A Barenboim family concert featuring Mozart
There are many ways to play Mozart, but for me one of the most authentic interpretations has always been the legendary Daniel Barenboim.
I’m catching pianist Víkingur Ólafsson for an interview during his tour in Los Angeles to discuss his newest album and the related concert…
Director András Hábetler and myself are childhood friends, so he tailored the character of Don Giovanni to match my personality.
The concert will be true to the musical world and mood of the opera, and we can also make a good use of our imagination.
It will work out very well in Trafó to awake feelings with the mere method of looking at people – says Alexander Vantournhout.
Heitor Villa-Lobos applies Johann Sebastian Bach’s characteristic harmonies and counterpoints to Brazilian folk music, and also honoures Mozart…
“I did not attempt to slip the smallest personal attention, or added message, into an already perfect work; rather, I sought to listen to the score scrupulously (and lovingly), read the libretto and translate…” Maurice Béjart on staging The Magic Flute.