The News Letter of Adam Fischer & Haydn Orchestra Fan Club
'Barátom' means 'My Friend' in Hungarian
February 1, 2007 - No. 54
 | Popular Janacek Opera at Zurich, „The Cunning Little Vixen” |
| Internationale Haydntage 2007 |
| Bamberg Symphony Concert |
| Concert Halls of the World – Liederhalle, (Stuttgart, Germany) |
| Question from a Fan – What does the conductor do when a singer loses his/her voice? |
| Performance Schedule - February 2007, March 2007, April 2007, May, 2007 |
| Editorial Note |
Internationale Haydntage 2007
Following the success of last year, the Haydnfestspiele has announced the program of the Internationale Haydntage 2007. The theme this year is “Haydn and the Romantics”. Haydn is a composer of the classical period and not just Brahms but .many romantic composers were inspired by Haydn.
The festival starts on 6th of September with the oratorio “The Seasons” with
Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra. Soloists are Julianne
Banse (Soprano), Markus Schäfer (Tenor), and Florian Boesch (Baritone), choir is
theVienna Singverein. There is a repeat performance the next day.
The mass performed by the Haydn Orchestra this year, is the “Heiligmesse” on the
13th. Adam Fischer conducts the mass and Dvorak’s Symphony “From the new world”.
Two performances of the final matinee are on the 16th. The program is Haydn’s Symphony No. 15, No. 97, and Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo theme with the cellist Clemens Hagen.
There are a lot of performances every day during the festival, including the
Mahler Chamber Orchestra and a gala evening with mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry, The
Hanover Band with Sir Charles Mackerras etc. Subscription tickets go on sale on
20th of February, and single tickets sales starts on 5th of March. Please see
the official home page
www.haydnfestival.at for details.
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CD & DVD New Release information
As we informed in the last issue, the new CD by Adam Fischer and the
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, has just been released by MDG. This CD
includes three Haydn pieces, the overture to “L’isola disabitata”, Symphony No.
88, and Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”. The producer and the engineer are same as
the last release, which won the Echo Price.
The Salzburg festival had released the series Mozart22. This is the DVD recording of last year’s Salzburg Festival Mozart theatrical projects. Not only an entire box set, there are single releases. The DVD of “Ascanio in Alba” by Adam Fischer and National Theater Mannheim is widely available.
Not only newly recorded project, there is also a new release of an old performance. The 1983 Vienna State Opera production of Massenet’s Manon was recently released from Deutsche Gramophone. Adam Fischer in his med-30s conducted the French opera.
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Editorial Note
Immediately after announcing the plan of Haydntage 2007, the Haydnfestspiele in Eisenstadt started preparation for the Haydn year 2009. There will be some concerts around the 200th anniversary of his death 31st May 2009, as well as extended Haydntage 2009. Of course Adam Fischer and the Haydn Orchestra are the main ensemble of the project. 2009 will be a very busy year for everybody.
Not only concert activities, there will be a lot of CD and DVD new releases. After Manon, the Vienna State Opera production of “The Bartered Bride” is also scheduled. We can see young Adam Fischer conducting in this DVD.
Next issue we will report the German Tour of Haydn Orchestra.
“Don Giovanni”
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