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Year 2011 (January)

The table below lists the performances in chronological order. 

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1 January 2011
7.00pm
L’Invitation à la valse

Weber; orch. Berlioz

Neujahrskonzert [New Year Concert]
Graf-Burchard-Halle, Frickingen, Germany
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
conductor: Vassilis Christopoulos
2 January 2011
7.30pm
L’Invitation à la valse

Weber; orch. Berlioz

Brillante Neujahrs-Konzertgala 2011
[Brilliant New Year Gala Concert] 
Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
conductor: Eduard Muri or Droujelub Yanakiew
3 January 2011
7.30pm
L’Invitation à la valse

Weber; orch. Berlioz

Brillante Neujahrs-Konzertgala 2011
Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
conductor: Eduard Muri or Droujelub Yanakiew
4 January 2011
7.30pm
L’Invitation à la valse

Weber; orch. Berlioz

Brillante Neujahrs-Konzertgala 2011
Culture and Convention Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
conductor: Eduard Muri or Droujelub Yanakiew
5 January 2011
8.00pm
L’Invitation à la valse

Weber; orch. Berlioz

Neujahrskonzert 
Konzil, Konstanz, Germany
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
conductor: Vassilis Christopoulos
6 January 2011
7.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Barbican Hall, London, UK
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor: François-Xavier Roth
6 January 2011
7.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Phoenix Symphony
conductor: Michael Christie
6 January 2011
8.30pm
Overture Le Corsaire Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon, France
Orchestre National de Lyon
conductor: Leonard Slatkin
7 January 2011
11.00am
Symphonie fantastique Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Phoenix Symphony
conductor: Michael Christie
7 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
7 January 2011
8.30pm
Overture Le Corsaire Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon, France
Orchestre National de Lyon
conductor: Leonard Slatkin
8 January 2011
7.30pm
Les Nuits d’été Laeiszhalle, Kleiner Saal, Hamburg, Germany
Zoryana Kushpler (mezzo-soprano)
Olena Kushpler (piano)
8 January 2011
8.00pm
L’Invitation à la valse

Weber; orch. Berlioz

Neujahrskonzert 
Konzil, Konstanz, Germany
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
conductor: Vassilis Christopoulos
8 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Phoenix Symphony
conductor: Michael Christie
8 January 2011
8.00pm

Introductory presentation by Habakuk Traber at 6.55
Symphonie fantastique Philharmonie Berlin, Germany
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
conductor: Stéphane Denève
8 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Philharmonie/KolnMusik, Cologne, Germany
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
9 January 2011
11.00am
Overture Le Corsaire Salle Blanche, Culture and Convention Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland
Orchestre National de Lyon
conductor: Leonard Slatkin
9 January 2011
4.00pm
Overture Le Carneval romain
Symphonie fantastique
Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Bundesjugendorchester
conductor: Carl St. Clair
9 January 2011
6.00pm
 Symphonie fantastique Forum, Leverkusen, Germany
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
conductor: Stéphane Denève
9 January 2011
6.00pm
Symphonie fantastique

New Years Concert
Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
9 January 2011
6.30pm
Overture Le Corsaire

(private concert)
Salle Blanche, Culture and Convention Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland
Orchestre National de Lyon
conductor: Leonard Slatkin
9 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Konzert Theater Kontor Heinersdorff, Dusseldorf, Germany
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
10 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Musikhalle Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
10 January 2011 Overture Le Carneval romain
Symphonie fantastique
Musikhochschule, Stuttgart, Germany
Bundesjugendorchester
conductor: Carl St. Clair
11 January 2011
5.00pm
Les Troyens

sung in French, with Polish surtitles

Teatr Wielki, Warszawa [Warsaw], Poland
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
conductor: Valery Gergiev 
director: Carlus Padrissa (La Fura dels Baus)
set designer: Roland Olbeter
costume designer: Chu Uroz
cast:
Énée: Sergey Semishkur
Chorèbe: Alexander Gergalov
Panthée: Robert Gierlach
Narbal: Rafał Siwek
Iopas: David Sotgiu
Ascagne: Katarzyna Trylnik
Cassandre: Sylvie Brunet
Didon: Anna Lubańska
Anna: Margarita Mamsirova
Hylas: tba
Priam: Jacek Janiszewski
Ghost of Hector: Piotr Wołosz
Mercure: Przemysław Firek

A co-production with the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia and the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
11 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
12 January 2010
7.30pm
Les Nuits d’été
Symphonie fantastique
Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Nikolaj Znaider
Artist: Malena Ernman (mezzo-soprano)
12 January 2011
8.00pm
Harold en Italie Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
12 January 2011 Overture Le Carneval romain
Symphonie fantastique
Vorbereitung, Freiburg, Germany
Bundesjugendorchester
conductor: Carl St. Clair
13 January 2011
5.00pm
Les Troyens

sung in French, with Polish surtitles

Teatr Wielki, Warszawa [Warsaw], Poland
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
conductor: Valery Gergiev 
director: Carlus Padrissa (La Fura dels Baus)
set designer: Roland Olbeter
costume designer: Chu Uroz
cast:
Énée: Sergey Semishkur
Chorèbe: Alexander Gergalov
Panthée: Robert Gierlach
Narbal: Rafał Siwek
Iopas: David Sotgiu
Ascagne: Katarzyna Trylnik
Cassandre: Sylvie Brunet
Didon: Anna Lubańska
Anna: Margarita Mamsirova
Hylas: tba
Priam: Jacek Janiszewski
Ghost of Hector: Piotr Wołosz
Mercure: Przemysław Firek

A co-production with the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia and the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
13 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor: Robin Ticciati
13 January 2010
7.30pm
Les Nuits d’été
Symphonie fantastique
Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Nikolaj Znaider
Artist: Malena Ernman (mezzo-soprano)
13 January 2011
8.00pm
Harold en Italie Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
13 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Salle Élisabeth, Antwerp, Belgium
Orchestre National de Lille
conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus
13 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Tivoli Theater, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Sarah Hicks
13 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Konzerthaus, Dortmund, Germany
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
13 January 2011 Overture Le Carneval romain
Symphonie fantastique
Burghof, Lörrach, Germany
Bundesjugendorchester
conductor: Carl St. Clair
13 January 2011 “Roméo et Juliette”

Maurice Béjart’s ballet created in 1966 set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette 

Château Rouge, Annemasse, France
Malandain Ballet Biarritz
choreography: Thierry Malandain
decor and costumes: Jorge Gallardo
director, conception and lighting: Jean-Claude Asquié
14 January 2010
6.00pm
Symphonie fantastique

After work-concert with Göteborgs Symfoniker
Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Nikolaj Znaider
14 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict City Halls, Grand Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor: Robin Ticciati
14 January 2011
7.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Musikverein, Großer Saal, Vienna, Austria
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor: Mariss Jansons
14 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Congress Centrum, Hannover, Germany
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
14 January 2011
8.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Colisée, Lens, France
Orchestre National de Lille
conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus
14 January 2011 Overture Le Carneval romain
Symphonie fantastique
Franziskaner, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Bundesjugendorchester
conductor: Carl St. Clair
15 January 2011
3.30pm

pre-concert introduction and talk in Gläserner Saal/Magna Auditorium at 2.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Musikverein, Großer Saal, Vienna, Austria
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor: Mariss Jansons
15 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor: Robin Ticciati
15 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture Le Carnaval romain Civic Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming, US
Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra
conductor: William Intriligator
15 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Complexe Culturel de la Hem, Tournehem-sur-la-Hem, France
Orchestre National de Lille
conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus
15 January 2011
8.00pm

pre-concert talk in Salle Jean Villar, at 7.00pm
La Damnation de Faust ( orchestral excerpts):
– Marche hongroise
– Ballet des sylphes
– Menuet des follets
Grand Théâtre, Tours, France
Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre Tours
conductor: Jean-Yves Ossonce
15 January 2011
8.30pm
Les Nuits d’été


Roman Festivals and Parisian Nights
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
Stella Doufexis (mezzo-soprano)
15 January 2011 Overture Le Carneval romain
Symphonie fantastique
Theater, Schweinfur, Germany
Bundesjugendorchester
conductor: Carl St. Clair
15 January 2011 “Roméo et Juliette”

Maurice Béjart’s ballet created in 1966 set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette 

Théâtre de Vevey, Vevey, Switzerland
Malandain Ballet Biarritz
choreography: Thierry Malandain
decor and costumes: Jorge Gallardo
director, conception and lighting: Jean-Claude Asquié
16 January 2011
11.00am

pre-concert introduction and talk in Gläserner Saal/Magna Auditorium at 10.00am
Symphonie fantastique Musikverein, Großer Saal, Vienna, Austria
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor: Mariss Jansons
16 January 2011
11.00am
Trio for two flutes and harp
(from L’Enfance du Christ)
Musikwerkstatt, Siegburg, Germany
Karen Fälker-Herkenhöhner (flute)
Jost Nickel (flute)
Agnieszka Gralak (Harp)
16 January 2011
3.00pm
Overture Roi Lear Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, UK
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Simon Streatfeild
16 January 2011
3.00pm
Les Nuits d’été


Roman Festivals and Parisian Nights
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
Stella Doufexis (mezzo-soprano)
16 January 2011
4.00pm
Les Troyens

sung in French, with Polish surtitles

Teatr Wielki, Warszawa [Warsaw], Poland
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
director: Carlus Padrissa (La Fura dels Baus)
set designer: Roland Olbeter
costume designer: Chu Uroz
cast:
Énée: Sergey Semishkur
Chorèbe: Alexander Gergalov
Panthée: Robert Gierlach
Narbal: Rafał Siwek
Iopas: David Sotgiu
Ascagne: Katarzyna Trylnik
Cassandre: Sylvie Brunet
Didon: Anna Lubańska
Anna: Margarita Mamsirova
Hylas: tba
Priam: Jacek Janiszewski
Ghost of Hector: Piotr Wołosz
Mercure: Przemysław Firek

A co-production with the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia and the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
16 January 2011
5.00pm

pre-concert talk in Salle Jean Villar, at 4.00pm
La Damnation de Faust ( orchestral excerpts):
– Marche hongroise
– Ballet des sylphes
– Menuet des follets
Grand Théâtre, Tours, France
Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre Tours
conductor: Jean-Yves Ossonce
16 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture Le Corsaire Palau de la Música, Valencia, Spain
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
16 January 2011 Overture Le Carneval romain
Symphonie fantastique
Saalbau, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
Bundesjugendorchester
conductor: Carl St. Clair
17 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture Le Carnaval romain Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Charles Dutoit
17 January 2011
8.30pm
Overture Le Corsaire Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, Spain
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
18 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture Le Corsaire Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid, Spain
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
18 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Großer Saal, Hamburg, Germany
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor: Mariss Jansons
20 January 2011
11.00am
Symphonie fantastique
(4th and 5th movements)
Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, USA
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Carlo Rizzi
20 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture Le Corsaire Auditorio, Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, Spain
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
21 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture Le Corsaire Auditori y Palacio de Congresos, Castellón, Spain
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
21 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique

concert also includes Envers Symphonie by Philippe Leroux, commissioned by Festival Berlioz, inspired by Symphonie fantastique and premiered at the Festival on 28 August 2010
Arsenal, grande salle, Metz, France
Orchestre national de Lorraine
conductor: Jacques Mercier
21 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, USA
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Carlo Rizzi
22 January 2011
4.00pm
Trio for two flutes and harp
(from L’Enfance du Christ)
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Agen, France
Students of the Agen Conservatoire (CRDA)
Véronique Paszowski (piano)
22 January 2011
6.00pm
Les Nuits d’été Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor: Kazushi Ono
Sonia Ganassi (mezzo-soprano)
22 January 2011
7.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

 

new staged production

Oper Frankfurt, Opernhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurter Museumsorchester
Chor der Oper Frankfurt
conductor: Julia Jones
director: Harry Kupfer
chorus master: Matthias Köhler
director of children chorus: Michael Clark
Marguerite: Alice Coote
Faust: Matthew Polenzani
Méphistophélès: Simon Bailey
Brander: Thorsten Grümbel
22 January 2011
7.30pm
Harold en Italie


“Romantic Adventures”
St John’s, Smith Square, London, UK
I Maestri
conductor: George Hlawiczka or Jean-Louis Gosselin
Mariam Ruetschi (viola)
22 January 2011
7.30pm
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille
(from L’Enfance du Christ)

“No Small Wonder”
Austin Friars St. Monica’s School, Carlisle, UK
Abbey Singers
director: Jeremy Suter
22 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture Le Carnaval romain

Concert Français
St Martin’s Church, Knebworth, UK
Stevenage Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Phillip Brunton
22 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture Le Corsaire Auditorio y Centro de Congresos Victor Villegas, Murcia, Spain
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Paavo Järvi
22 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture to Benvenutto Cellini

Tour de France
Abington Junior High School, Abington, PA, USA
Old York Road Symphony
conductor: Yoon Jae Lee
22 January 2011
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, USA
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Carlo Rizzi
23 January 2011
4.00pm

pre-concert lecture at 3.00pm
Overture Rob Roy Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Steven Smith
23 January 2011
3.00pm
Overture Le Carnaval romain

Family Fun!
Greater Boston Vineyard Church, Cambridge, MA, USA
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Cynthia Woods
24 January 2011
9.00pm
Les Nuits d’été Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor: Kazushi Ono
Sonia Ganassi (mezzo-soprano)
25 January 2011
7.30pm
Les Nuits d’été Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor: Kazushi Ono
Sonia Ganassi (mezzo-soprano)
26 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK
The Hallé
conductor: Robin Ticciati
26 January 2011
8.00pm
Messe Solennelle Crypte de la Basilique de Fourvière, Lyon
Chœur et Orchestre 19
conductor: Jean-Philippe Dubor
27 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK
The Hallé
conductor: Robin Ticciati
28 January 2011
7.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict King George’s Hall, Blackburn, UK
The Hallé
conductor: Robin Ticciati
28 January 2011
8.00pm
Messe Solennelle Crypte de la Basilique de Fourvière, Lyon, France
Chœur et Orchestre 19
conductor: Jean-Philippe Dubor
28 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture Le Carnaval romain

«Musique française»
Théâtre Saint-Michel, Bruxelles (Etterbeek), Belgium
Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Roger Bausier
28 January 2011
8.00pm
Messe Solennelle Crypte de Fourvière, Lyon, France
Chœur et Orchestre 19
conductor: Jean-Philippe Dubor
28 January 2011
8.00pm
Benvenuto Cellini (excerpt:)

– Carnival Chorus in Act I

Ryerson United Church, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Pacifica Singers
conductor: John William Trotter
Stephen Smith (piano)
28 January 2011
8.00pm
Overture Le Carnaval romain Neel Performing Arts Center, Bradenton, USA
Sarasota Orchestra
conductor: Leif Bjaland
29 January 2011
7.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, UK 
The Hallé
conductor: Robin Ticciati
29 January 2011
7.00pm
Overture Le Carnaval romain Immanuel Church, Old Town, Swindon, UK
Aldbourne Band
conductor: David Johnson
30 January 2011
3.00pm
Benvenuto Cellini (excerpt:)

– Carnival Chorus in Act I

Ryerson United Church, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Pacifica Singers
conductor: John William Trotter
Stephen Smith (piano)
30 January 2011
7.30pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK
The Hallé
conductor: Robin Ticciati
30 January 2011
7.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

 

new staged production

Oper Frankfurt, Opernhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurter Museumsorchester
Chor der Oper Frankfurt
conductor: Julia Jones
director: Harry Kupfer
chorus master: Matthias Köhler
director of children chorus: Michael Clark
Marguerite: Alice Coote
Faust: Matthew Polenzani
Méphistophélès: Simon Bailey
Brander: Thorsten Grümbel

December 2010   February 2011

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