September 2010 International Diary

Austria

• 22 September 2010 | Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria, Vahid Khadem-Missagh (violin), Gottlieb Wallisch (piano), Rossen Gergov (conductor) | • Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances | • Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Orchestra in D minor | • Dvořák: Scherzo Capriccioso, Op 66 (B 131) | • Dvořák: Czech Suite (Suite in D Major), Op 39 (B 93) | Festsaal, Casino, Baden, 7.30pm | Web site: www.tonkunstler.at
• 25 September 2010 | Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria, Vahid Khadem-Missagh (violin), Gottlieb Wallisch (piano), Rossen Gergov (conductor) | • Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances | • Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Orchestra in D minor | • Dvořák: Scherzo Capriccioso, Op 66 (B 131) | • Dvořák: Czech Suite (Suite in D Major), Op 39 (B 93) | Stadttheater, Wiener Neustadt, 7.30pm | Web site: www.tonkunstler.at

Czech Republic

• 8 September 2010 | Slávka Pěchočová (piano) | • Janáček: In the Mists (V mlhách) | • Chopin: Ballade No 3 in A-flat major, Op 47 | • Schumann: Carnival Op 9 | Suk Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 1.00pm | Web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
• 8 September 2010 | Opening concert of the Prague season | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Eva Urbanová (soprano), Yvona Škvárová (alto), Jan Vacík (tenor), Peter Mikuláš (bass), Eliahu Inbal (conductor) | • Mozart: Symphony No 39 in E-flat major, K543 | • Janáček: Glagolitic Mass | Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 8.00pm | Web site: www.ceskafilharmonie.cz
• 12 & 18 September 2010 | Orchestra & Chorus of National Theatre, Jan Chalupecký (conductor), Lenka Šmídová or Kateřina Jalovcová (Kate) | • Dvořák The Devil and Kate (Čert a Káča), Op 112 (B 201) | National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague, 11.00am | Web site: www.narodni-divadlo.cz
• 15 & 16 September 2010 | Prague Symphony Orchestra (FOK), Jiří Kout (conductor), Alexandra Petersamer (mezzo-soprano) | • Mahler: Kindertotenlieder | • Shostakovich: Symphony No 15 in A Major, Op 141 | Smetana Hall, Municipal House (Obecní dům), Prague, 7.30pm | Web site: www.fok.cz

Finland

• 30 September 2010 | Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Puolalanmäen Music College Choir | • Sibelius: Pohjula’s Daughter | • Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104 (B 191) | • Suk: A Summer’s Tale, Op 29 | Concert Hall, Turku, 7.00pm | Web site: www.turku.fi

Germany

• 16, 17 & 18 September 2010 | Magdalena Kožená, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), soloists | • Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri | Herkulessal, Residenz, Munich, 8.00pm | Web site: www.br-online.de/br-klassik/br-symphonieorchester/index.xml
• 30 September 2010 [also 1 & 2 October] | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor), Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) (Julietta), Steve Davislim Tenor (Michel) | • Martinů: Three Fragments from Julietta (H 253A) | • Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 141) | Philharmonie, Berlin, 8.00pm | Web site: www.berliner-philharmoniker.de

United States of America

• 10 & 12 September 2010 | Nashville Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Blair Children’s Chorus, soloists including Marina Shaguch (soprano), Erin Wall (soprano), Hana Park (soprano), Kelley O’Connor (mezzo-soprano), Nancy Maultsby (alto), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor), Morris Robinson (bass), Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) | • Mahler: Symphony No 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand” | Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, 8.00pm (7.00pm on 12th) | Web site: www.nashvillesymphony.org