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Turkey's leading orchestra, the German national youth orchestra plus ensembles from Tokyo, Prague, Vienna, Buenos Aires: 2024/25 Zurich International Orchestra Series at Cadogan Hall
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic OrchestraThe 2024/25 Zurich International Orchestra Series at Cadogan Hall has recently been announced and as ever it is a chance to hear orchestras that do not always make it to London's bigger halls. The season opens on 7 October with Theodore Kuchar conducting the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine in a programme of Sibelius, Brahms and Beethoven but which begins with Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych's Chamber Symphony No. 3.2024 also sees visits from the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo with Christian Tetzlaff in Beethoven's Violin Concerto, plus the 'Dance of the Seven Veils' from the ballet, Salome by Japanese composer Akira Ifukube (1914-2006), known also for his film scores including the 1954 Godzilla; Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra with its British chief conductor Jonathan Darlington; Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov, Beethoven and Liszt.Moving to 2025, however, and we get some real highlights. First off, the German National Orchestra […]
2023-02-21 05:45:00
Lviv National Philharmonic of Ukraine. Theodore Kuchar, conductor; Oksana Rapita, piano. February 17, 2023.
State Theater of New Jersey, Orchestra (Seat K5, $31.84).ProgramChamber Symphony No. 3 for Flute and String Orchestra by Yevhen Stankovych.Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 by Grieg.Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 by Beethoven.This is taken at the conclusion of the encore, during which the US and Ukrainian flags were displayed.The program has traditional war horses in masterpieces by Grieg and Beethoven. What is special is this Chamber Symphony by the Ukrainian composer Stankovych. The wikepedia entry for him has him born both in 1942 and 1951, in the town of Szolyva in Hungary, which became today's Ukrainian city of Svaliava. The piece is about 20 minutes long, and for the uninitiated sounds more like a flute concerto (in any case with the flute front and center). Being my first encounter with the composer's music, I can only characterize the style as "propulsive," with a repetitive rhythmic […]
2022-03-13 13:52:17
Thomas de Hartmann (1885-1956) is best known today for the series of piano pieces he transcribed/composed in partnership with the Armenian mystic and general whack-job George Gurdjieff, but on evidence here he was a composer of considerable talent. The four pieces offered on this splendidly performed and engineered disc are all premieres, part of a […]
All the conducting master class
2021-10-22 19:18:12
GUSTAV MEIER MEMORIAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASSES withTHEODORE KUCHAR andLVIV NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINEIN GORGEOUS LVIV, UKRAINEJanuary 10 – 16, 2022
This six-day intensive series of masterclasses is suitable for professional orchestral conductors as well as conservatory and university students. Choral conductors who wish to expand their experience and skills in the orchestral repertoire are encouraged to participate. Conductors of lesser experience are encouraged to apply as auditors.A total of 15 full participants will receive approximately […]
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