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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Dortmund, Germany

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DortmundLera Auerbach: Arctica-Sinfonie

© Kirsten Nijhof
Konzerthaus Dortmund, Fri, 6 Nov at 19:30
Tormis, Mosolov, Ives, Traditional, Auerbach
MDR Symphony Orchestra; Lera Auerbach; MDR Radio Choir Leipzig; Hans-Henrik Suersaq Poulsen; Awadagin Pratt; Thorwald Jørgensen
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DortmundLera Auerbach: 24 Miniaturen für Cello und Klavier

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Konzerthaus Dortmund, Sat, 7 Nov at 11:00
Auerbach: 24 Preludes for Cello and Piano, Op.47
Narek Hakhnazaryan; Lera Auerbach
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DortmundLera Auerbach: 72 Angels – Chorwerk Ruhr

© Christian Palm
Konzerthaus Dortmund, Sat, 7 Nov at 19:30
Auerbach: 72 Angels
Philipp Ahmann; Rascher Saxophone Quartet; Chorwerk Ruhr
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Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © Oliver Hitzegrad
Clare Varney, 1 May
At the Konzerthaus Dortmund, Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO are joined by Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin to plunge into the depths of despair in Bernstein’s melancholic The Age of Anxiety. 
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Sol Gabetta bares her soul in Elgar on Czech Phil tour

Sol Gabetta and Semyon Bychkov with the Czech Philharmonic © Petr Chodura
Clare Varney, 23 Apr
Semyon Bychkov conducts the Czech Phil on their latest European tour with the music of Elgar and Stravinsky. 
****1
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René Jacobs confronts acoustical challenges in Dortmund Handel

Paul Figuier, Sunhae Im and B'Rock Orchestra © Fiona Bischof
Mengguang Huang, 12 Mar
René Jacobs and Sunhae Im tackle Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno in Dortmund’s acoustically dry Reinoldihaus. Despite challenges, Im’s radiant soprano and B’Rock Orchestra’s basso continuo group shine. 
****1
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Back in the spotlight: Bru Zane gives women composers chance to shine

Augusta Holmès’ La Montagne noire at Oper Dortmund © Björn Hickmann (2024)
Elodie Olson-Coons, 2 Feb
With significant works by Louise Farrenc, Augusta Holmès and Clémence de Grandval – including two grand operas – Palazzetto Bru Zane is pioneering rediscovery of French music of the 19th century. 
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