Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra concerts 2010-2011
The Belgrade Philharmonic concerts 2010-2011 Season
The Belgrade Philharmonic was founded in 1923, at the time when almost all major European cities of the period had already had their respective Philharmonic Orchestras. Its founder, the first director and principal conductor was Stevan Hristic, one of the most important Serbian composers and conductors.
Program
7 December 2010. Black&White cycle
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Soloist: Elisabeth Leonskaya, piano
Program:
Popovic: Einstein's Dreams (commission)
F. Schubert (arr. F. Liszt): Wanderer fantasy D. 760 op. 15
B. Smetana: My Fatherland - excerpts
24 December 2010. NY on a Gregorian calendar New Years Cycle
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
Soloist: Corky Siegel, harmonica
Program:
G. Gabrieli: Canzon XVI for Brass
A. Marquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Suite no. 1, op. 71A
W. Russo: Street Music
January
14 January 2011. NY on a julian calendar New Years Cycle
Conductor: Darko Butorac
Soloist: Darko Piler, violin
Program:
P. Konjovic: Kostana - Symphonic tryptich
S. Hristic: Legend of Ohrid lake - Grlica
P. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen op. 20
K. Blagojevic: Balkan Dances no. 1 and 2
S. Binicki: March on River Drina
N. Rimski-Korsakov: Snowmaiden - Dance of the Tumblers
N. Rimski-Korsakov: Tsar Saltan - Flight of the Bumblebee
M. Mussorgsky: The Fair of Sorochinsk – Gopak
21 January 2011. Walking on a String cycle
Conductor: Francesco La Vecchia
Soloist: Yossif Ivanov, violin
Program:
G. Verdi: I vespri siciliani, overture
E. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
G. Mahler: Symphony no. 1 D major
28 January 2011. Black&White cycle
Conductor: Yunsung Chang
Soloist: Kyungeun Kim, piano
Program:
B. Smetana: The bartered Bride, overture
F. Chopin: Piano concerto no. 1 op. 11 E minor
J. Brahms: Symphony no. 2
February
04 February 2011. Winter cycle
Conductor: Gabriel Feltz
Soloist: Antonio Meneses, cello
Program:
R. Wagner: Die Meistersinger, prelude
E. Lalo: Cello concerto D major
S. Rachmaninov: Symphony no. 2 op. 27 E minor
11 February 2011. Chinese New Years Cycle
Conductor: En Shao
Soloist: Haochen Zhang, piano
L. Huan Zhi: Spring Festival overture P. I.
Tchaikovsky: Piano concerto no. 1 op. 23 B flat minor
X. Bai: Farewell to my concubine
18. 02. 2011. Winter cycle
Conductor: Muhai Tang
Soloist: Gaby Pas-Van Riet, flute
Program:
S. Prokofiev: Classical Symphony (no. 1 op. 25)
J. Ibert: Flute concerto
M. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
J. Haydn: Symphony no. 104 D major (London)
25 February 2011. Walking on a String cycle
Conductor: Muhai Tang
Soloist: Sarah Chang, violin
Program:
v. Beethoven: Leonore overture no. 3
M. Bruch: Violin concerto no. 1 op. 26 G minor
L. v. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 op. 92 A major
March
04 March 2011. Winter cycle
Conductor: Luiz Fernandez Malheiro
Soloist: Doyeon Kim, viola
Program:
K. M. von Weber: Der Freischütz, overture J. 277
F. A. Hoffmeister: Viola concerto in D major
L. van Beethoven: 5 op. 67 C minor
11 March 2011. Winter cycle
Conductor: Vladimir Kulenović
Soloists of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Program:
J. Pachelbel Canon
A. Sedlar Bogoev: Double Sens Concertino
W. A. Mozart: Symphony no. 40 K. 550 G minor
18 March 2011. Winter cycle
Conductor: Noam Zur
Soloists: Anna Maria Chiuri, alto Hugh Smith, tenor
Program:
G. Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
April
08 April 2011. Spring cycle
Conductor: Uroš Lajovic
Soloists: Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet Vedrana Šimić, soprano
Program:
A. Simic: The Little Town Where Time Stood Still
A. Copland Clarinet Concerto
G. Mahler: Symphony no. 4 G major
15 April 2011. Spring cycle
Conductor: Nurhan Arman
Soloist: Alex Klein, oboe
Program:
W. A. Mozart: Magic flute, overture K. 620
R. Strauss: Oboe concerto D flat major
D. Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 op. 47 D minor
29 April 2011. Walking on a String cycle
Conductor: Rossen Milanov
Soloists: Ittai Shapira, violin Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, cello
Program:
P. Vladigerov: Vardar rhapsody op. 16
J. Brahms: Double concerto op. 102 A minor
M. Mussorgsky (arr. M. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition
May
13 May 2011. Spring cycle
Conductor: Muhai Tang
Soloist: Jens Peter Maintz, cello
Program:
H. Berlioz: Le Damnation de Faust op. 24 - Three orchestral pieces
F. J. Haydn: Violoncello concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade op. 35
20 May 2011. Walking on a String cycle
Conductor: Ernest Hoetzl
Soloists: Chulhee Yoon, piano Sanghee Cheong, violin
Program:
P. Sarasate: Fantasy on Bizet's "Carmen" op. 25
S. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 op. 64 E minor
27 May 2011. Spring cycle
Conductor: Muhai Tang
Soloist: Oliver Schnyder, piano
Program:
W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni, overture K.527
W. A. Mozart: Piano concerto no. 23 K. 488 A major
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 op. 74 B minor
June
03 June 2011. Black&White cycle
Conductor: Daniel Raiskin
Soloist: Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Program:
J. Brahms: Piano concerto no. 2 op. 83 B flat major
A. Dvorak: Symphony no. 7 op. 70 D minor
10 June 2011. Spring cycle
Conductor: Matteo Pagliari
Soloist: Mee-Hae Ryo, cello
Program:
F. Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, overture op. 26
R. Schumann: Cello concerto op. 129 A minor
R. Schumann: Symphony no. 1 op.38 B flat major
17 June 2011. Black&White cycle
Conductor: Enrique Batiz
Soloist: Lisa Smirnova, piano
Program:
W. A. Mozart: Figaro's marriage overture
W. A. Mozart: Piano concerto no. 9 K.271 Jeunehomme E flat major
H. Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7
M. de Falla: Three-cornered hat, suite no. 2