Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
The table below lists the performances in chronological order.
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4 August 2015 | “Symphonie Fantastique” Puppet theatre by Georg Jenish performed to Berlioz’s music |
Münchner Künstlerhaus, Munich,
Germany production: Münchner Künstlerhaus-Stiftung performers: Susanne Brantl, Magdalena Breit, Michael Bruns, Monika Eibl, Birgit Gottschalk, Georg Jenisch Accompanied by a 1984 recording of Symphonie fantastique by the Dresdner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert Kegel |
5 August 2015 | “Symphonie Fantastique” Puppet theatre by Georg Jenish performed to Berlioz’s music |
Münchner Künstlerhaus, Munich,
Germany production: Münchner Künstlerhaus-Stiftung performers: Susanne Brantl, Magdalena Breit, Michael Bruns, Monika Eibl, Birgit Gottschalk, Georg Jenisch Accompanied by a 1984 recording of Symphonie fantastique by the Dresdner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert Kegel |
6 August 2015 10.00am |
Haroldo na Itália [Harold en Italie] | Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Osesp) conductor: Jaime Martin Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
6 August 2015 8.00pm |
Symphony fantastique | Concertgebouw, Main Hall,
Amsterdam, Netherlands JeugdOrkest Nederland conductor: Jurjen Hempel |
6 August 2015 9.00pm |
Haroldo na Itália [Harold en Italie] | Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Osesp) conductor: Jaime Martin Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
7 August 2015 9.00pm |
Haroldo na Itália [Harold en Italie] | Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Osesp) conductor: Jaime Martin Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
8 August 2015 4.30pm |
Haroldo na Itália [Harold en Italie] | Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Osesp) conductor: Jaime Martin Antoine Tamestit (viola) |
9 August 2015 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique BBC Proms |
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
13 August 2015 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Lélio, ou retour à la vie Edinburgh International Festival |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique National Youth Choir of Scotland conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner chorus master: Christopher Bell Michael Spyres (tenor) Laurent Naouri (bass) Mathieu Pordoy and Nathalie Steinberg (piano) |
16 August 2015 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique Grafenegg Festival |
Wolkenturm, Grafenegg, Austria Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conductor: Neeme Järvi |
21 August 2015 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Open air concert |
Minden Kleiner Domhof, Minden, North
Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (North West German Philharmonic) conductor: Johannes Klumpp |
21 August 2015 8.00pm See review by P.-R. Serna (in French) |
Overture Le Corsaire Le 5 mai L’Impériale Te Deum Festival Berlioz |
Théâtre Antique, Vienne, France Jeune Orchestre Européen Hector Berlioz Grands Chœurs de Spirito 600 petits chanteurs de l’Isère et de la région conductor: François-Xavier Roth chorus master: Nicole Corti Nicolas Courjal (bass), Pascal Bourgeois (tenor), Daniel Roth (organ) |
22 August 2015 7.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Open air concert |
Käthe-Elsbach-Platz, Herford, North
Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (North West German Philharmonic) conductor: Johannes Klumpp |
22 August 2015 8.00pm |
Grande messe des morts (Requiem) Edinburgh International Festival |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Philharmonia Orchestra Edinburgh Festival Chorus conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen chorus master: Christopher Bell Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) |
22 August 2015 9.00pm |
Méditation religieuse (from
Tristia – n°1) Festival Berlioz |
Saint-Antoine l’Abbaye, La Côte
Saint André, France Le Concert Spirituel, orchestre et choeurs conductor: Hervé Niquet |
23 August 2015 5.00pm |
selected works (unspecified) Festival Berlioz |
Église Saint-Hugues, Chartreuse,
France Luigi Attademo (guitar) |
23 August 2015 9.00pm See review by P.-R. Serna (in French) |
Symphonie fantastique Lélio ou Le retour à la vie Festival Berlioz |
Cour du Château Louis XI, La Côte
Saint André, France Orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique National Youth Choir of Scotland conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner chef de choeur: Christopher Bell Denis Podalydès (narrator), Michael Spyres (tenor) Laurent Naouri (bass) |
24 August 2015 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénedict Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival |
Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall,
Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Saito Kinen Orchestra OMF Chorus conductor: Gil Rose* director: Come de Bellescize set design: Sigolene de Chassy costume design: Colombe Lauriot-Prevost lighting design: Thomas Costerg video images: Ishrann Silgidjian Beatrice: Virginie Verrez Benedict: Jean-Francois Boras Hero: Lydia Teuscher Claudio: Edwin Crossley-Mercer Don Pedro: Paul Gay Somarone: Jean-Philippe Lafont Ursule: Karen Cargill Leonato: Christian Gonon * Seiji Ozawa were to conduct these performances, but he was indisposed. |
24 August 2015 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | City Hall Concert Hall, Hong Kong Hong Kong Festival Orchestra conductor: Vassily Sinaisky |
25 August 2015 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts | City Hall Concert Hall, Hong Kong Hong Kong Festival Orchestra Hong Kong Festival Voices conductor: Vassily Sinaisky Dominique Moralez (tenor) |
27 August 2015 5.00pm |
Harold en Italie (Liszt
transcription) Festival Berlioz |
Église, La Côte-Saint-André,
France P. Lenert (viola) Ariane Jacob (piano) |
27 August 2015 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénedict Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival |
Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall,
Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Saito Kinen Orchestra OMF Chorus conductor: Gil Rose* director: Come de Bellescize set design: Sigolene de Chassy costume design: Colombe Lauriot-Prevost lighting design: Thomas Costerg video images: Ishrann Silgidjian Beatrice: Virginie Verrez Benedict: Jean-Francois Boras Hero: Lydia Teuscher Claudio: Edwin Crossley-Mercer Don Pedro: Paul Gay Somarone: Jean-Philippe Lafont Ursule: Karen Cargill Leonato: Christian Gonon * Seiji Ozawa were to conduct these performances, but he was indisposed. |
28 August 2015 8.00pm |
Roméo et Juliette ballet performance to the music of Berlioz |
Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Germany Berlin Deutsche Opera Orchestra Berlin Deutsche Opera Chorus conductor: Moritz Gnann director: Sasha Waltz cast: Ronnita Miller (mezzo-soprano) Thomas Blondelle (tenor) Marko Mimica (bass) principal dancers: Joel Suarez Gomez, Ygal Tsur, Yael Schnell, Zaratiana Randrianantenaina, Orlando Rodriguez, Davide Camplani |
28 August 2015 | Les Nuits d’été staged performance; LoftOpera production |
The Muse, Brooklyn, New York, USA LoftOpera Orchestra conductor: Dean Buck stage director: John de los Santos Rebecca Ringle (mezzo-soprano) |
29 August 2015 4.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénedict Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival |
Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall,
Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Saito Kinen Orchestra OMF Chorus conductor: Gil Rose* director: Come de Bellescize set design: Sigolene de Chassy costume design: Colombe Lauriot-Prevost lighting design: Thomas Costerg video images: Ishrann Silgidjian Beatrice: Virginie Verrez Benedict: Jean-Francois Boras Hero: Lydia Teuscher Claudio: Edwin Crossley-Mercer Don Pedro: Paul Gay Somarone: Jean-Philippe Lafont Ursule: Karen Cargill Leonato: Christian Gonon * Seiji Ozawa were to conduct these performances, but he was indisposed. |
29 August 2015 5.00pm |
excerpts from: La Damnation de Faust Roméo et Juliette (transcriptions for piano et percussion) Festival Berlioz |
Église Saint-Pierre, Marnans,
France N. Stavy (piano) JC Gengembre (percussion) |
29 August 2015 8.00pm |
Roméo et Juliette ballet performance to the music of Berlioz |
Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Germany Berlin Deutsche Opera Orchestra Berlin Deutsche Opera Chorus conductor: Moritz Gnann director: Sasha Waltz cast: Ronnita Miller (mezzo-soprano) Thomas Blondelle (tenor) Marko Mimica (bass) principal dancers: Joel Suarez Gomez, Ygal Tsur, Yael Schnell, Zaratiana Randrianantenaina, Orlando Rodriguez, Davide Camplani |
29 August 2015 9.00pm |
Scène héroïque (La Révolution
grecque) La Mort de Sardanapale Festival Berlioz |
Cour du Château Louis XI, La Côte
Saint André, France Orchestre National de Lyon Chœurs de Spirito conductor: Leonard Slatkin chorus master: Bernard Têtu Bogdan Volkov (tenor) |
29 August 2015 | Les Nuits d’été staged performance; LoftOpera production |
The Muse, Brooklyn, New York, USA LoftOpera Orchestra conductor: Dean Buck stage director: John de los Santos Rebecca Ringle (mezzo-soprano) |
30 August 2015 5.00pm |
Three pieces for organ: Hymne pour l’élévation Sérénade agreste à la madone sur le thème des pifferari romains Toccata Marche hongroise, Marche au supplice (from La Damnation de Faust and Symphonie fantastique) (arr. H. Büsser) Festival Berlioz |
Église Saint-Bruno, Voiron, France Maria Magdalena Kaczor (organ) |
30 August 2015 9.00pm |
Marche Hongroise (from
La Damnation de Faust) Symphonie funèbre et triomphale (version 1840) Festival Berlioz |
Cour du Château Louis XI, La Côte
Saint André, France Orchestre d’Harmonie de la Garde républicaine conductor: Colonel François Boulanger |