Season 2010/2011
In the upcoming season 2010/2011, Celso Antunes will make his debut with five ensembles: On October 1st, he will direct the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam (works by Ingram Marshall, Steven Mackey and James MacMillan). A few days later he conducts his first concert at Amsterdam's prestigious Concertgebouw, this time with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra ("Inquiétude du Fini" by Erkki-Sven Tüür). On November 26, Antunes will direct the Holland Symfonia in Haarlem (Tchaikovsky's 1st Symphony and the flute concert by Carl Nielsen). In April 2011, Antunes will make his debut with the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève (James MacMillan's "Seven Last Words from the Cross", with the Choeur de la Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève). Finally, on May 08 he will conduct the SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart for the first time, together with the SWR Vokalensemble (excerpts from Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana").
Apart from directing many other concerts in the 2010/2011 season, Celso Antunes will also record several CDs:
For Hänssler Classic, Antunes will conduct the NDR Radio Philharmonic Hannover in works by Xavier Montsalvage.
For MCO, Antunes will conduct two CDs featuring works by Richard Rijnvos, performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic.
On the BIS label, Shostakovitch's Third Symphony with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Cond: Mark Wigglesworth) and the Netherlands Radio Choir (Cond: Celso Antunes).
Coming up soon...
Sergei Prokofiew: Ange de feu
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Cond: Leif Segerstam
Netherlands Radio Choir, Cond: Celso Antunes
September 04 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Works by Ingram Marshall, Steven Mackey, and James MacMillan
Anthony Marwood (Violin)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Cond: Celso Antunes
October 01 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
The most beautiful Mahler II ever! … The softness and beauty from the first choral entrance ("Aufersteh'n, ja aufersteh'n") was simply to die for … and when the Groot Omroepkoor (Chief Conductor: Celso Antunes) reached the triumphal coda, here the emotional impact was almost unbearable...
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 2 in c Minor, Concertgebouw Orchestra (Cond. Mariss Jansons), Netherlands Radio Choir (Cond. Celso Antunes), Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Erik Voermans, Het Parool, December 4 2009