Vladimir Jurowski makes his debut with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana on February 21st
04.10.2014
Leo Nucci will sing the role of Nabucco, under the direction of Nicola Luisotti, in the last three performances of this title
Valencia. The sought-after conductor Vladimir Jurowski (Moscow, 1972) will make his debut leading the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana on February 21, in the concert scheduled for that date within the subscription season of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía.
The Moscow maestro, principal conductor of the London Philharmonic and music director of the prestigious Glyndebourne Festival from 2001 to 2013, is one of the most sought-after conductors of the moment, with work with the most important orchestras in Europe and the United States.
Throughout his intense career he has conducted, among others, the Berlin and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestras, the Dresden Staatskapelle, the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, the Zurich Tonhalle, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Philadelphia and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
Jurowski's prestige in the symphonic repertoire is matched by the recognition he receives from major opera houses. A ubiquitous conductor at Glyndebourne, where he has led the festival's most resounding successes, he has also been invited to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he debuted in 1999, La Scala in Milan, and the Semperoper in Dresden.
With this concert, Jurowski joins the ranks of renowned conductors who have expressed interest in working with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. Since its founding, with Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta as its musical touchstones, conductors of the caliber of Valery Gergiev, Riccardo Chailly, and Georges Prêtre have graced the podium at the Palau de les Arts.
Leo Nucci sings Nabucco
Furthermore, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía reports that the Italian baritone Leo Nucci, one of the great stars of the world opera scene, will sing the last three performances of Verdi's Nabucco , which will take place on April 10, 12 and 14, 2015.
An outstanding interpreter of the Verdi and verismo repertoire, Leo Nucci is an essential name in the casts of the great opera houses around the world, a regular in London, Milan, New York, Beijing and Vienna.
His voice and immense stage presence have led him to work with masters such as Herbert von Karajan, Sir Georg Solti, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, Carlos Kleiber, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Chailly, James Levine and Zubin Mehta, among others.
Grand Officer of the Italian Republic, Chamber Singer (Kammersänger) and honorary member of the Vienna, and Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic, Leo Nucci will join the gallery of opera stars who have sung at the Palau de les Arts with his debut on April 10.
