IMZ Newsletter August 2014 by IMZ International Music + Media Centre

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August 2014

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Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz IMZ At ITF Golden Prague IMZ World Music Film Screenings AT WOMEX 14 World Music Films On Tour

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NEW PRODUCTIONS ACCENTUS Music The Leipzig Mahler 9 & Zhu-Xiao Mei’s Goldberg Variations Arthaus Musik New DVD Releases Bel Air Media Festival d’Aix-en-Provence: Mozart, Händel, Rossini Clasart Classic The Cleveland Orchestra’s Brahms Cycle C Major Entertainment In Memoriam Lorin Maazel EuroArts Sol Gabetta & POPPEA//POPPEA in 3D gebrueder beetz filmproduktion The Wagner Files HD & Tchaikovsky On The Edge (WT) makido film Liedestoll: The First Concert ServusTV Don Giovanni A Groundbreaking TV And Web Broadcast Live From Salzburg Festival - Now to be found at the Mediathek Unitel Salzburg Festival 2014 LOOKING FOR PARTNERS makido film New Documentary About Elīna Garanča Sounding Images In Memoriam Lorin Maazel & The Great Mediterranean Song Contest Windrose The Sounds Of Sax

SCHEDULE Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz 28 June – 31 August 2014 | Vienna, Austria World Music Films On Tour – Jupiter’s Dance 3 August 2014 | Floreffe, Belgium Music Film Festival At Castle Špilberk 18 – 24 August 2014 | Brno, Czech Republic IMZ At ITF Golden Prague 5 – 8 October 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic IMZ At WOMEX 14 22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago De Compostela, Spain Avant Première 2015 10 – 13 February 2015 | Berlin, Germany

WHAT’S ON… gebrueder beetz filmproduktion ZDF ZDF Music On ARTE ZDF/3Sat FESTIVAL/COMPETITION NEWS 51st ITF Golden Prague Submission Deadline Extended 2014 Queen Elisabeth Voice Competition The Laureates LAURELS, PRIZES AND PRAISES gebrueder beetz filmproduktion Before The Last Curtain Falls IN MEMORIAM Lorin Maazel

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FILM FESTIVAL AT WIENER RATHAUSPLATZ 28 June – 31 August 2014 | Vienna (Austria) Time is running and summer reaches its peak… At the beginning of August, half of the Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz has already passed by. Did you have the chance to drink a glass of fruity apricot bowle enjoying a summery night with an excellent music film screening starring Renée Fleming, Patrizia Ciofi, Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Thomas Hampson, Nina Stemme, Regula Mühlemann, Magdalena Kožená, Piotr Beczala, Leo Nucci, Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, Peter Kálmán, Simon Keenlyside or Emily Magee? Did you hold your breath marvelling at the beauties of Carmina Burana from the Gala Berlin, Joy, Beautiful Spark of Gods from Waldbühne Berlin or The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra from the Musikverein in Vienna? Did you dance in front of Vienna’s City Hall to the musics of Goran Bregovic, ZAZ or The Electric Light Orchestra? Did you sing along with

thousands of fans when Glen Hansard played Baloise Session, Marvin Gaye performed his greatest hits live in Amsterdam, Frank Sinatra sang a duet with his daughter Nancy or when Falco rocked the Danube Island Vienna in the legendary concert of 1993? Did you follow the conductor’s hands with your own when Claudio Abbado, Antonio Fogliani, Valery Gergiev, Franz Welser-Möst, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Barenboim or Muhai Tang were leading the world’s best orchestras on screen? Did you move your toes when Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Hoy, the timeless fairy tale Sleeping Beauty in the new version by Matthew Bourne or the classical ballet pyrotechnics of the Mariinsky Theatre’s Romeo & Juliet brought breath-taking dancing onto the screen? Did you whistle when operettas like Der Zarewitsch (The Tsarevich), Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles) or Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar Student) enchanted the audience?

If not, take a deep breath, the good news is: One month of this one-ofa-kind open-air music film festival still lies ahead! Starring these worldclass musicians, conductors, directors, performers, dancers… And there still is the chance to do all the things suggested above! Until 31 August 2014, there will be more of these first-class screenings of operas, classical concerts, ballets, operettas and pop music gigs on the Film Festival’s impressive 300m2 screen! For the details, take a look at the programme. The IMZ team is looking forward to seeing you at the Film Festival… Enjoy the summer! www.filmfestival-rathausplatz.at

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IMZ AT ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 6 – 7 October 2014 | Prague (Czech Republic) The IMZ is looking forward to the 51th International Television Festival Golden Prague, which will take place in Theatre Archa, 5 – 8 October 2014. We are happy to contribute several items to the agenda of the festival:

Monday 6 October 11:00 am - 01:00 pm IMZ Board Meeting (closed session) 02:15 – 02:45 pm IMZ Mini Academy: Sharpen up your Showreel! Jan Younghusband and Peter Maniura share tips and thoughts about the art of making the best possible showreel. In the context of the decision of the IMZ Board to restructure the showreels for the next Avant Première Screenings in Berlin, this promises to be a vital session for all members. 03:00 – 04:30 pm Golden Prague Première I: Before the Last Curtain Falls (90min) A feature documentary by Thomas Wallner The film dives deeply into the exceptional and heart-warming stories of

a group of transsexuals and drag queens in their sixties and seventies, who summon up their bravery to take the stage once again – perhaps for the last time. Belgian choreographer Alain Platel and “wizard” stage director Frank Van Laecke collaborate to turn the cast members’ lives into movement. gebrueder beetz filmproduktion in cooperation with Savage Film, ZDF & Canvas in association with ARTE & Telenet. Supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, FFA – German Federal Film Board, DFFF – German national film fund, MEDIA programme of the European Union & Flanders Audiovisual Fund. 05:00 – 06:45 pm Golden Prague Première II: A Swan Lake (100min) “I wanted to do something big and wild and different. Something with water!” said choreographer Alexander Ekman and filled the Main Stage at the Oslo Opera House with 5,000 litres of water. In A Swan Lake, his new full-length work created for the Norwegian National Ballet, the dancers are joined on stage by actors, a

soprano, musicians and 1,000 rubber ducks. Alexander Ekman is an award-winning choreographer, whose work is internationally acclaimed for its inventiveness, musicality and humour. With a score by Swedish composer Mikael Karlsson and costumes by Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov, A Swan Lake takes a fresh and witty look at Tchaikovsky‘s ballet of all ballets.“ “A spectacular show that transcends boundaries.” (Aftenposten, 2014) “… it is easy to be both amused and seduced by this mischievous swan dive.” (Dagbladet, 2014) Directed for Screen by Jeff Tudor | Producers Adrienne Liron & Anne Røthing A coproduction of the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, NRK and 3 minutes West in cooperation with Arthaus Musik © DNO&B.

Tuesday 7 October 09:00 am – 01:00 pm IMZ Academy Closed Session More information to be revealed soon!

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IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 14 – ALL ABOUT THE FILM PROGRAMME 22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago De Compostela (Spain) Do not miss out on the 13th IMZ World Music Film Screenings at WOMEX 14 (22 – 26 October 2014) in Santiago De Compostela, Galicia, Spain. We are proud of the screening schedule consisting of 12 amazing productions from 17 countries! From August to October, we will introduce all selected as well as the submitted films.

Pick from the film selection: BKO On Air – about four Malian artists and one French meeting to write a human and musical history. Screening date: Thursday, 23 October 2014, 11:00 am, Film Room 209

Brasslands – about an unlikely brass band from New York City, Zlatne Uste, travelling to Guča for the world's largest trumpet competition, to represent the United States. Screening date: Thursday, 23 October 2014, 3:00 pm, Film Room 209 The Africa Express – about a a one-week railroad tour around UK with musical legends such as Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), Paul McCartney, Rokia Traoré, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Amadou Bagayoko (Amdaou & Mariam) and many more... Screening date: Thursday, 23 October 2014, 12 noon, Film Room 209 The Case Of The Three Sided Dream (Sneak Preview) – about the life and work of Rhasaan Roland Kirk. Screening date: Thursday, 23 October 2014, 1:00 pm, Film Room 209

Pick from non-selected films: Because Of Money 2: FOKN Revenge – about two friends communicating only in song who are out to seek revenge on a machete-wielding gang that robbed them and left them for dead. BORNEO & BEYOND: The Rainforest World Music Festival is a documentary film celebrating music and traditional instruments – including everything from Accordions to Zithers – from six continents, while encouraging sonic diplomacy. Brasil Somos Nos – about bagpiper Carlos Nuñez who went on a journey in search of his grandfather, Jose Maria Nuñez, who emigrated to Brazil from Galicia in 1904 and disappeared, presumably killed by another musician. Fredrik Rydmans's Swan Lake Reloaded – In this interpretation of Tchaikovsky classic, Fredrik Rydman not only uses the music of Tchaikovsky but also special composed work of a host of Swedish and international pop and rock writers

Have you already registered for WOMEX 14 in Santiago De Compostela, Spain? Register for WOMEX 14 at the Guide Rate, valid until 29 August 2014. We IMZ World Music Film Screenings At WOMEX 14 are happy to offer special rates for IMZ members and film submitters! Please contact r.pfletschinger@imz.at to receive your personal registration code!

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WORLD MUSIC FILMS ON TOUR The IMZ World Music Films library – be it documentaries, concert recordings or a mixture of both – shows the diversity, variety and range of music from around the planet. Music is part of a society’s’ communication, can illustrate interactions from politics and civil society or simply exemplify the profound relationship of musicians with their art form. Collecting World Music Films that have been screened at WOMEX – the World Music Expo – since more than a decade, the library currently consists of 66 excellent World Music Films from Mali to Argentina, Turkey to India, Bulgaria to Palestine, only to name a few. You are a festival organiser and would like to screen documentaries or concert recordings or World Music Films? Your audience would like to see the inspiring rise and uncer-

tain future of Mali’s Festival in the Desert told by the Festival director and musicians who perform in The Last Song Before The War? A screening of Portuguese fado and its charismatic star Mariza in Mariza and the Story of Fado could be an interesting side-programme to a live-act of ariza? The road movie Renato Borghetti Quarteto Europa showing the artistic paths of Renato Borghetti, gaucho accordion star from Southern Brazil, with a group of excellent musicians touring Europe, would be a good fit for your programme in a cultural institution? Then contact us! For questions and bookings, please contact Astrid Hafner-Auinger (a.hafner@imz.at) at the IMZ office! Explore the world’s musical traditions, diversity as well as the interconnections of music, cultures and customs. Find the complete selection of films offered, trailers, the booking form including prices etc.

for non-commercial bookings here and the film touring schedule 2013 herewww.worldmusicfilms.com

FACT BOX Within the non-profit-initiative World Music Films On Tour, the IMZ offers films for reasonable prices to various festival organisers and cultural institutions for non-commercial and non-theatrical screenings worldwide. The motivation behind the initiative is on the one hand to support World Music filmmakers in promoting and distributing their artwork around the planet and on the other hand to make these films available even for small festivals, conferences, and other events having restraint budgets.

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ACCENTUS MUSIC

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Release On DVD And Release on DVD: Blu-Ray: Zhu-Xiao Mei and the Mahler 9 With Riccardo Goldberg Variations Chailly And The Gewandhaus Orchestra

Guido Lukoschek The Language Of The Unknown – A Film About The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Zhu Xiao-Mei © Martin Jehnichen

This live recording of the composer’s last completed symphony is part of the Leipzig cycle of Mahler’s symphonies. It confirms once more the Gewandhaus Orchestra’s reputation as an exemplary ensemble for the performance of Mahler’s music. The highest level of performance culture combined with a sharply contoured, transparent, polished, and detailed manner of playing, plus infectious verve and an unmistakable sound characterized by a darkly golden color – these are qualities responsible for the Gewandhaus Orchestra’s international reputation. Since the time of Bruno Walter, the orchestra has developed a deep understanding of Mahler’s works, which in their collaboration with Riccardo Chailly has been continued. The DVD and Blu-ray are available from September 2014.

Zhu Xiao-Mei is one of the world's most celebrated interpreters of J. S. Bach's Goldberg Variations. For decades, she has been playing this masterpiece all over the world, proving that this universal music transcends boundaries. For the first time, her performance is documented on DVD: as a highlight of the 2014 Leipzig Bachfest, Zhu Xiao-Mei performed the Goldberg Variations next to Bach’s last resting place in the magnificent St. Thomas Church. This unique concert will be released in fall 2014, including Michel Mollard’s documentary. The return is the movement of Tao. Zhu Xiao-Mei and the Goldberg Variations. The film accompanies the pianist to the stillness of the French Alps, allowing a rare insight into the intellectual world of this fascinating musician and into her conception of Bach’s work.

The Language of the Unknown accompanies the great saxophonist Wayne Shorter and his band with a concert on 3 November 2012, in the Salle Pleyel in Paris and observes the effect of the music on their creators, who are normally much too busy with creating the new rather than to deal with music already played. (102197 / 108114)

Marieke Schroeder Country Roads – The Heartbeat Of America

www.accentus.com In her documentary Country Roads, Marieke Schroeder embarks on a search for the authentic America – a country at a turning point. It is a

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BEL AIR MEDIA search for the substantial: the morale, the pioneering spirit that holds the nation and its population together in crisis. We meet the young generation of American singer-songwriters who consider themselves as successors of Country rebels such as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Steve Earle. (102199 / 108118)

Maurice Ravel & Sergei Prokofiev L’enfant Et Les Sortilèges & Peter And The Wolf

These two ballet productions, based on music by Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev, are warmly recommended to all children, young people and adults who take pleasure in meeting a world of fairy tale captured in music and dance. L’enfant et les sortiléges combines Jiří Kylián’s imaginative choreography with Lorin Maazel’s innovative conducting at the Paris Opera. And Matthew Hart’s Peter and the Wolf offers a surprisingly refreshing feast for eyes and ears. (100103 / 108133) www.arthaus-musik.com

Mozart: The Magic Flute

Mozart’s last opera is also his most extraordinary, with its mixture of genres and styles, ranging from fantastic tale to philosophical fable, from Viennese comedy to grand opera… Staged by director Simon McBurney at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. A coproduction of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam and the English National Opera, London. In collaboration with Complicite, London. Live recorded in HD at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Produced by Bel Air Media in coproduction with ARTE France and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.

Händel: Ariodante

In the deceptive light of the moon, a man sings of how the woman he loves has betrayed him… The knight

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Ariodante (Sarah Connolly) and Princess Ginevra (Patricia Petibon) swore eternal fidelity to each other. But the treacherous Polinesso (Sonia Prina), who also desires the young woman, has succeeded in painting her as unfaithful… New production of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. In coproduction with the Dutch National Opera of Amsterdam, Canadian Opera Company of Toronto and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Live recorded in HD at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Produced by Bel Air Media in coproduction with the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Mezzo with the participation of France Télévisions.

Rossini: Il Turco In Italia

In the bright sunlight of opera buffa, a Turkish prince lands on the coast of Naples looking for amorous adventures. In no time at all, he meets a vivacious Italian girl, who is accustomed to flitting between admirers, much to the displeasure of her elderly husband, but to the great delight of Prosdocimo, a poet in search of characters for a play… New production of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. In coproduction with the Opéra de Dijon and the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera,

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CLASART CLASSIC Teatro Regio Torino. Live recorded in HD at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Produced by Bel Air Media in coproduction with the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in association with ARTE France – ARTE Concert.

The Cleveland Orchestra’s Brahms Cycle: Symphonies No. 2 & 3

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the Symphony No. 1 will be recorded in cooperation with the BBC. The cycle will be completed in February next year with the recording of Brahms’ Piano Concertos, performed by legendary pianist Yefim Bronfman in Cleveland. Clasart Classic is recording the concerts in HD quality and with 5.1 Surround Sound. www.tmg.de

Clasart Classic continues its close collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of its principal conductor Franz Welser-Möst. In the focus of this cooperation: Johannes Brahms. After the recording of the composer’s Violin Concerto with Julia Fischer and the Symphony No. 4 at Severance Hall in Cleveland, the Symphonies No. 2 and 3 will be recorded on 15 September 2014 at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. Cleveland’s Plain Dealer praised the performance as “no routine traversal of familiar territory but rather a kind of profound reunion with good, old friends.” Not only in Vienna and at its home base at Severance Hall, the orchestra and Welser-Möst will offer their refined interpretation. The Cleveland Orchestra will continue its Brahms cycle on a guest tour to London’s Royal Albert Hall in September 2014, where the Tragic Overture and

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EUROARTS

Concerto De Gala Da Copa No Rio / Concert Gala For The Brasil World Cup

Sol Gabetta In Performance And Behind The Stage

As one of sport’s most visible ambassadors and a big loyal soccer fan himself, Plácido Domingo returned to Rio de Janeiro for the the biggest international event of the year: the finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. A spectacular evening featuring Lang Lang, the soprano Ana María Martínez, and Brazil’s own Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, conducted by Eugene Kohn. The programme includes highlights from Domingo’s operatic repertoire as well as an array of pieces from other genres ranging from operetta through broadway and zarzuela to pop music from around the world. Length: 135 min. Production: Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images.

greatest modern conductors of classical music" (BBC), by presenting a selection of high-class programmes featuring this unique artist. Amongst them: the highly-acclaimed concert of 2012 at the Munich Gasteig with pianist Alice Sara Ott and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Fauré, Ravel and Stravinsky, a recording of Mahler’s 6th Symphony with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (2010), the legendary Verdi Requiem from the Basilica of San Marco in Venice and a recording of Manuel de Falla’s La Vida Breve from the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, to name but a few… For more information, please contact: Elmar Kruse, e.kruse@cmajor-entertainment.com

Gabetta © Michael Gregonowits

Sol Gabetta has become an essential part of the international concert scene. On stage, she seems to perfectly merge with her instrument. Her debut with the Philharmoniker at this year’s Easter Festival in Baden-Baden has now been post-produced by EuroArts Music and is available for TV Distribution.

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Gabetta © Screen Land Film

Also distributed by EuroArts is the documentary The violoncellist Sol Gabetta – A part of my soul, directed by Annette Schreier, produced by Screen Land Film. The portrait leads through rehearsals and performances, including works by Elgar, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bloch and Vivaldi. Written for Sol Gabetta, the world premiere of Presence by Pēteris Vasks marks the climax of the film about a soloist, who not only impresses the audience with her

In Memoriam Lorin Maazel On 13 July, conductor Lorin Maazel died at the age of 84. C Major Entertainment honours Maazel, who is "widely seen as one of the

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GEBRUEDER MAKIDO FILM BEETZ FILMPRODUKTION unique musical touch, but also with her charisma. The audience seems to become part of the concert and of Gabetta’s world of imaginative and emotional perception.

New 3D Release

Christian Spuck has created a compelling piece of experimental choreography after the opera plot of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea: POPPEA//POPPEA has now been released on DVD and in 3D on Bluray Disc.

Recorded at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart, performed by Gauthier Dance Please find more August releases in the EuroArts catalogue

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Special offer for the App The Wagner Files HD during the Bayreuth Festival 25/07 - 28/08. Prize for iPhone: 0,89 €, for iPad: 3,69 €. The Wagner Files HD explores exciting ways of storytelling: by the fusion of animations, videos, historical letters, music scores and photographs, Wagner is experienced with all senses. iTunes

Liedestoll: Angelika Kirchschlager And Konstantin Wecker The First Concert

SAVE THE DATE: The concert recording by makido film will be on air on 3sat on 16 August 2014, 10:35 pm.

Great shoot of interview with Vladimir Malakhov in Berlin for the new music-documentary Tchaikovsky on the Edge (WT). After the great success of The Wagner Files by award-winning director Ralf Pleger, his new music documentary Tchaikovsky on the Edge (WT) will be produced in coproduction with ZDF/ ARTE for the 175th anniversary of Tchaikovsky's birthday in May 2015. Renowned international artists like Vladimir Malakhov, Cameron Carpenter and Patricia Kopatchinskaja reveal their very personal approach and connection to Tchaikovsky and his music... Read more

Opera singer meets balladeer: In 2013, Konstantin Wecker and Angelika Kirchschlager performed their first concert together. The opening night of their tour Liedestoll (Mad about Music) took place in Frankenthal, Germany. Opera star Angelika Kirchschlager and balladeer Konstantin Wecker switch genres exploring new musical avenues. An exceptional crossover project, performed by two artists from different genres, each one finding a way to create a new approach to their joint art. The preparation for the concert has been captured in a documentary bei makido film and 3sat: both concert and documentary will be released as DVD by Arthaus Music. Length: 72 min. A production of makido film & ORF 3 sat, in cooperation with Arthaus.

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SERVUSTV

UNITEL

Don Giovanni A Groundbreaking TV And Web Broadcast Live From Salzburg Festival – Now to be found at the Mediathek

Salzburg Festival 2014 LIVE… … from Haus für Mozart:

Mozart: Don Giovanni

starring Krassimira Stoyanova, Sophie Koch and Mojca Erdmann. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Stage director: Harry Kupfer. Production: Unitel, ORF, NHK, BR, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Festival. Live recording on 14 August. Mojca-Erdmann © Felix-Broede/DG … from Großes Festspielhaus:

Verdi: Il Trovatore

Ildebrando d’Arcangelo © Fadil Berisha © ServusTV/ Andreas Kolarik Leo

On 3 August, ServusTV offered the live broadcast of Don Giovanni from the Salzburg Festival. The new production by director Sven-Eric Bechtolf, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, was also available via live stream on www.servustv. com/de/Medien/Don-Giovanni including backstage reports and insider facts. Starring Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (Don Giovanni), Lenneke Ruiten (DonnaAnna), Luca Pisaroni (Leporello) and Anett Fritsch (Donna Elvira).

with Genia Kühmeier, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Anett Fritsch and Luca Pisaroni. Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Stage director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf. Production: Servus TV, Unitel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Festival. ...from Großes Festspielhaus:

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

The full programme can now be seen at

Anna Netrebko & Placido Domingo © Benno Kraehhan

In the main roles: Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo, Francesco Meli and Marie-Nicole Lemieux. Daniele Gatti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Stage director: Alvis Hermanis. Production: ORF, ZDF/ARTE, Unitel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Festival. Live signal available on 15 August! … from Großes Festspielhaus:

Gustavo Dudamel Conducts The Vienna Philharmonic

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Mojca-Erdmann © Felix-Broede/DG

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On the programme: works by René Staar (Time Recycling (2014)) and Richard Strauss (Tod und Verklä-

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MAKIDO FILM SOUNDING IMAGES rung, op. 24, Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30) Production: Unitel, ZDF/ ARTE, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Festival. Live signal available on 24 August, 24!

Coproducers/Partners In Memoriam Lorin Maazel For Documentary About Since 2013, Sounding Images and Elīna Garanča Wanted Apollofilm have been working on a This summer/autumn, makido film is producing a documentary about the opera singer Elīna Garanča. It is planned to accompany her in her preparations for Salzburg Festival, and also to travel with her to Latvia later on.

Gustavo Dudamel © Chris Christodoulou

… from Haus für Mozart:

Schubert: Fierabras with Julia Kleiter, Dorothea Röschmann, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Michael Schade and Georg Zeppenfeld. Ingo Metzmacher conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Stage director: Peter Stein. Production: ZDF/3sat, Unitel, Salzburg Festival, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Live signal available on 25 August! Unitel is distributed by C Major Entertainment www.cmajor-entertainment.com

Interested partners for this makido-3sat coproduction, please don't hesitate to ask for details. Contact: iris.haschek@makidofilm.tv

documentary honouring Lorin Maazel. This homage will delve right into the heart of Maazel’s life and show the man behind the conducting legend. Based on the final interview with Maazel and featuring exclusive footage of his own festival in Castleton, as well as intimate scenes with his family the film will tread the footsteps of his musical career and personal life. Although a very private man, Maazel was also a man of the world: Lorin Maazel: Feel the Surge.

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Much Ado About Opera Coproduced with NDR/ARTE, Sounding Images is making a documentary film about grand opera in an unlikely setting: The Great Mediterranean Song Contest. The small island of Gozo – right next to Malta – has 30,000 inhabitants and two opera houses. This means it has more opera per square mile than any other place in the world. The organization, the staging, and much of the singing are all done by amateurs. The only trouble is, there is no love lost between the two houses. As the annual showdown draws closer, star tenor Joseph Calleja steps in to act as mediator… www.sounding-images.de

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WINDROSE

The Sounds of Sax Completion Postponed to July 2015

Screening Of Midsummer Night's Tango At Golden Boll International Film Festival

Would you like to be on board? Please contact: contact@windrose.fr. www.windrose.fr

The completion date of The Sounds of Sax, a documentary produced to celebrate the invention of the saxophone, has been postponed to July 2015 to coincide with Strasbourg’s World Saxophone Congress & Festival, which will take place from 9 to 14 July 2015. 2000 musicians from all over the world and open to every music style will give some 300 events in Strasbourg and Alsace. The film will tell the following story. Adolphe Sax, the Belgian creator of the instrument that bears his name, was born 200 years ago (November 1814). This brilliant inventor who lived in Paris was also a salesman & an adventurer of the industrial revolution who risked everything to establish the saxophone. This interesting instrument first ruined his creator before becoming successful after his death. It was used, for example, by famous composers such as Berlioz or Ravel as well as in all music genres. Narrated by leading London-based Saxophonist from Australia, Amy Dickson, The Sounds Of Sax uses footage and recent performances to show how classical music has evolved thanks to the saxophone.

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The German-Finnish-Argentinian production Midsummer Night’s Tango (in coproduction with 3sat) will be part of this year's Golden Boll International Film Festival in Adana which will be held between 15 – 21 September 2014. www.gebrueder-beetz.de

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ZDF

ZDF MUSIC ON ARTE

Sunday, 22 August 2014, 11:55 pm, on ZDF

Friday, 15 August 2014, 08:15 pm, on ARTE

Sunday, 7 September 2014, 06:30 Uhr, on ARTE

Anna Netrebko – Die Kunst der Verwandlung

Il Trovatore From Salzburg Festival

Andris Nelsons eröffnet das Lucerne Festival 2014 mit Brahms

A film by Anca-Monica Pandelea

For ten years, the ZDF has accompanied Anna Netrebko, from her fulminant debut at the Salzburg Festival 2003, that has changed the world of classical music – and its reflection in the media, to her transitioning into more mature dramatic roles. The documentary about “the new Anna” features excerpts of her starring in Il Trovatore alongside Plácido Domingo at this year’s edition of the Salzburg Festival. www.zdf.de

The highlight of Salzburg Festival 2014… with Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo as Leonora und Count Luna. A gothic romance… Director: Alvis Hermanis. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Daniele Gatti. Sunday, 17 August 2014, 0:15 am, on ARTE

Franz Liszt – Die späten Jahre A film by Günther Klein

An early will, thwarted marriage plans, half a career as a priest… At first glance, Liszt, in the final third of his life seems dwarfed by his earlier glamour. Actually, this is the time of his most visionary music-making. Pianist Lev Vinocour follows Liszt’s traces from Weimar to Rome and, finally, to Bayreuth, unveiling thitherto unknown details and more than just one surprise… Sunday, 31 August 2014, 06:30 pm, on ARTE

Hille Perl und die Königin der Streichinstrumente

A film by Chris Weiß How the violin, the “squeaking pygmy” (according to Hubert Le Blanc, 1740) has eclipsed the “queen of strings” (ibid.), the viola da gamba, and vice versa…

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In commemoration of the late Claudio Abbado, Andris Nelsons will open the Lucerne Festival 2014 in a concert featuring the Lucerne Festival Orchestra’s take on Brahms’ 2nd Symphony. www.zdf.de

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Documentary Highlights

51ST ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 20 September 2014, 10:30 pm: Nils Landgren. Film by Jan Bäumer and Dietmar Klumm 11 October 2014, 09:35 pm: Soundbreaker. Film by Kimmo Koskelar 18 October 2014, 09:45 pm: Song of the cowboy. Film by Herbert Krill 25 October 2014, 10:00 pm: For my sisters. Film by Stephanus Domanig ww.3sat.de

Magic and maniac: MUSICMANIA is all about people who are driven by one passion. Music is the center of their lives. What inspires a musician on his search for the perfect sound? What kind of character hides behind the facade of a shiny appearance? What doubts and inner conflicts happen in this world of uncompromising music? Eccentrics and geniuses allow insights into an amazing universe… 30 August 2014, 8:15 pm: Pianomania. Film by Liliane Franck and Robert Cibis 31 August 2014, 9:45 pm: Young @heart. Film by Stephen Walker and Sally George 6 September 2014, 10:10 pm: Bloody Daughter. Film by Stephanie Argerich 13 September 2014, 10:05 pm: Appassionata. Film by Christian Labhart

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5 – 8 October 2014 | Archa Theatre Prague REMINDER FOR CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Deadline for submissions has been prolonged until 10 August 2014! Competition categories: 1 Documentary programmes dedicated to music and dance 2 Performing Arts Competition conditions: Only programmes produced after 15 April 2013 will be accepted for competition. Maximum number of programmes per entrant: 5 Maximum total length of all programmes entered by a single entrant: unlimited Minimum length of each programme: 5 minutes Awards: Grand Prix GOLDEN PRAGUE (a financial award of EUR 10,000) Two CZECH CRYSTALS to winning programmes in individual categories SPECIAL MENTION for extraordinary artistic achievement Furthermore, the Director General of Czech Television awards the CZECH TELEVISION PRIZE. Find the entry form plus further info on the rules and regulations on www. festivalgoldenprague.cz Entry form deadline: 10 August 2014 Submission deadline: 10 August 2014 Personal registration deadline: 30 September 2014

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8TH QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VOICE COMPETITION (MAY 2014) The International Jury judging your programmes: Chairman: Andrea Andermann, Rada Film, Italy Members: Robert Kamyk, TVP, Poland Jana Návratová, Taneční zóna, Czech Republic Jan Younghusband, BBC, United Kingdom Larry Weinstein, Rhombus Media, Canada The ITF Golden Prague team is looking forward to your programmes... www.festivalgoldenprague.cz www.divadloarcha.cz/en/

The 12 Laureates Korean soprano Hwang Sumi has won the 8th Queen Elisabeth International Voice Competition. Along with a prize of 25,000 euros, she receives numerous concerts in Belgium and abroad. Second laureate is soprano Jodie Devos from Belgium and third laureate is French mezzo-soprano Sarah Laulan. Fourth laureate is Chinese tenor Shao Yu, fifth laureate Korean soprano Park Hyesang, and sixth laureate Swiss soprano Chiara Skerath. The complete ranking of the 12 laureates and an overview of the jury members is available on www. qeimc.be.

semi-final and final performances will stay available as video on demand in the online digital archive. A selection of the best performances of the laureates is presented on the 3-CD box Voice 2014, available in the Competition’s online shop. Next competitions: Violin 2015 & Piano 2016. If you want to get in touch with the laureates, please contact Secretary General M.-E. Van Neste: mevanneste@qeimc.be. www.cmireb.be

All 12 finalists have performed at the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts with the La Monnaie/De Munt Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Roland Böer. This year’s competition has been streamed live on the Competition’s website as from the semi-finals. The

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GEBRUEDER BEETZ FILMPRODUKTION Before the Last Curtain Falls (ZDF/ ARTE) has been nominated in the category „Best Documentary"at MIX Copenhagen and is part of the Official Selection at Queer Lisboa. The film – coproduced by ZDF/ARTE (Wolfgang Bergmann) and Canvas – explores the lives of six aging and highly unique travesty artists through the prism of a great show called Gardenia, created by Alain Platel & Frank Van Laecke. www.gebrueder-beetz.de

IN MEMORIAM LORIN MAAZEL

6 March 1930 (France) – 13 July 2014 (USA) American conductor, violinist and composer Lorin Maazel died at age 84. A former child prodigy, Lorin Maazel became one of the most powerful, brilliant and enigmatic conductors and music directors in Europe and the United States. He was the first American and the first Jew to take charge at Bayreuth in the post-war period. In 2008, he led the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on a ground-breaking visit to Pyongyang, North Korea. In Tokyo in 2010, he repeated his London marathon of 1988, conducting all nine Beethoven symphonies in a single 10-anda-half-hour concert. He had a long association with Vienna and with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, whose annual New Year’s Concert he directed on no fewer than eleven occasions, returning for the last time in 2009. Slowing down has never been the favourite pace of the maestro Maazel; in 2013 he conducted 111 concerts…

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With Lorin Maazel we have lost a great musician with a keen eye for publicity who strode across the orchestral stage with the authority of knowledge, charisma and high-powered artistry. His work has become part of the lives of many members of the IMZ network. “[H]is performances could seem coolly fastidious and emotionally distant. Yet such performances were regularly offset by others that were fiery and intensely personalized.” The New York Times His artistic personality evoked strong feelings; he made us marvel at the intellectual enigmas of music – “The aim is to find a motion that responds to the need of a particular player at a particular moment. [...] There is no magic involved.” Lorin Maazel “I may be the last of the Romantics.” Lorin Maazel

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THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL EMMY® COMPETITION WILL BE OPENING 4 SEPTEMBER 2014! Digital Award Categories - Digital Programme: Children & Young People - Digital Programme: Fiction - Digital Programme: Non-Fiction Submission Requirements 3 – 7 Minute Video Presentations of your Digital Programmes. All presentations must be subtitled in English. Click below to learn more about the International Digital Emmy® Awards. About the Awards... Previous Winners... Rules & Regulations... Deadline for submissions: 4 November 2014 For questions, please contact the International Emmy® Awards Department: awardsdept@iemmys.tv www.iemmys.tv

EUROPEAN FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION – FESTIVAL BYTES BLOG: GLOCAL FESTIVAL COMMUNITIES "Every festival today faces the need to justify its existence. Festivals exist in a larger societal framework and have responsibilities, just like individual citizens or large corporations, for the development, openness and well-being of that society. As I travel across Europe, visiting a diverse array of festivals, I see they are all working on connecting the arts and the artists with people. They are bridging various agendas representing a ‘glocal’ struggle that most arts organisations experience nowadays: addressing global issues, engaging local communities, surprising citizens with new artistic discoveries and celebrating cultural heritage – all the while fighting for economic survival. But this needn’t be difficult as there is a vast wealth of experience across the sector adapting to trends and drawing from new ideas. The European Festivals Association, as an umbrella organisation for festivals across Europe and beyond, provides a platform for festivals from these various contexts to meet, network

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and exchange their experiences. The result is that festival professionals can extend their horizons by engaging in new and fruitful collaborations. At EFA, we believe that by serving individual artists we serve the public. Festivals are inescapably part of a local community, be this geographic, cultural, social, political and so on.“ You can read the full essay by Kathrin Deventer, Secretary General of the European Festivals Association, on the blog Festival Bytes. To stay up-to-date subscribe to EFA’s mailing list and receive the newsletter FestFlash, information about The Festival Academy and the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, the pilot project EFFE – Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe, as well as other festival news from around the globe. www.efa-aef.eu

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If You Want to Sing Opera, Learn German According to the opera statistics website Operabase, last year 7,230 opera performances took place in Germany, one-third of the world's total. Read more... 10 Years Of Online Music The rise of smartphones now means that we are able to carry around our entire record collections on one 120g device. Long gone are the days of alphabetising CD collections to find the dreaded CD in the wrong case. Read more... World Broadcasting Unions Encourage Radio On Mobile Devices The EBU’s Smart Radio initiative has been endorsed by the world's 8 broadcasting Unions. Smart Radio calls for the inclusion of both digital and analogue radio in all phones and tablets. Read more... The Dangers Of Secondhand Music Like secondhand smoke, the consistent exposure to music everywhere has resulted in a slow poisoning: the invalidation of music as a uniquely singular event. Read more...

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