18th July to 18th August 2012

Orchestral Concerts

Festspielhaus and Theater am Kornmarkt

The Omsk­born Kirill Petrenko, the Briton Christopher Moulds and the Chinese conductor Xian Zhang, three conductors who have previously given concerts at the Bregenzer Festspiele to great acclaim, return to conduct the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. In addition on two consecutive days the Hallé Orchestra can be heard: Great Britain's oldest professional symphony orchestra under its chief conductor Sir Mark Elder will perform for the frst time in Bregenz.


Vienna Symphony Orchestra 

25 July - 7.30 p.m., Festspielhaus

Conductor: Christohper Moulds

Olga Pasichnyk, Soprano
Allan Clayton, Tenor
Florian Boesch, Bass

  • J. Haydn: The Creation – oratorio in three parts

 

Concert Lord Byron
1 August - 7.30 p.m., Festspielhaus

Conductor: Kirill Petrenko

Richard Angas, Speaker
Marino Formenti, Piano
Martin Fröst, Clarinet

  • H. Berlioz: Le Corsaire – Overture, op. 21
  • A. Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon, op. 41
  • C. M. von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet and  orchestra No. 1 in f minor, op. 73
  • P. I. Tchaikovsky: Manfred-Symphony, op. 58


7 August - 11.00 a.m., Festspielhaus

Conductor: Xian Zhang

Nareh Arghamanyan, Piano

  • D. Glanert: Insomnium
  • F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major
  • R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra op.30 

Curated by Detlev Glanert

Prices

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Euro 75 58 46 3122


Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra

Concert Goethe
14 August – 11 a.m., Festspielhaus

Conductor: Gérard Korsten

Romana Beutel, Soprano

  • P. Dukas: Der Zauberlehrling
  • J. Weir: Natural History
  • F. Liszt: A Faust-Symphony
Prices

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Euro
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 35
 28
22
 16


Concert Judith Weir Portrait
20 August – 7.30 p.m., Theater am Kornmarkt

Conductor: Nicholas Collon

Aaron Pilsan, Piano
Tania Kross, Mezzosoprano

  • J. Weir: Piano Concerto
  • J. Weir: woman.life.song
Prices

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Euro
 40
 28
 16


Hallé Orchestra, Manchester

Concert Michelangelo
15 August – 7.30 p.m., Festspielhaus

Conductor: Sir Mark Elder

Alexei Tanovitski, Bass

  • D. Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti for Bass and Orchestra, Op. 145a
  • P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6


Concert Shakespeare
16 August – 7.30 p.m., Festspielhaus

Conductor: Sir Mark Elder

  • E. Elgar: Falstaff, Symphonic study for orchestra, op. 68 
  • E. Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55
Prices

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Euro
 69
 55
 42
29
 20