Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
The table below lists the performances in chronological order.
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3 May 2017 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg conductor: Eduardo Portal |
4 May 2017 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK BBC National Orchestra of Wales conductor: Xian Zhang |
4 May 2017 7.30pm |
Invitasjon til dans [Invitation à la valse] (Weber, orch. Berlioz) La Captive (arr. A. Manse) Plaisir d’amour (arr. A. Manse) Harold i Italia [Harold en Italie] |
Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Andrew Manze Lawrence Power (viola) |
4 May 2017 8.00pm |
Au cimetière (from Les Nuits d’été) | Auditorium du Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France Geneva Camerata conductor: David Greilsammer Véronique Gens (soprano) |
4 May 2017 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem)* | Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco,
USA San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony Chorus conductor: Charles Dutoit Paul Groves (tenor) * Adrian G. Horn’s Piano/Vocal Score STAB Edition of the Requiem will be used at this concert. |
4 May 2017 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Großer Saal, Hamburg, Germany NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conductor: Antonello Manacorda Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) |
5 May 2017 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Wales, UK BBC National Orchestra of Wales conductor: Xian Zhang |
5 May 2017 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Großer Saal, Hamburg, Germany NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conductor: Antonello Manacorda Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) |
5 May 2017 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem)* | Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco,
USA San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony Chorus conductor: Charles Dutoit Paul Groves (tenor) * Adrian G. Horn’s Piano/Vocal Score STAB Edition of the Requiem will be used at this concert. |
6 May 2017 11.00am |
Les Nuits d’été | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Großer Saal, Hamburg, Germany NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conductor: Antonello Manacorda Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) |
6 May 2017 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie | Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT, USA Vermont Symphony Orchestra conductor: Jaime Laredo Nokuthula Ngwenyama (viola) Further information: |
6 May 2017 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem)* | Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco,
USA San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony Chorus conductor: Charles Dutoit Paul Groves (tenor) * Adrian G. Horn’s Piano/Vocal Score STAB Edition of the Requiem will be used at this concert. |
6 May 2017 | Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) | St.-Paulus-Dom, Münster, Germany Sinfonieorchester Münster Orchester der Musikhochschule Münster Orchester der Westfälischen Schule für Musik Konzertchor Münster (director: Boris Cepeda) Philharmonische Chor Münster (director: Martin Henning) Capella Vocale Münster (Daniel Lembeck) conductor: Fabrizio Ventura |
7 May 2017 1.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo, Japan Shunyukai Orchestra conductor: Kazufumi Yamashita Ryo Sasaki (viola) |
7 May 2017 3.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan NHK Symphony Orchestra conductor: Pinchas Steinberg |
8 May 2017 7.30pm a short introduction at 7.00pm in the upper foyer |
Les Nuits d’été Ein Kreuzweg: La Reine / Die Königin [The Queen] staged performance to the music by Berlioz (Les Nuits d’été) and Wagner (Wesendonck-Lieder), sung in French and German respectively |
Nationaltheater Mannheim, Opernhaus, Mannheim, Germany conductor: Benjamin Reiners director: Thomas Bischoff Angela Denoke (soprano) |
9 May 2017 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Philharmonie 1, Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris, France Orchestre National de Lyon conductor: Leonard Slatkin |
11 May 2017 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | All Saints Church, Hove, East Sussex, UK Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Joseph Middleton (piano) |
13 May 2017 7.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust | Theater am Goetheplatz, Bremen, Germany Theater Bremen Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Markus Poschner chorus director: Alice Meregaglia director: Paul-Georg Dittrich Marguerite: Theresa Kronthaler Faust: Chris Lysack Méphistophélès: Claudio Otelli Brander: Christoph Heinrich |
14 May 2017 4.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Eglise Saint Pothin, Lyon, France Loic Mallié (organ) Karsten Dobers (viola) |
17 May 2017 8.00pm |
Le Spectre de la Rose (from Les Nuits d’été) La Mort d’Ophélie Zaïde (with castanets)* “Amour ” |
Yeldeğirmeni Sanat Merkezi, Istanbul, Turkey Dominique Hoff (mezzo-soprano, actress) Jerfi Aji (piano) *Ms Dominique Hoff plays also the castanets line: story of a bohemian poor princess, taking place in a fantasised Orient. |
18 May 2017 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Auditorium Rai Arturo Toscanini, Torino [Turin], Italy Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI conductor: James Conlon Ula Ulijona (voola) |
19 May 2017 7.30pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Symphonie fantastique |
South Suburban Christian Church, S. Broadway, Littleton, CO, USA Arapahoe Philharmonic conductor: Devin Patrick Hughes |
19 May 2017 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie | Auditorium Rai Arturo Toscanini, Torino [Turin], Italy Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI conductor: James Conlon Ula Ulijona (voola) |
19 May 2017 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) | Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany WDR Rundfunkchor Köln Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste Andrew Staples (tenor) |
19 May 2017 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Bramwell Tovey |
20 May 2017 7.30pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Symphonie fantastique |
United Methodist Church, S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA Arapahoe Philharmonic conductor: Devin Patrick Hughes |
20 May 2017 7.30pm |
Scène d’amour (from Romeo et Juliette) | Corn Exchange, Bedford, UK Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra conductor: Michael Rose |
20 May 2017 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Bramwell Tovey |
20 May 2017 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem)* | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA, USA Virginia Symphony Orchestra Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus The Choral Arts Society of Washington conductor: JoAnn Falletta chorus master: Robert Shoup Robert McPherson (tenor) * Adrian G. Horn’s Piano/Vocal Score STAB Edition of the Requiem will be used at this concert. |
20 May 2017 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 7.15 in Kraakhuis |
Tristia | De Bijloke Muziekcentrum, Cobcertzaal, Ghent, Belgium deFilharmonie Collegium Vocale Gent conductor: Philippe Herreweghe |
26 May 2017 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK BBC Philharmonic conductor: Juanjo Mena |
26 May 2017 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été (selection) Salisbury International Arts Festival |
Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, UK Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Christian Kluxen Kari Postma (soprano) |
26 May 2017 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, Germany Munich Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Semyon Bychkov |
27 May 2017 6.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust staged performance |
Staatsoper im Schiller Theater, Berlin Staatsoper Junge Staatsoper Staatskapelle Berlin conductor: Simon Rattle director: Terry Gilliam set designer: Hildegard Bechtler video: Finn Ross assistant to director: Leah Hausman chorus master: Martin Wright Marguerite: Magdalena Kožená Faust: Charles Castronovo Méphistophélès: Florian Boesch Brander: Jan Martiník Voice from heaven: Anna Charim/ Miho Kinoshita Dancers: Ini Dill / Renske Endel / Ula Liagaité / Carla Morera Cruzate / Martin Buczkó / Jofre Carabén van der Meer / Floris Dahlgrün / Connor Dowling / Damian Dudkiewicz / Carl Harrison / Angelo Smimmo / François Testory / Victor Villarreal |
27 May 2017 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, Germany Munich Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Semyon Bychkov |
27 May 2017 8.00pm |
La Captive (for voice, cello and piano) | Château de Bussy-Rabutin, Bussy-le-Grand, Burgundy, France Dame Felicity Lott (soprano) Gauthier Herrmann (cello) Jean-Michel Dayez (piano) |
28 May 2017 6.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust | Theater am Goetheplatz, Bremen, Germany Theater Bremen Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Markus Poschner chorus director: Alice Meregaglia director: Paul-Georg Dittrich Marguerite: Theresa Kronthaler Faust: Chris Lysack Méphistophélès: Claudio Otelli Brander: Christoph Heinrich |
28 May 2017 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Reise, Ravenna, Italy Munich Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Semyon Bychkov |