Sergio Ortega News
Chilean musician (1938-2003)
- piano
- nueva canción, chamber music, symphonic music, opera, Lied, political song, film score composer
- Chile, France
- composer, pianist, poet, politician
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2023-09-17 15:59:00
Das Floß der Medusa, Komische Oper, 16 September 2023
Hangar 1, Tempelhof AirportImages: Jaro Suffner La Mort – Gloria Rehm Jean-Charles – Günter Papendell Charon – Idunnu Münch Four Dead – Takshiro Namiki, Taiki Miyashita, Yauci Yanes Ortega, Matthias Spenke, Fermin Basterra Thirteen Dying – Polly Ott, Agnes Dasch, Sarah Papodopoulo, Viola Weimker, Claudia Buhrmann, Orine Nosaki, Wiebke Kretzschmar, Martin Fehr, Christoph Eder, Hartmut Schröder, Martin Netter, Thomas Heiß, Werner Matusch Fourteen Surviving – Angela Postweiler, Uta Krause, Veronika Burger, Claudia van Hasselt, Julia Hebecker, Ulrike Jahn, Hans-Dierer Gilleßen, Michael Schaffrath, Matthias Eger, Laurin Oppermann, Philipp Schreyer, Simon Berg, Enrico Wenzel, Frank SchwemmerTobias Kratzer (director)Rainer Sellmaier (designs)Marguerite Donlon (choreography)Julia Jordà Stoppelhaar (dramaturgy)Lighting – Olaf FreeseSound design – Holger SchwarkChoir Soloists of the Komische Oper (director: David Cavelius)Movement Choir and Children’s Extras of the Komische OperVocalconsort BerlinStaats- und Domchor Berlin (director: Kai-Uew Jirka)Orchestra of the Komische Oper, BerlinTitus Engel (conductor)Henze’s Raft of the Medusa may lay claim to the […]
2021-01-12 07:30:01
Virtuosity and Protest: Frederic Rzewski's Songs of Insurrection receives its first recording
Frederic Rzewski Songs of Insurrection; Thomas Kotcheff; Coviello Classics Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 8 January 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) The American pianist/composer applies his virtuoso technique to seven protest songs, musical meditations on protest transferred to the concert hallAmerican pianist and composer Frederic Rzewski's piano music often includes references to political matters. His best known work is perhaps the piano solo The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, which uses a song by Sergio Ortega inspired by socialist Chileans protesting the military takeover, whilst Coming Together, for narrator and ensemble, uses text by Samuel Melville—one of the leaders of the revolt against police brutality at Attica Prison in 1971. Often there can be an historical element to the work, so that Four American Ballads [recorded by Adam Swayne on his disc (Speak to me), see my review] were inspired by the folk singer and social activist […]
2020-12-18 22:17:00
Robin Sutherland
Terrible news from San Francisco Symphony: Robin Sutherland, retired longtime Principal Keyboard, died this morning following a short illness. Seiji Ozawa created the position for him, and he held that title for some 46 years, before retiring in 2018. He was a terrific player and seemed like a lovely person the couple of times I chatted with him. Deepest condolences to his husband Carlos Ortega, other friends and family, and everyone at SFS. I heard Robin in lots and lots of performances over the years, and...what can I say. I thought he'd have a long and musical retirement and I was looking forward to hearing him in chamber music and in appearances with other organizations. He was on leave for a time a few years ago (I think) for medical reasons, and perhaps he had a reoccurrence of whatever ailed him then. I'm just sorry that he's gone. You can […]
2020-03-01 21:11:20
WHO’S WHO | Women’s Musical Club Of Toronto Marks Historic 123rd Season
Women's Musical Club of Toronto has announced their 2020-21 season, including Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Bridge, Ramón Ortega Quero Eric Lu and more.
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