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2024-03-28 07:52:00
Marriner 100: the Academy of St Martin in the Fields celebrates the centenary of its founder
Sir Neville MarrinerNext month, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields is celebrating the centenary of its founder Sir Neville Marriner (1924-2016) with a programme events beginning on what would have been Sir Neville's 100th birthday (15 April 2024), with concerts celebrating both Marriner and the orchestra's long-standing relationships with other musicians.Things begin with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields at its spiritual home, St Martin in the Fields, with direction shared between Joshua Bell, Tomo Keller and Jaime Martin in a programme of Handel, Mozart, Haydn, Vaughan Williams and Errollyn Wallen. Then on 16 April, the ASMF Chamber Ensemble is joined by Joshua Bell and pianist Murray Perrahia, in what will be his first performance in six years, at Wigmore Hall for Mendelssohn, Schumann and Sally Beamish [see my 2019 interview where Sally Beamish talks about her personal links with the orchestra]. There is a centenary gala concert at […]
2024-02-04 16:27:00
New York Philharmonic. Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Golda Schultz, soprano; Francesco Piemontesi, piano. February 2, 2024.
[…] the Mahler piece. At over an hour it was 20 minutes longer than the first half. Relatively short for a Mahler symphony, and the time went by rather quickly as the performance was very enjoyable.Mahler had already completed the last movement and was planning to use it in the already very long third symphony. That song (Das himmlische Leben) eventually became the last movement of the fourth symphony. Musicologists (including the Program Annotator James M. Keller) discuss how the first three movements were composed with this destination in mind.The "point" behind this symphony is fluid in that it can be interpreted in different ways, both by the musicians and the audience. Overall, however, the idea is behind this glorious music there is a lot of cynicism. That is evident right from the beginning phrases. The music can be soaring and lofty, yet there is always this feeling things are not […]
2024-01-05 17:27:00
Der Rosenkavalier, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 2 January 2024
Die Feldmarschallin, Fürstin Werdenberg – Julia Kleiter Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau – Günther Groissböck Octavian – Marina Prudenskaya Herr von Faninal – Roman Trekel Sophie – Golda Schultz Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin – Anna Samuil Valzacchi – Karl-Michael Ebner Annina – Katharina Kammerloher Police Officer – Friedrich Hamel The Marschallin’s Major-domo – Florian Hoffmann Faninal’s Major-domo – Johan Krogius House Servant – Jens-Eric Schulze Notary – Dionyios Avgerinos Landlord – Johan Krogius Singer – Andrés Moreno Garcia Milliner – Regina Koncz Vendor of Pets – Michael Kim Leopold – Oliver Chwat Lackeys, Waiters – Sooongoo Lee, Felipe Martin, Insoo Hwoang, Thomas Vogel Three noble orphans – Olga Vilenskaia, Anna Woldt, Verena Albertz Lerchenauschen – Peter Krumow, Stefan Livland, Mike Keller, Thomas Vogel, Ben Bloomfeld, Andreas Neher Paper artist – Tomas Höfer Mohammed – Joseph UmohDirector – André HellerAssistant director – Wolfgang SchillySet designs – Xenia Hausner, Nanna NeudeckCostumes – Arthur Arbesser, […]
2023-11-04 20:51:11
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