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Steve Reich - Colin Currie Group. Edinburg International Festival
Colin Currie Group, Colin Currie (Director, Percussion) Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett, George Barton, Catherine Ring (Percussion) Rowland Sutherland, Helen Whitaker (Flutes) Emma Burgess, Michelle Hromin (Clarinets) Jonathan Morton, Clio Gould (Violins) Nick Bootiman (Viola) Robin Michael, Clare O'Connell (Cello) Philip Moore, Siwan Rhys (Piano) Pete Wilson (Electric Bass Guitar) Steve Reich 1936 - Clapping Music Two Pianos (World Premiere) Radio Rewrite Double Sextet Quartet In All Your Ways (World Premiere) Edinburg International Festival, 28 August 2026
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra - Dutch National Opera
Tyreek McDole
Dianne Reeves, Romero Lubambo - Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Brahms: String Sextet No.1 - Wiener Streichsextett
Wiener Streichsextett Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Sextet No. 2 in G major, op. 36 1995 Directed by Janos Darvas
Verdi: Requiem – Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Swedish Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Daniela Barcellona (alto), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Julian Konstantinov (bass) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 Messa da Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Berlin, Philharmonie, 10 October 2001
Paco de Lucia, Light & Shade
Paco de Lucía : Light and Shade Directed by Michael Meert 1994
Núria Rial, Accademia del Piacere, Fahmi Alqhai: Durón, Bononcini, Nebra
Nuria Rial (Soprano) Accademia del Piacere, Fahmi Alqhai (Musical Director, Viola da gamba) Francisco Guerau (1649–1722) Pavana Attributed to Sebastián Durón and José de Torres (c. 1670–1738) ‘Y, pues consentir no debo’ – ‘Yo hermosísima Ninfa’ (Recitative and Aria from the zarzuela ‘El imposible mayor en amor le vence Amor’) Sebastián Durón ‘Quantos teméis al rigor’ (from the zarzuela ‘Las nuevas armas de Amor’) Fahmi Alqhai (1976 - ) Improvisation: Xácaras & Folías Sebastián Durón ‘Sosieguen, descansen’ (From the zarzuela ‘Salir el amor del mundo’) Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747) ‘Pastorella che tra le selve’ Fahmi Alqhai Improvisation Marionas – Canarios José de Nebra (1702–1768) ‘Adiós, prenda de mi amor’ (From the opera ‘Amor aumenta el valor’) ‘Tempestad grande, amigo’ (From the zarzela ‘Vendado es amor, no es ciego’) Bayreuth, St George’s Church (Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival), 12 September 2024
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Ballet by John Neumeier
A Midsummer Night's Dream by John Neumeier John Neumeier – Choreographer Music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and György Ligeti Jürgen Rose - Sets and costumes Anna Laudere - Dancer (Hippolyte/Titania) Alexandr Trusch - Dancer (Philostratus/Puck) Edvin Revazov - Dancer (Theseus/Oberon) Hélène Bouchet - Dancer (Helena) Madoka Sugai – Dancer (Hermia) Karen Azatyan - Dancer (Demetrius) Jacopo Bellussi - Dancer (Lysander) Marc Jubete - Dancer (Bottom) The Hamburg Ballet Directed by Myriam Hoyer Hamburg, Staatsoper Hamburg, 2021