IMZ Newsletter February 2013 as PDF by IMZ International Music + Media Centre

NEWSLETTER February 2013

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IMZ INTERNAL NEWS IMZ Avant Première Screenings At MIDEM dance screen 2013 with San Francisco Dance Film Festival - Reminder: Call for entries World Music Films On Tour New Programmes Updated Version Of Directory Online Now – Print Version On Demand IMZ Schedule

IMZ MEMBER NEWS new productions C Major Entertainment Clasart Classic Maria Stuarda From The Met Col Legno Alpi and Stubenmusic EuroArts & Idéale Audience The Perfect American World Premiere La Monnaie / De Munt Manon Lescaut Online Poorhouse International Ltd Documentary On Jirí Belohlávek Windrose On The Road

what‘s on... SonostreamTV Edita Gruberova Live Stream from Vienna Musikverein

RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS Dance Film Association European Festivals Association Call For Applications For Two Ateliers For Young Festival Managers ICMA 2013 The Winners of the International Classical Music Awards 2013 International Emmy Awards Competition Call For Entries 2013 Media Summit Rose d'Or Deadline Extended

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IMZ Avant Première Screenings at MIDEM

26 – 29 January 2013 | Cannes, France So we did it again and had another very satisfactory 29th Avant Première event at midem 2013. We started off with very productive Directorate and Board meetings which were followed by the announcement of the new IMZ President Arild Erikstad (NRK). A great thank you to Christ Hunt for his devoted work so far and a warm welcome to Arild! We wish Christ Hunt the best of luck for his further activities and a lot of success for Arild! As in the past couple of years, the IMZ could hold the screenings in a true cinema hall with a massive screen, sophisticated technical equipment and more than 300 seats. Over a period of four days, no fewer than 52 companies presented their show reels, including a record number of altogether 413 productions of classical music, world music and jazz as well as classical ballet and contemporary dance. The IMZ stand remained at its usual and prominent location, right by the main entrance and with a dazzling sea view. As always it was a lively centre of attraction for all IMZ members and a busy venue for many productive meetings. Thanks to all those who contributed to the success of this stay in sunny Cannes! We are looking forward to another successful Avant Première event in 2013!

World Music Films On Tour

IMZ Schedule

We are nearly there and already preparing the upcoming call for submissions for the next IMZ World Music Film Screenings at WOMEX 2013 in Cardiff. Expect the call by mid February in a separate Newsletter. Meanwhile contact Tatiana Petkova for all inquiries.

10 February 2013 Watch Music in the Air On TV: in the Matinee on ORF2

IMZ Directory 2013 All IMZ members will shortly be receiving the updated IMZ Directory 2013 via special email. A printed version is available on demand, please contact Linda Esslinger, office@imz.at

1 March 2013 dance screen 2013: Deadline for submitting your entries http://www.dancescreen.com/ If you have any upcoming events, screenings, competitions et al. please send us your event details and and we’ll list them on the IMZ schedule in our monthly newsletter. You may e-mail your submissions to Marion Vera Forster, m.v.forster@imz.at. Your message should include: title and description of the event, date, time, venue.

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dance screen 2013 with San Francisco Dance Film Festival

REMINDER CALL FOR ENTRIES: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 1 MARCH 2013 Less Than Four Weeks To Go Before Deadline Closes dance screen will celebrate its 25th anniversary in San Francisco, USA 12 – 15 September 2013 – Be part of it! Submit your dance films and videos by 1 March 2013! We invite filmmakers, choreographers, dance and video artists,

producers, distributors and broadcasters to submit dance-based films (produced later than December 2010) that have not been entered in dance screen or in the San Francisco Dance Film Festival previously. The festival’s 2013 edition marks our new partnership with San Francisco Dance Film Festival hosting the dance screen 2013 competition in its premiere outside Europe. San Francisco Ballet and the San Francisco Film Society will join us as co-presenters of this international celebration of dance on camera. Important Dates: Final submission deadline: 1 March 2013 Festival notifications: 31 May 2013 Festival in San Francisco: 12 – 15 September 2013

Submit your programme Check the competition rules We are looking forward to numerous entries! Your IMZ/dance screen 2013 with San Francisco Dance Film Festival team. contact: Katharina Jeschke: k.jeschke@imz.at dancescreen.com San Francisco Dance Film Festival

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NEW PRODUCTIONS C Major Entertainment Presents ... Richard Wagner: The Ring From The Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires To honour Richard Wagner's 200th birthday, Latin America's famous opera house in Buenos Aires hosts a one-of-a-kind project: Performing Wagner's powerful music drama The Ring of the Nibelung on stage in a single day. Stage Director Valentina Carrasco transposes the "Colón Ring" into the 1970s – the period of Argentina's military dictatorship. Also available is the documentary The Colón Ring – Wagner in Buenos Aires by Hans Christoph von Bock (90'). Conductor: Roberto Paternostro / Music Adaptation: Cord Garben; Stage Director: Valentina Carrasco Director: Bernhard Fleischer / Length: Part 1 – 81’, Part 2 – 112’, Part 3 – 70’, Part 4 – 115’ / Production: BFMI in co-production with Teatro Colón and Deutsche Welle.

UNITEL in cooperation with MuTh – Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys’ Choir and CLASSICA.

Clasart Classic Presents ...

2CELLOS – Live at Arena Zagreb

Maria Stuarda Starring Joyce DiDonato

“Go and see them live, because it really is astonishing! I can’t remember seeing anything as exciting as them since I saw Jimi Hendrix live back in the 60’s” (Elton John). Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, known as 2CELLOS, achieved sensational success by taking the cello to a new level and breaking the boundaries between different genres of music. Their unique cello version of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” took the world by storm… Director: Kristijan Burlovic / Length: 60’ / Production: Sony Music Entertainment.

Vienna Boys' Choir – Opening Gala From The New Concert Hall After more than 500 years as a “mobile” choir – first in the imperial service – the Vienna Boys' Choir finally arrive in their own concert hall…. Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst / Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker, philBlech Wien / Vienna Boys’ Choir, Chorus Viennensis / Soloists: Herbert Lippert (Tenor), Eduard Kutrowatz (Piano). Director: Agnes Méth / Length: 90’ / A co-production of ORF and

2CELLOS

Clasart Classic presents one of the highlights of the current Met-season: The first-ever Met production of Donizetti’s intensely dramatic historical opera Maria Stuarda which premiered on New Year’s Eve 2013. In this production, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who gave an “exquisitely proportioned, remarkably sensitive performance” (Financial Times), takes on the virtuosic bel canto role of the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. South African soprano Elza van den Heever makes her Met debut as Mary’s rival, the formidable Queen Elizabeth I, and Matthew Polenzani sings Leicester, the nobleman caught between the two dueling monarchs. Maurizio Benini conducts. After last season’s staging of Donizetti’s Tudor drama Anna Bolena, Director David McVicar turns to the second opera of Donizetti’s trilogy. His production takes a traditional approach, but with some vivid colours and stark imagery to lend a contemporary touch to enormous period gowns and appropriate props. The simplicity of the set focuses attention on Donizetti's multifaceted characters. It is the contagious energy between the duelling divas that brings real drama to the stage, culminating in the confrontation scene as Elisabeth and Mary hurl fiery insults at one another. Next to Maria Stuarda, hailed by The New York Times as “musically splendid and intensely dramatic

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NEW PRODUCTIONS performance”, Clasart Classic provides about 70 further outstanding productions from the “Met Live in HD” series for TV. For more information, please contact Katja.Raths@tmg.de or Katharina.Biro@tmg.de.

Elza van den Heever and Joyce DiDonato (c) by Ken Howard

COL LEGNO Alpi and Stubenmusic The “Stube” is the parlor in a farmhouse, usually panelled in wood, where people go to rest, to celebrate, to mourn, and to make music. Alexandra Dienz, Christof Dienz, Barbara Romen, and Gunter Schneider guide us into a friendly and sophisticated version of this multi-purpose meeting place. The first CD comprises song-like pieces in various interpretations,

while on the second CD the focus is skillfully shifted from structures to sounds. The musicians delve deep into the nature of their instruments, exploring their potential as sound-generating bodies, leading us from seemingly familiar models to free musical moods. Deep-reaching roots are carefully unearthed, grafted, and propagated with great intelligence and devotion, and the result is pure delight. More info here. The movie „Alpi“ by Armin Linke wasn’t made in context with the music of Quadrat:sch, but can be a logical combination. That’s why a movie still found its way into the booklet of the CD. Wa t c h a t r a i l e r a t : http://www.arminlinke.com/alpi/ For further information, please contact Mike Breneis: mike.breneis@col-legno.com www.col-legno.com

EUROARTS & IDÉALE AUDIENCE The Perfect American World Premiere On 22 January, the Philip Glass opera The Perfect American celebrated its world premiere at the Teatro Real Madrid, enthusing the audience…

The Perfect American (c) Javier del Real

Commissioned by the Teatro Real De Madrid and English National Opera of London. This new production focuses on the final month of the life of Walt Disney – the person who has, more than any other, influenced the current world of consumers and inspired the novel The Perfect American by Peter Stephan Jungk. From the hand of Dennis Russel Davies, who has conducted almost all the premieres of Glass’s operas, and stage director Phelim McDermott, we will be penetrating into the nightmare of a happy world. Acclaimed British baritone Christopher Purves has been cast as Walt Disney, while soprano Janis Kelly plays the role of Disney's studio nurse. Recorded in HD and directed by János Darvas the programme will be distributed worldwide for TV by EuroArts (excl. USA, Canada, UK, Italy), the DVD will be released in

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NEW PRODUCTIONS late summer 2013. A production of EuroArts Music & Idéale Audience in co-production with WDR/ARTE, NHK, TVE, France Télévisions, Museec.

La Monnaie / De Munt

First Symphonic Concert On 3D Blu-Ray Disc!

La Monnaie Opera House in Brussels lets you discover all of its opera productions for free on the internet. In the days following the last performance at the venue, the full operas are available for three weeks on www.lamonnaie.be. Giacomo Puccini’s Manon Lescaut – directed by Mariusz Trelińksi and with La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Carlo Rizzi – can be seen from from 12 February to 4 March.

At the end of their world tour in 2010, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle played a momentous performance of Gustav Mahler’s unique and breathtaking First Symphony as well as Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay in Singapore. This musical journey has now been released in 3D! The concert offers a fascinating and new way of watching classical performances on Blu-Ray in 3D. It makes full use of 3D technology but will also play normally on all Blu-ray players without 3D technology.

Manon Lescaut

Also available on DVD. www.euroarts.com © Jamie Stoker / Millennium Images, UK

Having been voted out of the position of Chief Conductor of the Czech Phil Jirí Belohlávek embarked on a worldwide career guesting at the Met, The Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, The Berlin Philharmonic and many others. The documentary by Reiner E. Moritz produced by CTV and Poorhouse tells his story ending with the triumphant return to the helm of the Czech Phil from the 2012/13 season. Shot in HD, Running Time 57´ For further information, please contact Heike Connolly: heike.connolly@poorhouseintl.co. uk

On The Road: Windrose’s Documentaries To Accompany Worldwide Tours A documentary about Akram Khan’s latest performance selected at Cinedans

Poorhouse International Ltd. “A Musicians’ Musician” said Simon Rattle of Jirí Belohlávek when recently interviewed for a documentary on this great Czech conductor.

Windrose is glad to announce that The Six Seasons, about British choreographer Akram Khan, known for his collaborations with Danny Boyle (choreography of 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony) and Anish Kapoor, has been selected for the Cinedans Festival 2013 (Netherlands). The documentary combines inspiring images of Bangladesh and of rehearsals of the artist’s latest per-

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NEW PRODUCTIONS / WHAT‘S ON ... formance: DESH, where he mixes contemporary and traditional Indian dances. The DESH worldwide tour in 2013: 26 – 27 January in Saitama (Japan), 6 April 2013 in St. Pölten (Austria), 5 – 6 June 2013 in Copenhagen (Denmark), 11 – 12, 14 – 15 June 2013 in London (UK).

leston, SC (USA), 6-8 June in Melbourne (Australia). Contact: pmazenod@windrose.fr | www.windrose.fr

Renaud Garcia-Fons, Beyond The Double Bass Renaud Garcia-Fons is one of the greatest double bass virtuosos and has created a unique musical identity, mixing influences ranging from classical music to flamenco, jazz with Middle Eastern flavors. Succeeding in combining the highest level of dexterity with freedom and creativity, he is a genius revolutionising how double bass is conceived, played and perceived. Worldwide tour in 2013: 22 February in Madrid (Spain), 26 February in Dessau (Germany), 22 March in Paris (France), 17 – 20 April in Istanbul (Turkey), 29-31 May in Char-

SonostreamTV Edita Gruberova Live Stream from Vienna Musikverein sonostream.tv presents its 3rd opera webcast to audiences free of charge with legendary soprano Edita Gruberova for her 45th Stage Anniversary! On February 18, 2013 at 19:30 (CEST), in collaboration with the

Hotel Bristol, Vienna Tourist Board, and Foundation Opera and Concert, sonostream.tv presents a concert version of Bellini's La Straniera with Edita Gruberova, and other renowned singers: baritone Paolo Gavanelli, mezzo soprano Sonia Ganassi, tenor Jose Bros, and young and upcoming singers. Don't miss this chance to hear Edita Gruberova and the next generation of opera stars live! www.sonostream.tv is excited to bring live opera to classical music fans all over the globe! www.sonostream.tv is a company of sono artists, an artist management company based in Vienna. ORF-Enterprise is very proud to offer worldwide TV rights for this rarely performed gem of Italian Opera! Co n t a c t : S a m a n t h a Fa r b e r, sf@sonoartistsconsulting.com

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RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS Dance Films Association

European Festivals Association

Dance Films Association, with the generous support of The Rockefeller Foundation New York City Cultural Innovation Fund, is proud to announce the production of CUNNINGHAM, a poetic feature film based on choreographic works of American modern dance icon Merce Cunningham, created between 1944 and 1972 – a period of formative risk and discovery. In Merce Cunningham’s terms, the film is an "event," conceived as cinema and orchestrated using 3D technology. No American contemporary dance choreographer has ever been the subject of a feature film of such scope and technological innovation… The CUNNINGHAM creative team includes award-winning director Alla Kovgan; Robert Swinston, who worked at Merce Cunningham’s side for thirty-one years and who directed the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's final world tour, as director of choreography; Jennifer Goggans, who danced with MCDC for twelve years and served as Robert Swinston’s assistant; and the OpenEnded Group, Merce Cunningham’s collaborators on the digital décor for the dance BIPED, who will design graphic elements and visual effects for the film. For more information, please contact Christy Park at christy@dancefilms.org www.dancefilms.org

EFA Calls For Applications For Two Ateliers For Young Festival Managers BEIRUT 2013 & EDINBURGH 2014 The European Festivals Association (EFA) will organise two Ateliers for Young Festival Managers in 2013 and 2014. The sixth edition in the Atelier’s history is the first in the Arab world: co-organised and hosted by the Beiteddine Art Festival, it will take place in Beirut (Lebanon) from 5 – 12 October 2013. The seventh Atelier from 3 – 10 April 2014 in Edinburgh (UK), the “City of Festivals”, is co-organised and hosted by the Edinburgh International Festival. The Atelier for Young Festival Managers is an intensive 7-day training programme initiated by EFA. It aims at providing 45 young festival managers with solid knowledge and valuable skills in the field of artistic festival management. Some ten presenters from all over the world – all renowned, trailblazing festival managers – will share their rich experiences with the participants. So far, 28 presenters have worked with 172 young festival managers from 52 countries and regions. This impressive, ever-growing network of Alumni is a key benefit of the participation in EFA’s unique training programme which goes beyond traditional teaching practices. The carefully selected young programmers will widen their horizons and perspectives on festivals and programming practi-

ces. They will be able to enlarge and build a sustainable network which proves to be essential on the long-term. Applications have to be submitted until 31 March 2013 for the Atelier BEIRUT 2013 and until 30 June 2013 for the Atelier EDINBURGH 2014. Calls for Application including the selection criteria, Application Forms and latest updates at: www.atelierforyoungfestivalmanag ers.eu.

The Winners of the International Classical Music Awards – ICMA 2013

The ICMA Jury comprising 17 leading media from 13 countries selected 15 CD and DVD productions among a total of 275 nominations. Pianist Aldo Ciccolini wins the Lifetime Achievement Award, violinist Carolin Widmann is Artist of the Year. Considering two categories, Vocal and Instrumental, the Jury chose countertenor Valer Barna-Sabadus and pianist Alessandro Mazzamuto as Young Artists of the Year. The German label Audite is Label of the Year. A Special Achievement Award goes to the producer and founder of the Swedish label BIS, Robert von Bahr as well as to the Orchestra LaVerdi in Milan. 'www.philharmonia.co.uk', an outstanding website with plenty of innovative features, wins the Classical Website Award 2013.

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RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS The complete list of the 2013 ICMA Awards! Among the recipients of those prices, the Jury will select the Recording of the Year, to be announced at the Award Ceremony. The winners will receive the ICMA Trophies during the annual Award Ceremony taking place this year in Milan, Italy, on 18 March. This evening will also include a Gala Concert at the Auditorium, with the participation of ICMA winners and the Orchestra LaVerdi conducted by Principal Conductor John Axelrod. Through the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the concert will be available to radio stations all over the world. The International Classical Music Awards are the only truly independent and international awards for classical music in the world. The jury consists of professional music critics of the most important magazines, online services and radio stations: Andante (Turkey), Classic Radio (Finland), Crescendo (Belgium), Fono Forum (Germany), Gramofon (Hungary), IMZ (Austria), Kultura (Russia) MDRFigaro (Germany), Musica (Italy), Musik & Theater (Switzerland), Orpheus Radio (Russia), Opera (UK), Pizzicato (Luxembourg), Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg), Resmusica.com (France), Rondo Classic (Finland), and Scherzo (Spain). For more information, please visit www.icma-info.com

2013 International Emmy Awards Competition Call For Entries Reminder: The 2013 International Emmy Awards Competition closes 18 February 2013! For rules & regulations and to enter go to www.iemmys.tv

nounced at a Gala Dinner celebration of the best of best in entertainment TV. Registration for the Media Summit and for the Rose d’Or will open shortly. Contact: Clotilde Pupillo pupillo@ebu.ch

Rose d'Or Deadline Extended

2013 Media Summit

Submissions accepted until 15 February!

30 May 2013 | Brussels, Belgium

In response to your many requests, Rose d’Or are extending the deadline for submissions to this year's Rose d'Or awards to 15 February.

We are delighted to announce that the 2013 Media Summit, a Eurovision event, will take place in Brussels on 30 May. Save the date! This year's Media Summit is the most valued and respected forum for programmemakers and content producers looking to network, share ideas and be inspired. Join 500+ of Europe's finest producers and commissioners, plus industry experts and decision-makers across the key programme genres. Connect with the most creative people, and share and discuss the most exciting and thought-provoking ideas. For the first time, delegates to the 2013 Media Summit will also be able to attend the prestigious Rose d’Or awards, which will be an-

That means you have three more weeks to submit your best programmes for consideration for the entertainment industry's most prestigious and respected honour, the Rose d'Or, a Eurovision Award. The Awards will be presented at a red-carpet ceremony and gala dinner in Brussels on 30 May. To enter your programmes please go to Eurovision Showcase . There are six award categories, and a single entry fee covers as many programmes and genres as you wish to submit. The categories are: Sitcom. Comedy. Game Show. Reality & Factual. Entertainment. Arts. Entertainment.

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