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2024-04-05 09:27:00
Sea Songs: Brighton Philharmonic in Geirr Tveitt's Hardanger fiddle concerto and other delights
[…] movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s. From the 1940s onwards Tveitt settled in Hardanger and devoted himself to collecting and adapting the Hardanger folk melodies. He wrote two concertos for the Hardanger fiddle.Tveitt's music has seen something of a revival in recent years. However, the composer's complex relationship with far-right German ideologies has remained a tricky issue. Tveitt was a supporter of the so-called Neo-Heathenistic movement, which centred around the Norwegian philosopher Hans S. Jacobsen (1901–1980) in the 1930s in Oslo. Unfortunately, Jacobsen later became a member of Nasjonal Samling ('National Assembly'), which led the interim, pro-Hitler puppet government during the German occupation of Norway. Even though Geirr Tveitt displayed a deep interest in the theories of the movement, he never enrolled as a member of Nasjonal Samling. For Tveitt, this proved devastating to his reputation, and contributed significantly to his becoming a persona-non-grata in the post-war musical establishment in Norway.Ragnhild […]
2024-02-18 19:09:00
[…] Fankuchen, a violinist in the orchestra, has been named Principal Conductor and will lead this season's programs.Indianapolis Symphony hires Jun Markel, effective September 1, 2024.Andris Nelsons renewed his contract with the Boston Symphony. He's now on an evergreen rolling contract, which will continue as long as he and the orchestra are happy with each other. MTT had one of these at SFS.Shanghai Symphony, with the appointment of Long Yu.Virginia Symphony, with the appointment of Eric Jacobsen.Warsaw Philharmonic, with the appointment of Krzysztof Urbański.Bern Symphony, with the appointment of Krzysztof Urbański.Berlin State Opera, with the appointment of Christian Thielemann.Dresden Philharmonic, with the appointment of Donald Runnicles.New York Philharmonic, with the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel. Note that Jaap van Zweden leaves in 2024 and there will be a two-season gap before Dudamel arrives.Helsinki Philharmonic: Jukka-Pekka Saraste to succeed Susanna Mälkki.Staatskapelle Dresden, with the appointment of Daniele Gatti.Seoul Philharmonic appoints Jaap van Zweden.Royal Opera appoints […]
2024-01-26 03:58:00
[…] (apparently does not want a full-time job, as of early 2022)Miguel Harth-Bedoya (seems settled in at Baylor)Lionel BringuierSian EdwardsIngo MetzmacherJac van SteenMark WigglesworthPeter OundjianIlan VolkovAleksandr MarkovicLothar KoenigsHenrik NanasiPhilippe Jordan, eventuallyFranz Welser-Möst, eventuallyAnd closed:Update and correction: San Francisco Chamber Orchestra was unable to hire Cosette Justo Valdés. Instead, Jory Fankuchen, a violinist in the orchestra, has been named Principal Conductor and will lead this season's programs.Shanghai Symphony, with the appointment of Long Yu.Virginia Symphony, with the appointment of Eric Jacobsen.Warsaw Philharmonic, with the appointment of Krzysztof Urbański.Bern Symphony, with the appointment of Krzysztof Urbański.Berlin State Opera, with the appointment of Christian Thielemann.Dresden Philharmonic, with the appointment of Donald Runnicles.New York Philharmonic, with the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel. Note that Jaap van Zweden leaves in 2024 and there will be a two-season gap before Dudamel arrives.Helsinki Philharmonic: Jukka-Pekka Saraste to succeed Susanna Mälkki.Staatskapelle Dresden, with the appointment of Daniele Gatti.Seoul Philharmonic appoints Jaap van Zweden.Royal Opera appoints […]
2024-01-23 06:06:00
[…] of 2022-23.MGT (apparently does not want a full-time job, as of early 2022)Miguel Harth-Bedoya (seems settled in at Baylor)Lionel BringuierSian EdwardsIngo MetzmacherJac van SteenMark WigglesworthPeter OundjianIlan VolkovAleksandr MarkovicLothar KoenigsHenrik NanasiPhilippe Jordan, eventuallyAnd closed:Update and correction: San Francisco Chamber Orchestra was unable to hire Cosette Justo Valdés. Instead, Jory Fankuchen, a violinist in the orchestra, has been named Principal Conductor and will lead this season's programs.Shanghai Symphony, with the appointment of Long Yu.Virginia Symphony, with the appointment of Eric Jacobsen.Bern Symphony, with the appointment of Krzysztof Urbański.Berlin State Opera, with the appointment of Christian Thielemann.Dresden Philharmonic, with the appointment of Donald Runnicles.New York Philharmonic, with the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel. Note that Jaap van Zweden leaves in 2024 and there will be a two-season gap before Dudamel arrives.Helsinki Philharmonic: Jukka-Pekka Saraste to succeed Susanna Mälkki.Staatskapelle Dresden, with the appointment of Daniele Gatti.Seoul Philharmonic appoints Jaap van Zweden.Royal Opera appoints Jakub Hrůša to succeed Antonio Pappano in […]
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