| 06/02/12 |
Joseph Haydn, The Creation
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Chorus pro Musica
at NEC's Jordan Hall
June 2, 2012
Performed with full orchestra and soloists. Chorus pro Musica shines new light on this masterpiece with a specially created video presentation by UK video artist Joss Sessions.
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| 06/09/12 |
Longwood Symphony Orchestra - Brahms & Tchaikovsky
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Longwood Symphony Orchestra
at NEC's Jordan Hall
June 9, 2012
The mission of Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of Boston's medical community, is to perform concerts of musical diversity and excellence, while supporting health-related nonprofit organizations. This concert benefits the Rachel Molly Markoff Foundation, which funds pediatric cancer research and assists families coping with childhood cancer.
Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan won the Gold medal at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition with his performance of...
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| 10/28/12 |
What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow and Judith Gordon, piano duo
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
October 28, 2012
Rob Kapilow and pianist Judith Gordon dissect and perform the rarely heard piano version of one of the earliest independent sets of variations for orchestra, Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn for Two Pianos.
“You could practically see the light bulbs going on above people’s heads ... [Kapilow’s] audience could decipher the music in a new, deeper way. It was the total opposite of passive listening.” –Philadelphia...
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| 11/16/12 |
Takács Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin, piano
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
November 16, 2012
"It's as if in the heat of performance part of Hamelin remains perfectly cool and all-seeing, weighing each chord and line, the fingers perfectly obedient to the brain."
– The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Program:
HAYDN: String Quartet in D Major, Opus 76 no. 5
SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D804, "Rosamunde"
SHOSTOKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, Opus 57
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| 11/30/12 |
A Chanticleer Christmas
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
November 30, 2012
“The world’s reigning male chorus.” – The New Yorker
“These men are phenomenal: as fresh as a blade of grass, tightly focused and keenly expressive.” – The New York Times
“Line after line, voice after voice, with moving clarity, they created a work of art in the true sense of the word.” – SalzburgerNachrichten
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12/13/12- 12/16/12 |
Bach Christmas Oratorio
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Handel and Haydn Society
at NEC's Jordan Hall
December 13-December 16, 2012
Embrace the holidays with H&H’s annual Bach Christmas celebration, featuring three cantatas from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Audience favorite John Finney, Associate Conductor and Chorusmaster, leads the Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus in a moving rendition of this holiday treasure.
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01/25/13- 01/27/13 |
Purcell The Indian Queen
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Handel and Haydn Society
at NEC's Jordan Hall
January 25-January 27, 2013
Henry Purcell’s last major work, The Indian Queen, receives special treatment in this compelling interpretation by Harry Christophers and the Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus. Last performed by H&H in 1995, this semi-opera surrounds Queen Zempoalla of Mexico and focuses on her resistance against Montezuma’s invading Peruvian army. Adapted from John Dryden and Sir Robert Howard’s 1664 play, Henry’s brother Daniel completed the opera after his death.
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| 02/01/13 |
What Makes It Great?® with Rob Kapilow and the JP Jofre New Tango Quintet
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
February 1, 2013
Rob Kapilow and the JP Jofre New Tango Quintet examine the remarkable four piece set of tango compositions written by the legendary master of tango music, Ástor Piazzolla.
“JP Jofre has transformed himself into a bandoneón player of International reach.”
–Diario de Cuyo (Argentina)
"If everyone had their own … music mentor—someone to take them to concerts and explain the mysteries—there would probably be...
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| 02/08/13 |
Karita Mattila soprano
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
February 8, 2013
Finland native Karita Mattila is one of today's most exciting lyric dramatic sopranos, recognized for the beauty and versatility of her voice and the power and passion of her performances.
“Mattila's voice has a seductive, mellow maturity to it, all round edges, velvet undertones and ultra creamy legato. It has the earthy warmth of a mezzo but an upper register that still soars. Most striking was her ability to shape endlessly long lines: the breath control...
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| 02/10/13 |
Gil Shaham violin, Akira Eguchi piano
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
February 10, 2013
“…among the most inspired violinists of his generation.”
– The Guardian (Uk)
Program:
Schubert: Sonatina in A minor
Bach: Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Bolcom: Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin (Boston premiere)
Julian Milone: In the Country of Lost Things ...
Avner Dorman: Niggunim (Violin Sonata No. 3)
William Bolcom’s Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin was co-commissioned by...
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| 02/24/13 |
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
February 24, 2013
Joseph Kalichstein piano
Jaime Laredo violin
Sharon Robinson cello
“… chamber music royalty.” – The Washington Post
"This is one of the finest chamber music groups in the business ... playing of a wonderful, unexaggerated expressiveness and warmth." – The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Program:
Mozart: Trio in B-flat Major, K502
André Previn: Trio (Boston premiere)
Tchaikovsky: ...
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| 03/01/13 |
Hilary Hahn violin, Valentina Lisitsa piano
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
March 1, 2013
One of the most sought after artists of her generation, Hilary Hahn has drawn international fame and recognition, including two Grammy Awards, multiple Diapason “d'Or of the Year” and “Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik” prizes, and the 2008 Classic FM/Gramophone Artist of the Year.
“Hilary Hahn isn’t hung up on technique, but she’s a perfectionist who unites expression and skill with uninhibited naturalness: the essence of violin...
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| 03/02/13 |
Jeremy Denk piano
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
March 2, 2013
Pianist Jeremy Denk has steadily built a reputation as one of the music world’s most compelling pianists.
“Hearing Mr. Denk’s bracing, effortlessly virtuosic and utterly joyous performance, one would never guess how phenomenally difficult the piano part is.”
– The New York Times
“The logic that propelled [Denk’s] playing gave his occasional understatements extraordinary power.” – The...
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| 03/15/13 |
Nathan Gunn baritone
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
March 15, 2013
Grammy- winning baritone Nathan Gunn is a multi-faceted performer. One of the most in-demand baritones of our time, who sings at the great opera houses of the world and with the great orchestras, also has a flare for tin-pan alley tunes.
"If you are a fan of opera, than the chance to hear someone of Nathan Gunn's caliber in his Boston recital debut is as close to a 'have to be there moment' as you can get. What really fascinates me,...
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| 03/22/13 |
Jonathan Biss piano - Schumann: Under the Influence
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
March 22, 2013
“The idea of Schumann: Under the Influence is, in a sense, to “place” Schumann—to view him not as just a happy accident, but a central and incredibly important figure in the history of music.” – Jonathan Biss
Program:
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Opus 12
interspersed with selections from:
Janacek: On an Overgrown Path
Berg: Piano Sonata, Opus 1
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Opus...
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04/05/13- 04/07/13 |
Vivaldi Virtuosi
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Handel and Haydn Society
at NEC's Jordan Hall
April 5-April 7, 2013
Harpsichordist Ian Watson returns to the front of the stage to lead a dynamic program of Vivaldi and other Baroque luminaries. Discover the virtuosity of H&H’s principal players in a breathtaking chamber concert of 18th-century music from Italian masters both at home and abroad.
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| 04/12/13 |
Jonathan Biss piano with the Elias String Quartet - Schumann: Under the Influence
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
April 12, 2013
“[Schumann’s] personal story is ultimately one of mental illness and tragic decline, it is all too easy to dismiss the most startling moments in his music as evidence of a mind that was less than whole, where more often than not, they are really manifestations of an entirely unique and utterly beautiful imagination.”
– Jonathan Biss
Program:
Purcell: Selected Fantasias
Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Opus 41 no. 1
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| 04/26/13 |
Thomas Hampson baritone with the Jupiter String Quartet
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
April 26, 2013
International opera star Thomas Hampson brings his masterful interpretive skill to a program for string quartet and voice with the Jupiter String Quartet.
Program:
Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, D. 87
Mark Adamo: New Work for Voice and String Quartet
Wolf: Italian Serenade for String Quartet
Wolf: Selected Lieder for Voice and String Quartet
Program will feature the Boston premiere of a new work by composer Mark...
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| 05/03/13 |
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
NEC's Jordan Hall
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston
at NEC's Jordan Hall
May 3, 2013
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet is the first permanently established wind quintet in the history of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the pinnacle of clarity, unity, and expressiveness.
Program:
Mozart/Hasel: Three Fantasies for Mechanical Organ K. 594, K.616, K.608
Pavel Haas: Quintet Opus 10
Jacques Ibert: Trios pièces brèves
Darius Milhaud: La cheminée du roi René
Jean Francaix: Quintet No. 1
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