Europe
Rickenbacher: Mahler Das Lied von der Erde (28 July); Quatuor Ébène: Borodin, Beethoven (29 July); Denis Matsuev, Verbier FO/ Valery Gergiev: Dutilleux, Strauss, Wagner Walküre Act I (30 July).
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Ole Bull, ‘the Nordic Paganini’ violinist who was one of Bergen’s most illustrious sons, ignites ‘The Flame of Ole Bull’, a new project which this year takes ‘Playing for the Future’ as its start. Among those ‘playing’ are violinists Gidon Kremer and Vilde Frang, cellist Truls Mørk, and the four-day mini-fest colonises Bull’s town and country houses as well as Bergen’s open spaces. While luminaries such as Les Talens Lyriques and Phantasm showcase Early Music, pianist Evgeny Kissin ticks the anniversary box marked Liszt, and the Bergen Philharmonic divides its attention between Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and Verdi’s Requiem. WHEN 25 May-8 June WHERE Bergen, Norway TEL +47 55 21 61 50 WEB
www.fi b.no HIGHLIGHTS Ann Hallenberg, Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset: Farinelli (26 May); KorVest, Bergen PO/Baldur Brönnimann: Stravinsky Oedipus Rex (27 May); Andreas Scholl, Tamar Halperin: Purcell, Dowland, Handel (30 May); Evgeny Kissin: Liszt (31 May); Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer: Pärt, Bach, Shostakovich (5 June); Bergen PO & Choir/Andrew Litton: Verdi Requiem (8 June).
LUCERNE FESTIVAL IN SUMMER Lucky Lucerne! Like Salzburg, the city takes Easter and summer bites at the festive cherry – and adds a November pianistic postscript for good measure. ‘Night’ is casting a black velvet cloak over Lucerne’s post-midsummer dreaming; a time, it insists, for ‘dreams, fantasies and phantoms, but also for pleasure and sensuality’. Joining the Hagen Quartet
(above), who are celebrating their 30th anniversary, is a galaxy
WIN! A weekend at the Bergen Festival
big bergen: a chance to attend Norway’s harbourside festival
night-time beethoven: the Hagen Quartet play into the night at Lucerne
of orchestral sparklers. These include the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Staatskapelles of Dresden and Berlin, not forgetting Claudio Abbado’s hand-picked Festival Orchestra which adds the Adagio of Mahler’s Tenth to its peerless Mahler cycle. From Dowland to Boulez saluting Stockhausen, Lucerne’s night thoughts compel. WHEN 10 August-18 September WHERE Lucerne, Switzerland TEL +41 (0)41 226 4480 WEB
www.lucernefestival.ch HIGHLIGHTS Hélène Grimaud, Lucerne FO/Claudio Abbado: Brahms, Wagner, Mahler (10,12, 13 August); West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven Symphonies 3 & 5 (18 August); Mahler CO/Daniel Harding: Mozart The Magic Flute (21 August); Philadelphia Orchestra/Charles Dutoit: Rihm, Liszt, Berlioz (27 August); Hagen Quartet: JanáΩek, Schubert, Bartók, Beethoven (27,28 August); Chicago SO/Riccardo Muti: Rands, Strauss, Shostakovich (28 August); Berlin PO/Simon Rattle: Mahler Symphony No. 7 (31 August); Festival Academy/ Pierre Boulez: Ravel, Messiaen, Boulez (2 September); Maurizio Pollini: Beethoven, Stockhausen (4 September); Vienna PO/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Messiaen, Debussy, Schubert, Ravel (13 September).
AIX FESTIVAL D’ART LYRIQUE Like Glyndebourne, Aix was born as a house (or an Archbishop’s Courtyard) for Mozart, but opera isn’t the only show in town. Exhibitions and a large concert programme complement the operatic goings-on in the Archbishop’s Theatre, the Jeu de Paume and modern Grand Théâtre de Provence. Valery Gergiev and Sir Colin Davis are at the helm of resident LSO, and a Bach/Shostakovich preludes and fugues face-off is set between pianists Andreas Staier and Alexander Melnikov. A production of The Nose turns thoughts to Shostakovich, and Verdi’s La traviata, Acis & Galatea and Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, cheer on premieres of Oscar Bianchi’s Thanks to my Eyes, and Jéro
ˆme
Combier’s Austerlitz. WHEN 5-25 July WHERE Aix en Provence, France TEL +33 (0)4 34 08 02 17 WEB
www.festival-aix.com HIGHLIGHTS Ensemble Modern, Franck Ollu: Thanks to my Eyes (5-11 July); Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, LSO/Louis Langrée: Verdi La traviata (6-24 July); Natalie Dessay, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, LSO/Sir Colin Davis: La clemenza di Tito (7-21 July); Lyon Opera Orchestra, Kazushi Ono: Shostakovich The Nose (8-14 July); Jerusalem String Quartet:
We’re deligthed to offer you the chance to win a trip to the Bergen Festival, including two nights’ stay at the luxury four- star Radisson Blue Hotel Norge. Home to composer Edvard Grieg and dramatist Henrik Ibsen, Norway’s historical Hanseatic port is a stunning city steeped in culture. One lucky winner will win
two tickets to a selection of concerts at the Bergen Festival, 28-30 May, with concerts including The Swedish Chamber Orchestra with trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth, and a chance to visit the Troldsalen, the concert hall in the grounds of Grieg’s house, to hear violinist Anders Nilsson. This is rounded off with a concert given by finalists of the prestigious Norwegian Soloist Prize. Return flights for two from London Gatwick to Bergen are, of course, also included.
To enter, answer the following question:
Which legendary Norwegian violinist was born in Bergen in 1810?
Write your answer on a postcard, with your name, address, email and phone number to: BBC Music Magazine, Bergen Festival, PO Box 501, Leicester, LE94 0AA or email bergenfestival@musiccomps.
co.uk. Closing date 14 April 2011
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