 Top 10 classical music events of 2018 2018年十大古典音乐盛会 By Guardian 1. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Kirill Petrenko 柏林爱乐乐团/基利尔·佩钦科 Kirill Petrenko does not take over as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic until next autumn, but this summer’s two programmes of Dukas and Franz Schmidt, Richard Strauss and Beethoven, not only gave a tremendous lift to what was otherwise a rather ordinary season of Proms, but confirmed that the future of this great orchestra is in very safe hands. 基利尔·佩钦科（Kirill Petrenko）直到明年秋天才会担任柏林爱乐乐团的首席指挥，但是今年夏天的两场节目——杜卡（Dukas）和弗朗兹·施密特（Franz Schmidt），理查德·施特劳斯（Richard Strauss）和贝多芬（Beethoven）——不仅让这一季原本较为普通的逍遥音乐会提升了一个巨大的档次，而且证实这一伟大乐团的前途将掌握在非常可靠的人手上。  2. Fin de Partie 终局 It often seemed unlikely that Gy?rgy Kurtág would ever finish his operatic version of Beckett’s Endgame, which he had contemplated for half a century. That it finally reached the stage in the composer’s 93rd year, directed and performed with all the precision his jewel-like music demands, was a musical miracle. 久尔吉·库塔格（Gyorgy Kurtag）似乎永远也不可能完成他《贝克特的终结》(Beckett’s Endgame)的歌剧版，半个世纪以来他一直在思考这个问题。终于在作曲家93岁的这一年，作品登上了舞台，作品按作曲家像宝石般精度的音乐水准来指挥和演奏，属实是一个音乐奇迹。  3. Lessons in Love and Violence 爱与暴力的教学 The new opera by George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, creators of Written on Skin, arrived at Covent Garden loaded with expectation. Benjamin’s menacing,beguilingly spare music,Crimp’s terse yet lyrical words,Katie Mitchell’s production and some intense performances came together to make Edward II’s downfall into a gripping and urgently modern stage work. 由乔治·本杰明（George Benjamin）和马丁·克里姆（Martin Crimp）——《切肤之痛》（Written on Skin）的创造者——打造的全新歌剧在万众期待中降临考文特公园（Covent Garden：Covent Garden位于伦敦市中心的心脏地带，是一个深受游客和当地人喜爱的区域。）本杰明充满陷阱、诱惑的轻音乐，克里姆简洁而又抒情的语言，凯蒂·米切尔（Katie Mitchell）的创作以及一些紧张的表演聚集在一起，让爱德华二世的陨落变成了一部扣人心弦而又紧迫的现代舞台作品。  4. Eric Lu 陆逸轩 In this debut UK recital, Leeds winner Eric Lu showed an astonishing command of keyboard tone and colour, his instinctive feel for Schubert and Chopin the sign that he is already a true artist. It was a spellbinding experience. For Lu – just 21 – this is clearly only the beginning. 在这次英国独奏首秀上，利兹音乐学院的获奖者陆逸轩表现出对键盘音调和色彩的惊人把握，他对舒伯特和肖邦本能敏感的迹象表现他已经是一位真正的艺术家。这是一次令人着迷的经历，但是对年仅21岁的卢而言，这仅仅是开始。  5. The Silver Tassie 《银钥》 A rare outing for Mark-Anthony Turnage’s great anti-war opera formed the centrepiece of the BBC’s Total Immersion weekend marking the centenary of the Armistice. Fiercely conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth, and featuring outstanding central performances by Ashley Riches and Marcus Farnsworth, this was a superb vindication of an inexplicably neglected work. 马克·安东尼·特尼奇(Mark-Anthony Turnage)执导的这部伟大的反战歌剧远游伦敦，实属罕见，成为BBC纪念停战100周年的全浸周末活动的重头戏。这部歌剧由瑞恩·威格斯沃斯(Ryan Wigglesworth)执导，阿什利·里奇斯(Ashley rich)和马库斯·范斯沃斯(Marcus Farnsworth)领衔主演，演出的成功是对这部“雪藏已久”作品的绝佳“洗白”。
6. Ligeti in Wonderland 利盖蒂梦游仙境 A weekend devoted to Gy?rgy Ligeti’s compellingly strange late works, including peerless performances of his three concertos, horn trio and the complete piano études, from Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Marie Louise Neunecker, was a thrilling reminder that this music is some of the greatest of our time. 整个周末，人们都沉浸在吉奥吉·利盖蒂（Gyorgy Ligeti）博眼球、怪异的晚期作品中，其中包括他的三首协奏曲、圆号三重奏和完整的钢琴练习曲的无与伦比的表演，这些作品来自皮埃尔-劳伦特·艾马尔(Pierre-Laurent Aimard)、帕特里夏·科帕钦斯卡亚(Patricia Kopatchinskaja)和玛丽·路易丝·纽内克(Marie Louise Neunecker)，这是个令人振奋的信号，这些音乐是我们这一时代最伟大的作品之一。
7. Gruppen 格鲁彭 Simon Rattle and the LSO took Stockhausen’s iconic 1958 work into the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, where it became a surround-sound art installation. The audience was invited to walk around between the three orchestras and experience the score’s pithy, pinpoint delicacy and scything power from all angles. A real event. 西蒙·拉特尔和伦敦交响乐团（LSO：London Symphony Orchestra）把斯托克豪森1958年的标志性作品带到了泰特现代艺术馆的涡轮大厅，在那里它成了一个环绕声艺术展览品。观众受邀在三个管乐队间走动，全方位得体验这首乐曲简练、精准、细腻犹如镰刀般的力量，一个真正的大事件！
8. Passion 激情 Pascal Dusapin’s austerely beautiful reimagining of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice was given its UK premiere as a dance-opera in a co-production between Music Theatre Wales, National Dance Company Wales and the London Sinfonietta, exquisitely sung by Jennifer France and Johnny Herford, and unforgettably choreographed by Caroline Finn. 帕斯卡尔·杜萨潘（Pascal Dusapin）对《俄耳甫斯与欧律狄刻的传奇》(the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice)进行了一场严肃而美丽的重新演绎。这部由威尔士音乐剧院(Music Theatre Wales)、威尔士国家舞蹈公司(National Dance Company Wales)和伦敦小交响乐团(London Sinfonietta)联合制作的歌剧在英国首演，由詹妮弗·弗朗斯(Jennifer France)和约翰尼·赫福特(Johnny Herford)演唱，卡罗琳·芬恩(Caroline Finn)编舞，令人难忘。
9. Eugene Onegin 尤金·奥涅金 In what was generally a disappointing year for new productions of mainstream operas in the UK, Oliver Mears’s Tchaikovsky staging stood out, not only for its intelligence and genuinely fresh take on this lyric masterpiece, but for its high musical standards – another boost for the ever improving Scottish Opera. 对于英国主流歌剧的新作品来说，2018是令人普遍失望的一年，但是奥利弗·米尔斯(Oliver Mears)的柴可夫斯基(Tchaikovsky)的舞台表演脱颖而出，不仅因为它的智慧和对这一抒情杰作的真正新鲜演绎，还因为它的高音乐水准——这是对不断进步的苏格兰歌剧的又一次推动。
10. Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble/Oliver Knussen 阿尔德堡音乐节 / 奥利弗·克努森 At the time, this seemed a meticulously performed but otherwise straightforward programme of Debussy, Feldman and Birtwistle. But it will be indelibly imprinted on the memory of everyone who heard, for it was Oliver Knussen’s last appearance as a conductor: three weeks later he died suddenly, leaving an unfillable void in British musical life. 当时，这是个看起来精心准备但是在其他方面却很直截了当的关于德彪西、费尔德曼、布鲁斯林的节目。但这此演出将永远铭刻在每位听众的记忆中，因为这是奥利弗·克努森(Oliver Knussen)作为指挥家的最后一次亮相:三周后，他突然去世，给英国的音乐生活留下无法挽回的空白。 欢迎加入编译组一起做翻译！ |
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