Medici.tv will stream the Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert on June 7, 2024. The concert will feature conductor Andris Nelsons and soprano Lise Davidsen, who takes on arias from “Tannhäuser” and “La Forza del Destino.” This year’s program will also focus on popular works from the 19th and 20th centuries that highlight Europe’s rich musical heritage. The bicentennial of the {…}
(Credit: © Todd Rosenberg) The Vienna Philharmonic has announced that Riccardo Muti will conduct the 2025 New Year’s concert. The orchestra noted, “The year 2025 marks the bicentenary of Johann Strauss. To commemorate this important anniversary, the Vienna Philharmonic has once again invited Maestro Riccardo Muti to conduct the orchestra’s annual New Year’s Concert.” Muti began his artistic collaboration {…}
The Vienna Philharmonic has announced a conductor change for its Asian tour. The orchestra said, “We are pleased to announce that during our upcoming 2023 Asian Tour, the musical direction of the concerts in Japan from November 10 – 19, 2023, originally planned for Franz Welser-Möst, will be taken over by Tugan Sokhiev.” Additionally, “Chairman Daniel Froschauer has expressed his {…}
We go to Mahler for wisdom and depth and to Elina Garanca for beauty and rich interpretation. Both were present Sunday morning at the Wiener Konzerthaus. The Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by the dynamic Venezuelan conductor, Raphael Payare, book-ended Mahler’s “Funf Lied (Five Ruckert Songs),” plus one song from “Der Knaben Wunderhorn,” with Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and Bartok’s Concerto For Orchestra. {…}