2009 is the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death. He is being widely
commemorated.
TOUR CALENDAR 2009 |
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RNCM Chamber Music Festival 7 - 12 January January starts with our annual visit to the RNCM Chamber Music Festival in Manchester, this year devoted to Music in Vienna from Schubert to Schoenberg. |
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Opera in Venice and András Schiff's Vicenza Festival Haydn and the other anniversary-composer Mendelssohn feature in András Schiff's Vicenza Festival in concerts given in the incomparable setting of Palladio's Teatro Olimpico. We start in Venice and attend a performance of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at the Teatro la Fenice. |
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Haydn TRIOthalon in Eisenstadt with Richard Wigmore An in-depth exploration of piano trios, flute trios and baryton trios by Haydn and dedicated to Haydn in the original setting of the Esterhazy Palace Haydnsaal, Empiresaal and Chapel. Richard Wigmore (critic, broadcaster and author of the latest Haydn biography) will introduce each programme and interview some of the musicians. Visits to the special Haydn exhibitions in Eszterháza, Vienna and the Rohrau birthplace are included. |
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15th Ittingen Festival 20 - 24 May The 15th Ittingen Festival coincides with Heinz Holliger's 70th birthday. "Haydn the Genius" is the subject - the opera L'isola disabitata (Holliger conducting and Schiff playing timps) and two masses, quartets, trios and piano music with other composers' tributes to Haydn. We also visit galleries in Winterthur and Zurich including the re-opened Buehrle collection. We stay in the idyllic setting of the Charterhouse with the musicians and there is very limited accommodation, so please reserve places soon. |
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Haydn Memorial Days in Eisenstadt and Eszterháza 31 May is the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death and we will be in the Bergkirche where he is buried to hear his Creation Mass, followed by a performance of The Creation with Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra and soloists including Thomas Quasthoff. Also the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and the Academy of Ancient Music. Professor Denis McAldin of the Haydn Society is guest lecturer. Visits to the special Haydn exhibitions in Eszterháza, Vienna and the Rohrau birthplace are included. |
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Wagner's Ring in Budapest 10 - 15 June New in 2008, and very popular, was our visit to Wagner's Ring in the Budapest Palace of Arts conducted by Adam Fischer. This was over four evenings in a "semi-staged" production that impressed everyone. It is being repeated, and we have secured seats in the front row (and others) for our party. |
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Schubertiade at Schwarzenberg 17 - 22 - 28 June The Schubertiade at Schwarzenberg always brings together the cream of singers and instrumentalists and this year is no exception. We stay in a lovely small hotel in a peaceful valley setting. We are offering two tours and it is possible to stay for both. |
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Mondsee Musiktage 29 August - 6 September We are planning a return to Heinrich Schiff's Mondsee Musiktage in its beautiful lakeside setting near Salzburg. |
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Eisenstadt Haydn Festival 23 - 27 September Our annual pilgrimage to the places Haydn lived and worked. Highlights include Adam Fisher and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Haydn's London opera 'L'anima del filosofo' with Christiane Oelze, Paul Agnew and Jonathan Lemalu, and Christophe Coin playing both cello concertos and works for baryton. Richard Wigmore is guest lecturer, and visits to the special Haydn exhibitions in Eszterháza, Vienna and the Rohrau birthplace are included. |
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Indian Summer Festival In Eastern Slovakia After an exceptionally successful inauguration this year the festival continues next autumn with two recitals by the Vienna Piano Trio, (Mendelssohn and Haydn), two recitals by the Stamic Quartet and appearances by the Budapest Baryton Trio and the exciting South African pianist Petronel Malan. |
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