News & Projects ...
27 October 2010 Inaugural Concert at New York's Temple Emanu-El - The Arcos Orchestra inaugurates its 2010-2011 Season as Orchestra-in-Residence at New York's Temple Emanu-El with Northern Lights on 27 October 2010. This concert highlighting Northern European music includes the US Premiere of Allan Pettersson's Mesto and a World Premiere of a new work by Arcos' Composer-in-Residence, Anders Eliasson. Help us make this first concert in our first New York concert series a success with your tax-deductible contribution large or small! (View the 27 October 2010 fundraising video.)
Orchestra in Residence - Temple Emanu-El, New York - The Arcos Orchestra has become "Orchestra in Residence" at New York's extraordinary Temple Emanu-El. The orchestra will present an initial series of four concerts in the 2010-2011 season, followed by 4-6 concerts each season thereafter. The programs reflect Arcos' dedication to helping the listener gain access to lesser-known music. The dates of the inaugural concert series are 27 October 2010, 8 December 2010, 9 March 2011 and 18 May 2011. All concerts begin at 7:00 PM, admission is free to the public. View the 27 October 2010 fundraising video. 2nd European Tour - The 2nd European Tour of the Arcos Orchestra took place in March, 2010, with 11 concerts in Germany, France and Italy, including a major performance at the Konzerthaus in Berlin. Soloists include the renowned clarinetist Sabine Meyer, German trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich and German Pianist Susanne Grützmann. The tour was an overwhelming success, as can be seen in the outstanding press reviews. European Tour Videos - Live excerpts from the Arcos Orchestra's March 2010 European tour can now be watched on YouTube. The video recordings were made at our 13 March concert at the Academy of Music in Detmold, Germany. A sample is below (Eliasson - Ostácoli). Anders Eliasson CD-Recording - The Arcos Orchestra's first commercial CD has been released by Neos Music in Munich, Germany. The CD features three major works by this remarkable Swedish composer, "Desert Point", "Ostácoli" and the world-premiere recording of the "Sinfonia per archi". The recording has received many honors already, including being selected for the "Top List" recommendations for 2008 by the Neue Musikzeitung in Germany and the "Best Recordings" list of Crescendo Magazine. It received an excellent review in Fanfare Magazine and has been presented and lavishly praised on both DeutschlandRadio and Saarlaendischer Rundfunk. The recording is available internationally from Neos Music. Kalevi Aho / Pehr Henrik Nordgren Double-Portrait - The Arcos Orchestra presented in 2009 a New York double-portrait of the remarkable Finnish composers, Kalevi Aho and Pehr Henrik Nordgren. Kalevi Aho was on hand to introduce his own works and pay homage to his longtime friend Pehr Henrik Nordgren, who died in 2008. The program was a smashing success, and the American premiere of Kalevi Aho's Symphony No 14 made a particularly great impression. The entire program will be recorded for Neos Music in 2010. Samuel Adler Portrait Concert - Our very successful 2008 portrait concert of American composer Samuel Adler at the Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, New York, is to be repeated in 2009-2010 season (venue to be announced). The program includes Adler's Arcos Concerto (2008), as well as the Elegy for Strings, the Nuptial Scene (with mezzo-soprano Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev), Beyond the Pale (with clarinet soloist Igor Begelman) and the Concertino No 3. Details to follow! Samuel Adler CD Recording - The Arcos Orchestra is planning to record a CD with music of Samuel Adler for Neos Music of Germany. The recording should be completed in the spring of 2010 and is expected to be released shortly thereafter. Arcos Portrait CD - A CD recording featuring highlights of the Arcos Orchestra's repertoire shall be recording during the March, 2010 concert tour. The CD is to be released by Neos Music and shall include Barber Adagio, Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, Bartók Divertimento and Nordgren Symphony for Strings. Anders Eliasson Portrait - Following the Arcos Orchestra's successful portrait concert of Swedish composer Anders Eliasson in New York (January 25th, 2008), the orchestra will be repeating the event in other American cities. Details to follow! Krzysztof Meyer Portrait Concert - The Arcos Orchestra is planning a major portrait of this striking but little-known Polish composer in New York in the 2009-2010 season. A second performance may take place in Los Angeles. Tristan Keuris & Hans Kox Portrait Concert - The Arcos Orchestra will present a major New York portrait of these two major Dutch composers, whose work remains little known in the USA. 3rd European Tour - The 3rd European Tour of the Arcos Orchestra is being planned for May-June, 2012. Major concerts have already been scheduled in Vienna and Dresden. Further details and booking requests at Konzertdirektion Andrea Hampl, Berlin. |
