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19:00 | Bach Ensemble Helmuth Rilling: Matthäus-Passion |
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Matthaus-Passion by J.S. Bach will be performed by Bach Ensemble Helmuth Rilling, Grand Choir "Masters of Choral Singing", Choir of Boys of Sveshnikov Choir College. Soloists: Mirella Hagen (soprano, Germany), Lidia Vinyes Curtis (mezzo-soprano, Spain), Lothar Odinius (tenor), Tobias Berndt (baritone, Germany), Klaus Heger (bass, Germany). Helmuth Rilling (Germany) conducts. Helmuth Rilling, born in 1933 in Stuttgart, is acclaimed worldwide as a conductor, pedagogue and Bach scholar. In 1954, he founded the internationally recognized Gachinger Kantorei choir, which joined forces with the Bach Collegium Stuttgart as its regular orchestral partner eleven years later. He has toured across Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia and South America, either as guest conductor or with his own ensembles. Maestro Rilling has collaborated with the world's first-class orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic or Japanese NHK-Symphony Orchestra. Over the last 30 years a special friendship has developed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom Professor Rilling has performed in more than 100 concerts. He is co-founder and Artistic Director of the Oregon Bach Festival, which since its inception in 1970 has become one of America's most prestigious music festivals. In 1981, he established the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, which initially focused on the promotion of J.S. Bach's music and in the course of time grew into an exceptional institution that excels not only in its ensembles (Gaechinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart) but devotes considerable resources to education and outreach through master classes, symposia and children’s programmes. Working with young musicians from around the globe has always been a central focus of Rilling's work. As part of a project of the Bach Academy Stuttgart, from 2001-2009 he worked with the Festivalensemble Stuttgart, which led to the foundation of the Young Stuttgart Bach-Ensemble in 2011. Through his worldwide network of Bach Academies, Rilling offers workshops for students across the globe. Maestro Rilling recently conducted concerts in education projects in Japan, USA, Taiwan, Spain and Italy, with his own Bach Ensemble Helmuth Rilling he looks forward to perform Bach's major works in Germany and Russia. Helmuth Rilling received the UNESCO International Music Prize in 1994, and the Theodor Heuss Taten der Versohnung (Deeds of Reconciliation) prize the following year. In 2003, he became an Honorary Member of the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences, and in 2008 - on the occasion of his 75th birthday - he was awarded the Staufer Gold Medal, the highest award of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.
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19:00 | Daniil Trifonov (piano) |
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"Hearing Trifonov is like having a deep-tissue massage: you keep wanting to pull away from the sheer intensity of it, and you come out feeling as if your reality had been slightly altered. His recital [was a knockout]..." - Washington Post. Moments before Daniil Trifonov performs, profound silence invariably takes possession of his audience. Its intensity depends not on concert hall convention; rather, it arises naturally from the Russian pianist's power to transcend the mundane and communicate music's timeless capacity to bind communities together. Out of that silence comes a rare kind of music-making. "What he does with his hands is technically incredible," observed one commentator shortly after Trifonov's triumph in the final of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 2011. "It's also his touch - he has tenderness and also the demonic element. I never heard anything like that." That view was expressed not by a professional critic but by one of the world's greatest pianists, Martha Argerich. She concluded that her young colleague was in possession of "everything and more," an opinion that has since been boldly underlined in print, online and over the airwaves by a succession of previewers and reviewers. The Washington Post wrote of the "visceral experience" of hearing Trifonov's playing; the Suddeutsche Zeitung, meanwhile, described his debut concert at last year's Verbier Festival as "a real culture shock," such was its blend of poetic insight, wit, nuance and inventive brilliance. Since winning the Tchaikovsky Competition, Trifonov has travelled the world as recitalist and concerto soloist. His list of credits include debut recitals at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, Tokyo's Opera City, the Zurich Tonhalle and a host of other leading venues. He has also appeared with the Vienna Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the Mariinsky Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra. Forthcoming debuts include concerto performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and the Moscow Philharmonic. "Mr. Trifonov has scintillating technique and a virtuosic flair," noted the New York Times. "He is also a thoughtful artist... [who] can play with soft-spoken delicacy, not what you associate with competition conquerors." Daniil Trifonov himself became an inspiration in the summer of 2011. He began by winning the 13th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel-Aviv before returning home to secure first prize, the Gold Medal, and Grand Prix at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition. Trifonov also won the Audience Award and the Award for the best performance of a Mozart concerto. His work was already known to influential critics and concert promoters thanks to his appearance a year earlier at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. At the beginning of 2012, cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht heralded the young man's meteoric progress and neatly described him as "a pianist for the rest of our lives." Daniil Trifonov will perform Stravinsky, Ravel, Liszt.
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19:00 | Michele Zarrillo: Bellissima (Italy) |
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 Italian vocalist Michele Zarrillo was born in Rome on June 13, 1957. Though short-lived, his first musical exploits did not go unnoticed. Zarrillo made his recording industry debut at the age of 15 with the art rock band Semiramis, playing keyboards. The band released Dedicato a Frazz in 1972 and was met with great success, along with much scrutiny. After the band split, Zarrillo joined up with symphonic rock group Rovescio della Medaglia for a time. His work with the group offered him opportunities to perform in large and important venues, including the famous Sanremo Festival in 1987. Zarrillo soon began to be noticed for his vocal abilities, and in 1990 an opportunity arose to collaborate with famed producer Alessandro Colombini. Two years later the album Now was released, and Zarrillo took the stage at Sanremo yet again, this time as a solo artist. Zarrillo would continue over the next few years to produce new material, and he was met with a positive response, but it wasn't until 1998's Una Rosa Blu that he would become a force on the European pop scene. Selling better than 600,000 copies, the record was soon rewritten and recorded for Spanish audiences, generating the enormous hit "Cinco Dias." Over the course of the next few years, Zarrillo would enjoy the freedom that comes with international success, including the production of a live record and numerous international touring opportunities, presenting new and original material to enthusiastic audiences. In 2006 Zarrillo released L'Alfabeto Degli Amanti, and presented the material at Sanremo, his tenth invitation to date. Michele Zarrillo will visit Voscow for the first time and present to the public his new program Bellissima including the best hits of the singer. More info
MMDM Svetlanov Hall |
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