First concerts by Enrico Onofri in his new role as principal conductor of the Filarmonica Toscanini from 16 to 18 October in Parma Cathedral. On the programme music by Bach, Mozart and Haydn.
Enrico Onofri is today one of the most acclaimed interpreters of the baroque and classical repertoire and his many recordings are often landmarks on the international scene.
Beautiful review by Dino Villatico of Andrea Lucchesini's latest album dedicated to Schubert:
"Everything in Schubert sings, even the ostinato bass that often supports the melodies, the repeated chords that seem to anticipate the sound bands of electronic music. He also sings the rhythm of death that pervades the entire last sonata: dattilo followed by spondeo. It can be terrible. But it can also be very sweet. And from Lucchesini's fingers this extreme, penetrating sweetness becomes more terrible, more desperate than a cry."
Tito Ceccherini conducts Dido and Æneas, Purcell’s foremost theatrical works and a monumental work in Baroque opera.
This is a production of Teatro La Fenice in Venice with performances on September 4, 5 and 6.
An important project awaits Gabriele Carcano in London in the coming months: the complete cycle of Beethoven's Sonatas in a place of great charm such as the Fidelio Orchestra, a venue in central London, which in a short time has become a fixed appointment for many, not only for the quality of the performers, such as Steven Isserlis, Victoria Mullova, London Mozart Players or Angela Hewitt, but also and above all for the complicity between performers and audience.
Curiosity and innovation are some of the fundamental aspects of Gabriele Carcano's personality, always looking for new ways to communicate music.
Among the most learned and profound conductors of his generation, on Agust 22 Tito Ceccherini returns to the podium of Teatro La Fenice Orchestra in Venice. The program includes:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony n. 40 in G minor kv 550
Igor Stravinskij
Pulcinella
ballet in one act for small orchestra with three solo voices on music by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Inauguration of the Festival with the violin of Francesca Dego,the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi conducted by Daniele Rustioni, music by Rorem, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák.
Enrico Onofri, violinist and director of the Academia Montis Regalis Music by Purcell and Locke
Benedetto Lupo, piano Music by Leóš Janáček, Aleksandr Skrjabin
Enrico Dindo, cello Music by Carlo Boccadoro, Moisey Weinberg, Johann Sebastian Bach, Fabio Vacchi, Eugène Ysaÿe
Davide Cabassi with the Orchestra of the University of Milan, conducted by Alessandro Crudele Music by Aaron Jay Kernis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edward Elgar
Andrea Lucchesini, piano with the Strings of the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra and Sergio Lamberto, Music by Fryderyk Chopin
From May 21, taking inspiration from some well-known compositions,
Andrea Lucchesini faces in four meetings the theme of interpretation, with the involvement of some of the most lively protagonists of the Italian music scene.
With
Mario Brunello (21 May at 19.00) Beethoven Sonata op. 102 nr.1 cello and piano
Alexander Lonquich (May 28 at 19.00) Schumann Kreisleriana op. 16
Ivan Fedele and Francesco D'Orazio, (June 4th at 19.00) Ivan Fedele Suite Francese 6b
Daniele Gatti (June 11th at 19,00) Schumann Piano concerto A minore op. 54
The conversations can be followed on the Facebook pages of the Accademia Filarmonica Romana and Andrea Lucchesini's Facebook page
The CD Into Nature conducted and played by Maestro Enrico Onofri and the Imaginarium Ensemble, is CD of the month on Amadeus Magazine and won the prestigoius Diapason d'Or of the french magazine:
"The splendid result, often brilliant, is devoid of blatant effects that overshadow the rest. It rather recalls the harmony of some rural landscapes used by Giorgione as backdrop of his paintings, where the thousand voices of the Nature coexist enigmatically in a suspended and dreamlike dimension, out of a specific time."
-Massimo Rolando Zegna, Amadeus Magazine-
Successful debut for Stanislav Kochanovsky with the Israel Philharmonic:
"It was with this well-known work that Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky began his masterful performance on Saturday evening as he led the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in a crisp, delightful exploration of the tragic composer. This was the first time Kochanovsky performed here and one can only hope he’ll return again and again. His presence on the stage is electric and the relation he seems to have with the musicians is uncanny: a gesture, and the music swells, a flicker, and it rises, with controlled, precise movement and without a hair out of place."
Maestro John Axelrod conducts the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai on Friday, February 21 at Auditorium di Torino. Program: Gulda's Cello Concerto played by G. Sollima and works by Bernstein, Ellington and Gershwin.
Congratulations to Daniel Smith on his nomination for Best Conductor at the upcoming 37th Green Room Awards after 'Viaggio a Reims' with Opera Australia. Congratulations to all the other nominees and to everyone involved with this beautiful production directed by Damiano Michieletto, which has also been nominated for Best Lighting, Set and Costume Design, Best Musical Achievement for the Ensemble Cast, Best Direction and Best Production.
Maestro Enrico Onofri conducts the Haendel's Agrippina at Teatro de la Maestranza, in Siviglia. Performances on February 11, 13 and 15.
