PRESS-RELEASE: Forthcoming concerts at Baroque je t'aime club Tokyo

The monthly concerts organized by Baroque je t'aime club Tokyo branch are going on with success, the last concert given just a few days ago by the organist Natsuki Oi. The concert was assisted by a renowned organ builder Matthieu Garnier who gave a memorable talk on the art of organ building.
The concerts are short, at most 30 minutes of music and a friendly conversation between the artist and her public - about the music, instruments and Baroque. The artist and the organ builder were surrounded by their inspired audience for a few hours after the performance in the friendly setting of the Culture International Club, which is also the headquarters of the Baroque je t'aime club in Japan.

The next concert shall be given by Tomoe Mihara, baroque violinist, on the 31st of May, as usual, at 18:00. Tomoe Mihara's style is a unique mix of musician's virtues. It is a large variety of sound-colours, vibrant yet free rhythm, deep psycological understanding of the composer's message and a very natural, effortless, direct contact with her audience. An event not to be missed!

Baroque players interested in performing for the public interested in their art should contact me or the club management for the information on their affiliation. Discounted tickets for the club members available. Club website.

Wood, sound and light

This newly arrived wood resonates only by looking at it and emits that silvery "sigh" on gently stroking long its grain with fingers. How exciting!

Coaching an orchestra in Mexico

I really enjoyed coaching the permanent chamber orchestra Camerata Santiago de Queretaro (in the city of Queretaro in Mexico) on all things baroque. The members play modern instruments, including an electronic keyboard, however they wanted to try baroque music in a more appropriate style. Although we had only one extremely short rehearsal, at most 2 hours and a half, (not counting another extremely short prima-vista) musicians enjoyed it enormously. It was a good experience which shall probably be repeated in not this year - next year.

От Вашего доктора

Существует вирус, распространяющийся орально, а также через прикосновения. Вирус называется "Реинфицирующий Амплификатор Бессмысленной и Отупляющей Тщетной Активности" (Р.А.Б.О.Т.А.) Получивего от своих коллег, начальства, или от кого-то другого, ни в коем случае НЕ ПРИКАСАЙТЕСЬ К НЕМУ! Этот вирус полностью уничтожит всю вашу личную жизнь! Если вам по какой-то причине необходимо войти в контакт с вирусом, наденьте куртку и вместе с двумя надежными друзьями посетите ближайший гастроном. Приобретите там противоядие, известное как "Всесторонне-Исцеляющий Напряго-Облегчитель" (В.И.Н.О.) или"Подавитель-Искоренитель Взбудораженности и Озабоченности" (П.И.В.О.). Принимайте противоядие через небольшие промежутки времени до тех пор, пока Р.А.Б.О.Т.А. не будет полностью удалена! Вам следует разослать этопредупреждение пяти друзьям. Если у вас нет пяти друзей, это означает, что вы уже инфицированы, и Р.А.Б.О.Т.А. управляет вашей жизнью.

Corelli op.5 - forthcoming concerts in the summer

1 July 15:00 and 19:00 - Tokyo Opera City, Omi Gakudo, Tokyo.

5 July 14:00 - Ichikawa, Chiba

2 August 15:30 Matsukawamura, Nagano

Downloand the poster for more information (Japanese)

In Queretaro, Mexico

What do you do when there is - over the sudden - a need to give a lesson of baroque violin playing, and it just happens that you are on a tour and there is absolutely no space for it? You have to cancel it and plan one year ahead in order for it to happen. Not in Queretaro! When a Mexican violinist asked me to teach her, we went to the city museum situated in a 17th century castle in the historical center of the city and asked if we could use one of its rooms. We were instantly permitted to use the space of the museum s long as we wished.

Some shots from my recent concert trip in Mexico

With Radames Paz in Mexico

Pictures with Radames Paz after our concert at the Festival Internacional de Música de Cámara Santiago de Queretaro.

Diario de Queretaro 16.04.2009

II Festival de Música de Cámara Querétaro 2009

En el marco del Festival Santiago de Querétaro 2009, arrancó con gran éxito el II Festival de Música de Cámara en el Museo Regional . Dio inicio el día 13 de abril a las 20:00 Hrs. con el violinista MartínValdeschack y la pianista Gisela Marrero , con obras de Jean Marie Leclair, Ludwing van Beethoven, Niccolo Paganini, Pablo Sarasate entre otros. Martín Valdeschack, ha ganado nueve concursos a nivel nacional y en el extranjero. Graduado con un diploma de Licenciatura en Violín en la escuela Juilliard de Nueva York y un post-grado de dos años en el Conservatorio de Música en Berna, Suiza.
Fue seleccionado como concertino de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Schleswig-Holstein en Alemania bajo la batuta de Leonard Bernstein, Sergiu Celibidache y Christoff Eschenbach. También ha colaborado como concertino de la orquesta de Cámara Fiori-Rari en Lugano, Suiza y de la Filarmónica de Querétaro. Ha sido primer violín del Trío "Kaleidos", de "Quattuorum" - El Cuarteto de México, de "ONIX" - Nuevo Ensamble de México. Por su parte Gisela Marrero egresada de la Facultad de Música de la Universidad Veracruzana. Ha sido becaria en dos ocasiones por el FONCA en el estado de Durango. Ha tocado en gran parte del país.
Un concierto no común se presentó en el segundo día de este Festival. El laudista Radames Paz tocando tiorba y el violinista ruso Dmitry Badiarov tocando violoncello da spalla. Presentaron obras de Benedetto Marcello, Giuseppe Jacchini , Giovanni Gabrielli, Pietro Giossepo Gaetano Boni, Lodovico Filippo Laurenti y Giuseppe Colombi.
Dichos concertistas han tocado y grabado con algunos de los mejores grupos de música antigua del mundo. Cabe destacar que Dmitry Badiarov ejerce dos profesiones: ejecutante de violín y laudero. Como solista de violoncello da spalla ha ejecutado y grabado con Bach Collegium Japan y La Petite Bande, Ricercar Consort, Mito dell’Arco Quartet, Il Fondamento, Den Haag Baroque, Bach Collegium Japan, Les Boreades, Il Gardellino y Les Talens Liriques entre otros. Desde 2007 es profesor de medio tiempo en Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, y maestro de lauderia en Daikanyama School of Music, Tokyo.
Como laudero ha hecho aproximadamente 60 instrumentos destacando los innovadores violoncellos da spalla para los ejetutantes como Ryo Terakado y Sigiswald Kuijken entre otros. En el 2007 el construyó el conjunto de instrumentos del barroco temprano para La Petite Bande.
Radames Paz , ha colaborado con el grupo Al Ayre Español, Fuoco e Cenere, Capricccio Stravagante, La Sfera Armoniosa, Bach Vereningen, La Capilla Virreinal de la Nueva España, I Musici di San Cassiano, Lux Aeterna, The New York Continuo Collective, Ensamble for the Seicento, Ensamble Continuo, The Monkeybird Trio entre otros. Además durante este Festival se presentará de Italia Maurizio di Fulvio Trío Jazz, la gran soprano mexicana Conchita Julián acompañada Jesús Almanza al piano, el flautista Cuauhtémoc Trejo y el guitarrista Ramiro Martínez Piña.

por Ramiro Martínez Piña

More about the Festivals of Queretaro:
http://www.de-paseo.com/ArteCultura/FestivalSantiago2009.html
http://www.mqro.gob.mx/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2170
http://www.arts-history.mx/noticiario/index.php?id_nota=06042009134430

Arcangelo Corelli Op.5

An extra concert has been confirmed on the 1st of July 2009 at Tokyo Opera City, Omi Gakudo.
More information will be added soon at my music-website.
N.B. I will be leaving for the concert tour in Mexico just in a few days. Information about the Festival, my partners, programs and concert dates will be updated on the above website.