Archive for November, 2010

Press quotes – Der Fliegende Holländer / Große Festspielhaus / October 2010

“Captivating and dramatic.” Christian Vranek, Erfolgsmagazin, 27.10.10 “Chief conductor Ivor Bolton waves his baton to the whole orchestra pit with much enthusiasm.  Every single note is positioned perfectly throughout the entire two hour performance.  The echoes in particular, which come from the different corners of the hall, provide great operatic effects.” Ingrid Kreite, Dorfzeitung, 16.10.10 “What Ivor Bolton and the highly motivated Mozarteumorchester create is far away from the typical Wagnerian sound.  Delicate transparency is displayed as much as the exuberant folklore.  Lilting waltzes and dramatic, vital and sensitive emotions are placed next to each other.  The magnificent precision, tension and effective dramatisation...

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Ivor Bolton tours the UK with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg

After the 2009/2010 orchestral tours to the US, Southern Germany, Italy and Abu Dhabi, chief conductor Ivor Bolton and the internationally acclaimed Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg will be visiting the UK.  From 17th to the 28th November, Ivor Bolton and the Mozarteum Orchestra will bring Viennese Classicism to concert halls in London, Warwick, Cambridge, Southend, Sheffield, Hull, Carlisle, Middlesborough, Bradford, Llandudno and Cardiff.  In addition to music by Schubert and Schumann, Freddy Kempf will be joining the orchestra as a soloist in performances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major....

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