George Enescu music festival program

The 20th George Enescu classical music festival kicked off in Bucharest yesterday,  starting three weeks filled with over 160 musical events bringing together national and international names, orchestras, ballet and opera companies. The festival weekend and next week program in Bucharest is listed bellow.

 

September 2

Recital Akiko Ebi

Romanian Atheneum, 17.00

Program:   
J.S. Bach – Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in d minor BWV 903
Fr. Liszt – Excerpts from Harmonie poetique et religieuses S173 (R 14)
Cl. Debussy – Suite Pour le piano L. 95 (1901)
Kôji Toyoda – Pensée for piano
G. Enescu – Suite no. 2 for piano in D Major op. 10

 

21^st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Philarmonica Chamber Orchestra

Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 18.00

Conductor: Nicolae Iliescu
Soloist: Colin Carr – cello

Program:
N. Rota – Concerto for string orchestra
J. Haydn – Concerto no. 1 for cello and orchestra in C Major Hob. VIIb/1
D. Shostakovich – Chamber symphony for string orchestra op. 110a

 

Great orchestras of the world: The Hague Philharmonic

Grand Palace Hall, 19.30
Conductor: Christian Badea
Soloist: Dan Grigore – piano

Program:
Dan Dediu (winner of the George Enescu International Competition 1991) – Atlantis (world premiere)
E. Grieg – Concerto for piano and orchestra in a minor op. 16
H. Berlioz – Fantastic Symphony op. 14

 

By Midnight: Austrian Baroque Company

Romanian Atheneum, 22.30

Soloist: Nuria Rial – soprano

Program:
G.F. Händel – Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer HWV 202
G.F. Händel – Die ihr aus dunklen Grüften HWV 208
J.H. Schmelzer – Ciaccona    
G.A. Pandolfi Mealli – Sonata no. 1 La Bernabea op. 4
G.F. Händel – Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle HWV 205
G. Sammartini – Sonata no. 4 in  G Major op. 2    
G.F. Händel – Süßer Blumen Ambraflocken HWV 204
B. Marcello – Ciaccona        
G.F. Händel – Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden HWV 210
A. Bertali – Ciaccona

September 3

 

21^st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Hyperion Ensemble

Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 11.00
Conductor: Iancu Dumitrescu
Special guest: Stephen O´Malley (USA)

Program:  
Liana Alexandra – Chant d’Amour de la Dame a la Licorne (v. Etienne De Sadeleer)
Soloists: Georgeta Stoleriu – soprano; Verona Mayer – piano; Serban Nichifor – cello; Chaya Czernowin – Duo Leat (slow duo) for two bass-clarinets (premiere); Hans Tutschku – Eikasia for ensemble and computer assisted sounds; Ana-Maria Avram – Textures liminales for ensemble and electronic sounds (premiere); Iancu Dumitrescu – Monoliths gamma for ensemble and electronic sounds (premiere)

 

 

21^st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Profil Ensemble

Romanian Atheneum, 17.00

 

Conductor: Tiberiu Soare
Program:
Anatol Vieru – Ricercare per NYU
Cristian Lolea – premiere piece
George Balint – HunaB Ku (premiere)
Aurel Stroe – Lyric preludes
John Adams – Chamber Symphony

 

 

Opera and Ballet. Lohengrin by Richard Wagner

Bucharest National Opera, 19.00

 

Orchestra and choir of the Bucharest National Opera         
Conductor: Cristian Mandeal
Artistic coordinator: Catalin Ionescu Arbore
Director: Stefan Neagrau
Sets: Adriana Urmuzescu
Choir master: Stelian Olariu

Soloists:
Lohengrin – k.s. Johan botha
Elsa von Brabant – Emily Magee
Ortrud – Petra Lang
Heinrich der Vogler – Horia Sandu / Marius Bolos
Friedrich von Telramund – Valentin Vasiliu
The King’s Herald – Vasile Chisiu

 

 

 

21^st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Royal Camerata

Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 19.30

 

Conductor: Cristian Lupes
Soloist: Horia Maxim – piano

Program:
Noam Sheriff – Prayers for string orchestra
L. Danceanu – Concerthymne (concerto for piano and string orchestra) op. 133 (first world audition)
C. D. Georgescu – Prelude to Infinite Column (world premiere)
Claude Debussy / Michael Jarell – 3 Etudes pour orchestre
G. Enescu – Issis (arrangement by Pascal Bentoiu – from composer’s notes)

 

 

 

By Midnight: Venice Baroque Orchestra

Romanian Atheneum, 22.30

Soloist: Giuliano Carmignola

Program:
A. Vivaldi – Concerto for string orchestra and b.c. in C Major RV 114
T. Albinoni – Concerto no. 4 for string orchestra and b.c. in G Major op.VII
A. Vivaldi – Concerto for string orchestra and b.c. in g minor RV 152
G. Tartini – Concerto for violin, string orchestra and b.c. in A Major D 96
A. Vivaldi – Concerto for violin, string orchestra and b.c. in D Major RV 222
A. Vivaldi – Concerto for violin, string orchestra and b.c. in e minor RV 273
A. Vivaldi – Concerto for violin, string orchestra and b.c. in C Major RV 191

September 4

21^st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Florilegium Quartet

Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 11.00

Program:
Dan Timis – String quartet
Sorin Lerescu – Impressions string quartet no. 3
Myriam Marbe – String quartet no. 2
Cslin Ioachimescu – String quartet no. 1
Doina Rotaru – Vivarta for string quartet

 

 

21^st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Moldavian National Chamber Orchestra

Romanian Atheneum, 17.00

 

Conductor: Cristian Florea

Program:
Sigismund Toduta – Concerto no. 1 for string orchestra
Leonard Bernstein – Serenade for solo violin, string orchestra, harp and percussion (from Platon’s Symposium)
With the participation of the violinist Ilian Garnet; Boris Dubosarschi – Chamber Symphony

 

 

 

Opera and Ballet. El Banch/ El Ballet Nacional Chileno

I.L. Caragiale National Theater, 19.00

Program:
Noche Bach (Consiertos / Cantico)
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach

 

21^st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Musica Nova Ensemble

Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 19.30

 

Program:
Ulpiu Vlad – For You – Septet for soprano, clarinet, piano and string quartet (premiere)
Dan Dediu – Essai sur le Globe pirate – Sextet for clarinet, piano and string quartet (premiere)
Ana-Maria Avram – 10 Romanian Songs for Viola, Piano, String Quartet and Double Bass – Songs from Béla Bartók’s folk music collection (premiere)
With the participation of The London Schubert Players
Félix Sierra Iturriaga – Los sueños – Septet for soprano, clarinet, piano and string quartet (lyrics by Antonio Machado)
Philippe Hersant – Im fremdem Land sextet for clarinet, piano and string quartet
Tudor Dominik Maican – Andante for clarinet and string quartet

 

By Midnight: Il Complesso Barocco

Romanian Atheneum, 22.30

 

Conductor: Alan Curtis
Program:
G.F. Händel – Ariodante HWV 33
Soloists:

Ariodante – Ann Hallenberg
Ginevra – Karina Gauvin
Dalinda – Ana Quintans
Re di Scozia – Matthew Brook
Odoardo – Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani
Polinesso – Marie Nicole Lemieux
Lurcanio – Nicholas Phan

 

September 5

Recital Yundi

Romanian Atheneum, 17.00

Chinese classical pianist Li Yundi is the youngest person ever to win the prestigious International Chopin Competition, at 18. His United States debut took place in June 2003 at Carnegie Hall, as part of Steinway and Sons’ 150th Anniversary Gala. He has performed with most of the major orchestras in North America, Europe, Russia, Israel and the Far East with conductors including Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, James Levine, Riccardo Chailly and Yuri Temirkanov.

 
Program:

Fr. Chopin – Nocturne no. 1 in B flat minor op. 9; Fr. Chopin – Nocturne no. 2 in E flat Major op. 9; Fr. Chopin – Nocturne no. 2 in F sharp Major op.15; Fr. Chopin – Nocturne no. 2 in D flat Major op. 27; Fr. Chopin – Nocturne no. 1 in C minor op. 48; Fr. Chopin – Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat Major op. 22; Fr. Chopin – Four Mazurkas op. 33: no. 1 in G sharp minor, no. 2 in D Major, no. 3 in C Major, no. 4 in B minor; Fr. Chopin – Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor op. 35; Fr. Chopin – Polonaise in A flat Major “Heroic” op. 53

 

Opera and Ballet. El Ballet Nacional Chileno

I.L. Caragiale National Theatre, 19:00

Program:
Noche Bach (Consiertos / Cantico)
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach

21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 19:30

Conductor: Olari Elts

Program: Henri Dutilleux – Mystère de l’instant; Anatol Vieru – Concerto no. 1 for cello and orchestra. With the participation of the cellist Laura Buruiana

 

September 6

 

21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Transylvania Philharmonic State Orchestra Cluj

Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 17.00

Conductor: John Axelrod

Program: I. Fedele – En Arché; G. Enescu – Symphony no. 4 in e minor

 

 

Opera and Ballet. Lohengrin by Richard Wagner

Bucharest National Opera, 19:00

Conductor: Cristian Mandeal

 

Recitals and Chamber Music. Tonkunstler Orchester Niederosterreich

The Atheneum, 19.30

Conductor: Heinz Karl Gruber

Program: H.K. Gruber – Northwind Pictures (first audition); B. Britten – Our Hunting Fathers – for high voice and orchestra op. 8

 

September 7

 

21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Banatul Philharmonic Orchestra from Timisoara.

The Romanian Atheneum, 19:30

The Choir of the Arad Philharmonic

Conductor: Peter Ruzica

 

September 8

21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Moldova Philharmonic Orchestra Iasi

The Atheneum, 17.00

 Conductor: Sebastien Rouland

Program: D. Milhaud – Suite provençale for orchestra op. 152a; Guillaume Connesson – Concerto for cello and orchestra. With the participation of the cellist Jerome Pernoo.

 

Great orchestras of the world: London Symphony Orchestra

Grand Palace Hall, 19.30 

Regarded as one of the world’s leading orchestras, it was formed in 1904 and has since attracted top players from all over the world. Continuing its long association with film music, the LSO has recently recorded soundtracks for Twilight: New Moon, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1). The orchestra also features on radio, TV, computer games and in-flight music programs, and has launched the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, the world’s first online orchestra.

Conductor: Horia Andreescu; Soloist: Nicola Benedetti – violin

Program: A. Glazunov – Concerto for violin and orchestra in a minor op. 82; G. Mahler – Symphony no. 6 in A minor 

 

September 9

Recitals and Chamber Music. Korean Chamber Orchestra +PHOTO

The Atheneum, 17:00

The Korean Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1965 in Seoul by cellist Bong-Cho Jeon. In 1999, the KCO participated in the UNESCO Concert for Peace in Paris where it was officially designated a UNESCO Chamber Orchestra for Peace.

Conductor: Min Kim

Program: E.T. Zwilich – Prologue and Variations for string orchestra; Malcom Arnold – Concerto for 2 violins and chamber orchestra op. 77; W. Walton – Sonata for string orchestra

 

Great orchestras of the world: London Symphony Orchestra

Grand Palace Hall, 19.30

Conductor: Nikolai Znaider

Soloist: Saleem Abboud Ashkar – piano

Program: R. Wagner – Overture to The Mastersingers of Nuremberg; L. van Beethoven – Concerto no.1 for piano and orchestra in C Major op. 15; J. Brahms – Symphony no. 4 in E minor op. 98

 

 

By midnight: Orchestre de chamber de Lausanne

The Atheneum, 22.30

Conductor and soloist: Christian Zacharias; Soloist: Antonio Meneses – cello

Program: R. Schumann – Allegro and Introduction in D minor for piano and orchestra op. 134; R. Schumann – Concerto for cello and orchestra in A minor op. 129; R. Schumann – Symphony no. 2 in C Major op. 61

 

September 10

21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Blaserensemble Sabine Meyer 

Small Palace Hall, 11:00

Program: Fr. Lachner – Octet op. 156; G. Enescu – Dixtuor for wind instruments in D Major op. 14

 

 

Recitals and chamber music. Murray Perahia

The Atheneum, 17.00

American pianist Murray Perahia is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, with whom he has toured as conductor and pianist throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and South East Asia. He is the recipient of two Grammy awards, for his recordings of Chopin’s complete Etudes and Bach’s English Suites Nos. 1, 3, and 6, and numerous Grammy nominations. He has also won several Gramophone Awards. 

 

St Martin in the Fields. Conductor and soloist: Murray Perahia; Program: G.F. Händel – Suite from the opera Alcina HWV 34; W.A. Mozart – Concerto no. 27 for piano and orchestra in B flat Major KV 595; J. Haydn – Symphony no. 101 The Clock in D Major Hob. I:101

 

 

Great orchestras of the world: Choir and orchestra of the George Enescu Philharmonic

Grand Palace Hall,19:30

Conductor: Genaddy Rozhedestvensky; Program: G. Enescu – Symphonic poem Vox Maris op. 31; S. Prokofiev – Concert no. 1 for piano and orchestra in D flat Major op. 10; S. Prokofiev – Ivan the Terrible

 

By midnight: Christian Zacharias

The Atheneum, 22:30

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Conductor and soloist: Christian Zacharias; Program: R. Schumann – Arabesque in C Major op. 18; R. Schumann – Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor op. 54; R. Schumann – Symphony no. 3 Rhénane in E flat Major op. 97

 

September 11

 

21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries. Adrian Bremdel & Tim Horton 

Small Palace Hall, 11.00

Adrian Brendel – cello; Tim Horton – piano. Program: A. Zemlinsky – Sonata for cello in a minor; A. Webern – Sonata for cello (opus postum); A. Webern – Three pieces op. 11; B. Bartók – Rhapsody no. 1; G. Enescu – Sonata no. 1 for cello and piano in f minor op. 26/1

 

Great orchestras of the world. The Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra

Grand Palace Hall, 19:30

The Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest in Russia. Its history dates back to the first orchestra of the St Petersburg Imperial Opera Orchestra, covering a period of over 200 years. The orchestra accompanied countless Russian premieres as well as the first Russian performances of European operas and ballets.

Conductor: Valery Gergiev; Soloist: Alexander Toradze – piano

Program: R. Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture; A. Scriabin – Prometheus op. 60; R. Strauss – Ein Heldenleben op. 40

 

By Midnight: Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

The Atheneum, 22.30

Conductor and soloist: Christian Zacharias. Program: R. Schumann – Symphony no. 4 in D minor op. 120 (version 1851); R. Schumann – Introduction and Allegro appassionato for piano and orchestra in G Major op. 92; R. Schumann – Symphony no. 1 Spring in B flat Major op. 38