George Enescu Festival Program: September 15,16,17,18

In the next days, the representation of Oedipe (opera and ballet), together with late night Camerata Salzburg and performances of great orchestras of the world are to be enjoyed by music lovers. The National Radio Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will each give outstanding representations. The full schedule is listed below.

September 15
Recitals and chamber music. Virtuozii from Bucharest
The Atheneum, 17.00

Conductor: Ton Koopman Program: J. Haydn – Symphony no. 104 “London Symphony” in D Major; W.A. Mozart – Concerto no. 23 for piano and orchestra in A Major KV 488; W.A. Mozart – Symphony no. 41 “Jupiter” in C Major KV 551

Opera and ballet. Oedipe
Bucharest National Opera, 19.00

Oedipe by George Enescu op. 23; Libretto by Edmond Fleg

World Music. Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra
Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 19.00

Program: Jackdaws Play in the water – Traditional Piece from Chaozhou Puppet; Opera – Folk Music from Shanxi; Zhao Songting – Flying Partridge Three Strains of Yang Pass – Traditional Piece; A. Dvoák – Songs My Mother Taught Me; The King of Chu Doffs His Armor – Traditional Piece; Wang Danhong – Dreaming beside the Plum Blossom; Zou Hang – Drunk Dancing Devarajas Mulan joins the Army – arranged by Xu Xiaolin; Deep into the Night – A Peking Opera Piece

Great Orchestras of the World. National Radio Orchestra
Grand Palace Hall, 19.00

Conductor: James Gaffigan, Program: Cl. Debussy – La cathedrale engloutie O. Messiaen – Turangalîla

September 16
Recitals and Chamber Music. Fine Arts Quartet
The Atheneum, 17:00

Program: J. Haydn – String Quartet no. 1 in G Major op. 77 R. Schumann – Quartet no. 1 in a minor op. 41 G. Enescu – Quintet with piano in a minor op. 29

Great Orchestras of the World. Wiener Philharmoniker
Grand Palace Hall, 19.30

Conductor: Franz Welser Most; Soloists: Fanny Clamagirand – violin; Antoine Tamestit – viola; Program: W.A. Mozart – Sinfonia concertante 320d for violin and viola in E flat Major KV 364 G. Enescu – Intermezzi for string orchestra op. 12 A. Dvoák – Symphony no. 5 in F Major op. 76 Concert offered by UniCredit Å¢iriac

By Midnight. Camerata Salzburg
The Atheneum, 22.30

Conductor: Cristian Mandeal; Soloist: Isabelle Faust – violin; Program: F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Overture “Midnightsummer dream” op. 21 F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Concerto for violin and orchestra in e minor op. 64 F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Symphony no. 4 “Italiana” in A Major op. 90
By Midnight Concerts are sponsored by UniCredit Å¢iriac

September 17
21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries.
Manderling Quartet

Small Palace Hall, 11:00

Special guest: Amy Dickson – saxophone; Program: G. Enescu – Quartet no. 2 in G Major op. 22; Alphonse Stallaert – Quintet for saxophone and string quartet; Leon Stein – Quintet for saxophone and string quartet; M. Ravel – String quartet in F Major

21st Century Music. Enescu and his contemporaries.
KammarensembleN
The Atheneum, 17:00

Conductor: Frank Ollu Program: Karin Rehnqvist – Anrop Carmen Cârneci – Semanterion – Toaca Cristian Marina – High anxiety Karin Rehnqvist – Inrop Doina Rotaru – Clocks Ivo Nilsson – Rotorelief Suite for speaking conductor and ensemble Karin Rehnqvist – Utrop

World Music. Mario Brunello – Odusia
Orchestra d’Archi Italiana
Mihail Jora Hall of the Romanian Radio Society, 19.00

Program: Improvisation – Odusia Armenian Traditional Sacred Song Berber Traditional Folk Song Manuel De Falla – Nana Ana Sokolovich – Vez Giovanni Sollima – Spasimo, De Harmonia, Peste Raffaello – Il naufragio, Porta dei Greci, De Harmonia, Via Dolorosa

Great Orchestras of the World. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Grand Palace Hall, 19:30
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko; Program: G. Enescu – Suite no. 2 in C Major op. 20 W. Walton – Concerto for violin and orchestra (1938-9) S. Prokofiev – Symphony no. 7 in c sharp minor op. 131 Concert sponsored by Mezzo

September 18

Great Orchestras of the World. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Grand Palace Hall, 19:30

Conductor: Vasily Petrenko; Program: I. Stravinski – Symphony in 3 movements (1942-5) S. Prokofiev – Concerto no. 3 for piano and orchestra in C Major op. 26 S. Rachmaninoff – Symphony no. 3 in a minor op. 33
Concert sponsored by Mezzo

By Midnight. Kamerata Salzburg
The Atheneum, 22.30
Conductor: Cristian Mandeal, Program: F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Concerto no. 1 for piano and orchestra in g minor op. 25; F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Symphony no. 2 “Lobgesang” in B flat Major op. 52

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