Saturday, January 16 2010

These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Concerto, Concertino, and Portal VivaMusica in Brazil; ConcertDiary in the UK, Instant Encore in the US, and La Scena Musicale in Canada. Also from my faithful HVL Website viewers - send me an email if you know of any upcoming Villa-Lobos concert, anywhere in the world.

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Robert Bonfiglio plays the Harmonica Concerto with the Rockford SO

Date: 
01/16/2010 - 00:00
Location: 
USA: Rockford, IL
Work Performed: 
Harmonica Concerto

Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Harmonica Concerto

Jan. 16, 2010
Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Steven Larsen, conducting

On Saturday, January 16, 2010, the RSO will perform a piece from the very first concert in 1934, Praeludium by Armas Järnefelt, followed by the composer made famous from the movie "Amadeus", Antonio Salieri, and his 26 Variations on La folia di Spagno. The second half will feature a stunning interpretation of Villa-Lobo's concerto featuring Robert Bonfiglio on harmonica. The concert will conclude with Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 8, featuring each section of the orchestra.
Järnefelt: Praeludium
Salieri: 26 Variations on La folia di Spagna
Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto
Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 

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Sinfonietta #1 in Little Rock

Date: 
01/16/2010 - 00:00
01/17/2010 - 00:00
Location: 
USA: Little Rock AR
Work Performed: 
Sinfonietta #1

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

GRIEG'S ROMANTIC PIANO CONCERTO
Jan. 16 & 17, 2010
Fusao Kajima, conductor
Valentina Lisitsa, piano

VILLA-LOBOS Sinfonietta No. 1 (A memória de Mozart)
GRIEG Piano Concerto
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

Though Grieg's romantic concerto was written in a cold climate, its beautiful melding of virtuosity and lyricism-and echoes of Norwegian folk music-will not only melt your heart, but dazzle you, too. . . especially when it's in the hands of our stunning soloist who has garnered raves around the world. Fusao Kajima and the ASO then present Dvořák's beloved score, inspired by nature and overflowing with joyful melodies.

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Álvaro Henrique Concert in Rio de Janeiro

Date: 
01/16/2010 - 11:30
Location: 
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Work Performed: 
Preludes for Guitar

Álvaro Henrique, violão.

Data e Hora:
Sábado, 16 de Janeiro de 2010, às 11:30.
Série:
"Série ""Música no Museu"""
Programa:
Villa-Lobos - Cinco prelúdios; Valsa de Concerto N. 2. Jorge Antunes - Brasília em cinquenta variações. Mário Ferraro - Pequena suíte candanga. Carlos Alberto da Silva - A reconstrução de Brasília. Marco Pereira - Num pagode em Planaltina.
Preço:
Grátis

Local:
Parque das Ruínas
Endereço:
R. Murtinho Nobre, 169 - Santa Teresa. Tel.: (21) 2253-8645.