Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Expands Global Presence Through New IDAGIO Streaming Partnership
Full-Length CSO Concerts and Digital Singles Are Now Available to Stream on IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall
CINCINNATI, OH, USA (21 October 2022)—The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and IDAGIO, the world’s leading audio and video classical streaming platform, will join forces to launch a new series of full-length digital concerts and digital singles on IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall. Five full-length CSO concerts and three digital singles are now available to view on the IDAGIO platform.
Acclaimed conductors and soloists featured with the CSO on IDAGIO include Music Director Louis Langrée, CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher, CSO Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo, CSO Principal Oboe Dwight Parry, and special guest clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Jennifer Koh, pianist Drew Petersen, the instrumental ensemble Eighth Blackbird, and the May Festival Chorus directed by Robert Porco. Programs include world premiere performances of Guillaume Connesson’s oboe concerto Les belles heures (“The Beautiful Hours”), Kinds of Kings’ Nine Mothers, and Matthias Pintscher’s Assonanza for solo violin and orchestra.
“We are excited to partner with IDAGIO to share our full-length CSO concerts and digital singles with more fans of music across the globe,” said Jonathan Martin, President and CEO of the CSO. “As evidenced by the viewers from around the world who consistently tune in to our livestreams, there’s a clear appetite on a global scale for the inspirational performances and innovative programs that the CSO produces. This new partnership with IDAGIO will help us to meet people where they are, no matter their physical location.”
The new partnership builds upon the CSO’s foundation of digital content that was catalyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the first orchestras in the United States to stream concerts in 2020, the CSO made a significant commitment to digital innovation during the pandemic and has continued to produce and stream full-length concerts, reaching over 200 countries and nearly two million viewers worldwide. This new partnership with IDAGIO will dramatically expand the CSO’s digital footprint in the global community.
“We at IDAGIO are delighted to serve as a digital home for a thoughtfully curated selection of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s video content, as well as their robust discography, with more than 70 albums available to stream,” said Till Janczukowicz, CEO and Founder of IDAGIO. “Together, we will bring the CSO’s exceptional artistry to audiences around the world, made available on-demand, 24/7.”
Full-length concerts and digital singles produced by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra are now available to view on the IDAGIO Global Concert Hall. More information on how to create a free IDAGIO account and purchase pay-as-you-wish tickets can be found at globalconcerthall.com.
Chosen by Time as one of the best inventions of 2019, IDAGIO is the world’s leading streaming service for classical music. It offers video and audio streaming to music lovers in over 160 countries worldwide. Its acclaimed audio streaming service is uniquely tailored to the demands of classical music, featuring optimized meta-data and complemented by curation by music lovers for music-lovers. IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall, launched in 2020, offers access to live and pre-recorded concerts from around the world. Artists and ensembles that have appeared in the Global Concert Hall include: Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Julia Bullock, Miloš Karadaglić, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Zubin Mehta, The Cleveland Orchestra, The King’s Singers, Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Philharmonia Orchestra and many more. All artists on IDAGIO benefit from IDAGIO’s Fair Pay Model: audio and video stream revenue is calculated not by stream but by the second, making for a much fairer remuneration model.
CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – FULL-LENGTH DIGITAL CONCERTS ON IDAGIO’S GLOBAL CONCERT HALL
Available to view 21 October 2022 through 31 December 2023
Connesson Premiere & Rachmaninoff
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Music Director Louis Langrée, conductor
CSO Principal Oboe Dwight Parry, oboe
Program:
Guillaume CONNESSON: Les belles heures (“The Beautiful Hours”) [World Premiere, CSO Commission]
Sergei RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2
Music Director Louis Langrée leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of an oboe concerto by French composer Guillaume Connesson, written for the Principal Oboe Dwight Parry, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.
The world premiere of the CSO co-commissioned Les belles heures by Guillaume Connesson was made possible by Ann and Harry Santen.
Freedom & Joy
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Music Director Louis Langrée, conductor
CSO Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo, violin
Drew Petersen, piano
Program:
Johannes BRAHMS: F-A-E Sonata, Scherzo
Andrew NORMAN: Suspend, a fantasy for piano and orchestra
Johannes BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3
Representing the freedom and joy in the full-capacity audience return to Cincinnati Music Hall following the onset of the pandemic, Music Director Louis Langrée leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the Scherzo from Brahms’ F-A-E Sonata, featuring Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo and pianist Drew Petersen; Andrew Norman’s Suspend, a fantasy for piano and orchestra, with Drew Petersen; and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3.
Mozart & Mazzoli Premiere
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Music Director Louis Langrée, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Georgia Jarman, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco, director
Program:
Missy MAZZOLI: Violin Concerto (Procession) [CSO Co-commission]
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: Mass in C Minor, Great Mass
Violinist Jennifer Koh and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director Louis Langrée premieres Missy Mazzoli’s Violin Concerto (Procession), written for Jennifer Koh. The May Festival Chorus, directed by Robert Porco, joins the CSO for Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, Great Mass.
The appearance of the May Festival Chorus was made possible by a generous gift from the Nancy & Steve Donovan Fund for Chorus and Orchestra. The CSO co-commission of Missy Mazzoli’s Violin Concerto was made possible by the Frank and Mary Bergstein Fund for Musical Excellence & Connie Bergstein Dow and Buzz Dow.
Pintscher Premiere & Rachmaninoff
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Program:
Matthias PINTSCHER: Assonanza [World Premiere, CSO Commission]
Sergei RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
Violinist Leila Josefowicz joins the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher for a program featuring the world premiere of Pintscher’s Assonanza, written for Leila Josefowicz, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.
Symphonie Fantastique
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Music Director Louis Langrée, conductor
Eighth Blackbird
Program:
Wynton MARSALIS: Herald, Holler and Hallelujah! [CSO Co-commission]
KINDS OF KINGS: Nine Mothers [World Premiere, CSO Co-commission]
Hector BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
The instrumental ensemble Eighth Blackbird joins the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Louis Langrée for the world premiere of Nine Mothers from Kinds of Kings, a U.S.-based composer collective amplifying and advocating for underrepresented voices. A new fanfare by Wynton Marsalis features the CSO’s brass section, and Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique closes the program.
The CSO co-commission of Herald, Holler and Hallelujah! by Wynton Marsalis was made possible by a generous gift from James and Linda Miller.
CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – DIGITAL SINGLES ON IDAGIO’S GLOBAL CONCERT HALL
Available to view through 31 December 2023
Bonham by Christopher Rouse
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Percussionists
Members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s percussion section perform Christopher Rouse’s Bonham, an “ode to rock drumming and drummers, most particularly Led Zeppelin’s legendary drummer, the late John (‘Bonzo’) Bonham.
Violin Concerto in A Major by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Music Director Louis Langrée, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Violinist Augustin Hadelich, alongside Music Director Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, brings Joseph Bologne’s A Major violin concerto to life.
You Have the Right to Remain Silent by Anthony Davis
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Music Director Louis Langrée, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Written in 2010 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis, You Have the Right to Remain Silent was inspired by Davis’ and others’ interaction with the police. Clarinetist Anthony McGill joins Music Director Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for this dark yet resilient work.