Artistic highlights

GERMAN RADIO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SAARBRÜCKEN KAISERLAUTERN
PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR: CHRISTOPH POPPEN
CONCERT SEASON 2010/11
ARTISTIC HIGHLIGHTS

Music unites. All over the world it brings people together from across language barriers. I believe in the power of music, its part in our becoming an increasingly big community.
Christoph Poppen, Principal Conductor of the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Works by Claude Vivier
Principal conductor Christoph Poppen has awarded the Canadian composer Claude Vivier (1948-1983) a very special position for the coming season: His compositions are pervaded by the quest for meaning and the examination of various religions, and vocals often play a central role in them. In later years, Vivier developed a fantasy language, the invention as it were of a generally understandable artistic universal language, in which he formulated statements at whose meaning we can only guess. (Christoph Poppen)

“Orion” for large orchestra (31.10.2010, Saarbrücken, 14.11.2010, Cologne) | “Siddharta” (15 May 2011, Saarbrücken) | “Zipangu” (9.6. + 10.6.2011, Kaiserslautern) | “Lonely Child” for soprano and chamber orchestra (4.6.2011, Saarbrücken and 5.6.2011, Garmisch-Partenkirchen) | chamber music works

Arias programme
“Wien, Wien nur Du allein” (“Vienna, Vienna, only you”) – to mark the 80th birthday of the tenor of the century, Fritz Wunderlich, with Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor) and Christina Landshamer (soprano)

“Russian Night” with Evelina Dobracheva (soprano) and Morten Frank Larsen (baritone)

“Viennese Evening” (New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day concert) with Netta Or (soprano), Valentina Kouzarova (mezzo soprano) and Bernhard Berchtold (tenor)

“Italian Night” with Raffaela and Giorgia Milanesi (soprano) and Ji-Min Park (tenor)

“French Opera Evening” with Michael Schade (tenor) and Adrian Eröd (baritone)

“Viva Verdi and Puccini” with Sandra Moon (soprano) and Adrian Xhema (tenor)

Large repertoire works
Oratories and masses “The Creation” by Joseph Haydn | Mass in F minor by Bruckner

Symphonies Symphony No. 52 by J. Haydn | Symphony in G minor KV 550 by W. A. Mozart with the Donlon Dance Company | 4th + 8th Symphony by Beethoven | 1st + 3rd Symphony by Brahms | 7th Symphony by Bruckner | 3rd + 4th Symphony by Mahler | 4th Symphony by Shostakovich | “Symphonie classique” No. 1 and No. 2 by Prokofiev | “Sinfonia Domestica” by R. Strauss

Concertos Cello concerto in D major by J. Haydn | Horn Concerto KV 417 by W. A. Mozart | 2nd Piano Concerto by Chopin | Piano Concerto No. 1 + 2 by Liszt | Violin Concerto by Dvorák |1st Violin Concerto by Bruch | 2nd Violin Concerto by Prokofiev | 3rd Piano Concerto by Bartók | 1st Violin Concerto by Bartók |

In addition R. Strauss “A Hero’s Life” and “Metamorphoses” and “The Four Last Songs” | Debussy “La mer” | Vincent d’Indy “Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français”

Premieres and contemporary music
Hans Werner Henze “Erlkönig” (The Erlking) | Milko Kelemen “Madrigal Rouge”, piano concerto (premiere and piece commissioned by the DRP) | Fabrice Bollon “Konzert für E-Cello und Orchester” (Concerto for electric cello and orchestra) (premiere) | “Von den Enden der Welt” (From the ends of the Earth) by Daniel Glaus (premiere, piece commissioned by the DRP) | Tan Dun “Konzert für Pipa und Streichorchester” (Concerto for pipa and string orchestra) | Sandor Veress “Threnos. In memoriam Béla Bartók” | Ferran Cruixent (premiere and piece commissioned by the DRP) | four premieres of selected orchestra pieces as part of the “Saarbrücker Komponistenwerkstatt” (Saarbrücken composition workshop) 2011, with the awarding of the DRP composition prize and the associated commission for a piece for a large orchestra

Family concerts
Fairytales | 26.8.2010, 8pm | SWR studio, Kaiserslautern
Fairytales | 29.8.2010, midday | Saarland State Theatre, Saarbrücken
Happy Christmas | 18.12.2010, 11am | Fruchthalle (Fruit Hall), Kaiserslautern
Happy Christmas | 19.12.2010, 11am | Congresshalle (Congress Hall), Kaiserslautern
The Chinese Nightingale | 6.2.2011, 11am and 3pm | SWR studio, Kaiserslautern
The Chinese Nightingale | 27.2.2011, 4pm | Saarbrücken University of Music

School concerts
“Happy Christmas” | 16.12.2010, midday | Stadthalle (Guildhall), Zweibrücken
“Happy Christmas” | 17.12.2010, 10am | Congresshalle (Congress Hall), Saarbrücken
“Orchesterolympiade” (orchestra olympics)| 16.6.2011, 10am + midday | Fruchthalle (Fruit Hall), Kaiserslautern
“Orchesterolympiade” (orchestra olympics)| 17.06.2011, 10am + midday | Gymnasium am Krebsberg, Neunkirchen

GUEST ARTISTS (selection)
Singers Juliane Banse (soprano), Evelina Dobracheva (soprano), Malin Hartelius (soprano), Julia Kleiter (soprano), Christina Landshamer (soprano), Raffaela and Giorgia Milanesi (soprano), Sandra Moon (soprano), Netta Or (soprano), Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Valentina Kouzarova (mezzo soprano), Anke Vondung (alto), Bernhard Berchtold (tenor), Thomas Cooley (tenor), Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor), Ji-Min Park (tenor), Michael Schade (tenor), Adrian Xhema (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone), Adrian Eröd (baritone), Morten Frank Larsen (baritone), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass)

Pianists Anny Hwang, Joseph Moog, Aleander Lonquich, Khatia Buniatishvili, Martina Filjak, Philippe Cassard

Violinists Alexander Rozhdestvensky, August Hadelich, Dora Bratchkova, Vadim Repin, Mirijam Contzen

Cellists Gautier Capuçon, Johannes Moser, Benedict Klöckner

Other soloists/ensembles Fabrice Millischer (trombone), Christoph Eß (horn), Wu Man (pipa), Lorraine National Orchestra, Treves Cathedral Choir, Bavarian Radio Choir, National Choir of Korea, Hilliard Ensemble, Donlon Dance Company (ballet company of the Saarland State Theatre)

Conductors David Afkham, Emilio Pomàrico, Pablo González, Jacques Mercier, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Christian Arming, Sascha Goetzel, Günther Herbig, Enrico Delamboye, Ariel Zuckermann, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Jacques Mercier, David Stahl, Michael Sanderling, Nicholas Milton, Johannes Kalitzke, Simon Gaudenz, Mario Venzago


CONCERT SERIES
Saarbrücken
4 evening performances, Friday, 8pm, Congresshalle (Congress Hall), Saarbrücken
9 matinée performances, Sunday, 11am, Congresshalle (Congress Hall), Saarbrücken
5 studio concerts in the region, Friday, 8pm – due to the conversion of the SR broadcasting studio, the studio concerts will take place at different locations
3 “Music for young ears” concerts
8 ensemble concerts, Wednesday, 8pm, Saarbrücken University of Music
3 family concerts

Kaiserslautern
3 “Sundays at 5” concerts, Sunday, 5pm, Fruchthalle (Fruit Hall), Kaiserslautern
6 “À la carte” concerts, Thursday, 1pm, Fruchthalle (Fruit Hall), Kaiserslautern or at the SWR broadcasting studio, Kaiserslautern (with the possibility of a lunch from midday)
3 family concerts
1 “Music for young ears” concert
6 chamber concerts, Sunday, 11am, SWR studio, Kaiserslautern

Festivals, guest performances, concerts in the region
The orchestra has been invited to attend the following festivals: Music festival Musikfestspiele Saar 2011 (the opening concert, among others), Dresden Music Festival, Richard Strauss Festival in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Moselle Music Festival in Treves, The International Jazz Festival in St. Ingbert; at the SR Festival “Mouvement. Festival for Contemporary Music”, the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra is organizing two orchestra concerts for 2011.

Additional guest performances take the orchestra to the large concert halls of Paris (Cité de la musique), Metz (Arsenal), Cologne (Philharmonic), Frankfurt (Old Opera House), Karlsruhe (Concert Hall), Mainz (Rheingoldhalle) and Ottobeuren (Basilica), among others.

Concerts in the region: Hombourg-Haut, Kusel, Landau, Treves, Dillingen, Neunkirchen, Saarlouis, Losheim “Klassik am See” (classical music by the lake)


TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
11 December 2010 (SR television): Dvorák’s Violin Concerto with August Hadelich and Mozart’s G Minor Symphony KV 550 with the Donlon Dance Company; Conductor: Christioph Poppen

22 January 2011 (SWR television): Awarding of the Emmerich Smola Prize with the winners of international singing contests in Landau


CD PRODUCTIONS
Louis Théodore Gouvy (cpo): completion of the symphony cycle (production of Symphony No. 4, Symphonie brève and Fantasie Symphonique)
Conductor: Jacques Mercier

Peter Tchaikovsky (oehms classics): completion of the full recording of the symphonies (production of the 2nd Symphony)
Conductor: Christoph Poppen

Henri Tomasi: Trombone Concerto; soloist Fabrice Millischer; Conductor: Ulrich Kern

Johannes Brahms (oehms classics): completion of the full recording of the symphonies
Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski


“CLASSICAL MUSIC COMES TO SCHOOL”
The German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra’s education programme “Classical music comes to school” comprises the series “Family concerts” (“Fairytales”, “Happy Christmas”, “The Chinese Nightingale”), “School concerts” (6 events), “Music playground” (9 events) and “Music for young ears” (4 concerts), performed at the orchestra locations in Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern.
In addition, the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra’s music mediator offers rehearsal visits and class workshops throughout the season for people of any age. Dates on request (Ulrike Guggenberger, u.guggenberger@web.de).

Brochures and concert calendars are now available at “SR am Markt” (St. Johanner Markt 27, 66111 Saarbrücken, tel. +49 (0)681 9880880), at the “Referat Kultur der Stadt Kaiserslautern” (Fruchthalle, tel. +49 (0)631 3653452), at all the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra’s concerts or by e-mail to info@drp-orchester.de.

Subscription information can be found at “SR am Markt” in Saarbrücken (tel. +49 (0)681 9880880) and at the “Referat Kultur der Stadt Kaiserslautern” in Kaiserslautern (tel. +49 (0)631 3653452).

www.deutscheradiophilharmonie.de