Mezzo

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Leeds International Piano Competition Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (direction) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada) – 1st Prize Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat major op. 83 Junyan Chen (China) – 2nd Prize Sergei Rachmaninov 1873 – 1943 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam) – 3rd Prize Sergei Prokofiev 1891 – 1953 Piano Concer

Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332 Klavierstück in F Major, "Pimpinella", K. 33b Allegro in C major, from a Salzburg music book, KV deest Allegro in D Major, K. 626b/16 Recorded at the Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation (Salzburg, Austria), 20 January 2021 Directed by Bernhard Fleischer.

Arabella "Lyrische Komödie" in three acts Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance at Dresden, Sächsisches Staatstheater, 1 July 1933 Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, David Afkham (conductor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Director) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Herbert Murauer (Stage and Costume Design), Reinhard Traub (Lighting), Thomas Wilhelm (

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Gustavo Dudamel (Conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony no. 9 in D major Barcelone, Gran Teatre del Liceu, 20 September 2022.

Staatskapelle Berlin String Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D 703 "Quartettsatz" Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Festival de Granada, 13 July 2024.

Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo-Soprano) Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor) Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera (Choir) I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis (Conductor) Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) I trionfi del fato Niobe, regina di Tebe Stabat Mater La libertà contenta La superbia d'Alessandro Tassilone La lotta d'Hercole con Acheloo Marco Aurelio Alarico il Baltha, cioè L'audace re de' Gothi Château de Versail

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Directed by Nathan Benisty and Olivier Deck.

Filarmonica della Scala, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, op. 131 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique" Festival de Granada, June 25, 2023.

Catedral Direction – Juan Dolores Caballero Choreography – Patricia Guerrero Music – Juan Requena – Agustín Diassera Lighting creation – Manuel Madueño Costume design – Laura Capote Baile – Patricia Guerrero Corps de ballet – Maise Márquez, Ana Agraz, Laura Santamaría Tenor – Diego Perez Countertenor – Daniel Pérez Vocals – Jose Angel Carmona Guitar – Juan Requena Percussion – Agustín Diassera y D

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) Jessica Niles (soprano), Shaked Bar (soprano) Georg Frideric Haendel (1685 – 1759) Trio Sonata in C minor HWV 386a Duetto da Camera "No, di voi non vo" fidarmi' HWV 189 Trio Sonata in B flat major HWV 388 Aminta e Fillide, HWV 83 Festival de Peralada, 1st August 2021 Directed by Stéphane Lebard.

César Franck (1822 – 1890) Hulda Opera in four acts and an epilogue Libretto by Charles Grandmougin after a play by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson First performance in Monte-Carlo, Opéra, 4 March 1894 Concert version Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Chœur de Chambre de Namur Jennifer Holloway (Hulda), Véronique Gens (Gudrun), Marie Karall (la Mère de Hulda), Judith van W

Malko Competition for Young Conductors 2024 – Finals Danish National Symphony Orchestra Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68; 1. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro (Ana María Patiño Osorio, 2nd Prize) Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73; 1. Allegro non troppo (Samuel Seungwon Lee, 1st Prize) Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98; 1. Allegro non troppo (Dong Chao, 3rd prize) Carl Nielsen Maskarade;

Mezzo celebrates its 25th anniversary Tsukino Tanaka (dance) Echo Music by Fritz Hauser Kinsun Chan Choreography Tsotne Zedginidze (piano) Tsotne Zedginidze (born in 2009) Chime Two Preludes Tsukino Tanaka, Josh Nagaoka (dance) La Sylphide, pas de deux 1st act (Tsukino Tanaka, Josh Nagaoka) Music by Herman Seberin Løvenskiold Choreography by August Bournonville Anthony Leon (tenor), Nino Sanikidze

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (Conductor) Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles The Coronation of Louis XIV Anonymous Pavane for the wedding of Louis XIII Antoine Boesset (1587 – 1643) Anna mater matris Étienne Moulinié (1599 – 1676) Beata Dei genitrix Anonymous [manuscript Deslauriers] Virgo Dei genitrix Tota pulchra es Anonymous Pavane for the wedding of Monsieur de Va

Un Ballo in maschera "Melodramma" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonino Fogliani (Conductor) Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Rafael Villalobos (Stage Director) Emanuele Sinisi (Set Designer), Lorenzo Caprile (Costume Designer

Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332 Klavierstück in F Major, "Pimpinella", K. 33b Allegro in C major, from a Salzburg music book, KV deest Allegro in D Major, K. 626b/16 Recorded at the Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation (Salzburg, Austria), 20 January 2021 Directed by Bernhard Fleischer.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Charles Dutoit (Conductor) Martha Argerich (piano) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Le tombeau de Couperin Piano Concerto in G major Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Granada, Palace of Charles V (Festival de Granada) 5 July 2022 Directed by Yan Proefrock.

Le Concert des Nations, El León de Oro, Jordi Savall (Conductor) Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Symphony no 8 in B minor D. 759 "Unfinished" Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony no 9 in D minor op. 125 "Choral" Saline royale d'Arc et Senans, 28 August 2021.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Concert halls are extremely special spaces. Parameters such as reverberation time, transmission or absorption of sound must be put in phase as physically measurable quantities: the hall itself becomes an instrument on which the musicians play.

Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) Works by Schubert, Brahms, Falla, Wagner, Rossini and Puccini.

Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (Conductor) Joseph Haydn (1832 – 1809) The Last Seven Words Directed by Rhodri Huw Cadix, Oratorio de la Santa Cueva, 2009.

Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (viola da gamb, conductor) Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Suite Mr. de Sainte-Colombe, le père (ca. 1640-ca. 1701) Concert XLI à deux violes égales : Le Retour Concert XLIV à deux violes égales : Tombeau Les Regrets Marin Marais (1656-1728) Pièces de viole des Deuxième, Troisième et Quatrième Livres Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève du Mon

Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) Félix Lavilla, Gerald Moore (piano) Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, Serge Baudo, Eugen Jochum (Conductors) Works by Mozart, Rossini, Montsalvatge, Obradors, Guridi and Falla Directed by Philippe Truffault.

Ana Morales Peculiar Ana Morales (Conception, Creation and Choreography) Gabriel Paré – Cube.Bz (Lighting and Stage Design) Miguel Marín Pavón, Ana Crismán, Tomás de Perrate, Rycardo Moreno (Musical Creation) Antonio Molina "El Choro" (Choreography Piece 3) Ana Morales, Antonio Molina 'El Choro', Julia Acosta (Dance) Miguel Marin Pavon (Voice) Ana Crismán (Harp), Tomás de Perrate (Vocal), Rycardo

I Capuleti e i Montecchi "Tragedia lirica" in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) Libretto by Felice Romani First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 11 March 1830 Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Maurizio Benini (conductor) Allex Aguilera (Director, Sets) Françoise Raybaud (Costumes), Luis Perdiguero (Lights), Arnaud Pottier (Video) Raffaella Lupinacci (Romeo

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan (conductor) Armenian State Chamber Choir, Yerevan State Chamber Choir, Kristina Voskanyan (choir master) Sofya Sayadyan (soprano) Aksel Daveyan (baritone) Tigran Mansurian 1939 – Requiem Directed by Armen Andreasyan Gyumri, Armenia, Holy Saviour's Church, December 7, 2023.

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan (conductor) Aram Khachaturian Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia; Spartacus Suite No. 1 Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia; Spartacus Suite No. 2.

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan (conductor) Arina Antonosyan (piano) Aram Khachaturian 1903 – 1978 Piano Concerto 19th Khachaturian International Competition Closing Ceremony Yerevan, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, 13 June 2023.

Jack DeJohnette (Bandleader, drums) Howard Johnson (Saxophone) Greg Osby (Saxophone) John Purcell (Saxophone) Rufus Reid (Double bass) Recorded in 1985 Estival Jazz, Lugano, Swiss.

Yaron Herman Trio Yaron Herman (piano) Matt Brewer (bass) Ziv Ravitz (drums) Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 19 March 2022 TV director, Cristophe Bellemain.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Arabella "Lyrische Komödie" in three acts Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance at Dresden, Sächsisches Staatstheater, 1 July 1933 Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, David Afkham (conductor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Director) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Herbert Murauer (Stage and Costume Design), Reinhard Traub (Lighting), Thomas Wilhelm (

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Orfeó Català Louise Alder (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Linard Vrielink (tenor), Krešimir Stražanac (bass-baritone) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 Valentin Silvestrov (born in 1937) Prayer for Ukraine for mixed a cappella choir Toru Takemitsu (1930 – 1996) Requiem for strings Wolfgang Amadeus M

Carmen Georges Bizet (Music) Israel Galván (Concept, Choreography and Dance) Micol Notarianni (Costumes), Valentin Donaire (Lighting) Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville, Maria Itkonen (conducting) Mieskuoro Huutajat Oulu Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Carmen) José Bros (Don José) Darío Solari (Escamillo) María Marín (Singing and guitar) Seville, Teatro de la Maestranza, XXIII Bienal de Flamenco, October

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Directed by Franck Podguszer-Braun A pioneer of electronic music, Pierre Henry (1927-2017) has, since the 1950s, alongside Pierre Schaeffer, laid the foundations of what characterizes the music of our time. At the time, everything had to be invented: the sounds, the tools to manipulate them, the ways of broadcasting them. He influenced the pop music of the 1960s and 1970s, from the Beatles to Pink

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Sergei Rachmaninov 1873 – 1943 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Ernő Dohnányi 1877 – 1960 Symphony No. 2 in E major, op. 40 Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 23 February 2024.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Guitar Trilogy I: Inicio (Uno) Dance: Rocio Molina Guitar: Rafael Riqueni Original idea, artistic direction, and choreography: Rocío Molina Original music: Rafael Riqueni Concept development: Nerea Galán Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design: Antonio Serrano Sound design: Javier Alvarez Costume design: Julia Valencia Costume making

Guitar Trilogy II: Al fondo riela (lo otro del uno) Dance: Rocio Molina Guitar: Eduardo Trassierra Guitar: Yerai Cortés Original idea, artistic direction and choreography: Rocío Molina Original composition: Eduardo Trassierra and Yerai Cortés Concept development: Nerea Galán Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design, animation and proj

Guitar Trilogy III: Vuelta a uno Dance: Rocío Molina Guitar: Yerai Cortés Original idea, artistic direction, and choreography: Rocio Molina Original composition: Yerai Cortés Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design: Antonio Serrano Sound design: Javier Álvarez Costume Design: Julia Valencia Graphic design: Julia Valencia Accompanimen

L'Orfeo "Favola in musica" in a prologue and five acts by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) Libretto by Alessansdro Striggio First performance in Mantue, Palazzo Ducale, 24 February 1607 Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (Conductor) Pauline Bayle (Stage Direction) Pascal Noël (Lighting), Bernadette Villard (Costumes), Emmanuel Clolus (Sets) Luciana Mancini (Euridice; La Música) Marc Mauillon (Or

José del Tomate (guitar) José del Tomate Plaza Vieja; Taranta Zambra; La Joya Tanguillos; Puerta Purchena Rondeña; Almedina Rumba; Collares Cinema Paradiso Buleria; A Mi Padre Festival de Granada, 2022. Directed by Yan Proefrock.

Estival Jazz 1986 John Mc Laughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin (guitar) Bill Evans (saxophone) Mitchell Forman (clavier) Danny Gottlieb (drums) Jonas Hellborg (bass) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

LA TÍPICA MELINGO Recorded at the Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil, April 13th, 2022 The iconoclast Melingo revisits his cursed tangos with a large orchestra typical of the balls of the 40s in Buenos Aires. He is one of the most fascinating artists of the Argentinean scene. Singer and actor with a hoarse voice, Melingo oscillates on stage between Charlie Chaplin and Tom Waits, and reinvests since a lo

Ensemble Intercontemporain, Les Métaboles, Léo Warynski (Conductor) Pierre Boulez (1925 – 2016) Cummings ist der Dichter Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-c. 1594) Stabat Mater for double choir Francesco Filidei (B. 1973) Requiem François Meïmoun (B. 1979) Le rite de la nuit noire. Voyage d'Artaud au Mexique. Work commissioned by the Ensemble intercontemporain, World Premiere Recorded at t

Lucas Debargue (piano), Terpsycordes Quartet Lucas Debargue 1990 – String quartet César Franck 1822 – 1890 Quintet for Piano and Strings in F Minor Directed by John Blanch Geneva, Victoria Hall, 2023.