Cellist Johannes Moser at Lincoln Center on Nov 1
After opening his 2009-10 season with his Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra debut, the German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser headed to California for concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the kick-off of his U.S. tour with the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and Ivor Bolton. Moser opened his seven-city tour with Salzburg’s venerable ensemble at California’s Orange County Performing Arts Center, where Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times wrote: “He was a delight. He enthusiastically anticipated each turn of phrase. His tone sang and carried easily. He engaged the orchestra musicians, and they seemed to grow better by the measure when playing with him.” Johannes Moser’s tour with the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra culminates with a performance at New York’s Lincoln Center on Sunday, November 1, at which Moser will play Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor.
“Sounding Off: A Fresh Look at Classical Music with Phyllis Chen”
This January, Johannes Moser and his collaborator, the performance artist and toy pianist Phyllis Chen, embark on their first U.S. tour together: “Sounding Off: A Fresh Look at Classical Music.” The two will travel to universities across America, bringing classical music to each campus with their fresh and unusual take on the creative process and concert experience. While on campus, Chen and Moser will conduct a variety of outreach activities and demonstrations before providing each stop with a concert at a local alternative venue. Full details of the tour will be released later this fall.
Further highlights of Johannes Moser’s 2009-10 season include returns to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, for performances of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, and to the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, playing Dvorák’s Cello Concerto in B minor. Moser will play Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the Dresdner Philharmonie under the baton of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, first in Dresden (Apr 23 and 25) and then on a tour of South America (May 1-15). Before heading to South America, Moser will perform Lutoslawski’s formidable Cello Concerto with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Franz Welser-Möst in Munich (Apr 29 and 30).
Johannes Moser: selected engagements 2009-10
October 30, 2009
Ithaca, NY
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Ivor Bolton
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
October 31, 2009
Greenville, NY
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Ivor Bolton
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
November 1, 2009
New York, NY
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Ivor Bolton
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
November 5, 2009
Oviedo, Spain
Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
November 8, 2009
Schweinfurt, Germany
Recital
November 29, 2009
Pforzheim, Germany
Württembergische Reutlingen Philharmonie
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
November 30, 2009
Reutlingen, Germany
Württembergische Reutlingen Philharmonie
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
December 6, 2009
Berlin, Germany
DSO Berlin / Tugan Sokhiev
Dvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor
December 12, 2009
Málaga, Spain
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra / Roberto Forés
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major
January 15 and 16, 2010
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra / Paul Daniel
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
January 24, 2010
Malibu, CA
Recital
February 5, 2010
Gstaad, Switzerland
Sinfonia Varsovia
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
February 25, 2010
Skopje, Macedonia
Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra
Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
March 5, 2010
Poznan, Poland
Poznan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / Marek Pijarowski
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto
March 14, 2010
Amberg, Germany
Recital
March 22, 2010
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Vedernikov
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
April 2, 2010
Berlin, Germany
Konzerthausorchester Berlin / Lothar Zagrosek
Brahms: Double concerto for cello and violin in A minor
Antja Weithaas, violin
April 14 and 15, 2010
Flensburg, Germany
Landestheater Schleswig-Holstein
Sonderjyllands Symfoniorkester / Mihkel Kütson
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
April 23 and 25, 2010
Dresden, Germany
Dresdner Philharmonie / Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
April 29 and 30, 2010
Munich, Germany
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst
Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto
May 1-15, 2010
Tour of South America
Dresdner Philharmonie / Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
May 18 and 19, 2010
Birmingham, UK
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Jakub Hrusa
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
June 10 and 11, 2010
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern / Christoph Poppen
Cello concertos by Martinu and Hindemith
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