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Mikhail Agrest
Music Director of Stuttgart Ballet
"Mikhail Agrest’s direction of the orchestra was pure poetry and emotion." - Demokraatti
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Symphonic concerts with the Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, China National Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Eugene Onegin, Il barbiere di Siviglia at Staatsoper Hannover, ballet productions at Opéra National de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Finnish National Opera & Semperoper Dresden, concert at Szczecin Philharmonics.
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The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh at the Metropolitan Opera, Švanda dudák, Swan Lake, Heatscape at Semperoper Dresden, Eugene Onegin at the Finnish National Opera, Faust at Zurich Opera, La Traviata, Don Giovanni at Opera Australia, Tosca at the Swedish National Opera, Jenufa at the English National Opera. Symphonic programs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Bremer Philharmoniker, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and New West Symphony.
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Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Verdi - Traviata
Verdi - Traviata
Discography
Reviews & Press
Stuttgart Ballet - Novitzky/Dawson - The Place of Choice
Der 52-jährige britische Choreograf widmet sein neues sinfonisches Ballett der Erinnerung an John Cranko, seine Symphony No. 2 „Under the Trees‘ Voices“ mit der Musik des früh verstorbenen italienischen Komponisten Ezio Bosso ist ein ästhetisches Gesamtkunstwerk aus fluktuierendem Tanz, beweglicher Bühneninstallation und metamorpher Minimal Music, die von Mikhail Agrest und dem Staatsorchester bravourös dargeboten wird.
- Dietholf Zerweck , lkz.de
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Minimalistische Musik, mal mit klassischen Zitaten, mal seriell moduliert: Das Staatsorchester macht unter Mikhail Agrest den neuen Ballettabend zum fein nuancierten Klangerlebnis.
- Andrea Kachelries , stuttgarter-zeitung.de
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Elektronische Trommeln, knirschende Geräusche, lautes Atmen, Bläser und Streicher, die mal berücken, mal an den Nerven zehren, bilden die akustische Kulisse. Bis dahin war sie sanft, beruhigend. Die Musik von Henry Vega ist eine Auftragskomposition, von Mikhail Agrest am Dirigentenpult mit großer Genauigkeit umgesetzt.
- Gisela Sonnenburg
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Tchaikovsky, P. - The Swan Lake
Heureusement, l'Orchestre national de Stuttgart dirigé par Mikhail Agrest fait mieux que livrer une bande-son dans la fosse de l'Opéra : peut-être le contexte nous incite-t-il à l'indulgence, mais il est trop rare au ballet que la musique soit à la hauteur de la danse pour ne pas en remercier les musiciens.
- Dominique Adrian , resmusica
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Das Staatsorchester Stuttgart musiziert unter der konzentrierten Leitung von Mikhail Agrest ausgesprochen feinnervig und mit viel Gespür für die subtilen thematischen Verbindungen. Klangliche und formale Kühnheiten der Partitur werden immer wieder überzeugend herausgestellt und sind so für die Tänzerinnen und Tänzer eine große Hilfe.
- ALEXANDER WALTHER , Theater Kompass
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Finnish National Opere - Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Mikhail Agrest’s direction of the orchestra was pure poetry and emotion. Affection, hope, intellect, and beauty – every element was cherished like a petal of a flower. He led the orchestra through the musical narrative, like a good shepherd.
- Matti Saurama
It was a performance, so rare in our days, that showed integrity and unity of the musical and theatrical incarnations. In many respects this is due to the intelligent manner of the conductor,
music in the blood. A former student of Mariss Jansons, he led the orchestra, bringing out inner details and nuances , and musicians obediently trusted each of his maningful gestures
- Vladimir Dudin,
Stuttgart Ballet - Liszt - Mayerlink
Three cheers too for Mikhail Agrest and the Staatsorchester who have audibly worked hard to bring out the extraordinary richness and varied sonorities of John Lanchbery’s masterful arrangement of Liszt. In Stuttgart, this score was a new experience for both conductor and orchestra who have approached it with engagement and respect, making it sound fresh and singularly right. Agrest elicited magnificent playing, with warm string sound and emphatic brass. Time and time again, the detailing in the score was brought out in a way not heard in London.
- G. J. Dowler , Classical Source
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Scottish Opera - Prokifiev - The Fiery Angel
Agrest and the orchestra gave a muscular account of this powerful score,
- David Smythe , Bachtrack
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Mikhail Agrest keeps driving the music to its inexorable conclusion
