Thursday, July 22, 2021

NJ PBS. TRANSCEND: An NJSO Concert Film. July 21, 2021.

Program performed October 22-23, 2020 at NJPAC, Newark, NJ.

Program per NJSO Website.  Video also available on NJSO website.

Featuring the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Xian Zhang, Music Director

Directed by Yuri Alves

Arising from a pandemic shutdown, world-renowned conductor and star music director Xian Zhang leads the illustrious New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in a concert film directed by award-winning filmmaker Yuri Alves, who expands the magnetic soundscape with evocative visual meditations on a world in turmoil.

The concerts were recorded live at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ, October 22–23, 2020. Presented in 4K Ultra HD. Produced by DreamPlay Films in association with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

An immersive orchestral experience for a new era.

Part I

DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN i am a white person who _____ Black people (World Premiere, NJSO Commission)
MAHLER Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
MOZART Divertimento in D Major K. 136
MICHAEL ABELS Delights & Dances


Part II

STILL Mother and Child
PUCCINI I Crisantemi
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Deep River
DVO
ŘÁK Serenade for Strings

Featuring

XIAN ZHANG conductor & piano
ERIC WYRICK violin
RUBÉN RENGEL violin
JANNINA NORPOTH violin
DANA KELLEY viola
THOMAS MESA cello
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

NJSO Concert Films - EMERGE Part 3. Premiered Jun 30, 2021.

Recorded live on March 11, 2021 at NJPAC, Newark, NJ.

Program

Shostakovich First Piano Concerto.

Beethoven Fourth Symphony.

Conductor: Xian Zhang; Piano: Daniil Trifonov; Trumpet: Anderson Romero.


Saturday, July 03, 2021

ALL ARTS Channel Broadcast - New York Philharmonic Concert in Pyongyang. May 17, 2021.

Original Concert Date: February 26, 2008.

The concert took place at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, with Lorin Maazel conducting a program anchored by two well-known pieces premiered at the New York Philharmonic: Dvorak's "From the New World" Symphony and Gershwin's "An American in Paris."  The concert started with the national anthems of the USA and North Korea, and started with Wagner's Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin.  The encore pieces included pieces from Bizet, Bernstein, and the popular Korean folk song Arirang.

ALL-ARTS also had the video in its archives, so some of the photos are screen shots from my PC.








Metropolitan Opera at Home - Puccini's Turandot. April 26, 2021.

Original  Broadcast Date: ???

Conductor - Yannic Nezet-Seguin.  Turandot - Christine Goerke, Calaf - Yusif Eyvazov, Liu - Eleonora Buratto, Timur - James Morris, Ping - Alexey Lavrov, Pang - Tony Stevenson, Pong - Eduardo Valdes.

I am writing this down on July 2, so don't remember the specifics.  I suppose one could go back and at least find out when the live performance occurred ...

Below are some screen shots from the TV: