Concert The Philharmonics: "Fascination Dance" World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Schedule for The Philharmonics: "Fascination Dance" 2022
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich Composer: Camille Saint-Saens Composer: Franz Schubert Composer: Antonin Dvorak Composer: Johannes Brahms Composer: Claude Debussy Composer: Astor Piazzolla Orchestra: The Philharmonics
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
The programme includes: Franz
Schubert. Deutsche Tänze Camille
Saint-Saens. Danse macabre symphonic poem, Op. 40
Claude Debussy. Rhapsodie No 1 Astor
Piazolla. Oblivion Tibor Kovac.
Jewish Suite Antonin Dvorak. Slavonic Dance
in E Minor, Op. 46 No 2 Chick
Corea. Spain Dmitry Shostakovich. Waltz
in C Minor from Jazz Suite No 2 Johannes
Brahms. Hungarian Dances No 5 in G Minor
and No 6 in D Major Jerry Bock.
Fiddler on the Roof (arranged by Roby Lakatos)
Frantisek Janoska. The Fascination of Dance
Take five members of the Wiener Philharmoniker, one member of the
Berliner Philharmoniker and add an extraordinary pianist: together they form one
of the most sensational ensembles in the world of music ‒ The Philharmonics.
Their highly adept, crowd-pulling performances are informed by the sound
culture and earnestness of the Wiener Philharmoniker. The seven musicians offer
their classical sound, phrasing and virtuosity to the inexhaustible treasures of
folk music, ethnic inspiration, intriguing dances and the magic of
improvisation.
The native Slovak Tibor Kovби ‒ founder, primus inter pares and chief
arranger of “The Philharmonics” ‒ is a distillate of all graces hailing from the
Austro-Hungarian multi-ethnic state. As a striking, salient first violinist of
the Wiener Philharmoniker, he also delivers virtuoso performances around the
globe in various continents. He epitomises the quintessence of the idea behind
this troupe of musicians: founded by orchestra musicians in 2007 during a guest
performance of the Wiener Philharmoniker in Japan, they integrate the various
styles into a whole. They perform classical pieces and have provided stunning
arrangements of large orchestrated pieces for orchestras. Yet they also trace
the roots of the classical to the folk music of Vienna and the Balkan, to the
Klezmer and gypsy tradition (which could still be termed as such at the time).
In so doing, they will not stand being limited by the boundaries of European
music making: “The Philharmonics” are also masters of the tango and of Latin
jazz, in which major classical works of the 20th century find their origin.
Since 2007, the “glorious seven” appeared, among others, in festivals in Vienna,
Paris, Munich; furthermore, Maestro Riccardo Muti invited them to perform in his
hometown Ravenna and thanks to Maestro Valery Gergiev, they played at the
Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg.
The line-up of ensemble musicians showcases the idea of the musical formation
and the multi-cultural quality of the Wiener Philharmoniker. Violinist Shkлlzen
Doli is held in high esteem by fellow Albanians and around the globe as an
expert of South Eastern European and Levantine folk music; viola player Thilo
Fechner is German and a notable chamber musician; cellist Stephan Koncz, who has
since joined the Berliner Philharmoniker, and solo clarinettist Daniel
Ottensamer, who is blessed with the background of a philharmonic dynasty, are
all from Viennese families with Hungarian ingredients; the Budapest-born Цdцn
Rбcz is a member of a vast family of renowned Wiener Philharmoniker bassists and
double bass soloists. Slovak pianist Frantiљek Jбnoљka, finally ‒ a brilliant,
stylistically confident improviser and soloist ‒ rounds out the ensemble, which,
in its formation and singularity, may be conceded to be truly unique.
Since the 2011-12 season “The Philharmonics” have their own subscription
concerts in the Wiener Konzerthaus. In late 2011 their DVD “Waltzes” was
released on the Accentus label and on January 2nd, 2012 their new album
“Fascination Dance” will be published by Deutsche Grammophon.
Furthermore, the Philharmonics will be featured within a film during the
intermission of the 2012 New Year‘s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra.
The Philharmonics Violin: Tibor Kovби Violin: Shkлlzen
Doli Viola: Thilo Fechner Cello: Stephan Koncz Bass: Цdцn
Rбcz Clarinet: Daniel Ottensamer Piano: Frantiљek Jбnoљka
The Philharmonics official website www.thephilharmonics.com/
Schedule for The Philharmonics: "Fascination Dance" 2022
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