Performer: Antonello Manacorda| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Sunday 23-Jun-13 09:00pm |
 Sanssouci Palace: Court of Honour, PotsdamScandinavian Last Night Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival |
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music, Op.61 (Overture; Scherzo; The Spells) Nielsen, Aladdin, Suite for Orchestra, Op.34 (Gulnare's Song; Aladdin's Dream' Fatima's Song; Flute solo; Oriental Celebrations March) Lange-Muller, Der var engang, Op.25: incidental music (Prelude; Gypsy Music; Midsummer Eve Song) Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op.46 (selections from) Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, Op.55 (selections from)  |
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| Sanssouci Palace: Court of Honour, Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Sunday 23-Jun-13 09:00pm Scandinavian Last Night This week midsummer night is celebrated everywhere in the North and each country has its very own customs. In Denmark and Norway the summer solstice festivities were connected to John the Baptist’s saint’s day, so celebrations commence tonight into "St. Hans Eve". Lighting huge bonfires to scare away evil spirits is always an important part, then there is the traditional "fire speech", which takes a satirical look at day-to-day affairs. In Denmark they even place a straw witch on top of the fire and send her back to Mount Brocken in the Harz Mountains in Germany – German craftsmen are reported to have brought this custom to the country a long time ago. A night of miracles and legends – perfect for entering musical fairy-tale worlds where Shakespeare’s elves, Nordic trolls and characters from Arabian nights gather …
Tickets € 35,- / 25,- / JFT*
*JFT = YOUNG FESTIVAL TICKET: 10 € standard charge for young people aged up to 25 (limited availability) Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847), A Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music, Op.61 (Overture; Scherzo; The Spells) Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931), Aladdin, Suite for Orchestra, Op.34 (Gulnare's Song; Aladdin's Dream' Fatima's Song; Flute solo; Oriental Celebrations March) Lange-Muller, Peter Erasmus (1850-1926), Der var engang, Op.25: incidental music (Prelude; Gypsy Music; Midsummer Eve Song) Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907), Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op.46 (selections from) Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907), Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, Op.55 (selections from) | ||
| Thursday 29-Aug-13 08:00pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Beethoven's Violin Concerto Robeco Summer Nights |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 29-Aug-13 08:00pm Beethoven's Violin Concerto Tickets €42 - €34 - €24Image credit: Antje Weithaas ©Marco Borggreve | ||
| Sunday 27-Oct-13 11:00am |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Schubert's Unfinished and Beethoven |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 27-Oct-13 11:00am Schubert's Unfinished and Beethoven Image credit: Nino Gvetadze © Sussie Ahlburg | ||
| Sunday 20-Apr-14 11:00am |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Sunday Morning Family Concert: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (extracts) |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 20-Apr-14 11:00am Sunday Morning Family Concert: A Midsummer Night's Dream Image credit: Hadewych Minis © John Spijkers | ||
| Friday 13-Jun-14 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Het Gelders Orkest with Dvorak's Cello Concerto |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 13-Jun-14 08:15pm Het Gelders Orkest with Dvorak's Cello Concerto Image credit: Maximilian Hornung © Felix Broede | ||
