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THE FIDELIO TRIO
June 2015
THE FIDELIO TRIO
June 2015
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THE FIDELIO TRIO
“The sound of this Trio is irresistible“ The Herald From Beethoven, Brahms, Ravel and Schoenberg to Birtwistle, Rihm, Sciarrino and Zorn, The Fidelio Triois one of the UK's greatest chamber groups, passionate about the piano trio repertory and fearless in its advocacy for the on-going tradition of this genre. The Fidelio Trio has a truly impressive list of commissions and premieres from major composers of many styles, placing The Fidelio Trio very much at the forefront of piano trios of international standing and reputation. “The Fidelio Trio’s performances have the ring of authority” Irish Times Acclaimed universally across the press for its live concerts and recordings and lauded for it adventurous programming and its educational and residency work. “The Fidelio Trio are dedicated to contemporary music and to commissioning new work, combining freshness with a nicely matter-of-fact approach.…were faithful to the spirit and transfigurative beauty of the music” The Guardian The Fidelio Trio continues to commit its repertoire to CD, noted for its recordings of British composers on NMC and Delphian to its latest release on Naxos of Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (arr.Steuermann for trio), now a key and central work in a repertory spanning over 200 years - listen to a sample opposite! “The virtuosic Fidelio Trio…” Sunday Times We are looking forward very much to working with Mary Dullea on piano, Adi Tal on Cello and Darragh Morgan on violin and to exploring options with you for The Fidelio Trio to come to play for you. More commissions, residencies, tours and recordings in the planning ! We look forward to being in contact again soon ! ****** For more information, press and bookings : http://www.loganartsmanagement.com http://www.fideliotrio.com |
S p o t l i g h t o n . . .
JONATHAN BERMAN | Changing Britain | Southbank Sinfonia at the Southbank Centre
April 2015
JONATHAN BERMAN | Changing Britain | Southbank Sinfonia at the Southbank Centre
April 2015
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April & May 2015
Southbank Centre, London CHANGING BRITAIN JONATHAN BERMAN conducts the Southbank Sinfonia at the Southbank Centre 19 Apr - 26 Apr - 02 May Jonathan Berman has curated and will direct the Southbank Sinfonia in 3 concerts for the Changing Britain festival at the Southbank Centre : 3 concerts reflecting the changing landscape of music and politics. Changing Britain is a three weekend-long festival the Southbank Centre which will chart the social and political landscape of Britain since World War II. On each weekend Southbank Sinfonia will present a salon style concert combining music, politics and literature from the period. |
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S p o t l i g h t o n . . . C D R E L E A S E S
RACHEL KOLLY d'ALBA | VANESSA BENELLI MOSELL | FRANK AGSTERIBBE & CANTOLX
March 2015
RACHEL KOLLY d'ALBA | VANESSA BENELLI MOSELL | FRANK AGSTERIBBE & CANTOLX
March 2015
RACHEL KOLLY d'ALBA
FIN DE SIÉCLE
with Christian Chamorel, piano and the Spektral Quartet
César Franck - Sonata in A major
Ernest Chausson - Concert for violin, piano and string quartet & Interlude
APARTE AP102, Feb 2015
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FIN DE SIÉCLE
with Christian Chamorel, piano and the Spektral Quartet
César Franck - Sonata in A major
Ernest Chausson - Concert for violin, piano and string quartet & Interlude
APARTE AP102, Feb 2015
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VANESSA BENELLI MOSELL
[R]EVOLUTION
a DECCA debut
Karlheinz Stockhausen - 8 Klavierstücke
Karol Beffa - Suite (a World Premiere Recording)
Stravinsky - Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka
DECCA CD 4811616 - DIGITALE, Mar 2015
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[R]EVOLUTION
a DECCA debut
Karlheinz Stockhausen - 8 Klavierstücke
Karol Beffa - Suite (a World Premiere Recording)
Stravinsky - Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka
DECCA CD 4811616 - DIGITALE, Mar 2015
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FRANK AGSTERIBBE
cantoLX
META(M)ORPHEUS
Girolamo Frescobaldi - Arie Musicali
& Improvisations from Maurice Clement
ETCETERA RECORDS KTC 1510, April 2015
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cantoLX
META(M)ORPHEUS
Girolamo Frescobaldi - Arie Musicali
& Improvisations from Maurice Clement
ETCETERA RECORDS KTC 1510, April 2015
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S p o t l i g h t o n . . . A l e x a n d e r J a n i z c e k - a M o z a r t & B e e t h o v e n j o u r n e y
w i t h L l y r W i l l i a m s & t h e S c o t t i s h C h a m b e r O r c h e s t r a
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w i t h L l y r W i l l i a m s & t h e S c o t t i s h C h a m b e r O r c h e s t r a
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Alexander Janiczek, violinist, director and Associate Artist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra starts on a 2 year journey with fellow musician pianist Llŷr Williams to explore the violin concerti of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the piano concerti of Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Wed, 5 Nov Younger Hall, St Andrews
Thu, 6 Nov Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Fri, 7 Nov City Halls, Glasgow
Sat, 8 Nov Aberdeen Music Hall
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Thu, 6 Nov Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Fri, 7 Nov City Halls, Glasgow
Sat, 8 Nov Aberdeen Music Hall
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STRAVINSKY Concertino
MOZART Violin Concerto No 3 ~ BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto no 1 __________ Alexander Janiczek has had a long association with both the Scottish Chamber Orchestra of which he is Associate Artist, and with the acclaimed pianist Llŷr Williams, with whom he has performed often in orchestral and recital programmes which have included the complete cycles of Brahms and Beethoven violin sonatas. Alexander also, since his early career in his hometown of Salzburg, has had a close relationship with the music of Beethoven and Mozart. Alexander's great teacher was the legendary Sándor Végh - a profound and formative mentor to the young artist and, as a result, from the very start of his career, Alexander has been both directing orchestras as well as performing solo in the great music of Mozart and Beethoven, even performing, under Végh's baton, the Beethoven Violin Concerto at the Salzburg Festival. Alexander has several highly acclaimed CDs for Linn Records on which he directs the SCO in the music of Mozart. Alexander Janiczek Discography This journey with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra starts in November 2014 and will continue over the next two seasons taking Alexander & Llŷr across the country for what will be a remarkable experience with a very special partnership of musicians totally in tune with each other and the music that they will bring to they audiences. Alexander and Llŷr will also have duo recitals during these years, including the greatest concert halls such as Salzburg's famous Mozarteum and London's Wigmore Hall. Hear Alexander direct the SCO in Mozart below ... and hear him in an excerpt from Beethoven's Spring Sonata with Llr Williams. __________ for more information : Alexander Janiczek Scottish Chamber Orchestra Llŷr Williams General Management (worldwide) - LoganArts Management Local Management (Austria) - Künstlermanagement Till Dönch |
S p o t l i g h t o n . . . V a n e s s a B e n e l l i M o s e l l p l a y s t h e P l e y e l - P e u g e o t p i a n o
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Internationally acclaimed pianist Vanessa Benelli Mosell showcases the new Pleyel piano designed by the Peugeot Design Lab. …. as featured in SlippedDisc
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Piano design | Pleyel by Peugeot Design Lab
The Peugeot Design Lab launched in 2012 in Paris with the objective to design non-automotive products that change the conceptions of the object. They approached Pleyel Pianos to be their first partners and together they created a piano, which has the potential to revolutionise the world of piano manufacturing. The piano has been designed and built to achieve unprecedented musical quality. Its major innovation is the lowering of the chord mechanism to line up perfectly with the keyboard. The pianist can hear the sound of the instrument with incomparable precision. And, at the same time, the audience can see the pianist playing from every conceivable angle. __________ LIVE : See Vanessa next in recital and concertos at the Kings Place, Lyddington, Ibiza, Israel and more … on CD : Vanessa has 2 CDs available : A Liszt Recital & Introducing Vanessa Benelli Mossel - Virtuoso Piano music __________ for more information on Vanessa Benelli Mosell : Website : Vanessa Benelli Mosell General Management (worldwide) - LoganArts Management Local Management (Austria) - Künstlermanagement Till Dönch PR - WildKat PR |
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For more information on Pleyel and Peugeot piano:
www.pleyel.fr http://piano.pleyel.fr/piano-design/peugeot-design-lab.html For more information on Charly Mandon : http://www.charlymandon.fr Video production : Charly Mandon Director of photography : Julien Malichier © Pianos Pleyel 2014 |
S p o t l i g h t o n . . . V a n e s s a B e n e l l i M o s e l l
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VANESSA BENELLI MOSELL - from Russia to Austria
"Elegant, sophisticated, refined" - this is how Vanessa's latest recital in Russia was received (Gorod News, Russia - Glinka Festival, Smolensk, May 2014). This week, Vanessa gives two recitals in Austria: she will follow in the footsteps of Sviatoslav Richter in Deutschlandsberg, which was one of his favourite festivals in the hills where he played regularly for many years; and perform at one of the newest gems of the Austrian festival scene, the Liszt Festival Raiding. Deutschlandsberger Klavierfrühling, 19th June 2014 18:00 - Musikschule Deutschlandsberg, Austria
Liszt Recital - Raiding "Franz Liszt" Konzertsaal, 21 Jun 2014
18.30 - Franz Liszt Concert Hall Raiding, Austria
Both concerts will also be broadcast on Austrian radio. Check again here for broadcast dates.
Deutschlandsberg: http://radio.orf.at Raiding: www.radiostephansdom.at and here is her last TV interview … from Smolensk for more information : Website : Vanessa Benelli Mosell General Management (worldwide) - LoganArts Management Local Management (Austria) - Künstlermanagement Till Dönch PR - WildKat PR |
S p o t l i g h t o n . . . A l e x a n d e r G o e h r
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Last night (28th) in Berlin, we heard the world premiere of a major new work by ALEXANDER GOEHR. A work of power and substance, crystalline in its structure and beautifully crafted by a master composer.
' ... between the Lines / ... zwischen den Zeilen ' is a new chamber symphony written for 11 players premiered in the Kammermusiksaal of the Berlin Philharmonie and commissioned by the Berlin Philharmoniker Stiftung for its own wonderful chamber ensemble, the Scharoun Ensemble, to mark the ensembles 30th Anniversary. Alexander Goehr, born in Berlin, has a long association with Berlin. His manuscript archive is curated by the Berlin Akademie der Künste, he has been featured in the Ultraschall Festival, and the ADK commissioned and published a book on his music, written by Paul Griffiths. World premiere 20:00, 28th May Berliner Philharmoniker Kammermusiksaal. 20:00, 29th May Broadcast on DeutschlandRadio kultur : Click here for more information and click here to listen ... between the Lines / ... zwischen den Zeilen, (2013) 15' Chamber symphony for eleven players, op.94 Commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Premiere on 28 May 2014, Berlin Philharmonie, Kammermusiksaal, by Scharoun Ensemble; Mitglieder der Berliner Philharmoniker Instrumentation: cl.bsn-2hn.cornet.tba-str(1.1.1.1.1) Published by Schott Music Ltd., London His most recent CD releases include : 'Since brass, nor stone...' (2013), with Colin Currie (percussion) and the Pavel Haas Quartet 'Marching to Carcassonne', 'When Adam Fell' & 'Pastorales' (2013), Peter Serkin (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Oliver Knussen. 'Colossos or Panic', 'The Deluge' & 'Little Symphony' (2012), Oliver Knussen, BCMG, Asko|Schoenberg, BBCSO Click here for some sound clips of Alexander's music Click here for score samples Alexander Goehr is published by Schott & Co. |
S p o t l i g h t o n . . . M a g n u s L i n d b e r g w i t h t h e N e w E u r o p e a n E n s e m b l e
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Imagination Unchained - Magnus Lindberg Portrait
Thursday May 15th 2014, 20.15 Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ Friday May 16th 2014, 20.30 The Hague, Korzo Theater This season Magnus Lindberg is the New European Ensemble’s composer in residence. In a project that started in the autumn of 2013, Lindberg travels to The Netherlands again to attend rehearsals and concerts in Amsterdam and The Hague in which the Ensemble present his most important works for large ensemble.
Magnus Lindberg, from Finland, is regarded as one of our time’s major composers. His compositions are performed by the world’s leading orchestras, ensembles and conductors. Lindberg’s music is superbly crafted, energetic, colourful and appeals to a broad audience. Magnus Lindberg, composer in residence Magnus Lindberg is composer in residence for the New European Ensemble, a group praised in de Volkskrant for its ‘exemplary performances’. Just recently Lindberg was commissioned to write new works for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and appeared as a prominent guest in the Holland Festival. Both the New York and London Philharmonic Orchestras invited him to be their composer in residence. Lindberg is a brilliant sound magician. All over the world he captivates audiences with his music, which is rich in contrasts and evokes colourful imagery. New European Ensemble will present his most important large ensemble works. Lindberg's ensemble works In Souvenir for 18 musicians Lindberg pays tribute to his teacher Gérard Grisey, the French composer who explored new sound worlds. Lindberg follows successfully in his footsteps with this masterpiece, written for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. NEuE presents the Dutch premiere of this magically well-orchestrated piece on a truly symphonic scale. Jubilees are orchestrations of six piano pieces, created for the 75th birthday of Pierre Boulez. Arena II was inspired by the late romantic symphonic style of Mahler, Berg and Sibelius; it is a captivating piece where tension builds up to an overwhelming climax. In the work Corrente Lindberg explored the character from a baroque dance bearing the same name. This is a composition with a strong drive and rich ornaments. Also on the programme: a newly commissioned work by Peter-Jan Wagemans, a song cycle by Esa-Pekka Salonen – Lindberg’s close friend and kindred spirit – and a twentieth-century classic: Chain I by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. |
S p o t l i g h t o n . . . A n n e l i e s V a n P a r y s , 3 w o r l d p r e m i e r s i n 3 m o n t h s!
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A N N E L I E S V A N P A R Y S
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3 World Premieres! Annelies has had a busy few months with 3 world premieres! Firstly, her arrangement of Canteloube's ravishing Chants d'Auvergne was performed by Oxalys & Claire Lefiliâtre in Amuz, Antwerp in April 2014, promising to be as much of a 'miracle' as her sensational arrangement of Debussy's Pelleas. On the 11th of May, her next commission, Sussurri dell’Ombra, will see its world premiere at Amuz, performed by the Royal Flemish Philharmonic | DeFilharmonie, conducted by Jacob Slagter - a partner piece for Stravinsky's masterpiece Symphonies of Wind Instruments. Annelies new work for winds and brass is already attracting interest from other orchestras - even before the premiere. To top off this list of world premieres : Konzertstück, a blazing new festive 'overture', commissioned by the National Orchestra of Belgium, will be premiered on the 21st of June, at BOZAR in Brussels. So, three great new works from three of the leading Belgian ensembles ! All this whilst preparing for her Poïèma with Els Mondelaers to premiere at the Potsdam Musikfestspiele Sanssouci on Jun 22 and continuing work on her exciting new opera for Muziektheater Transparant and others. For more information on these and other concerts please visit her news an events page. Score samples: Chants d'Auvergne Sussurri dell’Ombra Konzertstück For more information on these new works please see Annelies's Catalogue of works Portrait of a composer
Annelies speaks about her compositional ideas, processes and inspirations from Boulez to Jonathan Harvey and her teacher Luc Brewaeys. Inc. excerpts of her An Oresteia with Asko|Schoenberg and her 2nd Symphony and others … |
S p o t l i g h t o n . . . S t y l i a n o s D i m o u, E d w a r d N e s b i t & E m m a - R u t h R i c h a r d s
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S T Y L I A N O S D I M O U
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L'allégorie de la caverne (2011-2012) (11’) for orchestra Striving to maintain the balance between visceral inspiration and intuition, one fundamental principle of the music of Stylianos Dimou is the conception of structure as a fluid and sculpted entity that can be conceived as a by-product of microscopic manipulation of the timbral and gestural dimensions of music. Blurred sonorities, harmonic fluidity and gestural formation are some of the ideas that he is elaborating on in his recent works. L'allégorie de la caverne is a piece for orchestra composed in 2011-2012. The construction of the piece is based on the sequence of characteristic fragments, all based on distinct harmonic elements that share similar intervallic properties. The manipulation of the harmonic spectrum is manifested by two ideas: The first one is related to static harmonic fields and I am trying to project different instances of the same harmonic material by elaborating on the texture and the timbral/sonic aspects of the harmony. The second idea is related to a sequence of different harmonic cells, where are all presented adjacently into the orchestral spectrum, highlighting a gradual harmonic progression in the mactrostructural organization of the piece. What unifies the various harmonic fields of the piece is the intervallic properties that all of them share. The resulted effect is a gradual metamorphosis of either “sound” or “harmony” while the dramaturgical discourse is unfolded. L'allégorie de la caverne Written for and the winning composition for [‘tactus] Young Composers' Forum, Brussels, 2013. Wayne Brewster Barlow Prize from the Eastman School of Music, 2012. First orchestral reading by the Eastman Philharmonia. Premiered by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Michel Tabachnik, Oct 2013. Instrumentation: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboe, 2 Clarinet in Bb, 2 Bassoons / 2 Horn in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 1 Trombone / Timpani / 3 Percussionists / Harp / (Piano – Celesta) / Violins I (12), Violins II (10), Violas (9), Cellos (8), Double Basses (4). Click here for a score sample Stylianos is currently working on new pieces for the Ensemble InterContemporain, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Exaudi Vocal Ensemble for ManiFeste at Ircam this summer.
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E D W A R D N E S B I T
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A Pretence of Wit (2010) (8' 30")
Five Settings of W. B. Yeats for Soprano and Piano 1. The Dawn - 2. The Hawk - 3. To his Heart, bidding it have no Fear - 4. To a Squirrel at Kyle-na-no - 5. In the Seven Woods A Pretence of Wit by Edward Nesbit sets five poems of W.B. Yeats which deal in different ways with the subject of nature and man's relationship to it. 'The Dawn' and 'In the Seven Woods', the two songs which frame the cycle, celebrate nature and suggest that the thoughts and actions of human beings are trivial by comparison. 'The Hawk' and 'To a Squirrel at Kyle-na-no' are shorter, more light-hearted songs which portray the eponymous animals in a more literal pictorial way. At the centre of the cycle, and at its expressive heart, lies 'To his Heart, Bidding it have no Fear', a slow song which expresses awe at the majesty of the natural world. Although the theme of nature runs through the five poems, the songs are musically independent from one another, and the intention was to create the maximum degree of contrast of mood and texture. A Pretence of Wit was shortlisted for the vocal category of the 2013 British Composer Awards The premiere performance was given by Emily Hindrichs and Joseph Middleton at Aldeburgh Church on 20th October 2012. The premiere performance of the revised version was given by Anna Patalong and Elizabeth Rossiter at The Forge, Camden, on 20th November 2012. Click here for a score sample Ed is currently working on a new cello octet 'To Dance on Sands' for the 2014 Verbier Festival
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E M M A - R U T H R I C H A R D S
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Portrait of Marinela (2011) (c.5')
for chamber ensemble Emma-Ruth Richards' music has been described as “bold, imaginative and inventive” & “highly charged and beautiful”. Portrait of Marinela is one of a series of works exploring the experiences of Marinela, a young girl trafficked from Romania. A source of current political and social concern, Marinela has been a musical inspiration for Emma-Ruth, striking a passionate response to the plight of traffic victims. Marinela first sounded on stage in Emma-Ruth's orchestra piece for Opera North in 2011 and inspirations have since found their way to a number of other works for string quartet, piano solo, Solo viola (for Paul Silverthorne), solo oboe (for Nicolas Daniel) and solo voice and even works for the Cardinall's Musick. Her piece for solo voice, 'Hora Spoitorilor', will receive a NY premiere in May. … and the current 'Portrait', premiered at the RNCM in 2012, will now also be performed in Florida in May. The Marinela theme continues in a new chamber opera, 'Traffik', at the Royal Opera House with award winning director Natalie Abrahami and librettist Nicola Chalmers. Portrait of Marinela was premiered by the Manchester Camerata at the RNCM in 2012 Instrumentation: Fl(db Picc). Bs Cl. Perc. Hp. Vln. Vla. Vcl. Click here for a score sample Emma-Ruth is currently working on new chamber opera at the Royal Opera House and a new work for the 2014 Aldeburgh Festival. The quartet 'Marinela de pre dare plânge' wil be performed at by the Gildas Quartet at The Forge Camden, London on 4 May.
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