Salzburg Opening Concert 2010
The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world’s most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event.
In 2010 the Festival celebrated its 90th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Great Festival Hall.
The selections performed at the concert were:
Beethoven:
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Boulez:
- Notations
Bruckner:
- Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Soloists were Dorothea Roschmann (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo), Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor), René Pape (bass) and the Chorus of the Vienna State Opera
Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim
In 2010 Barenboim also celebrated his 60th anniversary onstage, and also appeared as a soloist and conductor of Beethoven’s lyrical Fourth Piano Concerto.
Bruckner´s poignant Te Deum was performed by a quartet of world-class singers.
This DVD was released on August 30, 2011
Here is the Beethoven Piano Concerto 4 op. 58, first movement; Performed by Daniel Barenboim (pianist & conductor) and the Staatskapelle Berlin.
And here is part of the Bruckner “Te Deum”, as conducted by Daniel Barenboim:
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