The Staatskapelle Dresden have arranged a memorial concert to honour the late Sir Colin Davis, their conductor laureate. On 9 May, Sir Colin's protege Robin Ticciati will conduct an apposite selection of Elgar, Berlioz and Mozart.
All tickets are free.
Although a number of UK concerts have been or will be dedicated to Sir Colin, no equivalent event has as yet been announced in the country of his birth, residence and career.
Simply not true.
Last week I received an email from the LSO stating that their concerts on 16th and 18th June were being designated as "A Tribute to Sir Colin Davis" with, inter alia, his son Joseph Wolfe conducting Berlioz' Le corsaire.
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Intermezzo replies - As I said above, "a number of UK concerts have been or will be dedicated to Sir Colin", including the ones you mention.
But I have yet to see anyone going to the effort of putting on a special, extra concert specifically for the purpose of remembering Sir Colin, as the Staatskapelle have done (let alone a free one).
A group of musicians got together a few days ago to present a memorial concert for Elizabeth Connell. I would hope at some point to see the same for Sir Colin, an even more significant figure in Britain's musical life.
Posted by: SJT | 04 May 2013 at 02:23 AM
From the LSO website and perhaps the reason why no Memorial concert has been arranged;
"It is with much sadness that the LSO announced the death of Sir Colin Davis on Sunday 14 April. Sir Colin specified that there should be no memorial service held for him, yet the Orchestra and many other people close to him, as well as our audiences, would like an opportunity to remember him, and to celebrate his extraordinary contribution to the LSO and wider musical life. It is with that in mind that the closing concerts of the 2012/13 season, which Sir Colin was due to conduct, will now form a tribute to our former President, Principal Conductor and great friend.
All the music and artists have a close resonance with Sir Colin, from his support of young performers to the symphony that inspired him to be a musician. Joseph Wolfe, Sir Colin’s son, will conduct his father’s beloved Berlioz and Nikolaj Znaider has now asked to play Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto – one of Sir Colin’s favourites and a work they planned to perform together. Sir Colin was also President of the London Symphony Chorus, and they will now close the concerts with a setting of Friedrich Schiller’s poem Nänie, for full orchestra and choir, which Brahms wrote in memory of a close friend."
........ just a thought ......
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Intermezzo replies - No, it doesn't explain why. It says Sir Colin didn't want a memorial *service* - he was not a religious man. It's nice that they're dedicating those concerts (and a Prom) to him - but they are concerts that would have gone ahead in any case.
Posted by: Tenorfach | 06 May 2013 at 07:25 PM