Elina Garanca, the star of this festal Advent concert, proves once more “that she has one of the loveliest and finest voices in the whole world”. In Georges Bizet’s “Agnus Dei”, in the “Regina Coeli” from Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana, she lets her voice “shine and beam, bringing tears to many eyes”, the critics enthuse. Meanwhile Christiane Karg captivates us with her crystalclear soprano, winging its way straight to our hearts. The concert is conducted by maestro Pablo Heras-Casado, whose sensitive touch and style-conscious precision brings out to the full the particularly refined sound of the Staatskapelle. (Der neue Merker)
Festive Advent Concert at the Frauenkirche Dresden 2013
Program: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Paulus: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate / Tu virginum corona / Alleluia; Camille Saint-Saëns, Oratorio de Noël: Domine, ego credidi / Tollite hostias; Pietro Mascagni, Ave Maria; Max Reger, Unser lieben Frauen Traum; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: Decorating the Christmas Tree / A Pine Forest in Winter; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Great Mass in C minor: Domine Deus / Cum sancto spiritu; Giacomo Puccini, Salve Regina; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Elias: Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen; Adolphe Adam, Cantique de Noël / Macht hoch die Tür
Festive Advent Concert at the Frauenkirche Dresden 2012
Program: J.S.BACH: Orchestra Suite No. 4: Réjouissance / G. F. HANDEL: Messiah: “Alle Tale macht hoch erhaben”, “Denn die Herrlichkeit Gottes des Herrn”, “Halleluja” / W. KIENZL: Weihnacht (Kulman) / W. A. MOZART: Great Mass in C minor: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Laudamus te / A. BRUCKNER: Locus iste (Chor a cappella) / J. MASSENET, Méditation aus „Thais“ / MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY: Weihnachtskantate „Vom Himmel hoch“ / E. HUMPERDINCK: Christmas Cantata: “Vom Himmel hoch”, Hänsel und Gretel: Abendsegen und Traumpantomime, CH. GOUNOD: Saint Cecilia Mass: Sanctus
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 23
With unparalleled charm and whirlwind exuberance, world-renowned tenor Rolando Villazón hosts a unique television special in which young musical “stars of tomorrow” are introduced to millions of music lovers as soloists in performances with the Junge Sinfonie Berlin under the baton of Giedre Slekyte und Elias Grandy – a highly successful, casual, briskly paced concert series that appeals to young audiences!
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 22
With unparalleled charm and whirlwind exuberance, world-renowned tenor Rolando Villazón hosts a unique television special in which young musical “stars of tomorrow” are introduced to millions of music lovers as soloists in performances with the Junge Sinfonie Berlin under the baton of Giedre Slekyte und Elias Grandy – a highly successful, casual, briskly paced concert series that appeals to young audiences!
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 16
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Presto from the Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor – Soloist: Inga Fiolia (Georgia) / Giuseppe Verdi “Per me giunto è il dì supremo” from “Don Carlo” Soloist: ZhengZhong Zhou (China) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo in C major Soloist: Michael Barenboim (Germany) / Ney Rosauro Despedida (Farewell) from Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra – Soloist: Ni Fan (China) / Alexander Scriabin Préludes No. 9, 14, 17 & 20 from 24 Préludes, Op. 11 Soloist: Inga Fiolia (Georgia) /
Francis Poulenc Chanson No. 7 “La Belle Jeunesse” from “Chansons gaillardes” – Soloist: ZhengZhong Zhou (China) / Béla Bartók Fuga from Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117
Soloist: Michael Barenboim (Germany) / Tobias Boström Arena – Percussion Concerto No. 1 Soloist: Ni Fan (China) / Carlos Gardel “El día que me quieras” (The day that you love me) Soloist: Rolando Villazón, Inga Fiolia (Georgia), Michael Barenboim (Germ.) / Gioachino Rossini Overture from “Guillaume Tell” Orchestra: Junge Sinfonie Berlin
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 14
Gioachino Rossini: Overture to Il Signor Bruschino / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkünden” from Die Zauberflöte / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Ave verum corpus” / Francesco Paolo Tosti: “Marechiare” / Jules Massenet: “Celui dont la parole” Aria of Salomé from Hérodiade / Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 Rondo all’Ungarese / Francesco Cilea: “È la solita storia del pastore” (Lamento di Frederico) from L’ Arlesiana / György Ligeti: Fanfares / Manuel Penella “Vaya una tarde bonita…Sí! Torero” Duet of Rafael and Soleá from Il gato montés
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 13
Program: Giacomo Puccini: “Mi chiamano Mimì” from La Bohème / Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70/1 “Ghost” – Allegro vivace e con brio /
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor – Pantoum. Assez vif / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Rivolgete a lui lo squardo” from Così fan tutte / Dmitri Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly / Niccolò Paganini:Caprices Nos. 24 & 5 / Richard Strauss “Morgen” / Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2 / Franz Schubert “Erstarrung” from Die Winterreise / Qongqothwane (Traditional)
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 10
Program: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartÖ: Oboe concerto, D major, Allegro aperto / Pietro Mascagni: Quella è una strada, Aria of Tartaglia from «Le Maschere» / Astor Piazzolla: Otoño Porteño / Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Rondo / Robert Schumann / Franz Liszt: Widmung / Erich Wolfgang Korngold: „Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen“, Aria of Fritz from “Die Tote Stadt” / Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for violin and oboe, Andante / Giuseppe Verdi: Il pouveretto / Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 6
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 9
Program: Giacomo Puccini: Che gelida manina, Aria of Rudolfo from «La Bohème» / Claude Debussy: String quartet G minor, Assez vif et bien rythmé / Franz Joseph Haydn: String quartet D major, Allegretto / Charles Gounod: Ah! Je ris, Aria of Marguerite from «Faust» / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto, E flat major, Andante Rondo / Vitaly Michailowitsch Bujanovský: España / Pablo Sorozábal: No puede ser!, Aria of Leandro from «La tabernera del puerto» / George Bizet: Ouverture to «Carmen» / Giuseppe Verdi: Brindisi, duet of Violetta and Alfredo from «La Traviata»