that blends opera, art song, contemporary classical music, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance that connects to all of humanity. Davóne Tines is Musical America's 2022 Vocalist of the Year. During the 2022-23 season, he continues his role as the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale's first-ever Creative Partner and, beginning in January 2023, he will serve as Brooklyn Academy of Music's first Artist in Residence in more than a decade. In addition to strategic planning, programming, and working within the community, this season Tines curates the “Artist as Human” program, exploring how each artist's subjectivity—be it their race, gender, sexuality, etc.—informs performance, and how these perspectives develop throughout their repertoire. In the fall of 2022, Tines makes a number of important debuts at prominent New York institutions, including the Park Avenue Armory, New York Philharmonic, BAM, and Carnegie Hall, continuing to establish a strong presence in the city's classical scene. He opens his season with the New York premiere of Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at the Park Avenue Armory, also doubling as Tines' Armory debut. Inspired by one of Sorey's most important influences, Morton Feldman and his work Rothko Chapel, Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) takes after Feldman's focus on expansive textures and enveloping sounds, aiming to create an all-immersive experience. Tine's solo part was written specifically for him by Sorey, marking a third collaboration between the pair; Sorey previously created arrangements for Tines' Recital No. 1: MASS and Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM. Peter Sellars directs, with whom Davóne collaborated in John Adam's opera Girls of the Golden West and Kaija Saariaho's Only the Sound Remains. Tines' engagements continue with Everything Rises, an original, evening length staged musical work he created with violinist Jennifer Koh, premiering in New York as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival. Everything Rises tells the story of Tines' and Koh's artistic journeys and family histories through music, projections, and recorded interviews. As a platform, it also centers the need for artists of color to be seen and heard. Everything Rises premiered in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in April 2022, with the LA Times commenting, “Koh and Tines' stories have made them what they are, but their art needs to be—and is—great enough to tell us who they are.” This season also has Tines making his New York Philharmonic debut performing in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, led by Jaap van Zweden. Tines returns to the New York Philharmonic in the spring to sing the Vox Christi in Bach's St. Matthew Passion, also under van Zweden. Tines is a musician who takes full agency of his work, devising performances from conception to performance. His Recital No. 1: MASS program reflects this ethos, combining traditional music with pieces by J.S. Bach, Margaret Bonds, Moses Hogan, Julius Eastman, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, and Tines. This season, he makes his Carnegie Hall recital debut performing MASS at Weill Hall, and later brings the program to the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Baltimore's Shriver Hall, for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and as part of Boston's Celebrity Series. Concerto No. 1: SERMON is a similar artistic endeavor, combining pieces including John Adams' El Niño; Vigil, written by Tines and Igée Dieudonné with orchestration by Matthew Aucoin; “You Want the Truth, but You Don't Want to Know,” from Anthony Davis' X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X; and poems from Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Maya Angelou into a concert performance. In May 2021, Tines performed Concerto No. 1: SERMON with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He recently premiered Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM—created by Tines with music by Michael Schachter, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, and text by Mahogany L. Browne—with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Also this season, Tines performs in El Niño with the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by composer John Adams; a concert performance of Adams' Girls of the Golden West with the Los Angeles Philharmonic also led by Adams; and a chamber music recital with the New World Symphony.Going beyond the concert hall, Davóne Tines also creates short music films that use powerful visuals to accentuate the social and poetic dimensions of the music. In September 2020, Lincoln Center presented his music film VIGIL, which pays tribute to Breonna Taylor, the EMT and aspiring nurse who was shot and killed by police in her Louisville home, and whose tragic death has fueled an international outcry. Created in collaboration with Igée Dieudonné, and Conor Hanick, the work was subsequently arranged for orchestra by Matthew Aucoin and premiered in a live-stream by Tines and the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Teddy Abrams. Aucoin's orchestration is also currently part of Tines' Concerto No. 1: SERMON. He also co-created Strange Fruit with Jennifer Koh, a film juxtaposing violence against Asian Americans with Ken Ueno's arrangement of “Strange Fruit” — which the duo perform in Everything Rises — directed by dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm. The work premiered virtually as part of Carnegie Hall's “Voices of Hope Series.” Additional music films include FREUDE, an acapella “mashup” of Beethoven with African-American hymns that was shot, produced, and edited by Davóne Tines at his hometown church in Warrenton, Virginia and presented virtually by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale; EASTMAN, a micro-biographical film highlighting the life and work of composer Julius Eastman; and NATIVE SON, in which Tines sings the Black national anthem, “Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing,” and pays homage to the '60s Civil Rights-era motto “I am a man.” The latter film was created for the fourth annual Native Son Awards, which celebrate Black, gay excellence. Further online highlights include appearances as part of Boston Lyric Opera's new miniseries, desert in, marking his company debut; LA Opera at Home's Living Room Recitals; and the 2020 NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards.Notable performances on the opera stage the world premiere performances of Kaija Saariaho's Only the Sound Remains directed by Peter Sellars at Dutch National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Opéra national de Paris, and Teatro Real (Madrid); the world and European premieres of John Adams and Peter Sellars' Girls of the Golden West at San Francisco Opera and Dutch National Opera, respectively; the title role in a new production of Anthony Davis' X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X with the Detroit Opera (where he was Artist in Residence during the 2021-22 season) and the Boston Modern Opera Project with Odyssey Opera in Boston where it was recorded for future release; the world premiere of Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons' Fire Shut Up In My Bones at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; the world premiere of Matthew Aucoin's Crossing, directed by Diane Paulus at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; a new production of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex at Lisbon's Teatro Nacional de São Carlos led by Leo Hussain; and Handel's rarely staged Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo at National Sawdust, presented in a new production by Christopher Alden. As a member of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), Tines served as a co-music director of the 2022 Ojai Music Festival, and has performed in Hans Werner Henze's El Cimarrón, John Adams' Nativity Reconsidered, and Were You There in collaboration with composers Matthew Aucoin and Michael Schachter.Davóne Tines is co-creator and co-librettist of The Black Clown, a music theater experience inspired by Langston Hughes' poem of the same name. The work, which was created in collaboration with director Zack Winokur and composer Michael Schachter, expresses a Black man's resilience against America's legacy of oppression—fusing vaudeville, opera, jazz, and spirituals to bring Hughes' verse to life onstage. The world premiere was given by the American Repertory Theater in 2018, and The Black Clown was presented by Lincoln Center in summer 2019.Concert appearances have included John Adams' El Niño with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Vladimir Jurowski, Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri with Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony, Kaija Saariaho's True Fire with the Orchestre national de France conducted by Olari Elts, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the San Francisco Symphony, Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Royal Swedish Orchestra, and a program spotlighting music of resistance by George Crumb, Julius Eastman, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Caroline Shaw with conductor Christian Reif and members of the San Francisco Symphony at SoundBox. He also sang works by Caroline Shaw and Kaija Saariaho alongside the Calder Quartet and International Contemporary Ensemble at the Ojai Music Festival. In May 2021, Tines sang in Tulsa Opera's concert Greenwood Overcomes, which honored the resilience of Black Tulsans and Black America one hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre. That event featured Tines premiering “There are Many Trails of Tears,” an aria from Anthony Davis' opera-in-progress Fire Across the Tracks: Tulsa 1921.Davóne Tines is a winner of the 2020 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, recognizing extraordinary classical musicians of color who, early in their career, demonstrate artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, a spirit of determination, and an ongoing commitment to leadership and their communities. In 2019 he was named as one of Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders. He is also the recipient of the 2018 Emerging Artists Award given by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Harvard University, where he teaches a semester-length course “How to be a Tool: Storytelling Across Disciplines” in collaboration with director Zack Winokur.The Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture. To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory. Stay in TouchNewsletter sign-upSupport my podcastShareable link to episode ★ Support this podcast ★

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Esa-Pekka Salonen (5/5)

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 30:18

durée : 00:30:18 - Esa-Pekka Salonen (5/5) - Toute cette semaine, Jérémie Rousseau rend hommage au compositeur et chef d'orchestre finlandais Esa-Pekka Salonen. Aujourd'hui : le créateur.

Esa-Pekka Salonen (4/5)

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 28:47

durée : 00:28:47 - Esa-Pekka Salonen (4/5) - Toute cette semaine, Jérémie Rousseau rend hommage au compositeur et chef d'orchestre finlandais Esa-Pekka Salonen. Aujourd'hui : Cap au nord.

Esa-Pekka Salonen (3/5)

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 32:29

durée : 00:32:29 - Esa-Pekka Salonen (3/5) - Toute cette semaine, Jérémie Rousseau rend hommage au compositeur et chef d'orchestre finlandais Esa-Pekka Salonen. Aujourd'hui : le cabinet des curiosités.

Esa-Pekka Salonen (2/5)

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 33:07

durée : 00:33:07 - Esa-Pekka Salonen (2/5) - Toute cette semaine, Jérémie Rousseau rend hommage au compositeur et chef d'orchestre finlandais Esa-Pekka Salonen. Aujourd'hui : Bienvenue chez les modernes !

Andrew Mellor and James Jolly: ‘The Northern Silence'

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 49:56

At one time something of a backwater in the musical world, over the past few decades Scandinavia has become a musical powerhouse, encompassing all genres from Esa-Pekka Salonen to Björk. Copenhagen-based music journalist Andrew Mellor has travelled from Reykjavik to Rovaniemi to investigate the glories and the dark side of Nordic music, encountering composers, performers and audiences and to explore our complex fascination with the unique culture of the north.He was in conversation with James Jolly, radio presenter and former editor of Gramophone. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hot new operas by Saariaho and Wagner

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 2:00

Synopsis The fact that a new opera might debut at the Salzburg Festival in Austria is not in itself an unusual occurrence. But in August of the year 2000, the new opera in question was "L'Amour de Loin" or "Distant Love" by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho – making it the first opera by a female composer ever to be staged at the prestigious international Festival, and one that opened to rave reviews. Born in Helsinki in 1952, Saariaho now lives with her husband and children in Paris. She has said that though she loves Helsinki, she's more comfortable in a city where she is not a celebrity. "I'm too well recognized in Finland," says Saariaho. "When I say this to colleagues in America, they think it's fantastic that there is a country where contemporary music composers can be esteemed public personalities." Speaking of summer-time opera premieres, Richard Wagner's "Die Walküre" had its first performance as part of his "Ring Cycle" on today's date in 1876, at Wagner's own theater in Bayreuth, a small town in Southern Germany. Some early critics thought building a big theater in such an out-of-the-way place was a monumental act of folly, but Wagnerites have been making the midsummer pilgrimage there for over 125 years – despite the lack of air-conditioning in Wagner's theater. Appropriately, it's some of the warmest music from "Die Walküre" – the "Magic Fire" scene that brings the opera to its close. Music Played in Today's Program Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) –…à la fumée (Petri Alanko, f; Anssi Karttunen, vcl; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond.) Ondine 804 Richard Wagner (1813-1883) –Magic Fire Music, fr Die Walküre (Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, cond.) CBS/Sony 46286

Sonia Stevenson

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 41:41

Sonia Stevenson is Head of Music Patron, a new start-up connecting composers and patrons.Sonia grew up in St Andrews, Scotland. She studied at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh and King's College London, where she gained a Bachelors of Music and Masters of Music. Her work has spanned many different aspects of the music business. In 2012 she founded her own festival, St Andrews Voices, dedicated to vocal and choral music. She has also worked as a Composer Agent, Project Consultant at Macbeth Media Relations, Artistic Director of Lichfield Festival, Promotion Manager at Faber Music, PA to the conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, Artist Manager at Connaught Artists and Concerts Department Assistant at the Philharmonia Orchestra. From 2015-2020 she was on the board of the British Arts Festival Association. She is an oboist, singer, ballet dancer, and runner.Lean more about Lyte.Find more great podcasts from Osiris Media, the leading storyteller in music. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Of Mountains and Messiaen

The Legacy of John Williams Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 2:00

Synopsis The gourmet composer Gioachino Rossini had a beef dish, Tournedos Rossini, named after him, and over the centuries countless towns have honored their native composers by naming streets after them – but few can top the honor bestowed on the late Olivier Messiaen by the citizens of Parowan, Utah. They named a mountain after him. On today's date in 1978, the citizens of Parowan resolved to name a local mountain Mt. Messiaen in honor of the French composer, who had spent a month in Utah five years earlier while working on his symphonic suite titled "From the Canyons to the Stars." Messiaen had been commissioned to write a work for the American Bicentennial in 1976. Apparently back in France he owned of a series of books titled "Wonders of the World," which included striking color pictures of the canyons of Utah, which so fired Messiaen's imagination that he made a special pilgrimage to Bryce Canyon in Utah see them with his own eyes. The result was an orchestra score titled "From the Canyons to the Stars," which includes a movement titled "Bryce Canyon and the Red-orange rocks." "Colors are very important to me," Messiaen once said. "I have a gift – it's not my fault, it's just how I am – whenever I hear music or even if I read music, I see colors. The colors do just what the sounds do: they are always changing, but they are marvelous." Music Played in Today's Program Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) –Bryce Canyon and the Red-Orange Rocks, fr From the Canyons to the Stars (London Sinfonietta; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond.) CBS/Sony 44762

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L.A. Studio Legends #17: Gloria Cheng

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 62:24

Award-winning pianist talks her career as a classical performer specialized in contemporary repertoire and her many collaborations with John Williams, including her solos on Munich and The Adventures of Tintin, and the recent premiere of ‘Prelude and Scherzo' for Piano and Orchestra Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto Pianist Gloria Cheng belongs in the category of instrumentalists who are true favourites of John Williams to the point of being even an inspiration for the composer. One of the most acclaimed musicians of his generation and an advocate of the contemporary repertoire and new-music, Gloria Cheng performed as pianist for John Williams in many film scores since the mid-2000s and has been spotlighted as soloist on such scores as Munich (2005), The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and War Horse (2011). She also performed on other Williams' scores including The BFG, The Post, and the Star Wars sequel trilogy. In addition to the film work, Cheng also had the unique honour of performing Williams' rare piano compositions for the concert hall: the 4-movement Conversations for solo piano (written and dedicated to her between 2013 and 2014), and the Prelude and Scherzo for piano and orchestra, which premiered in Barcelona in 2021 with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Vallès under Marc Timón, and later for its American premiere with the Albany Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Alan Miller. Gloria Cheng is one of the world's leading interpreters of piano works by major composers and a true advocate for new music, establishing fruitful partnerships with such contemporary music icons as Gyorgy Ligeti, Pierre Boulez, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Terry Riley, Thomas Adès and Steven Stucky. Gloria Cheng also works frequently as pianist and keyboardist for film scores and has performed on soundtracks by by such composers as Randy Newman, James Horner, Michael Giacchino. In 2005, she began a fruitful association with John Williams that continues until this day. In this conversation, Gloria talks about her career as a classical performer and her path that led to perform as pianist for film scores; she recollectes her first experience playing for John Williams on Munich, the challenges of playing the solo on Tintin and her views on the Maestro's style when writing for piano, reflecting upon her experiences playing Conversations and the Prelude and Scherzo. For more information, visit https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2022/08/05/gloria-cheng-podcast/

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