JD’s opening night of this very colourful Magic Flute for Opera Australia has been and gone. What you may ask has a picture of Angelo Soliman got to do with it all. more …
‘A world that has produced a Mozart is a world worth saving. What a picture of a better world you have given us Mozart. ‘ Franz Schubert.
‘In my dreams of heaven I always see the great masters gathered in a huge hall in which they all reside. Only Mozart has his own suite!’ Victor Borge.
JD is preparing ‘The Magic Flute’ for Opera Australia in Sydney opening on January 6th. more …
JD is off to Australia to do the Magic Flute after a fine Entführung production, (Grand Théâtre de Genève) which presented another very different and interesting way of approaching the theme from the Swedish director Mira Bartov. Here he reflects on a singer’s perennial plight and offers a thought or two touching Entführung..
Photo: Christoph Müller-Girod
In the second part of Conductor’s Curiosa, we’ll have a look at another myth-ridden feature of conductors: the tailcoat? Read Jonathan Darlington thoughts on why many conductors today choose to abandon the “penguin”… more …
The live recording of Tchaikovksy’s violin concerto with Susanna Yoko Henkel and the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jonathan Darlington has been awarded the with the ECHO Klassik 2011 by the German Phono Akcademy. The CD has convinced the jury in the catergory “Best Concerto Recording of the Year (19th Century)”. more …
After the very successful recording of Mahler’s 6. Symphony, Jonathan Darlington and the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra present an equally convincing live-recording of Mahler’s 5. Symphony.
The CD is now available online at Linn Records and directly from the label Acousense .
Photo: Christoph Müller-Girod
The “moving” and “touching” gestures that dominated Jonathan Darlington’s last concert with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra were not restricted to the speeches, but were communicated musically as well. The press univocally praises the rendition of Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony” as a highlight showcasing the ten year’s work in increasing the orchestra’s quality … more …
At the 10th Philharmonic Concert on May 18th, his last concert with the Dusburg Philharmonic as its music director, Maestro Jonathan Darlington was awarded the “Mercatorplakette” in hounour of his achievements in the fields of music and cultural life of the city and the region…