Lio Kuokman is invited by Vadim Repin, Artistic Director of the Trans-Siberian Art Festival, to give a concert tribute to Prokofiev on the occasion of his 125th birthday with the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra on this Sunday 17th of April 2016.
On March 26th Andris Poga delivered a dazzling concert at the Halle aux Grains in Toulouse where he conducted the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and Dmitry Masleev (Winner if the Tchaikovsky International Competition 2015).
Programme :
Dalbavie: Color
Rachmaninov: Concerto pour piano n°2
Chostakovitch: Symphonie n°1 en fa mineur, op. 10
Read Andris Poga’s interview to « La Dépêche » in French here
The Mariinsky Theatre, being the partner of the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition, invited Lio Kuokman (2nd Prize of 2014 Competition) to conduct Rimsky-Korsakov’s « The Maid of Pskov ». This will be Lio’s premiere in Russia. Don’t miss it on the 18th of March 2016.
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On March 5-6, Andris Poga delivered a triumphal concert in Leipzig with the Gewandhaus Orchestra in the programme :
Wagner : Siegfried Idyll
Tristan Schultz : Concerto for oboe and flute (world premiere)
Dvorak : Symphony n°8
Programme :
Matshushita: Hi-Ten-Su – Concert for percussions and orchestra
Stravinsky : The Rite of Spring
Click on the image to see the concert on the ARTE website.
Andris Poga once again amazed both audience and German critics, for whom « Andris clearly is among the brightest young conductors. Must be re-invited for the subscription concerts of Hessischer Rundfunk“ – “His deeply insightful
interpretation of Sibelius’ Symphony No.2 was thrilling…“
Christoph Altstaedt made his debut with the Munich Symphony Orchestra on January 22th at the Prinz Regent Theatre.
The programme included Rameau’s « Les Indes Galantes,” Wagner’s Overture from “Tannhäuser” and Mozart’s Symphony No.31. He is also joined by Louis Schwizgebel for Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
The audience from the Auditorium Rainier III surrendered to the spell of Andris Poga’s baton which led the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra and Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) on December 6th, in Lindberg, Schumann and Brahms’ works. We extend our warmest congratulations to Andris for this success !
Robert Trevino is back to The Folle Journée in Nantes, whose theme this year is « Nature ». He will conduct the Sinfonia Varsovia orchestra. The diversity and the number of programmes that he is going to deliver in 4 days are impressive :
Thursday 4th Fevruary 2016, 10:30
Noskowski : La Steppe
Schumann : Symphonie n°3 en mi bémol majeur “rhénane”
Thursday 4th February 2016, 17:15
Szymanowski : Concerto pour violon et orchestre n°1 (violon – Anna Maria Staskiewicz )
Smetana : La moldau
Smetana : Par les prés et les bois de Bohême
Friday 5th February 2016, 12:45
Beethoven : Symphonie n°6 en fa majeur opus 68 “Pastorale”
Sunday 7th February 2016, 11:00
Stravinsky : Le Sacre du Printemps
Matshushita : Hi-Ten-Yu, concerto pour percussions et orchestre (taïko – Heitetsu Hayashi)
Sunday 7th February 2016, 16:15
Saint-Saëns : Concerto pour piano et orchestre en fa majeur n°5 opus 103 “Égyptien” (piano – Bertrand Chamayou)
Noskowski : La Steppe
Roberto Fores Veses and his Orchestre d’Avergne are back to the Folle Journée Festival. Don’t miss this event from the 3rd to 6th of February at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes.
Further information on the Folle Journée Festival’s website
