Touring Autumn Highlights

29/8/2018

HarrisonParrott touring takes the Autumn by storm bringing both orchestras and theatre to Europe and Asia

In September we kick off the start of the season with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra who embark on a special tour to Tokyo, Japan with chief conductor Sakari Oramo. This special tour commemorates 150 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Japan, and these links are highlighted in the diverse programme and soloists presented including Japanese pianist Nobu and Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling.

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra JOW_260817_12 — Sakari Oramo

Straight after Japan, we head to Bern, Bonn and Ghent with Camerata Bern who tackle the concept of ‘Time and Eternity’ with new artistic director Patricia Kopatchinskaja who takes them on a 600 year exploratory journey investigating music as ‘time art’.

We end September by taking Camerata RCO to the newly opened Zaryadya Concert Hall in Moscow with conductor Lucas Macías Navarro.

Camerata Bern 4 ©_Julia Wesely — Camerata Bern

October brings us to China where the Philharmonia embark on a six concert tour across China and South Korea for the first time with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. Joining them to perform Bernstein’s Age of Anxiety is Krystian Zimerman, and Esther Yoo for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.

At the same time we enter the theatrical world, by taking Opéra de Chambre de Genève to Macao’s Music Festival for a special invitational performance of Rossini’s Il Signor Bruschino, in celebration of Rossini’s 150 year anniversary.

Hopping back to Europe, we take Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth to Italy’s Modena and Udine with a romantic and jazzy programme of works from Franck, Saint-Saëns and Ravel.

Udine, Italy

Still in Europe, Bamberger Symphoniker, conducted by Jakub Hrůša, join forces with soprano Barbara Hannigan to bring Abrahamsen’s Let me tell you to major concert houses in Germany and Austria.

But we cannot leave Asia alone for long, and we head back to Japan with Canadian Brass for five concerts across the country.

At the same time we take Tonhalle- Orchestra Zürich and their new conductor Paavo Järvi on a seven date concert tour of China, Taiwan and South Korea . Encompassing some of the most prestigious venues in Asia, the Orchestra is joined by pianists Khatia Buniatshvili and Zee Zee performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 and Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 respectively.

We bring Autumn to a close with Thomanerchor Leipzig taking their voices on a tour of The Netherlands singing choral works by Brahms, Bach, Schütz and Schein.

Stay tuned for our Winter highlights!!!