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CLAUDIO ABBADO AND THE REDISCOVERY OF FIERRABRAS

—  |  27 June 2018

From Teatro alla Scala:

960274The 2018 production of Fierrabras is the occasion for Fondazione Abbado and Teatro alla Scala to remember Claudio Abbado, who would have celebrated his 85th birthday on June 26th.

On that date at 6pm the two institutions will be organizing in the Foyer A. Toscanini the conference “Claudio Abbado and the rediscovery of Fierrabras”, in partnership with FEDORA Platform. The conference will recall moments and features of the modern rebirth of the opera starting from Ruth Berghaus’ staging with the participation of, among the others, Daniele Abbado, Alexander Pereira and artistic contributions by Daniel Harding and tenor Josef Protschka, interpreting Fierrabras in 1988.

Free entrance while seats last. It will be also possible to follow the event in live streaming on our Facebook and YouTube pages.

FIRST DATABASE OF ALL THE PERFORMANCES OF CLAUDIO ABBADO

—  |  11 January 2016

The CAI is about to publish the first database of all the performances of Claudio Abbado. It will be presented to the public on 19th January 2016 at 8.30 p.m. at the Civica Scuola di Musica di Milano – Claudio Abbado  and will be available online in the following weeks.

LUCERNE FESTIVAL 2016

—  |  30 October 2015

The programme of the Lucerne Festival 2016 is online (http://www.lucernefestival.ch)

4 concerts of the LFO

August 12th & 13th

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Bavarian Radio Choir |Latvian Radio Choir | Orfeón Donostiarra | Tölz Boys’ Choir |Riccardo Chailly conductor | Reccarda Merbeth Magna Peccatrix |Christine Goerke Una poenitentium | Anna Lucia Richter Mater gloriosa | Sara Mingardo Mulier Samaritana | Mihoko Fujimura Maria Aegyptiaca | Andreas Schager Doctor Marianus | Peter Mattei Pater ecstaticus | Samuel Youn Pater profundus

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major Symphony of a Thousand

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August 19th & 20th

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Bernard Haitink conductor

Bernard Haitink’s 50th Anniversary in Lucerne
 Bernard Haitink’s 50th concert at LUCERNE FESTIVAL

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA ON TOUR FROM NOVEMBER 6th TO NOVEMBER 15th

—  |  30 October 2015

Once again the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA will undertake a major concert tour in 2015. From 6 to 15 November this unique “orchestra made of soloists” will perform in Ferrara, Hamburg, Dortmund, Paris, Luxembourg, Madrid, and Vienna. The conductor will be Andris Nelsons, with Martha Argerich and Rudolf Buchbinder as soloists.

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Andris Nelsons conductor | Martha Argerich piano (Prokofiev) | Rudolf Buchbinder piano (Beethoven)

All dates:
Friday, 6 November 2015 | 20.30 | Ferrara, Teatro Claudio Abbado
Prokofiev Piano Concert No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 (soloist: Martha Argerich) | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Saturday, 7 November 2015 | 19.30 | Hamburg, Laeiszhalle
Beethoven Piano Concert No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (soloist: Rudolf Buchbinder) | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Sunday, 8 November 2015 | 16.00 | Dortmund, Konzerthaus
Beethoven Piano Concert No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (soloist: Rudolf Buchbinder) | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Monday, 9 November 2015 | 20.30 | Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
Prokofiev Piano Concert No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 (soloist: Martha Argerich) | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Tuesday, 10 November 2015 | 20.30 | Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
Prokofiev Piano Concert No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 (soloist: Martha Argerich) | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Wednesday, 11 November 2015 | 20.00 | Luxembourg, Philharmonie 
Beethoven Piano Concert No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (soloist: Rudolf Buchbinder) | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Friday, 13. November 2015 | 22.30 | Madrid, Auditorio National
Mozart Symphony in C major K. 425 Linz | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Sunday, 15. November 2015 | 11.00 | Wien, Musikverein 
Mozart Symphony in C major K. 425 Linz | Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

BUST OF CLAUDIO ABBADO UNVEILED

—  |  12 October 2015

Bueste-Claudio-Abbado-Philharmonie-BerlinOn Sunday morning (11.10.2015) a bust of Claudio Abbado was unveiled by Martin Hoffmann and the sculptor Bertrand Freiesleben. The bust will ultimately be placed in the “Südfoyer”, opposite the bust of Herbert von Karajan. The ceremony was followed with great interest by many friends of the orchestra – and of Claudio Abbado.

GRAMOPHONE AWARD FOR ABBADO

—  |  28 August 2015

The English magazine GRAMOPHONE has published its Awards 2015 and the recording of Bruckner’s Symphony no. 9 (Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, DG) received the Award in the category “Orchestral”.

“CHAMBER MUSIC FOR CLAUDIO” – TRIBUTE TO CLAUDIO ABBADO in SILS MARIA (SWITZERLAND)

—  |  20 July 2015

In memory of Claudio Abbado some of his old friends, members of the LFO, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra etc., will play a concert dedicated to him

on August 11th 2015, 8.30 P.M. at SILS MARIA, Offene Kirche

Here was his second home and here he found his final resting place.

Soloists: Reinhold Friedrich, Trumpet – Emmanuel Pahud, Flute – Lucas Macias Navarro, Oboe,  Gregory Ahss & Giacomo Tesini, Violins –  Diemut Poppen,  Viola – Natalia Gutman  &  Walter Vestidello, Cello – Juhanee Gonzalez, Contrabass – Eriko Takezawa, Harpsichord.

FESTIVAL DI RAVELLO (ITALY): CONCERT DEDICATED TO CLAUDIO ABBADO (JULY 24th)

—  |  2 July 2015

Our friend Michael Lessky, ex-collaborator of Claudio Abbado, will conduct a concert dedicated to Claudio Abbado with the Junge Philharmonie Wien at Ravello Festival on July 24th.

Friday 24 July 2015
Belvedere di Villa Rufolo, 7.30 PM
Junge Philharmonie Wien
Michael Lessky, conductor
Choir Estro Armonico
Chorusmaster: Silvana Noschese
Music from Wagner, Debussy, Schubert

Price: € 40

ANDRIS NELSONS IN BERLIN

—  |  30 June 2015

Andris Nelsons conducted the Berlin Philharmonic in a magnificent performance of Mahler’s 5th symphony. Now we are looking forward to Lucerne.

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD 2015 FOR CLAUDIO ABBADO

—  |  30 June 2015

The BBC Music Magazine Awards 2015 were announced recently. In the category “Orchestral” works the winner is the recording of Anton Bruckner’s 9th symphony by the Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado.

AN EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO CLAUDIO ABBADO IN FLORENCE

—  |  30 June 2015

A tribute to Claudio Abbado in 200 snapshots. On Saturday, 28th March 2015 at 7.30 p.m. at the Opera House in Florence an exhibition called “Claudio Abbado / Making music together” was opened. It was conceived by Alfredo Albertone, organized by the Opera of Florence and by Contrasto, in collaboration with the Foundation Claudio Abbado. A tribute to one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, a tale in photographs of his long life seen by numerous photographers.

For more information visit the link:  http://www.055firenze.it/art/120519/Claudio-Abbado-mostra-omaggio-allOpera-Firenze

ICMA 2015 FOR CLAUDIO ABBADO

—  |  30 June 2015
The International Classic Music Awards have announced their prizes for 2015. In the category “Concertos” the recording of Mozart’s Concerto for Oboe played by Lucas Macias Navarro and the Haydn Sinfonia Concertante with the Orchestra Mozart conducted by Claudio Abbado won the competition.
In the category “Symphonic Music” the prize went to the recording of Bruckner’s 9th Symphony with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado.
On top of that Accentus became the Label of the Year. Congratulations!