IMZ Newsletter October 2014

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OCTOBER 2014

THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR PERFORMING ARTS FILMS 10-13 FEBRUARY 2015 | BERLIN (GERMANY)

IMZ INTERNAL NEWS Avant Première MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 2015 IMZ At ITF Golden Prague 2014 IMZ World Music Film Screenings At WOMEX 14 IMZ MEMBERS NEWS New Productions ACCENTUS Music Bach, Satie & The Gewandhaus Orchestra Arthaus Musik Wagner Vs Verdi, Ausdruckstanz & Harnoncourt C Major Entertainment Catalogue Update For MIPCOM 2014 EuroArts Maurice Béjart’s 9th Symphony London Symphony Orchestra / LSO Live Audio Blu-Ray Releases MODemay Entertainment / Sombrero & Co Touring The Festivals ORF-Enterprise The Fairy Queen Telmondis Productions Jordan’s Beethoven & Brigitte Lefèvre Laurels, Prizes and Praises Clasart Classic ECHO KLASSIK 2014 François Roussillon et Associés Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2014 ServusTV ECHO KLASSIK 2014 Wiener Staatsoper Live At Home IBC Special Award 2014

SCHEDULE IMZ At ITF Golden Prague 5 – 8 October 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic IMZ At WOMEX 14 22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago De Compostela, Spain Avant Première MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 2015 10 – 13 February 2015 | Berlin, Germany

Personal / Personnel RTBF Benoît Jacques De Dixmude To Retire Save the date Lotus Records / ECM Save The Date: The Hilliard Ensemble & Jan Garbarek Final Officium At Salzburg Cathedral WIEN MODERN On Screen RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS 2015 International Digital EMMY® Awards Competition Call For Entries Cinedans Dance On Screen Reminder Call For Entries EBU At 51st ITF Golden Prague Opera Europa To Launch New Opera Platform EDITORS’ SELECTION ... picked from the IMC Music World News Bulletin: Music news from around the world – brought to you by the International Music Council

IMPRINT IMZ International Music + Media Centre Stiftgasse 29 1070 Vienna, Austria www.imz.at Plan your entries for the next edition of the IMZ newsletter: Submission deadline is Monday 20 October 2014

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Registration now open!

Early Bird Rate until 30 Nov 2014 Submit your films until 4 Nov 2014!

Einstein on the Beach An Opera in four acts by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson Théâtre Musical de Paris-Châtelet - January 2014 Production and Distribution: Telmondis www.telmondis.fr © Lesley Leslie-Spinks

AVANT PREMIÈRE MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 10 – 13 February 2015 | Berlin (Germany)

Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin, the international trade fair for performing arts films, welcomes you to the 2015 edition! 300 international protagonists in the cultural film sector have converged in Berlin for the previous edition in 2014, 80 production companies, 60 broadcasters and 20 distributors.

We are looking forward to welcoming market players and decision makers from all over the world for four days of business and network again in 2015. We proudly present the advanced 2015 programme, making Avant Première your gateway to the international cultural film business.

2015 INTRODUCES THE FOCUS-ON SERIES: POP MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY Following market dynamics. In addition to its core contents – classical music and dance film productions – 2015 Avant Première sets focus on the growing genre of pop music as well as on technology for the performing arts. The Focus-on series highlights programmes linked to either of these themes.

TIME LAB BY FRAUNHOFER HHI: TECHNICAL INNOVATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Beyond projection. For the first time and exclusively at Avant Première, Fraunhofer HHI presents TIME Lab to the public: a system for 360° recording and projection at a 7K HD-resolution for 2D and 3D. The TIME Lab Exhibition addresses protagonists in the arts, culture and media to experience the range of innovative applications of this technology for live production, transmission, panoramic streaming and others.

POP MUSIC IN THE PERFORMING ARTS: A GROWING MARKET Acknowledging the rising power of the pop music industry, Avant Première sets focus on this genre. In a series of varying formats, the programme approaches the scope of subjects that move this particular field.

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SELECTED PROGRAMME FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY

FOCUS ON POP MUSIC

TIME Lab Official Presentation Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 19:30 – 21:30 Fraunhofer HHI presents the premiere of the music documentary “Orte der Musik” – one of the first narrative music productions in panorama quality.

Panel: What makes a great Pop Doc? Wed, 11 FEB 2015, 14:30 – 15:30 Award winning pop doc filmmakers and representatives from companies like the BBC discuss the essentials of the perfect music documentary.

Workshop I: Creating Space in Video and Audio In cooperation with Berlinale Talents Wed, 11 FEB 2015, 17:00 – 19:00 What are the necessary technical tools and tricks to create extraordinary visual and auditive experience in spatiality?

This workshop reveals inaccessible applications to young and established professionals in film production.

One-on-one Expert Sessions Wed, 11 FEB 2015, 16:00 – 17:30 These sessions bring together experts of the pop industry with producers and aspiring young filmmakers pitching current pop music projects and discussing potential and perspectives.

Workshop II: How to get a 360° Panoramic Content Thu, 12 FEB 2015, time tbd In this interactive Workshop Fraunhofer HHI teaches details on the specific workflow and technical procedures when translating live performance into panoramic projection.

TIME Lab Exhibition Wed – Fri, 11 – 13 FEB 2015, 15:00 – 19:00 Screening of current projects, applications and film productions on TIME Lab with a pop film special on Wednesday.

Pop Film presented on TIME Lab Wed, 11 FEB 2015, 15:00 – 19:00 Fraunhofer HHI presents one of its epic pop film productions of the last year in its mobile version of the 360° projection and interactive sound system.

Special Screening Wed, 11 FEB 2015, tba Wednesday night presents a full length screening of a performing arts film highlight in the pop genre.

COOPERATION WITH EUROPEAN FILM MARKET

FULL AVANT PREMIÈRE PROGRAMME

With an Avant Première Festival Pass save 50% (30 EUR) for a Daily Pass at the European Film Market EFM (one day only).

With a Berlinale Accreditation, an EFM-Market Badge, an EFM-Multiple Day pass or a Berlinale Talents Ticket you can equally buy a Day Pass for Avant Première for 30 EUR (one day only).

Opening / New! Open House / Panels / New! One-onone Expert Sessions / Networking Lounge / New! TIME Lab by Fraunhofer HHI / Improved! The Booth Area / New! Meeting Desks / Individual Presentation Rooms / New! Virtual Market / Special Screenings / Avant Première Closing

AVANT PREMIÈRE SCREENINGS: THE BEST IN PERFORMING ARTS FILMS As the core element of the event, the Avant Première Screenings give Full and Affiliate IMZ Members the opportunity to present their performing arts films of the last year to a professional audience of distributors, buyers, producers and possible partners.

The Screenings are being realised as a coproduction market and aim to foster business in the cultural film industry.

Are you interested in screening your productions? Find out more about the IMZ membership! office@imz.at.

HOST A SPECIAL SCREENING AT AVANT PREMIÈRE As evening celebration, Special Screenings give high quality films a representative frame and public visibility.

Avant Première offers Special Screenings on 11, 12 or 13 February 2015. For more information, please contact the IMZ: info@avantpremiere.at BECOME A PARTNER OF AVANT PREMIÈRE! Avant Première is the international network for the performing arts film business for all branches. Be a sponsor and maximise your visibility! Find out more about sponsoring opportunities and contact us: info@avantpremiere.at

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IMZ AT ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 2014 5 – 8 October 2014 | Prague (Czech Republic)

03:00 – 04:30 pm Golden Prague Première I: Before The Last Curtain Falls (90min) a feature documentary by Thomas Wallner 05:00 – 06:45 pm Golden Prague Première II: A Swan Lake (100min) in Alexander Ekman’s version Tuesday 7 October 09:00 am – 12:00 pm IMZ Academy (closed session)

Are you already in or on the way to Prague? The 51st International Television Festival Golden Prague takes place from 5 – 8 October 2014 at Theatre Archa in Prague.

The festival agenda comprises the following events with IMZ involvement: Monday 6 October 11:00 am – 01:00 pm IMZ Board Meeting (closed session)

12:00 pm – 01:00 pm IMZ Academy – Report back (open to the public): What’s The Best Way To Engage With Your Audiences In A Connected World Session presented by Peter Maniura 01:00 pm – 02:30 pm Networking Lunch with a presentation of Avant Première by Arild Erikstad, Franz Patay and Katharina Jeschke www.festivalgoldenprague.cz

02:15 – 02:45 pm IMZ Mini Academy: Sharpen Up Your Show Reel! with Jan Younghusband and Peter Maniura

Music in the Air A Film by Reiner E. Moritz to celebrate 50 years of IMZ – International Music + Media Centre

Music on television has come in various guises over the last 5O years. It was already part of the programme mix at the very beginning and is still around, more sophisticated than ever, live and event driven and at it’s best reaching millions – at any rate more people than those experiencing music in opera houses, concert halls or other venues. Television has been instrumental in popularizing music, preserving precious moments of music making and helping to create music and performances which would not exist without it.

in the Air

Featuring Glenn Gould, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Anna Netrebko, Igor Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Pierre Boulez, Sergiu Celibidache, Francis Poulenc, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Jonas Kaufmann, Franz Welser-Möst and the first television images ever of a regular service by the BBC in 1936.

Music

A History of Classical Music on Television A film by Reiner E. Moritz

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A History of Classical Music on Television A film by Reiner E. Moritz

Featuring Glenn Gould, Herbert von Karajan, Anna Netrebko, Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Pierre Boulez, Jonas Kaufmann, and many others …

Vienna 2012 © IMZ – International Music + Media Centre and RM Creative · A production by RM Creative in association with Sodaperaga for France2 and IMZ – International Music + Media Centre · Supported by Centre National de la Cinématographie Photo Cover © Clasart Classic · Photos Backcover: Karajan © UNITEL · Three Tenors © DECCA, Vivianne Purdom · Boulez © Philippe Gontier

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- Made in Germany WARNING: The material contained on this DVD is licensed for non-commercial private use only. Any public performance, broadcast, other use or any other reproduction is strictly prohibited. © 2012 by Arthaus Musik GmbH | This DVD is copy protected.

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Leonard Bernstein Pierre Boulez Plácido Domingo Glenn Gould Herbert von Karajan Jonas Kaufmann Anna Netrebko Igor Stravinsky Arturo Toscanini

Music in the Air

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ARTHAUS AND THE ARTHAUS-LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF STUDIOCANAL GMBH

Available on DVD: Cat. No. 101640

Music on television has come in various guises over the last 5O years. It was already part of the programme mix at the very beginning and is still around, more sophisticated than ever, live and event driven and at its best reaching millions. The DVD features an impressive amount of archive material including the first television images ever of a regular service by the BBC in 1936.

Music in the Air – an unique and comprehensive documentary!

www.arthaus-musik.com www.naxosdirekt.de

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IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 14 22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

What/When/Where? Do not miss out on the 13th IMZ World Music Film Screenings at WOMEX 14 from 22 – 26 October 2014 in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

And here it comes... the fabulous film programme! Enjoy catching a glimpse, and have a look at the sligthly updated screening schedule consisting of 12 amazing productions from 17 countries!

Pick from the film selection: I Love Kuduro – about Kuduroan urban cultural movement that was born in Angola during the last decade of the country’s 30-year Civil War. Screening date: Friday, 24 October 2014, 11 am Arrows Into Infinity – about Saxophonist Charles Lloyd, one of the most influential musicians of the 1960s, acclaimed by both jazz and rock audiences.

Screening date: Friday, 24 October 2014, 1 pm The Way Home - about the story of three different cultures (Georgian, Latvian and Moldavian) meeting up together in the realm of ethno-jazz music.

Screening date: Friday, 24 October 2014, 3 pm Sounds Of The Sidewalk – Lights In Babylon – about the band “Light in Babylon”, that was founded in 2010 and since then has been performing regularly in the streets of Istanbul.

Screening date: Friday, 24 October 2014, 4 pm PAN! Our Music Odyssey – about Kuduroan urban cultural movement that was born in Angola during the last decade of the country’s 30-year Civil War. Screening date: Saturday, 25 October 2014, 11 am Song From The Forest – about Louis Sarno who as a young man heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. He followed the mysterious sounds back to the Bayaka Pygmies, a tribe of hunters and gatherers in the central African rainforest, and never left.

Screening date: Saturday, 25 October 2014, 1 pm The Perfect Dance – a love story brought to life through dance and music.

Screening date: Saturday, 25 October 2014, 3 pm O Samba - a film showing, that Samba cannot be reduced simply to dance and lascivious hip movements. Samba is also word, language, text, lyrics or simply said a way of life.

Screening date: Saturday, 25 October 2014, 3:15 pm

The IMZ is proud to present one out of three Downtown Film Screenings at WOMEX 14. The documentary Midsummer Night's Tango directed by Viviane Blumenscheid tells the stroy about three Argentinian musicians travelling to Finland to find out whether Aki Kaurismäki is telling the truth when he asserts that tango music was invented in Finland. Screening date: Thursday, 23 October 2014, 6 pm @ Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea

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ACCENTUS MUSIC RELEASE ON DVD In October, ACCENTUS Music releases J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations performed by pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei. Her unique interpretation has been captured on DVD for the first time.

The DVD also includes a documentary by Michel Mollard, which offers profound insights into the mind of a fascinating artist and her vision of Bach’s iconic work.

ARTHAUS MUSIK Kirill Gerstein as soloist, conducted

by Semyon Bychkov. This October, conducted by Riccardo Chailly, Shostakovich’s 12th Symphony and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with soloist Nikolaj Znaider will follow. www.accentus.com

SATIESFICTIONS (WT) NEW MUSIC DOCUMENTARY – IN POST-PRODUCTION Directors Youlian Tabakov and Anne-Kathrin Peitz have finished shooting their music documentary about the eccentric and ingenious man of so many talents: Erik Satie.

Satiesfictions (working title) details the overall phenomenon of Satie in playful episodes with a wink and a smirk. Contemporaries and Satie experts outline this artist's colorful personality and draw their picture of certainly the most unusual protagonist of the early 20th century French avant-garde. This ACCENTUS Music production is coproduced by WDR/ARTE and supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung.

NEW RELEASES WAGNER VS VERDI – A DOCUMENTARY IN 6 PARTS The decision between Wagner and Verdi devides opera lovers into cultural enemies. The 6-part documentary series Wagner vs. Verdi presents different and very personal perspectives of work and impact of both giants of music theatre, using interviews with famous interpreters of both composers and live recordings from some of the world’s major opera houses like the Bayreuth Festival, Arena di Verona or Gran Teatre del Liceu. (102192 / 108120)

NORBERT BUSÈ & CHRISTOF DEBLER MARY WIGMAN – THE SOUL OF THE DANCE The life of one of the most exciting 20th-century artists is shown on original sites featuring partly unpublished material: from the birth of “Ausdruckstanz” in Switzerland to her sensational tour across the USA. Choreographers Sasha Waltz and Susanne Linke and experts Hedwig Müller and Claudia Gitelman are interviewed, speaking about the life and work of Mary Wigman. (102204)

NEW PRODUCTIONS WITH THE GEWANDHAUS ORCHESTRA The long-lasting cooperation with the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig has been continued last September in cooperation with MDR/ARTE. ACCENTUS produced Franz Schmidt’s 2nd Symphony as well as Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto with

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C MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT OPERA COLLECTION Nikolaus Harnoncourt is one of the few true stars among conductors worldwide. Arthaus Musik presents three of his legendary Zurich productions in this unique Opera Collection.

Staged by famous directors Ruth Berghaus, Jürgen Flimm and Martin Kušej, with renowned stars of the opera scene like Camilla Nylund, Jonas Kaufmann, Juliane Banse and Peter Seiffert, this recordings are true highlights of Maestro Harnoncourt‘s work. (108129)

TO BE RELEASED IN SPRING 2015: SHOSTAKOVICH CYCLE Box set containing 8 DVD or 8 Blu-ray discs. www.arthaus-musik.com

C MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT AT MIPCOM 2014 Meet C Major Entertainment at booth number R7.F2 at the Beta Film stand!

PICK FROM THE CATALOGUE UPDATE: STRAUSS, FOUR LAST SONGS / A HEROE'S LIFE One of the rare performances by Anna Netrebko of this masterpiece

by Richard Strauss, Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), led by conductor Daniel Barenboim with the Staatskapelle Berlin. Also on the programme: Strauss' Malven and the tone poem A Heroe's Life.

Production: UNITEL, Length: approx.

90 min.

Andris Nelsons 3 ©Marco Borggreve

WELCOME TO THE 90S! This fast track, four-episode series of documentaries, takes the viewers on a journey through possibly the most colourful of all decades. It transports you smack dab to the heart of a vibrant dance culture, tells of the golden age of rap, takes a longing look back on the huge boy and girl group wave and reminds us of rock’s new blossoms. Episodes: Dance Culture / Boygroups & Girlbands / Come as you are: Grunge, Riot Grrrl, Britpop, Nu Metal / Hip-Hop Production: Signed Media / Length: 4 x 52 min.

Netrebko / Barenboim © Thomas Bartilla

ANDRIS NELSONS / BOSTON SYMPHONY: INAUGURAL CONCERT This wide-ranging one-night-only event celebrates the start of BSO Music director Andris Nelsons' tenure with the orchestra, and features two close colleagues of the conductor as soloists, Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais and German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Each of them sings selections from the Wagnerian and Italian verismo repertoires, after which they join forces for a powerful duet from Puccini's Manon Lescaut.

The concert opens with Wagner's Tannhäuser Overture – the work that first inspired a five-year-old Nelsons to a life in music – and closes with Respighi's spectacular orchestral showcase, Pines of Rome.

Production: WNET, PBS / Length: approx. 90 min.

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Welcome to the 90s: Backstreet Boys © Yuri Erizondo

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EUROARTS LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, THE 9TH SYMPHONY ON SCHILLER’S ODE TO JOY CHOREOGRAPHY & STAGING: MAURICE BÉJART Maurice Béjart’s compelling staging of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony has been enchanting audiences worldwide since its inception and its idea of universal brotherhood remains highly topical. “Alle Menschen werden Brüder” (All men will be brothers) is the powerful message communicated by the unforgettable music and choreography. From the stage of the NHK Hall in Tokyo 250 dancers and musicians will send this message out into the world.

This performance of Maurice Béjart’s 9th Symphony has been recorded at the NHK Hall, Tokyo on 8 & 9 September 2014. It is the very first recording for TV and DVD, produced

by EuroArts Music in coproduction with NHK & WDR/ARTE and distributed worldwide by EuroArts.

With the Béjart Ballet Lausanne & Tokyo Ballet, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Ritsu yu kai Choir. Musical director: Zubin Mehta, Artistic director: Gil Roman

and Melusines is Rusalka: Ádám Fisher and Stefan Herheim present a new take on this “lyrical fairytale” at La Monnaie. A new high-definition audiovisual reference recording of Beethoven’s Complete String Quartets will be brought to home screens by the performance of the dynamic Belcea Quartet. And The Mahler Chamber Orchestra meets “eccentric super-talented maestro” Teodor Currentzis in a Britten-Shostakovich programme.

EuroArts Post-it: 13 – 16 October 2014: Visit EuroArts at MIPCOM, booth # R7.B1, Riviera Hall, Cannes www.euroarts.com

NEW ON DVD & BLU-RAY DISC Two series have grown again: San Francisco Opera with Vincenzo Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi, featuring Joyce DiDonato & Nicole Cabell in the main roles, and Verdi’s Falstaff from the Salzburger Festpiele 2013. Another opera highlight, drawing its substance from the wonderland of little mermaids, Undines

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / LSO LIVE AUDIO BLU-RAY RELEASES LSO Live are pleased to release their first two pure audio Blu-ray recordings on the label: The inaugural pure audio Blu-ray release, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique and Overture: Waverley, which is scheduled for release on 29 September, is the start of the much-anticipated Berlioz cycle with Valery Gergiev. Berlioz let his imagination run wild in his music, finding inspiration in all manner of sources, including his own turbulent personal life. His experience of powerful, unrequited love finds its expression in the emotionally charged Symphonie fantastique, the story of an artist’s “hopeless love”, complete with waltzes, witches and a hallucinogenic nightmare. There are few orchestras with the music of Berlioz more thoroughly in their blood than the LSO, and here Valery Gergiev brings to bear his opulent interpretation of this landmark piece.

Following this release is Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 Scottish and Overture: The Hebrides + Schumann Piano Concerto. The recording, scheduled for release on 13 October, is the start of the much-anticipated series exploring the complete symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Also featured on this release is the eminent Portuguese pianist, Maria João Pires, in the inaugural concerto recording on the label.

Both of these exciting, new recordings will be released in SACD and pure audio Blu-ray formats, including bonus HD video footage, allowing the London Symphony Orchestra and these fantastic performances to be seen and heard to full effect. www.lso.co.uk www.mariinskylabel.com

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MODEMAY ENTERTAINMENT / SOMBRERO & CO

ORFENTERPRISE

NEW MUSIC PROGRAMMES AND DOCUMENTARIES AVAILABLE

READY FOR MIPCOM, ORF-ENTERPRISE PRESENTS...

This new season is starting well for MODemay – with an array of 85 live music concerts of all genres filmed at festivals and European venues; London Grammar at the We Love Green, Sigur Ros at Paléo, Placebo at Bercy, Paris or legendary jazzman Dr John at the Jazz sous les Pommier.

music events, where we meet major artists and groups such as Arcade Fire, Stromae, Pixies… www.modemay.com

Les Salons de Musique continues a second season presenting "la crème" of the young classical musicians: Rosemary Standley, The Spark Ensemble, Les Soloistes des Musiciens du Louvre, Romain Leleu and the Convergence Ensemble, etc.

THE FAIRY QUEEN, 135 MIN., HD OPERA BY HENRY PURCELL By dropping the spoken scenes of the whole semi-opera and highlighting the ear-candy songs, fabulous dance scenes, clever effects and on stage-silliness of Purcell’s work, Harnoncourt father and son let the audience sit back and enjoy the memorable “masques” en suite. Taken on its own, the colourful series of scenes turns out to be a Baroque version of the “Everyman” play, where in a magical night a young couple encounters the heralds of nature. They remind the young persons of who they are, where they come from and where they are headed. And as you can see: The imagination knows no bounds in the realm of the Fairy Queen.

Soloists: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Martina Janková (soprano), Elisabeth von Magnus (mezzosoprano), Terry Wey (countertenor), Joshua Ellicott (tenor), Florian Boesch (bass). Arnold Schoenberg Choir. Concentus Musicus Wien.

Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt Available for TV, VOD, DVD, TE!

Dr John © Sombrero & Co

On the documentary side, Beijing Calling dives into the heart of the underground and well established Beijing's punk/rock scene. And then, there is this review of the Primavera Festival Barcelona, one of the major urban pop, rock and underground

For further information, please contact: Marion Camus-Oberdorfer, marion. camus-oberdorfer@orf.at, Head of Content Sales International Armin Luttenberger, armin.luttenberger@orf.at, Sales Director TV contentsales.ORF.at

© Sombrero & Co

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TELMONDIS PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS….

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE NINE SYMPHONIES Filmed at Opéra national de Paris.

Conducted by Philippe Jordan – with the Paris Opera Orchestra 10 September 2014 Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36 (32 min.)

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 (36 min.)

7 Novembre 2014 Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21 (26 min.)

Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, “Eroica”, op. 55 (47 min.)

14 December 2014 Symphony no. 4 in B flat major op. 60 (34 min.)

Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67 (31 min.)

18 May 2015 Symphony no. 8 in F major op. 93 (26 min.)

Symphony no. 6 in F major "Pastoral" op. 68 (39 min.)

17 June 2015 Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra op. 80 Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 (65 min.) with Ricarda Merbeth – soprano; Daniela Sindram - mezzo-soprano; Robert Dean Smith – tenor; Günther Groissböck – bass; Jean-yves Thibaudet – piano; and the Paris Opera Chorus. Directed by Vincent Massip.

CLASART CLASSIC A coproduction by Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis, ARTE France, M_ Media and the support of the CNC. MA MERE ADORAIT LA DANSE PORTRAIT OF BRIGITTE LEFEVRE Ma mère adorait la danse is a portrait of Brigitte Lefèvre, who has been Director of Dance at the Paris Opera for more than 20 years. This dancer with an exceptional destiny, who joined the Paris Opéra at the age of 8, has contributed to a worldwide dance revolution. Director Thierry Teston followed Brigitte Lefèvre for a year. From Paris to Tokyo, a behindthe-scenes glimpse of her life and that of the Opera. She will leave the house in November 2014 and hand over the reins to Benjamin Millepied, the future director of an institution that has become the world's most prestigious dance company.

Production year: 2014 Running time: 80 min.

Director: Thierry Teston A Production by La Belle Télé, with the participation of France 3 International Distribution: Telmondis Distribution

Clasart Classic presents two ECHO KLASSIK-winning productions from the Met live in HD series: Piotr Beczala just received the award for “male singer of the year” for his role as Duke of Mantua in the Met’s Rigoletto; Thomas Adès’ The Tempest was awarded “music DVD recording of the year”.

THE TEMPEST Thomas Adès’ opera, based on Shakespeare’s play, has been widely praised as a modern masterpiece.

Adès, who is also conducting this performance, fashioned a language that on its surface may seem seductively tonal. “But at every moment all sorts of complex, subtle things are going on in this music” (New York Times).

The libretto by Meredith Oakes distills Shakespeare's text into rhyming couplets in modern English. The Tempest is brought to life in a dazzling production by Robert Lepage, who recreates the interior of La Scala as the magical island venue for the otherworldly arts of Prospero, sung by Simon Keenlyside.

Brigitte Lefèvre © Thierry Teston

www.telmondis.fr

Philippe Jordan ©Jean-François Leclercq-OnP

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The Tempest - Simon Keenlyeside © Ken Howard

RIGOLETTO Michele Mariotti leads this Rigoletto, seen in a new staging by the Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer. Mayer’s approach transports the opera’s tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960. Piotr Beczala sings the Duke, an amoral lounge

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singer whose entourage includes the world-weary comedian Rigoletto, performed by Željko Lučić. Diana Damrau sings the role of Gilda.

Piotr Beczala © Ken Howard

www.tmg.de

FRANÇOIS SERVUSTV ROUSSILLON ET ASSOCIÉS FRA Musica is honoured with the 2014 Gramophone Awards. The DVD/Blu-Ray release of Ravel's L'heure espagnole and L'enfant et les sortilèges filmed in Glyndebourne by François Roussillon has won the Opera Gramophone Classical Music Awards of 2014.

FRA Productions wants to congratulate warmly all the artists involved: Kazushi Ono, Laurent Pelly and the fantastic cast lead by Stéphanie d'Oustrac, the partners who made all this possible: Glyndebourne Festival, France Télévisions, TF1, Mezzo, NHK, SVT and Harmonia Mundi, And, last but not least, the wonderful technical team.

The ServusTV documentary Karajan – The Second Life wins an ECHO KLASSIK 2014 in the category Music DVD Production of the Year / Documentary.

After winning the ECHO KLASSIK 2011 with Traces to Nowhere – The Conductor Carlos Kleiber this award is the second ECHO for director Eric Schulz and ServusTV. Congratulations!

www.fraprod.com

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WIENER STAATSOPER SPECIAL AWARD AT IBC 2014 FOR WIENER STAATSOPER LIVE AT HOME

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quality via the internet on a computer, smart TV or mobile device. Together with its technical partner Samsung, the Wiener Staatsoper is therefore also at the forefront of this field internationally in terms of both quality and quantity. The complete programme can be found at staatsoperlive.com, where users can also purchase live streams at a price of EUR 14 each.

Subscriptions and packages are also available. www.wiener-staatsoper.at

At the IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) awards ceremony in Amsterdam, on Sunday, 14 September 2014, the Wiener Staatsoper won the Special Award for its WIENER STAATSOPER live at home project.

IBC is the leading annual international event for professionals involved in creating, managing and delivering the future of electronic media and entertainment technology and content.

Apart from the Special Award presented to the Wiener Staatsoper, FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, was also singled out for the Jury Prize for its innovation in broadcasting the 2014 Football World Cup. “At first glance there is little in common between the football World Cup and opera. Yet each engender huge passion in their fans, and those fan bases are far larger than can attend a live event. Both FIFA and the Vienna State Opera have built strong, innovative, creative in-house teams to take control of their content, and have worked with leaders in the industry to be on the leading edge of emerging technologies,” explained Michael Lumley, chairman of the IBC awards jury.

RADIO TÉLÉVISION BELGE FRANCOPHONE CHANGES AT RTBF By the end of this year, Benoît Jacques de Dixmude will retire after more than 30 years as a producer for classical music at RTBF – Belgium.

For the last couple of years, Benoît was also head of Musiq’3, the classical radio. Since last April Laetitia Huberti is head of Musiq’3 but she’s also been appointed Chief Editor for Classical Content at RTBF. This new responsibility covers all media (radio, TV and internet) and shows RTBF’s determination to give a fresh impulse to this content.

Laetitia Huberti graduated at Brussels University in Modern Languages and Literatures (Italian/English) and more recently at Columbia University where she got a Master’s Degree in Arts Administration. She has a thorough professional experience in public relations, marketing and promotion, fundraising, cultural coordination, special events management, both in Brussels and New York. Her last appointment before returning to RTBF was with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was Manager in charge of New Business Development & Strategic Initiatives. Laetitia is also an accomplished pianist. www.rtbf.be

The Wiener Staatsoper boasts the world's largest opera repertoire, and during the 2014/2015 season will be broadcasting over 40 live performances. These can be watched at home in superb picture and sound

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LOTUS RECORDS / ECM 19 November 2014 | Salzburg (Austria) THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE & JAN GARBAREK - FINAL OFFICIUM AT SALZBURG CATHEDRAL

WIEN MODERN New Series Officium CDs, a podcast featuring Jan Garbarek, Manfred Eicher, David James, Rogers Covey-Crump und Gordon Jones plus Fiona Talkington HERE and enjoy the the video HERE.

On 19 November at 6:30 pm, the www.lotusrecords.at Salzburg Cathedral will witness the final Officium concert with Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble on their farewell tour in Austria.

The Hilliard Ensemble – David James, countertenor; Roger Covey-Crump, tenor; Steven Harrold, tenor und Gordon Jones, bariton – will retire end of this year after a 40-years career in the limelight of the international music scene.

The ensemble’s legendary Officium had its premiere 20 years ago at Propstei St. Gerold in Vorarlberg, Austria, when ECM founder Manfred Eicher invited them and Jan Garbarek on a musical blind date....

David James Recalls... „How it all began [...] Apprehensive, we waited nervously for a while wondering how to proceed, until we decided to just do what we do: sing. So we began a long, slow homophonic funeral motet by Spanish composer, Cristobel Morales, expecting Jan would listen and then respond in some way. As we were nearing the end, I felt a deep shuddering vibration, as if at sea on a ferry, a sensation that swiftly became an explosion of interweaving ethereal sounds. Jan had grasped his saxophone and introduced a fifth voice.

It was the most magical musical mo­ ment in my entire forty-year career with the Hilliard Ensemble. [...] When we finished the piece, no one in chapel moved or made a sound. [...] We reconvened two months later to record Officium, the album that sold over a million copies and has for twenty years been opening doors for us to magnificent venues throughout the world. Its continuing success is testament to the vision of ECM, and was followed by two more albums.“ (in: The Guardian, March 2014) Find more information on the ECM

29 October - 21 November 2014 | Vienna (Austria) WIEN MODERN, one of the biggest festivals for new music, will start this year on 29 October. Until 21 November, more than 60 events will take place in almost 20 locations in Vienna. One of the focal points of this years’ festival will be the relationship between modern music and film.

Since cinema's very beginnings, film-makers have strived to combine the endless potential of music with that of the moving picture in order to intensify – or even foil – the actions and emotions on screen. Long regarded as the poor cousin of music, film music is increasingly gaining recognition among musicians, audiences and musicologists as an intellectually substantial and important genre.

In its 27th edition, WIEN MODERN will take a close look, as part of its on screen focus, at the interface between film and television and contemporary music. Thanks to its combination with the medium of the moving picture, audiences who would normally be sceptical towards new music accept and even appreciate it on screen – big or small or tablet-sized.

A very special highlight of the series will be the sitcom-opera Life at the Edge of the Milky Way in seven parts by the Austrian composer Bernhard Gander. The Berio Hall of the Wiener Konzerthaus will be transformed into a state-of-the-art television studio for five evenings. True to the character of a sitcom, socio-political issues will be presented and explored with humour and irony. In addition, the on screen focus will comprise performances of other works in which different composers explore the media of film and television. www.wienmodern.at

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CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline for submissions: 4 November 2014

The EBU Music & Dance bureau are pleased to invite all Golden Prague festival attendees to an apéro drink following their plenary meeting, featuring live music with Finnish jazz pianist Iiro Rantala.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

Creative Europe granted Opera Europa, ARTE and 15 partner opera companies funds to launch a website dedicated to the streaming of opera, for free. The project also aims at developing skills across the profession to better face the ever growing presence of digital media.

When/Where? Tuesday 7 October, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Great Hall, Archa Theatre.

RSVP to trustram@ebu.ch

OPERA EUROPA TO LAUNCH OPERA PLATFORM IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTE

You still can submit your film for Cinedans Dance on Screen 2015!

Programmes accepted: documentaries and dance films of all lengths.

New this year is the Student Competition. A separate jury will make a selection that will be screened at the festival and award one film the Best Student Film award. Students pay no entry-fee.

Proposals for installation work can be send directly to: entry@cinedans.nl.

Deadline for all entries: 1 November 2014.

Cinedans Dance on Screen takes place from 11 – 16 March 2015 in the EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam.

In that spirit, Opera Europa’s autumn conference will tackle the issue of music rights. The European association of opera houses and festivals therefore invites all concerned parties to the discussion table. The conference takes place from 20 – 23 November 2014 in Brno and Ostrava, to celebrate the Year of Czech Music.

For more information about the conference programme and the European Opera Digital Project, please visit www.opera-europa.org.

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