Schubert / Tschaikowski / Mendelssohn

3rd Philharmonic Concert

19. January 2020

Dates & Tickets

Franz Schubert
Overture of «Die Zauberharfe» («Rosamunde»), D 644

Pjotr Tschaikowski
«Rococo Variations» in A major op. 33

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Symphony No. 3 in A minor («Scottish»)

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    Introduction 45 min before the performance.
Music Direction:
Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda has been General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House since the 2021/22 season. In addition, he is Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2019, he became Music Director of the newly founded Tsinandali Festival and the Georgian Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra. From 2007 to 2018, Noseda served as General Music Director of the Teatro Regio di Torino, where he artistically reshaped the opera house during his tenure. Noseda has conducted the world’s leading orchestras (Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic) as well as at the most prestigious opera houses (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House) and festivals (BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Salzburg, and Verbier). He has also held leading positions with the BBC Philharmonic (Chief Conductor), the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor), the Mariinsky Theatre (Principal Guest Conductor), and the Stresa Festival (Artistic Director). His discography comprises more than 80 CDs, with a special focus on the "Musica Italiana" project, which features neglected 20th-century Italian repertoire. Born in Milan, Noseda is a Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana and received the Order of Merit of the City of Milan in 2024. In 2015, he was named "Musical America’s Conductor of the Year," was awarded "Conductor of the Year" at the 2016 International Opera Awards, and received the Puccini Prize in 2023. In the same year, the Oper! Awards honored Noseda as "Best Conductor," particularly recognizing his interpretations of the first two "Ring" operas at the Zurich Opera House.

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Cast


Violoncello Narek Hakhnazaryan

Narek Hakhnazaryan

Narek Hakhnazaryan wurde 1988 in Jerewan, Armenien, geboren und studierte bei Alexei Seleznyov in Moskau und Laurence Lesser in Boston. Seinen Karrieredurchbruch verdankt er dem Moskauer Tschaikowski-Wettbewerb, bei dem er 2011 mit der Goldmedaille geehrt wurde. Seither tritt Narek Hakhnazaryan in den grossen Konzertsälen und bei renommierten Festivals rund um die Welt auf. Er spielte u.a. mit dem Orchestre de Paris, dem London Symphony und dem London Philharmonic Orchestra, dem Sinfonieorchster des HR, dem WDR Sinfonieorchester, dem Konzerthausorchester Berlin, dem Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, der Tschechischen Philharmonie, dem Chicago Symphony Orchestra, der LA Philharmonic und dem NHK Symphony Orchestra und mit DirigentInnen wie Marin Alsop, Jiří Bělohlávek, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Ton Koopman und Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Von 2014 bis 2016 war er BBC-«New Generation Artist» und gab sein Debüt bei den BBC Proms. Kammermusikalisch trat Hakhnazaryan u.a. im Concertgebouw Amsterdam, der Salle Pleyel Paris, in der Londoner Wigmore Hall, den Konzerthäusern in Berlin und Wien, der Shanghai Concert Hall, der Carnegie Hall sowie beim Verbier- und beim Rheingau- Festival auf. In der Saison 2019/20 debütiert er u.a. mit dem Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, dem Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, dem Melbourne und dem Queensland Symphony Orchestra, dem Xi’an Symphony Orchestra, u.a. mit Dirigenten wie Manfred Honeck und Vladimir Ashkenazy. Ausserdem gibt er mit dem Z.E.N. Trio, dessen erstes Album bei der Deutschen Grammophon erschienen ist, Konzerte in den USA.

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Abstract

It's been known for a while: The world-renowned conductor Gianandrea Noseda will take up the post of General Music Director at Zurich Opera House in the 2021/22 season. The Italian, who is currently Chief Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. and was a great success as Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino from 2007 to 2018, has already stood at the podium of the Philharmonia Zurich several times, including in 2016/17 in the new production of Sergei Prokofiev's opera The Fiery Angel and in a revival of Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth.
In January 2020, Gianandrea Noseda will conduct a Philharmonic concert for the first time in his position as designated general music director. In addition to Franz Schubert's overture of Die Zauberharfe (Rosamunde), the programme includes the Symphony in A minor op. 56, the so-called Scottish, by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Mendelssohn began working on this symphony in 1829 under the impression of a trip to Scotland, completing the work, which is often regarded as his greatest achievement in the field of symphony, but only 12 years later. The virtuoso Rococo Variations by Pjotr Tchaikovsky also promise to be a special highlight of the concert: The young Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan can be experienced as a soloist.

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