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ARCHIVES : CONCERTS 2005
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Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)
With organ concertos by Jean Balissat
and Francis Poulenc
Broadcasted by the Belgian Broadcasting (RTBF) – Musiq’3 – Tuesday, January 4th, 2005, 10pm
Trio for flute, viola and harp, M. 569 (1997/9)
During a concert of the Jeunesses
Musicales of Fribourg
with
works by Leclair, Gherman, Diabelli, Dussek and Haydn
Fribourg, Centre Le Phénix – Saturday, January 15th, 2005, 8.15pm
« Veilleur, où en est la Nuit ? » for organ,
M. 640 (2004-5)
FIRST
PERFORMANCE
On
the occasion of the inauguration of the restored organ of Barberêche
With works by, among others, Frescobaldi, Mozart,
Liszt and Messiaen
With the participation of Stephan Siegenthaler, clarinet,
and of the Men’s
Choir of Barberêche, conducted by Eric Kolly
Barberêche, church – Sunday, January
30th, 2005, 8pm
Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)
With organ concertos by Jean Balissat
and Francis Poulenc
Broadcasted by Radio Clásica (Radio Nacional de España) – Tuesday, February 15th, 2005, 5 pm
Symphony for chamber orchestra, M. 466 (1992)
Italian Swiss Radio Rete Due – Broadcasting on February 16th, 2005, around 9.30pm
Soliloque for solo violin, M.
585 (1998)
With works by Mario Alfagüell, Jean Balissat (Kaléidoscope for trumpet and percussion), Thüring Bräm,
Max Lifchitz (first performance), Per Nørgård,
Marc-André Rappaz, Toru Takemitsu
and
Mark Zuckerman (Triarchy for trumpet, violin and percussion – first
performance)
With Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski and Romain Kuonen
during the International Festival of Contemporary Music of El Salvador
Salvador, Museo Nacional
de Antropología David J. Guzmán
– Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
« Les Serrures à
Secret », Stage Work in seven scenes, M. 634 (2003-4)
FIRST
PERFORMANCE
on the occasion of
the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the
secondary school (CO) of the Gruyère
Libretto by Michel Gremaud, Production by André
Pauchard
Wind Quintet, M. 612 (2000)
With works by Holliger,
Klaus Huber and Kyburz
Four concerts in Uzbekistan :
Tashkent, Ilkhom Theater – Sunday, March 6th,
2005
Samarqand, Afrosiab Concert Hall – Monday, March 14th, 2005
Tashkent, Khamza Musical College – Friday, March 25th, 2005
Tashkent, Uspensky Musical College – Friday, April 1st, 2005
« Elégie » for
trombone and organ, M. 529 (1995/7)
With works by Bach, Buxtehude, Mouret,
Liszt, Rheinberger, Luciano
Berio, Klaus Huber and Spirituals
Bern-Bümpliz, Catholic Church – Sunday, March 13th, 2005, 5 pm
String Quartet n.1, M. 587 (1998-9)
With works by Mozart, Grieg, and the Octet by
Mendelssohn
Hiroshima Aster-Plaza, Orchestra Rehearsal Hall – Saturday, April
9th, 2005, 6.30 pm
« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635
(2003-4)
during a concert of
the Schlosskonzerte Sinzig
Sinzig (Rhineland), Castle – Saturday,
April 9th, 2005
Microlude for solo cello, M.
639 (2004)
With works by Bach, Britten, O. Gjeilo
and S. Topel
Chiny (Canton of Gaume – Belgium), church – Saturday, April 9th, 2005, 3 pm
Brussels, Chapel of the Gemeenschapscentrum Essegem in Jette – Sunday, April
10th, 2005, 1.30 pm
Enghien (Belgium), Maison Jonathas
– Saturday, April 16th, 2005, 8
pm
Broadcasted emission
Broadcasting on Radio-Fribourg, emission « Coin de Ciel » – Sunday,
April 24th,
2005, 10 am to 10.30 am
Repeated on Tuesday, April 26th, 2005, 11 pm
Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)
Broadcasted by the Swedish Broadcasting, SR 2 – Sunday, April 24th, 2005, 3.40 pm
« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635
(2003-4)
during the “Rencontres Musicales de Saint-Maurice”
With works by Dvorak, Fauré,
Diethelm and
Saint-Saëns (Carnival of the Animals, played by an
octet directed by Jan Dobrzelewski)
Saint-Maurice, Salle du Roxy – Friday, May 20th, 2005, 8 pm
Soliloque for solo violin, M.
585 (1998)
With works by Albinoni, J.S. Bach, Baldassare,
Byrd
and Ducommun (Concertino for trumpet and organ, excepted
on June 4th)
On June 4th : with the first European performance of Ozymandias for trumpet and organ (2003) by Robert J.
Bradshaw
with Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, trumpet, and Guy Whatley, organ
Colombier (Neuchâtel), Protestant Church – Wednesday May 25th, 2005, 8 pm
La Côte-aux-Fées (canton of Neuchâtel),
Protestant Church – Tuesday May
26th, 2005, 8 pm
Basel, Stephanus Protestant Church – Sunday May 29th, 2005, 6 pm
Winterthur, Church of Oberwinterthur – Friday June 3rd, 2005, 8 pm
Les Diablerets, Protestant Church of Vers-l’Église – Saturday, June 4th, 2005, 8 pm
Sion, Protestant Church – Sunday, June
5th, 2005, 5 pm
« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635
(2003-4)
With works by Mozart, Schubert, Debussy, Falla and Tchaikovsky
Berlin, Gallery Mutter Fourage (Chausseestr. 15a) – Friday, June 10th,
2005, 8 pm
Excerpts
of Lux Mundi, M. 614 (2000) : Maundy Thursday & Easter
With works by Novak*, Soler**,
Schubert**, Lachner** and Burkhard
*with Martin Kovarik,
organ (**four-handed or for 2 organs)
during the XXIII. International Organ Days of Zug
Baar (Switzerland), Catholic Church – Sunday, June 12th, 2005, 7 pm
Paremboles, M. 580 (1998)
during a
concert of MusicAgora
with works by C.
Charrière, H. Baeriswyl, J.-D. Lugrin and J.-F. Michel
(with Erico Fonseca, trumpet, Eric Crausaz, guitar, Sylvain Coquoz, saxophone)
Fribourg, Salle du Phénix – Tuesday, June
21st, 2005, 9 pm
Wind Quintet, M. 612 (2000)
With works by Barber, Canteloube,
Gounod and Janacek
Hiroshima Aster-Plaza, Orchestra Rehearsal Hall – Sunday July 3rd,
2005, 3 pm
Duo for violin and cello, M. 537 (1996)
During the 12th
“Muzica Academica” Festival
of Sighisoara
With works by Albéniz, Beck,
Beethoven, Kodaly, Liszt and Milhaud
« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635
(2003-4)
Höfgen (D), Denkmalschmiede Kaditzsch – Saturday, August 20th, 2005, 9 pm
« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635
(2003-4)
During the 14th Schubertiade
organised by the French-speaking Swiss Broadcasting Espace
2
With works by Schubert, Hans Huber and Barber
Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Town Hall, Salle du Conseil
Général – Saturday, September 3rd, 2005, 11 am
Neuchâtel, « Maison du concert » – Saturday, September 3rd, 2005, 1 pm
Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, M. 632 (2003)
During the 14th Schubertiade
organised by the French-speaking Swiss Broadcasting Espace
2
with
the Trio op. 114 by Brahms
Ombre (Shadow), M. 515
(1995/8)
A recording on CD shall be made for Gallo
Reflets for violin and
percussion, M. 630 (2002-4)
During 2 concerts of the Concerts Scolaires
du CO de la Gruyère
Bulle, Aula du CO de la Gruyère
– Tuesday, November 10th, 2005,
1.15 pm and 2.50 pm
Reflets for violin and
percussion, M. 630 (2002-4)
With works by Marie-Christine Raboud,
Mario Alfagüell, Nebojsa Zivkovic, Per Nørgård and
Telemann
During the « Samedi Musical
de l’Atelier de lutherie ViolonCello »
Monthey (Switzerland), Atelier de lutherie ViolonCello (avenue de la Plantaud
21) – Saturday, November 12th,
2005, 11 am and 4 pm
Free entry - collection
For both concerts, a reservation is obligatory (limited number of seats) : (+41) (0)24/471.09.67
« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635
(2003-4)
With works by Grieg, Hans Huber, Barber and Brahms
During the Festival Young Soloists of Europe 2005
Bruxelles, Ecole Royale Militaire
(Av. de la Renaissance 30) – Wednesday,
November 16th, 2005, 8 pm
Symphony for chamber orchestra, M. 466 (1992)
With works by Jean Balissat,
Alois Fornerod, Fabio
Maffei and Fabian Müller
Italian Swiss Radio Rete Due – Broadcasting on November 25th, 2005, around 9 pm
Duo for flute and clarinet, M. 598 (1999)
First
played in England
« Le vent
blesse les branches des cerisiers » for mixed choir a capella, M. 645
(2005)
Text by the composer, after poems
by Saigyô (1118-1190)
With works by Caroline Charrière, Etienne Crausaz, Thierry Dagon, Pierre Martignoni,
Charly Torche and Francis Volery
Ormont-Dessous (Switzerland), Church of Cergnat – Sunday, December 18th, 2005, 5 pm