Schedule
Sablé-sur-Sarthe France, Festivale de Sablé
Masterclasses
Harpsichord masterclasses for the Académie de Sablé, August 19-25 (http://www.academiedesable.fr)
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Örebro Sweden, Örebro Concert Hall
Swedish Chamber Orchestra recording for BIS
Recording of J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046-1051) with Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra for BIS Records
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Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony Germany , Mauersberger Aula
Solo Recital
J.S. Bach’s ‘Goldberg’ Variations (BWV 988) as part of the Musikfest Erzgebirge
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Newcastle United Kingdom, Sage Gateshead
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Mahan Esfahani begins his association as “Artist in Focus” with the Royal Northern Sinfonia
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“Big RNS Birthday Gala”
Lars Vogt conductor
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
Sarah Tynan soprano
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Beethoven Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Faure Pavane
Mozart Laudate dominum
Mozart Exsultate jubilate
Poulenc Concert champêtre
Prokofiev Classical Symphony
Haydn Symphony No.6 ‘Le matin’
Brahms Haydn Variations
We’re not the only ones to find Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart inspiring, and in this grand opening concert they rub shoulders with four brilliantly inventive tributes, including Prokofiev’s witty Classical Symphony. With Mahan Esfahani and Sarah Tynan as soloists, this will really sparkle.
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London United Kingdom, Wigmore Hall
Solo Recital
Opening the second season of his Bach Series at Wigmore Hall, Mahan Esfahani begins his survey of J.S. Bach’s Clavier-Übung, with the 1st Partita in B (BWV 825), Concerto in the Italian Style (BWV 971), and Overture in the French Manner (BWV 831)
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Newcastle United Kingdom, Sage Gateshead
Royal Northern Sinfonia
“RNS Minimal”
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Philip Glass A Prelude to Endgame
John Adams Shaker Loops
Barbara Benary Barang I, Barang II
Michael Nyman Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings
Mahan Esfahani has never accepted that the harpsichord is merely a historic instrument. Today, with Michael Nyman’s harpsichord concerto, he’ll light up the sky. The only thing that’s minimal about the musical worlds of Philip Glass, John Adams and Barbara Benary, meanwhile, is the name.
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Ascona Switzerland, Settimane Musicali di Ascona
Solo Recital
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
dal Primo Libro di Toccate, 1615 (organo)
Toccata 12a
Capriccio sopra la Battaglia
dai Fiori Musicali, 1635 (organo)
Ricercar chromatico
Bergamasca
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Variazioni Goldberg (cembalo)
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Wuppertal Germany , Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal
Mahan Esfahani, Cembalo
Rory Macdonald, Dirigent
FREDERICK DELIUS
›Walk to the Paradise Garden‹ aus der Oper ›A Village Romeo and Juliet‹
FRANCIS POULENC
Concert champêtre für Cembalo und Orchester
JOSEPH HAYDN
Sinfonie Nr. 98 B-Dur Hob. 1:98
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Wuppertal Germany , Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal
See concert details for 28 October
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Bristol United Kingdom, St. George's Bristol
Solo Recital
Programme TBD
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London United Kingdom, St. George's Hanover Square
Recital with Pieter Wispelwey, ‘cello
J.S. Bach, Three Sonatas for ‘cello and harpsichord (BWV 1027-1029) with ‘cellist Pieter Wispelwey, for the London Bach Society.
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Arnhem Netherlands, Musis en Stadtstheater Arnhem
Solo Recital
“Een eigentijds klavecinist” - Mahan Esfahani
PROGRAMMA
Byrd — Lachrimae Pavan
Byrd — The Carman’s Whistle
Byrd — Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La
Berio — Rounds (1965)
Bryars — After Handel’s Vesper (1998)
Alexander — Improvisation on a Persian Folksong (1974)
Perich — Dual Synthesis (2015)
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F. Couperin — Allemande La Logiviere - La Rafraîchissante - Les Charmes - L’Amphibie - Les Ondes
Anahita Abbasi — Intertwined Distances, for Mahan Esfahani (2018)
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New York United States , Miller Theatre
‘The Well-Tempered Clavier, Paired’
J.S. Bach selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (1722)
George Lewis - new work for harpsichord (2018), world premiere
(Miller Theatre commission)
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New York United States , Miller Theatre
‘The Well-Tempered Clavier, Paired’ (II)
J.S. Bach selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (1742)
Luciano Berio Rounds (1966)
Tristan Perich Dual Synthesis (2009)
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Prague Czech Republic , DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Contempuls Festival for Contemporary Music
Recital at Prague’s popular DOX Centre for Contemporary Art to include such works as a new premiere by Miroslav Srnka, Anahita Abbasi’s ‘Intertwined Distances’ (2018), Saariaho’s ‘Le jardin secret ii’ (1986), and live electronic improvisations for harpsichord with composer Matouš Hejl.
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Seoul Republic of Korea, Kumho Art Hall
Solo Recital
Mahan Esfahani makes his Korean debut with J.S. Bach’s celebrated ‘Goldberg’ Variations (BWV 988) at Seoul’s foremost concert hall.
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Singapore Singapore , Victoria Concert Hall
Solo Recital
Mahan Esfahani makes his Singapore debut with a recital at the historic Victoria Concert Hall.
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Tokyo Japan , Sumida Triphony Hall
Michael Nyman Concerto with Japan Century Symphony Orchestra
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Tokyo Japan , Sumida Triphony Hall
Michael Nyman Concerto with Japan Century Symphony Orchestra
See programme for 6 December
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London United Kingdom, Wigmore Hall
Solo Recital
Mahan Esfahani continues his second season of the Bach Series at Wigmore Hall, with Bach’s Second Partita BWV 826 and other major works.
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Seattle United States, Benaroya Hall
Seattle Symphony
‘The Bach Family Tree’ - CPE, WF, JC, and JS Bach
DeMarre McGill, flute
Elisa Barston, violin
Seattle Symphony
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Seattle United States, Benaroya Hall
Seattle Symphony
See programme for 11 January
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London United Kingdom, Milton Court
HPSCHD - music for harpsichord and electronics
Sunleif Rasmussen Quadroforone, for Mahan Esfahani (world premiere; Barbican commission)
Berio Rounds
Xenakis Khoaï
Anahita Abbasi ‘Intertwined Distances,’ for Mahan Esfahani (UK premiere)
John Cage Excerpts from HPSCHD
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Vienna Austria, Wiener Musikverein
Solo Recital
François Couperin Pièces de Clavecin
(Allemande »La Ténébreuse«, Menuett, Chaconne »La Favorite«, Les Ombres)
Miroslav Srnka - Neues Werk für Mahan Esfahani (EA)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Italienisches Konzert / Concerto nach italiänischem Gusto BWV 971 (Clavier-Übung II)
Orlando Gibbons - M. Gibbons (Drexel MS 5612) - Whoop do me no harm, good manne - Fantasia XI- Will yow walk the woods so wylde?
Iannis Xenakis - Khoaï für Cembalo solo
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Brussels Belgium , BOZAR
Solo Recital
William Byrd - Pavan and Galliard- Fantasia - Ut re mi fa sol la
New work for Mahan Esfahani (Belgian Première) Miroslav Srnka
Sonata for harpsichord, Wq 48/2 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992 Johann Sebastian Bach
Khoaï Iannis Xenakis
N.B. This recital, part of BOZAR’s ‘Extramural’ series, takes place at the Musical Instrument Museum
(Montagne de la Cour 2, Brussels)
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Munich Germany , Allerheiligen-Hofkirche der Residenz
Recital with Pieter Wispelwey, ‘cello
Pieter Wispelwey Violoncello | Mahan Esfahani Cembalo
Pieter Wispelwey ist ein bahnbrechender Virtuose, der aufregende Repertoire-Richtungen erschließt und beweist, dass ein neues Gewand für vertrautes Repertoire völlig idiomatisch sein kann (Strad 2017). So haben wir diesen Cellisten, der sich neben seiner außergewöhnlichen technischen Meisterschaft durch einen sehr persönlichen Interpretationsansatz auszeichnet, auch bei seinem letzten Konzert bei Musikerlebnis kennen gelernt. Diesmal warten wir keine weiteren 17 Jahre. Begleitet von dem iranischen Cembalisten Mahan Esfahani, stellt Wispelwey heuer auf seinem Barock-Cello Bachs Gamben- und Cello-Konzerte vor.
19 Uhr Konzerteinführung: Dr. Ulrike Keil
J.S. Bach
Suite Nr. 6 für Cello solo D-Dur BWV 1012
Sonate für Gambe und Cembalo D-Dur BWV 1028
Sonate für Gambe und Cembalo g-Moll BWV 1029
Toccata für Cembalo solo d-Moll BWV 913
Sonate für Gambe und Cembalo G-Dur BWV 1027
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London United Kingdom, Wigmore Hall
Kölner Akademie / Michael Willens
J.C. Bach Symphony in D op 18 no.4
J.C. Bach Berlin Harpsichord concerto in f minor T 301/4
W.A. Mozart Concerto no. 4 in Bb K 238, for harpsichord and orchestra
CPE Bach Sinfonie in e minor Wq 78 (H. 653)
Hugo Distler Concerto for harpsichord and string orchestra op. 14
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Paris France , Salle Gaveau
Solo Recital
Mahan Esfahani & invités
Byrd, Bach, Xenakis, Dutilleux
(Parisian debut)
LA LOCATION ET LES ABONNEMENTS OUVRIRONT LE LUNDI 11 JUIN 2018 AUX GUICHETS DE LA SALLE ET SUR L SITE DE LA SALLE GAVEAU.
RENSEIGNEMENTS & RÉSERVATIONS : Par téléphone : 01 49 53 05 07, du lundi au vendredi de 10h à 18h. Par email : concerts@monsieurcroche-sas.com
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Paris France , Salle Gaveau
Solo Recital
Mahan Esfahani & invités
Byrd, Bach, Xenakis, Dutilleux
(Parisian debut)
LA LOCATION ET LES ABONNEMENTS OUVRIRONT LE LUNDI 11 JUIN 2018 AUX GUICHETS DE LA SALLE ET SUR L SITE DE LA SALLE GAVEAU.
RENSEIGNEMENTS & RÉSERVATIONS : Par téléphone : 01 49 53 05 07, du lundi au vendredi de 10h à 18h. Par email : concerts@monsieurcroche-sas.com
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