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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Autumn season in Glasgow and Edinburgh
[…] of Mozart arias alongside music by Mendelssohn and Louise Farrenc. Principal guest conductor Ilan Volkov directs a programme of new music, being recorded for BBC Radio 3's New Music Show, which includes Lucia Dlugoszewski’s Abyss and Caress (1975) with New York jazz trumpeter Peter Evans. Conductor Yutaka Sado's programme includes Triptique for string orchestra (1953) by Yasushi Akutagawa alongside music by Debussy and Beethoven. Hannu Lintu conducts Grieg and Brahms plus Einojuhani Rautavara's Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss). David Afkham will conduct Unsuk Chin's Subito con forza plus music by Beethoven and Schumann. Tchaikovsky is the focus of a pair of concerts which round off the season. Associate conductor Alpesh Chauhan directs Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony, Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony No. 2 and Korngold's Abschiedslieder with mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill. Malcolm Brabbins conducts Tchaikvosky's Piano Concerto No. 1 (with Pavel Kolesnikov) and the Symphony No. 1 by Vasily Kalinnikov. Full details from the orchestra's website.
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2020-08-30 10:54:49
Just in: Spain locks chief conductor in quarantine
We hear that David Afkham, music director of Spain’s national orchestra, has been put in quarantine after being traced as a contact of a member of the orchestra’s artistic production staff who tested positive for Covid-19. Afkham tested negative on both PCR and serology tests, but the medical authorities locked him down nonetheless. He’s being […]
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Faces of classical music
2020-01-10 14:41:00
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor – Martin Helmchen, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Klaus Mäkelä (HD 1080p)
[…] with nimble fingers, questing intelligence and a beating heart.” — The TimesMartin Helmchen has established himself as one of the prominent exceptional pianists of the younger generation. He performs with such orchestras as Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert Blomstedt, Wiener Philharmoniker under Valery Gergiev, London Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Jurowski, City of Birmigham Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony under Andris Nelsons and New York Philharmonic under Christoph von Dohnányi.He also enjoys collaborations with conductors such as David Afkham, Marc Albrecht, Sir Mark Elder, Edward Gardner, Philippe Herreweghe, Manfred Honeck, Paavo Järvi, Emmanuel Krivine, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Christoph Poppen, Michael Sanderling and David Zinman.His quest for exploring all facets of music-making is born in his passion for chamber music – which was largely ignited in early collaborations with the late cellist Boris Pergamenschikow. Helmchen's chamber music partners have included Juliane Banse, Matthias Goerne, Veronika Eberle, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Christian Tetzlaff, Antje Weithaas, Carolin Widmann and Frank Peter […]
2020-01-07 14:57:02
Praised for her “deeply moving” performances (Hamburger Abendblatt), violinist Alina Pogostkina, winner of the 2005 Sibelius Competition in Helsinki, performs at many of the world’s most renowned festivals and concert venues, and collaborates with conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Gustavo Dudamel, David Zinman, Jonathan Nott, Paavo Järvi, Michael Sanderling, David Afkham, Robin Ticciati, Thomas Hengelbrock and John Storgårds. Highlights of the 2019/20 season include her debut with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Lionel Bringuier, a tour with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra with Sakari Oramo, as well as appearances with the Beethovenorchester Bonn, the Copenhagen and Helsinki Philharmonic orchestras, MDRSinfonieorchester
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