Program Mezzo

Munich Philharmonic, Andrés Orozco-Estrada (Conductor) Lang Lang (Piano) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Tannhäuser - Overture Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor Opus 16 Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Don Juan, Opus 20 Piotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture Munich, Odeonsplatz, 9 July 2023

Milan Al-Ashhab, Bilal Alnemr, Elias Elias, Michael Guttman, Gidon Kremer, Sergey Ostrovsky, Tedi Papavrami (violin), Lyda Chen, Amihai Grosz, Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola), Steven Isserlis, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Jing Zhao (cello), Chen Halevi (Clarinet), Avi Avital (Mandolin), Gil Dor (Guitare), Taiseer Elias (Oud), Martha Argerich, Sergei Babayan, Iddo Bar-Shaï, Nizar Elkhater, Leonardo García Alarcón (Piano), Noa (Singer), Mariana Flores (Soprano), Magdalena Kožená (Mezzo-soprano), Yousef Sweid (Actor), Mathieu Herzog (Conductor) Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke for Clarinet (or Cello/Violin) and Piano, Op. 73 Dichterliebe, Op. 48 | 10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen Nizar Elkhater Mowashah Ernest Bloch From Jewish Life, for cello and piano | I. Prayer Jules Massenet Élégie Frédéric Chopin Waltz in E Minor, Op. posth. Antonín Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 | 2. Dumka. Allegretto grazioso (E minor) Mateo Romero Romerico florido Mercedes Sosa Alfonsina y el mar Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 | 1. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco Valentin Silvestrov Serenade Mieczysław Weinberg/Gidon Kremer 24 Preludes for Cello, Op. 100 (arr. for violin) | No. 5 Johannes Brahms Two Songs, Op. 91 | 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Assuaged longing) Sergei Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 Arvo Pärt Für Alina Riad Al Sunbati/Taiseer Elias/Avi Avital Longa Riad Noa/Mira Awad/Gil Dor There Must Be Another Way Johann Sebastian Bach/Noa (Achinoam Nini) Look At Me (Largo from BWV 1056) Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág Cantata "Gottes Zeit ist der Zeit allerbeste," BWV 106: Sonatina (Arr. for piano four hands) Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 | 1. Allegro brillante Geneva, La Cité Bleue, 21 September 2025

Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti (direction) Michael Spyres (Jephtha) Joyce DiDonato (Storge) Mélissa Petit (Iphis) Cody Quattlebaum (Zebul) Jasmin White (Hamor) Anna Piroli (Angel) Georg Frideric Haendel 1685 – 1759 Jephtha Oratorio in three acts Libretto by Thomas Morell Premiered in London, Covent Garden, 26 February 1752 Katowice, NOSPR, May 11, 2025

András Schiff (piano), Yuuko Shiokawa (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Miklós Perényi (cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 1992 Directed by Janos Darvas

Richard Bona - Jazzopen Stuttgart 2024 Richard Bona (bass, vocals), Mica Lecoq (keyboards), Nicolas Viccaro (drums), Ciro Manna (guitar), Alex Herichon (trumpet) Stuttgart, Jazzopen, 22 July 2024

Pianomania at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre Edouard Ferlet, Leïla Olivesi, Benjamin Moussay, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Giovanni Mirabassi, Chassol, Pierre de Bethmann, Mario Canonge, Clelya Abraham, Bernard Lubat, Grégory Privat, Laurent de Wilde, Alain Jean-Marie (piano) Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 20 November 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut

Paco de Lucía : Light and Shade Directed by Michael Meert 1994

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

Martha Argerich (piano), Lahav Shani (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical" (version for two pianos) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Suite for two pianos No. 2, Op. 17 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), version for piano four hands La valse (for two pianos) Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág Cantata "Gottes Zeit ist der Zeit allerbeste," BWV 106: Sonatina (Arr. for Piano Four-Hands) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Nicolas Economou Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Arr. for Two Pianos) Dortmund, Konzerthaus, April 23, 2023

La Sonnambula Opera by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) Libretto by Felice Romani First performance in Milano, Teatro Carcano, 6 March 1831 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Giampaolo Bisanti (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Jaco van Dormael, Michèle Anne De Mey (Stage direction) Michèle Anne De Mey (Choreography, sets), Vincent Lemaire (sets), Fernando Ruiz (Costumes), Nicolas Olivier (lighting), Giacinto Caponio (Video) Jessica Pratt (Amina) René Barbera (Elvino) Marko Mimica (Il conte Rodolfo) Shiri Magar (Lisa) Julie Bailly (Teresa) Ugo Rabec (Alessio) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 28 January 2023

Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Augustin Hadelich (violin) Josef Suk 1874 - 1935 Tale of a Winter’s Eve, Op. 9 Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 The Oceanides, Op. 73 Josef Suk Fairy Tale, a suite from incidental music to Zeyer’s fairy-tale drama ‘Radúz and Mahulena’, Op. 1 Prague, Rudolfinum, 12 February 2026

Farnace Opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) Libretto by Antonio Maria Lucchini Firts performance in Venice, Teatro Sant'Angelo, 10 February 1727 Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Diego Fasolis (conductor) Claudio Marino Moretti (chorus master) Christophe Gayral (Stage direction) Rudy Sabounghi (sets), Elena Cicorella (costumes), Giuseppe Di Iorio (lighting) Christoph Strehl (Farnace) Lucia Cirillo (Berenice) Sonia Prina (Tamiri) Rosa Bove (Selinda) Valentino Buzza (Pompeo) Kangmin Justin Kim (Gilade) David Ferri Durà (Aquilio) Venice, Teatro Malibran, 4 July 2021 Directed by par Stéphane Vérité

The Cleveland Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Aaron Copland 1900 - 1990 Suite from ‘Appalachian Spring’ (1945 orchestration) George Gershwin 1898 - 1937 Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version arranged by Ferde Grofe) Duke Ellington 1899 - 1974 New World A-Comin’ Aaron Copland Suite from ‘The Tender Land’ Directed by Clyde Scott Cleveland, Severance Hall, 2024

Emergences Young choreographers Created by Le Ccn Malandain Ballet Biarritz L’opera National De Bordeaux Le Ccn-Ballet De L’opera National Du Rhin Sororibus Choreography by Kaloyan Boyadjiev Music Arvo Pärt - Fratres For Violin, String Orchestra And Percussion Dancers Anais Danielle Touret Maria Isabel Villa Aguiar Marchela Marinova Muhammad Shaakir Daiyaan Ajani Oh Les Mains ! Choreography by Sophie Laplane Music Mozart: Symphony No. 25, The Magic Flute Symphony No. 40 Dancers Raphael Canet Loan Frantz Hugo Layer Yui Uwaha Patricia Velazquez Allegra Vianello Umbra Choreography by Lucas Valente Music Junkie Xl, The Shore Dancers Alexandre Boia Matthew Knight Michelle Willems Follow The White Rabbit Choreography by Houston Thomas Music Pomassl, Johannes Goldbach Dancers Joseph Gray Jenny Laudadio Alejandro Martínez Azorín Skyler Maxey-Wert Biarritz, Théâtre de la Gare du Midi, 17 juillet 2022 Réalisé par Yan Proefrock

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez (chef d'orchestre) Maria João Pires (piano) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Le tombeau de Couperin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Concerto pour piano n° 20, KV 466 Béla Bartók 1881 - 1945 Concerto pour orchestre Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Fêtes, ‘Trois Nocturnes’ Directed by Bob Coles Lisbon, Hieronymus Monastery, 1 May 2003

Freddie Hubbard Quintet - Berliner Jazztage Freddie Hubbard (trumpet/flugelhorn) Rick Zunagar (guitar) Larry Klean (bass) David Garfield (keyboard) Carlos Vega (drums) Berlin, Pilharmonie, 3 November 1977 Directed by Sigrid Schröder

Andy Sheppard (saxophone), Michel Benita (double bass) Jazz à Junas, 22 July 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut and Camille Grateau

Amina Figarova Sextet Amina Figarova (piano) Amina Scott (Basse) Bart Platteau (Flutes) Emir Santa Cruz Hernández (Saxophone ténor) Yasek Manzano (Trumpet) Oliver Valdez Rey (Percussions) Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, 28 January 2025

Takács Quartet, Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 1992 Directed by Janos Darvas

Ensemble InterContemporain, Orchestre National de Jazz, Frédéric Maurin (conductor) Alain Billard (Clarinet, Bass-Clarinet), Catherine Delaunay (Clarinet), Julien Soro (Saxophone), Christiane Bopp (Trombone), Fanny Meteier (Tube), Valéria Kafelnikov (Harp), Bruno Ruder (Piano), Aurélien Gignoux (Drums), Samuel Favre (Drums), Rafaël Koener (Drums), Jeanne-Marie Conquer (Violin), Guillaume Roy (Viola), Renaud Déjardin (Cello), Nicolas Crosse (Double Bass) Andy Emler Hopening Sofia Avramidou Jeu(x) Andy Emler Obsession 2 Frédéric Maurin Tone Box Andy Emler Seasick by dawn Sofia Avramidou Andy Emler 3E Station Andy Emler The Groovy Engin Frédéric Maurin Deux clarinettes Directed by Josselin Carré Châlons-en-Champagne, La Comète - Scène nationale, 18 October 2024

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (Conductor) Martha Argerich (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 25 'Classical' Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major op. 15 Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924) Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite op. 80 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Ma mère l’Oye, Suite Lausanne, Salle Métropole, 8 December 2022

Don Giovanni ‘Dramma Giocoso’ in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte First performance in Prague, 29 October 1787 Staatskapelle Berlin, Thomas Guggeis (Musical Director) Staatsopernchor, Martin Wright (Chorus Master) Vincent Huguet (Director) Aurélie Maestre (Sets), Clémence Pernoud (Costumes), Irene Selka (Lights), Robert Pflanz (Video), Louis Geisler (Dramaturgy) Michael Volle (Don Giovanni) Slávka Zámečníková (Donna Anna) Bogdan Volkov (Don Ottavio) Peter Rose (Il Commendatore) Elsa Dreisig (Donna Elvira) Riccardo Fassi (Leporello) David Oštrek (Masetto) Serena Sáenz (Zerlina) Berlin, Staatsoper, 17 April 2022

Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti (conductor) Julia Kleiter (soprano), Marianne Crebassa (alto), Michael Spyres (tenor), Günther Groissböck (bass) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 Vienna, Musikverein, 7 May 2024

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniele Gatti (Conductor) Felix Mendelssohn 1809 - 1847 Calm sea and prosperous voyage, op. 27 Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 La Mer Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony no. 6 in F major Op. 68, 'Pastoral' Geneva, Victoria Hall, 8 November 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

Angélique Kidjo JazzOpen, Stuttgart, 20 July 2024

Ana Carla Maza solo (cello, chorus) Directed by : Yvan Schreck Grande Halle de la Villette, 2022

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti