Valery Gergiev to Conduct Shostakovitch Cycle
Explosive, emotional, bold - Valery Gergiev ranks as a conductor who almost forcefully puts listeners under his spell. During the 2011/2012 season he will be appearing in Munich with a Shostakovich cycle. This extensive project was made possible by a cooperation between the Munich Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Between November of 2011 and July of 2012, concert-goers will be able to hear all 15 Shostakovich symphonies on seven evenings - all of them with acknowledged Shostakovich expert Gergiev on the podium - leading the Munich Philharmonic in six of these works and the Orchestra of the Maryinsky Theatre in the other nine. “Shostakovich is the last great symphonist of the 20th century and one of the greatest and most thrilling artistic personalities Russia has ever brought forth,” says Gergiev in enthusiastically. >>>
2011/2012 Season
The program preview for the 2011/2012 is available as a .pdf-download. In its 114th season, the Munich Philharmonic will be continuing its Mahler cycle with a performance to mark the 100th anniversary of the world première of “Das Lied von der Erde”. Lorin Maazel, Chief Conductor of the Munich Philharmonic as of the 2012/2013 season, will join the orchestra as early as next season to conduct four different programs. The symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich, conducted by Valery Gergiev, will form another high point on the program. Munich audiences can also look eagerly forward to the appearance of some renowned artists such as Alan Gilbert, Ivor Bolton, Georges Prêtre, Lang Lang, Joshua Bell, Sol Gabetta and many others. >>> Download the Season Preview 11/12 (pdf 3.6 >MB) >>>
Spielfeld Klassik
Spielfeld Klassik – that’s the name of the cultural education initiative the Munich Philharmonic recently founded together with its future Chief Conductor, Lorin Maazel. In conjunction with the Spielfeld Klassik, the education program currently available for young people and adults will be expanded to allow for new perspectives. At children’s, young people’s and university students’ concerts, at introductory events, rehearsal visits, instrument demonstrations, interested individuals of all ages will be invited to rediscover the world of classical music from a variety of different vantage points. >>> Download Spielfeld Klassik brochure (pdf. 5 MB) >>>
Diana Damrau sings Strauss songs
In this collection of Strauss songs Diana Damrau is joined by the Munich Philharmonic and Christian Thielemann, the leading German conductor of his generation. Soprano Diana Damrau, described by The Sunday Times as “the most dazzling star to have emerged from Germany in recent years” was born in Bavaria. The region’s capital, Munich, was the birthplace of Richard Strauss, and in March 2009 a programme of the composer’s songs was presented at the city’s Gasteig Philharmonie. “Strauss loved female voices,” says Damrau, “and he explores some extreme possibilities in these many-layered songs, each with its different point of view.”
A German Requiem
Newly released on DVD: Christian Thielemann’s interpretation of Johannes Brahms’s “Ein deutsches Requiem” (“A German Requiem”) op.45. with the Munich Philharmonic and the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Chorus Master: Peter Dijkstra) under Thielemenn’s direction. Two first-class soloists, Christine Schäfer and Christian Gerhaher, were also on the concert stage. “With this performance of Brahms’s German Requiem, Christian Thielemann not only reinforces his reputation as one of the great conductors of his generation, but also stands on the same level as Maazel, Furtwängler, Karajan and Klemperer as one of the best interpreters of this work.” (jpc)
Elektra on DVD
After the huge success with “Rosenkavalier” in 2009, the Munich Philharmonic and Christian Thielemann landed another big operatic hit with “Elektra” in January of 2010 in a production staged by Herbert Wernicke. “A major event, a sensation” wrote the Stuttgarter Zeitung about the production in the Baden-Baden Festival Theatre, featuring an all-star cast: besides Linda Watson as Elektra, Jane Henschel as Klytämnestra, Manuela Uhl as Chrysothemis and Albert Dohmen as Orest, René Kollo gave an impressive delineation in his role début as Aegisth. Now the enthusiastically received “Elektra” production with the Munich Philharmonic under Christian Thielemann has been released on DVD and is available in shops.
Felix Mayer, conductor
Felix Mayer, conductor
Felix Mayer, conductor
Felix Mayer, conductor
Kent Nagano, conductor
Kent Nagano, conductor
Kent Nagano, conductor
Mitglieder der Münchner Philharmoniker, soloist
Kent Nagano, conductor
Mitglieder der Münchner Philharmoniker, soloist
Teodor Currentzis, conductor
Radu Lupu, soloist
Teodor Currentzis, conductor
Radu Lupu, soloist
Mitglieder der Münchner Philharmoniker, soloist
Teodor Currentzis, conductor
Radu Lupu, soloist
Mitglieder der Münchner Philharmoniker, soloist
Teodor Currentzis, conductor
Radu Lupu, soloist
Teodor Currentzis, conductor
Radu Lupu, soloist
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Eric Cutler, José van Dam, Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Jean-Marie Frémeau, Philharmonischer Chor München, Tölzer Knabenchor, soloists
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Eric Cutler, José van Dam, Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Jean-Marie Frémeau, Philharmonischer Chor München, Tölzer Knabenchor, soloists
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Eric Cutler, José van Dam, Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Jean-Marie Frémeau, Philharmonischer Chor München, Tölzer Knabenchor, soloists
Next Concerts
February 9, 10 and 11, 2012
Kent Nagano to conduct Mahler 6th
Gustav MahlerFebruary 12, 2012
Carneval Chamber Concert
"Purple Champagne - The Golden Twenties"
Annette Postel, Chanteuse
Jan Röck, Piano
Salon-Quartett of the Munich Philharmonic:
Bernhard Metz, Violin
Domas Juskys, Violin
Konstantin Sellheim, Viola
Manuel von der Nahmer, Violoncello
February 15 and 17, 2012
Schumann Concerto with Radu Lupu
John Adams
"The Chairman Dances"
Robert Schumann
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A major, Opus 54
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Opus 131
Teodor Currentzis, Conductor
Radu Lupu, Piano
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