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Performer: Barbara Hannigan

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ReykjavíkAttacca!

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Ives, Guðmundsson, Cage, Mahler
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan

ReykjavíkChamayou plays Ravel

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Roussel, Messiaen, Britten, Ravel
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan; Bertrand Chamayou

StockholmLessons in love

© Arne Hyckenberg
Ravel, Sibelius, Chin, Benjamin
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sir George Benjamin; Bertrand Chamayou; Barbara Hannigan

AmsterdamSongs of heaven and earth

© Luciano Romano
Messiaen, Scriabin, Zorn
Barbara Hannigan; Bertrand Chamayou

MunichBarbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou

© Marco Borggreve
Khayam, Haydn, Messiaen, Ravel, Schreker
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan; Bertrand Chamayou

ReykjavíkHannigan & Horsch

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bach, Stravinsky, Tüür, Prokofiev
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan; Lucie Horsch
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Barbara Hannigan makes a powerful connection in La Voix humaine

Barbara Hannigan performs La Voix humaine © Chris Lee
The Canadian soprano and conductor fuses live performance and video in a taut, volatile account of Poulenc’s punch-packing monodrama with the New York Philharmonic, sharing the bill with Strauss’ valedictory Metamorphosen
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Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Barbara Hannigan, Bar Avni and the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO | Mark Allan
At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness
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Barbara Hannigan surveys American voices with The Cleveland Orchestra

Johanna Wallroth and Barbara Hannigan © Roger Mastroianni, courtesy of The Cleveland Orchestra
Works by Crumb, Ruggles, Barber and Gershwin offer four distinct ideas of what American music can sound like in Barbara Hannigan’s explorative Cleveland Orchestra program.
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Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw

Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra © Milagro Elstak
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra puts Persian music centre stage with the Dutch premiere of Tehran-based composer Golfam Khayam's I am a tale not to be told
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Pearls of great price polished by Rattle and the LSO

Barbara Hannigan and the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO | Mark Allan
High contrasts of light and darkness make a special event in Boulez, Benjamin and Brahms at the Barbican. 
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Barbara Hannigan beguiles in Philadelphia recital

Bertrand Chamayou and Barbara Hannigan © Luciano Romano | Teatro di San Carlo, courtesy of Barbara Hannigan
The Canadian soprano and her accomplished accompanist, Bertrand Chamayou, offer a thoughtful and eclectic program of Messiaen, Scriabin and John Zorn.
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ParisDuke Bluebeard's Castle | La Voix humaine

© Bernd Uhlig | OnP
Bartók, Poulenc
Ingo Metzmacher; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

GothenburgThree Mozart arias with Barbara Hannigan

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Mozart
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan

GothenburgHannigan conducts the overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers

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Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Barbara Hannigan
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Grief and yearning: Barbara Hannigan premieres The White Book

Laura Bowler © Harald Hoffmann
Setting texts by Nobel prize winning author Han Kang, this new work by British composer Laura Bowler for soprano and large orchestra is an emotionally charged exploration of mourning and longing.

Barbara Hannigan and Herbie Hancock honoured with Polar Music Prizes

Barbara Hannigan, Herbie Hancock and Brian May from Queen © Cyrus Allyar, Douglas Kirkland, Miracle Productions LLP
Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan and US jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, together with British rock band Queen, join an illustrious list group of musicians to win the Swedish prizes.

Sensuality and modern music: Barbara Hannigan

Barbara Hannigan conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO | Mark Allan
Barbara Hannigan talks about her relationship with Boulez, on singing Pli selon pli, and returning to the London Symphony Orchestra to conduct two programmes this season.