May 2009 International Diary
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Czech Republic
- 1 May 2009 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | • Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68 | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 5 May 2009 | Czech Chamber Orchestra, Ondřej Kukal (conductor) | • Jiří Antonín Benda: Sinfonia in B | • Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No 7 in D minor | • Thuri: Divertimento | • Krček: Music for strings (première) | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 7 & 8 May 2009 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Václav Mácha (piano) | • Martinů: Symphony No 6 ‘Fantaises symphoniques’ (H 343) | • Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand | • Debussy: La Mer | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
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France
- 4, 7, 10, 12, 15 & 18 May 2009 | Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris, Tomáš Hanus (conductor), Angela Denoke (Emilia Marty) | • Janáček: The Makropoulos Affair | Opéra Bastille, Paris, 7.30pm (2.30pm on 10th), web site: www.operadeparis.fr
- 10 May 2009 | Musique de chambre par les musiciens de L’orchestre de L’opéra national de Paris | • Viktor Ullmann: String Quartet No 3, Op 46 | • Gideon Klein: String Trio | • Schoenberg: String Quartet No 1 in D minor, Op 7 | Palais Garnier, Paris, 8.30pm, web site: www.operadeparis.fr
- 31 May 2009 | Musique de chambre par les musiciens de L’orchestre de L’opéra national de Paris | • Hindemith: Wind Septet | • Janáček: Mládí | • Prokofiev: Quintet for violin, oboe, clarinet, viola & double-bass in G minor, Op 39 | Ligeti: Six bagatelles for wind quintet | Palais Garnier, Paris, 8.30pm, web site: www.operadeparis.fr
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Germany
- 3 May 2009 | Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), Hilary Hahn (violin) | • Rossini: Overture ‘The Thieving Magpie’ | • Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 (KV 219) | • Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 141) | Großer Saal, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, 7.00pm, web site: www.hr-online.de
- 7 & 8 May 2009 | HR Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio SO), Paavo Järvi (conductor), Nathalie Dessay (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Orfeón Donostiarra | • Mahler: Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’ | Großer Saal, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, 8.00pm, web site: www.hr-online.de
- 9 May 2009 | musicians from the Cologne Gurzenich Orchestra, Reinmar Neuner (conductor in Janáček) | • Richard Strauss: String Sextet from opera ‘Capriccio’ | • Martinů: String Sextet (H 224) | • Janáček: Concertino for piano, 2 violins, viola, clarinet, horn & bassoon | • Janáček: Capriccio for piano (left hand) and wind septet | Podium, Philharmonie, Cologne, 3.00pm, web site: www.guerzenich-orchester.de
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Netherlands
- 18, 21, 25, 28 & 31 May 2009 | De Nederlandse Opera | Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Cheryl Barker Emilia Marty, Raymond Very Albert Gregor, Guy de Mey Vítek, Marisca Mulder Kristina, Dale Duesing Jaroslav Prus, Andrew Tortise Janek, François Le Roux Kolenatý, Graham Clark Hauk-Šendorf | • Janáček: The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos) | Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 8.00pm (1.30pm on 31st), web site: www.dno.nl
- 29 May 2009 | Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Jaap van Zweden (conductor) | • Dvořák: Symphonic Poem ‘The Wild Dove (Holoubek)’, Op 110 (B 198) | • Kodály: Ode ‘The Music makers’ | • Elgar: The Light of Life | Vredenburg, Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, 8.15pm, web sites: www.radiofilharmonischorkest.nl & www.vredenburg.nl
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Switzerland
- 20 May 2009 | l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Fabio Luisi (conductor) | • Mahler: Symphony No 9 in D Major | Victoria Hall, Geneva, 8.00pm, web site: www.osr.ch
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United States of America
- 1, 2 & 5 May 2009 | New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Joshua Bell (violin) | • Dvořák: The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op 109 (B 197) | • Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No 3 | • Martinů: Symphony No 4 (H 305) | Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 8.00pm (7.30pm on 5th), web site: nyphil.org
- 7, 8 & 9 May 2009 | New York Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Choral Artists, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) | • Peter Lieberson: The World in Flower (World Première: New York Philharmonic Commission) | • Mahler: Symphony No 1 | Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 8.00pm (7.30pm on 7th), web site: nyphil.org
- 14, 15 & 16 May 2009 | Philadelphia Orchestra, Rossen Milanov (conductor), Choong-Jin Chang (viola) | • Dvořák: The Wood Dove, Op 110 (B 198) | • Bartók: Viola Concerto | • Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody in D major | • Dvořák: The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op 109 (B 197) | Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, 8.00pm (2.00pm on 15th), web site: www.philorch.org
- 28, 29 & 30 May 2009 | The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) | • Staud: New Work [Commission and Premiere] | • Mahler: Symphony No 6 | Severance Hall, Cleveland, 8.00pm, web site: www.clevelandorchestra.com
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