schedule

just putting this up for myself coz am having a very hard time keeping up with this schedule concept these days… some up-coming broadcasts/concerts i’d like to listen/attend:

Fri, 01-Mar-2013, 1700GMT (1200EST) Mozart piano concert 20, link
Tue, 05-Mar-2013, 1900GMT (1400EST) Patrizia Ciofi sings Verdi’s La Traviata, link
Wed, 06-Mar-2013, 1930GMT (1430EST) Academy of Ancient Music plays Bach, link
Thu, 07-Mar-2013, 1830GMT (1330EST) Beethoven Emperor concerto, link

Wed, 06-Feb-2013, 1430GMT (0930EST) Hartelius + Bonitatibus + others, link over at Eyes’.
Fri, 08-Feb-2013, 1900GMT (1400EST) Berlioz “La Damnation de Faust” in Toulouse with Olga Borodina. link
Sat, 09-Feb-2013, 1315GMT (0815EST !!!) Anne Hallenberg sings Ferrandini’s Il pianto di Maria in Amsterdam. link or directly to radio4amsterdam. (Edit: here’s link for re-listening.)
Tue, 12-Feb-2013, 1930EST, Organ recital @ Harvard Memorial Church, free. link.
Wed, 13-Feb-2013, 1800EST, Afgan folk songs with Afgan Youth Orchestra @ NEC, free. link.
Same day, 2000EST, all-Hungarian program with NEC Philharmonia, NEC, free. link.
Sat 16-Feb-2013, 1930EST Chinese folk music @ NEC, link.
…
Fri 31-May-2013, 2000EST, Mozart mass in C minor with Chorus Pro Musica. link.

We went to the NEC’s performance of Britten’s “The turn of the screw” last night at the Cutler Majestic Theater, a VERY VERY nice evening. particular shout out to “Peter Quint”, and I quite like “Mrs Grose”, “Ms. Jessel” as well, and the “children” sang with their head voices (i think), which made the portrayal very realistic. Another shout out to the stage director AND the orchestra. we were sitting in row 4 (!!, same head level with conductor), though i should have just moved directly to row ONE to stare directly into the pit. The music is very very nice at times, loooove the use of woodwinds to create the hollow, haunted, panicky moods, especially during woodwind + voice duets. I also quite love the mix of piano music with strings. and lastly, loads and loads of drums, and REAAAALY LIKE the “church bell” (what is that instrument called??? i can’t find pix coz i don’t know the name, it’s vertical pipes and i think you use the hammer to play it…). On last note, the Cutler Majestic Theater is quite beautiful! especially from the orchestra level. Colleague and I agreed this was the first time ever we were that close to the action.

oh, here’s the photos from the staging + performance, via NEC’s fb page. that wooden “curtain” is awesome.