January 2009 International Diary
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Canada
- 31 January 2009 | Canadian Opera Company Orchestra & Chorus, John Keenan (conductor), Julie Makerov Rusalka, Irina Mishura Ježibaba, Michael Schade Prince, Richard Paul Fink Water Gnome, Joni Henson Foreign Princess | • Dvořák: Rusalka, Op 114 (B 203) | Opera House, Toronto, 7.30pm, web site: www.coc.ca
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Czech Republic
- 1 January 2009 | New Year’s Concert | Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Kout (conductor) | • Smetana: Overture ‘The Bartered Bride’ | • Tchaikovsky: Italian Capriccio, Op 45 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) ‘New World’ | Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 5 & 6 January 2009 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Mácal (conductor), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) | • Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104 (B 191) | • Suk: A Summer’s Tale, Op 29 | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 7 January 2009 | Czech Chamber Music Society | Apollon Quartet, Jan Adamus (oboe) | • Husa: String Quartet, Op 2 ‘Zero’ | • Schmidinger: Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello | • Martinů: String Quartet No 1 (H 117) ‘French’ | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 7 & 8 January 2009 | Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Kout (conductor), Liběna Séquardtová (oboe) | • Martinů: Oboe Concerto (H 353) | • Schubert" Symphony No 3 in D Major (D 200) | • Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, Op 24 | Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 12 January 2009 | Czech Chamber Music Society | Pražák Quartet | • Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Op 50 No 5 | • Martinů: String Quartet No 3 (H 183) | • Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 1 in E flat, Op 12 | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 13 January 2009 | Czech Chamber Orchestra, Andreas Sebastian Weiser (conductor), Jana Vlachová (violin), Martin Grubinger (marimba) | • Mozart: Serenata notturna (K 239) | • Zámečník: Elegia per Jan Palach for violin and strings | • Martinů: Serenade No 2 – Cassation for two violins and viola (H 216) | • Anders Koppel: Concerto for marimba and orchestra | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 15 & 16 January 2009 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor), Juliane Banse (soprano) | • Janáček: Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra | • Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs | • Stravinsky: The Firebird, suite | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 20 January 2009 | Musica Florea, Marek Štryncl (conductor) | • Bach: Magnificat in D Major (BWV 243) plus music by Monteverdi, Marini, Allegri, Uccellini and Bovicelli | Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 20 January 2009 | Czech Philharmonic Collegium, Jaroslav Kroft (artistic leader), Jiří Pospíchal (violin), Pavel Ciprys & Jaroslav Kroft (viola), Jana Boušková (harp), Olga Jelínková (soprano) | • Shostakovich: Adagio & Allegretto for strings | • Ivan Kurz: The Last Supper for violin & 12 string instruments | • Hindemith: Trauermusik for viola & strings | • Ravel: Introduction & Allegro for harp & chamber ensemble | • Honegger: Prélude, arioso & fughetta on the name BACH | • Debussy: Danses for harp & strings | • Zdeněk Lukáš: Quis potest dicere for soprano, viola & chamber ensemble | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 21 & 22 January 2009 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor), Lars Vogt (piano) | • Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 6 in D Major, Op 60 (B 112) | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 22 January 2009 | Prague Symphony Orchestra, Gerd Albrecht (conductor), Prague Chamber Choir (Jaroslav Brych, choirmaster), Petra Froese (soprano), Jana Štefáčková (mezzo-soprano), Jaroslav Březina (tenor), Zdeněk Plech (bass) | • Fibich: Symphony No 3 in E minor, Op 53 | • Schubert: Mass No 5 in A flat Major (D 678) | Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 28 & 29 January 2009 | Prague Symphony Orchestra, Tomáš Netopil (conductor), Karel Košárek (piano) | • Glinka: Overture ‘Ruslan and Lyudmila’ | • Martinů: Piano Concerto No 2 (H 237) | • Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 | Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
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Germany
- 9 January 2009 | Orchestra & Chorus of Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek (conductor), Fionnuala McCarthy Vixen, Julia Benzinger Fox, Lenus Carlson Forester | • Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (Das schlaue Füchslein/Příhody lišky Bystroušky) sung in German | Deutsche Oper, Bismarckstraße, Berlin, 7.30pm, web site: www.deutscheoperberlin.de
- 17 January 2009 | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Eric Terwilliger (horn), Antonio Spiller & Irina Simon-Renes (violions), Philipp Stubenrauch (double-bass) | • Mozart: Horn Concerto in E flat Major, KV 447 | • Jan Křtitel Vaňhal (Johann Baptist Vanhal): Double-bass Concerto in E flat Major | • Martinů: Oboe Concerto (H 353) | • Mozart: Concertone in C Major, KV 190| Prinzregententheater, Munich, 8.00pm, web site: www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/klassik_e/
- 30 January 2009 | Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Yefim Bronfman (piano) | • Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Joseph-Keilberth-Saal, Sinfonie an der Regnitz, Bamberg, 8.00pm, web site: www.bamberger-symphoniker.de
- 31 January 2009 | Elisaveta Blumina (piano), Henrik Wiese (flute), Sebastian Klinger (cello) | • Haydn: Trio for piano, flute & cello in F Major, Hob XV:17 | • Martinů: Trio for flute, cello & piano (H 300) | • Weber: Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, Op 63 | Max-Joseph-Saal der Residenz, Munich, 8.00pm, web site: www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/klassik_e/
- 31 January 2009 | Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Yefim Bronfman (piano) | • Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Meistersingerhalle, Nürnberg, 8.00pm, web site: www.bamberger-symphoniker.de
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Netherlands
- 16 January 2009 | Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Amsterdam (chorus master Daniel Reuss), Roberto Minczuk (conductor) | • Dvořák: Symphonic Poem ‘Heroic Song (Píseň bohatýrská)’ | • Mahler: ‘Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen’ from Rückert songs (arranged for choir by Clytus Gottwald) | • Dvořák (arr Janáček): Moravian Duets | • Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin (complete ballet) | Vredenburg, Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, 8.15pm, web sites: www.radiofilharmonischorkest.nl & www.vredenburg.nl
- 18 January 2009 | Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Amsterdam (chorus master Daniel Reuss), Roberto Minczuk (conductor) | • Dvořák: Symphonic Poem ‘Heroic Song (Píseň bohatýrská)’ | • Mahler: ‘Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen’ from Rückert songs (arranged for choir by Clytus Gottwald) | • Dvořák (arr Janáček): Moravian Duets | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 11.00am, web sites: www.radiofilharmonischorkest.nl & www.concertgebouw.nl
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Switzerland
- 11 January 2009 | Musicians from l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | • Frank Martin: Pavane couleur du temps, for string quintet | • Dvořák: String Quintet in G Major, Op 77 (B 49) | Bâtiment des Forces Motrices - Salle Théodore Turrettini, Geneva, 11.00am, web site: www.osr.ch
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United States of America
- 16 & 18 January 2009 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Katia & Marielle Lebèque (piano) | • Janácek: Sinfonietta | • Andriessen: Double Piano Concerto | • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring | Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 8.00pm (2.00pm on 18th), web site: www.laphil.com
- 22 January 2009 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Katherine Needleman (oboe) | • Haydn: Symphony No 100 ‘Military’ | • Martinů: Oboe Concerto (H 353) | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances | Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, 8.00pm, web site: www.bsomusic.org
- 22, 23 & 24 January 2009 | The Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), Nancy Maultsby (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Raymond Aceto (bass) | • Debussy: &lsqui;Sirènes’ from Nocturnes | • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No 3 | • Janáček: Glagolitic Mass | Severance Hall, Cleveland, 8.00pm, web site: www.clevelandorchestra.com
- 22, 23, 24 & 25 January 2009 | Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Yolanda Kondonassis (harp) | • Rossini: Overture to ‘La gazza ladra’ | • Bright Sheng: Harp Concerto | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) ‘New World’ | Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, 8.00pm (2.30pm on 25th), web site: dallassymphony.com
- 23 January 2009 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Katherine Needleman (oboe) | • Haydn: Symphony No 100 ‘Military’ | • Martinů: Oboe Concerto (H 353) | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances | Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, 8.00pm, web site: www.baltimoresymphony.org
- 24 January 2009 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar (conductor) | • Haydn: Symphony No 100 ‘Military’ | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances | Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, 11.00am, web site: www.baltimoresymphony.org
- 30 January 2009 | Metropolitan Opera, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Karita Mattila (Tatiana), Thomas Hampson (Onegin) | • Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin | Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, New York, 8.00pm, web site: www.metoperafamily.org
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