Archive for the ‘Classical Performances’ Category
Friday, January 4th, 2013
First I would like to wish you a happy, healthy, prosperous and loving new year!
The past year for me was full of new experiences and surprises, which I enjoyed very much. I also thank those who have supported me and inspired.
This concert has a very special significance for me because it is my final concert (for solo piano) at the University of [...] Continue Reading…
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Sunday, December 16th, 2012
Ludwig van Beethoven – www.ota-berlin.de
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn on December 16th 1770.
Even though no actual authenticated record of the date of his birth exists, the registry of his baptism, in a Roman Catholic service at the Parish of St. Regius in Bonn made on 17 December, 1770 survives.
Infants born in Northern Germany at this time were traditionally baptised [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Amos Talmon - conductor, Andreas Conrad - tenor, Andrey Baranov, Christian Oldenburg - bass, December 16th - Happy Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven, Evelina Dobraceva - Soprano, Happy Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven SYMPHONY N.9 op 125, ota-berlin piano salon, Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin, Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin Amos Talmon - conductor, Piano Salon Christophori, Vanessa Barkowski - alto, www.philharmonie.com
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Saturday, December 15th, 2012
On this up comping Friday before Christmas, 21st December 12th at 2030 hrs “Bach and his transcriptions” by Nadja Zwiener, violin and Mr Abramovich, piano.
On this darkest day in the northern half of our planet we need warmth and light and who better to present this to us then the greatest German of all, namely Johan Sebastian Bach! -http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/05/21/biography-of-johann-sebastian-bach/
Nadja Zwiener is one [...] Continue Reading…
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
Dear friends, dear guests,
in the coming week, there are 3 concerts, first two piano recitals, which I would recommend as an unset at the highest level.
On Tuesday, the 04th 12th at 20.30 h with a recital of the fantastic pianist Herin Sung, the critics, whose opinions I guess, a great future is predicted. Several competitive gains points in this direction, such as [...] Continue Reading…
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Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Piano Recital Li-Chun Su
This Friday at 2030 hrs
Piano Salon Christophori
JS Bach – The Well-Tempered Clavier Volume I
www.lichunsu.com
Today - Friday, the 30the November [Winston Churchill's birthday] at 2030 hrs – the truly great, no-frills Taiwanese virtuoso Li-Chun Su with the Well-Tempered Clavier by JS Bach Volume I
She has been impressive at all the recitals at the Piano Salon Christofori winning the Porto Piano Competition internationally [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Bach - Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Bach / Busoni - Chaconne in D minor, Bach Italienisches Konzert BWV 971, Beethoven Sonate Fis-Dur Op. 78, JS Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier Volume I, Li-Chun Su, Liszt h-moll Sonate, Schubert - Wanderer Fantasy
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Monday, November 12th, 2012
On Saturday evening the BBC’s chief stood before his own and other television cameras and announced his retirement – after 54 days in the job!
This resignation, of director George Entwistle on ,of the “most distinguished station in the world”, as the ‘BEEB’ calls itself , currently finds itself in perhaps its greatest crisis in its history,.
With the resignation of Entwistle and then in-turn, [...] Continue Reading…
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Sunday, November 11th, 2012
Dear Friends of the Piano Salon Christophori
Let me invite you to this evenings concert – and sorry for the short notice – and allow me to once again draw attention to the great pianist of this evening, on Sunday, the 11th 11th at 20:30 a piano recital with Rubinova, since winning the Silver Medal for one of the most important piano competitions [...] Continue Reading…
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Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
T U R A N D O T – first performance Milano April 1926
Dramma lyrico in three acts; Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, after the play by Carlo Gozzi; First performed on 25th April 1929 in Milan; Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 13th September 2008
Sung In Italian with German sub-titels
Conductor Jesús López Cobos
Orchester der [...] Continue Reading…
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Monday, October 29th, 2012
Piano recital by Kotaro Fukuma Thursday, Nov 08, 2012 Start time 20:30 clock
Pianosalon Christophori – Ueferstrasse 8, 13357 Berlin [see map below]
The program: <Shimmering Water> Chopin – Barcarolle Beethoven – Sonata No.15 in D major Op.28 Smetana – Vltava (editing K.Fukuma) Fontaines – Prelude et Fugue (world premiere) Griffes – The Fountains of Aqua Paola Liszt – Au bord d’une source Debussy [...] Continue Reading…
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Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Dear Guests and Friends of the Piano Salon -
Concert invitations for this coming Wednesday, the 24th October at 20.30 hrs.
One of my dearest companions of the salon, the conductor and pianist Mr Michael Abramovich may be heard in a Rodion Shchedrin evening.
The next week is on Wednesday 24th 10th Mr Abramovich at 20.30 h, the performance of the 24 Preludes and Fugues [...] Continue Reading…
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Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Program -
Beethoven Sonaten op. 14 No.2 und op. 10 No.2
Stravinsky Sonate
Beethoven Bagatellen
Dear Guests and Friends of the Piano Salon Christophori -
Our series of special recitals continues this coming Tuesday, 16th October at 2030 hrs.
And if your not going to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin to watch Sweden play Germany in World Cup Qualifying, [or watching it on German television] then you [...] Continue Reading…
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