SWINGINGBACH-JACQUESLOUSSIER
ThefilmwillshowJacquesLoussier'ssignificancetotheJazzscene ofthe20thcentury.Itwillincluderecentlyfilmedinterviewswith youngpianistslikeOliviaTrummer,FrankDupree,EdouardFerlet andJean-FrançoisZygel,eachdemonstratingtheirpersonal approachcombiningclassicalmusicandjazzbutalsoarchival footagewithJacquesLoussierandinterviewswithJacques Loussier’sfamily,friendsandcolleaguesintheirprivate environment(Loussier'swidowElizabethNote-Loussier,bassist BenoitDunoyerdeSegonzac,bassistVincentCharbonnier,drummer AndréArpino,concertpromoterIvanTan).
With FrankDupree, OliviaTrummer, EdouardFerlet, Jean-François Zygel
THEFINALCURTAIN:EMERSONSTRING QUARTETLIVEINCONCERT
Afteroverfourdecadestogether,theEmersonStringQuartetwill disbandintheFallof2023andplayinconcerthallsacrosstheUS andEuropefortheverylasttime.WewillaccompanytheQuartetin PragueforaperformancewithmusicbytheGermancomposers JohannesBrahmsandFelixMendelssohn-Bartholdy,andoneof AntonínDvořák’sgreatestquartets."Withmusicianslikethisthere mustbesomehopeforhumanity."THETIMES(LONDON)
EmersonStringQuartet
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: StringQuartetNo.1inEflatMajor,Op.12
Brahms: StringQuartetNo.3inBflatMajor,Op.67
Dvořák: StringQuartetNo.14inAflatMajor,Op.105
FESTSPIELHAUSBADEN-BADEN: STRAUSS:DIEFRAUOHNESCHATTEN
Strauss’sfairytale DieFrauohneSchatten istheepitomeofafestival opera.HismammothorchestraemploysfiveChinesegongsanda glassharmonica. LydiaSteier’snewproductionistoldfromthepointof viewofagirlgrowingupinaboardingschoolforyoungmothers.Inher dreams,thegirlseesimagesfromherrealityandfromherdreams: idolsfromtheglitteringworldoffilmbecomeemperors,allegorical figuresminglewiththereligiousandsecularsymbolsthegirl encounters. AcentralworkofArtNouveau,agatheringofexceptional voices,adelightfortheaudience,andamusicalcallingcardforthe BerlinerPhilharmoniker.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
CantusJuvenumKarlsruhe
ChordesNationalenMusikforumsBreslau
KirillPetrenko conductor
ClayHilley,ElzavandenHeever,Miina-LiisaVärelä,Michaela Schuster,WolfgangKoch soloists
LydiaSteier stagedirector
R.Strauss: DieFrauohneSchatten
HANDEL:ILTRIONFODELTEMPOEDEL DISINGANNO
OrchestrasonceplayedBachaswellasBruckner.Onlyspecialised ensemblesshowedthatnoteandperformancesignshavechanged theirmeaningquiteabitoverthecenturies.Sofar,sotheoretical:in practice,Handel's IlTrionfo awaitsus,asensuousoratoriothatis nowpleasurablyperformedbyavocalensembleandtheBerliner Philharmoniker.Theorchestranotonlygathersmembersfromall overtheworld,buthasalsolongsincebecomestylisticallypolyglotthankstospecialisedconductorslikeEmmanuelleHaïm,whohas alreadybeenfillingtheoldmarvelswithnewlifefordecadeswith theBerlinerPhilharmoniker.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
EmmanuelleHaïm conductor
FrancoFagioli,IestynDavies,ElsaBenoit,AnicioZorziGiustiniani
CZECHPHILHARMONIC:JAKUBHRUSA CONDUCTSSCRIABINANDSUK–WITH DANIILTRIFONOV
TheconcertpreparedbyJakubHrušaandtheworld-famouspianist DaniilTrifonovwillstartwithScriabin’sbrilliantPianoConcerto.For thesecondhalfoftheconcerttheyperformJosefSuk’siconicAsrael Symphony.“Inthecaseofthe PianoConcertoinFsharpminor,Iam abovealllookingforwardtomusicalcollaborationwiththepianist DaniilTrifonov.Inthecontextofmylifeasamusician,onemightsay thatSuk’sAsraelisoneofmy‘cult’compositions.Sincemyyouth,I havebeencaptivatedbyitspowerandbeauty,andthatcaptivationis nolessstrongtoday–quitethecontrary,itgrowsconstantly stronger”,saysJakubHruša.
CzechPhilharmonic
JakubHruša conductor
DaniilTrifonov piano
Scriabin: PianoConcertoinFsharpminor,Op.20
Suk: Asrael–afuneralsymphonyforlargeorchestrainCminor
NIELSEN,NIELSEN,NIELSEN!
Atsixconcertsspreadoutovertwoweeks,theDanishNational SymphonyOrchestrawillperformallofCarlNielsen’simportant choralandorchestralworks.Auniquefestivalaswellasa manifestationofCarlNielsen’scalibre,beginningwithhisstriking debutsymphonyandmuch-lovedchoralwork SpringtimeinFunen
Alsoavailable: 6904: CarlNielsen–BetweenHeavenandEarth(documentary) DanishNationalSymphonyOrchestra
FabioLuisi conductor
JohnnyTeyssier clarinet
BomsoriKim violin
UllaMiilmann flute
GoldaSchultz soprano
6981: Nielsen: HeliosOverture;SpringtimeinFunen;SymphonyNo. 1| 6982: Nielsen: AFantasyJourneytotheFaroeIslands,Hymnus Amoris,SymphonyNo.2,TheFourTemperaments| 6983: Nielsen: PreludetoSaulandDavid,FluteConcerto,SymphonyNo.3,Sinfonia espansiva| 6984: Nielsen: PanandSyrinx;ClarinetConcerto; SymphonyNo.4,TheInextinguishable| 6985: Nielsen: Violin
Concerto;SymphonyNo.5| 6986: Nielsen: AladdinSuiteSymphony No.6,Sinfoniasemplice
EUROPAKONZERT2023FROM BARCELONA
On1Mayeveryyear,theBerlinerPhilharmonikerpresentthe famousEUROPAKONZERT(EuropeanConcert)tocelebratesthe orchestra’sbirthday,butalsoEurope’ssharedculturalheritage.The firstconcerttookplaceon1May1991,andEuroArtshasbeenasolid partnerrightfromthestart,accompanyingtheorchestraonthe inauguralconcertand–indeed–allotherssincethen.
2023theEuropakonzertwiththeBerlinerPhilharmonikerunder chiefconductorKirillPetrenkowilltakeplaceinthebeautifulcityof Barcelona,attheemblematicLaSagradaFamilia.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
KirillPetrenko conductor
OrfeóCatala choir| LouiseAlder soprano| WiebkeLehmkuhl alto| MauroPete tenor | KrešimirStražanac bass-baritone
Mozart:
ALPHAVILLEATPHILHARMONIEBERLIN
Alphaville,Germany'sbiggestsynth-popexportandcreatorsofthe legendary80santhems"BiginJapan","SoundslikeaMelody"and "ForeverYoung"arelookingbackon40yearsofbandhistoryand exporttheirgreatesthitstothesymphonicworld.Togetherwiththe DeutschesFilmorchesterBabelsbergtheygoontourwiththeir latestalbum"EternallyYours".Theprogrammeisaboutpermanence andtransience,andtheall-new,titularsongreadslikeafarewell letter.BepreparedforasymbiosisofMarianGold'suniquevocal abilities,theoriginalAlphavillesoundandthemajesticallypowerful facetofthelargecastDeutschesFilmorchesterBabelsberg.
DeutschesFilmorchesterBabelsberg
Alphaville EternallyYours
AxelRanisch
ORPHEAINLOVE
Ayoungcallcentreagentfallsinlovewithapettycriminalstreet dancer.SheisOrpheus.HeisEurydice.Sheexpressesherself throughsinging,hearticulateshimselfthroughhisdance.Forher greatlove,shedescendsintotheunderworld,facesherolddemons, andlearnstotrustagain…
OrpheainLove isasweethomagetotheoperaandtoloveitselfwhile simultaneouslytellingitsstorythroughamixofrealismandkitsch that,inaway,feelsjustasclosetoFlashdanceastoGluckor Puccini.
EuroArtsMusic,schöneneuefilme&SEHRGUTEFILMEincoproductionwithBR/Arte,BayerischeStaatsoper,SHOOTnPost
SUITESFORASUFFERINGWORLD
GermancellistTanjaTetzlaffperformsJ.S.Bach’s CelloSuitesNos.4 and5 amidnaturalsurroundingsdevastatedbyclimatechange. Beautyconfrontsitsowndestruction.Dowereallywanttowatch withoutliftingafinger?Meltingglaciers,desertifiedlandscapes, floodedcommunities:climatechangeishavinganalarmingimpact eveninEurope.Whatarewehumansdoingtothiswonderfulplanet? Aghastatthedepredationanddestructionofouruniqueecosystems, therenownedGermancellistTanjaTetzlaffwantstoaskNaturefor forgiveness.
TanjaTetzlaff cello
J.S.Bach: CelloSuitesNos.4and5
Encke: Cracks;Clouds
JONASKAUFMANN&LUDOVICTÉZIER INBADEN-BADEN
Sincetheirfirstperformancetogetherinthe2010Parisproductionof Werther,they’veoftenappearedside-by-sideinvariousstage productions.Andasinthisconcert,theworksofVerdihaveplayeda keyrole.Whentheyappearedasrivalsin Laforzadeldestino forthe firsttime,inMunichOpera’s2013production,itwasimmediately obviousthey’deachfoundtheirperfectsparringpartner:“With LudovicIcangofullthrottle”,Kaufmannexplainsofhisworkwith Tézier,“especiallyinourjointscenesinLaforzadeldestino,which arelikeawrestlingmatch.”
DeutscheRadioPhilharmonieSaarbrückenKaiserslautern JochenRieder conductor
JonasKaufmann tenor
LudovicTézier baritone
Verdi: Overture,Solenneinquest’ora(duet),Morir!Tremendacosa, Lavitaèinfernoall‘infelice&InvanoAlvaroticelastialmondo(duet) from“Laforzadeldestino“;Overturefrom“Ivesprisiciliani“;Credo, Tu?Indietro!from“Otello“
Ponchielli: EnzoGrimaldi,PrincipediSantafior(duet),Danzadelle ore(balletmusic),Cieloemarfrom:“LaGioconda“
GALAFROMBERLIN2022
OnNewYear'sEve2022,theBerlinerPhilharmonikerandchief conductorKirillPetrenkowelcomeaveryspecialguest:Startenor JonasKaufmannjoinsinforarousingItalianandRussian programme.Sonorousfoundation,radianthighnotes,intelligent shaping:allthismakesJonasKaufmannaleadingsingerworldwide. TheprogrammeincludesfamouspreludesfromItalianopera,Piotr Tchaikovsky'srapturous CapriccioItalien andthemostbeautiful piecesfromSergeiProkofiev'sballet RomeoandJuliet withitsblend ofbrillianceandstrikingexpressiveness.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
KirillPetrenko conductor
JonasKaufmann tenor
Verdi: Laforzadeldestino:Overture;Laforzadeldestino:"Lavitaè infernoall'infelice...Oh,tucheinsenoagliangeli",AriaofAlvaro| Zandonai: GiuliettaeRomeo: ‟Giulietta!Sonio!”,AriaofRomeo| Prokofiev: RomeoandJulietSuiteNo.1,Op.64a:TybaltsDeath| Giordano: AndreaChénier: ‟Undiall'azzurro”,AriaofAndrea | Mascagni: Cavalleriarusticana:Intermezzo;Cavalleriarusticana: ‟Mamma,quelvinoègeneroso”,AriaofTurrido | Rota: Lastrada, OrchestralSuite:1.Nozzeincampagna,"ÈarrivatoZampanò";La strada,OrchestralSuite:2.ItresuonatorieilMattosulfilo
WALDBÜHNE2022: SYMPHONICPICTURES
Thisyear,theBerlinerPhilharmonikerandKirillPetrenkoendthe seasonintheWaldbühnewithpianistKirillGerstein.Gerstein performsRachmaninov'sConcertofor PianoandOrchestraNo.2inC minor,Op.18,withwhichhemadehisacclaimeddebutwiththe BerlinerPhilharmonikerin2016.ModestMussorgsky’s Picturesatan Exhibition isalsoontheprogramme.Inrapidsuccessionwe experiencescenesoftremendousforceandrichness,fromadroll balletofchickstothegrotesquehutofthewitchBabaYaga.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
KirillPetrenko conductor
KirillGerstein piano
Lyadov: Kikimora,Op.63 | Rachmaninov: ConcertoforPianoand OrchestraNo.2inCminor,op.18 | Kreisler: Liebesleid(arr.Sergei Rachmaninov) | Mussorgsky: Picturesatanexhibition(orch.Maurice Ravel) | Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker:Pasdedeux | Lincke: BerlinerLuft
EUROPAKONZERT2022FROMLIEPAJA
On1Mayeveryyear,theBerlinerPhilharmonikerpresentthe famousEUROPAKONZERT(EuropeanConcert).Takingplaceina differentEuropeancityeachyear,theconcertnotonlycelebratesthe orchestra’sbirthday,butalsoEurope’ssharedculturalheritage.In 2022theEuropakonzertwiththeBerlinerPhilharmonikerunder chiefconductorKirillPetrenkotakesplaceinLiepaja,inbeautiful Latvia.“TheprogrammeisashowofsolidaritywithOdesaand UkraineandstandsforapeacefulcoexistenceinEuropewithmusic bycomposerswhosemusicalmessageisaboutfreedomandselfdetermination.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
KirillPetrenko conductor
ElīnaGaranča mezzo-soprano
Vasks: Musicadolorosa| Silvestrov/Karabyts: Elegy | Berio: Folk Songs(ElīnaGaranča):Blackisthecolour,IwonderasIwander, Loosinyelav,Rossignoletdubois,Alafemminisca,Ladonnaideale, Ballo,MotettudeTristura,Malorousqu'ounfenno,Lofiolaire, Azerbaijanlovesong| Janáček: TarasBulba-Rhapsodyfor orchestra | Sibelius: Finlandia,Op.26
KLAVIER-FESTIVALRUHR:EVGENY KISSINPLAYSBACH,MOZART, BEETHOVEN&CHOPIN
In2020EvgenyKissinwasawardedtheprizeoftheKlavier-Festival Ruhr.Inhislaudatoryspeechfollowingtheawardceremonyin2021, musiccriticWolframGoertzpraisedtheworldpianostarforhis “spectacularlyearnest”approachtopianoplaying:“Whatis fascinatingabouthisartisthatithasstillpreserveditsimmediacy.” Thisconcrete,immediaterapportwithmusicandwiththeaudience willoncemorebeevidentinWuppertal,whenEvgenyKissinshall returntoperformfortheseventhtimeattheFestival,withworksby Bach,Mozart,Beethoven,andChopin.
EvgenyKissin piano
J.S.Bach: ToccataandFugueinDMinorBWV565| Busoni: Nun komm,derHeidenHeiland Mozart: AdagioinBMinorKV540;Rondo inDMajor,K.485 | Beethoven: SonataNo.31inAFlatMajor,Op.110; FrédéricChopin:MazurkainB-flatMajor,Op.7No.1,MazurkainG Minor,Op.24No.1,MazurkainCMajor,Op.24No.2,MazurkainC Minor,Op.30No.1,MazurkainBMinor,Op.30No.2,MazurkainC Major,Op.33No.3,MazurkainBMinor,Op.33No.4,Andante spianatoetgrandePolonaise,Op.22 | Chopin: PolonaiseinA-Flat Major,Op.53“HeroicPolonaise”;WaltzinFMinor,Op.70No.2
SUMMERFESTIVALBADEN-BADEN2022
Baden-BadengainedanewfestivalattractionwithLaCapitald’Été, headedbytheChamberOrchestraofEuropeanditshonorary memberYannickNézet-Séguin.Forthe2022editiontheywerejoined byItalianpianistBeatriceRanatoplayworksbyClaraSchumann, JohannesBrahms,RobertSchumann,andMauriceRavel.Atrained pianisthimself,Nézet-SéguinjoinsRanaforFranzSchubert’s FantasyinFminorforpianofourhands –ahighlightoftheSummer Festival.
ChamberOrchestraofEurope
YannickNézet-Séguin conductor,piano
BeatriceRana piano
6947: C.Schumann: PianoConcertoinAminor,Op.7 | Brahms: SymphonyNo.1inCminor,Op.68
6948: R.Schumann: PianoConcertoinAminor,Op.54 | Brahms: SymphonyNo.2inDMajor,Op.73
6949: Ravel: MaMèrel’Oye | R.Schumann: PicturesfromtheEast Brahms: 16WaltzesforpianofourhandsOp.39 | Schubert: Fantasy inFminorforpianofourhandsD940
YOUNGEUROCLASSIC2022 HIGHLIGHTS
Highlightsfromthe2022YoungEuroClassicFestival, theworld’s mostimportantplatformforinternationalyoungorchestramusicians intheEuropeanclassicalmusictradition.
Individualconcertsarealsoavailableseparately: 6941: NationalYouthOrchestraoftheUSA,DanielHarding,Alisa Weilerstein| 6943: JovemOrquestraPortuguesa,PedroCarneiro| 6944: YouthSymphonyOrchestraofUkraine,OksanaLyniv,Nataliia Kukhar| 6945: Chineke!JuniorOrchestra,GlassMarcano,Gerard Aimontche
Chineke!JuniorOrchestra,EuropeanUnionYouthOrchestra,Jovem OrquestraPortuguesa,YouthSymphonyOrchestraofUkraine GlassMarcano,GustavoGimeno,PedroCarneiro,OksanaLyniv conductors
RenaudCapuçon violin
Coleridge-Taylor: OthelloSuiteOp.79(Chineke!)
Saint-Saëns: HavanaiseOp.83(EUYO)
Bruckner: SymphonyNo.9inD-minorWAB109,II.Scherzo.Bewegt, lebhaft; LocusIste(Portugal)
Almashi: Maria’sCity(Ukraine)
PENEPATIINRECITAL
Hiscareerisnotyettenyearsold,butalreadythestarPenePati shineshighinthefirmamentoftheOpera.OnstagetheSamoanNewZealanderhasanextraordinarypresencecarriedbyirresistible joiedevivre.Acontagioushappinessthatissystematically communicatedtotheaudiencethroughagentlelookandasincere smile.Fortheconcerton31January2023inPrague,hewasjoined byhiswife,theEgyptiansopranoAminaEdris,toperformsomeof themostpassionateloveariasoftherepertoire.
PraguePhilharmonia
LukaszBorowicz conductor
PenePati tenor
AminaEdris soprano
Verdi: OverturetotheoperaRigoletto;Questaoquella(Dukeof Mantua)fromRigoletto,ActI | Puccini: Chegelidamanina(Rodolfo) fromLaBohéme,ActI;OSoaveFanciulla(Mimi&Rodolfo)fromLa Bohéme,ActI | Massenet: Dismoisquejesuisbelle(Thaïs)from Thaïs,ActII;Enfermantlesyeux(DesGrieux)fromManon,ActII; Toi!Vous!–Oui,c’estmoi!(DesGrieux&Manon)fromManon,ActIII | Gounoud: L’amour!...Ah!Lève-toi,soleil!(Romeo)fromRoméoet Juliette,ActII;ValsedesfleursfromRoméoetJuliette,ActIV
IGUDESMAN&JOO:RACHMANINOFF WILLSURVIVE
Formillionsoffans,Rachmaninoffissynonymouswith IGUDESMAN&JOO,thankstotheviralhit“RachmaninoffHadBig Hands”.Nowtheduosymphonicallyandrhapsodicallycelebrates theirherowhileachievingtheimpossiblebymakingtheepicPiano ConcertoNo.2evenmoreepic,byreunitingallthesongsthis concertowouldlaterspawn,sungbylegendssuchasFrankSinatra andCélineDion,ledby“RachmaninoffbyHimself”,atributetoEric Carmen’sowntributetoRachmaninoff,wherelonelinessisso infectiousthatthewholeorchestrabreaksdownintotears.
CzechPhilharmonicOrchestra
AlekseyIgudesman&Hyung-kiJoo
Igudesman&Joo: RachmaninoffWillSurvive
Alsoavailable: 6977: BreakingRachmaninoff(documentary)
EASTERCONCERTINBADEN-BADEN 2022:FRANCOIS-XAVIERROTH& ALBRECHTMAYER
MusicloversinBaden-BadenknowconductorFrançois-XavierRoth fromhistimeaschiefconductoroftheSWRSymphonyOrchestra Baden-BadenandFreiburg.Nowwemeethimagainwiththe BerlinerPhilharmoniker,thistimewiththeirprincipaloboist AlbrechtMayer,whoperformsamagnificentBachconcerto. PlayingBachisanobviouschoiceforaconductorwhofounded"Les Siècles",anensembleformusiconoriginalinstruments.Otherwise, Roth'sheartbeatsformodernity:hereintheformoffairytales, whichwereinvogueinRussiaaround1900.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
François-XavierRoth conductor
AlbrechtMayer oboe
Stravinsky: TheFairy’sKiss,suitefromtheballetmusicafterPiotr Tchaikovsky;Petrushka
J.S.Bach: ConcertoforOboedʼAmoreandOrchestra,BWV1055R
CZECHPHILHARMONIC: SEASONOPENINGCONCERT2022
TheCzechPhilharmonicopensthe2022/2023Seasonwiththe Georgian-bornGermanviolinist,LisaBatiashviliforaperformanceof Beethoven's ViolinConcertoDmajor,Op.61,oneoftheearliestand mostfrequentlyperformedviolinconcertionsuchagrandscale.It wasBeethoven’sonlyconcertoforviolin,anditisconsideredtobe hismostlyricalwork,whichwewillexperienceonstageofthe RudolfinumintheDvořákHallinPrague.“Batiashvili’sfearless playingissotonallyrichandtechnicallyimmaculate.”(The Guardian).AlsoontheprogrammeisRichardStrauss's"Eine Alpensinfonie"(AnAlpineSymphony).
CzechPhilharmonic
SemyonBychkov conductor
LisaBatiashvili violin
Beethoven: ViolinConcertoDMajor,Op.61
Machavariani: Doluri
R.Strauss: AnAlpineSymphony,Op.64
CZECHPHILHARMONIC: VELVETREVOLUTIONCONCERT2022
Celebratingdemocracy,freedomandnon-violence,theCzech Philharmonic’sconcerttomarktheVelvetRevolutionwaspresented forthefirsttimein2020.Takingplaceeveryyearon17November–boththedaythethenCzechoslovakriotpolicebrutallysuppresseda peacefulstudentdemonstrationinPragueandInternational Students’Day-theinitiativealsopaystributetotheCzech Philharmonic’ssupportofthegeneralstrikeof1989.In2022Simon RattleandMagdalena Kožená performwiththeCzechPhilharmonic.
CzechPhilharmonic
SirSimonRattle conductor
MadgalenaKožená mezzo-soprano
Bartók: FiveHungarianFolksongs,Sz101,BB108
Mahler: SymphonyNo.9inDMajor
Savethedate:16&17November2023
VelvetRevolutionConcertwithSirAntonioPappanoandJanineJansen, violin
ORCHESTREDEPARIS:LAHAVSHANI CONDUCTSBEETHOVENAND TCHAIKOVSKY
PianovirtuosoKirillGersteinreturnstothePhilharmoniedeParis foranexceptionalconcertalongsidetheOrchestredeParisandthe dynamicLahavShani!Gersteintakesthesparklingsolorolein Beethoven'sfirstmatureconcertoforthepiano,knownduetoits laterpublicationdateasthe PianoConcertoNo.2 –apiecethat showsboththeindebtednessoftheyoungBeethoventoMozartand thesingularlydramaticardorthatwouldcontinuetounderpin Beethoven'slaterwork.Shanithenleadstheworld-classensemble inTchaikovsky's FifthSymphony,astormybattlewithdestinythat ultimatelyendsintriumph.
OrchestredeParis
LahavShani conductor
KirillGerstein piano
Beethoven: PianoConcertoNo.2inB-flatMajor,Op.19 Tchaikovsky: SymphonyNo.5inEMinor,Op.64
JOAQUÍNACHÚCARRO RECITALATTHEGUGGENHEIM,BILBAO
Onoccasionofthis90thbirthday,internationallyacclaimedpianist JoaquínAchúcarrodeliversamagnificentperformance,brimmingwith warmth,colour,andafulldisplayofhisunpairedtechnique,ofsomeof hissignaturepiecesbyfavouritecomposerssuchasChopin,Brahms, RachmaninovandLiszt.TheGuggenheimMuseuminBilbaoisthe perfectsettingforthisexuberantcelebrationofhisextraordinaryart andtimelessmusicianship.
JoaquínAchúcarro piano
Chopin: SonataOp.58| Grieg: Op.54No.4| Brahms: Op.118No.2; Op.117No.2; Op.117No.1 | Rachmaninoff: Op.23No.1,Op.23No. 10,Op.32No.12,Op.32No.4 | Scriabin: Op.8No.12(Patetique), Op.2No.1 | Liszt: PremièreValseoubliée,NotturnoIII
Bonusavailable: InterviewwithJoaquínAchúcarroapprox.40'
QUATUORARODATTHEFONDATION SINGER-POLIGNAC:MOZART, BEETHOVEN,DEBUSSY,HAYDN
So,whatisthis“Arod”?Aforgottencomposer,amythicalcity,a mysteriousacrostic?Infact,theArodQuartetchoseastheirtutelary figureahorseimaginedbyTolkienin TheLordoftheRings.Asymbol ofstrengthandardor.TheQuartetwasbornin2013atthe ConservatoiredeParisandtheywontheFirstPrizeattheARD competitioninMunich,in2016andsoonwererecordingforWarner Classics.ThisprogrammefilmedbyBrunoMonsaingeondisplaysthe vastarrayoftheirversatiletalent.
Mozart: StringQuartetNo.19K.465"Dissonance"
Beethoven: StringQuartetNo.11Op.95"Serioso"
Debussy: StringQuartetOp.10
Haydn: StringQuartetOp.76No.2(II.Andante)
Alsoavailable:
7833: ArodQuartet-Ménageà4(documentary)
VERBIERFESTIVAL2022
The VerbierFestival isaninternationalclassicalmusiceventthattakes placeeachsummerinthemountaintownofVerbier,Switzerland.The Festival’smissionistobuildacommunityofexchangebetweengreat mastersandyoungartistsfromallovertheworldandtobealeaderin itsfieldbyprovidingmeaningfulmusiceducationprogrammes.A highlightofthe2022VerbierFestivalisTsotne’spianorecital–the13year-oldpianistandcomposerhasdisplayedauniquetalentwithan overwhelmingmusicality.
7553: Verbier2022:AlexanderMalofeev:Pianorecital
7554: Verbier2022:CharlesDutoitandtheVerbierFestival Orchestra:Kodaly,Stravinsky
7555: Verbier2022:CharlesDutoit,AlexanderMalofeev,Verbier FestivalOrchestra:ProkofievPianoConcertoNo.3
7556: Verbier2022:GautierCapuçon:Cellorecital:Brahms,Grieg
7557: Verbier2022:GianandreaNoseda,MikhailPletnevandthe VerbierFestivalOrchestra:Beethoven,Shostakovich
7558: Verbier2022:GianandreaNoseda,YefimBronfmanandthe VerbierFestivalOrchestra:Bartok,Shostakovich
7559: Verbier2022:MaoFujita:Pianorecital:Mozart,Chopin,Liszt, Schumann,Brahms
7560: Verbier2022:MikhailPletnev:AChopinrecital
7561: Verbier2022:Tsotne:Pianorecital
ThecompleteVerbiercatalogueisavailableatEuroArts.
C.P.E.BACH:THEFLUTECONCERTI
TheGeorgianChamberOrchestraIngolstadt(Georgisches KammerorchesterIngolstadt(GKO))wasfoundedin1964inTbilisi/ Georgia.Aftertwenty-sixyears,theensemblehasmovedto Ingolstadt,whereithasmadeitssecondhome.Theformer orchestra-in-exilehasbecomeafixtureinculturallifebothlocally andfurtherafield.Eventodaytheorchestrastillconsistsalmostof musiciansfromGeorgia,theformerSovietUnion,andEastern Europe.TogetherwiththeirartisticdirectorArielZuckermann,the GKOperformsC.P.E.Bach’s FluteConcerti
GeorgianChamberOrchestraIngolstadt
ArielZuckermann flautist
C.P.E.Bach: FluteConcertoinAMinor,Wq166,H.430;Flute ConcertoinGMajor,Wq169,H.445;FluteConcertoinDMinor,Wq 22,H.425
MUSIQUESENFÊTE2021+2022
FromtheancientTheatreofOrange,aprestigiousline-upforthe 2021and2022editionof Musiquesenfête.Withthegreatest internationalartistsoftheoperaticworld,youngartistswhohave participatedinpreviouseditionsandsomeguestsfromtheworldof musicandshows.
6937: TheChoirofOperaMonteCarlo,withSonyaYoncheva, ErmonelaJaho,NemanjaRadulovic,PatriziaCiofi,Imany,Lucienne RenaudinVary,andmanymore
6938: OrchestrenationaldeCannes,withRenaudCapucon,Pretty Yende,PhilippeJaroussky,KevinAmiel,EdgarMoreau,Jérôme Boutillier,PatriziaCiofi,FlorianLacontiandmore
Bizet: OverturefromCarmen| Gounod: JeveuxvivrefromRomeo andJuliette| Monti: Czardas| Bellini: CastaDivafromNorma;Quila vocesuasoavefromIPuritani | Verdi: Bellafigliadell’amorefrom Rigoletto | Gluck: IlostmyEurydicefromOrphéeandEurydice | Gershwin: AnAmericaninParis | Bernstein: IfeelprettyfromWest SideStory | Brel/Imany: Ifyougoaway | Dalla: Caruso | Piaf: LaVie enrose | Bernstein: MariafromWestSideStory | DiCapua: OSole Mio
MorganeProduction,TheChorégiesofOrangeinpartnership withFranceMusiquewiththeparticipationofFranceTélévisions
SOMMETSMUSICAUXDEGSTAAD: MARIAJOAOPIRES,RENAUDCAPUÇON
The22ndeditionofthe SommetsMusicauxdeGstaad hostedthegreat PortuguesepianistMariaJoãoPiresandFrenchviolinvirtuoso RenaudCapuçon!Theyperformaprogrammecelebratingthesonata, keystoneoftheClassicalera,beginningwithMozart'spoignant Violin SonataNo.21—writtenin1778whilethecomposerwasinParis grievingthedeathofhismother,thismovingsonataisMozart'sonly instrumentalworkintheplaintivekeyofEMinor.
RenaudCapuçon violin
MariaJoãoPires piano
W.A.Mozart: SonataforPianoandViolinNo.21inEminor(K.304); SonataforViolinNo.27inGmajor(K.379/373a)
Beethoven: SonataforViolinandPianoNo.5inFmajor,Op.24"Le Printemps";SonataforViolinandPianoNo.6inAmajor,Op.30No. 1
SOMMETSMUSICAUXDEGSTAAD: ENSEMBLEMATHEUS
Ascendtothegreatestalpineheightsatthe2022 SommetsMusicaux deGstaad forabrilliantBaroqueconcertwithMaestroJeanChristopheSpinosiandtheEnsembleMatheus!Fromthegorgeous SaanenChurch,theesteemedensemblepaystributetothepreClassicalerawithworksbythreeofthegreatestBaroquemasters. Ontheprogramme:monumentsofinstrumentalmusiclikeVivaldi's L'Olimpiadeoverture andBach's HarpsichordConcertoNo.1,aswell asvocalmasterpiecescourtesyofsensationalsopranoAnaMaria Labin.
EnsembleMatheus
Jean-ChristopheSpinosi conductor
AnaMariaLabin soprano
Vivaldi: L'Olimpiadeoverture,Bach:HarpsichordConcertoNo.1;In furoregiustissimaeirae,Judithatriumphans(excerpt),andmore
ISRAELPHILHARMONICORCHESTRA: PINCHASZUKERMAN&LAHAVSHANI INTELAVIV
ConcertfilmedfromtheCharlesBronfmanAuditoriuminTel-Aviv withtheIsraelPhilharmonic,ledbymusicaldirectorextraordinaire, LahavShani!TheyarejoinedbythegreatPinchasZukermanfora programmethatincludestwotimelessgemsoftherepertoire.The concertbeginswithBruch’slegendary ViolinConcertoNo.1,a virtuosic,lyrical,andcontrastedworkthatwassoacclaimedafterits premierein1868thatiteclipsedtherestofthemaster’srepertoire. TheensemblethenperformsTchaikovsky’sfamous SymphonyNo.4 anditsnotoriousintroduction:aformidablesegmentforFrenchhorn whosemotifrepresentsfate.
IsraelPhilharmonicOrchestra
LahavShani conductor
PinchasZukerman violin
MariaJoãoPires piano
Hatikva: NationalAnthemofIsrael
Bruch: ViolinConcertoNo.1inGminor,Op.26
Tchaikovsky: SymphonyNo.4
CARTOONSINCONCERT
It'sgoingtobefast,reallyfast!Allyourfavouritecharactersfromthe worldofcartoonsandanimatedfilmsintheConcertHall-together withastrongfusionofmusiciansandsingersfromDR'schoirsand orchestras.
Cartoonsareforchildrenandadultsalike-andthemusicinthemis atleastasentertainingasthepictures!Itwillbefun,touching,crazy anddramaticwhentheConcertHallisfilledwithlivinglinesdrawn intonesinthebigroom.TheDRSymphonyOrchestra,DRBigBand andDRVocalEnsemblehavejoinedforcestotakeyoutoapartyin thecartoonuniverses.
DanishNationalSymphonyOrchestra
DRConcertChoir
ChristianSchumann conductor
PoulEmborg chorusmaster
Stalling&Suppé: MerrieMelodies(BugsBunny)| Giacchino: MarriedLife(Up);TheGloryDays(TheIncredibles) | Bruns/ Gilkinson: Overture&TheBareNecessities(TheJungleBook) |
Hisaishi: ThePathoftheWind(MyNeighbourTotoro) | Lee&Burke: WhataDog-He'saTramp(LadyandtheTramp) Bradley: Tom& JerrySuite(Tom&Jerry) | Newman: You'veGotaFriendinMe(Toy Story)| Powell: SeeYouTomorrow&ThisisBerk(HowtoTrainYour Dragon)| Danny,Elder,Hannah,Barbera&Curtin: TheSimpsons/ Rick&Morty/TheFlintstones
GALAXYMPHONYSTRIKESBACK
TheGalaxymphonysagacontinues!TheDanishNationalSymphony Orchestrabreaksthesoundbarrierandtakesyouonanew spectacularsymphonicspacejourney.Theconcerthallis transformedintothevastinfiniteuniverseandyouwillfloatfreely betweenthetonesfromyourfavouritesci-fimoviesandlightsand starsofthesymphonicgalaxies,wellguidedthroughthetonal meteorstormsandbeepingtechnologybytheconductorAntony HermusandsoloistTuvaSemmingsen,ChristineNonboAndersen andDavidBateson.MAYTHEMUSICMUSTBEWITHYOU!
DanishNationalSymphonyOrchestra
DRVocalensemble
AntonyHermus conductor
TuvaSemmingsen,ChristineNonboAndersen,SteffenBruun,David Bateson soloists
Withmusicfromthemovies: StarWarssaga:TheEmpireStrikes Back,RogueOne,TheForceAwakens,TheLastJedi,ANewHope, TheMandalorian,Interstellar,StarTrek:FirstContact,TheMartian, Apollo13andmanymore
HOLLYWOODGALA
DRKonzerthusetrollsouttheredcarpetforasparklingHollywood galawiththeDRSymphonyOrchestra,DRJuniorChoir,Andrea OehlenschlægerandDiluckshanJeyratnam.Theaudienceawaitsa musicalfireworkdisplayfromthebestHollywoodfilmssuchas "PiratesoftheCaribbean","Braveheart","E.T."-andmanymore. TheDRSymphonyOrchestraoffersmusicaldelightsfromthe greatestHollywoodfilms.Fromthegreatdramaoverloveand jealousytothewildestjourneysandfastestcars-spicedupwitha singlemurder(ortwo).Theeveningalsofeaturesaspecialsection dedicatedtothebestmusicfromtheiconicOscars.
DanishNationalSymphonyOrchestra
DRJuniorChoir
LudwigWicki conductor
SusanneWendt chorusmaster
AndreaLykkeOehlenschlæger,DiluckshanJeyaratnam soloists
Williams: Superman:SupermanMarch;E.T.:FlyingTheme | Zimmer: WonderWoman:Themyscira;Gladiator:NowWeAreFree | Parton: TheBodyguard:IWillAlwaysLoveYou | Horner: Braveheart: FortheLoveofaPrincess;Titanic:MyHeartWillGoOn | Zimmer/ Badelt: PiratesoftheCaribbean:DeadMan'sChest-He'saPirate/ DavyJones| Bacharach/David: ButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid: RaindropsKeepFallingonmyHead| Legrand: TheUmbrellasof Cherbourg:IWillWaitforYou| Campbell/Erivo: Harriet:StandUp | LadyGaga: AStarIsBorn:Shallow
ZAZATTHECARRIÈRESDESLUMIÈRES
Aftermorethan3yearsofabsenceandmillionsofalbumssoldall overtheworld,theFrenchsingerZAZgaveauniqueconcertinthe CarrièresdeLumièresdesBauxdeProvenceinOctober2021. Accompaniedbyhermusicians,sheperformshergreatesthitsalong withhernewsongsinthemajesticundergroundgalleriesofthis culturalheritageplaceofProvence.Whatmakestheconcertallthe moreuniqueareZAZ’spaintingsthatareprojectedonthehugewhite quarrywallsof10,000m²throughoutthewholeconcert.Because whenZAZdoesn’tsing,shepaints!Atruesensoryexperiencethat immersesyouintotheheartofherartisticuniverse…
Zaz
LeChantdeGrives,Imagine,Toutlahaut,Sijamaisj’oublie,Que vendra,Cequetuesdansmavie,Commetuvoudras,Ilfautqu’onse donne,LesPassants,Commecicommeça,OublieLoulou,Jeveux, LaFee,Avecsonfrere,Apertedevue,Decouleurvives,Onira,Etle reste
UTELEMPER–SONGSFORETERNITY
UteLemperisGermanysmostsuccessfulMusicalexportandhas movedtoNewYorkyearsago.Theactressandsingerreturnsto Germanyandherrootsfrequentlytoperform,entertainoreducate. In herhometownMünster,UteLemperinterpretscompositionsby Jewishcomposersthatwerewrittenintheconcentrationcamps duringthedictatorshipofNaziGermany.Shepresentsrarely performedcompositionsfromAuschwitzinaparticularlyimpressive way,whichmusicallyunitesufferingandhope.Anunforgettableand deeplymovingconcert.
UteLemper
Alsoavailable: 8797: UteLemper–BetweenYesterdayandTomorrow (documentary)
UTELEMPER–RENDEZVOUSWITH MARLENE
UteLemper’scareerisvastandvaried.Shehasmadehermarkonthe stage,infilms,inconcertandasauniquerecordingartistonmorethan 30CDsover40yearsofcareer.Shehasbeenuniversallypraisedforher interpretationsofBerlinCabaretSongs,theworksofKurtWeilland BertholdBrechtandtheChansonsofMarleneDietrich,EdithPiaf, JacquesBrel,NinoRota,AstorPiazzollamanyothers.Inthisrecording she presentsaglamorousshowattheWintergartenBerlin,Marlene Dietrich's"livingroom".Themusicalanddramaturgicalbackground isatelephoneconversationwithDietrichherself,whichLemperhad inthe1980s-afterhercelebratedKurtWeillshowinParis.
UteLemper
Alsoavailable: 8797: UteLemper–BetweenYesterdayandTomorrow (documentary)
RAFAELRIQUENI:NERJA
NerjaisRafaelRiqueni'snewwork,adescriptivefantasybasedon themusicalimpressionismandclosenesstoSpanishclassicalmusic thathavedefinedmuchofhiscareer.Nerjatakestheformofatale, whichtellsthestoryofyoungpeoplewhodiscoveredthecavesin 1959afterachanceincident.RafaelRiqueni,theoutstanding SpanishguitarristforflamencoandSpanishmusic,interpretswhat happenedthatnightandshowsuseachpieceofthecavesfroma definedharmonicconcept,whereRiquenidevelopsthecurrentsof SpanishRomanticismindirectconjunctionwithflamencoelements.
RafaelRiqueni guitar
SalvadorGutiérrez guitar
ManuelDelaLuz guitar
GretchenLeeTalbot cello
MaríaMoreno dancer
Riqueni: Nerja
THOMANERCHORLEIPZIG: BACH:MASSINBMINOR
ThisperformanceofBach'smonumentalMassinBminoris recordedliveatThomaskircheLeipzig.Themasterpieceisa dazzlingexampleoftheexuberanceofthelateGermanbaroqueand itisproducedforthefirsttimewiththenewThomaskantorAndreas ReizeandtheThomanerchorLeipzig.
Artist Artist
GewandhausorchesterLeipzig
ThomanerchorLeipzig
MiriamFeuersinger soprano| MarieHenrietteReinhold mezzosoprano| ClaudeEichenberger alto | GeorgPoplutz tenor | Henryk Böhm bass
Bach: MassinBminor,BWV232
VOXLUMINIS PURCELL:THEFAIRYQUEEN
FollowingthesuccessofKingArthur,whichwaspresentedatmajor Europeanfestivals,VoxLuminisisdiscoveringHenryPurcell's The FairyQueen,asemi-operainfiveactswrittenfortheDorsetGarden in1692.ThedramaticplotoftheworkisbasedonShakespeare's A MidsummerNight'sDream,inwhichfouryoungloversareinsearch ofanideallove.TheprimaryqualityofVoxLuminisisbroughttothe fore,astheensemblejuggleswiththesesparklingvoicesthat resoundinthemidstofshadowpuppets,likevisionsbetweenthe materialandimmaterialworld.
Artist Artist
VoxLuminis LionelMeunier conductor
Repertoire Repertoire
Purcell: TheFairyQueen
PHILIPPEHERREWEGHECONDUCTS MONTEVERDI,PÄRTANDMESSIAEN
CommissionedbytheCityofGhentandontheoccasionoftheVan EyckYear,theEstoniancomposerArvoPärtwroteanewworkwith theworld-famousaltarpiecethe“AdorationoftheMysticLamb”as itsstartingpoint.Aroundthisworldcreation,whichwasgiventhe title FürJanvanEyck,PhilippeHerrewegheandCollegiumVocale Gentwillpresentanexquisiteprogrammeofmassmovements, motetsandorganworksbyClaudioMonteverdi,AntonBrucknerand OlivierMessiaen.
CollegiumVocaleGent
PhilippeHerreweghe conductor
Pärt: Annumperannum,FürJanvanEyck(worldpremière)
Monteverdi: Kyrie,Sanctus-Benedictus,AgnusDei(Missaaquattro vocidacapella)
Bruckner: Locusiste,Osjusti
Messiaen: Dieuparminous
PHILIPPEHERREWEGHEAND COLLEGIUMVOCALEGENTINTUSCANY: MONTEVERDI
CollegiumVocaleGentpresents"Ilquartolibrodemadrigaliaa cinquevoici"ofMonteverdi,recordedduringtheCreteSenesi Festival2021inthebeautifulTuscany.Monteverdiwrotehisfirst bookofmadrigalsin1587whenhewasonly19andreturnedtothis seculargenrethroughouthiscareer.Hedidthissoregularlyandso prolificallythathisoutputof161madrigals,collectedineightbooks, servestodayasakindofmusicaldiary:eachbookofmadrigals revealsanotherstageinthecomposer’sdevelopment,tracingnot onlytheevolutionofhismusicalstylebutalsothebroadertransition fromtheRenaissancetotheBaroqueperiodinmusic.
CollegiumVocaleGent
PhilippeHerreweghe conductor
MiriamAllan soprano| BarboraKabátková mezzo-soprano | Alex Potter alto| BenedictHymas tenor | ToreTomDenys tenor | Wolf
MatthiasFriedrich bass | MichelePasotti lute&chitarrone
Monteverdi: AnimaDolorosa
Artist Artist
FESTSPIELHAUSBADEN-BADEN: TCHAIKOVSKY:PIQUEDAME
Followingthepandemic,theFestspielhausBaden-Badenhoststhe EasterFestival2022asagreatreturnoftheLiveOperawith Tchaikovsky’sclassic PiqueDame.Togetherforthefirsttime,Kirill PetrenkoandtheBerlinerPhilharmonikerperformanopera production. PiqueDame waswrittenduringprobablythemost difficultperiodinTchaikovsky'slife,whenhehimselfwasalready beginningtosensehowhardhewouldhavetoworkforhisown happiness.Theveryself-criticalcomposerconsideredittobehis bestopera.NowitisKirillPetrenkotogetherwithMosheLeiserand PatriceCaurierwhoarereshufflingthecards.
BerlinerPhilharmoniker
Artist Artist
KirillPetrenko conductor
ElenaStikhina Lisa | ArsenSoghomonyan Hermann | DorisSoffel Gräfin | VladislavSulimsky GrafTomski | AigulAkhmetshina Polina | BorisPinkhasovich FürstJelezki
MosheLeiser&PatriceCaurier stagedirectors
Repertoire
Tchaikovsky: PiqueDame
OFFENBACH:LESCONTES D’HOFFMANN(THETALESOF HOFFMANN)
ThepoetE.T.A.Hoffmannastheprotagonistofhisownfantastic tales:Inhisencounterwiththreewomen-Olympia,Antonia,and Giulietta-hesearchesinvainforloveandforhimself.Willhedraw thestrengthforartfromhisfailureinlife?Orwillhefailinhimself, eveninalcohol?Likeinakaleidoscope,evernewconstellationsand shimmeringcolorsmixGermanromanticismandFrenchesprit. StagedirectorDanieleFinziPascabringsanenchanting,fairytalelikespectacletothestagewithallthecolourfulmeansoftheatrical magic.FrenchstartenorBenjaminBernheimshinesinhisrole debutofHoffmann.
PhilharmonischesStaatsorchesterHamburg
ChorderHamburgischenStaatsoper
KentNagano conductor| EberhardFriedrich choirmaster
BenjaminBernheim tenor| OlgaPeretyatko soprano| LucaPisaroni bass-baritone
DanieleFinziPasca |stagedirector| HugoGargiulo stagedesign|
GiovannaBuzzi costumes
Offenbach: LesContesd’HoffmannaftertheDramaofJulesBarbier andMichelCarrépublishedbyMichaelKayeandJean-Christophe Keck
Findingtherightlibrettoswasnoteasy,butamonthaftertheendof theFirstWorldWar,histriptych–thegrimtragedy Iltabarro,the lyricalandsensitive SuorAngelica,andthecomedy GianniSchicchi –premieredinNewYork.Threedifferenteras,threedifferentsettings, threedifferent‘colours’;thoughforPuccini,itisthroughthe contrastsbetweenthemthattheunityoftheworkisrevealed.For hissecondtimedirectingatLaMonnaie,TobiasKratzerpreserves theoriginalorderofthepieces,whileweavingthemtogethertoform anarrativewhole,likeacirclewithnoend.
LaMonnaieSymphonyOrchestraandChorus
LaMonnaieChildren'sandYouthChoirs,ledby BenoîtGiaux
AlainAltinoglu conductor
With PeterKálmán,LiannaHaroutounian,AdamSmith,Annunziata Vestri,BenedettaTorre,GiovanniFurlanetto,ElenaZilio TobiasKratzer stagedirector
Puccini: IlTrittico:I.IlTabarro,II.SuorAngelica,III.GianniSchicchi
LAFOLIEOFFENBACH
Onthemenu:cancan,frillsandgreatmusiccarriedbythe magnificentvoicesofyoungandtalentedoperasingers!Theyare accompaniedbytheOrchestraoftheRouenOpera,conductedby DidierBenetti,aswellasbytheMoulinRougeDancers.Througha showentirelystagedandincostumes,theywilltakeyouinto Offenbach'sjoyful,zanyandcolourfuluniversefromthemythical FoliesBergèretheatreinParis.Don'tmiss LaFolieOffenbach!
OrchestraoftheRouenOpera
DidierBenetti conductor
With EnsembleFiatCantusanddancersfromMoulinRouge NadineDuffaut theatricalproduction StéphaneJarny scenography andchoreography
Toliveforever:it’spossibleasanupload,adigitalversionofyourself.It soundslikesciencefiction,butinthenot-all-too-distantfuture,itwill bepossibletotransferourmemories,thoughtsandexperiencestoan artificialbrain.Itmeanswecanexistforeverandthatourlovedones wouldneverhavetomissus.Butwhataretheconsequencesforour humanity,ouridentityandforourrelationships?Thisnewoperatells howfatheranddaughterexperiencetheupload.
EnsembleMusikFabrik
OttoTausk conductor
RoderickWilliams,JuliaBullock performers
MichaelvanderAa composer,director,libretto
vanderAa: Upload
DIEERSTENMENSCHEN(THEFIRST HUMANS)
In DieerstenMenschen,theBiblestoryofthefratricideofKajin(Cain) andChabel(Abel)ispresentedfromadifferentperspective.Inthe contextofthefirstfamilyonearth,Adahm(Adam)isconcernedwith cultivatingtheland,whileChawa(Eve)longsforthespringofherlife andtheyounger,morepassionateAdahm.SonsKajinandChabel haveverydifferentviewsonlife
RoyalConcertgebouwOrchestra
François-XavierRoth conductor
KyleKetelsen Adahm | LeighMelrose Kajin| AnnetteDasch Chawa
JohnOsborn Chabel
CalixtoBieito stagedirector | RebeccaRingst setdesign | Ingo Krügler costumes | MichaelBauer lighting | SarahDerendinger video
Stephan: DieerstenMenschen(Thefirsthumans)
GAUTHIERDANCE:THESEVENSINS
Envy,greed,gluttony,anger,lust,sloth,pride....IntheCatechism, sevenoffencesareconsideredsinssoextreme,thattheycannotbe forgiven.Inart,theyhaveinspiredallgenres:fromRenaissance painterstoHollywoodfilms.EricGauthieroffersthemdanced–in sevendifferentways.HefollowstheCadavreExquismodel,agame oftheSurrealistsinwhichseveralartistsputtogetheradrawingor sentenceonafoldedsheetwithoutknowingaboutthecontentsof theothers.Gauthierbringstogetherthecrèmedelacrèmeof internationalchoreographersforhiscollectivecollage.
GauthierDanceCompany
AszureBarton,SidiLarbiCherkaoui,SharonEyal,MarcoGoecke, MarcosMorau,HofeshShechter,SashaWaltz choreographers
In Hammer,aharmoniouscommunitysharesanaltruisticlifestyle inspiredbythehippieera.Theyrun,play,singandenjoylifetogether. Butslowly,thecommunityprogressestowardsthemodernagewith itsubiquitoussurveillance.Thegroup’sbehaviourbecomes increasinglyegotisticalandindividualistic.Whenwereturnforthe secondact,wefindourselvesinadifferentplace.Nowwemeeta groupofself-consciouspeopleinlonelybubbles.Eventually,unable tocopewithallthefalsepretences,theyareforcedtorelinquish theirimage-consciousfacadesandreturntoanaltruisticexistence.
DAPHNISETCHLOÉ
In1912,withDaphnisandChloe,RavelofferedDiaghilev'sBallets Russesaveritablechoreographicsymphonywithchoir,a masterpieceofFrenchmusicthatwastakenupbythe choreographerFokineandthedancerNijinsky.Acenturylater,the greatchoreographerThierryMalandainreinvents,fortheBalletdu Capitole,thispastoralmythofinnocenceinloveandunfoldsavast andfascinatingimpressionistfresco.Precededbyhisrereadingof Debussy'sfamousAprès-midid'unfaune,thisworldpremierebrings togetherthevitalforcesoftheCapitole:theBallet,theChorusand theOrchestraunderthedirectionofMaximePascal.
OrchestreNationalduCapitole
Balletdel’OpéranationalduCapitole
Chœurdel’OpéranationalduCapitole
MaximePascal conductor
GabrielBourgoin chorusmaster
ThierryMalandain choreographer
Ravel: DaphnisetChloé
Debussy: "Après-midid'unfaune"(“TheAfternoonoftheFaun”)
KAFKA:THETRIAL
Inthedarknessofsleep,adooropensandawomanenters,dressed insheetsofpaper,symbolisingfateandthetrialthatwillbefallthe protagonist...Thisisthepremiseof TheTrial,aballetbytheeminent ItalianchoreographerMauroBigonzetti,whichwaslooselybasedon FranzKafka'seponymousliterarymasterpiece.Themodern production,re-enactsthestoryofJosefK.,whowakesuponhis30th birthdaytofindthreepoliceofficersbesidehisbedwhowantto arresthimforreasonshedoesnotunderstand.Theprotagonist, disorientedandincredulous,isthendrawnintoajudicialmachinery thatinvolveshiminawhirlwindofstrangeevents.
CzechNationalBallet
MauroBigonzetti choreographer
FilipBarankiewicz artisticdirector
MusicbyAntonioBononcini,DietrichBuxtehude,HenrykGórecki, CarloGesualdo,TarquinioMerula,ClaudioMonteverdi,Modest PetrovichMussorgsky
CARLNIELSEN–BETWEENHEAVEN ANDEARTH
Thefilm CarlNielsen–Betweenheavenandearth drawsa psychologicalportraitofNielsen’slife;aportraitofthecomposerin theturbulenttimesattheturnofthe20thcenturyandtheFirst WorldWar.WhowasthisDanishcomposer,thesonofaprovincial housepainterwhoseworkers’andchildren’ssongsarestill commonplacetoday?ThefilmisshotinoriginallocationsinFynand Copenhagen.CarlNielsenplayedbyanactorandhisvoicefromoffscreenworkswellasastorytellingtool. Diveinthewondersof composingbyanaturedrivenman,wholivedandcomposedbetween heavenandearth.
Withthe DanishNationalSymphonyOrchestra,FabioLuisi,Danish StringQuartet,HerbertBlomstedt,TueHoé
Alsoavailable: 6981-6986: Nielsen!Nielsen!Nielsen!(concerts)
TEATROAMAZONAS-THEARTOF SOUNDANDNATURE
Inthemiddleofthelargestcontiguosrainforestareaintheworld standsanoperahouse:theTeatroAmazonas.Theneo-classical buildinginthecentreoftheAmazonmetropolisManaushasroom formorethan700peopleandwasthesecondlargestoperahouse afterLaScalainMilanwhenititwasinauguratedin1896.Itwas intendedtodelighttherubberbaronsinthenewlyemerging cosmopolitancity,the“ParisoftheTropics”,withmusic.
Tomaketheplanofanopulentoperahouseinthemiddleofthe rainforestcometrue,itprobablytookavisionaryobsessionsimilar tothatofFitzcarraldo,theeccentricentrepreneurandoperaloverin WernerHerzog'sfilmofthesamename.Eventoday,thebuilding bearswitnesstotheculturaldemonstrationofpowerbyaWestern industrialistclassthatquicklybecamerichfromrubber.Theyowed theirprosperitytotheindustrialnations'hungerforthevaluableraw material-anddidnotshyawayfromunscrupulousexploitationof thelandandtheindigenouspopulation.
Afterthedeclineoftherubberindustryshortlyafterwards,themusic inthehousealsofallssilent.Thememoryfades,thehousesinksinto athornysleep.ButthemythoftheAmazonliveson… TeatroAmazonas isamovingportraitofanoperahousethatreflects theculturalhumanspacesofEuropeanmodernityandisalsoa cinematicreflection.
BREAKINGRACHMANINOFF
MuchlikeRachmaninoff,whostruggledtobetakenseriouslyashe stucktohispost-romanticcompositionalstyle,inthisdocumentary, Igudesman-alsoanimmigrantandaprolificcomposer-triestobe honestabouttheinnateinsecuritiesofcomposers.Thefactthat Rachmaninoffwasbornonthe1stofAprillendsitselfperfectlyto Igudesman’sfamouslyhilariousantics.Sowhattodo?Easy:simply sendSergeiawholelotoftextmessagestryingtoinvitehimtohis owncelebration!AsIgudesmantravelstheworld,interviewing celebritymusiciansfromvariousgenres,heexploresvarious subjectswithhisintimate,fun,yetinsightfullineofquestioning. Lovedbyshowbizgreats,Rachmaninoff’smelodieshavebeen repeatedlyturnedintosongsandhitsbyFrankSinatraandEric Carmen.EveninHollywoodmovies,hisnameissynonymouswiththe grandgesturesofromance,whilehehimselfwasanextremely privateandnostalgicpersonwhospentyearsinhishomeinhis Lucernevilla.“BreakingRachmaninoff”aimstobethemost humorousandatthesametime,themostpersonalandmoving documentaryaboutthegreatSergei.
With BillyJoel,JohnMalkovich,YujaWang,AndrewLitton,Mischa Maisky,LilyMaisky,PaavoJärvi,Hyung-kiJoo,EricCarmen,Lucy Landymore,CzechPhilharmonic
Alsoavailable:
6976: Igudesman&Joo:RachmaninoffwillSurvive(concerts)
MARISSJANSONS:ATALEOFFOUR ORCHESTRAS
MarissJansons:ATaleofFourOrchestras tellstheLatvianmaestro’s storythroughtheeyesofthefourleadingorchestraswhichheled, eitherasMusicDirectororChiefConductor:theOsloPhilharmonic Orchestra,thePittsburghSymphonyOrchestra,the ConcertgebouworkestandtheBavarianRadioSymphonyOrchestra. Payingtributetothelegacyofaconductorthatmarkedeachofthem, theorchestrascontributespeciallyfilmedperformances.Inaddition toarchivalmaterialfeaturingperformancesbyandinterviewswith Jansons,newinterviewswiththeorchestramusiciansandothers provideinsightintowhyJansonswassoprofoundlyappreciatedboth onandofftheconductingpodium.
OsloPhilharmonicOrchestra
PittsburghSymphonyOrchestra
Concertgebouworkest
BavarianRadioSymphonyOrchestra
PAULDESSAU-LET´SHOPEFORTHE BEST
Violinist,composerandconductor,livingthroughtwoworldwars, caughtbetweeneastandwest,capitalismandcommunism:the remarkableandglitteringlifeofGermanartistPaulDessauismore thanagoodstory–itisdesignatedforthemediumoffilm.Thisisan encounterwithanexceptionalmanandhismusic:anon-conformist personality,whosecharactercouldbetremendouslyaffectionate, laconicandfunny,aswellasedgy,gnarledanduncompromising.
ARODQUARTET-MÉNAGEÀ4
TenyearsofhardworkhavemadetheArodQuartetoneofthemost brilliantofitsgeneration.Forittakesyearstoblendtogetherfour individualtalentsintoone.Resolvingconflicts,workingtogether, travellingandtouringwithoutneglectingtheirpersonallives:there aremanyobstaclestoovercomeinordertomagnifyarepertoirethat rangesfromMozarttoBartok,viaDebussyandKurtág.Bruno Monsaingeonaddressesallthesequestionsinthisdocumentary whichisalsocompletedbyaconcertfeaturingMozart,Beethoven, DebussyandHaydn.
QuatuorArod
Alsoavailable:
7834: QuatuorArodattheFondationSinger-Polignac:Mozart, Beethoven,Debussy,Haydn(concert)
UTELEMPER–BETWEENYESTERDAY ANDTOMORROW
OntheoccasionofUteLemper’s60thbirthday,directorSilviaBeck accompaniesheronajourneythroughthemostimportantstagesof hercareer.Quickly,apictureofamisunderstoodGermaninthe midstofpost-warchangeemerges,whonotonlyknowshowto campaignforareunifiedGermany,butalsorelentlesslyexposesthe atrocitiesoftheHolocaustthroughhermusic.Inconversationswith Oscar-awardeddirectorVolkerSchlöndorff,Lemperrecallsherrise andfallinherhomecountry,hercareerviaParisandLondonto becomingacelebratedmusicalactressonBroadwayinNewYork.
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MALAN,SONGSOFEXILE
GuineaBissausingerMalanManéhaslivedfor30yearsinexilein Montreuil,France,asananonymousimmigrantworker.Yethewas oncethestarofoneofWestAfrica’sfinestandmostlegendary bands,SuperMamaDjombo,fromGuineaBissau,asmall,beautiful countryrackedbycivilwarsandpoorgovernance.Malansuddenly sawhislifeturnaroundwhenhereceivedaninvitationtoreturnto hishomelandtoperforminfrontof100,000people.Wefollowhimon thispoignantjourney,whereheendsuptracingthestoryofthe band’spowerfulname,whichisintertwinedwithanimistshrinesin Bissau’sdeepcountryside.BackinEuropehegoesintothestudioto recordthesplendidalbumhealwaysdreamedof.Thefilmofan amazingrevengeonfate.
THEJOYOFSINGING
Thereisaspecialmagicinsingingtogether-everyonewhohasever sunginachoiragreesonthat.Whenawidevarietyofvoicescome togetherinalltheirdiversity,anenormousmusicalpoweremerges. “Thejoyofsinging“followsthismagicandaccompaniesthreechoir directorsastheyturnagroupofsingingenthusiasts,someofwhom couldnotbemoredifferent,intochoirsofrousingmusicalintensity. Itisaglimpseintoafieldofworkinwhichclosenessanddistance, identificationandprojectionhavetobebroughtintobalanceanew eachtime.Sometimesplayful,sometimesserious,butalwayshighly fascinatedandopen-hearted,thedocumentaryilluminateschoral singingasauniquesymbioticconnectionbetweenallparticipants. Theoverwhelmingfeelingofbeingpartofawholedeterminesthe rhythmofthefilm.Humanityisdiscoveredinmusic,wherethe sharedexperienceofsoundbecomesasocialadventureanda momentofself-realizationinequalmeasure.
ThetwofilmmakersTorstenStriegnitzandSimoneDobmeierhave succeededincreatingagreatsymbiosisofmusicanddocumentary filmwith“Thejoyofsinging“,whichgivesatrue-to-lifeimpressionof thesenseofcommunitythatsinginginachoirmeans.Theirfilm findsthehumanityinartandthemagicinmusic.Amovingand stirringcinematicexperienceofgreatwarmththatemphasizesthe unstoppablepowerofcommunityintimesofisolationandmakes understandablehowmusicbringspeopletogether.
MARGREETHONIG-TRUESINGING
MargreetHonigisanexceptionalDutchsingingteacherwhoisin greatdemandinternationally.SheteachesregularlyinEuropeand NorthAmericaandworkswithworld-renownedsingerssuchas MagdalenaKožená.
Overthecourseofherlongcareer,MargreetHonighasdeveloped herownveryindividualwayofworking,whichcontrastspleasinglyto thatoftraditionalmusiceducationwithitspermanentpressureto performandunrealisticdemandsforperfection.Herapproachis thusverycontemporaryandreflectscurrentchangesinsocietyas wellaschangesinthefieldsofeducationandpedagogy.
Atouching,motivating,inspiringfilmaboutauniquewomanandher work.
GUSTAVMAHLER–SINGERFORTHE EARTH
TheyoungconductorJohnWarnerandthemusiciansofOrchestra fortheEartharegoingtoAustria,searchingforthedeepermeaning ofthemagicalGustavMahlercomposition DasLiedvonderErde Theyrefusetotakeanaeroplane,sinceitsCO2emissionsaretoo high,whichcontributestoClimateChange.Therefore,theytravelby train.TheOrchestrafortheEarthwantstodrawattentiontothe themeofClimateChangewiththeirmusic.
THEMAHLERMONOLOGUES
WehavenomovingimagesofGustavMahlerandnorecordingsofhis voice,buttherearephotos,textsandmusic.They'vebeenbrought togethertoformawholein: TheMahlerMonologues.It'sneithera historicalapproachnorachronologicalone,butaformulathrough whichMahlerhimselfspeakstous.
TheMahlerMonologues sketchanimageofthepersonGustavMahler, whostruggleswithlifeandwithhimself,butwhocanalsobe cheerful,lovingandmoody:inshort,ashesoundsinhismusic.Heis hismusic.Musicinwhichwetooperceiveareflectionandtherefore arecognitionofourselves.
THEFEMALEVOICEOFAFGHANISTAN
InJuly2021,afterthelastGermansoldierhadleftthecountry,the filmteamledbyethnomusicologistYaldaYazdaniandGermanAfghanjournalistSharmilaHashimitraveledtoKabultomeetfemale singers.Noonecouldhaveguessedatthetimethatthiswouldbe thelastopportunitytodocumentthelifesofthesefemaleartists beforetheTalibantookpower.Thespeedofthedramaticchanges surprisedeventheprotagonists,whoneverthelessdidnotlet themselvesbestoppedintheirdifferentlifes.Ayearlater,all involvedhaveleftthecountry,theirbelovedhomeland,unwillingly andarenowstuck‘betweenworlds'.Theyallsharesimilarfeelings, worriesanddreams.Theycan'treallyarriveanywhere,theyare restlessandscatteredinforeigncountries.Whatmovesthese womennow,lookingbackonwhathashappenedandlookingforward tothefuture?Inafurtherundertakingandwithreferencetothe filmingin2021,thesamefilmteamnowapproachestheprotagonists onceagain,visitsthemandemotionallycontinuestotelltheir personalstories.
UKRAINIANRHAPSODY
UkrainianRhapsody isajourneythroughUkraine'smusicalhistory, andthroughacountryunderattack.Thisdocumentaryisabout UkrainiancomposersandUkrainianclassicalmusic,amusical treasure,whichforhistoricalreasonsisunfamiliartoeventhemost seasonedofclassicalmusiccollectors.AftertheRussianannexation ofCrimeain2014,Swedish-UkrainianpianistNatalyaPasichnyk engagedSwedishmusiciancolleaguesinaprojectonUkrainian chambermusic.WemeetcomposerprofilesandmusiciansinKyiv, Lviv,andStockholm.UniquearchivematerialfromUkraine'sviolent 20thcenturyisinterspersedwiththestoryofarepressedmusical heritagethatstubbornlyliveson.AfilmbySofiaNyblom,Valentyna RomaniukandNatalyaPasichnyk.
ENRICOCARUSO–THEETERNALVOICE
EnricoCaruso'slifewasasmelodramaticastheplotsofmanyofthe operashesang.Hisphenomenaltenorvoicemadehimfamous worldwideandhebecamethefirstsuperstar.Thebackgroundtoa hithertolittle-knownassassinationattemptinCubashedsnewlight onthelegendaryvoiceofthecentury,whichisnowpartof humanity'sculturalheritage.The150thbirthday,on23February 2023,isanoccasiontogettothebottomofCaruso'smythand incrediblecareer.
EnricoCarusoisaphenomenon,producedbyItalianoperaattheend ofthe19thcentury.Andtothisdayitremainsitsgreatestmystery. Howwasachildfromapoorbackgroundabletocelebratesuchgreat successesattheMetropolitanOperainNewYork?Whatisthebasis ofhismyth?
