Ang茅lique Kidjo sings Philip Glass in Manchester
Ang茅lique Kidjo performs the UK premiere of If猫 Songs by Philip Glass with the Hall茅, conducted by Robert Ames, alongside Glass's Eleventh Symphony and Days and Nights in Rochina.
Ang茅lique Kidjo 鈥� singer-songwriter, Grammy Award winner, activist 鈥� has a star-studded career spanning five decades. Tonight, she steps onto the Bridgewater Hall stage alongside conductor Robert Ames and the Hall茅 to perform the UK premiere of If猫 Songs. Written especially for Kidjo by Philip Glass, this orchestral cycle sets three creation poems in Yoruba. 鈥楢ng茅lique', says Glass, 'together we have built a bridge that no one has walked on before.鈥�
To open this first concert in a three-day festival dedicated to the music of Philip Glass, the Hall茅 perform 'Days and Nights in Rocinha', a tribute to the lively cultural life of the densely populated neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. And the Symphony No. 11, a super-sized orchestral piece written for the composer's 80th birthday in 2017, rounds out the programme.
Recorded on 13th February 2025 at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
Presented by Elizabeth Alker.
Glass: Days and Nights in Rocinha
Glass: If猫 Songs (UK Premiere)
Glass: Symphony No. 11
Ang茅lique Kidjo, vocalist
The Hall茅
Robert Ames, conductor
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Philip Glass
Days and Nights in Rocinha
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Philip Glass
If猫: 3 Yoruba Songs
Singer: Ang茅lique Kidjo. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Robert Ames. -
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Ciclo brasileiro
Performer: Cristina Ortiz.- Villa-Lobos: Piano music: Cristina Ortiz.
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Philip Glass
Symphony No. 11
Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Robert Ames. -
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Franz Schubert
An die Musik
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Bryn Terfel.- An die Musik.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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- Tue 18 Feb 2025 19:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 3