NEWS
MOZART Requiem
Ricardo Araújo
New European Philharmonic
Lacrimosa (extract)
«Ricardo Araújo is endowed with rare musical qualities. His future is mapped out in gold letters»
Martha Argerich (1991)
«I have been more than charmed by the talent of this young man. His awareness of details and the warmth of his art are truly outstanding»
Mstislav Rostropovich (1998)
«In Ricardo Araújo, I see a musician endowed with an fantastic musical personality. Not only is he generous and excellent in his musical technique, but he is also able to communicate his energy to the orchestra in a remarkable way. He is without a shadow of a doubt a very promising artist.»
Armin Jordan (1999)
«Simply stunning.»
El Mercurio (Chile)
«A new vision of Mozart.»
El Tiempo (Colombia)
«A true artist who knows how to get a beautiful musical richeness from the orchestra.»
Stuttgarter Zeitung (Germany)
«Yesterday night, Maestro Araújo made us experience a Mozart of an amazing delicacy.»
La Stampa (Italy)
R.ARAUJO Impressions d’Enfance
Publication
Written in 2004, the collection «Impressions d’Enfance» of Ricardo Araújo will soon be published by Editions WMF-Ellis.
MOZART Requiem
Recording
Experience the first concert of the 2010 New European Philharmonic tour thanks to Live Music Company.
Buy and download legally the live recording of the concert on June 25, 2010 in Saint-Eustache (Paris)
MOZART Requiem
Report
On the occasion of the 2010 New European Philharmonic tour, watch an exclusive ClassiqueNews.com report and interview of Ricardo Araújo.
MOZART Requiem
Internet
Learn more about the 2010 Tour of the New European Philharmonic Orchestra thanks to the website especially made for this special event.
MOZART Requiem
Tour-Concerts
Friday, 25th June Église Saint-Eustache (Paris)
Saturday, 26th June Cathédrale d’Amiens
Sunday, 27th June Cathédrale de Bruxelles
Friday, 2d July Cathédrale de Rouen
«From the beginning of times, art and spirituality have been intimately related. Over the centuries, religion has had a huge influence on artists.
Both art and spirituality try to reach the divine. Both are servants of the sacred, and Mozart is not an exception to the rule.
In spite of his questionnings and his beliefs that have led him to join the Freemasonry, Mozart has always remained devoted to his Faith and the Requiem could be seen at the same time as an ending and as a new beginning.
It symbolize an ending for his work represents death - the imminent death of Mozart, some will say - and the ending of a life of creation for its author.
It represents a biginning as Mozart conceives death is as represented in the Scriptures. Death is only the beginning of a celestial life, however it is also the beginning of a new era for men (...)
I could not have dreamt of a better place than these gothic cathedrals to bring this masterpiece to life again...»
Extrait de l’article de présentation de la tournée
Press
I have met Ricardo Araújo, a young colombian conductor who is an uncommon figure in the world of classical music and who, according to me, has a constructive and original musical approach. I have particularly liked his energy, his outspokenness and his sens of humor (...)
Ricardo Araújo / Live Music Company
Recording
«Conductor, Composer but also pianist, Ricardo Araújo offers here a great recital recorded live in Bogota, Colombia, in 2004.
Available only on Live Music Company, this Live Recording takes its place in our concerts and allows us to hear Araújo playing tow of his own compositions.»
Arkhangelsk / Severodvinsk
Concerts
On the 18th and 19th of May, Ricardo Araújo will conduct the Arkhangelsk State Chamber Orchestra for tow exceptionnal concerts in Russia. The programm will include works of B.Britten, H.Villa-Lobos, W.A.Mozart as well as the world premiere of a piece specially written by Araújo for the Arkhangelsk State Chamber Orchestra.
Astor Piazzolla / Ricardo Araujo
Concerts
Invited by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Ricardo Araújo will conduct a tribute concert to thcomposer Astor Piazzolla in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory Thursday, October 6, 2011.
On this occasion Araújo and the musicians of the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra will perform some of the most emblematic works of the creator of the "Nuevo Tango" like the Concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra, Concerto "Aconcagua" or the "Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas ".
LINKS
Broadway Legends / Ricardo Araújo
Concerts
Evita, Grease, My Fair Lady, Porgy and Bess, West Side Story and many more legendary musicals will take pride of place in the January 11th 2012 program of the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ricardo Araujo.
After the succes of his first concert in Moscow in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Araujo comes back in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in a flamboyant program.
Astor Piazzolla -Invierno Porteño
A.Llyod-Webber - Evita
Mozart - Don Giovanni ouverture
Report
Broadway Legends / Ricardo Araújo
Report
On the occasion of the «Brodway Legends» concert with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, watch an exclusive Tvkultura report of this evening.
LA GRAN VIA - EL DUO DE LA AFRICANA French Premiere
Pasdeloup Orchestra - Divan Chorus
Concerts
For years, the composers Federico Chueca and Joaquín Valverde collaborated creating several zarzuelas and sainetes (short sketches) from the popular music style known as género chico.
This zarzuela in one act and five scenes, with original text by Felipe Pérez González, was premiered in the Felipe Theatre in Madrid on 2 July 1886.
It is a group of five short sainetes that revolve around a current affair: the demolition of old buildings to open up a new avenue, which would end up being the Gran Vía in Madrid.
In this sense, this zarzuela intends to be a contemporary and choral portrait of Madrid at the time.
The score of El dúo de La africana was only just finished in time for its premiere at Madrid's Teatro Apolo, on 18th May 1893. Perhaps this haste was a blessing in disguise, for El dúo de La africana ("The Duet from L'Africaine") has a spontaneity and uncomplicated lightness of tone which ensured an initial run of 211 performances and has kept it firmly in the repertoire ever since.
For the first time in France, Ricardo Araújo will conduct the Pasdeloup Orchestra and the Divan Chourus in a concert version of this 2 well-known masterpieces.
Monday, May 14th 2012
Maison de la Mutualité de Paris
Pasdeloup Orchestra - Divan Chorus
Musical Director: Ricardo Araújo