August 2008 International Diary
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Austria
- 2 August 2008 | Auryn Quartet, Michael Schade (tenor), Michaela Selinger (mezzo-soprano), Markus Hinterhäuser (piano) | • Schubert: String Quartet in G (D 887) | • Janáček: Diary of One Who Disappeared | Mozarteum, Salzburg, 7.30pm, web site: www.salzburgerfestspiele.at
- 7 August 2008 | Leif-Ove Andsnes (piano), OENM (oesterreichisches ensemble für neue musik) | • Janáček: In the Mist | • Schoenberg: Six Piano Pieces, Op 19 | • Schubert: Three Fragments | • Wolfgang Rihm: Erscheinung – Skizze über Schubert for 9 Strings and Piano ad libitum | • Schubert: Piano Sonata in C minor (D 958) | Mozarteum, Salzburg, 7.30pm, web site: www.salzburgerfestspiele.at
- 17, 20, 23, 26 & 28 August 2008 | Salzburg Festival 2008 | Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Camilla Nylund Rusalka, Piotr Beczala Prince, Birgit Remmert Ježibaba | • Dvořák: Rusalka sung in Czech, with German and English surtitles | Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 7.30pm (3.00pm on 23rd), web site: www.salzburgerfestspiele.at
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Czech Republic
- 14 August 2008 | Špilberk Festival | Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Altrichter (conductor), Adriana Kohútková (soprano), Tomáš Černý (tenor), Martin Gurbaľ (bass) | • Smetana: Scenes from ‘The Bartered Bride’ | Špilberk Castle, Brno, 8:00pm, web site: www.filharmonie-brno.cz
- 17 August 2008 | Špilberk Festival | Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conductor TBA | • Film Music | Špilberk Castle, Brno, 8:00pm, web site: www.filharmonie-brno.cz
- 19 August 2008 | Špilberk Festival | Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Modestas Pitrenas (conductor), Ints Daldeiris (clarinet) | • Rossini: Overture ‘The Thieving Magpie’ | • Rossini: Variations for clarinet & orchestra | • Rossini: Overture ‘William Tell’ | • Rossini/Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque | Špilberk Castle, Brno, 8:00pm, web site: www.filharmonie-brno.cz
- 21 August 2008 | Špilberk Festival | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor TBA | • Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Ballet Site No 3 | • Martinů: Špalíček, Ballet Suite No 1 (H 214A) | • Evžen Zámečník: Concerto giocoso | • Stravinsky: The Fiebird, Ballet Suite | Špilberk Castle, Brno, 8:00pm, web site: www.filharmonie-brno.cz
- 26 August 2008 | Špilberk Festival | Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Richard Blackford (conductor) | • Richard Blackford: The Mirror of Perfection | • Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen, Suite | • Dvořák: Te Deum, Op 103 (B 176) | Špilberk Castle, Brno, 8:00pm, web site: www.filharmonie-brno.cz
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