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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-03-05 04:35:20
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s “Music of the Midnight Sun” cycle concluded this past Saturday with sonic glimpses of Nordic mythos and majesty. John Storgårds helmed and violinist Pekka Kuusisto soloed. [] The post appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
2024-02-18 19:09:00
Some new reports:Marin Alsop becomes principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, I believe succeeding Nathalie Stutzmann.Simon Rattle becomes principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharonic.John Storgards will becomes chief conductor of the Turku Philharmonic.Open positions:Phoenix SymphonyCleveland Orchestra, as of June, 2027.Paris Opera is currently without a music director.Nashville Symphony, when Giancarlo Guerrero leaves.Deutsche Oper Berlin, when Donald Runnicles leaves.Hallé Orchestra, when Mark Elder leaves.Rottedam Philharmonic, when Lahav Shani leaves.Los Angeles Philharmonic, as of 2026-27, when Gustavo Dudamel leaves for NY.Sarasota Orchestra, following the death of Bramwell Tovey.Seattle Symphony, following Thomas Dausgaard's abrupt departure in January, 2022.Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where Riccardo Muti left at the end of 2022-23.Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: open in 2024 when Louis Langree steps down.Hong Kong Philharmonic, when Jaap van Zweden leaves in 2024.Oakland Symphony, owing to the death of Michael Morgan in August, 2021.Teatro Regio Turin: Open now with departure of Gianandrea Noseda. The Teatro Regio has not […]
2023-11-26 14:00:23
BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds review – a life-affirming programme from an orchestra firing on all cylinders
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterFrom James Lee III’s vivid exploration of Martin Luther King to an electrifying performance of Nielsen’s fourth, this was an evening to lift even the most downtrodden spiritsAmid the daily reports of man’s inhumanity to man, it was a welcome relief to spend two hours in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with this life-affirming programme from the BBC Philharmonic under chief conductor John Storgårds. The UK premieres of two BBC commissions, flanked by Copland’s rousing Fanfare for the Common Man and Nielsen’s titanic intrepid Fourth Symphony – “The Inextinguishable” – offered plenty of intellectual red meat and enough adrenalin-charged jollies to lift the most downtrodden spirits.James Lee III likes to contemplate contemporary issues through the prism of history. In the Michigan-born composer’s piano concerto, Shades of Unbroken Dreams, Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech serves as a launchpad to reflect the ongoing struggle for equal rights, especially, he says, […]
2023-11-10 19:08:21
John Storgårds has directed some worthy performances in his previous Orchestra […]
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