Program Mezzo

Closed - A Ballet from Real Life Many people live in a closed world. What happens to them when they step onto an arena where they can be themselves, free of their usual roles and status? In the film ‘Closed’ we encounter four completely different people who once a week leave their everyday lives and get together in a closed café, where they get the opportunity and help to relax and momentarily distance themselves from reality. These encounters have a certain touch of ritual to them. Then, an alien element is introduced: A famous musician, the cellist Truls Mørk, has been given the proprietor’s permission to rehearse a piece that he will later play in town. The music, Zoltan Kodály’s Sonata for solo cello Op. 8, is intense and riveting and affects all four of them to an extent that has consequences for them all. The whole thing ends in mayhem, which perhaps was necessary for them all to be able to move on with their lives. Even the café gets a new lease of life, with a new proprietor. Directed by Stein-Roger Bull, Jo Strømgren 2017

Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai (viola) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quintet No. 1 in F major, op. 88 1977 Directed by Janos Darvas

Ernani Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo First performance in Venice, La Fenice, March 9, 1844 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana Michele Spotti (Conductor) Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Andrea Bernard (Stage director), Alberto Beltrame (Set Designer), Elena Beccaro (Costume Designer), Marco Alba (Lighting Designer) Angela Meade (Elvira) Piero Pretti (Ernani) Franco Vassallo (Don Carlo) Evgeny Stavinsky (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva) Laura Orueta (Giovanna) Matheus Pompeu (Don Riccardo) Javier Castañeda (Jago) Valencia, Palau de les Arts, June 2023

Chick Corea Piano Solo Chick Corea (piano) Directed by Janos Darvas

Joachim Kühn (piano) Directed by Dieter Hens Munich, Klaviersommer 1999

Duke Elllington and his famous Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage Billy Strayhorn Take the A-train Duke Ellington La Plus Belle Africaine Duke Ellington & Irving Mills Black Butterfly Mercer Ellington Thing’s Ain’t what they used to be Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington Caravon Duke Ellington Mood Indigo Duke Ellington Medley Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady Vernon Duke April in Paris Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Satin Doll Berlin, Philharmonie, 8 November 1969 Directed by Rainer Bertram

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"!

Francesco Tristano (piano, keyboards, electronic) Francesco Tristano 1981 - Introit, Hello Girolamo Frescobaldi Il secondo libro di toccate: 4, 9, 8 Francesco Tristano Ritornello Luciano Berio 1925 - 2003 Sequenza IV Matteo Franceschini 1979 - Gravity Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 - 1750 English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808, Prélude Francesco Tristano Electric mirror, Neon City, The third bridge at Nakameguro, Nogizaka Directed by David Unger Gelsenkirchen, Heilig Kreuz Kirche (Klavier-Festival Ruhr), 6 June 2024

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Gerd Albrecht (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony no. 38 in D Major, K. 504, ‘Prague’ 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (conductor) Caroline Weynants (soprano), Blandine de Sansal (soprano), Eugénie Lefebvre (soprano), Caroline Bardot (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Vojtěch Semerád (tenor), Abel Zamora (tenor), Davy Cornillot (tenor), Etienne Bazola (baritone), Sebastian Myrus (bass) Jean-Baptiste Lully 1632 - 1687 Selection from the operas Psyché, Persée, Atys and Armide Prague, Rudolfinum (Prague Spring Festival), 26 May 2025

Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai (viola) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111 1977 Directed by Janos Darvas

Il Trovatore ‘Dramma’ in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Zubin Mehta (Conductor) Lorenzo Fratini (Chorus master) Cesare Lievi (Stage Director) Luigi Perego (Sets and costumes), Luigi Saccomandi (Lighting) Amartuvshin Enkhbat (Il conte di Luna) María José Siri (Leonora) Ekaterina Semenchuck (Azucena) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Riccardo Fassi (Ferrando) Caterina Meldolesi (Ines) Alfonso Zambuto (Ruiz) Davide Piva (Un vecchio zingaro) Joseph Dahdah (Un messo) Florence, Maggio Fiorentino, Sala Zubin Mehta, 5 October 2022

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbański (conductor) Edyta Krzemień (soprano), Anna Federowicz (soprano), Michał Sławecki (countertenor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Henryk Mikołaj Górecki 1933 - 1910 Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', Op. 36 Warsaw, National Philharmonic, 31 October 2025

Sinfonia Varsovia, Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) Polish Radio Choir Lusławice NFM Girls’ Choir , NFM Boys’ Choir Marcelina Román (soprano) Michał Partyka (baritone) Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Adagio from Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major Zygmunt Krauze 1938 - Children's Requiem – world premiere (commission of the International Festival Wratislavia Cantans) Wrocław, Church of St Mary Magdalene, 10 September 2025

"He has a very astonishing musical hunger," says the immense pianist Martha Argerich of him. From the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence, of which he is one of the initiators, to a symphony within the walls of a Swiss prison, from the Menuhin Academy, where he passes on his knowledge to young prodigies, to a recording studio in Geneva, violinist and conductor Renaud Capuçon lives entirely for his art.

André Previn (piano & conductor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor KV 491 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Virtuosi de Praha, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 23 in A Major KV 488 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Radu Lupu (piano) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, David Zinman (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 19 in F Major K 459 Directed by Janos Darvas 1990

James Carter ‘Trane : A Centennial Supreme’ James Carter (saxophones) Steve Turre (trombone) Gerard Gibbs (piano) Hilliard Greene (double bass) Alex White (drums) Jazz in Marciac, 28 July 2026

Tribute to John Coltrane Emile Parisien Quartet Emile Parisien, saxophone Julien Loutelier, drums Julien Touery, piano Ivan Gélugne, double bass Paris, Théâtre de l’Epée de Bois, September 2, 2026

Gil Evans Orchestra & Mccoy Tyner Sextet - Berliner Jazztage Gil Evans Orchestra McCoy Tyner Sextet McCoy Tyner (piano) Ron Bridgewater (saxophone) James Ford – reeds Guilherme Franco (percussions) Charles Fambrough (bass) Eric Gravatt (drums) Berlin, Philharmonie, 3 November 1976 (Gil Evans), & 6 November 1976 (McCoy Tyner Sextet ) Directed by Oskar Krüger

Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847 Trio n°1, op. 49 Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Trio n°1, op. 8 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, June 3, 2025

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major K 414 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Otello 'Dramma lirico' in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's play 'Othello, or The Moor of Venice' (1603) Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 5, 1887 Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real, Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM Nicola Luisotti (Musical Direction) José Luis Basso (Chorus Master), Ana González (Children's Choir Conductor) David Alden (Stage Director) Jon Morrell (Set and Costume Design), Adam Silverman (Lighting), Maxime Braham (Choreography) Brian Jagde (Otello) Asmik Grigorian (Desdemona) Igor Golovatenko (Iago) Airam Hernández (Cassio) Albert Casals (Roderigo) Insung Sim (Lodovico) Fernando Radó (Montano | Un heraldo) Enkelejda Shkoza (Emilia) Madrid, Teatro Real, September 25, 2025

Pro Homine, vocal group Al Fin Voce, vocal ensemble Magnifica, brass quintet Laurent Couson (conductor) Marie-Christine Pannetier (choirmaster) Melody Louledjian (soprano), Marion Tassou (soprano), Clément Rataud (piano) Laurent Couson (born in 1976) Requiem XIX Paris, Saint-Médard Church, December 15, 2022

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Jochen Rieder (Conductor) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 La forza del destino : Oberture - Solenne in quest’ora - Morir! Tremenda cosa - La vita è inferno all‘infelice Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo I vespri siciliani : Oberture Amilcare Ponchielli 1834 - 1886 La Gioconda : Enzo Grimaldi, Principe di Santafior - Danza delle ore - Cielo e mar Giuseppe Verdi Otello : Credo in un Dio crudel - Tu? Indietro! Directed by Andreas Morell Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 8 January 2023

Richter, the Enigma Prokofiev's 9th Sonata was dedicated to him, he played at Stalin's funeral with Oistrakh and Rostropovitch and accompanied Schwarzkopf and Fischer-Dieskau: Sviatoslav Richter was THE Soviet pianist par excellence. This portrait, illustrated with rare and unpublished archival documents from the 1950s to the artist's death, gives a view of life in Soviet Russia from the perspective of one of the greatest and yet most enigmatic world pianists. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 1997

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Kirill Gerstein (piano) Anatoly Lyadov (1855 – 1914) Kikimora, op. 63 Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881) Pictures at an exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) Berlin, Waldbühne, 25 June 2022

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra No.10 in E flat major, KV 365 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No.1 in D major 'Titan' Geneva, Victoria Hall, December 16, 2021

Glenn Gould - Hereafter Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 2005

Ensemble Intercontemporain Roberto Negro (piano), Michele Rabbia (percussions), Nicolas Crosse (double bass) Mathieu Pion (sound engineer), Caty Olive (lighting) Roberto Negro (né en 1981) Newborn, for trio and ensemble Mulhouse, La Filature, 7 November 2022 Directed by Patrick Lauze