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| Saturday 25-May-13 05:00pm |
 Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, HelsinkiThe Tapiola Sinfonietta at the Helsinki Music Centre 3 |
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| Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, Helsinki, Helsingin Musiikkitalo Oy, Mannerheimintie 13a, Helsinki, Finland Saturday 25-May-13 05:00pm The Tapiola Sinfonietta at the Helsinki Music Centre 3 | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 05:50pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 05:50pm Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 06:30pm |
Auditorium Grafenegg Pictures from Russia |
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) |
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| Auditorium Grafenegg, Grafenegg, Austria Saturday 25-May-13 06:30pm Pictures from Russia Three musical pictures from Russia rich in detail guarantee a unique musical experience with their vibrant tone colours and fascinating virtuosity. Glinka’s sweeping overture serves as a prelude to Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto – one of the most popular of its genre – which is in the able hands of Vadim Gluzman. Michail Jurowski, Guest Music Director of the Tonkünstler, presents a further masterpiece from his home country: the trip through Mussorgsky’s «Pictures at an Exhibition» perfectly rounds off the colourful cycle with a wealth of musical impressions. Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881), Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away Following its successful international tour, Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present the return of 6000 miles away, devised and performed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem.Widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest dancers, Guillem stars in this critically lauded evening of work by three of today’s most important choreographers: Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián.The evening features William Forsythe’s “profoundly beautiful” duet (The Observer), Rearray and acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s solo for Guillem, Bye. Jiří Kylián’s duet 27’52” completes the bill, performed by Aurélie Cayla and Lukas Timulak.In 2012, Sylvie Guillem won the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for 6000 miles away. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC Bach Week: The Complete Violin Concertos Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin Elizabeth Wallfisch, Violin Jocelyn Roy, Flute Hank Knox, Harpsichord Marie-Ève Poupart, Violin Matilda Kaul, Violin Boson Mo, Violin Iryna Krechkovsky, Violin Kerry DuWors, Violin Andréa Tyniec, Violin Emily Westell, Violin Marcus Thompson, Viola Lambert Chen, Viola Emmanuel Vukovich, Viola Arnold Choi, Cello Rachel Desoer, Cello Ariel Barnes, Cello James VanDemark, Double Bass Theodore Baskin, Oboe |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Bach Week: The Complete Violin Concertos This concert completes our week of Bach as we present all of his violin concertos. There are six of them that feature one, two or three violins as soloists and we have a star-studded cast of musicians to perform them for you. The great American violinist Rachel Barton Pine returns to the Festival as soloist and leader of the ensemble. She’ll be joined by violinists Elizabeth Wallfisch and Timmy Chooi and OSM Principal Oboe Ted Baskin. The ensemble will be made up of the winners of the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank 2012 competition. A world-class evening in store for you!
The Canada Council Musical Instrument 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 seen on the same stage at the same time, until now.Rachel Barton Pine, Violin Elizabeth Wallfisch, Violin Jocelyn Roy, Flute Hank Knox, Harpsichord Marie-Ève Poupart, Violin Matilda Kaul, Violin Boson Mo, Violin Iryna Krechkovsky, Violin Kerry DuWors, Violin Andréa Tyniec, Violin Emily Westell, Violin Marcus Thompson, Viola Lambert Chen, Viola Emmanuel Vukovich, Viola Arnold Choi, Cello Rachel Desoer, Cello Ariel Barnes, Cello James VanDemark, Double Bass Theodore Baskin, Oboe | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm |
Tulane University: Dixon Hall, New Orleans, LA Birdfoot Festival Final Gala Concert |
Danny Driver, Piano Kristopher Tong, Violin Dimitri Murrath, Viola Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet Jenna Sherry, Violin Prach Boondiskulchok, Piano Lisa Romain, Violin Ari Isaacman-Beck, Violin Alex Fortes, Violin Dash Nesbitt, Viola Daniel Arocha, Viola Gwen Krosnick, Cello Joann Whang, Cello Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello Jihyun Kim, Cello Jeran Philleo, Oboe |
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| Tulane University: Dixon Hall, New Orleans, LA, Tulane University, New Orleans, 70118, United States Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Birdfoot Festival Final Gala Concert Danny Driver, Piano Kristopher Tong, Violin Dimitri Murrath, Viola Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet Jenna Sherry, Violin Prach Boondiskulchok, Piano Lisa Romain, Violin Ari Isaacman-Beck, Violin Alex Fortes, Violin Dash Nesbitt, Viola Daniel Arocha, Viola Gwen Krosnick, Cello Joann Whang, Cello Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello Jihyun Kim, Cello Jeran Philleo, Oboe | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm |
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL Revueltas 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 Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Revueltas Noche de los Mayas | ||
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Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall Ashkenazy Conducts |
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| Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall, 10 Salisburg Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Ashkenazy Conducts Great-hearted, superb musicianship has characterised Vladimir Ashkenazy’s career, both as a pianist and a conductor. A musical giant of our time, his concerts are always thrilling, his interpretations sublimely artistic. These concerts mark his début in the HKPO’s season, and feature aptly passionate masterworks. Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony, a heroic celebration of Finland’s native wonders, evokes profound darkness and gleaming light. Richard Strauss’ Don Juan captures the blustering romance of a reckless lover. Then, from much later in Strauss’ life, the Four Last Songs mark a farewell to life and love. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 09:30pm |
Dorchester Abbey, Oxford Late evening concert at Dorchester Abbey |
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| Dorchester Abbey, Oxford, High Street, Dorchester, Oxford OX10 7HH, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 09:30pm Late evening concert at Dorchester Abbey and music by Richard Jones, Ketelbey and others. | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 |
Staatsoper, Vienna Carmen |
Vienna State Opera Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Sunday 26-May-13 Check start time of performance. Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am |
Residenz: Fürstensaal, Würzburg Matinée recital Mozartfest Würzburg |
Bach J.S., Sonata for oboe and harpsichord in E minor Telemann, Sonata in A minor for oboe and harpsichord |
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| Residenz: Fürstensaal, Würzburg, Residenz 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am Matinée recital Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Sonata for oboe and harpsichord in E minor Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767), Sonata in A minor for oboe and harpsichord | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 01:30pm |
Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam La Traviata |
De Nederlandse Opera Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 26-May-13 01:30pm Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 01:45pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer (in concert) |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 26-May-13 01:45pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Marco Borggreve | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm |
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Lohengrin |
Welsh National Opera Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud Claudio Otelli, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald |
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| Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 5AL, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm Image credit: David Massey Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud Claudio Otelli, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 04:30pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 04:30pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 06:30pm |
Conway Hall, London Conway Hall Sunday Concerts |
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| Conway Hall, London, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 06:30pm Conway Hall Sunday Concerts Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm |
Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, Hamburg Nachgesang |
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| Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, Hamburg, Johannes-Brahms-Platz 20, D 20355 Hamburg, Germany Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm Nachgesang | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Don Giovanni |
Zurich Opera Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm Following the success of the Prague première of Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart was immediately commissioned to write another opera. This time, Lorenzo Da Ponte chose the story of the Spanish nobleman Don Juan. The subject matter had been considered a crowd-puller for more than a century, due in particular to the spectacular demise of the hero. Don Giovanni invites the statue of the Commendatore, whom he has murdered, to dinner, and is swallowed up by the jaws of hell. However, the view of the hero had changed considerably since the Spanish dramatist and monk Tirso de Molina first brought the blasphemous deeds and just punishment of the villain to the stage in the 17th century. While de Molina was still entirely on the side of order, which is ultimately re-established through divine intervention, Mozart and Da Ponte turn the sexual braggart and seducer into a man whose unquenchable thirst for happiness calls into the question the very foundations of social coexistence. Don Giovanni thus becomes – involuntarily and perhaps even without realising it – a danger for the social order, which can be maintained only if it functions smoothly. In their comedy, which is shrouded in darkness throughout, Mozart and Da Ponte do not conceal the price that others have to pay for this kind of self-realisation. However, since they do not pass any final judgement and instead do justice to both sides, their work becomes a drama of humanity of indestructible power and relevance – a dramma giocoso that becomes all the more comic the more the tragic aspects behind the course of events become apparent.
The much-vaunted German director Sebastian Baumgarten will present his interpretation of Don Giovanni in Zurich. At the rostrum will be the young Robin Ticciati, a rising star among the new generation of conductors. Our Don Giovanni is the charismatic Peter Mattei, who is sought-after in this role from the Scala in Milan to the New York Met.In Italian with German and English surtitles.Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm |
All Saints' Church Tilford, Farnham London Handel Orchestra Tilford Bach Festival |
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| All Saints' Church Tilford, Farnham, Tilford Road, Farnham GU10 2DA, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm London Handel Orchestra | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 08:30pm |
Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY Mozart: Requiem |
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| Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Sunday 26-May-13 08:30pm Mozart: Requiem | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 02:15pm |
All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay, Oxford Thaymse Quartet English Music Festival |
Purcell, Two Fantasias (arr. Warlock) |
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| All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay, Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 02:15pm Thaymse Quartet Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Two Fantasias (arr. Warlock) | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 06:00pm |
St Mary's Church, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk Handel: Susanna |
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| St Mary's Church, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk CO6 4QU, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 06:00pm Handel: Susanna | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 07:00pm |
City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, NSW Tokyo String Quartet |
Works by Sculthorpe |
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| City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, NSW, 2-12 Angel Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia Monday 27-May-13 07:00pm Tokyo String Quartet After more than 40 years the undisputed grand masters of the string quartet now bid a graceful farewell. Their last programs ever for Australia include some of the pieces which cemented their stellar reputation. Playing a famous collection of Stradivarius instruments, the Tokyo String Quartet will perform Schubert’s last, magnificent quartet and a masterpiece of late Beethoven, alongside the work written for them by Peter Sculthorpe, Bartók’s ultimate work in this genre – ‘The way he expressed himself through music is universal, that’s why his music has such power,’ adds Kazuhide Isomura.Do not miss this opportunity to celebrate the final performances by a landmark ensemble of our time. Works by Sculthorpe, Peter (b. 1929) | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 07:30pm |
Cadogan Hall, London Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture Musical Celebration |
Heath, Hope Springs Eternal (World Première) Binali, Shafallah Suite no. 3 "The Oryx and the Unicorn" (World Première) |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 07:30pm Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture Musical Celebration Image credit: private Binali, Wael (b. 1968), Suite (World Première) Heath, David (b. 1956), Hope Springs Eternal (World Première) Binali, Wael (b. 1968), Earth (World Première) Binali, Wael (b. 1968), Shafallah Suite no. 3 "The Oryx and the Unicorn" (World Première) | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm |
Benslow Music, Hitchin Doric String Quartet - Benslow Music International Recital Series 2012 - 2013 |
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| Benslow Music, Hitchin, Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Hitchin SG4 9RB, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm Doric String Quartet - Benslow Music International Recital Series 2012 - 2013 Tickets £10 (Free for all 8 - 25 yr olds supported by the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust) / Free Parking / Bar Opens 7.30pm | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm |
Tonhalle: Großer Saal, Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Symphony |
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| Tonhalle: Großer Saal, Düsseldorf, Ehrenhof 1, D 40479 Düsseldorf, Germany Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm Düsseldorf Symphony | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:00pm |
Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne, VIC Tokyo String Quartet |
Works by Sculthorpe |
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| Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne, VIC, Corner Southbank Boulevard and Sturt Street, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Tuesday 28-May-13 07:00pm Tokyo String Quartet After more than 40 years the undisputed grand masters of the string quartet now bid a graceful farewell. Their last programs ever for Australia include some of the pieces which cemented their stellar reputation. Playing a famous collection of Stradivarius instruments, the Tokyo String Quartet will perform Schubert’s last, magnificent quartet and a masterpiece of late Beethoven, alongside the work written for them by Peter Sculthorpe, Bartók’s ultimate work in this genre – ‘The way he expressed himself through music is universal, that’s why his music has such power,’ adds Kazuhide Isomura.Do not miss this opportunity to celebrate the final performances by a landmark ensemble of our time. Works by Sculthorpe, Peter (b. 1929) | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:00pm |
City University London: Performance Space (ALG10) Holst: The Wandering Scholar & New Art Songs Orchestration |
Opéra les Fauves |
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| City University London: Performance Space (ALG10), College Building, Northampton Square, London EC1V 4PB, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 07:00pm Holst: The Wandering Scholar & New Art Songs Orchestration | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL Revueltas 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 Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm Revueltas Noche de los Mayas | ||
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St George's, Hanover Square, London Luminescence |
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| St George's, Hanover Square, London, London W1A 6WN, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm Luminescence | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 05:30pm |
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Lohengrin |
Welsh National Opera Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud John Lundren, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald |
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| Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 5AL, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 05:30pm Image credit: David Massey Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud John Lundren, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 05:45pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Don Giovanni |
Zurich Opera Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 29-May-13 07:00pm Following the success of the Prague première of Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart was immediately commissioned to write another opera. This time, Lorenzo Da Ponte chose the story of the Spanish nobleman Don Juan. The subject matter had been considered a crowd-puller for more than a century, due in particular to the spectacular demise of the hero. Don Giovanni invites the statue of the Commendatore, whom he has murdered, to dinner, and is swallowed up by the jaws of hell. However, the view of the hero had changed considerably since the Spanish dramatist and monk Tirso de Molina first brought the blasphemous deeds and just punishment of the villain to the stage in the 17th century. While de Molina was still entirely on the side of order, which is ultimately re-established through divine intervention, Mozart and Da Ponte turn the sexual braggart and seducer into a man whose unquenchable thirst for happiness calls into the question the very foundations of social coexistence. Don Giovanni thus becomes – involuntarily and perhaps even without realising it – a danger for the social order, which can be maintained only if it functions smoothly. In their comedy, which is shrouded in darkness throughout, Mozart and Da Ponte do not conceal the price that others have to pay for this kind of self-realisation. However, since they do not pass any final judgement and instead do justice to both sides, their work becomes a drama of humanity of indestructible power and relevance – a dramma giocoso that becomes all the more comic the more the tragic aspects behind the course of events become apparent.
The much-vaunted German director Sebastian Baumgarten will present his interpretation of Don Giovanni in Zurich. At the rostrum will be the young Robin Ticciati, a rising star among the new generation of conductors. Our Don Giovanni is the charismatic Peter Mattei, who is sought-after in this role from the Scala in Milan to the New York Met.In Italian with German and English surtitles.Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm |
Cadogan Hall, London The Tallis Scholars - Tallis Scholars at 40: Gesualdo at 400 |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm The Tallis Scholars - Tallis Scholars at 40: Gesualdo at 400 ‘In this anniversary year of Carlo Gesualdo’s death, it is a pleasure to perform again his astonishing Responsories for Holy Saturday. When our recording of this set first came out in the late ’80s the Gramophone critic wrote: ‘Is this great music or merely weird?’ After many more performances I can say quite clearly that it is both. Gesualdo was unique; and whatever one thinks of his behaviour in life, I am convinced he knew exactly what he was doing with his music. To complement Gesualdo’s chromatic style we have put together a second half of music which has similar features – experimental, chromatic, ahead of its time – ending with that much-loved arch-revolutionary, Monteverdi.’ (Peter Phillips) Part of Cadogan Hall's Choral at Cadogan 2012/13 series. | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm |
Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich |
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| Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich, Claridenstrasse 7, Zürich 8002, Switzerland Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich Image credit: Marco Borggreve | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm |
Philharmonie: Alfried Krupp Saal, Essen Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Ruhr Piano Festival |
Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman): overture (arr. for two pianos by Claude Deubssy) Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Death (arr. for two pianos by Alfred Pringsheim) Wagner, Tannhäuser: Bacchanale (arr. for two pianos by Paul Dukas) Debussy, Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune (arr. for two pianos) Wagner, Götterdamerung: excerpts (Siegfried's Funeral and final scene, arr. for two pianos by Alfred Pringsheim) |
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| Philharmonie: Alfried Krupp Saal, Essen, Huyssenallee 53, 45128 Essen, Germany Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Prices € 40 | 30 | 18 Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman): overture (arr. for two pianos by Claude Deubssy) Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Death (arr. for two pianos by Alfred Pringsheim) Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), Tannhäuser: Bacchanale (arr. for two pianos by Paul Dukas) Debussy, Claude (1862-1918), Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune (arr. for two pianos) Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), Götterdamerung: excerpts (Siegfried's Funeral and final scene, arr. for two pianos by Alfred Pringsheim) | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC The Art of Jean-Philippe Collard: Part 2 Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm The Art of Jean-Philippe Collard: Part 2 France has given great gifts to the world and one of them is pianist Jean-Philippe Collard. His elegance, refinement and pianistic style are legendary and we are proud to be able to offer him in concert for a second evening. His chosen repertoire will be French as he touches three of France’s greatest composers: Ravel, Debussy and Fauré.
In this program, Collard is joined by Denis Brott for a performance of Debussy’s Sonata for Cello and Piano written in 1915. Violinist Giora Schmidt and Collard present Ravel’s famous Tzigane and the concert closes with a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s astonishingly beautiful and unmistakably French Quartet in C minor for Piano and Strings. | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm |
Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam La Traviata |
De Nederlandse Opera Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 |
Staatsoper, Vienna Carmen |
Vienna State Opera Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Thursday 30-May-13 Check start time of performance. Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 05:50pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 30-May-13 05:50pm Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 07:00pm |
Tampere Hall Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland Thursday 30-May-13 07:00pm Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm |
Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich |
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| Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich, Claridenstrasse 7, Zürich 8002, Switzerland Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich Image credit: Marco Borggreve | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm |
Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne, VIC Tokyo String Quartet |
Works by Sculthorpe |
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| Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne, VIC, Corner Southbank Boulevard and Sturt Street, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm Tokyo String Quartet After more than 40 years the undisputed grand masters of the string quartet now bid a graceful farewell. Their last programs ever for Australia include some of the pieces which cemented their stellar reputation. Playing a famous collection of Stradivarius instruments, the Tokyo String Quartet will perform Schubert’s last, magnificent quartet and a masterpiece of late Beethoven, alongside the work written for them by Peter Sculthorpe, Bartók’s ultimate work in this genre – ‘The way he expressed himself through music is universal, that’s why his music has such power,’ adds Kazuhide Isomura.Do not miss this opportunity to celebrate the final performances by a landmark ensemble of our time. Works by Sculthorpe, Peter (b. 1929) | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm |
The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall, Toronto, ON Chopin and Beethoven |
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| The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall, Toronto, ON, Toronto, ON, Canada Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm Chopin and Beethoven Back by popular demand! Tafelmusik and Canadian superstar pianist Janina Fialkowska bring you Chopin's Piano Concerto no. 2, arranged for piano and chamber ensemble, on a unique 19th-century Pleyel piano. From Chopin we move to Beethoven's Symphony no. 4, directed by Bruno Weil - another stellar (and award-winning) Tafelmusik partnership. | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 01:00pm |
Charlton House, London Lunchtime Concert - London Lithuanians Trio |
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| Charlton House, London, Charlton Road, London SE7 8RE, United Kingdom Friday 31-May-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Concert - London Lithuanians Trio Royal Academy of Music presentsPrice type: Free | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 01:00pm |
St Paul's Church, Honiton Berkeley Ensemble Honiton Festival |
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| St Paul's Church, Honiton, Honiton EX14, United Kingdom Friday 31-May-13 01:00pm Berkeley Ensemble Formed in 2008, the Berkeley Ensemble were Finalists in the 2009 Royal Overseas League competition and also selected by Making Music for the Concert Promoters’ Network.
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| Friday 31-May-13 03:30pm |
Assembly Rooms, Ludlow Filtering the Past Ludlow English Song Weekend |
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| Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, Ludlow SY8 1AZ, United Kingdom Friday 31-May-13 03:30pm Filtering the Past | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm |
Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich |
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| Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich, Claridenstrasse 7, Zürich 8002, Switzerland Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich Image credit: Marco Borggreve | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm |
Theater Bonn Norma |
Theater Bonn Robin Engelen, Conductor Florian Lutz, Director Martin Kukulies, Set Designer Mechthild Feuerstein, Costume Designer Sibylle Wagner, Choirmaster George Oniani, Tenor: Pollione Ramaz Chikviladze, Bass: Oroveso Miriam Clark, Soprano: Norma Nadja Stefanoff, Mezzo-soprano: Adalgisa Susanne Blattert, Mezzo-soprano: Clotilde Daniela Denschlag, Mezzo-soprano: Clotilde Tamas Tarjányi, Tenor: Flavio Beethoven Orchester Bonn |
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| Theater Bonn, Opernhaus/Werkstatt, , Am Boeselagerhof 1, , 53111 Bonn, Bonn, Germany Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm Robin Engelen, Conductor Florian Lutz, Director Martin Kukulies, Set Designer Mechthild Feuerstein, Costume Designer Sibylle Wagner, Choirmaster George Oniani, Tenor: Pollione Ramaz Chikviladze, Bass: Oroveso Miriam Clark, Soprano: Norma Nadja Stefanoff, Mezzo-soprano: Adalgisa Susanne Blattert, Mezzo-soprano: Clotilde Daniela Denschlag, Mezzo-soprano: Clotilde Tamas Tarjányi, Tenor: Flavio Beethoven Orchester Bonn | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 08:00pm |
The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall, Toronto, ON Chopin and Beethoven |
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| The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall, Toronto, ON, Toronto, ON, Canada Friday 31-May-13 08:00pm Chopin and Beethoven Back by popular demand! Tafelmusik and Canadian superstar pianist Janina Fialkowska bring you Chopin's Piano Concerto no. 2, arranged for piano and chamber ensemble, on a unique 19th-century Pleyel piano. From Chopin we move to Beethoven's Symphony no. 4, directed by Bruno Weil - another stellar (and award-winning) Tafelmusik partnership. | ||
