János Darvas
Work in Progress - Selected Projects
Announcements 1999-2010

2010

J. S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion - Collegium Vocale Gent - Philippe Herreweghe - Live TV-Recording from the Kölner Philharmonie for WDR/3Sat

MusikTriennale Köln - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Daniele Gatti - Live TV-Recording from the Kölner Philharmonie for WDR

MusikTriennale Köln - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Janine Jansen - Live TV-Recording from the Kölner Philharmonie for WDR

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!Sing - Day of Song - Live TV-Recording from the Schalke-Arena for WDR

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András Schiff plays and explains Bach - Recorded in Leipzig for EuroArts/NHK

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The Israel Philharmonic Turns 75 - for EuroArts/WDR/ARTE - to be released in 2011

András Schiff - A Portrait - in pre-production

2009

Requiem - at Cologne Cathedral - TV-Broadcast for WDR/3Sat

The Genius of Haydn - with András Schiff - Documentary for WDR/ARTE

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Anselm Kiefer: Am Anfang - Opéra Bastille - Live Recording for Skarabäus Entertainment

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Friedrich Schiller: Kabale und Liebe - Intrigue and Love - Stage director: Andreas Kriegenburg - Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
Adapted for television by János Darvas for WDR/ARTE

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The Israel Philharmonic Turns 75 - in development

2008

Paul Abraham - Documentary for WDR/ARTE
[ Info (english) ]     [ Info (deutsch) in PDF format - opens in a new window ]

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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6 -  WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln - Michael Tilson Thomas - Live TV-Recording from the Kölner Philharmonie for WDR

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Karlheinz Stockhausen: Michaels Reise um die Erde (Michael's Journey Round the Earth)
Stage director: Carlos Padrissa / La Fura dels Baus - Stage production: Wiener Taschenoper with the contribution of Wiener Festwochen in co-production with KölnMusik and musikFabrik
Adapted for television by János Darvas - for WDR/ARTE

IMZ Avant-Première:  MIDEM Cannes - January 19, 2009     [ Flyer (english) in PDF format - opens in a new window ]

2007

Paul Abraham - Documentary for WDR/ARTE - to be released in 2007

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La vida es sueño - Life is a Dream - Das Leben ein Traum
after Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Stage director: Johan Simons - A RuhrTriennale production in co-production with NTGent
Adapted for television by János Darvas for WDR/ARTE

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MusikTriennale Köln - Opening Concert  - WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln - Jukka-Pekka Saraste - Bernarda Fink - Live TV-Broadcast from the Kölner Philharmonie  for WDR/3Sat

MusikTriennale Köln - Gürzenich Orchester - Markus Stenz - Live TV-Broadcast  from the Kölner Philharmonie for WDR

2006

Leoš Janáček - Documentary for  WDR/ARTE - to be released in 2006
[ Info (english) in PDF format - opens in a new window ]

Paul Abraham - Documentary for WDR/ARTE - to be released in 2007

Ex Tempore - for WDR - in development

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La vida es sueño - Life is a Dream - Das Leben ein Traum
after Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Stage director: Johan Simons - A RuhrTriennale production in co-production with NTGent
Adapted for television by János Darvas for WDR/ARTE

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The White Room - Der weiße Raum - format development [ soon... ]

2005

Paul Abraham - Documentary for WDR/ARTE   in development - to be released in 2007

Leoš Janáček - Documentary for  WDR/ARTE   in post-production - to be released in 2006

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Gala für die AIDS-Stiftung - Cologne Opera House - Live TV-Broadcast for WDR
* available on DVD *

Scriabin: Piano Music  - TV-Recording for 3sat

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - at Cologne Cathedral, in honor of Pope Benedict XVI prior to World Youth Day - Live TV-Broadcast for WDR/3Sat
* available on DVD *

2004

Paul Abraham - Documentary   in pre-production

Leoš Janáček - Documentary   in pre-production

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MusikTriennale Köln - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Jeffrey Tate - Live TV-Recording in Cologne for WDR/3Sat

MusikTriennale Köln - Russian National Orchestra - Mikhail Pletnev - Nikolai Lugansky - Live TV-Recording in Cologne for WDR

Saito Kinen Orchestra - Seiji Ozawa - Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta - Berliner Philharmonie - Live HDTV-Recording for NHK

Gala für die AIDS-Stiftung - Cologne Opera House - Live TV-Broadcast for WDR

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Der Onkel aus Boston - Opera in Three Acts - World Premiere - Gächinger Kantorei & Bach-Collegium Stuttgart - Helmuth Rilling - Live TV-Recording in Essen for WDR/3Sat

Loriot in der Oper - Gala für die AIDS-Stiftung - Deutsche Oper Berlin - Live TV-Recording for RBB

2003

Zoltán Kocsis - Recital at La Roque d'Anthéreon (Les Pianos de la Nuit) - Live TV-Recording for Idéale Audience/Arte/INA, Paris
* available now on DVD *   [ DVD Info ]  

Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold - Staatsoper Stuttgart - Live TV-Recording for EuroArts/SWR/ARTE
* available now on DVD *

Richard Wagner: Die Walküre - Staatsoper Stuttgart - Live TV-Recording for EuroArts/SWR/ARTE
* available now on DVD *

Zoltán Kocsis - Recital for the benefit of the International Children's Safety Service - Live TV-Broadcast - MTV - Magyar Televizió Budapest

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Stage Director: Alex Ollé, Carlos Padrissa - La Fura dels Baus - RuhrTriennale Bochum - Live TV-Broadcast for WDR/ARTE

Loriot in der Oper - Gala für die Aids-Stiftung - Deutsche Oper Berlin - Live TV-Recording for RBB

2002

The Hungarian Touch - Documentary for Idéale Audience, Paris
[ Info (deutsch/english) ]  * master tapes now available *

Hans Neuenfels Portrait - Documentary for ARTE
[ Info (deutsch) ]

Bruno Walter - Documentary for Metropolitan, Munich / RTSI, Lugano / ORF, Vienna
[ Info (deutsch) ]   [ Info (english) Metropolitan Website ]  * master tapes now available *

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Concert to Commemorate Kurt Masur's 75th Birthday - New York Philharmonic - Kurt Masur - Live TV-Recording in Cologne - WDR/ARTE

11th Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians 2002 -Konzerthaus Berlin - Live TV-Broadcast - ZDF/3Sat - EBU

Zoltán Kocsis - Recital at La Roque d'Anthéreon (Les Pianos de la Nuit) - Live TV-Recording for Idéale Audience/Arte/INA, Paris

DSO Berlin - Kent Nagano - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Berliner Philharmonie - Live TV-Recording for Deutsche Welle TV

Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold - Staatsoper Stuttgart - Live TV-Recording for EuroArts/SWR/ARTE

Richard Wagner: Die Walküre - Staatsoper Stuttgart - Live TV-Recording for EuroArts/SWR/ARTE

Loriot in der Oper - Gala für die Aids-Stiftung - Deutsche Oper Berlin - Live TV-Recording for SFB

2001

Igor Stravinsky - Documentary for Metropolitan, Munich
[ Info (deutsch) ] [ Metropolitan Website  >  Master tapes now available ]

The Hungarian Piano School - Documentary for Idéale Audience, Paris
[ Info (deutsch/english) ]  in development - to be released in 2002

Hans Neuenfels Portrait - Documentary for ARTE
[ Info (deutsch) ]  in development - to be released in 2002

Bruno Walter - Documentary for Metropolitan, Munich
[ Info (deutsch) ]  in development - to be released in 2002

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Loriot in der Oper - Gala für die Aids-Stiftung - Deutsche Oper Berlin - Live TV-Recording for SFB

2000

György Kurtág Mastercourse  in Hungary - Documentary for Metropolitan, Munich
[ Info (deutsch) ] [ Info Metropolitan Website (english)  >  Master tapes now available ]

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Bach und die Folgen - Roger Norrington - SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester - Live TV-Recording in Stuttgart for SWR

Georg Friedrich Händel: Alcina - Staatsoper Stuttgart - Live TV-Recording in Stuttgart for SWR/arte

MusikTriennale Köln - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Boulez - Christine Schäfer - Live TV-Broadcast from the Kölner Philharmonie - WDR/3Sat/EuroArts

MusikTriennale Köln - Gürzenich Orchester / Kölner Philharmoniker - James Conlon - Live TV-Recording in Cologne for WDR

MusikTriennale Köln - WDR Big Band - Don Sebesky - Helen Schneider - Live TV-Recording in Cologne for WDR

MusikTriennale Köln - Münchner Philharmoniker - James Levine  - Dawn Upshaw - Jean-Yves Thibaudet -  Live TV-Broadcast from the Kölner Philharmonie - WDR

Europäisches Musikfest Suttgart - Passion 2000 - Osvaldo Golijov: La Pasión Según San Marcos - World Premiere - Live TV-Broadcast from the Liederhallee Stuttgart - SWR/ZDF/3Sat

Loriot in der Oper - Gala für die Aids-Stiftung - Deutsche Oper Berlin - Live TV-Recording for SFB

1999

Antonio Pappano - Portrait of a Conductor - Documentary for Metropolitan, Munich
[ Info (english, deutsch) ]

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Camille Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux - Peter Ustinov, Katia and Marielle Labèque - Live TV-Recording in Cologne for WDR

Maurice Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges - Fantaisie lyrique en deux Parties (Benefit Concert) - TV-Recording in Budapest for "International Children's Safety Service Foundation"
[ Info (deutsch, english, français) ] [ Népszabadság (hungarian) ]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Staatsoper Stuttgart - Live TV-Recording in Stuttgart for SWR
 [ Info (english, deutsch) ]

Loriot in der Oper - Gala für die Aids-Stiftung - Deutsche Oper Berlin - Live TV-Recording for SFB

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