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Music: Delirium Musicum & Etienne Gara Play Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons – Summer 1’

Warner Classics (May 5, 2023) – Delirium Musicum and the ensemble’s artistic director Etienne Gara play a fiery movement from Max Richter’s thrilling reinterpretation of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Etienne Gara & Delirium Musicum

Seasons Etienne Gara Delirium Musicum

Antonio VivaldiPhilip Glass, Max Richter

“In a world where climate change is at the heart of our attention, these eight delightfully unhinged seasons are scattered across a wildly singular time. They cast an artistic blur on our perception of what has always seemed taken for granted, unshakeable: the seasons with their established climates, our perception of time and space, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons…”

Discover the complete work and more on their SEASONS album: https://w.lnk.to/seasonsLY

Classical Music Concerts: The Entos Guitar Quartet Play ‘Parvane’ By Ravel

SiccasGuitars Films (May 2, 2023) – Entos Guitar Quartet play Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel as part of our Siccas Media program.

Guitarists: Dante Bignoli, Tarcisia Bonacina, Davide Crenna, Gianluigi Ubezio

To compose this piece in 1899, Maurice Ravel was inspired by the Princess of Polignac. The title refers to Ravel’s idea of describing “a pavana that a little princess may have danced in the old times at the Spanish court”. But It is also said that Ravel chose the title because he was fascinated by the sound of its pronunciation.

The piece is original for piano but the composer made an orchestral version too. We present our own transcription for guitar quartet, performed at the “Salone dell’Arengo” (Novara), a magical hall dating back to the 12th century. We hope you like It.

Music Concerts: Chopin’s Sonata For Cello & Piano

Deutsche Grammophon – DG (April 28, 2023) – A journey in three chapters to discover Chopin’s life through the sound of the cello.

  • CELLO Camille Thomas
  • PIANO Julien Brocal

The Chopin’s sonata for cello and piano was dedicated to his friend Auguste-Joseph Franchomme. Franchomme transcribed the Chopin’s piano pieces for cello after knowing Chopin found no objection to this.

The most ambitious project of the Franco-Belgian cellist Camille Thomas. Camille Thomas plays on the Franchomme’s mythical cello – the Stradivarius Feuermann.

Concert: Duo Chinoiserie ‘Guitar & Guzheng’ At San Xavier del Bac Mission

Omni Foundation (April 23, 2023) – The Omni Foundation presents Duo Chinoiserie performing ‘Guitar & Guzheng’ at the San Xavier del Bac Mission in Tucson, Arizona.

Duo Chinoiserie: Bin Hu, guitar; Jing Xia, guzheng

PROGRAM:

  • Mulan: Sérgio Assad (dedicated to the Duo Chinoiserie)
  • La catedral: Agustín Barrios Mangoré
  • A Moonlit Night on the Spring River: Chinese classical work (arr. Jing Xia)
  • Danza ritual del fuego: Manuel de Falla (arr. Duo Chinoiserie)
Omni Video Series Premiere: Duo Chinoiserie!, Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 10:00 AM |  Meetup

“Duo Chinoiserie has found a unique voice, a new way of expressing music. Never before had I heard such a moving and impressive combination. They keep audiences in awe of their mastery and profound musicality. Their attractive phrasing of melodies is paired with an impressive level of technical difficulty. Their work demonstrates an instinctive understanding of the emotive and transformative power of a piece. They play with a strong finesse that produces a new, different sound to the conventional classical pieces.”

Music Concerts: Croatian Classical Guitarist Zoran Dukić In San Francisco

Omni Foundation (March 26, 2023) – The Omni Foundation presents Croatian guitar virtuoso Zoran Dukić. This performance was filmed in front of a live audience at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco on January 28, 2023.

PROGRAM:

  • Siciliana, BWV 1001 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
  • Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1933-1990)
  • Andante, BWV 1003 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
  • Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla (1933-1990)
  • Largo, BWV 1005 by ohann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
  • La Muerte del Angel by Astor Piazzolla (1933-1990)
  • Sarabanda, BWV 1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Classical Music Concerts: The Young Virtuosos At St. Mark’s In San Francisco

Omni Foundation (March 26, 2023) – The Omni Foundation presents 4 rising young stars of the guitar in concert for its 2nd edition to the Young Virtuosos Live from St. Mark’s series.

Program:

  • Sonata, op. 101 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Concerto, BWV 972 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750
  • Fugue, BWV 997 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Performances: ‘Three Divas Live In Concert’

On May 22, sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Nadine Sierra join forces with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard for a concert of popular arias and ensembles, live from France’s Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles. Tickets on sale now.

Post-Covid Concerts: Barcelona’s “Gran Teatre Del Liceu” – Live Audience Of 2,292 Plants (Video)

This week, Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu held its first performance with a live audience post-coronavirus, but it’s unclear whether the attendees were too green to appreciate Puccini’s “Crisantemi.” Seated in the red, velvet seats and among the gold balconies, 2,292 palms, ficus trees, and Swish cheese plants filled the iconic opera house to listen to the string quartet’s rendition.

A collaboration with Madrid-based artist Eugenio Ampudia and the Max Estrella gallery, the concert was meant to reflect on humans’ relationship with nature. “I thought why don’t we go into the Liceu like weeds, take it over and let nature start growing everywhere and turn it into something alive even when there are no people,” Ampudia said in an interview. After the performance, the leafy audience members were donated to healthcare workers who have been battling the virus during the last few months.

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Video Concerts: Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli Sings In Empty Duomo Cathedral, Milan (April 12)

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sang in a closed Duomo Cathedral in Milan on Sunday, as a part of a “Music for Hope” event designed to bring people together during the new coronavirus outbreak.

Instead of a crowd in the pews, Bocelli’s performance was watched via livestream on his YouTube channel. Accompanied only by the cathedral’s organist Emanuele Vianello, the Italian opera singer’s set included classic songs such as “Ave Maria” and “Amazing Grace.”

Boomer Music: The Rolling Stones “No Filter 2019” Tour Celebrates 57th Year As A Band

From Rolling Stone magazine article by Patrick Doyle:

The Rolling Stones No Filter Tour 2019After a dramatic intro set to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the band kicked off with “Street Fighting Man,” a song Keith Richards recently told Rolling Stone “can’t be topped as a set opener. It’s clear why — Jagger came out firing, dancing in a yellow leather jacket, moving to each of Keith Richards’ powerful Telecaster riffs. He strode down to the B-stage during a wildly fun “Tumbling Dice.” His manic command reached a new level during “She’s So Cold” — a rarity that won the nightly fan online vote. As Richards wrung licks out of his Gibson hollow-body and Ronnie Wood played a twangy solo, Jagger danced furiously.

On Sunday night, Mick Jagger paused his band’s show at Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium to take in the perfect New England summer evening. He said he hoped everyone had a great July 4th weekend — and added that the Fourth had always been a “touchy holiday for us Brits.” “In fact, the President made a very good point in his speech the other night,” Jagger deadpanned. “He said, ‘If only the British had held on to the airports, the whole thing might have gone differently for us.’”

It’s a great gift that the Rolling Stones are still on the road in the summer of 2019 — their 57th year as a band — let alone having as much fun as they are. Sunday’s show was the fifth date of their No Filter tour, which was postponed this spring so that Jagger could undergo heart surgery. (“Sorry for changing the date on you and screwing up your plans,” Mick told the crowd.) He seemed to have even more energy than on their last U.S. tour four years ago, whether he was prowling the catwalk howling a chilling “Gimme Shelter” or punching the air during “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”

Rolling Stones No Filter 2019 Tour Dates

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/rolling-stones-review-massachusetts-no-filter-856257/