Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
The table below lists the performances in chronological order.
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| 1 September 2008 7.00pm |
La Fuite en Egypte (from L’Enfance du Christ) « Concert pour la jeunesse et la renaissance » Festival Berlioz 2008 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Orchestre du Festival Berlioz (without conductor) with the musicians of the Ensemble Carpe Diem Svetli Chaumien (tenor) |
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5 September 2008 7.00pm pre-concert talk at 6.00 |
Overture Le Corsaire Musik-Festival Grafenegg 2008 |
Wolkenturm, Grafenegg, Austria Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Charles Dutoit |
| 5 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Cultural Centre Concert Hall, Hong
Kong Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Edo de Waart |
| 6 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Cultural Centre Concert Hall, Hong
Kong Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Edo de Waart |
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6 September 2008 8.00pm |
Harold en
Italie Kunstfest Weimar 2008 |
Weimarhalle, Weimar, Germany Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg conductor: Emmanuel Krivine Tabea Zimmermann (viola) |
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6 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Festival Septembre Musical 2008 |
Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London conductor: Charles Dutoit |
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7 September 2008 6.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust (vocal excerpts) | Pieve di Settepolesini, Bondeno,
Ferrara, Italy Gigliola Bonora (mezzo-soprano) Luca Belloni (piano) |
| 7 September 2008 |
Symphonie fantastique
(4th movement) Liszt transcription accompanied by excerpts from Berlioz’s writings |
Château D’Ayguebelle, Lambesc,
France François-René Duchâble (piano) Alain Carré (narrator) |
| 12 September 2008 6.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conductor: Hannu Lintu |
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12 September 2008 7.00pm See March 2009 for performances of the Symphonie fantastique at Benaroya |
Symphonie fantastique
(4th movement) Seattle Symphony season preview concert |
Benaroya Hall, Seattle, USA Seattle Symphony conductor: Gerard Schwarz |
| 12 September 2008 8.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Festival international de musique de Besançon |
Saline Royale, Arc-et-Senans (35 km
from Besançon), France Orchestre national de Lyon conductor: Darrell Ang |
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13 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal,
Hamburg, Germany Orchester ’91 Hamburg conductor: Frank Zacher |
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14 September 2008 11.00am |
Marche hongroise
(from La Damnation de Faust) Kunstfest Weimar 2008 – Gala Europa |
Weimarhalle, Weimar, Germany Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin |
| 14 September 2008 12.00noon |
Symphonie fantastique
(4th movement) transcription for clarinet |
Stand Selmer, Salon de la Musique et
du Son, Hall 4, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France Issy-Paris Quartet |
| 14 September 2008 8.30pm |
Sinfornía Fantástica [Symphone fantastique] |
Teatro Principal, Burgos, Spain Orquesta sinfónica de Bilbao conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos |
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16 September 2008 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été |
Cadogan Hall, London, UK St George’s Chamber Orchestra conductor: Madeleine Lovell with one or more of the following artists Anando Mukerjee (tenor); Kathryn Hannah (mezzo-soprano) Julietta Demetriades (soprano); James Hancock (baritone) |
| 16 September 2008 | Harold en Italie |
Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro, Brasilia, Brazil Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro conductor: Ira Levin Roberto Diaz (viola) |
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17 September 2008 7.30pm pre-concert talk at 6.15 |
Symphonie fantastique |
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) conductor: Andris Nelsons |
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17 September 2008 7.30pm Live broadcast on TV stations in the US |
Overture Le Carnaval romain 2008-2009 Season Opening Night Gala |
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, USA New York Philharmonic conductor: Lorin Maazel |
| 18 September 2008 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 7.15 |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Founders Theatre, Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conductor: Hannu Lintu |
| 19 September 2008 6.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conductor: Hannu Lintu |
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19 September 2008 7.00pm |
Works Unspecified |
Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, UK Hallé Orchestra conductor: Sir Mark Elder |
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19 September 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain A Golden Gala |
Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor: Manfred Honeck |
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19 September 2008 7.45pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Ulster Orchestra conductor: Kenneth Montgomery |
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19 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA New Mexico Symphony Orchestra conductor: Guillermo Figueroa |
| 19 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie Fantastique Central Bank of Malta 40th Anniversary Concert |
Grand Master’s Suite, Hilton Malta, Valletta, Malta Malta Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Michael Laus |
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19 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Staatstheater
Mainz, Großes Haus, Mainz, Germany Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Mainz conductor: Catherine Rückwardt |
| 20 September 2008 11.00am |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Open Rehearsal |
Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conductor: Hannu Lintu |
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20 September 2008 6.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA New Mexico Symphony Orchestra conductor: Guillermo Figueroa |
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20 September 2008 7.00pm pre-concert talk at 4.45 |
Symphonie fantastique |
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) conductor: Andris Nelsons |
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20 September 2008 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Musikverein, Großer
Saal, Vienna, Austria Lucerne Festival Orchestra conductor: Claudio Abbado |
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20 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Staatstheater
Mainz, Großes Haus, Mainz, Germany Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Mainz conductor: Catherine Rückwardt |
| 21 September 2008 11.00am |
Symphonie fantastique
(second movement) Journée portes ouvertes |
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Orchestre de Paris conductor: Christoph Eschenbach |
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21 September 2008 2.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA New Mexico Symphony Orchestra conductor: Guillermo Figueroa |
| 21 September 2008 3.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Journée portes ouvertes |
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Orchestre de Paris conductor: Christoph Eschenbach |
| 21 September 2008 5.00pm |
Around Berlioz’s "Romances" Musique au cœur des Musée |
Musée Hector Berlioz, La Côte
Saint-André, France Céline Barcaroli (voice) Tristan Manoukian (guitar) |
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21 September 2008 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Musikverein, Großer
Saal, Vienna, Austria Lucerne Festival Orchestra conductor: Claudio Abbado |
| 21 September 2008 | Harold en Italie Cléopâtre |
Die Glocke, Großer Saal, Bremen,
Germany Les Musiciens du Louvre conductor: Marc Minkowski Antoine Tamestit (viola) Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano) |
| 21 September 2008 |
Works unspecified Open air concert |
Château de Monthyon, Meaux, France Orchestre de Flûtes Traversières Allegro conductor: Eric Ledeuil |
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22 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire |
Symphony Center, Chicago, USA Civic Orchestra of Chicago conductor: Larry Rachleff |
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23 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict | Theater aan de Parade, ’s-Hertogenbosch,
Netherlands Het Brabants Orkest conductor: Enrico Delamboye |
| 25 September 2008 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 7.15 |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Municipal Theatre, Napier, New Zealand New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conductor: Hannu Lintu |
| 25 September 2008 |
Symphonie fantastique Benefit concert for two charities working for old people, Petits frères de pauvres and Adapei31 |
Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
| 26 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North, New Zealand New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conductor: Hannu Lintu |
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26 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne,
Germany Hallé Orchestra Manchester conductor: Mark Elder |
| 26 September 2008 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été Two Voices for Berlioz 10th Festival d’automne de Orgue et couleurs |
Église Saint-Nom-de-Jésus, Montréal, Canada Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Marianne Fiset (soprano) Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano) |
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26 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Roman Festivals |
Frauenthal Theater, Muskegon, MI, USA West Shore Symphony Orchestra conductor: Scott Speck |
| 26 September 2008 8.30pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) |
Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Gran Canaria, Spain Orquesta filarmonica de Gran Canaria conductor: Pedro Halffter |
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27 September 2008 2.15pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam,
Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie conductor: Kees Bakels Cécile de Boever (soprano) Helena Rasker (alto) Yves Saelens (tenor) Jean-Francois Lapointe (baritone) |
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27 September 2008 6.00pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) |
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Royal Scottish National Orchestra conductor: Stéphane Denève |
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27 September 2008 7.30pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) |
Fairfield Halls Concert Hall, Croydon, UK Croydon Symphony Orchestra conductor: Darrell Davison |
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27 September 2008 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen |
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27 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Roman Festivals |
Frauenthal Theater, Muskegon, MI, USA West Shore Symphony Orchestra conductor: Scott Speck |
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27 September 2008 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Memorial Auditorium, Wichita Falls, TX, USA Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra conductor: Candler Schaffer |
| 28 September 2008 4.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été Two Voices for Berlioz |
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts, Montréal, Canada Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Marianne Fiset (soprano) Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano) |
| 28 September 2008 4.00pm |
La Mort d’Ophélie Mélodies françaises 1850-1900 |
Salle Cortot, Paris, France Orchestre de salon, Eugénie conductor: Marc-Antoine Pingeon |
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28 September 2008 4.00pm pre-concert lecture at 3.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton, NJ, USA Princeton Symphony Orchestra conductor: Andrew Grams |
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28 September 2008 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Royal Festival Hall, London, UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen |
| 28 September 2008 | La Damnation de Faust (excerpts) | Grosser Saal, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany Junge Deutsche Philharmonie conductor: George Benjamin |
| 29 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie Fantastique Ballet set to Berlioz’s music |
Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris,
France Australian Ballet choreography: Krzysztof Pastor decors and costumes: Tatyana van Walsum lighting: Jon Buswell |
| 30 September 2008 7.30pm pre-concert talk at 6.30 |
Les Nuits d’été Two Voices for Berlioz |
Église Saint-Sixte, Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canada Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Marianne Fiset (soprano) Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano) |
| 30 September 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA UNLV Symphony Orchestra conductor was not announced. |
| 30 September 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie Fantastique Ballet set to Berlioz’s music |
Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris,
France Australian Ballet choreography: Krzysztof Pastor decors and costumes: Tatyana van Walsum lighting: Jon Buswell |
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October 2008
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