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#1 ·
What are some exciting concerts you plan on going to in the future. On jan 30th im going to the preforming arts center at purchase college to see Vadim Gluzman and the orpheus chamber orchestra....im excited one of the songs there playing is by Penderecki
 
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Tokyo Philharmonic to Perform Symphonic Fantasies in Japan

Square Enix have announced that they will perform Symphonic Fantasies in a special concert series in Tokyo, Japan next year. The concert, originally premiered in Cologne during 2009, features extended symphonic fantasias dedicated to Yoko Shimomura's Kingdom Hearts, Hiroki Kikuta's Secret of Mana, Yasunori Mitsuda's Chronos, and Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy.

The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus will present Symphonic Fantasies. In addition, Singapore-German pianist Benyamin Nuss and Lebanese percussionist Rony Barrak will return as special soloists. The performances will be conducted by Eckehard Stier, an experienced classical conductor who is currently music director Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Square Enix have announced the concert at their official website here to coincide with the Tokyo Game Show. The page streams samples from the CD release of the concert. The dates and venue of the concert will be announced at a later date.
 
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I discovered by chance that Joshua Bell is coming to Oslo concert hall Nov 24 and 25 - I got tickets for the 25th. I'm taking my mother cause the last time I saw him play I went alone, and she was miffed about that afterwards...so I promised her I'd bring her along the next time he came to Oslo :) He will play Sibelius violin concerto with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
 
#33 ·
Dudamel at Disney Concert Hall

I'm super excited to catch one of the last shows of Dudamel and Goode at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. This coming weekend is the last weekend of his residency, and tickets are still available. I sometimes work with the LA Phil and have been lucky enough to see Dudamel a few times and he is quite amazing. If anyone is in the LA area and hasn't gotten tickets yet, I'd love to see some fellow music-loving Angelenos at the show: http://www.laphil.com/dudamel.
 
#34 ·
I wasn't paying attention and I missed the Jordi Savall performance here a couple weeks ago!

DAMN!!!:mad:
 
#35 ·
What better way to get into the Christmas Spirit than by enjoying some wonderful classical Swedish Christmas Music in one of London's most beautiful concert hall, Wigmore Hall. Mulled Wine and Ginger Bread (Pepparkakor) will be served during the interval and if you like many others don't want to miss this truly unique Christmas Concert you better hurry up, last year the Concert sold out weeks in advance!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christmas-From-Sweden-Wigmore-Hall-23-Dec-2011-at-7-pm/147241411984757
 
#36 ·
16th Nov: Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
Soloist Janine Jansen and conductor Osmo Vanska/ London Philharmonic Orchestra!! :) - can't wait!
-- I'm travelling to London for a week as a part of a study trip with my music class, a group of punks, heavy metal and rockers.. most of them have never seen a conductor or a violin in real life before, so that should be interesting.. To be frank, I am actually quite worried.. what if they are bored to bits? :/
 
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Zelda 25th Anniversary Concert - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Part I
Hyrule Castle Theme
Princess Zelda's Theme
The Wind Waker Symphonic Movement
Ocarina Melody Suite
Boss Battle Medley
Kakariko Village - Twilight Princess Theme
The Legend Of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley

Part II
Ganondorf's Theme
The Legend Of Zelda: Selected Shorts Suite
Gerudo Valley
Hyrule Field from Ocarina Of Time
Great Fairy's Fountain Theme
Twilight Princess Symphonic Movement
The Legend Of Zelda Main Theme Medley
 
#43 ·
I'll be attending an open orchestra rehearsal next week for this program.

DEBUSSY Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
SUNG Rockwell Reflections
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

The "Rockwell Reflections" was programmed in conjunction with a Norman Rockwell special exhibit at the art museum. About the composition:
Stella Sung's composition is a study in Americana. Come experience Rockwell's iconic paintings as they are beautifully revealed in music... and projected imagery! Sung chose chose five seminal paintings by Norman Rockwell to use as points of departure for her compositions. Like Rockwell's paintings, these compositions have a strong narrative quality though listeners are free to imagine their own stories and illustrate them with eyes closed.
Paintings:
Artist Facing Blank Canvas, 1938
The Stay at Homes, 1927
Checkers, 1928
Murder in Mississippi, 1965
The Peace Corp, JFK's Bold Legacy, 1966
see more here.

I'd like to bring the scores to the Debussy and Brahms and read them during the rehearsal. Do you think that's acceptable? I think it would be fun.

I intend to attend the Rockwell art exhibit this coming weekend. It features 42 original artworks as well as a complete collection of 323 Saturday Evening Post cover sheets.
 
#44 ·
The Opera in Oslo released their 2012-2013 program yesterday. Among the concerts were a Schubert recital with Christian Gerhaher, and a concert with Antonio Pappano/Santa Cecilia Orchestra, no less. Tickets won't be released until May, so I have time to consider whether it's possible to get the cheapest, standing-room-only student discount tickets so I can attend both concerts....nothing is certain yet.
 
#46 ·
Yesterday I was lucky enough to get tickets for the upcoming season at Operaen in Oslo (it was apparently mayhem at the opera house box office, I ordered online and I had to spend several hours just hitting the refresh button) - Schubert recital with Christian Gerhaher in November this year, and Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Sir Antonio Pappano in February 2013. I'm ecstatic.
 
#48 ·
The Bridgewater hall, in Manchester, has just released it's new brochure.
I will be booking for Mark Elder with the Halle performing Brahms piano concerto no 2 and Sibelius Symphony no 2, in September.
If the funds will stretch I'll try for Rossini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, also with the Halle, in November
 
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#49 ·
There are great programs for upcoming baroque & ancient music festivals, which were recently announced :

- Arques-la-Bataille (August) : http://www.academie-bach.fr/
... with Le Poème Harmonique, Hélène Schmitt and her string quartet, Benjamin Alard... :tiphat:

- Utrecht (August-September) : http://www.oudemuziek.nl/
... with La Petite Bande, Maasaki Suzuki, Leon Berben, Manfredo Kraemer, Capriccio Stravagante... :cheers: :angel:

- Paris (November-December) : http://www.parisbaroque.fr/
... with The Academy of Ancient Music, Skip Sempé, Hopkinson Smith, La Fenice, Cantus Cölln, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Elizabeth Wallfisch, flawless program... :eek::clap:

Also, Venice has its baroque festival too, now, the "Monteverdi Vivaldi Festival", created by the French Olivier Lexa with the support of American novelist Donna Leon. The program is great : http://www.vcbm.it/fr/page/festival : Les Arts Florissants, Gabriel Garrido, Roberta Invernizzi, Jean Tubéry... (but no Andrea Marcon...)
Just a little awkward to see these concerts happening on a 3-month time span, you can't really go there to listen to the whole thing or even a few concerts...
 
#52 ·
Going to this concert Friday (tomorrow).

To call it "multi-media" art only scratches the surface. Imagine a work that combines stunning visual art by Katherine Mann, add to it original choreography by Rodney Veal, live music by violinist Shaw Pong Liu, topped with 3-D sensor technology from the University of Dayton-led IDCAST. The result? An artistic work/performance unlike anything you have ever experienced. It all takes place this Friday and Saturday at the installation/performance of "2, 3, 4."

I was invited to be one of the vocalists but I had to decline because of a prior commitment tonight (the night of the dress rehearsal). I promised to be an attentive and appreciative audience member instead.
 
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#54 ·
The coolest!
Just scored tickets for Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra in Chicago in December:

Chávez Sinfonía india
Orbón Tres versiones sinfónicas
Strauss An Alpine Symphony

I saw them last time they were in town and they just about blew the roof off of Orchestra Hall.
 
#55 ·
Oslo Chamber Music Festival tonight

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no 4
Prokofiev: Sonata for cello & piano
Rachmaninov: Piano pieces from op. 3
Arensky: Piano trio no1 in d minor

Musicians: Roland Pöntinen, Truls Mørk, Håvard Gimse, Arve Tellefsen
 
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