Excerpts: Louis Andriessen's La Girò. Monica Germino, violin/voice
excerpts from the world premiere of Louis Andriessen's La Girò, for violin and large ensemble. MITO Settembre Musica Festival - 5 September, 2011, Milan, Italy. Monica Germino, violin/voice; David Atherton, conductor; London Sinfonietta; Sound Intermedia Louis Andriessen's La Girò for violin and large ensemble features Monica Germino as soloist, and has a distinctly Italian theme as the composer explains: "When Enzo Restagno asked me to write a piece for this year's MITO Festival, I was honoured because in the early sixties I lived in Italy for a year, and ever since then I have felt a strong bond with that country. In La Girò I am musing about a composer I admire a lot: maestro Antonio Vivaldi. The title refers to Anna Girò, Vivaldi's favourite singer. The piece would not have become the 'performance' it is without its dedicatee, the violinist Monica Germino. The soloist (La Girò, perhaps?) does not only play the violin. She also sings an Italian song, whispers and talks, tells stories and dreams. The ensemble consists of a small chamber orchestra, with an added piano, harp, cimbalom and some percussion. The piece has four parts: the first three form a kind of concertino while the actual musical drama takes place in the fourth, slow part." selected performances: world premiere: MITO Settembre Musica Festival: 5 & 6 September in Milan & Torino (2011) by Louis Andriessen 5 September, 2011 MITO Settembre Musica Festival world premieres: Louis Andriessen's La Girò, Harrison Birtwistle, Matteo Franceschini & Fabio Vacchi Monica Germino, violin/voice London Sinfonietta; David Atherton, conductor Sound Intermedia venue: Teatro Dal Verme; Milan, Italy Live broadcast by Italian National Radio 3 6 September, 21.00 - MITO Settembre Musica Festival venue: Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi; Torino, Italy info London Sinfonietta: http://bit.ly/2J6puJv info MITO: http://bit.ly/2MZp0WC 2012: 12 January, 20.15 Netherlands premiere of La Girò (2011) by Louis Andriessen Donderdagavond series - PROMS: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands program: The dreams of Anna Girò plus music by Zygmunt Krauze Monica Germino, violin/voice; Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Asko|Schönberg Live broadcast by Dutch National Radio 4 (NTR) 28 February, 20.00 USA premiere of La Girò (2011) by Louis Andriessen Green Umbrella Series: Walt Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. Monica Germino, violin/voice; Cristina Zavalloni, voice; Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; L.A. Philharmonic New Music Group info: https://lat.ms/33Qk7Gq 13 July, 20.00 International Bartók Seminar and Festival Festival opening concert Hungarian premiere of Louis Andriessen's La Girò Monica Germino, violin; Savaria Symphony Orchestra; Howard Williams, conductor music by Bartók, Andriessen, Horváth & Adams venue: BARTÓK HALL; Szombathely, Hungary info: http://bit.ly/2MyMVgO 3 September, 20.00 Gaudeamus Muziekweek, opening concert Louis Andriessen: La Girò plus music by Martijn Padding, Marko Nikodijevic, Andys Skordis, Charlie Piper Monica Germino, violin/voice Etienne Siebens, conductor; Asko|Schonberg venue: Geertekerk; Utrecht, the Netherlands Live broadcast by Dutch National Radio 4 (NTR) info: http://bit.ly/33KfrSc 14 december, 19.00 The "Brand-New Music" Festival Polish premiere of Louis Andriessen's La Girò Monica Germino, violin/voice The New Music Orchestra; Szymon Bywalec, conductor Katowice, Poland info:http://bit.ly/2Bp2d1c for more details & info, please see: http://bit.ly/2VXMW0z
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