Rachel Harnisch
Rachel Harnisch started into the year 2000 with her debut in the title role of Jenůfa at Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by Donald Runnicles and performed Emilia Marty in Janacek’s Vĕc Makropulos in Geneva in fall. 2019 she was highly successful as Una Moreau in the world creation of Hector Parras’ Les Bienveillantes directed by […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 13
Two Grammy Award winners, conductor Cristian Macelaru and violinist Maxim Vengerov, on the same stage at the Enescu Festival Grammy Award-winning conductor Cristian Macelaru and violinist Maxim Vengerov will take to the stage of the Enescu Festival tonight at 7:30 PM, at the Grand Palace Hall, in a concert by the Orchestre National de […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 11
Two great violinists of the world, Gil Shaham and Maxim Vengerov, delight the audiences in Romania with their talent and their Stradivarii The Rotterdam Philharmonic and their amazing conductor Lahav Shani, for the first time at the Enescu Festival Two of the world’s greatest violinists, Gil Shaham and Maxim Vengerov, take to the stages of […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 10
Romanian premiere of the famous opera Die tote Stadt (‘The Dead City’) takes place today at the Enescu Festival Celebrated vocal soloists Céline Scheen and Philippe Jaroussky sing sacred works at the Athenaeum The famous opera Die tote Stadt (‘The Dead City’) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, an Austrian composer considered – like Mozart – a […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 6
Leonidas Kavakos, Valery Gergiev, Ádám Fischer, Maia Morgenstern, and Alexandra Dariescu today at the Enescu Festival Violinist Leonidas Kavakos, famous for his perfect technique, renowned conductors Valery Gergiev and Ádám Fischer, actress Maia Morgenstern, and pianist Alexandra Dariescu headline the Enescu Festival today, September 6, 2021. Leonidas Kavakos, internationally recognized as a one […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 9
The Art of the Gypsy Fiddler, on the stage of the Enescu Festival through the music of George Enescu Violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky, an outstanding personality with a magnetic creative force, President of the Violin Jury at the Enescu Competition 2020/2021, returns to the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum with an opus by Enescu that takes […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 8
Julia Fischer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Vasily Petrenko, and Edward Gardner in the spotlight Famous conductor Vasily Petrenko at the Festival with two works by Enescu Enescu Festival audiences will welcome today and tomorrow celebrated conductor Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, the only artists at this year’s Festival who have chosen to perform […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 7
Violinist and conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and cellist Gautier Capuçon – the renowned soloists to be heard today at the Enescu Festival Celebrated violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider returns to the Enescu Festival to perform alongside the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, with a program of works from the Romantic repertoire. Mendelssohn’s overture A Midsummer […]
DAILY AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 4
Symphony No. 3, the ‘Everest’ of George Enescu’s creation, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra London One of George Enescu’s most impressive works, his Symphony No. 3, will be performed today at the Grand Palace Hall by the famous British orchestra Philharmonia London, conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali. It is a monumental and demanding symphony, involving […]
Tiberius Simu
Born in Cluj, Romania, Tiberius Simu receives his early musical training at the Sigismund Toduta School of Music, as a student of violin, piano and later singing. Following the completion of his studies at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in his home town, Tiberius Simu furthers his education by attending the courses of the Accademia […]
Nicolas Dautricourt
Voted ADAMI Classical Discovery of the Year at Midem in Cannes, awarded the Sacem Georges Enesco Prize, guest artist at the 23rd Victoires de la Musique in Toulouse and a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York, Nicolas Dautricourt is one of the most brilliant and engaging French violinists of his generation. In January 2019 he […]
Classical Music Stars Fazıl Say, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, and Avishai Cohen to Perform at the Enescu Festival
A Record Number of Romanian Premieres in the Series Dedicated To Contemporary Music Great artists of contemporary music, such as Fazıl Say, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, and Avishai Cohen, as well as a record number of premieres, are the Enescu Festival’s special treat for its audience in the dedicated series Music of the 21st […]
Clara Haskil Trio
The name of the CLARA HASKIL TRIO comes from an inspiring woman, who managed to create a whole world in just one note. The three passionate musicians – Nina Reddig (violin), Kajana Pačko (cello) and Fil Liotis (piano) – love intense musical moments and are bringing their audience together with them to a musical adventure. […]
ALAN GILBERT
Alan Gilbert began his tenure as the new Chief Conductor of Hamburg’s NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in September 2019. The Grammy Award-winning conductor previously served for more than a decade as Principal Guest Conductor of the ensemble when it was known as NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg; it has since adopted the name of the Elbphilharmonie, its […]
Yeon – Min Park
“Yeon-Min Park performed Saint-Saëns “Danse Macabre” (arr. Liszt – Horowitz)…..the beautiful sounds she produced made the impression that the piano itself changed, which was not the same instrument in which it has been played by others.” – Haaretz, Israel “Park has a beautiful rounded tone of great refinement and clarity. Her touch is equally strong […]
WDR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA COLOGNE CHAMBER PLAYERS
A string Quintet with two violas was once standard in the 17th century. Many great composers have written masterpieces for this formation. These five musicians from WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, one of the leading European Orchestras, decided to draw their inspiration from years of devoted chamber music experience and their culturally diverse backgrounds. Since their debut […]
