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ARCHIVES : CONCERTS 2005

 

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Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)

 

Jean-Christophe Geiser, organ

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conductor : Jean Balissat

 

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)

 

Trio Alternances (Laurent Parisot, flute, Gwenaëlle Geiser, viola, Eliane Zweifel, harp)

 

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

 

Laurent Mettraux, organ

 

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)

 

Jean-Christophe Geiser, organ

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conductor : Jean Balissat

 

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)

 

Orchestra of the Italian Swiss Radio and Television, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

 

Italian Swiss Radio Rete Due – Broadcasting on February 16th, 2005, around 9.30pm

 

 

 

 

Soliloque for solo violin, M. 585 (1998)

 

Jan Dobrzelewski, violin

 

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. GuzmánWednesday, 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

 

Michel Brodard, bass, Wind Quintet Eole,

Choirs, Instrumental Ensembles, Direction : Bernard Maillard

 

Libretto by Michel Gremaud, Production by André Pauchard

 

Great Hall CO2, at the secondary school of la Tour-de-Trême (Switzerland) -

Friday 4th, Saturday 5th, Friday 11th, Saturday 12th of March 2005, 8 pm

Sunday 6th and Sunday 13th of March 2005, 5 pm

 

 

 

 

Wind Quintet, M. 612 (2000)

 

Members of the Ensemble Omnibus :

Olim Eshkuvatov, flute
Sukhrob Nazimov, oboe
Farhod Tulyaganov, clarinet
Fyodor Jarikov, bassoon
Djumanazar Kashimbetov, horn

 

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)

 

Armin Rosin, trombone - Erwin Messmer, organ

 

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)

 

Members of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra :

Masaaki Tanokura and Junko Goto, violins
Ema Anbo, viola
Martin Stanzeleit, cello

 

With works by Mozart, Grieg, and the Octet by Mendelssohn

 

Hiroshima Aster-Plaza, Orchestra Rehearsal HallSaturday, April 9th, 2005, 6.30 pm

 

 

 

 

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

 

piano duo Sonja and Shanti Sungkono

 

during a concert of the Schlosskonzerte Sinzig

 

Sinzig (Rhineland), Castle – Saturday, April 9th, 2005

 

 

 

 

Microlude for solo cello, M. 639 (2004)

 

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

 

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 JonathasSaturday, April 16th, 2005, 8 pm

 

 

 

 

Broadcasted emission

 

Laurent Mettraux speaking with Noël Ruffieux

 

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)

 

Jean-Christophe Geiser, organ

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conductor : Jean Balissat

 

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)

 

Klavierduo Dominique Derron and Pius Urech

 

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)

 

Jan Dobrzelewski, violin

 

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)

 

piano duo Sonja and Shanti Sungkono

 

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

 

Erwin Messmer, organ

 

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)

 

Christophe Rody, flute
Nicole Schafer, clarinet
Philippe Savoy, saxophone
Juan David Molano, piano

 

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 PhénixTuesday, June 21st, 2005, 9 pm

 

 

 

 

Wind Quintet, M. 612 (2000)

 

Members of the Hirokyo Winds Ensemble :

Yayoi Okamoto, flute
Shigeru Shiba, oboe
Tetsuya Takao, clarinet
Kenichi Itadani, bassoon
Yukitomo Kuramochi, horn

 

With works by Barber, Canteloube, Gounod and Janacek

 

Hiroshima Aster-Plaza, Orchestra Rehearsal HallSunday July 3rd, 2005, 3 pm

 

 

 

 

Duo for violin and cello, M. 537 (1996)

 

Klara Flieder, violin, Christophe Pantillon, cello

 

During the 12thMuzica Academica” Festival of Sighisoara

 

With works by Albéniz, Beck, Beethoven, Kodaly, Liszt and Milhaud

 

Sighisoara (Rumania), Sala mare a Primariei  Tuesday, August 16th, 2005, 7.30 pm

 

 

 

 

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

 

piano duo Sonja and Shanti Sungkono

 

Höfgen (D), Denkmalschmiede KaditzschSaturday, August 20th, 2005, 9 pm

 

 

 

 

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

 

Klavierduo Dominique Derron and Pius Urech

 

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 GénéralSaturday, September 3rd, 2005, 11 am

 

Neuchâtel, « Maison du concert » – Saturday, September 3rd, 2005, 1 pm

 

 

 

 

Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, M. 632 (2003)

 

Ensemble A piacere (Philippe Ehinger, clarinet, Pascal Desarzens, cello, Daniel Fuchs, piano)

 

During the 14th Schubertiade organised by the French-speaking Swiss Broadcasting Espace 2

 

with the Trio op. 114 by Brahms

 

Neuchâtel, (Switzerland), Castle, Salle des Chevaliers Saturday, September 3rd, 2005, 5 pm

 

Neuchâtel, Castle, Salle du Grand Conseil  Sunday, September 4th, 2005, 3 pm

 

 

 

 

Ombre (Shadow), M. 515 (1995/8)

 

This work has become the price of the Donaueschinger Musiktage 1998

and has been first performed in Donaueschingen in 1999

by the symphonic orchestra SWR of Baden-Baden,

conducted by Sylvain Cambreling

 

Philharmonic Orchestra Volgograd, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

 

Volgograd (Russia), Hall of the Philharmony  Sunday, September 25th, 2005, 5pm

 

A recording on CD shall be made for Gallo

 

 

 

 

Reflets for violin and percussion, M. 630 (2002-4)

 

Continents Percussion (Jan Dobrzelewski, violin and Romain Kuonen, percussion)

 

During 2 concerts of the Concerts Scolaires du CO de la Gruyère

 

Bulle, Aula du CO de la GruyèreTuesday, November 10th, 2005, 1.15 pm and 2.50 pm

 

 

 

 

Reflets for violin and percussion, M. 630 (2002-4)

 

Continents Percussion (Jan Dobrzelewski, violin and Romain Kuonen, percussion)

 

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)

 

Piano Duo Dominique Derron and Pius Urech

 

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)

 

Orchestra of the Italian Swiss Radio and Television, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

 

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

 

Charlotte Munro, flute, Philip Edwards, clarinet

 

London, Regent Hall, Oxford Street  Saturday, November 26th, 2005, 7.30 pm

 

 

 

 

« 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)

 

Mixed Choir of Bulle, conducted by Thierry Dagon

 

With works by Caroline Charrière, Etienne Crausaz, Thierry Dagon, Pierre Martignoni, Charly Torche and Francis Volery

 

Ormont-Dessous (Switzerland), Church of CergnatSunday, December 18th,  2005, 5 pm