“HERE TIME BECOMES SPACE” : In January 2017 the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg finally opened its doors with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester under the baton of Principal Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock and several top-class soloists. The audience enjoyed an exceptional celebration with numerous guests from the worlds of culture and politics, plus 1,000 people who won tickets in an international raffle. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester performed an exciting programme that spans across all musical eras, from the Renaissance to the present. It culminated in a brand-new commissioned work, created especially for this occasion by the most important living German composer Wolfgang Rihm. In varying instrumentation and with outstanding soloists the possibilities of the Grand Hall and its acoustics are explored.
Baden-Baden Opera Gala
“An extraordinary evening full of emotions!” that is how the press called “the concert event of the year”: Anja Harteros, Ekaterina Gubanova, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel, four singers in a league of their own presented an extraordinary summit of classical music superstars. The star-studded cast took the audience on a long journey, exploring some of the most remarkable and popular operas and combining all the features of this supreme musical genre in a single concert: beauty, magical sound, tragedy, and overflowing passion.
Berlin Philharmonic – Wagner Gala – New Year’s Eve Concert 1993
The 1993 New Year’s Eve Gala of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is dedicated to Richard Wagner. On the programme: ‘Tannhäuser’: Ouverture, Act II Aria ‘Dich teure Halle’, Act III Song to the Evening Star, ‘Lohengrin’: ‘In ferner Einsamkeit des Waldes’ (Act II),’ Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’: Prelude to Act I, Aria ‘Was duftet doch der Flieder (Act II), ‘Die Walküre’: ‘Der Männer Sippe’ (Act I), The Ride of the Valkyries (Act III).
Oedipus Rex
This ambitious production uses a number of striking visual elements including a massive set that floats above a reflecting pool, huge puppets and sculptures. The noted Butoh artist, Min Tanaka, dances the role of Oedipus, and is joined by twenty dancers to portry this classical tragedy.
Andrea Bocelli – Live in Central Park
The world’s most beloved tenor, Andrea Bocelli, gifts New York City with a once in a lifetime musical event: a free concert with the New York Philharmonic to take place at Central Park’s Great Lawn. As guests: Celine Dion, Tony Bennett and Bryn Terfel, amongst others. The New York Philharmonic’s music director, Alan Gilbert, conducts. On the programme world-famous hits like ‘La donna è mobile’, I pescatori di perle (Duet), ‘E lucevan le stelle’ & Te deum (Tosca), ‘O soave fanciulla’ (La Bohème), ‘Brindisi’ , ‘Funiculi funicular’, ‘O’ Sole Mio’, ‘Volare’, ‘New York, New York’, ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘Time to say Goodby’, ‘Nessun Dorma’, La forza del destino (Ouverture), Candide (Ouverture), and many more.
Hélène Grimaud – Between the Notes
This is a documentary about one of the greatest pianists of all time, Hélène Grimaud. David Serero takes us on a captivating journey through Grimaud’s personal and professional life, revealing the key moments that shaped her exceptional career from birth to the present day, including her passion for nature and wolves. She also shares all her pianistic secrets.