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| Wednesday 22-May-13 |
Rudolfinum: Dvorák Hall, PragueThe Beethoven Journey |
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| Rudolfinum: Dvorák Hall, Prague, Prague, Czech Wednesday 22-May-13 The Beethoven Journey | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 02:15pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallTrifonov plays Tchaikovsky |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 02:15pm Trifonov plays Tchaikovsky The Orchestra throws down the challenge; the piano strides forward; and on a great wave of melody, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto surges into life. The greatest of all Romantic piano concertos? One thing’s for sure: Tchaikovsky Competition winner Daniil Trifonov plays it like no-one on earth. The CBSO are thrilled to welcome him to Birmingham, as the star of a concert that begins with Mozart’s ever-astonishing final symphony and ends with Schumann at his headlong, heartfelt best. Sheer emotion. (£10-£39.50) | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 04:00pm |
Helsinki University: Great HallRichard Wagner 200 |
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| Helsinki University: Great Hall, Unioninkatu 34, Helsinki 00170, Finland Wednesday 22-May-13 04:00pm Richard Wagner 200 | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm |
Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, LondonBach - The Architect Of Modern Music |
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| Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm Bach - The Architect Of Modern Music | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm |
Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora SalenProkofiev's Fifth Symphony |
Nilsson, Violin Concerto (World première) |
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| Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen, Hötorget 8, Stockholm 10387, Sweden Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony Nilsson, Anders, Violin Concerto (World première) | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
St John's Smith Square, LondonM & G Series |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm M & G Series | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
The Hexagon, ReadingClassical Music Alive in Reading |
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| The Hexagon, Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Classical Music Alive in Reading Tickets: £32 - £16 (Subscriptions also available). Concessions: £2 off. Pre-booked children & students: £10. Schools: £5. Student Standby: £5 (Available one hour before advertised performance start time. NUS card/proof of status/age is required.) Promoted by Reading Arts. | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonTalk and Concert: Orient in Song |
Strauss R., Gesänge des Orients, Op.77 (excerpts) Ravel, Shéhérazade (excerpts) Saint-Saëns, Mélodies Persanes, Op.26 (excerpts) |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Talk and Concert: Orient in Song The great Goethe, when in his sixties, fell under the spell of Hafiz, the 14th century Persian poet. Hafiz’s poetry inspired Goethe to create the ‘West-Östlicher Divan’ – a collection of love poems, epigrams and drinking songs. Goethe’s verses in turn inspired composers such as Franz Schubert and Felix Mendelssohn, while poems of Hafiz were set to music by Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss. Join us as we explore Europe’s century-long love affair with the Orient through poetry, painting and song. Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937), Shéhérazade (excerpts) | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, LondonSir Andrew Davis conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in London |
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor David Edwards, Stage Director Giselle Allen, Soprano Susan Bullock, Soprano James Rutherford, Bass Katherine Broderick, Soprano Elaine McKrill, Soprano Kimberly Myers, Soprano Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano Miriam Sharrad, Mezzo-soprano Antonia Sotgiu, Mezzo-soprano Harriet Williams, Mezzo-soprano Julianne Young, Mezzo-soprano Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in London Sir Andrew Davis conducts a concert celebrating the exact 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth, showcasing the British Wagner tradition and featuring one of the composer’s finest achievements. The Walküren (or Valkyries) of the title are an army of maidens who ride through the air on horseback. We see twin brother and sister, Siegmund and Sieglinde, fall in love, thereby committing both adultery and (unwittingly) incest. The former is subsequently killed by Wotan, although Brünnhilde (Wotan's warrior Valkyrie daughter) saves Sieglinde in the nick of time. The opera reaches a blazing climax during the unforgettable Third Act, when Brünnhilde is punished by Wotan, who surrounds her with a ring of fire that can only be crossed by a fearless hero destined to be none other than Sieglinde's eventual son, Siegfried. This concert also launches Wagner 200, a wideranging, London-based festival to celebrate the bicentenary of Richard Wagner’s birth, featuring events from May to November 2013 in association with leading venues and producers. It is the culmination of a day of activity at Southbank Centre, including pop up open-air performances on the riverside terraces and balconies featuring young singers and performers. Semi-staged performance in German with English surtitles Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor David Edwards, Stage Director Giselle Allen, Soprano Susan Bullock, Soprano James Rutherford, Bass Katherine Broderick, Soprano Elaine McKrill, Soprano Kimberly Myers, Soprano Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano Miriam Sharrad, Mezzo-soprano Antonia Sotgiu, Mezzo-soprano Harriet Williams, Mezzo-soprano Julianne Young, Mezzo-soprano Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterInternational Concert Series: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande |
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| Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Manchester M2 3WS, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm International Concert Series: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Montreal, QCDavid Zinman conducts Mahler’s Fifth |
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| La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Montreal, QC, 1600, rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal, QC, Canada Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm David Zinman conducts Mahler’s Fifth | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CARobertson leads Ravel and Gershwin |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin Ravel, who heard jazz in Harlem with Gershwin, was dumbfounded by the dazzling Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin played at a birthday party for the French composer. When Gershwin asked to study with him, Ravel said "It is better to write good Gershwin than bad Ravel." The jazz-influenced Concerto for the Left Hand was written for a pianist grievously injured during the First World War. The dark undertones of La Valse, an homage to Viennese waltz, suggest a furious farewell to gentility in post-war Europe. Elliott Carter's powerful Variations for Orchestra, another 20th-century masterwork, opens the program. | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm |
Palau de la Musica: José Iturbi, ValenciaRussian National Orchestra in Concert |
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| Palau de la Musica: José Iturbi, Valencia, 30, Paseo de la Alameda, Valencia 46023, Spain Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm Russian National Orchestra in Concert | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
St Paul's Cathedral, LondonBeethoven 9 in St. Paul's Cathedral |
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| St Paul's Cathedral, London, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Beethoven 9 in St. Paul's Cathedral An unmissable performance of Beethoven's monumental 'Choral Symphony' with its climactic 'Ode to Joy' performed in the awe-inspiring dome of St Paul's Cathedral. Featuring a star line-up of singers, joint choirs and the English Chamber Orchestra under the expert baton of Howard Williams, it promises to be the event of the century. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora SalenProkofiev's Fifth Symphony |
Nilsson, Violin Concerto (World première) |
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| Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen, Hötorget 8, Stockholm 10387, Sweden Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony Nilsson, Anders, Violin Concerto (World première) | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
Tampere Hall Rajaton sings Queen with TPO |
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| Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Rajaton sings Queen with TPO | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, MoscowHaydn & Bruckner |
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| Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, Triumfalnaya ploshchad 4/31, Moscow, Russia Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Haydn & Bruckner | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, GothenburgGothenburg Symphony and Choir with Kazuki Yamada |
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| Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Gothenburg Symphony and Choir with Kazuki Yamada Tickets 360 kr, students 100 kr. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Philharmonic Hall, LiverpoolThe Rite of Spring |
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| Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm The Rite of Spring | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, LondonHandel and Vivaldi by Candlelight |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight ![]() Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in F Major "L'autunno (Autumn)", RV293, Op.8 no.3 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
St John's Smith Square, LondonFrench Choral Classics |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm French Choral Classics | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus) Saraste's farewell as chief conductor |
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| Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus), Oslo 0250, Norway Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Saraste's farewell as chief conductor This is by no means a farewell concert as Saraste will be returning as guest conductor already in the 2013–2014 season. At the same time, these concerts mark the end of a seven-year engagement with us in Oslo as well as an extremely important chapter in the orchestra’s artistic history. It will be next to impossible to leave the concert hall unmoved when the final chorus of Mahler’s’ symphony no. 2 finishes with “Bereite dich zu leben”. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, LondonTurangalîla |
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| Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Turangalîla The Royal College of Music is delighted that its Symphony Orchestra has been invited to the Royal Festival Hall to perform one of the truly great orchestral works of the 20th century.
Since its premiere after the Second World War, Messiaen's extraordinary masterpiece Turangalîla has acquired a cult following among audiences drawn to its ecstatic harmonies, soaring melodies, opulent orchestrations and intense emotional power.
If you've never experienced this utterly extraordinary work live, then this is the time to do it.
Part of the Southbank Centre's year-long festival The Rest is Noise which is inspired by Alex Ross' bookImage credit: Messiaen at the RCM in 1986. Photo: www.nickwhite.co.uk | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterThe Hallé |
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| Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Manchester M2 3WS, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm The Hallé Paul Lewis is internationally recognised as one of the leading pianists of his generation. An acclaimed interpreter of the classical repertoire, here he performs Mozart’s exquisite A major concerto. Although clouds occasionally darken the Mozartian sky, the work is largely a sunny affair, particularly its ebullient finale. The concert begins with a new piece by the Hallé’s Associate Composer Helen Grime, while after the interval Sir Mark conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. This remarkable work begins with bird-calls and distant military fanfares before proceeding via a wonderfully rustic Ländler and an evocation of a Jewish funeral to its inspirational, life-affirming conclusion. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Cadogan Hall, LondonAcademy of Saint Martin in the Fields with Lawrence Power |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields with Lawrence Power In celebration of the centenary of Britten’s birth, the Academy is proud to present a special programme featuring a new commission by celebrated British composer Sally Beamish, and joined by acclaimed violist Lawrence Power.Tickets: £10 - £36 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonThe Swingle Singers - 1 Bach Unwrapped |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm The Swingle Singers - 1 ![]() | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Fairfield, Croydon, LondonLondon Mozart Players |
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| Fairfield, Croydon, London, Park Ln, Croydon, London CR9 1DG, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm London Mozart Players LMP’s season finale features two iconic masterpieces from Beethoven, that gives the
spotlight to the last of the concerti in LMP’s season-long celebration of the violin. LMP is
delighted to be joined by pre-eminent British violinist Anthony Marwood, praised for his
‘exquisitely controlled tenderness and musicianship’ (The Spectator), who performs one
of the most beautiful and celebrated violin concertos in the repertoire. Beethoven’s everpopular, rousing Fifth Symphony completes this special programme conducted by LMP’s
Music Director Gérard Korsten.Tickets: £12 - £31.50 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallTrifonov plays Tchaikovsky |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Trifonov plays Tchaikovsky The Orchestra throws down the challenge; the piano strides forward; and on a great wave of melody, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto surges into life. The greatest of all Romantic piano concertos? One thing’s for sure: Tchaikovsky Competition winner Daniil Trifonov plays it like no-one on earth. The CBSO are thrilled to welcome him to Birmingham, as the star of a concert that begins with Mozart’s ever-astonishing final symphony and ends with Schumann at his headlong, heartfelt best. Sheer emotion. (£10-£42) | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm |
Middlesbrough Town HallMoscow State Symphony Orchestra |
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| Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2QQ, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm Moscow State Symphony Orchestra | ||
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Anvil, BasingstokeOxford Philomusica and Nicola Benedetti |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm Oxford Philomusica and Nicola Benedetti Following her spellbinding performance at the Last Night of the 2012 BBC Proms, violinist Nicola Benedetti needs absolutely no introduction and we are delighted that she is joining Oxford Philomusica to perform Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto at The Anvil, Basingstoke. The Orchestra will also showcase symphonic suites by two other great Russian composers: Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé and Stravinsky’s thrilling Firebird – the work that made the composer a star when he wrote it for the legendary Ballet Russes Company in 1910.Image credit: Decca / SImon Fowler | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm |
Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PAGil Shaham Plays Brahms |
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| Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Gil Shaham Plays Brahms | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm |
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, ILRevueltas Noche de los Mayas |
Ginastera, Pampanea no. 2, Op.21 (suite) |
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| Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL 60604, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Revueltas Noche de los Mayas | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QCBach Week: The Complete Brandenburg Concertos Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
Jens Lindemann, Trumpet Vincent Lauzer, Recorder Kirsten Zander, Oboe Elizabeth Wallfisch, Violin Jocelyn Roy, Flute Hank Knox, Harpsichord Alex Raine-Wright, Recorder Louis-Philippe Marsolais, Horn Jocelyn Veilleux, Horn Marc Gibbons, Oboe Marcus Thompson, Viola Betsy Macmillan, Viola da Gamba Elin Söderström, Viola da Gamba Denis Brott, Cello James VanDemark, Double Bass |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Bach Week: The Complete Brandenburg Concertos Bach wrote these six concertos for various instruments for the Margrave of Brandenburg who would eventually become the King of Prussia and Saxony. He was never paid and never thanked! It took 150 years before they became known as the Brandenburg Concertos and they are considered to be the greatest works in the Baroque repertoire. You’ll hear all of them in this concert that features a star-studded cast led by distinguished British violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch and including trumpet sensation Jens Lindemann and the winners of the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank 2012 Competition along with many of Montreal’s finest musicians.
Today the Bank possesses 35 million dollars of string instruments and, through competition, offers each one for three years to outstanding young Canadian artists. A few of the instruments came together on stage at the Festival several years ago but otherwise the collection, which includes Stradivarius, Guarneri del Gesù and Gagliano, has never been heard in performance on the same stage at the same time. Until now! For the first time in the history of the Canada Council, we are proud to present 16 winners of the 2012 competition. This concert features each performer in a solo work by Bach. An historic event!Jens Lindemann, Trumpet Vincent Lauzer, Recorder Kirsten Zander, Oboe Elizabeth Wallfisch, Violin Jocelyn Roy, Flute Hank Knox, Harpsichord Alex Raine-Wright, Recorder Louis-Philippe Marsolais, Horn Jocelyn Veilleux, Horn Marc Gibbons, Oboe Marcus Thompson, Viola Betsy Macmillan, Viola da Gamba Elin Söderström, Viola da Gamba Denis Brott, Cello James VanDemark, Double Bass | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm |
Donald and Maureen Green Music Center: Weill Hall, Sonoma, CARobertson leads Ravel and Gershwin |
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| Donald and Maureen Green Music Center: Weill Hall, Sonoma, CA, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, 94928, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin Ravel, who heard jazz in Harlem with Gershwin, was dumbfounded by the dazzling Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin played at a birthday party for the French composer. When Gershwin asked to study with him, Ravel said "It is better to write good Gershwin than bad Ravel." The jazz-influenced Concerto for the Left Hand was written for a pianist grievously injured during the First World War. The dark undertones of La Valse, an homage to Viennese waltz, suggest a furious farewell to gentility in post-war Europe. Elliott Carter's powerful Variations for Orchestra, another 20th-century masterwork, opens the program. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm |
First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CAAuerbach World Premiere |
Auerbach, Sinfonia for Strings "Primera Luz" (World Premiere Commission) |
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| First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA, Berkeley, CA, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Auerbach World Premiere Auerbach, Lera (b. 1973), Sinfonia for Strings "Primera Luz" (World Premiere Commission) | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm |
Baluarte, Palacio de Congresos y Auditorio de Navarra, PamplonaOrquesta Sinfónica de Navarra |
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| Baluarte, Palacio de Congresos y Auditorio de Navarra, Pamplona, Plaza del Baluarte, Pamplona 31002, Spain Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 09:00pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonThe Swingle Singers - 2 Bach Unwrapped |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 09:00pm The Swingle Singers - 2 ![]() | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 |
Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), BergenThe Beethoven Journey |
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| Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, Bergen 5015, Norway Friday 24-May-13 The Beethoven Journey | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 01:30pm |
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, ILRevueltas Noche de los Mayas |
Ginastera, Pampanea no. 2, Op.21 (suite) |
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| Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL 60604, United States Friday 24-May-13 01:30pm Revueltas Noche de los Mayas | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 02:00pm |
Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PAGil Shaham Plays Brahms |
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| Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States Friday 24-May-13 02:00pm Gil Shaham Plays Brahms | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 06:00pm |
Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, GothenburgGothenburg Symphony and Choir with Kazuki Yamada |
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| Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden Friday 24-May-13 06:00pm Gothenburg Symphony and Choir with Kazuki Yamada Tickets 360 kr, students 100 kr. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 06:30pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CARobertson leads Ravel and Gershwin |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Friday 24-May-13 06:30pm Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin Ravel, who heard jazz in Harlem with Gershwin, was dumbfounded by the dazzling Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin played at a birthday party for the French composer. When Gershwin asked to study with him, Ravel said "It is better to write good Gershwin than bad Ravel." The jazz-influenced Concerto for the Left Hand was written for a pianist grievously injured during the First World War. The dark undertones of La Valse, an homage to Viennese waltz, suggest a furious farewell to gentility in post-war Europe. Elliott Carter's powerful Variations for Orchestra, another 20th-century masterwork, opens the program. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm |
Kyoto Concert Hall Kyoto Symphony Orchestra |
Bruckner, Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (1890, Nowak) |
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| Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm Kyoto Symphony Orchestra Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896), Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (1890, Nowak) | ||
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Tapiola Hall, EspooKuusisto & Mäki |
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| Tapiola Hall, Espoo, Espoo Cultural Centre, Kulttuuriaukio 2, Espoo 02100, Finland Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm Kuusisto & Mäki | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Berwaldhallen, StockholmBritten: Spring Symphony |
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| Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Britten: Spring Symphony Tickets: 110-395 kr | ||
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Auditorio Nacional de Musica: Sala Sinfónica, Madrid Orquesta Nacional de España |
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| Auditorio Nacional de Musica: Sala Sinfónica, Madrid, Calle del Príncipe de Vergara 146, Madrid, Spain Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Orquesta Nacional de España | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Usher Hall, EdinburghRSNO - Dvorak Cello Concerto |
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| Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 2EA, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm RSNO - Dvorak Cello Concerto | ||
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Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus) Saraste's farewell as chief conductor |
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| Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus), Oslo 0250, Norway Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Saraste's farewell as chief conductor This is by no means a farewell concert as Saraste will be returning as guest conductor already in the 2013–2014 season. At the same time, these concerts mark the end of a seven-year engagement with us in Oslo as well as an extremely important chapter in the orchestra’s artistic history. It will be next to impossible to leave the concert hall unmoved when the final chorus of Mahler’s’ symphony no. 2 finishes with “Bereite dich zu leben”. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon The Trumpet Shall Sound |
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| Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon , Stratford-on-Avon CV37 6LU, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm The Trumpet Shall Sound | ||
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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, ILChicago Philharmonic Presents Bernstein and Schubert |
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| Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 60208, United States Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Chicago Philharmonic Presents Bernstein and Schubert Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||