October 2008 International Diary
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Czech Republic
- 1 October 2008 | Prague Autumn Festival | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Christian Mandeal (conductor), Antonio Meneses (cello) | • Schumann: Genoveva, overture | • Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104 (B 191) | • Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E minor | Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.pragueautumn.cz
- 2 October 2008 | Prague Symphony Orchestra, Serge Baudo (conductor), Smetana Trio | • Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D Major, Op 25 ‘Classical’ | • Martinů: Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra (H 232) | • Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A Major, Op 11 | • Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le Toit | Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 6 October 2008 | Czech Chamber Music Society | Wihan Quartet | • Rachmaninov: String Quartet No 1 | • Sylvie Bodorová: String Quartet No 4 ‘Shofarot’ | • Schubert: String Quartet in D minor (D 810) ‘Death and the Maiden’ | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 6 & 14 October 2008 | National Theatre Opera Orchestra, Chorus & Ballet, Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) | • Smetana: The Bartered Bride | National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague, 7.00pm, web site: www.narodni-divadlo.cz
- 8 & 9 October 2008 | Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Kout (conductor), Pavel Šporcl (violin) | • Dvořák: The Noon Witch, Op 108 (B 196) | • Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35 | • Janáček: Sinfonietta | Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 14 October 2008 | Philharmonia Quartett Berlin, Pavel Kašpar (piano) | • Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat major, Op 18 No 6 | • Schulhoff: String Quartet No 1 | • Dvořák: Piano Quintet No 2 in A major, Op 81 (B 162) | Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 15 October 2008 | Prague State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Guillaume Tourniaire (conductor) | • Wagner: The Flying Dutchman | State Opera (Státní opera), Prague, 7.00pm, web site: www.opera.cz
- 15 October 2008 | Czech Chamber Music Society | Trio Concertino | • Brahms: Piano Trio No 1 in B Major, Op 8 | • Petr Eben: Piano Trio | • Piazzolla: Four Seasons in Buenos Aires | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 15 & 16 October 2008 | Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vojtěch Spurný (conductor), Dagmar Pecková (mezzo-soprano) | • Dvořák: The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op 109 (B197) | • Ostrčil: The Abandoned Child, ballad for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Op 9 | • Vítězslav Novák: Melancholy Songs of Love, Op 38 | • Suk: Fairy Tale, Op 16 | Smetana Hall, Municipal House, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 18 October 2008 | Czech Chamber Music Society | Harmonia Mozartiana Pragensis (wind ensemble) | • Kramář (Krommer): Partita in F major, Op 73 | • Martin Hybler: Eclipse of the Mind, Op 18 | • Kalabis: Spring Pipes, Op 50 | • Zdeněk Šesták: Sonata da Camera | • Mozart: Serenade No 11 in E flat Major (K 375) | Martinů Hall, Liechtenstein Palace, Prague, 10.30am, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 19 October 2008 | celebration of 80th annivesary of birth of Zdeněk Lukáš | Kühn Children’s Choir, Severáček, Foerster Chamber Choir, Iuventus Pedagogica and others | • Zdeněk Lukáš: Praga cantat, Chaplet, The Dawn is Coming, Spring is Opening, Wedding Headgear and others | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 5.00pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 21 October 2008 | Monika Knoblochová (harpsichord) | • Martinů: Two Pieces (H 244) | • Martinů: Two Impromptus (H 381) | • Martinů: Sonata (H 368) | Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.fok.cz
- 22 October 2008 | Czech Chamber Music Society | Ensemble Martinů | • Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 16 | • Florent Schmitt: Quartet ‘Pour presque tous les temps’ for flute, violin, cello and piano, Op 134| • Martinů: Sonata for flute, violin & piano H 254 | • Jiří Matys: ‘Leaving’ for flute, violin, cello & piano | • Otmar Mácha: ‘Meeting’ for flute, violin, cello & piano | Suk Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 5.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 23 & 24 October 2008 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Ronald Zollman (conductor), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) | • Ligeti: Atmospheres | • Wagner: Lohengrin, overture | • Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder | • Liszt: Orpheus, symphonic poem | • Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
- 28 October 2008 | National Theatre Opera Orchestra, & Chorus, Oliver Dohnányi (conductor), Eva Urbanová Libuše | • Smetana: Libuše | National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague, 2.00pm, web site: www.narodni-divadlo.cz
- 29 October 2008 | National Theatre Opera Orchestra, & Chorus, Ondrej Lenárd (conductor), Dana Burešová Jenůfa | • Janáček: Jenůfa | National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague, 7.00pm, web site: www.narodni-divadlo.cz
- 30 & 31 October 2008 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg (conductor), Ricarda Merbeth (soprano) | • Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel | • Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs | • Richard Strauss: Aus Italien | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 7.30pm, web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
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France
- 11, 14, 17, 19, 22, 26, 28 & 31 October 2008 | Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Oleg Bryjak Krušina, Martina Dike Ludmila, Christiane Oelze Mařenka, Štefan Kocán Mícha, Helene Schneiderman Háta, Christoph Homberger Vašek, Aleš Briscein Jeník, Franz Hawlata Kecal | • Smetana: The Bartered Bride | Palais Garnier, Paris, 7.30pm (2.30pm on 19th & 26th), web site: www.operadeparis.fr
- 13, 16, 19, 23, 26, 29 October 2008 | Orchestre, Choeurs et Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra national de Paris, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine/Choeur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor), Christine Schäfer Vixen, Hannah Esther Minutillo Fox | • Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen | Opéra Bastille, Paris, 7.30pm (2.30pm on 19th & 26th), web site: www.operadeparis.fr
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Germany
- 5 October 2008 | Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor), Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano) | • Wagner: Overture ‘The Flying Dutchman’ | • Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Großer Saal, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, 7.00pm, web site: www.alteoper.de
- 8 October 2008 | Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, Eckehard Stier (conductor), Patricia Bänsch (mezzo-soprano) | • Bach (arr Stokowski): Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) | • Korngold: Lieder des Abschieds, Op 11 | • Korngold: Marietta’s Song ‘Glück das mir verblieb’ from Die tote Stadt, Op 12 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) ‘New World’ | Lausitzhalle, Hoyerswerda, 7.30pm, web sites: www.theater-goerlitz.de & www.lausitzhalle-hoyerswerda.de
- 9 October 2008 | Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, Eckehard Stier (conductor), Patricia Bänsch (mezzo-soprano) | • Bach (arr Stokowski): Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) | • Korngold: Lieder des Abschieds, Op 11 | • Korngold: Marietta’s Song ‘Glück das mir verblieb’ from Die tote Stadt, Op 12 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) ‘New World’ | Deutsch-Sorbisches Volkstheater, Seminarstraße 12, Bautzen, 7.30pm, web sites: www.theater-goerlitz.de & www.theater-bautzen.de
- 10 & 14 October 2008 | Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, Eckehard Stier (conductor), Patricia Bänsch (mezzo-soprano) | • Bach (arr Stokowski): Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) | • Korngold: Lieder des Abschieds, Op 11 | • Korngold: Marietta’s Song ‘Glück das mir verblieb’ from Die tote Stadt, Op 12 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) ‘New World’ | Theater Görlitz, Demianiplatz 2, Görlitz, 7.30pm, web site: www.theater-goerlitz.de
- 11 October 2008 | Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, Eckehard Stier (conductor), Patricia Bänsch (mezzo-soprano) | • Bach (arr Stokowski): Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) | • Korngold: Lieder des Abschieds, Op 11 | • Korngold: Marietta’s Song ‘Glück das mir verblieb’ from Die tote Stadt, Op 12 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) ‘New World’ | Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater, Zittau, 7.30pm, web sites: www.theater-goerlitz.de & www.theater-zittau.de
- 12 October 2008 | Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, Eckehard Stier (conductor), Patricia Bänsch (mezzo-soprano) | • Bach (arr Stokowski): Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) | • Korngold: Lieder des Abschieds, Op 11 | • Korngold: Marietta’s Song ‘Glück das mir verblieb’ from Die tote Stadt, Op 12 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) ‘New World’ | Stadttheater, Kamenz, 7.30pm, web sites: www.theater-goerlitz.de & www.stadttheater-kamenz.de
- 12 & 13 October 2008 | Frankfurt Museum Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor), Julia Fischer (violin) | • Kagel: Marches 1, 5 & 3 | • Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 53 (B 108) | • Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 in G minor, Op 103 | Großer Saal, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, 11.00am (8.00pm on 13th), web site: www.alteoper.de
- 12 October 2008 | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Gerd Albrecht (conductor), Boris Brovtsyn (violin) | • Dvořák: Othello overture, Op 93 (B 174) | • Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 53 (B 108) | • Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 108) | Großer Saal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 4.00pm, web site: www.rsb-online.de
- 16 October 2008 | Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Adam Fischer (conductor) | • Haydn: Symphony No 104 (Hob I:104) | • Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op 6 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 6 in D Major, Op 60 (B 112) | Heinrich-Lades-Halle, Erlangen, 8.00pm, web site: www.bamberger-symphoniker.de
- 19 October 2008 | Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Adam Fischer (conductor) | • Haydn: Symphony No 104 (Hob I:104) | • Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op 6 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 6 in D Major, Op 60 (B 112) | Joseph-Keilberth-Saal, Sinfonie an der Regnitz, Bamberg, 8.00pm, web site: www.bamberger-symphoniker.de
- 26 October 2008 | Leipzig String Quartet | • Janáček: String Quartet No 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ | • Dvořák: Cypresses (B 152) | • Janáček: String Quartet No 2‘Intimate Letters’ | Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 6.00pm, web site: www.gewandhaus.de
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Netherlands
- 10 October 2008 | Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Roman Kofman (conductor) | • Dvořák: Symphonic Poem ‘The Golden Spinning Wheel (Zlatý kolovrat)’, Op 109 (B 197) | • Pfitzner: Female Choruses after Schumann | • Bartók: Three Village Scenes | • Kodály: Symphony No 1 | Vredenburg, Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, 8.15pm, web sites: www.radiokamerfilharmonie.nl & www.vredenburg.nl
- 12 October 2008 | Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Roman Kofman (conductor) | • Pfitzner: Female Choruses after Schumann | • Dvořák: Symphonic Poem ‘The Golden Spinning Wheel (Zlatý kolovrat)’, Op 109 (B 197) | • work TBA | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 11.00am, web sites: www.radiokamerfilharmonie.nl & www.concertgebouw.nl
- 17 & 18 October 2008 | Het Residentie Orkest, Pieter Wispelwey (cello), Alexander Lazarev (conductor) | • Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104 (B 191) | • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 ‘Pathétique’ | Dr Anton Philipszaal, Den Haag, 8.15pm, web site: www.residentieorkest.nl
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United States of America
- 2 October 2008 | Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Emanuel Ax (piano) | • Mozart: Symphony No 25 | • Richard Strauss: Burleske (for piano and orchestra) | • Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4 (for piano and orchestra) | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances from Op 46 | Severance Hall, Cleveland, 8.00pm, web site: www.clevelandorchestra.com
- 3 October 2008 | Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Emanuel Ax (piano) | • Mozart: Symphony No 25 | • Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4 (for piano and orchestra) | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances from Op 46 | Severance Hall, Cleveland, 11.00am, web site: www.clevelandorchestra.com
- 12 October 2008 | Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Joela Jones (piano) | • Messiaen: Sept Haïkaï | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances from Op 46 | • Beethoven: Symphony No 5 | Severance Hall, Cleveland, 3.00pm, web site: www.clevelandorchestra.com
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