Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
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1 October 2011 10.30am-4.30pm |
Explore: Berlioz Study Day in conjunction with performances of Symphonie fantastique and Tristia in Edinburgh and Glasgow |
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland Led by David Cairns Organised by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
1 October 2011 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Watford Colosseum, Watford, UK BBC Concert Orchestra conductor: Barry Wordsworth |
1 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Gustavo Dudamel, USA |
1 October 2011 9.00pm |
Cléopâtre Méditation religieuse (from Tristia) concert organised by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística |
Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Ensemble Orchestral de Paris Coro Accentus conductor: Laurence Equilbey Mireille Delunsch (soprano) |
1 October 2011 |
Harold en Italie Opening Ceremony of the 6th Bashmet International Music Festival |
Belarus State Circus, Minsk, Belarus Belarus State Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Alexander Anissimov Yuri Bashmet (viola) |
2 October 2011 11.00am |
Les Nuits d’été | Großes Festspielhaus,
Salzburg, Austria Mozarteumorchester Salzburg Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) conductor: Ivor Bolton |
2 October 2011 2.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Gustavo Dudamel |
2 October 2011 200pm |
Overture Le carnaval romain |
Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, California, USA San Diego Symphony conductor: Jahja Ling |
5 October 2011 8.00pm |
Ballet des Sylphes Menuet des Follets Marche hongroise [Rákóczy March] (from La Damnation de Faust) |
New England Conservatory, Jordan Hall, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestra conductor: David Loebel |
5 October 2011 8.00pm |
Absence Le Spectre de la rose L’Île inconnue (from Les Nuits d’été) |
Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conductor: Simon Leclerc Rufus Wainwright (singer-songwriter) |
6 October 2011 7.30pm |
Tristia Symphonie fantastique Opening Concert of the Season |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Scottish Chamber Orchestra conductor: Robin Ticciati |
6 October 2011 8.30pm |
La damnation de Faust (excerpts) |
Espace Culturel,
Fleurance, France Musique des Parachutistes conductor: Sandra Ansanay-Alex |
7 October 2011 7.30pm |
Tristia Symphonie fantastique Opening Concert of the Season |
Glasgow City Halls, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Scottish Chamber Orchestra conductor: Robin Ticciati |
7 October 2011 7.30pm pre-concert talk at 6.30pm in Library@ Esplanade Open rehearsal: |
Te Deum |
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore Singapore Symphony Orchestra Singapore Symphony Chorus Singapore Bible College Chorale Hallelujah Chorus The Philharmonic Chamber Choir Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir conductor: Claus Peter Flor chorus master: Lim Yau Steve Davislim (tenor) |
7 October 2011 7.45pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini |
The Anvil, Basingstoke, UK Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conductor: Kirill Karabits |
7 October 2011 8.00pm |
Roméo et Juliette (orchestral excerpts) |
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conductor: Myung-Whun Chung |
8 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit,
Michigan, USA Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Leonard Slatkin |
8 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center,
Alexandria, Virginia, USA Alexandria Symphony Orchestra conductor: Kim Allen Kluge |
8 October 2011 8.00pm |
Les Troyens
(excerpt: air, Didon) “Tragédiennes” |
Scuola Grande San Rocco, Venice, Italy Les Talens Lyriques conductor: Christophe Rousset Véronique Gens (soprano) |
8 October 2011 |
Symphonie fantastique “A Fantastic Beginning” 2011-2012 season opening concert |
Temple Theatre, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra conductor: Brett Mitchell |
9 October 2011 1100am |
Les Troyens pre-performance talk in conjunction with performances of Les Troyens in October, November and December 2011, January and February 2012 |
Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe – Mittleres Foyer, Karlsruhe, Germany |
9 October 2011 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit,
Michigan, USA Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Leonard Slatkin |
9 October 2011 |
Symphonie fantastique |
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center,
Alexandria, Virginia, USA Alexandria Symphony Orchestra conductor: Kim Allen Kluge |
9 October 2011 5.00pm |
Three scenes from La Damnation de Faust transcribed for piano by Ludwig Schad “Paraphrases diaboliques” |
Palazzetto Bru Zane, Venice, Italy David Violi (piano) |
11 October 2011 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie |
Le Forum Blanc Mesnil, Blanc-Mesnil, France Les Siècles conductor: François-Xavier Roth Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
11 October 2011 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Cinéma
Rialto, Casablanca, Morocco Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc conductor: Benoît Girault |
12 October 2011 4.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique “concert pédagogique” |
Cinéma Rialto, Casablanca, Morocco Cinéma Rialto, Casablanca Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc conductor: Benoît Girault |
12 October 2011 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Cinéma
Rialto, Casablanca, Morocco Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc conductor: Benoît Girault |
13 October 2011 7.30pm |
Te Deum |
Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic Choir Follo Chamber Choir KORiOSLO Oslo Chamber Choir Sølvguttene The Norwegian Opera & Ballet’s Children’s Choir Trefoldighet Girl’s Choir conductor: Eivind Gullberg Jensen Kenneth Tarver (tenor) |
13 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Liszt transcription Yale School of Music Doctor of Musical Arts recital |
Morse Recital Hall, Sprague Hall, New Haven CT, USA Lucas Wong (piano) |
13 October 2011 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie |
Liederhalle, Beethovensaal, Stuttgart, Germany SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart conductor: Serge Baudo Nils Mönkemeyer (viola) |
13 October 2011 8.00pm |
Roméo et Juliette (orchestral excerpts) |
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA UCLA Philharmonia conductor: Neal Stulberg |
13 October 2011 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Théâtre national Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc conductor: Benoît Girault |
13 October 2011 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Grand Théâtre
de Provence, Provence, France Les Siècles conductor: François-Xavier Roth Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
13 October 2011 | Overture Le Carnaval romain | Lütfi Kırdar
International Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic conductor: Sascha Goetzel |
14 October 2011 7.30pm |
Te Deum |
Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic Choir Follo Chamber Choir KORiOSLO Oslo Chamber Choir Sølvguttene The Norwegian Opera & Ballet’s Children’s Choir Trefoldighet Girl’s Choir conductor: Eivind Gullberg Jensen Kenneth Tarver (tenor) |
14 October 2011 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie |
Palatin, Wiesloch, Germany SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart conductor: Serge Baudo Nils Mönkemeyer (viola) |
14 October 2011 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Woolsey Hall, New Haven, CT, USA Yale Concert Band director: Thomas C. Duffy |
14 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Fantastique Opening – 2011-12 season |
Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, AZ, USA Tucson Symphony Orchestra conductor: George Hanson |
14 October 2011 8.00pm |
Marche des Pèlerins (from Harold en Italie) Marche hongroise (from La damnation de Faust) Récital d’orgue – Festival Orgue en Jeu |
Auditorium-Orchestre
national de Lyon, Lyon, France Yves Lafargue (organ |
15 October 2011 5.00pm with a short introductory talk 30 minutes before the performance Read a review of this performance by Pierre-René Serna (in French) |
Les Troyens
New production |
Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe – Grosses Haus,
Karlsruhe, Germany Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe orchestra and chorus, and other artists conductor: Justin Brown producer: David Hermann cast: Énée: John Treleaven / Lance Ryan Chorèbe/L’ombre de Chorèbe: Armin Kolarczyk Panthée: Lucas Harbour Narbal: Konstantin Gorny / Nicolai Karnolsky Iopas: Eleazar Rodriguez Ascagne: Stefanie Schaefer Cassandre/L’ombre de Cassandre: Christina Niessen Didon : Heidi Melton / Katharine Tier Anna : Karine Ohanyan / Rebecca Raffell Helenus/Hylas : Sebastian Kohlhepp Priam/Spectre de Priam : Luiz Molz L’ombre d’Hector/Le dieu Mercure : Avtandil Kaspeli Un prêtre de Pluton : Andrey Grabovsky Polyxène : Veronika Pfaffenzeller Soldat troyen : Marcelo Angulo Soldat troyen : Alexander Huck Un soldat/Un chef grec : Florian Kontschak |
15 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Gordon Theater, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Art,
Camden, NJ, USA Symphony in C conductor: Rossen Milanov |
15 October 2011 8.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Symphonie fantastique |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Arts and Cultural Center,
Providence, Rhode Island, USA Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Michael Stern |
15 October 2011 8.00pm |
Les Troyens (excerpts): – Entrée des constructeurs – Entrée des matelots – Entrée des laboureurs – monologue and air of Didon: “Ah ! Je vais mourir …” “Adieu, fière cité” Héroïnes romantiques Moselle Festival – En terre romantique |
Arsenal, Metz,
France Les Talens Lyriques conductor: Christophe Rouss Véronique Gens (soprano) |
15 October 2011 8.15pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden,
Netherlands Holland Symfonia conductor: Otto Tausk Lenneke Ruiten (soprano) |
15 October 2011 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique Liszt transcription |
Le Parvis scène nationale
tarbes pyrénées, Centre Méridien, Ibos, France Roger Muraro (piano) |
15 October 2011 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Théâtre Royal, Marrakech, Morocco Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc conductor: Benoît Girault |
16 October 2011 2.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Fantastique Opening – 2011-12 season |
Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, AZ, USA Tucson Symphony Orchestra conductor: George Hanson |
16 October 2011 2.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Philharmonie, Haarlem,
Netherlands Holland Symfonia conductor: Otto Tausk Lenneke Ruiten (soprano) |
16 October 2011 8.00pm |
Rêverie et caprice Moselle Festival – En terre romantique |
Arsenal, Metz,
France Le Cercle de l’Harmonie conductor: Jérémie Rhorer Julien Chauvin (violin) |
18 October 2011 8.00pm |
Overture Le carnaval romain |
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH,
USA UNH Symphony Orchestra conductor: David Upham [UNH = University of New Hampshire] |
18 October 2011 8.15pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Theater De Vest, Alkmaar,
Netherlands Holland Symfonia conductor: Otto Tausk Lenneke Ruiten (soprano) |
20 October 2011 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Shryock Auditorium, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL, USA Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra conductor: Michael Wheatley |
21 October 2011 6.00pm with a short introductory talk 30 minutes before the performance |
Les Troyens
New production |
Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe – Grosses Haus,
Karlsruhe, Germany Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe orchestra and chorus, and other artists conductor: Justin Brown producer: David Hermann cast: Énée: John Treleaven / Lance Ryan Chorèbe/L’ombre de Chorèbe: Armin Kolarczyk Panthée: Lucas Harbour Narbal: Konstantin Gorny / Nicolai Karnolsky Iopas: Eleazar Rodriguez Ascagne: Stefanie Schaefer Cassandre/L’ombre de Cassandre: Christina Niessen Didon : Heidi Melton / Katharine Tier Anna : Karine Ohanyan / Rebecca Raffell Helenus/Hylas : Sebastian Kohlhepp Priam/Spectre de Priam : Luiz Molz L’ombre d’Hector/Le dieu Mercure : Avtandil Kaspeli Un prêtre de Pluton : Andrey Grabovsky Polyxène : Veronika Pfaffenzeller Soldat troyen : Marcelo Angulo Soldat troyen : Alexander Huck Un soldat/Un chef grec : Florian Kontschak |
21 October 2011 7.30pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict
Sung in French with English titles |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA, USA Boston Opera conductor: Gil Rose director: David Kneuss scenic designer: Robert Perdziola principal soloists: Sandra Piques Eddy (Béatrice) Sean Panikkar (Bénédict) Amanda Forsythe (Héro) |
21 October 2011 8.15pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Schouwburg het Park, Hoorn,
Netherlands Holland Symfonia conductor: Otto Tausk Lenneke Ruiten (soprano) |
21 October 2011 | Les Nuits d’été |
Linbury Theatre and Foyer, Royal Opera House, London, UK Southbank Sinfonia conductor: Volker Krafft Pablo Bemsch (tenor) |
22 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Fantastique Opening – Evening |
Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, USA Santa Barbara Symphony conductor: Nir Kabaretti |
22 October 2011 8.00pm |
Roméo et Juliette (orchestral movements) |
Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA UCLA Philharmonia conductor: James Conlon |
23 October 2011 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Fantastique Opening – Matinee |
Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, USA Santa Barbara Symphony conductor: Nir Kabaretti |
23 October 2011 3.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict
Sung in French with English titles |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA, USA Boston Opera conductor: Gil Rose director: David Kneuss scenic designer: Robert Perdziola principal soloists: Sandra Piques Eddy (Béatrice) Sean Panikkar (Bénédict) Amanda Forsythe (Héro) |
23 October 2011 4.00pm |
Works unspecified (probably Overture Le Carnaval romain) |
Strathmore Concert Hall, Bethesda, MD, USA Yale Concert Band director: Thomas C. Duffy |
23 October 2011 7.30pm concert filmed for public television |
Marche Troyenne “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey” |
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, USA Cascade Symphony Orchestra conductor: Michael Miropolsky |
24 October 2011 7.30pm concert filmed for public television |
Marche Troyenne “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey” |
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, USA Cascade Symphony Orchestra conductor: Michael Miropolsky |
24 October 2011 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique “American Orchestras” |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Gustavo Dudamel |
25 October 2011 7.30pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict
Sung in French with English titles |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA, USA Boston Opera conductor: Gil Rose director: David Kneuss scenic designer: Robert Perdziola principal soloists: Sandra Piques Eddy (Béatrice) Sean Panikkar (Bénédict) Amanda Forsythe (Héro) |
25 October 2011 8.15pm |
Works unspecified The recital includes also music by Schuman, Schubert, Messager, Poulenc, Fauré ,Ravel, Rossini, Hahn, Offenbach and Bizet « Deux voix et un piano pour une rencontre » [Two voices and a piano for a meeting ] |
Théâtre de la
Sinne, Mulhouse, Alsace, France Marie-Thérèse Keller (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Marc Salzmann (baritone) Antoine Palloc (piano) |
27 October 2011 7.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini |
Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, USA National Symphony Orchestra conductor: Lorin Maazel |
28 October 2011 7.30pm |
Les Troyens (selection of arias) |
Morse Recital Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall, New Haven,
CT, USA Yale Opera conductor: Doris Yarick Cross stage director: Marc Verzatt. visual projections designed by students in the Yale School of Drama The singers are all students in the Yale Opera program,Yale School of Music |
28 October 2011 8.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini |
Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, USA National Symphony Orchestra conductor: Lorin Maazel |
29 October 2011 5.00pm with a short introductory talk 30 minutes before the performance Read a review of this performance by Gilles Charlassier (in French) |
Les Troyens
New production |
Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe – Grosses Haus,
Karlsruhe, Germany Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe orchestra and chorus, and other artists conductor: Justin Brown producer: David Hermann cast: Énée: John Treleaven / Lance Ryan Chorèbe/L’ombre de Chorèbe: Armin Kolarczyk Panthée: Lucas Harbour Narbal: Konstantin Gorny / Nicolai Karnolsky Iopas: Eleazar Rodriguez Ascagne: Stefanie Schaefer Cassandre/L’ombre de Cassandre: Christina Niessen Didon : Heidi Melton / Katharine Tier Anna : Karine Ohanyan / Rebecca Raffell Helenus/Hylas : Yosep Kang Priam/Spectre de Priam : Luiz Molz L’ombre d’Hector/Le dieu Mercure : Avtandil Kaspeli Un prêtre de Pluton : Andrey Grabovsky Polyxène : Veronika Pfaffenzeller Soldat troyen : Marcelo Angulo Soldat troyen : Alexander Huck Un soldat/Un chef grec : Florian Kontschak |
29 October 2011 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
St John’s Church, Chruch Road, Sidcup, UK Sidcup Symphony Orchestra conductor: James Ross |
29 October 2011 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique (4th and 5th movements) |
All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames, UK Kingston Philharmonia conductor: Levon Parikian |
29 October 2011 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique Legends of Halloween |
W.K. Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, MI, USA Battle Creek Symphony conductor: Anne Harrigan |
29 October 2011 7.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict |
Wilson Auditorium, Bozeman, Montana, USA Bozeman Symphony conductor: Delta David Gier |
29 October 2011 8.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini |
Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, USA National Symphony Orchestra conductor: Lorin Maazel |
30 October 2011 2.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict |
Wilson Auditorium, Bozeman, Montana, USA Bozeman Symphony conductor: Delta David Gier |
30 October 2011 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique “Halloween Tricks and Mountainous Treats“ |
Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA Monmouth Symphony Orchestra conductor: Roy D. Gussman |
30 October 2011 4.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été |
Westminster Cathedral Hall, London, UK Alison Pearce (soprano) David Syrus (piano) |
30 October 2011 4.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique (4th movement) “A Halloween Extravaganza” |
Myrtle Beach High School Music & Arts Center,
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA Long Bay Symphony Orchestra conductor: Dr. Charles Jones Evans |
First night performance: 30 October 2011 6.00pm
pre-performance talk at 5.15pm |
La Damnation de Faust
New staged production |
Staatsoper Stuttgart, Opernhaus, Stuttgart, Germany Staatsoper Stuttgart Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Kwamé Ryan producer: Andrea Moses chorus master: Michael Alber Marguerite: Maria Riccarda Wesseling Faust: Pavel Cernoch Méphistophélès: Robert Hayward Brander: Roland Bracht |
30 October 2011 7.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
Sung in French |
Darmstadtium, Darmstadt, Germany Konzertchor Darmstadt Beethoven Akademie Orchester Krakau conductor: Wolfgang Seeliger Izabela Matula (mezzo-soprano, Marguerite) Donald Litaker (tenor, Faust) Przemyslaw Firek (baritone, Méphistophélès) Thomas Möller-Stegemann (bass, Brander) |