Tag Archives: Philharmonia Baroque
Essence of Classical Style
Nicholas McGegan, conductor Marc Schachman, oboe Danny Bond, bassoon While Mozart is widely regarded as...
Posted in 32nd Season, events, Primary Series | Also tagged bassoon, classical, Danny Bond, Haydn, J.C. Bach, Marc Schachman, Mozart, Nicholas McGegan, oboe, Sinfonia Concertante | Leave a comment
Heroic Theseus
Nicholas McGegan, conductor Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Teseo) Dominique Labelle, soprano (Medea) Amy Freston, soprano (Agilea) Céline Ricci, soprano (Clizia) Robin Blaze, countertenor...
Posted in 32nd Season, events, Primary Series | Also tagged Amanda Forsythe, Amy Freston, Céline Ricci, clizia, Dominique Labelle, Drew Minter, early music, forsythe, freston, Handel, Handel Opera, labelle, medea, minter, Nicholas McGegan, Robin Blaze, soprano | Leave a comment
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at Festival del Sole
Nicholas McGegan, conductor Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano Works by HANDEL – CORELLI – VIVALDI...
Posted in 31st Season, Concerts, events, Special Events | Also tagged Calistoga, Festival del Sole, Nicholas McGegan, Susan Graham | Leave a comment
Beethoven Songs & Haydn Trios
Philharmonia Baroque presents Nicholas McGegan (fortepiano) in recital with soprano Dominique Labelle, violinist...
Posted in 31st Season, Concerts, events, Special Events | Also tagged Berkeley Early Music Festival, Dominique Labelle, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Nicholas McGegan, Phoebe Carrai | Leave a comment
Purcell’s Dioclesian
Nicholas McGegan, conductor Helene Zindarsian, soprano Clifton Massey, countertenor Jean-Paul Jones, countertenor Jonathan Smucker, tenor...
Posted in 32nd Season, Concerts, events, Primary Series | Also tagged baroque, Bruce Lamott, Clifton Massey, countertenor, dido and aeneas, henry purcell, john bischoff, lamott, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Chorale, Purcell, smucker | Comments closed
Nicholas McGegan on Performing Brahms
In February 2010, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra performed Brahms’ Serenade No. 1, in its first historically-informed performance of the music of...
Posted in 31st Season, About Period Instruments, Nicholas McGegan | Also tagged Brahms, historically-informed, Nicholas McGegan, Romanticism | Leave a comment
March Program Notes – Schumann’s Cello Concerto
Felix Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusine, Op. 32 Felix Mendelssohn, scion of an eminent German banking family, was born in Hamburg on...
Posted in 31st Season, Concerts, Program Notes | Also tagged Brahms, Concerto, Isserlis, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Serenade, Violoncello | Leave a comment
Critics Praise Richard Egarr Concerts
San Francisco Classical Voice English Delights From the PBO by Jonathan Rhodes Lee “That greatest of all `English’ composers, Handel,...
Posted in 31st Season, Concerts | Also tagged Academy of Ancient Music, Arne, Handel, Lawes, Philharmonia, Purcell, Richard Egarr | Leave a comment
Michael Costa Appointed Executive Director
Michael Costa has been appointed to the Robert A. Birman Executive Director Chair of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra effective immediately, it...
Posted in 31st Season, PBO Community | Also tagged Executive Director, Michael Costa, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Leave a comment
We’re #4 for the Year in Boston!
The Boston Globe has published their list of the top ten Classical CDs of the year, and we’re number 4:...
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Berlioz, cd, Handel, Lieberson, Lorrain Hunt Lieberson, McGegan, Philharmonia | Leave a comment
GRAMMY® Nomination for our Haydn Symphonies CD!
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Music Director Nicholas McGegan are thrilled to announce that the second release from their new Philharmonia...
Posted in 31st Season, Recording | Also tagged Best Orchestral Performance, Grammy, Haydn, McGegan, Philharmonia, Symphonies | Leave a comment
Video: Nicholas McGegan discusses Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Music Director Nicholas McGegan discusses Bach’s Mass in B Minor, which will be performed December 2 – 6 by Philharmonia...
Posted in 31st Season, Nicholas McGegan | Also tagged Bach, baroque, choral, Mass in B Minor, Philharmonia Chorale | Leave a comment
“A virtuoso display of precision vocal fireworks” – San Francisco Chronicle
Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic October 31, 2011 “Coloratura singing, as a wise observer remarked, is a bit like dancing...
Posted in 31st Season, Concerts | Also tagged Broschi, coloratura, Farinelli, Genaux, mezzo-soprano, Porpora, Vivaldi, Vivica Genaux | Leave a comment
Video: Elizabeth Blumenstock on the Baroque violin
Elizabeth Blumenstock gives you an up-close look at the Andrea Guarneri violin she plays.
Posted in 31st Season, About Period Instruments | Also tagged Andrea Guarneri, Baroque violin, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Violin | Leave a comment
Philharmonia Baroque’s Education Programs are in “Play” mode this season as we reach out to students of all ages
Connecting With History: Family Concert (Families with children 17 and younger) In our third annual Family Concert, the Orchestra will...
Posted in 31st Season, About Early Music, About Period Instruments, Education, Guest Artist | Also tagged education, family concerts, student concerts | Leave a comment
Philharmonia Baroque’s lively Mozart pastiche (San Francisco Chronicle)
Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic Tuesday, September 27, 2011 “Kelley’s distinguished performance made for a lively concert … [It] was...
Posted in 31st Season, Concerts | Also tagged Chronicle, Haydn, horn concerto, Mozart | Leave a comment
Our new Vivaldi Violin Concertos CD is CD of the Week at KDFC!
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra/Nicholas McGegan Vivaldi/The Four Seasons Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s newest CD features studio recordings of seven Vivaldi violin concertos,...
Posted in 31st Season, Recording | Also tagged CD of the Week, Four Seasons, KDFC, Vivaldi | Leave a comment
New internship opportunity at Philharmonia Baroque
If you (or someone you know) are interested in gaining some valuable work skills and learning about how an orchestra...
“Spectacular… Nothing short of a revelation” – Chicago Classical Review
Chicago Classical Review on Thursday’s performance at Ravinia: Philharmonia Baroque’s “Orlando” makes for an evening of musical delights at Ravinia...
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NEW ON CD FROM PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE PRODUCTIONS – HANDEL: ATALANTA