Program Mezzo

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Dale Clevenger (horn) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E-flat major, op. 40 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas

Betroffenheit Crystal Pite (choreography) Music by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Kidd Pivot, Electric Company Theatre Jay Gower Taylor — Stage design Tom Visser — Lighting Nancy Bryant — Costumes Linda Chow — Costumes Nicola Ryall — Costumes Bryan Arias — Dancer David Raymond — Dancer Cindy Salgado — Dancer Jermaine Spivey — Dancer Tiffany Tregarthen — Dancer Jonathon Young — Actor Heidi Wilkinson — Puppets Omanie Elias — Puppets The kind of spectacle we rarely see on the theatre or opera stage is offered up here by the innovative Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young. In German, ‘Betroffenheit’ denotes a state of shock and disbelief. This unusual ballet was inspired by terrible events in the life of choreographer Young, who lost his daughter, niece, and nephew in a terrible fire during a family vacation. A mix of tap, salsa, spoken-word, song, and puppet show, this stirring artistic statement is guaranteed to stir the emotions with its poignant depiction of personal hardship and of the struggle to come to terms with tragedy, beautifully realized by Kidd Pivot and the Electric Company Theatre on the stage of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. London, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2017 Directed by Jeff Tudor

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Victor Julien-Laferrière (Cello) Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104 César Franck (1822 – 1890) Symphony in D minor Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 25 November 2021

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Elena Bashkirova (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, op. 120 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinette), Elena Bashkirova (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué

Go behind the scenes at the Steinway & Sons factory and discover Spirio, the incredible technology that allows a piano to replay a performance exactly as it was played live. Mr. Guido Zimmermann, the president of the world-famous pianomakers, talks us through the revolutionary concept, accompanied by images of the precise, fascinating craftmanship and engineering that goes into each one of the Spirio pianos. Hugo Cohen Sprung's documentary also allows us insight into French pianist and Steinway artist Bertrand Chamayou's experience with the technology and features a preview of his unique two-piano concert in which he performs with his "shadow"!

L’Orfeo ‘Dramma per musica’ by Antonio Sartorio (1630 – 1680) Libretto by Aurelio Aureli First performance in Venice, Teatro Vendramino di San Salvatore, December 14, 1672 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (musical direction) Benjamin Lazar (stage director) Adeline Caron (sets), Alain Blanchot (costumes), Philippe Gladieux (lights), Mathilde Benmoussa (make-up, hairstyles) Arianna Vendittelli (Orfeo) Alicia Amo (Euridice) Kangmin Justin Kim (Aristeo) Zachary Wilder (Erinda) Maya Kherani (Autonoe) David Webb (Ercole) Yannis Francois (Chirone / Bacco) Paul Figuier (Achille) Renato Dolcini (Asculapio / Pluto) Gaia Petrone (Orillo) Chloé Scalese, Gabriel Avila Quintana, Théo Pendle (dancers) Montpellier, Opéra-Comédie, June 10, 2023