On the occasion of the tour of maestro Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle, our annual members´ journey of the season 2009/2010 lead us to Paris from February 4th to 7th 2010. On two of the evenings the 28-man tour group enjoyed Schönberg´s orchestra works and Beethoven´s piano concerts in the Salle Pleyel, another evening was dedicated to the affecting opera visit of »Werther« with Jonas Kaufmann and Sophie Koch in the leading parts. An intoxicating experience!
In the daytime the members took part in exclusive guided tours of both the Parisian opera houses »Palais Garnier« and »Opéra Bastille« which brought along important realisations about alikenesses and differences of the opera houses in comparison with the Staatsoper. Especially the enormous dimensions of the stage and the backstage of the Opéra Bastille caused great astonishment.
A further highlight was the talk with Philippe Jordan, the former assistant of Daniel Barenboim at the Staatsoper and the present musical director of the Parisian operas. In an one-hour conversation Mister Jordan told us about his new, versatile work, the customs of French orchestra culture and last but not least about the influences of the director´s theatre on the work of the conductor.
Apart from the »official events« and numerous museum visits the tour group also had the possibility to explore the French capital extensively on foot at early spring temperatures. All participants were very enthusiastic about the journey.
As soon as the members´ journey for the season 2010/2011 is fixed, we will inform you about it at the news on our website.
In the daytime the members took part in exclusive guided tours of both the Parisian opera houses »Palais Garnier« and »Opéra Bastille« which brought along important realisations about alikenesses and differences of the opera houses in comparison with the Staatsoper. Especially the enormous dimensions of the stage and the backstage of the Opéra Bastille caused great astonishment.
A further highlight was the talk with Philippe Jordan, the former assistant of Daniel Barenboim at the Staatsoper and the present musical director of the Parisian operas. In an one-hour conversation Mister Jordan told us about his new, versatile work, the customs of French orchestra culture and last but not least about the influences of the director´s theatre on the work of the conductor.
Apart from the »official events« and numerous museum visits the tour group also had the possibility to explore the French capital extensively on foot at early spring temperatures. All participants were very enthusiastic about the journey.
As soon as the members´ journey for the season 2010/2011 is fixed, we will inform you about it at the news on our website.
