Kristine Opolais and Marcelo Alvarez2017 Easter Festival with Puccini’s “Tosca”
The main event of this festival was Tosca, conducted by Simon Rattle. The guest artists included violinist Lisa Batiashvili and – making his debut at the Easter Festival – Kirill Petrenko with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique which received a tumultuous reception.Kristine Opolais and Marcelo Alvarez
Marcelo Alvarez, Kristine Opolais, Marco Vratogna
Marco Vratogna (Scarpia)
Philipp Bohnen and Marlene Ito, violins, Martin von der Nahmer, viola, and Rachel Helleur, cello
Luis Felipe Coelho, 1st violin, Romano Tommasini, 2nd violin, Wolfgang Talirz, viola and moderator, Janusz Widzyk, double bass, and David Riniker, cello
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Principal cellist Ludwig Quandt remembering his times at the BJO
Sarah Willis moderated the evening
Rachel Schmidt, violin, and Solène Kermarrec, cello
Pinchas Zukerman playing the Elgar violin concerto
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Who's that guy sitting with the flutes over there?
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The teams
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Noah Bendix-Balgley, 1st concertmaster, Matthew Hunter, viola
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Clemens Giebel (sound collector)
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Philharmonia Quartett: Daniel Stabrawa, 1st violin, Christian Stadelmann, 2nd violin, Neithard Resa, viola, and Dietmar Schwalke, cello
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Daishin Kashimoto, 1st principal concertmaster, Sarah Willis, French horn and moderator, Wenzel Fuchs, principal clarinet, Philipp Bohnen, 2nd violin
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Alexander von Puttkamer, tuba, and Martin Kretzer, trumpet, explore the church
Janne Saksala, 1st principal double bass, Walter Küssner, viola
Moderator Christian Thees, Neithard Resa and Christian Stadelmann
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Johannes Grau (Don Jose) and Céline Akçag (Carmen)