Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
The table below lists the performances in chronological order.
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2 April 2013 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie | La Cité, Nantes, France Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire conductor: Sebastian Lang Lessing David Aaron Carpenter (viola) |
3 April 2013 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie | La Cité, Nantes, France Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire conductor: Sebastian Lang Lessing David Aaron Carpenter (viola) |
4 April 2013 7.30pm pre-concert talk by David Cairns at 6.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Scottish Chamber Orchestra conductor: Robin Ticciati Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
4 April 2013 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Les Atlantes, Les Sables d’Olonne,
France Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire conductor: Sebastian Lang Lessing David Aaron Carpenter (viola) |
5 April 2013 1.00pm |
Fanfare from Dies Irae (from Grande Messe des Morts) Arranged by James Alexander |
Salvation Army, Regent Hall, London,
UK Kensington Brass |
5 April 2013 7.30pm pre-concert talk by David Cairns at 6.30pm |
Harold en Italie | City Halls, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Scottish Chamber Orchestra conductor: Robin Ticciati Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
5 April 2013 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Opera Hall , Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou,
China Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra conductor: Stéphane Denève |
5 April 2013 8.30pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck / Berlioz |
Grand-Théâtre, Limoges, France Orchestre de Limoges et du Limousin Chœur de l’Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges (director: Jacques Maresch) Ballet de l’Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges (director: Sergio Simon) conductor: Jean-François Verdier stage design and choreography: Nathalie Pernette Orphée: Isabelle Druet Eurydice: Marion Tassou L’Amour: Marie-Bénédicte Souquet New production of the Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges, in partnership with the Scène nationale de Besançon, and the Scène nationale d’Aubusson |
6 April 2013 7.30pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Deutsches Nationaltheater und Saatskapelles
Weimar, Großes Haus, Weimar, Germany conductor: Benjamin Shwartz producer: Gabriele Wiesmüller costume: Grit Groß cast: Don Pedro: Sebastian Campione Léonato: Bernd Lange Héro: Elisabeth Wimmer/ Josepha Grünberg Béatrice: Ulrika Strömstedt/ Marie Burchard Bénédict: Eric Fenell/ Peter Posniak Claudio: Andreas Mattersberger/ Wieland Lemke Somarone: Andreas Mattersberger/ Andreas Koch Ursule: Sayaka Shigeshima |
6 April 2013 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Qintai Concert Hall, Wuhan, Hubei province,
China Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra conductor not announced |
7 April 2013 3.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck / Berlioz |
Grand-Théâtre, Limoges, France Orchestre de Limoges et du Limousin Chœur de l’Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges (director: Jacques Maresch) Ballet de l’Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges (director: Sergio Simon) conductor: Jean-François Verdier stage design and choreography: Nathalie Pernette Orphée: Isabelle Druet Eurydice: Marion Tassou L’Amour: Marie-Bénédicte Souquet New production of the Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges, in partnership with the Scène nationale de Besançon, and the Scène nationale d’Aubusson |
9 April 2013 7.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR conductor: Stéphane Denève |
9 April 2013 | Roméo et Juliette
staged ballet performance |
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Großes Haus,
Oldenburg, Germany Oldenburgisches Staatstheater Orchestra conductor: Thomas Dorsch choreographed by Guy Weizman and Roni Haver |
10 April 2013 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR conductor: Stéphane Denève |
12 April 2013 10.30am |
Symphonie fantastique | Powell Hall, St Louis, MO, USA St Louis Symphony conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier |
12 April 2013 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Royal Conservatory, Koerner Hall,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Royal Conservatory Orchestra conductor: Tito Muñoz |
12 April 2013 8.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck / Berlioz |
Le Théâtre, Scène nationale de
Besançon, Besançon, France Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté conductor: Jean-François Verdier stage design and choreography: Nathalie Pernette New production of the Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges, in partnership with the Scène nationale de Besançon (see also 5 and 7 April above) |
13 April 2013 5.00pm |
Les Troyens | Staatstheater Darmstadt, Großes Haus,
Darmstadt, Germany Staatstheater Darmstadt Opera conductor: Martin Lukas Meister stage design: John Dew choreography: Mei Hong Lin chorus master: Markus Baisch costume: José-Manuel Vázquez cast: Arturo Martín / Hugh Kash Smith (Enée) Aki Hashimoto (Ascagne) Thomas Mehnert (Panthée) Katrin Gerstenberger (Cassandre) Oleksandr Prytolyuk (Chorèbe/ Mercure) Stephan Bootz (Priam) Anja Vincken (Hécube) Radoslav Damianov (Helenus) Wilfried Zelinka (Hector/ Narbal) Erica Brookhyser (Didon) Ninon Dann (Anna) Lasse Penttinen (Iopas / Hylas) Andressa Miyazato / Ana Sánchez Martínez (Andromache) Werner Volker Meyer / Tom Schmidt (a Greek chief / a soldier ) Stanislav Kirov (Trojan soldier 1) Daniel Dropulja (Trojan soldier 2 / High Priest) |
13 April 2013 7.30pm |
Messe solennelle | G Live, Guildford, Surrey, UK Croydon Philharmoic Choir Basingstoke Choral Society New London Sinfonia conductor: David Gibson Erica Eloff (soprano) Stephen Brown (tenor) Nicholas Warden (bass) |
13 April 2013 7.30pm |
Grands messe des Morts (Requiem) | Pauluskirche, Stuttgart-West, Germany Akademischer Chor und Akademisches Orchester der Universität Stuttgart conductor: Veronika Stoertzenbach tenor soloist: Andreas Weller or Jonathan Holzwarth |
13 April 2013 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Powell Hall, St Louis, MO, USA St Louis Symphony conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier |
13 April 2013 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Accompanied by a film directed by Diane Wittry Psychedelic Dreams |
Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown, USA Allentown Symphony Orchestra conductor: Diane Wittry |
14 April 2013 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Powell Hall, St Louis, MO, USA St Louis Symphony conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier |
14 April 2013 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Accompanied by a film directed by Diane Wittry Psychedelic Dreams |
Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown, USA Allentown Symphony Orchestra conductor: Diane Wittry |
14 April 2013 4.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Deutsches Nationaltheater und Saatskapelles
Weimar, Großes Haus, Weimar, Germany conductor: Benjamin Shwartz producer: Gabriele Wiesmüller costume: Grit Groß cast: Don Pedro: Sebastian Campione Léonato: Bernd Lange Héro: Elisabeth Wimmer/ Josepha Grünberg Béatrice: Ulrika Strömstedt/ Marie Burchard Bénédict: Eric Fenell/ Peter Posniak Claudio: Andreas Mattersberger/ Wieland Lemke Somarone: Andreas Mattersberger/ Andreas Koch Ursule: Sayaka Shigeshima |
14 April 2013 4.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice Gluck / Berlioz | Le Théâtre, Scène nationale de
Besançon, Besançon, France Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté conductor: Jean-François Verdier stage design and choreography: Nathalie Pernette New production of the Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges, in partnership with the Scène nationale de Besançon (see also 5 and 7 April above) |
14 April 2013 8.00pm |
Grands messe des Morts (Requiem) | Domkirche St. Eberhard, Stuttgart-Mitte,
Germany Akademischer Chor und Akademisches Orchester der Universität Stuttgart conductor: Veronika Stoertzenbach tenor soloist: Andreas Weller or Jonathan Holzwarth |
15 April 2013 9.00pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) |
Salle Michel Galabru, Nissan-lez-Ensérune,
France Orchestre d’harmonie municipal de Nissan conductor: Michel Bes |
16 April 2013 | Les Troyens (excerpts): Prélude [Lamento for Les Troyens à Carthage] Chasse Royale et Orage Marche Troyenne |
Stadttheater Gießen, Giessen, Germany Philharmonische Orchster Gießen conductor: Florian Ziemen |
17 April 2013 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Theater an der Wien/ The New Opera House,
Vienna, Austria Orchestra ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Choir conductor: Leo Hussain director: Kasper Holten stage design: Es Devlin costume design: Moritz Junge cast: Béatrice: Malena Ernman Bénédict: Bernard Richter Claudio: Nikolay Borchev Héro: Christiane Karg Ursule: Ann-Beth Solvang Somarone: Miklós Sebestyén Léonato: Thomas Engel |
18 April 2013 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | St Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall,
London, UK London Lawyers’ Symphony Orchestra conductor: Ben Pope Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo-soprano) |
19 April 2013 8.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Rêverie et Caprice Roméo et Juliette (excerpts): – Introduction, La reine Mab (Scherzo) – Scène d’amour – Roméo seul – Grande fête chez les Capulets |
Arsenal, Grande salle, Metz, France Orchestre national de Lorraine conductor: Jacques Mercier Denis Clavier (violin) |
20 April 2013 6.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Théâtre de l’Ile Saint-Louis
Paul Rey, Paris, France Ahmet Ortatchdah (tenor) Yifang Luo (piano) |
20 April 2013 7.00pm |
Harold en Italie | Symphony Hall, Duluth, Minnesota, USA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra conductor: Markand Thakar Victoria Chiang (viola) |
20 April 2013 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique (4th movement) |
Performing Arts Center, Adlai Stevenson High
School, Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band conductor: Howard M. Green |
20 April 2013 7.00pm Live broadcast of this performance on Radio |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Theater an der Wien/ The New Opera House,
Vienna, Austria Orchestra ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Choir conductor: Leo Hussain director: Kasper Holten stage design: Es Devlin costume design: Moritz Junge cast: Béatrice: Malena Ernman Bénédict: Bernard Richter Claudio: Nikolay Borchev Héro: Christiane Karg Ursule: Ann-Beth Solvang Somarone: Miklós Sebestyén Léonato: Thomas Engel |
20 April 2013 7.30pm |
Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) | Guildford Cathedral, Guildford,
Surrey, UK Godalming Society Epworth Choir Woking Symphony Orchestra Redhill Sinfonia conductor: Matthew Willis Ben Johnson (tenor) |
20 April 2013 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust | Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the
Performing Arts, Anchorage, Alaska, USA Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Alaska Chamber Singers Anchorage Concert Chorus Alaska Children’s Chorus |
20 April 2013 8.00pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Les Nuits d’été |
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond, VA, USA Richmond Symphony conductor: Steven Smith, Kathryn Leemhuis (mezzo-soprano) |
20 April 2013 8.30pm |
“Roméo et Juliette”
Maurice Béjart’s ballet created in 1966 set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Nuovo Teatro Verd, Brindisi, Italy Malandain Ballet Biarritz choreography: Thierry Malandain decor and costumes: Jorge Gallardo director, conception and lighting: Jean-Claude Asquié |
21 April 2013 3.00pm |
Les Troyens | Staatstheater Darmstadt, Großes Haus,
Darmstadt, Germany Staatstheater Darmstadt Opera conductor: Martin Lukas Meister stage design: John Dew choreography: Mei Hong Lin chorus master: Markus Baisch costume: José-Manuel Vázquez cast: Arturo Martín / Hugh Kash Smith (Enée) Aki Hashimoto (Ascagne) Thomas Mehnert (Panthée) Katrin Gerstenberger (Cassandre) Oleksandr Prytolyuk (Chorèbe/ Mercure) Stephan Bootz (Priam) Anja Vincken (Hécube) Radoslav Damianov (Helenus) Wilfried Zelinka (Hector/ Narbal) Erica Brookhyser (Didon) Ninon Dann (Anna) Lasse Penttinen (Iopas / Hylas) Andressa Miyazato / Ana Sánchez Martínez (Andromache) Werner Volker Meyer / Tom Schmidt (a Greek chief / a soldier ) Stanislav Kirov (Trojan soldier 1) Daniel Dropulja (Trojan soldier 2 / High Priest) |
21 April 2013 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Celebrating Achievement |
Martinez Fine Arts Center, Laredo Community
College, Laredo, Texas, USA Laredo Philharmonic conductor: Brendan Townsend |
22 April 2013 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Theater an der Wien/ The New Opera House,
Vienna, Austria Orchestra ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Choir conductor: Leo Hussain director: Kasper Holten stage design: Es Devlin costume design: Moritz Junge cast: Béatrice: Malena Ernman Bénédict: Bernard Richter Claudio: Nikolay Borchev Héro: Christiane Karg Ursule: Ann-Beth Solvang Somarone: Miklós Sebestyén Léonato: Thomas Engel |
23 April 2013 8.00pm |
Waverley Overture | Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon,
London, UK Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra conductor: Robin Browning |
24 April 2013 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Theater an der Wien/ The New Opera House,
Vienna, Austria Orchestra ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Choir conductor: Leo Hussain director: Kasper Holten stage design: Es Devlin costume design: Moritz Junge cast: Béatrice: Malena Ernman Bénédict: Bernard Richter Claudio: Nikolay Borchev Héro: Christiane Karg Ursule: Ann-Beth Solvang Somarone: Miklós Sebestyén Léonato: Thomas Engel |
24 April 2013 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette
staged ballet performance |
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Großes Haus,
Oldenburg, Germany Oldenburgisches Staatstheater Orchestra conductor: Thomas Dorsch choreographed by Guy Weizman and Roni Haver |
26 April 2013 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Kazuki Yamada |
26 April 2013 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Utah Symphony conductor: Thierry Fischer |
27 April 2013 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Theater an der Wien/ The New Opera House,
Vienna, Austria Orchestra ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Choir conductor: Leo Hussain director: Kasper Holten stage design: Es Devlin costume design: Moritz Junge cast: Béatrice: Malena Ernman Bénédict: Bernard Richter Claudio: Nikolay Borchev Héro: Christiane Karg Ursule: Ann-Beth Solvang Somarone: Miklós Sebestyén Léonato: Thomas Engel |
27 April 2013 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Southfield School for Girls,
Kettering, UK Kettering Symphony Orchestra conductor: Peter Dunkley Kate Bickerdike (viola) |
27 April 2013 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | St Cuthbert’s Church, Wells, UK The Mid-Somerset Orchestra conductor: Stephen Smith Deryn Edwards (soprano) |
27 April 2013 7.45pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Amersham School, Amersham,
Buckinghamshire, UK Misbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Richard Jacklin |
27 April 2013 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Utah Symphony conductor: Thierry Fischer |
28 April 2013 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Royal Festival Hall, London, UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Kazuki Yamada |
28 April 2013 4.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Orchestre national d’Île-de-France conductor: Enrique Mazzola |
29 April 2013 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict | Theater an der Wien/ The New Opera House,
Vienna, Austria Orchestra ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Choir conductor: Leo Hussain director: Kasper Holten stage design: Es Devlin costume design: Moritz Junge cast: Béatrice: Malena Ernman Bénédict: Bernard Richter Claudio: Nikolay Borchev Héro: Christiane Karg Ursule: Ann-Beth Solvang Somarone: Miklós Sebestyén Léonato: Thomas Engel |
30 April 2013 7.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust | Royal Festival Hall, London, UK Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Chorus New London Children’s Choir conductor: Charles Dutoit Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-soprano) Paul Groves (tenor) Benedict Nelson (baritone) Sir Willard White (bass) |