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| Thursday 18-Mar-10 20:15 |
 Concertgebouw, Large Hall, AmsterdamBernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich 15 |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Conductor Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Violin |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 18-Mar-10 20:15 Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich 15 The orchestra has a good relationship with Shostakovich’s last symphony. Kirill Kondrashin conducted the Dutch premiere in 1972, less than a year after it was premiered in Moscow. Although Shostakovich was still viewed with suspicion in the Netherlands, the Concertgebouw’s chief conductor at the time Bernard Haitink conducted the work in 1976. It continues to be a matter of conjecture whether the many quotations in Shostakovich’s music are meant to convey a critical view of Soviet culture or a description of the composer’s own place in music history. Listeners might also wonder if they’re actually hearing the final seconds of his life ticking away at the end of the work. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Conductor Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Violin | ||
| Friday 19-Mar-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich 15 |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Conductor Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Violin |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 19-Mar-10 20:15 Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich 15 The orchestra has a good relationship with Shostakovich’s last symphony. Kirill Kondrashin conducted the Dutch premiere in 1972, less than a year after it was premiered in Moscow. Although Shostakovich was still viewed with suspicion in the Netherlands, the Concertgebouw’s chief conductor at the time Bernard Haitink conducted the work in 1976. It continues to be a matter of conjecture whether the many quotations in Shostakovich’s music are meant to convey a critical view of Soviet culture or a description of the composer’s own place in music history. Listeners might also wonder if they’re actually hearing the final seconds of his life ticking away at the end of the work. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Conductor Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Violin | ||
| Sunday 21-Mar-10 14:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich 15 |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Conductor Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Violin |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 21-Mar-10 14:15 Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich 15 The orchestra has a good relationship with Shostakovich’s last symphony. Kirill Kondrashin conducted the Dutch premiere in 1972, less than a year after it was premiered in Moscow. Although Shostakovich was still viewed with suspicion in the Netherlands, the Concertgebouw’s chief conductor at the time Bernard Haitink conducted the work in 1976. It continues to be a matter of conjecture whether the many quotations in Shostakovich’s music are meant to convey a critical view of Soviet culture or a description of the composer’s own place in music history. Listeners might also wonder if they’re actually hearing the final seconds of his life ticking away at the end of the work. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Conductor Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Violin | ||
| Friday 26-Mar-10 19:30 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Bach's St Matthew Passion |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Labadie, Conductor Florian Boesch, Bass James Gilchrist, Tenor Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Alto Miah Persson, Soprano Nathan Berg, Bass-baritone Werner Güra, Tenor Netherlands Radio Choir National Boys Choir |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 26-Mar-10 19:30 Bach's St Matthew Passion This performance heralds a return to the Bach tradition, established in 1891 when Julius Röntgen conducted the St Matthew Passion in Amsterdam for the first time. From 1899, it became an annual event. More recently, Nikolaus Harnoncourt spiced things up by alternating St Matthew with St John and even by conducting MacMillan’s St John Passio last season. Now the ‘authentic’ St Matthew is back. This collaboration features the Canadian early music specialist Bernard Labadie, assisted by musicians including James Gilchrist and Florian Boesch, who were also guests in 2007. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Labadie, Conductor Florian Boesch, Bass James Gilchrist, Tenor Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Alto Miah Persson, Soprano Nathan Berg, Bass-baritone Werner Güra, Tenor Netherlands Radio Choir National Boys Choir | ||
| Sunday 28-Mar-10 12:00 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Bach's St Matthew Passion |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Labadie, Conductor Florian Boesch, Bass James Gilchrist, Tenor Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Alto Miah Persson, Soprano Nathan Berg, Bass-baritone Werner Güra, Tenor Netherlands Radio Choir National Boys Choir |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 28-Mar-10 12:00 Bach's St Matthew Passion This performance heralds a return to the Bach tradition, established in 1891 when Julius Röntgen conducted the St Matthew Passion in Amsterdam for the first time. From 1899, it became an annual event. More recently, Nikolaus Harnoncourt spiced things up by alternating St Matthew with St John and even by conducting MacMillan’s St John Passio last season. Now the ‘authentic’ St Matthew is back. This collaboration features the Canadian early music specialist Bernard Labadie, assisted by musicians including James Gilchrist and Florian Boesch, who were also guests in 2007. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Labadie, Conductor Florian Boesch, Bass James Gilchrist, Tenor Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Alto Miah Persson, Soprano Nathan Berg, Bass-baritone Werner Güra, Tenor Netherlands Radio Choir National Boys Choir | ||
| Friday 9-Apr-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Mahler+ and the Mahlerians |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Markus Stenz, Conductor Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 9-Apr-10 20:15 Mahler+ and the Mahlerians Mahler described his Dutch composer colleagues as ‘sterile’. But he formed a fast friendship with the self-taught Diepenbrock. His setting of Novalis’s hymn ‘Muss immer der Morgen wiederkommen?’ precisely expressed what Mahler also felt heavy in the air around 1900. Owing to a misunderstanding, Bruckner’s Symphonisches Praeludium was long attributed to Mahler, his teacher, whose Blumine, originally a movement of the First Symphony, has never before been performed by the orchestra. The modern-day Mahlerian Detlev Glanert adds another work, while the ‘classic’ work on the programme is once again by a Czech composer, Janáček. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Markus Stenz, Conductor Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano | ||
| Thursday 15-Apr-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam The Complete Ma Vlast with Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 15-Apr-10 20:15 The Complete Ma Vlast with Nikolaus Harnoncourt More than Janáček, who witnessed Czechoslovakia’s independence in 1918, and even more than Dvořák, who established an international career for himself, Bedřich Smetana was considered to be the face of national Czech music. The best-known homage to his fatherland took the form of a cycle of six symphonic poems entitled Má vlast (‘My Fatherland’), in which he expresses his views on his country’s past, present and future. The last time the orchestra performed the full cycle was under Antal Dorati in 1986. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor | ||
| Friday 16-Apr-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam The Complete Ma Vlast with Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 16-Apr-10 20:15 The Complete Ma Vlast with Nikolaus Harnoncourt More than Janáček, who witnessed Czechoslovakia’s independence in 1918, and even more than Dvořák, who established an international career for himself, Bedřich Smetana was considered to be the face of national Czech music. The best-known homage to his fatherland took the form of a cycle of six symphonic poems entitled Má vlast (‘My Fatherland’), in which he expresses his views on his country’s past, present and future. The last time the orchestra performed the full cycle was under Antal Dorati in 1986. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor | ||
| Sunday 18-Apr-10 14:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam The Complete Ma Vlast with Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 18-Apr-10 14:15 The Complete Ma Vlast with Nikolaus Harnoncourt More than Janáček, who witnessed Czechoslovakia’s independence in 1918, and even more than Dvořák, who established an international career for himself, Bedřich Smetana was considered to be the face of national Czech music. The best-known homage to his fatherland took the form of a cycle of six symphonic poems entitled Má vlast (‘My Fatherland’), in which he expresses his views on his country’s past, present and future. The last time the orchestra performed the full cycle was under Antal Dorati in 1986. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor | ||
| Thursday 22-Apr-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Mahler 4 with Iván Fischer |
Schubert, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), (W. Müller u. H. v. Chézy), D.965 (instr. Reinecke) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Iván Fischer, Conductor Miah Persson, Soprano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 22-Apr-10 20:15 Mahler 4 with Iván Fischer This season, the ‘Mahlers’ are performed every two months. The Fourth gives scope to focus on Schubert, whose lyricism served as an important model to the lied composer in Mahler. It is the third and final symphony in which Mahler makes use of a lied from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and the first he composed after having been appointed to the Vienna Hofoper. The work is scored for a relatively small ensemble, and here and there the atmosphere Mahler creates approaches that of his early romantic musical predecessor. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), (W. Müller u. H. v. Chézy), D.965 (instr. Reinecke) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Iván Fischer, Conductor Miah Persson, Soprano | ||
| Friday 23-Apr-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Mahler 4 with Iván Fischer |
Schubert, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), (W. Müller u. H. v. Chézy), D.965 (instr. Reinecke) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Iván Fischer, Conductor Miah Persson, Soprano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 23-Apr-10 20:15 Mahler 4 with Iván Fischer This season, the ‘Mahlers’ are performed every two months. The Fourth gives scope to focus on Schubert, whose lyricism served as an important model to the lied composer in Mahler. It is the third and final symphony in which Mahler makes use of a lied from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and the first he composed after having been appointed to the Vienna Hofoper. The work is scored for a relatively small ensemble, and here and there the atmosphere Mahler creates approaches that of his early romantic musical predecessor. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), (W. Müller u. H. v. Chézy), D.965 (instr. Reinecke) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Iván Fischer, Conductor Miah Persson, Soprano | ||
| Saturday 24-Apr-10 20:00 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Mahler 4 with Iván Fischer |
Schubert, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), (W. Müller u. H. v. Chézy), D.965 (instr. Reinecke) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Iván Fischer, Conductor Miah Persson, Soprano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 24-Apr-10 20:00 Mahler 4 with Iván Fischer This season, the ‘Mahlers’ are performed every two months. The Fourth gives scope to focus on Schubert, whose lyricism served as an important model to the lied composer in Mahler. It is the third and final symphony in which Mahler makes use of a lied from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and the first he composed after having been appointed to the Vienna Hofoper. The work is scored for a relatively small ensemble, and here and there the atmosphere Mahler creates approaches that of his early romantic musical predecessor. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), (W. Müller u. H. v. Chézy), D.965 (instr. Reinecke) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Iván Fischer, Conductor Miah Persson, Soprano | ||
| Wednesday 28-Apr-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Schubert and Beethoven with Fray and Masur |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Kurt Masur, Conductor David Fray, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 28-Apr-10 20:15 Schubert and Beethoven with Fray and Masur Musical mythology would have it that Schubert’s last complete symphony would come to be known as the ‘Ninth’, nicknamed the ‘Great’. Schumann discovered the work in Schubert’s personal effects and saw in it a magnificent swansong. Mahler would later study and revise the work, which he also felt the need to do for Schumann’s symphonies. But now we know better. The symphony was written during a relatively happy time in Schubert’s life and stylistically is not that far removed from the ‘classical’ symphonies of Mozart and Haydn. But it is indeed ‘great’. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Kurt Masur, Conductor David Fray, Piano | ||
| Thursday 29-Apr-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Schubert and Beethoven with Fray and Masur |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Kurt Masur, Conductor David Fray, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 29-Apr-10 20:15 Schubert and Beethoven with Fray and Masur Musical mythology would have it that Schubert’s last complete symphony would come to be known as the ‘Ninth’, nicknamed the ‘Great’. Schumann discovered the work in Schubert’s personal effects and saw in it a magnificent swansong. Mahler would later study and revise the work, which he also felt the need to do for Schumann’s symphonies. But now we know better. The symphony was written during a relatively happy time in Schubert’s life and stylistically is not that far removed from the ‘classical’ symphonies of Mozart and Haydn. But it is indeed ‘great’. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Kurt Masur, Conductor David Fray, Piano | ||
| Thursday 6-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Elgar and Tchaikovsky with Jurowski and Znaider |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Nikolaj Znaider, Violin |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 6-May-10 20:15 Elgar and Tchaikovsky with Jurowski and Znaider It is not often that we commemorate the anniversary of a musical work. But Nikolaj Znaider, who plays the very violin on which Kreisler performed the world premiere 100 years ago, is doing just that with Elgar’s Violin Concerto. Many will recall Znaider’s acclaimed performance in 2007 of the Nielsen concerto, another work that is performed relatively rarely. With Tchaikovsky’s First, Jurowski is also presenting an uncommon symphonic work. The orchestra first performed the symphony (also known as ‘Winter Daydreams’) under Kondrashin in 1968, but its last performance of the work was under Chailly in 1985. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Nikolaj Znaider, Violin | ||
| Friday 7-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Elgar and Tchaikovsky with Jurowski and Znaider |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Nikolaj Znaider, Violin |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 7-May-10 20:15 Elgar and Tchaikovsky with Jurowski and Znaider It is not often that we commemorate the anniversary of a musical work. But Nikolaj Znaider, who plays the very violin on which Kreisler performed the world premiere 100 years ago, is doing just that with Elgar’s Violin Concerto. Many will recall Znaider’s acclaimed performance in 2007 of the Nielsen concerto, another work that is performed relatively rarely. With Tchaikovsky’s First, Jurowski is also presenting an uncommon symphonic work. The orchestra first performed the symphony (also known as ‘Winter Daydreams’) under Kondrashin in 1968, but its last performance of the work was under Chailly in 1985. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Nikolaj Znaider, Violin | ||
| Saturday 8-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Elgar and Tchaikovsky with Jurowski and Znaider |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Nikolaj Znaider, Violin |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 8-May-10 20:15 Elgar and Tchaikovsky with Jurowski and Znaider It is not often that we commemorate the anniversary of a musical work. But Nikolaj Znaider, who plays the very violin on which Kreisler performed the world premiere 100 years ago, is doing just that with Elgar’s Violin Concerto. Many will recall Znaider’s acclaimed performance in 2007 of the Nielsen concerto, another work that is performed relatively rarely. With Tchaikovsky’s First, Jurowski is also presenting an uncommon symphonic work. The orchestra first performed the symphony (also known as ‘Winter Daydreams’) under Kondrashin in 1968, but its last performance of the work was under Chailly in 1985. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Nikolaj Znaider, Violin | ||
| Friday 14-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Myung-Whung Chung conducts the "Pathétique" |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 14-May-10 20:15 Myung-Whung Chung conducts the "Pathétique" Both Tchaikovsky and Ravel found it difficult to be open about the subjective aspect of their work. Tchaikovsky did suggest a programme for his last symphony, popularly known as the ‘Pathétique’, calling it ‘the most sincere work I have ever written’. Yet he was anything but a melodramatic Russian. Although Ravel remained inscrutable his entire life, his music rises above the typical sangfroid that typifies so much French art. They meet each other somewhere in the middle, in their references to the Viennese waltz. The discerning Korean conductor Chung is sure to manage both very well indeed. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor | ||
| Saturday 15-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Myung-Whung Chung conducts the "Pathétique" |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 15-May-10 20:15 Myung-Whung Chung conducts the "Pathétique" Both Tchaikovsky and Ravel found it difficult to be open about the subjective aspect of their work. Tchaikovsky did suggest a programme for his last symphony, popularly known as the ‘Pathétique’, calling it ‘the most sincere work I have ever written’. Yet he was anything but a melodramatic Russian. Although Ravel remained inscrutable his entire life, his music rises above the typical sangfroid that typifies so much French art. They meet each other somewhere in the middle, in their references to the Viennese waltz. The discerning Korean conductor Chung is sure to manage both very well indeed. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor | ||
| Wednesday 19-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 19-May-10 20:15 Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk A Russian tête-à-tête. These three works were born on the eve of the October Revolution. The oldest, the Poème de l’extase, was premiered in 1908 and is the most progressive of the group. Here, Skryabin casts aside the symphonic poem to go in search of music of a purely mystical character. Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead was written one year before but is utterly romantic in style. Surprisingly, Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto was condemned as ‘devil’s music’ in 1913. It is in any case a well-suited vehicle for the virtuoso Gavrylyuk, who makes his first appearance with the RCO, under the direction of his colleague Pletnev. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano | ||
| Thursday 20-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 20-May-10 20:15 Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk A Russian tête-à-tête. These three works were born on the eve of the October Revolution. The oldest, the Poème de l’extase, was premiered in 1908 and is the most progressive of the group. Here, Skryabin casts aside the symphonic poem to go in search of music of a purely mystical character. Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead was written one year before but is utterly romantic in style. Surprisingly, Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto was condemned as ‘devil’s music’ in 1913. It is in any case a well-suited vehicle for the virtuoso Gavrylyuk, who makes his first appearance with the RCO, under the direction of his colleague Pletnev. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano | ||
| Friday 21-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 21-May-10 20:15 Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk A Russian tête-à-tête. These three works were born on the eve of the October Revolution. The oldest, the Poème de l’extase, was premiered in 1908 and is the most progressive of the group. Here, Skryabin casts aside the symphonic poem to go in search of music of a purely mystical character. Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead was written one year before but is utterly romantic in style. Surprisingly, Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto was condemned as ‘devil’s music’ in 1913. It is in any case a well-suited vehicle for the virtuoso Gavrylyuk, who makes his first appearance with the RCO, under the direction of his colleague Pletnev. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano | ||
| Saturday 22-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 22-May-10 20:15 Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexander Gavrylyuk A Russian tête-à-tête. These three works were born on the eve of the October Revolution. The oldest, the Poème de l’extase, was premiered in 1908 and is the most progressive of the group. Here, Skryabin casts aside the symphonic poem to go in search of music of a purely mystical character. Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead was written one year before but is utterly romantic in style. Surprisingly, Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto was condemned as ‘devil’s music’ in 1913. It is in any case a well-suited vehicle for the virtuoso Gavrylyuk, who makes his first appearance with the RCO, under the direction of his colleague Pletnev. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Alexander Gavrilyuk, Piano | ||
| Thursday 27-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Bruckner Symphony no. 5 with Blomstedt |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 27-May-10 20:15 Bruckner Symphony no. 5 with Blomstedt A commemoration of Mahler could have led to a shortage of works by Bruckner. Herbert Blomstedt is doing something about that. As a student of Bruckner’s in 1874, Mahler had plenty to learn. He was already composing his Fifth Symphony, but this work by a composer understood by so few would not be premiered until 1894. Bruckner was already seriously ill and could not attend. For this reason, his biographer Göllerich called it Bruckner’s ‘Tragic’ symphony. Like Beethoven’s Fifth, however, it successfully depicts the path from darkness to light. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor | ||
| Friday 28-May-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Bruckner Symphony no. 5 with Blomstedt |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 28-May-10 20:15 Bruckner Symphony no. 5 with Blomstedt A commemoration of Mahler could have led to a shortage of works by Bruckner. Herbert Blomstedt is doing something about that. As a student of Bruckner’s in 1874, Mahler had plenty to learn. He was already composing his Fifth Symphony, but this work by a composer understood by so few would not be premiered until 1894. Bruckner was already seriously ill and could not attend. For this reason, his biographer Göllerich called it Bruckner’s ‘Tragic’ symphony. Like Beethoven’s Fifth, however, it successfully depicts the path from darkness to light. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor | ||
| Sunday 30-May-10 14:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Bruckner Symphony no. 5 with Blomstedt |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 30-May-10 14:15 Bruckner Symphony no. 5 with Blomstedt A commemoration of Mahler could have led to a shortage of works by Bruckner. Herbert Blomstedt is doing something about that. As a student of Bruckner’s in 1874, Mahler had plenty to learn. He was already composing his Fifth Symphony, but this work by a composer understood by so few would not be premiered until 1894. Bruckner was already seriously ill and could not attend. For this reason, his biographer Göllerich called it Bruckner’s ‘Tragic’ symphony. Like Beethoven’s Fifth, however, it successfully depicts the path from darkness to light. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor | ||
| Thursday 3-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Recommended Adventure with David Robertson |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra David Robertson, Conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 3-Jun-10 20:15 Recommended Adventure with David Robertson A French-influenced programme built around the Dutch premiere of an English work should come as no surprise given that the composer of that work is George Benjamin. His Duet is dedicated to Pierre-Laurent Aimard. The programme also features a work by his teacher and mentor Messiaen – Un vitrail et des oiseaux, one of the colourful works this French master wrote for piano, wind instruments and extended percussion. David Robertson, a familiar guest with the RCO, has brought these works together on a single programme to illustrate their interrelation. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra David Robertson, Conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano | ||
| Friday 4-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Recommended Adventure with David Robertson |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra David Robertson, Conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 4-Jun-10 20:15 Recommended Adventure with David Robertson A French-influenced programme built around the Dutch premiere of an English work should come as no surprise given that the composer of that work is George Benjamin. His Duet is dedicated to Pierre-Laurent Aimard. The programme also features a work by his teacher and mentor Messiaen – Un vitrail et des oiseaux, one of the colourful works this French master wrote for piano, wind instruments and extended percussion. David Robertson, a familiar guest with the RCO, has brought these works together on a single programme to illustrate their interrelation. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra David Robertson, Conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano | ||
| Wednesday 9-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Summer Nights with Jansons and Kasarova |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 9-Jun-10 20:15 Summer Nights with Jansons and Kasarova As summer is almost here again, we turn our attention to the south. This is apparent not so much from Beethoven’s First Symphony, although he did compose this sunny work before going deaf. Berlioz’s Nuits d’été was of vital importance to the development both of the French song in itself and of the orchestral song in particular. The full summer splendour of colour unfolds in Respighi’s four-part work, which Mariss Jansons has wanted to conduct for quite some time. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano | ||
| Thursday 10-Jun-10 21:00 |
Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli, Lingotti, Turin Summer Nights with Jansons and Kasarova |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano |
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| Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli, Lingotti, 10126 Torino Turin, Italy Thursday 10-Jun-10 21:00 Summer Nights with Jansons and Kasarova As summer is almost here again, we turn our attention to the south. This is apparent not so much from Beethoven’s First Symphony, although he did compose this sunny work before going deaf. Berlioz’s Nuits d’été was of vital importance to the development both of the French song in itself and of the orchestral song in particular. The full summer splendour of colour unfolds in Respighi’s four-part work, which Mariss Jansons has wanted to conduct for quite some time. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano | ||
| Friday 11-Jun-10 20:00 |
Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne Summer Nights with Jansons and Kasarova |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano |
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| Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany Friday 11-Jun-10 20:00 Summer Nights with Jansons and Kasarova As summer is almost here again, we turn our attention to the south. This is apparent not so much from Beethoven’s First Symphony, although he did compose this sunny work before going deaf. Berlioz’s Nuits d’été was of vital importance to the development both of the French song in itself and of the orchestral song in particular. The full summer splendour of colour unfolds in Respighi’s four-part work, which Mariss Jansons has wanted to conduct for quite some time. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano | ||
| Friday 18-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam World Première Shchedrin's Oboe Concerto |
Berio, Quatre dédicaces (Entrada, Fanfara, Festum, Encore) Shchedrin, Oboe Concerto (World Première) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Alexei Ogrintchouk, Oboe |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 18-Jun-10 20:15 World Première Shchedrin's Oboe Concerto This programme expresses musical friendship in several ways. The key work on the programme is the premiere of Shchedrin’s new oboe concerto, which he wrote for Alexei Ogrintchouk and Mariss Jansons. In January 2008, the 75-year-old Russian composer was in Amsterdam for a special tribute. Pierre Boulez has brought together four short musical greetings from his contemporary Berio under the title 4 Dédicaces, bookended by two complementary twentieth-century masterpieces: Stravinsky’s Symphonies d’instruments à vent (in memoriam Debussy) and Bartók’s music for the rest of the orchestra. Berio, Luciano (1925-2003), Quatre dédicaces (Entrada, Fanfara, Festum, Encore) Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich (b. 1932), Oboe Concerto (World Première) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Alexei Ogrintchouk, Oboe | ||
| Saturday 19-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam World Première Shchedrin's Oboe Concerto |
Berio, Quatre dédicaces (Entrada, Fanfara, Festum, Encore) Shchedrin, Oboe Concerto (World Première) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Alexei Ogrintchouk, Oboe |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 19-Jun-10 20:15 World Première Shchedrin's Oboe Concerto This programme expresses musical friendship in several ways. The key work on the programme is the premiere of Shchedrin’s new oboe concerto, which he wrote for Alexei Ogrintchouk and Mariss Jansons. In January 2008, the 75-year-old Russian composer was in Amsterdam for a special tribute. Pierre Boulez has brought together four short musical greetings from his contemporary Berio under the title 4 Dédicaces, bookended by two complementary twentieth-century masterpieces: Stravinsky’s Symphonies d’instruments à vent (in memoriam Debussy) and Bartók’s music for the rest of the orchestra. Berio, Luciano (1925-2003), Quatre dédicaces (Entrada, Fanfara, Festum, Encore) Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich (b. 1932), Oboe Concerto (World Première) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Alexei Ogrintchouk, Oboe | ||
| Wednesday 23-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Mahler 5 with Daniele Gatti |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 23-Jun-10 20:15 Mahler 5 with Daniele Gatti Under the direction of the fiery Italian conductor Gatti, the orchestra is performing a veiled homage to two famous musical spouses. The ‘Siegfried Idyll’ was Wagner’s serenade to his young bride Cosima, who had given him a son in 1869. Mahler began work on his Fifth Symphony the year he met Alma Schindler. When he completed the work in Maiernigg the following summer, they were married, and Alma was with child. After this performance, the orchestra will also be retiring for the summer in expectation of the next Mahler season. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor | ||
| Thursday 24-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Mahler 5 with Daniele Gatti |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 24-Jun-10 20:15 Mahler 5 with Daniele Gatti Under the direction of the fiery Italian conductor Gatti, the orchestra is performing a veiled homage to two famous musical spouses. The ‘Siegfried Idyll’ was Wagner’s serenade to his young bride Cosima, who had given him a son in 1869. Mahler began work on his Fifth Symphony the year he met Alma Schindler. When he completed the work in Maiernigg the following summer, they were married, and Alma was with child. After this performance, the orchestra will also be retiring for the summer in expectation of the next Mahler season. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor | ||
| Friday 25-Jun-10 20:15 |
Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam Mahler 5 with Daniele Gatti |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor |
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| Concertgebouw, Large Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 25-Jun-10 20:15 Mahler 5 with Daniele Gatti Under the direction of the fiery Italian conductor Gatti, the orchestra is performing a veiled homage to two famous musical spouses. The ‘Siegfried Idyll’ was Wagner’s serenade to his young bride Cosima, who had given him a son in 1869. Mahler began work on his Fifth Symphony the year he met Alma Schindler. When he completed the work in Maiernigg the following summer, they were married, and Alma was with child. After this performance, the orchestra will also be retiring for the summer in expectation of the next Mahler season. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor | ||
| Sunday 27-Jun-10 17:00 |
Philharmonie, Alfried Krupp Saal, Essen Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor |
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| Philharmonie, Alfried Krupp Saal, Huyssenallee 53, 45128 Essen, Germany Sunday 27-Jun-10 17:00 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor | ||
| Friday 27-Aug-10 20:00 |
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam Salzburg Festival |
Mussorgsky, Songs and Dances of Death (Orchestrated by Dmitri Shostakovich) Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bass Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor |
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| Großes Festspielhaus, 5020 Salzburg, Austria Friday 27-Aug-10 20:00 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881), Songs and Dances of Death (Orchestrated by Dmitri Shostakovich) Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bass Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor | ||
| Monday 30-Aug-10 20:00 |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 1 Edinburgh International Festival |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor |
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| Usher Hall, Edinburgh EH1 2EA, United Kingdom Monday 30-Aug-10 20:00 Event embargoed until 2010-03-17 10:00:00 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 1 Lloyds TSB Scotland Inspiring Performances A welcome return to the Festival for this great orchestra. The magical combination of the Concertgebouw, conductor Mariss Jansons and an eclectic and invigorating programme is sure to ignite. Dedicated to the memory of Claude Debussy, Stravinsky’s single movement Symphonies of Wind Instruments draws on Russian folk elements illustrating the composer’s love for his homeland. Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta has made its way into the popular psyche after featuring in the films Being John Malkovich and The Shining. 4 Dédicaces is an umbrella title that Pierre Boulez gave to four of Berio’s magical miniatures that were grouped together in the late 1980s. The Firebird is possibly Stravinsky’s best known work, the suite from it is performed here in its 1945 form. Tickets from £10 Sponsored by City Inn Contemporary Hotels Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor | ||
| Tuesday 31-Aug-10 20:00 |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 2 Edinburgh International Festival |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Edinburgh Festival Chorus Christopher Bell, Chorus director RSNO Junior Chorus Anna Larsson, Mezzo-soprano |
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| Usher Hall, Edinburgh EH1 2EA, United Kingdom Tuesday 31-Aug-10 20:00 Event embargoed until 2010-03-17 10:00:00 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 2 Lloyds TSB Scotland Inspiring Performances Mahler’s monumental hymn to the natural world uses dynamic vocal forces to create one of the most exceptional symphonies in the repertoire. The slow opening evokes the primordial sleep of nature as Mahler’s soul-stirring genius comes into full play. Tickets from £10 Sponsored by Lloyds TSB Scotland Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, Conductor Edinburgh Festival Chorus Christopher Bell, Chorus director RSNO Junior Chorus Anna Larsson, Mezzo-soprano | ||
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