George Enescu Festival. Program September 2-6, 2015
WEDNESDAY 02.09
Hour 17:00
The Romanian Atheneum
SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE
Recitals and Chamber Music
Program:
Silvestri – Three pieces for stings op. 4 no. 2
Brahms – Three Choral prelude from op. 122
Mansourian – “Four Serious Songs”
Soloist : PATRICIA KOPATCHINSKAJA - violin
Enescu – Intermezzi for strings op. 12 in re Major
Ravel – «Petite Symphonie» (arr. Rudolph Barșai)
Hour 19:30
Grand Palace Hall
ROMANIAN NATIONAL RADIO ORCHESTRA
Great Orchestras of the World
United Choirs: RADIO ACADEMIC CHOIR and “GEORGE ENESCU” PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
CHILDREN’S CHOIR of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society
Conductor: CORNELIUS MEISTER
Conductor of the Radio Academic choir: DAN MIHAI GOIA
Conductor of the Philharmonic Choir: IOSIF ION PRUNNER
Conductor of the children’s choir: VOICU POPESCU
Program:
Mahler – Symphony no. 8
Soloists :
ERIKA SUNNEGÅRDH (soprano)
CELLIA COSTEA (soprano)
AURELIA FLORIAN (soprano)
MICHAELA SELINGER (alto)
LILIANA CIUCA (alto)
ȘTEFAN VINKE (tenor)
ŞERBAN VASILE (baritone)
SORIN COLIBAN (bass)
Hour 20:00
Bulandra Theatre – Hall Toma Caragiu
Bach’s files
Other Events
Interpreters : Zoli TOTH Project
Music: Adrian Enescu
Direction: Alexandru Darie
Set design: Octavian Neculai
Zoli TOTH Project is the newest vanguard fusion show in Romania. Classical genre is mixed with pop, rock and electro.
This is how were created the 18 variations on themes of J.S. Bach, composed by Adrian Enescu and played by Zoli TOTH Project.
The entire show is accompanied by video projections and a light show.
Show length – 75 minutes
THURSDAY 03.09
Hour 17:00
The Romanian Atheneum
“GEORGE ENESCU” PHILHARMONIC
Recitals and Chamber Music
Conductor: PETER RUZICKA
Program:
Enescu/ Bentoiu – Symphony no. 4
Ruzicka – “Clouds” for string quartet and Orchestra ( 2013)
Guests: Solartis Quartet
Bartok – “Kossuth” – poem for orchestra
Hour 20:00
Grand Palace Hall
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
Great Orchestras of the World
Conductor: Sir SIMON RATTLE
Program:
Britten – Variations of a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10
Shostakovich – Sympohony no.4 in C minor op. 43
FRIDAY 04.09
Hour 16:00
Palace Small Hall
Contraste Trio
Landmarks of Romanian Contemporary Music
Ioan Bogdan Ștefănescu (flute)
Sorin Petrescu (piano)
Doru Roman (percussion)
Program:
Works of L.Mețianu, O.Nemescu, E.Wendel, M.Marbe, D.Rotaru, V.Munteanu, N.Brânduș, A.Vieru, A.Iorgulescu
Concert organized in collaboration with The Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists and The National Museum “George Enescu”.
Hour 16:30
The Romanian Atheneum
Recital FAZIL SAY
Recitals and Chamber Music
Program:
Chopin – Nocturne in G minor, Op. 37, No. 1
Chopin – Nocturne in B major, Op. 32, No. 1
Chopin – Nocturne in C-sharp minor, No. 20, Op. posth
Chopin - Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 48, No. 2
Debussy – “La cathédrale engloutie” – Préludes (Book 1)
“Minstrels”, Préludes (Book 1)
“Footprints in the Snow”, Préludes (Book 1)
“La danse de Puck”, Préludes (Book 1)
Beethoven – Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor op. 27 / 2 “Moonlight Sonata”
Beethoven – Sonata no. 32 in C minor op. 111
Hour 19:30
Grand Palace Hall
STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN
Great Orchestras of the World
Conductor: CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN
Soloist : YEFIM BRONFMAN - piano
Program:
Enescu – Chamber Symphony for 12 soloist instruments op. 33 in E Major
Beethoven – Klavierkonzert No.3 in c-Moll op. 37
Bruckner – Symphonie No. 6 in A-Dur
Hour 22:30
The Romanian Atheneum
THE KING’S CONSORT Choir and orchestra
By Midnight
Program:
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – “PAULUS” Oratorio
Conductor: ROBERT KING
Soloists:
CAROLYN SAMPSON – soprano
JAMES GILCHRIST – tenor
HILARY SUMMERS – alto
DAVID WILSON-JOHNSON – bass-baritone
SATURDAY 05.09
Hour 11:00
Palace Small Hall
“PROFIL” ENSEMBLE
Landmarks of Romanian Contemporary Music
Conductor: TIBERIU SOARE
Program:
Cornel Țăranu – Epitaphe pour Jorge / soloist: EMIL VIȘINESCU
Ioachimescu – Tetrachords Music for flute, violin, cello and piano (Romanian premiere )
Alexandru Ștefan Murariu – El Niño (Winner of “George Enescu” Competition – Composition Section, Chamber music)
Sebastian Androne – Karoshi II for ensemble (first audition) (Winner of “George Enescu” Competition in 2014 – Composition section, Symphonic Music)
Cristian Lolea – Work for ensemble (first audition)
Gabriel Iranyi – NOEMA for solo piano and chamber orchestra (first audition) / soloist: HORIA MAXIM
Mihai Maniceanu – Reductio ad absurdum – Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra (first audition) / soloist: MIHAI MĂNICEANU
Dan Dediu – Hyperkardia IV – for piano four-hands and chamber orchestra (first audition) / soloists: VALENTINA SANDU-DEDIU and DAN DEDIU
Hour 16:30
The Romanian Atheneum
Recital MURRAY PERAHIA – piano
Recitals and Chamber Music
Program:
Haydn – Sonata nr. 31 Hob. XVI. 46 în La bemol Major
Haydn – Variațiunile Hob. XVII. 6 în fa minor
Brahms – Balada nr. 3 op. 118 în sol minor
Brahms – Intermezzo nr. 3 op. 119 în Do Major
Brahms – Intermezzo nr. 2 op. 119 în mi minor
Brahms – Intermezzo nr. 2 op. 118 în La major
Brahms – Capriccio nr. 1 op. 116 în re minor
Beethoven – Hammerklavier, op 106 in B flat: Allegro-Scherzo-Adagio sostenuto-Largo, Allegro risoluto
Hour 19:30
Grand Palace Hall
STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN
Great Orchestras of the World
Conductor: CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN
Soloist: ANJA HARTEROS
Program:
Strauss – “Letzte Lieder”
“Frühling” – “September” – “Beim Schlafengehen” – “Im Abendrot” – “Malven” (Orchesterfassung von Wolfgang Rihm)
Auftragswerk der Osterfestspiele Salzburg und der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden
Strauss – “Eine Alpensinfonie” op. 64
Hour 20:00
Small Theater
“One Minute of Dance or UF!!!”
Other Events
A SHOW MADE BY GIGI CĂCIULEANU
with: Gigi Căciuleanu, Paul Ilea, Irina Stefan and Răzvan Stoian
Music: Paul Ilea
coreograph assistant: Lelia Marcu- Vladu
AND, THEREFORE, EVERY SHOW WILL BE UNIQUE
Gigi Căciuleanu
Producer: Art Production Foundation in partnership with The Small Theatre
Sponsor of “Gigi Căciuleanu Romania Dance Company” – JTI
Hour 22:30
The Romanian Atheneum
THE KING’S CONSORT – Orchestra and choir
By Midnight
Conductor: ROBERT KING
Soloists:
CAROLYN SAMPSON – soprano
JAMES GILCHRIST – tenor
ROBIN BLAZE – countertenor
DAVID WILSON-JOHNSON – bass-baritone
Program:
“Odes for St. Cecilia”:
Purcell – Ode to St. Cecilia “Welcome to all the pleasures” (1683)
B.Britten –“A Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942)
Händel – Ode to St. Cecilia “From Harmony” (1739)
SUNDAY 06.09
Hour 11:00
Palace Small Hall
“MUSICA NOVA”
Enescu and his Contemporaries
FLORIAN POPA - clarinet
FREDERIC MOREAU – violin
DOREL FODOREANU – cello
MARA DOBRESCU – piano
Program:
Enescu (Bentoiu) – Trio in A minor (1916) (violin, cello, piano)
Bartok – «Contrasts» (Sz 111, BB 116)
Olivier Messiaen – «Quatuor pour la fin du temps» (violin, clarinet, cello, piano)
Hour 11:00
The Comic Opera for Children – Bucharest
THE BARON MUNCHHAUSEN
Other Events
Composer and conductor: Dan Dediu
Director: Cristian Mihăilescu
Decor: Andreea Rotaru
Costumes: Daniela Drăgulescu
Distribution:
Vicențiu Țăranu / Daniel Filipescu – Munchhausen
Valentin Racoveanu / Plamena Anghelova / Mirela Vlad – Munchheim
Antonela Bârnat / Andreea Iftimescu – Frau Kern
Amaia Arrieta / Raluca Oprea / Elena Dinca / Andreea Blidariu – Lisbeth
Stefan Schuller / Fang Shuang – The actor
Hour 16:00
Palace Small Hall
Ansamblul Hyperion
Landmarks of Romanian Contemporary Music
Artistic Directors: Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana-Maria Avram
Special Guest: Stephen o’Malley (electric guitar)
Conductor: Ilan Volkov
Hyperion International:
Maya Dunietz (flute, piano)
Tim Hodgkinson (clarinet bass, clarinet)
Jonathan Silver (bass clarinet)
Orban Godri (bassoon)
Tiberiu Cenuser (trombon)
Ioan-Marius Lacraru (fiddle)
Andrei Kivu (cello)
Shmil Frankel, Adam Scheflan (contrabass)
Colin Hacklander, Alex Jonovic (percussion)
Eran Sachs (no-Input mixer)
Ana-Maria Avram (percussion, voice, pian, electronics)
Diana Miron (cello)
Program:
Iannis Xenakis : “Charisma” for clarinet and cello
Anesthis Logothetis : “Paysage de Temps” for ensamble (world premiere)
Iancu Dumitrescu ” Sound Agony II” for ensamble and computer assisted sounds (world premiere)
Ana-Maria Avram: Parhelion III for ensamble and computer assisted sounds (world premiere)
Horatiu Radulescu: “Other Time” for two contrabasses and ensamble (world premiere)
Ana-Maria Avram: “Chiaroscuro” for 3 percussion groups (world premiere)
Iancu Dumitrescu: “Soud Source III ” for electric guitar, no input mixer, computer assisted sounds and ensamble (world premiere)
Concert supported by the Embassy Of Israel in Bucharest.
Photo source: festivalenescu.ro
September 2, 2015
