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Published: 05 May 2013
On 9 May, Andrew Manze makes his debut with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln. Manze conducts the orchestra at the Musikhochschule in Detmold, where the concert opens with Bach’s Suite No.3 in D major followed by Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 with soloist Igor Levit. The concert concludes with Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 in C major.
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Published: 01 May 2013
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra today announced Andrew Manze as one of its four Artists in Residence in the 2013/14 season. Manze is joined by Bryn Terfel, Christian Lindberg, Simon Trpčeski in the appointment.Manze will conduct a number of concerts celebrating the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, with repertoire such as Les Illuminations alongside works that inspired Britten, including Mahler’s Symphony No.4.The RLPO’s...
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Published: 15 April 2013
This month, Andrew Manze returns to the Hallé for two evening performances. On 25 April, Manze conducts the orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall with a programme featuring works by Britten, Beethoven and Sibelius. The following day, the orchestra will perform the same programme at St George’s Hall in Bradford, with the addition of Bruch’s Violin Concerto with Jennifer Pike.Click here for further information.
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Published: 25 March 2013
Andrew Manze has been announced as the new Principal Conductor of the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Hannover from the 2014/15 season. Manze, NDR Intendant Lutz Marmor and NDR Programmedirektor Hörfunk Joachim Knuth signed the contract this morning, 25 March, in Hamburg (pictured below).
Andrew Manze commented of the appointment: “I am absolutely delighted and honoured to become chief conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie next year. The...
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Published: 30 January 2013
At the end of February, Andrew Manze returns to the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra for the second time this season, having previously visited in November with a programme including Lutosławski, Beethoven and Bartók. Performances will take place on 27 and 28 February at the Helsinki Music Centre, where the programme will include Mozart’s last three Symphonies Nos.39-41.Click here for more information.
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Published: 01 November 2012
Andrew Manze will return on 7 November to conduct the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. The programme will open with Mozart’s Symphony No.25 in G minor, followed by Vaughan Williams’s Oboe concerto with soloist Rainer Gibbons. The concert will close with Schumann’s Symphony No.2.
In the following week, Manze will travel to Helsinki where he will return to the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra for a...
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Published: 17 September 2012
Following notable successes over the summer at the BBC Proms where he conducted Vaughan Williams Symphonies 4,5 and 6, and his debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York, this month Andrew Manze returns to the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin for two performances at the Berlin Philharmonie.The two concerts will take place on 28 and 29 September and the programme will include works by Bacewicz, Mozart and Stravinsky.“The performance was...
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Published: 02 August 2012
On Thursday 16 August, Andrew Manze will conduct the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms as part of his cycle of Vaughan Williams Symphonies. Manze will conduct Symphonies Nos.4, 5 and 6, all of which were composed during the 1930s and 1940s. The performance will be broadcast live on both BBC Radio 3 and BBC Four.The following week, Manze will travel to New York to make his debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival. Manze will give two...
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Published: 18 June 2012
This week, Andrew Manze steps in to conduct the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in two concerts at the Philharmonie am Gasteig on 21 and 22 June.
The performances will open with Beethoven’s Corolian Overture, followed by Brahms Alto Rhapsody and Beethoven Choral Fantasy featuring the Munich Philharmonic Choir. The concerts will conclude with Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra.
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Published: 28 May 2012
On 30 May, Andrew Manze will step in to replace Kurt Masur to conduct the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the orchestra’s flagship cycle of Beethoven symphonies.
The orchestra will perform all the Beethoven symphonies within ten days, and will be conducted by Manze, Lorin Maazel and Christian Zacharias. Manze will conduct Symphonies Nos.6 and 7 at the Stockholm Konserthus.