'... the mix of the familiar – Ragtime, the Dumbarton Oaks Concerto and the Octet - with more rarely heard works like the Septet and the exquisite little Three Japanese Lyrics is nicely balanced.'
The Guardian
Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan
Soprano
Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation.
Genre
Classical
Biography
The Canadian musician has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time and has given the world première performances of over 85 new creations. Hannigan has collaborated extensively with composers including Boulez, Zorn, Dutilleux, Ligeti, Stockhausen, Sciarrino, Barry, Dusapin, Dean, Benjamin and Abrahamsen. On record, Barbara Hannigan’s fruitful relationship with Alpha Classics began in 2017 with the release of Crazy Girl Crazy, which won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal album, among other awards including an Edison (Holland) and a Juno (Canada). Three critically-acclaimed recordings followed: Vienna: fin de siècle with pianist Reinbert de Leeuw, and two collaborations with Ludwig Orchestra:La Passione featuring works by Nono, Haydn and Grisey and Dance With Me. Hannigan’s fifth recording for Alpha Classics, Sehnsucht (Live in Rotterdam), was released in October 2022 and saw the soprano return to the Viennese fin-de-siècle period in a programme of Berg and Mahler in arrangements for chamber ensemble.
Barbara is in great demand as conductor and appears regularly with orchestras including Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, London Symphony, Gothenburg Symphony, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Santa Cecilia, and the Cleveland Orchestra.
In 2022, Barbara Hannigan received France’s Officier des Arts et des Lettres distinction and was named Gramophone Magazine’s 2022 Artist of the Year.
Reviews
'The superb projection of Hannigan’s voice and the rainbow of colours in Chamayou’s piano lay bare the sexual desire and religious fervour prevalent in Messiaen’s early works.'
The Guardian
Editor's Choice: 'What a thought provoking way to crown 40 years of excellence joined by Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou as guests, the Emersons sound as vital at the end as they did the start of their acclaimed career.'
Gramophone
Recording of the Week: 'Bowing out in style after almost half a century, the Emerson Quartet explore powerful works on themes of longing, journeying and departure for their final recording.'
Presto Music
