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NEWSLETTER
February 2014
© Angela Sterling
AVANT PREMIÈRE 2014 PROGRAMME
2| IMZ INTERNAL NEWS Avant Première 2014 MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN IMZ General Assembly IMZ At Classical:NEXT Staff Changes IMZ At WOMEX 14 World Music Films On Tour
IMZ MEMBERS NEWS New Productions
ACCENTUS Music To Continue Co-operation With NCPA Arthaus Musik Rossini, Dance On Screen & Götterdämmerung Clasart Classic Starting The Cleveland Orchestra’s Brahms Cycle C Major Entertainment Mats Ek, Kraftwerk & A Voice For The Ages EuroArts O Samba Idéale Audience Maurizio Pollini Poorhouse International Ltd. Roland Petit Riddle Films Inc. The Rolston Sessions Unitel Feuersnot & Dudamel’s Berlioz Windrose Peter And The Wolf & Of Love, Death And Beyond
What’s ON…
SCHEDULE Avant Première 2014 MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 08 – 12 February 2014 | Berlin, Germany IMZ General Assembly 10 February 2014 | Berlin, Germany World Music Films On Tour Screening – Columbian Gold 9 March 2014 | Geneva, Switzerland IMZ At IAMA Media Day 10 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom IMZ Cooperation With ICMA – International Classical Music Award Gala 2014 12 April 2014 | Warsaw, Poland IMZ At Classical:NEXT 14 – 17 May 2014 | Vienna, Austria
EuroArts At Berlinale gebrueder beetz filmproduktion At Film Festival Rotterdam
IMZ At EVDH Workshop On Video Dance 26 May – 1 June 2014 | Madrid, Spain
Festival/Competition News
Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz 28 June – 31 August 2014 | Vienna, Austria
Queen Elisabeth 2014 Voice Competition Queen Elisabeth International Competition Violin 2015 Sonostream.tv Emmerich Smola Singing Competition
Laurels, Prizes and Praises
Diapason D’Or Arte For ACCENTUS Music ICMA – International Classical Music Awards 2014
OBITUARY Claudio Abbado
RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS
Cinedans – Dance on Screen EMC European Forum on Music International Emmy® Awards Competition Call For Entries San Francisco Dance Film Festival Call For Entries IMPRINT IMZ International Music + Media Centre Stiftgasse 29 1070 Vienna, Austria
International Emmy® Awards Semi-Final Judging 2014 2 – 3 July 2014 | Vienna, Austria IMZ At ITF Golden Prague 4 – 8 October 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic IMZ Academy 5 – 7 October 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic IMZ At WOMEX 14 22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain IMZ At Viennese Ball Iasi 5 December 2014 | Iasi, Rumania
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AVANT PREMIÈRE 2014 MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 8 – 12 February 2014 Berlin | Germany Dear IMZ member! Dear international film aficionado! The countdown has started! Only 3 more days until Avant Première 2014 MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 8 – 12 February 2014 Garbiele-Tergit Promenade 19 10963 Berlin, Germany Avant Première 2014 MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN opens its doors to welcome professionals from all over the world dedicated to the production, promotion and dissemination of performing arts films. We are about to head off to Berlin and hope to see you there for five unforgettable days: enjoy over 500 stateof-the-art films at the Avant Première Screenings, meet stars like counter-tenor Bejun Mehta or composer Max Richter in person at the Special Screenings at Berliner Philharmonie; give it up for soprano singer Diana Damrau, pianist Alexandre Tharaud, the cool guys of La Brass Banda and DJ Jazzanova at ARTE Opening Party at Radialsystem. Discuss current topics that move the industry with experts of their field like: Martin Hoffmann (Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation), Hartwig Masuch (BMG Rights Management), Jochen Sandig (Radialsystem) or the BalletBoyz® and many others.
AVANT PREMIÈRE CO-OPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN FILM MARKET 6 – 14 February 2014
Thanks to a co-operation with the European Film Market (EFM), Avant Première 2014 participants benefit from special discount rates at the European Film Market (6 – 14 February 2014) taking place at the Martin-Gropius-Bau and Marriott Hotel, both in walking distance from Hotel Scandic Potsdamer Platz. Avant Première 2014 pass holders can purchase an EFM
Day Pass for only EUR 30 (50% discount) at the EFM Guest Reception. Accredited EFM and Berlinale participants are equally granted an Avant Première 2014 Day Pass for EUR 30.
EFM @ MARTIN-GROPIUS-BAU Niederkirchnerstr. 7, 10963 Berlin
EFM @ MARRIOTT HOTEL Inge-Beisheim-Platz 1, 10785 Berlin
ARTE LOUNGE OPENING PARTY It's a prelude to the IMZ Avant Première 2014 embedded in the fantastic music programme by grand artists and live broadcasting of ARTE Lounge! Swing out with us!
AVANT PREMIÈRE SCREENINGS 500 state-of-the-arts music and dance film productions. Get an overview, enjoy, find partners and make business! Have a look at the schedule!
19:00 - 19:30 19:45 21:30 22:00
Registration Live Recording IMZ Opening Cocktail Concert "LaBrassBanda"
BOOTH AREA
NETWORKING LOUNGE
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION ROOMS
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Performing Arts Films − The Highlights 2013
SUNDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2014
TUESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2014
17:30 SCARBO
17:30 OFF GROUND
Inon Barnatan plays “Scarbo” from Ravel‘s “Gaspard de la nuit” Director: Tristan Cook, USA Production company: Tristan Cook
A dance film about a boy that says farewell to his mother Director: Boudewijn Koole Choreographer: Jakop Ahlbom Production company: JvdW film, The Netherlands
17:40 LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
17:45 BLOODY DAUGHTER
Reconstruction of Nijnsky‘s choreography from 1913 Director: Olivier Simonnet Production company: Camera Lucida Productions, France
Martha Argerich‘s daughter portrays her mother Director: Stéphanie Argerich Production company: Idéale Audience, France
18:20 KARAJAN − THE SECOND LIFE A film by Eric Schulz How Karajan created his own legacy A production of ServusTV in co-production with UNITEL CLASSICA Produced by centauri Film- und Fernsehproduktion
WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2014
19:30 ORFEO ED EURIDICE
15:30 GAUTHIER DANCE: POPPEA // POPPEA
By C. W. Gluck Special Screening presented by Clasart Classic A film adaptation of great emotional depth, starring the incomparable Bejun Mehta as Orfeo
Inspired by the final opera of C. Monteverdi “L’incoronazione di Poppea” Choreography: Christian Spuck Director: Niko Vialkowitsch Production company: Parallax Raumprojektion, Germany
In the presence of counter-tenor Bejun Mehta
MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2014 17:30 PRIVATE I’S A dance film investigating the boundaries of masculinity and the forces operating on the male body Choreographer: Dana Ruttenberg Director: Oren Shkedy Production company: ScreensArts, Israel
17:55 LA BOHÈME, ACT IV An entirely new interpretation elevating La Bohème to truly new heights Stage Director: Stefan Herheim TV Director: Stein-Roger Bull Production company: NordicStories, Norway
18:30 IN BETWEEN − ISANG YUN IN SOUTH AND NORTH KOREA A documentary exploring whether music can overcome the boundaries of a divided country Director: Maria Stodtmeier Production company: ACCENTUS Music GmbH & Co. KG, Germany © 2013
20:00 MAX RICHTER VIVALDI RECOMPOSED − ONE NIGHT IN BERLIN
15:55 THE BELLS Vladimir Jurowski conducts Rachmaninov Producer: Xavier Dubois, François Duplat Director: Andy Sommer Production company: Bel Air Media, ARTE France, France, 2013
16:15 MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S TANGO Finns have a quirky sense of humour – and are a bit shy. But: Tango is THE folk music of the Finns. Director: Viviane Blumenschein Production company: Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Germany
The IMZ Film Series is a daily event, open to the public. A day pass (including all film screenings per evening) is available for 5 € at the IMZ counter in the Philharmonie foyer. The counter opens 1h before the screenings start. If you wish to watch the Special Screenings only, you enjoy free access!
WWW.AVANTPREMIERE.AT The IMZ Film Series is an event of
Special Screening presented by C Major Entertainment Max Richter’s “post-classical idiom” draws inspiration from influences like electronic music, punk, club music or psychedelic rock
In the presence of composer Max Richter
Berliner Philharmonie, Hermann-Wolff-Saal, Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1, 10785 Berlin-Mitte IMZ − International Music + Media Centre, Stiftgasse 7, 1070 Wien, Austria, office@imz.at, www.imz.at
Sujet © Angela Sterling
IMZ INTERNAL NEWS | 5 PANELS + LECTURE A diverse set of panels and a lecture will keep you up-to-date on current industry matters and invite you to discuss with experts. Topics range from challenges in interactive music TV channels, to the con-
sequences of the digital revolution in performing arts on screen to the presentation of different funding models and advice on copyright issues for filmmakers.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Innovations within the audio-visual media with regard to the dissemination of cultural content will be featured within the presentations of ‘ARTE Concert’, ARTE’s relaunched Internet Music Platform; TIME lab,
a new recording technology introduced by Fraunhofer HHI. Music label Arthaus will present excerpts from upcoming audio-visual releases. Find out more!
SILENT MOVIE: DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI A musical world première in an utterly restored version of the historic movie classic by Robert Wiene, presented by Berlinale Classics: Multi-instrumentalist John Zorn accompanies the plot with a brandnew composition. Read more! Sunday, 09 February 2014 12:00 - 13:30 Berliner Philharmonie Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin
IMZ FILM SERIES + SPECIAL SCREENINGS Avant Première 2014 hosts this curated composition of 2013’s highlights in performing arts films at Berliner Philharmonie. Enjoy a variety of themes and artistic ap-
proaches beyond conventional stages in music and dance films including two Special Screenings! Find out more!
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS It will be big! Browse our updated list of public and private broadcasters, production and distribution companies, publishers, music
labels, directors, opera houses, dance companies, authors, musicians and networks and make your contacts now!
IMZ General Assembly 10 February 2014 18:30
All IMZ members visiting Avant Première 2014 MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN – please make sure to attend the 59th General Assembly of the IMZ taking place Monday, 10 February 2014 from 18:30 – 19:30 in the Screening Hall at Scandic Hotel Potsdamer Platz (Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade 19, 10963 Berlin, Germany). For any questions, please contact: office@imz.at. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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IMZ AT CLASSICAL:NEXT 14 – 17 May 2014 Vienna | Austria
The upcoming 3rd edition of the classical music expo Classical:NEXT, taking place from 14 – 17 May 2014 in Vienna, is already anticipated with high expectations from the classical community. The IMZ is happy to once again welcome Classical:NEXT in Vienna and to be present with its own stand as well as curated film screenings, a video library and a special session you will learn more about within the coming months! We have a special deal for IMZ members! Please contact Ruth Pfletschinger to learn more about
it and register with the Guide Rate until 7 March 2014! Classical:NEXT is a new, annual event that addresses head on the challenges facing the international classical and art music community, both in its entirety and within its vari-
ous sectors. Classical:NEXT also offers an ideal opportunity to promote new talent, new creative ideas and future-oriented business practices. www.classicalnext.com
PRICES FOR IMZ MEMBERS All deadlines apply for 2014
Guide until 7 Mar
Late Sprint until until 18 Apr 7 May
Walk-up on site 14- 17 May
IMZ Members
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STAFF CHANGES
Office Manager Birgit Baresch, expecting her second child in April, will again be temporarily leaving the IMZ. She would have loved to meet the many IMZ members coming to Avant Première 2014 MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN… “Have a gre-
at time at Avant Première 2014, drink a toast to me and see you again in 2015!” We would like to thank her for her extraordinary organisational talent, her great work and dedication to the IMZ and wish her all the best and lots of luck for the maternity leave! Meanwhile, her agendas will be taken over by a new IMZ team member: Angela Bedekovic. Angela graduated in theatre studies, French literature and sociology in Munich. Besides studying – and enjoying dancing, photographing and going to the movies – she started working in the culture area where she explored her talent in the fields of communication, organization and administration. Her professional career led her to Vienna where she worked at the dance and performance house Tanzquartier Wien and for individual performance artists. We are happy to have her
on board and are looking forward to teamworking with her! Contact: office@imz.at You may address Angela in German, English and French.
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WORLD MUSIC FILMS ON TOUR 9 March 2014 Geneva | Switzerland
One of our next World Music Films On Tour screenings will take place in Geneva, Switzerland. The Ateliers d'Ethnomusicologie (Adem) is a non-profit organisation active since 30 years in the promotion and preservation of traditional music from around the globe. In co-operation with Cinelux cinema, an independent film venue, the film Columbian Gold: 400 Years Of Music From The Soul, a 64minutes feature documentary by Sanjay Agarwal and Ivan Higa will be screened on 9 March 2014. Colombian Gold is a musical odyssey examining the rich musical heritage at Colombia’s Caribbean Coast, where African, Native Indigenous, and European cultures met each other. For more information please visit: www.adem.ch www.cinelux.info Interested in booking a film for your event? Please find the complete selection of films we offer for non-commercial bookings here. www.woldmusicfilms.com
IMZ AT WOMEX 14 22 – 26 October 2014 Santiago de Compostela | Spain
We are nearly there and already preparing for the next IMZ World Music Film Screenings at WOMEX 14 in beautiful Santiago de Compostela in Spain. More information will follow soon in a separate Mailing.
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ACCENTUS MUSIC
ARTHAUS MUSIK GMBH
Le Nozze Di Figaro In Beijing: ACCENTUS Music Continues Co-operation With NCPA
Gioacchino Rossini Le Comte Ory
In January 2014, ACCENTUS Music filmed NCPA’s production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, directed by Seville-born José Luis Castro. The Leipzig production company thus continued its successful co-operation with the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. The co-operation was initiated in 2013, when ACCENTUS Music, as the first independent production company, filmed two NCPA productions: Nabucco, starring Plácido Domingo in the title role, followed by an impressive scenic Gala Concert on the occasion of the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth. In March 2014, ACCENTUS Music, in close co-operation with acclaimed feature film director Zhang Yimou, will be filming his production of the original Beijing Opera You and Me.
Claudio Abbado *26 June 1933 †20 January 2014
“With Claudio Abbado we have not only lost one of the most acclaimed musicians of our age, but also a good friend, with whom I worked for over 23 years – what began as a fruitful artistic collaboration developed into a friendship with this exceptional musician. ACCENTUS Music and I are grateful to have been allowed to witness and document Claudio’s outstanding work and some of his finest concert performances over the years, unexpectedly ending with his last two concerts at Lucerne Festival last summer.” Paul Smaczny
Rossini’s spirited play of erotic lightness Le Comte Ory has maintained its success to this day. Lluís Pasqual’s witty and clever production was recorded at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. The dynamic, international young cast is headed by tenor Yijie Shi, Laura Polverelli and María José Moreno. Paolo Carignani conducts with verve and brio. Out now on DVD and Blu-ray. (101649/108063)
Reiner E. Moritz A History Of Dance On Screen
A Production of ACCENTUS Music in co-operation with NCPA Beijing. www.accentus.com In the documentary A History of Dance on Screen, director Reiner E. Moritz poses the question: How has the media influenced dance in the twentieth century and vice ver-
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CLASART CLASSIC sa? Over this period an extensive archive of beautiful choreography, performed by the finest dancers has accumulated on film and television, resulting in a major dispersion of dance through the media. Featuring Alvin Ailey, Pina Bausch, John Neumeier, Anna Pavlova, Sasha Waltz and others. (101690)
Richard Wagner Götterdämmerung
Götterdämmerung, the final instalment of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, is a story of human passions. The strong cast includes Iréne Theorin, Lance Ryan, who continues his radiant portrayal of the tragic hero Siegfried, Mikhail Petrenko, Johannes Martin Kränzle and Waltraud Meier. With this 2013 recording of Götterdämmerung, the musically and visually compelling Scala Ring Cycle by Daniel Barenboim and Guy Cassiers was completed and proved to be one of the highlights of the Richard Wagner bicentenary. (101696/108093)
Clasart Classic To Continue Co-operation With The Cleveland Orchestra And Franz Welser-Möst After the successful recording of the Bruckner cycle, 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 co-operation is the oeuvre of Johannes Brahms, which is to be presented in its full spectrum: from the violin concerto with Julia Fischer to the two piano concertos, starring acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman, and the symphonies. The Cleveland Orchestra’s Brahms cycle just started with the recording of the composer’s Academic Festival Overture, of the violin concerto and of the Symphony No. 4 at Cleveland’s neo-classical gem Severance Hall, the orchestra’s home base. For the recording of Brahms’ violin concerto, Franz Welser-Möst and his orchestra were joined by Julia Fischer, whose “magnificent” performance was hailed by the press: “Between pure tone and forceful, ardent manner, she represented the ideal Brahms protagonist.” (The Plain Dealer).
www.arthaus-musik.com
© Roger Mastroianni
NEW PRODUCTIONS
As befits its enormous presence on both sides of the Atlantic, The Cleveland Orchestra will be recording the Brahms cycle not only at Severance Hall, but also on guest tours to London’s Royal Albert Hall and to the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, both in September 2014. Clasart Classic is recording the concerts in HD quality and with 5.1 Surround Sound. www.tmg.de
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C MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT
EUROARTS
Royal Swedish Ballet Mats Ek: Juliet & Romeo
More Than Just Dance… O Samba
After some 400 years, it is time to reverse the title of the world’s greatest love story and to consider the plot from a fresh angle. Which is exactly what distinguished Swedish choreographer Mats Ek has done. By beginning the account from Juliet’s perspective and focusing on her
“Samba, together with football and beautiful women, is what springs to mind when we think of Brazil. We wish to transcend such clichés and take samba for what it is. Samba cannot be reduced simply to dance and lascivious hip movements. Samba is also word, language, text, lyrics or simply said a way of life.”
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woven with expert analysis, archive footage of the group, newsreel of the era and newly-shot cinematic evocations of their obsessions – motion, cycling, travel, globalism, communication, automation and the harmonious coexistence of man, nature and technology. A film by Simon Witter and Hannes Rossacher. Length: 50 min. Production: Kobalt for Arte
Pavarotti – A Voice for the Ages © Gert Weigelt
© FIPA 2014
actions and emotions, not only are things turned upside down but it also marks a return to the source of one of the most famous plays in world literature. Juliet & Romeo is Mats Eks’s first narrative ballet since 1997, and the music comprises a collection of excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s wellknown compositions selected by the choreographer. Length: 105 min. Production: BFMI in co-production with SVT and Royal Swedish Opera Stockholm
Georges Gachots new film O Samba has been selected as Opening Film at FIPA 2014 and EuroArts is proud to have this programme in its catalogue for TV distribution and home video (to be released on DVD & Bluray Disc in May 2014).
Kraftwerk – Pop Art The amazing story of how a group of reclusive Rhineland experimentalists became one of the most influential pop groups of all time. The documentary features three exclusive live tracks filmed, at their Tate Modern shows in London (Feb 2013), inter-
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This programme celebrates the 50th anniversary since the launch of the international phenomenon. In 1963, Luciano Pavarotti debuted in Amsterdam, Vienna, Zurich and finally London where he substituted for the ailing Giuseppe di Stefano as Rodolfo in La Bohème… Length: 59 min. A production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC, DECCA and C Major Entertainment www.cmajor-entertainment.com
NEW PRODUCTIONS
The composer and singer Martinho da Vila (in the middle of the photo) is guiding us through today’s world of samba and we will meet with his Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, the Vila Isabel, winner of Carnaval 2013. With the participation of Nana Mouskouri, Mart'nalia, Maira Freitas, Ney Matogrosso, Leci Brandao, Moyses Marques, Zeca Baleiro, Paula Lima ... and many others. Produced by Gachot Films in co-production with ARTE/ZDF and SRF Swiss Television
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IDÉALE AUDIENCE Dancing on… DVD & Blu-ray Disc
Maurizio Pollini – Man and Master (WT)
Wayne McGregor Going Somewhere & A Moment in Time
A unique film portrait of the famous Italian pianist; selected to compete at the Festival International des Programmes Audiovisuels (21 – 26 January 2014, Biarritz, France) and at the International Festival Films on Arts (20 – 30 March 2014, Montreal). Classical music lovers around the world are eagerly awaiting these two events…
MAHLERMANIA Performance & Documentary with Nico and the Navigators, Deutsche Oper Berlin
www.euroarts.com
Maurizio Pollini felt himself that the time had come to submit to the probing of the camera, an exercise made all the more necessary because of his usual avoidance of the public eye. In Man and Master, he discusses a richly complex range of topics with lively wit and intelligence. In addition to some biographical details, the film covers his musical experience, from the Chopin Piano Competition to avant-garde music; the people whose paths he has crossed, including Abbado, Böhm and Boulez; his repertoire (from Bach to Nono); and his political commitment in Italy during the Years of Lead, and more. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon and co-produced by Idéale Audience, Arte France and SRF. Distribution: EuroArts. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Boulez, Nono, Schoenberg, Stockhausen Duration: 54 min.
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NEW PRODUCTIONS
New Website We are pleased to announce that Ideale-audience.com is now online! You will now be able to browse the film catalogue by category (classical music concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries), the non-musical documentaries, and the feature films. A News page will regularly be updated to inform you about all the latest productions. www.ideale-audience.com
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POORHOUSE RIDDLE FILMS UNITEL GMBH INTERNATIO- INC. & CO. KG NAL LTD. The Rolston Sessions
After Music in the Air and Dance on Screen, Reiner Moritz is currently preparing a documentary for Telmondis entitled Roland Petit – The Entertainer. Roland Petit is probably the most successful choreographer of our time. Who else can boast more than 5,000 performances of one of his or her ballets? Roland Petit has achieved this record with his Carmen, dancing the piece together with Zizi Jeanmaire, who became his muse, at least 2,000 times himself. He also discovered Leslie Caron who will tell how she later gave him a helping hand in Hollywood. The one-hour documentary will draw on Telmondis’ large collection of ballets by the choreographer, an earlier biography and a show with the choreographer remembering his creative career. Interviews with dancers, choreographers, critics and foes will for the first time draw a proper picture of a great artist whose vanity did not allow anybody else beside him. As the Hollywood feature film clips will cost an arm and a leg, Poorhouse will be grateful for any presales. Roland Petit – The Entertainer Produced by Telmondis Directed by Reiner E. Moritz Shot in HD Running Time 55 min. Delivery planned for autumn 2014
Riddle Films recently completed the 70-minute Rolston Sessions, captured at The 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition. The film is comprised of ten performances by the competing quartets in the beautiful Rolston Recital Hall at the Banff Centre, and features interviews with members of each of the quartets, representing eleven different countries. Includes the winners, The Dover Quartet (US), Quatuor Cavatine (FR), The Navara String Quartet (IE/ UK/NL), The Schumann Quartett (DE) and more.
From Teatro Massimo, Palermo Richard Strauss: Feuersnot
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The Rolston Sessions is shot in HD and is available for acquisition. Contact Liam Romalis, liam@riddlefilms. com, or Jason Charters, jason@ riddlefilms.com for more information or to connect with them at Avant Première. www.riddlefilms.com
www.poorhouseintl.co.uk
NEW PRODUCTIONS
From Wagner to Strauss: Unitel opens the Richard Strauss year 2014 with the first ever video recording of Strauss’ early one act opera Feuersnot, the master’s answer to Richard Wagner’s idea of “redemption through love”. The new production from the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe, is led by Italian conductor Gabriele Ferro. Stage director: Emma Dante. As soloists: Alex Wawiloff, Rubén Amoretti, Nicola Beller Carbone, Christine Knorren, Chiara Fracasso, Maria Sarra and German baritone Dietrich Henschel in the role of Kunrad. Also performing are the Teatro Massimo Orchestra and Chorus. Length: approx. 105 min. A production of Unitel in co-production with Classica Italia and Teatro Massimo Palermo.
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WINDROSE In Commemoration Of Claudio Abbado Gustavo Dudamel Conducts The Berlioz Requiem From Cathédrale Notre-Dame De Paris Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, which is joined by the Orchestre Philharmonique et Chœur de Radio France and the Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris. As soloist: Andrew Staples, tenor. The Grande Messe des Morts is one of Berlioz’ best-known works, with a tremendous orchestration of woodwind and brass instruments, including four
Peter And The Wolf Just Completed! Prokofiev’s masterpiece for children is revisited with the little violinist Peter seing animated characters coming to life thanks to music, played by The French National Orchestra and the violinist Sarah Nemtanu under Daniele Gatti’s conduction. If you enjoyed Antoine's Four Seasons and the Carnival of Animals, you will love it! Peter And The Wolf has been completed and is now available for sale.
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antiphonal offstage brass ensembles placed at the corners of the concert stage. This performance of Hector Berlioz’ Requiem from the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is dedicated to Claudio Abbado, who died on 20 January 2014. Length: approx. 100 min. A production of Camera lucida Productions in co-production with Radio France and Arte France in co-operation with Unitel Classica. Unitel is distributed by C Major Entertainment www.cmajor-entertainment.com www.unitelclassica.com
Enjoy some extracts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=85D33OL6uLo www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6oCGaqnEF0 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DU6BR5eweo www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG9b6aAp7bA
New Productions In Windrose’s Line-Up Narrated by Thomas Hampson, Of Love, Death And Beyond (52min./ 88min.) explores how a 27 year-old Gustav Mahler engaged the most difficult question of life – what is death? – and established himself as a symphonist. The result is his monumental Resurrection Symphony. Historical reenactments and interviews with the world’s most respected Mahler scholars guide
NEW PRODUCTIONS
the viewer, with performances of the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Neeme Järvi.
At the Chorégies of Orange, A Masked Ball (125min.), Verdi's opera, is re-created based on the original libretto by Antonio Somma, which had been censored. It re-establishes the truth about the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden. 6-min. backstage TV report available. Watch the trailer here. www.windrose.fr
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EUROARTS
QUEEN ELISABETH 2014 VOICE COMPETITION
O Samba goes Berlinale – Screening at the EFM:
14 – 16 May 2014 First round, Flagey (Brussels) 18 – 20 May 2014 Semi-final, Flagey (Brussels) 28 – 31 May 2014 Final, Brussels Centre for Fine Arts 10 June 20014 Closing concert, Brussels Centre for Fine Arts
Monday, 10 February 2014, 1:20pm CET at Zoo Club A, Zoo Palast, Berlin
QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, VIOLIN 2015 THE RULES GEBRUEDER BEETZ FILMPRODUKTION Midsummer Night’s Tango At International Film Festival Rotterdam The music documentary Midsummer Night's Tango (director: Viviane Blumenschein; in co-production with Illume Ltd., Gema Films, SF and 3sat) was selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film follows three Argentine musicians on their journey to Finland to find out wether Aki Kaurismäki is telling the truth by claiming that Tango was invented in Finland. More information & trailer www.beetz-brothers.de
WHAT’S ON…
In full preparation for the 2014 voice session, the Queen Elisabeth Competition is already looking forward to next year, presenting the rules for its 2015 violin session. This competition is for musicians (born after 31 December 1984) who have completed their training and who are ready to embark upon an international career. More information about the entry conditions and the competition rounds is available in the rules on www.qeimc.be.
Online application will open on the website by mid-November 2014. There is a new date for the application deadline: 10 January 2015. The semi-finalists will be accompanied by the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. And, once more, Marin Alsop will conduct the National Orchestra of Belgium in the final. www.qeimc.be
SONOSTREAM.TV TO BROADCAST EMMERICH SMOLA SINGING COMPETITION On Demand In February: www.sonostream.tv On 25 January, The Emmerich Smola Prize, one of the most highly coveted prizes in opera among young singers, has been awarded on its 10thyear anniversary. Six young singers (3 female, 3 male) who have already showed much promise by winning prizes at major singing competitions and/or through impressive engagements were selected to spend 5 days musically preparing two bravura
arias with conductor Enrico Delamboye. The fruits of this work are evidenced in the big gala concert with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie orchestra, filmed by the SWR Television at the beautiful Jugendstil Festhalle in Landau, Germany. Two Audience Prizes were given to one female and one male singer. Join Sonostream.tv and witness more future stars of the opera world! www.sonostream.tv
FESTIVAL/COMPETITION NEWS
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ACCENTUS MUSIC
INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS – ICMA 2014
Diapason D’Or ARTE For Mahler 6 With Riccardo Chailly
And The Winners Are... Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit is honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the most eminent fortepianists of our time, Andreas Staier, is Artist of the Year, and the young French viola player Adrien Boisseau is ICMA’s Young Artist of the Year. In total seven Special
Awards are listed, among them the one for the SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden und Freiburg. In the CD and DVD categories, 16 productions from 15 different labels are awarded a prize. We are particularly happy that again IMZ members are prominent among the winners! Hearty Congratulations go to...
SPECIAL AWARDS
Domine Philippe Jaroussky, Julia Lezhneva, Coro della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana, I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis Erato 5099931914727
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Charles Dutoit Brigitte Fassbaender More critical acclaim for the Leipzig Mahler cycle: Accentus Music is delighted to announce that the DVD and Blu-ray production of Riccardo Chailly and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 has been awarded a prestigious Diapason d’Or ARTE in the February 2014 issue of Diapason, conferred by the French magazine together with ARTE. Since the beginning of its release on DVD and Blu-ray, starting with the Symphonies Nos. 2 and 8 in 2011, the Leipzig Mahler cycle has received several accolades – just recently the release of the Symphony No. 4 has also been granted the Diapason d’Or ARTE.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR Andreas Staier YOUNG ARTIST OF THE YEAR Adrien Boisseau LABEL OF THE YEAR Glossa CLASSICAL WEBSITE AWARD Metropolitan Opera Archives SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SWR Orchestra Baden-Baden und Freiburg SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ludwig van Beethoven Association, Kraków (Poland)
CD & DVD CATEGORIES EARLY MUSIC Erasmus van Rotterdam: In Praise of Folly Louise Moaty, Marc Mauillon, René Zosso, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall Alia Vox AVSA 9895 BAROQUE INSTRUMENTAL The Scarlatti Restored Manuscript; Domenco Scarlatti, Antonio Soler: Sonatas Andrea Bacchetti, piano RCA Red Seal 88765417242 BAROQUE VOCAL Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Laudate Pueri, Confitebor tibi
VOCAL RECITAL Franz Schubert: Erlkönig Matthias Goerne, baritone & Andreas Haefliger, piano, Harmonia Mundi HMC 902141 CHORAL WORKS Berlioz: Grande messe des morts, Op. 5 Barry Banks, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, LSO Live LSO0729 OPERA Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia Ian Bostridge, Angelika Kirchschlager, Christopher Purves, Susan Gritton, Peter Coleman-Wright, Claire Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Erato 5099960267221 SOLO INSTRUMENT Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales - George Enescu: Sonata op. 24/1 - Claude Debussy: 4 Préludes Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano, eaSonus EAS 29237 Scarlatti Illuminated (Scarlatti - Scarlatti/Tausig - Scarlatti/Friedman) Joseph Moog, piano,Onyx 4106 CHAMBER MUSIC Béla Bartok: String Quartet No. 3 - Alban Berg: String Quartet op. 3 - Alfred Schnittke: String Quartet No. 3 Signum Quartett, Capriccio C5163
LAURELS, PRIZES AND PRAISES
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CONCERTOS Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112 - Peter Eötvös: Seven - György Ligeti: Violin Concerto Patricia Kopatchinskaja, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Ensemble Modern, Peter Eötvös, Naïve V5285 SYMPHONIC MUSIC Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Tragische Ouvertüre, Haydn-Variationen, Liebeslieder-Walzer etc. Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, Decca 4785344 CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Krzysztof Penderecki: The Complete Symphonies, Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki Dux 947
DVD DOCUMENTARIES Refuge in Music – Terezin A Film by Dorothee Binding and Benedict Mirow, with Anne-Sofie von Otter, Daniel Hope, Christian Gerhaher, Bengt Forsberg, Bebe Risenfors, Alice Herz-Sommer, Coco Schumann Deutsche Grammophon 477 6546 2 Being part of this year’s Beethoven Easter Festival, the Award Ceremony and Gala Concert will take place on 12 April 2014 at the Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw. Save the date & celebrate your success! Read more...
BEST COLLECTION Paul Hindemith: Violin Concerto - Violin Sonatas Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin, Enrico Pace, piano, Paavo Järvi, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Paavo Järvi, BIS 2024 HISTORICAL RECORDING Celibidache - The Berlin Recordings, 1945-1957 Hans Bottermund, Helmut Heller, Lilia d’Albore, Erna Berger, Margarete Klose, Gustav Scheck, Gerhard Puchelt, Tibor de Machula, Raoul Koczalski, Hans Peter Schmitz, Helmut Schlövogt, Karl Rucht, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Sergiu Celibidache, Audite 21.423 DVD PERFORMANCE Sergey Prokofiev: The Gambler Sergei Aleksashkin, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Vladimir Galuzin, Larissa Dyadkova, Nikolai Gassiev, Alexander Gergalov, Nadezhda Serdyuk, Andrei Popov, Oleg Sychev, Andrei Spekhov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev; Laurent Gentot, film director, Mariinsky MAR0536
LAURELS, PRIZES AND PRAISES
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CLAUDIO ABBADO Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, former musical director of La Scala, has died at the age of 80. With Claudio Abbado, we have lost one of the greatest musicians of the 20th and 21st century. His insatiable curiosity and his strong connection with the spirit of music across the different genres were an inspiration to us influencing both the life and work of so many members of the IMZ network. His art has cultivated our idea of music-making. He made us listen – “My so-called career has always been an exploring expedition” Claudio Abbado ... “one of the true giants of classical”… The Guardian Each one of his concerts was “a performance of indelible, life-changing moments” that “changed perceptions". BBC News “At the end the strings faded into the ether as if merging with an ineffable, eternal life force; you could scarcely tell where sound stopped and silence began”... The Independent
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