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29 Mar 2024
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla: ‘Un director está comprometido de muchas maneras más aparte de la interpretación de la música en sí’
La directora lituana Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla visita por primera vez España para estrenar en el Teatro Real La pasajera, del compositor polaco Mieczysław Weinberg. Hablamos con ella sobre su formación como directora de coro, su labor de recuperación de la música de Weinberg con el sello Deutsche Grammophon y los retos de llevar a escena una ópera sobre Auschwitz.
 —Manuel Pacheco, melomanodigital.com
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3 Mar 2024
'LA PASAJERA' EN EL REAL
Cuando el 'maître en scène' descubre una ópera extraviada y Gustavo Dudamel no se la pierde
'LA PASAJERA' EN EL REAL
David Pountney, histórico director en la ENO, dio con la partitura de Weinberg sobre Auschwitz que ha conmocionado al público madrileño
 —MARICEL CHAVARRÍA, lavanguardia.com
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2 Mar 2024
La pasajera’: sí se podía hacer ópera después de Auschwitz
La obra de Weinberg funciona a la perfección en su representación en el Teatro Real de Madrid
 —JORGE FERNÁNDEZ GUERRA, El Pais
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2 Mar 2024
El veredicto de 'La pasajera'

Los hechos adheridos a esta obra van más allá, pues penetran en la vivencia del Holocausto

El Teatro Real estrena 'La pasajera', una «estremecedora ópera sobre el horror de Auschwitz

 —ALBERTO GONZÁLEZ LAPUENTE, abc.es
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2 Mar 2024
Crítica de “La pasajera” en el Teatro Real: magnífico alegato contra la tortura
Obra: «La pasajera», de Weinberg, Dir. musical: Mirga Grazinytè-Tyla. Dir. de escena: David Pountney. Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Real. 1-III- 2024.
 —, larazon.es
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1 Mar 2024
'La Pasajera': El encuentro entre víctima y verdugo
La memoria del Holocausto ha navegado por el Teatro Real con el estreno en España de la ópera 'La Pasajera'
 —TOMÁS MARCO, elmundo.es
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28 Feb 2024
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla:‘Weinberg es aún más personal que Shostakovich’
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla ocupó la portada del número 354 de SCHERZO (septiembre, 2019). Por entonces, la joven directora lituana ya se había convertido, en palabras de Pablo-L. Rodríguez, autor de la extensa y exhaustiva entrevista incluida en esa misma edición, en punta de lanza de la potente generación de directoras de orquesta actuales. Cuatro años y medio después, Mirga (como la conocen todos, tal vez por su intimidante apellido) debuta en España para dirigir en el Teatro Real el estreno en nuestro ...
 —Juan Lucas, scherzo.es
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20 Feb 2024
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, la directora de orquesta más cotizada del mundo: "La solución a la desigualdad en la música clásica no es cerrar la puerta a los hombres"
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, la directora de orquesta más cotizada del mundo: "La solución a la desigualdad en la música clásica no es cerrar la puerta a los hombres"
La directora lituana estrena 'La pasajera' de Weinberg en el Teatro Real de Madrid. "El MeToo ha sido positivo, ningún hombre poderoso debe tratar mal a sus subordinadas", dice
 —Benjamín G. Rosado , elmundo.es
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12 Oct 2023
In Her Debut, a Conductor Gets the Philharmonic (and Geffen Hall)
The New York Philharmonic's renovated hall is a proving ground for guests to balance the orchestra. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla did so with assurance.
 —Seth Colter Walls, The New York Times
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12 Oct 2023
Gražinytė-Tyla goes Baltic in Philharmonic podium debut
In her New York Philharmonic debut, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducted music of Schumann, Sibelius and Raminta Šerkšnytė Wednesday night at David Geffen Hall.
 —David Wright, newyorkclassicalreview.com
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29 Mar 2023
Überall ist Poesie
Das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra und Kirill Gerstein haben unter der Leitung von Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla im Beethovensaal in Stuttgart gespielt.
 —Verena Großkreutz, stuttgarter-zeitung.de
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22 Mar 2023
Natürliches Aufbegehren
Weinberg, Schumann, Prokofjew: Das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra beginnt in Frankfurt seine Europatournee.
 —Axel Zibulski, FAZ
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21 Mar 2023
The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear
 —, The New York Times
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18 Mar 2023
Music Review: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at St David’s Hall
Music Review: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at St David's Hall
 —Peter Collins, nation.cymru
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17 Mar 2023
CBSO/Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla at the Barbican review: the conductor brought a bright, edgy, in-your-face sound
CBSO/Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla at the Barbican review: the conductor brought a bright, edgy, in-your-face sound.
Gražinytė-Tyla's whiplash rhythms served the pieces well.
 —Barry Millington, standard.co.uk
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12 Mar 2023
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla/Frang review – remarkable performance brings out Elgar’s extraordinary beauty
St David's Hall, Cardiff
On her final tour as conductor of the CBSO Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, here joined by violin virtuoso Vilde Frang captures every moment of febrility and nobility with a startling immediacy
 —Rian Evans, the guardian.com
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9 Mar 2023
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla review — ferocious and tender, Vilde Frang steals the show Symphony Hall, Birmingham
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla review — ferocious and tender, Vilde Frang steals the show
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
 —Neil Fischer, TheTimes.co.uk
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7 Mar 2023
GLEICHBERECHTIGUNG IM ORCHESTER?
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla und Oksana Lyniv - leuchtende Vorbilder auf Machtpositionen in der Musikwelt. Aber wie sieht's 2023 sonst so aus in den Orchestern? Wo sich in Sachen Gleichberechtigung was geändert hat und welche Ungeheuerlichkeiten immer noch nachwirken.
 —Johannes Fischer, Rita Argauer, br-klassik.de
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2 Mar 2023
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla: Blitzkarriere am Dirigentinnenpult
Die litauische Dirigentin Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla gehört zu den aufstrebenden Sternen der Klassikszene. Schon mit 29 wurde sie Chefdirigentin des Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
 —Chantal Nastasi, ndr.de
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31 Jan 2023
A Radio France : Daniil Trifonov, pianiste orfèvre
Le pianiste russe et Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, à la tête de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, se sont faits les interprètes inspirés d'un programme aussi original qu'attrayant.
 —Bertrand Boissard, diapasonmag.fr
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21 Jan 2023
Le phénomène Mirga
Monaco
Monte-Carlo (Auditorium Rainier III)
01/21/2023 -
Mieczyslaw Weinberg : Concerto pour violoncelle, opus 43
Serge Prokofiev : Roméo et Juliette, opus 64 (extraits)
Thierry Amadi (violoncelle)
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‑Carlo, Mirga Grazinytė‑Tyla (direction)
 —Andre Peyregne, concertonet.com
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30 Oct 2022
New York Beckons Dudamel, Plus Other Treats at Carnegie Hall
New York Beckons Dudamel, Plus Other Treats at Carnegie Hall
 —Donna Perlmutter, latempo.substack.com
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23 Oct 2022
Adès’ music highlights City of Birmingham Symphony program at Carnegie
Adès' music highlights City of Birmingham Symphony program at Carnegie
 —David Wright, newyorkclassicalreview.com
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23 Oct 2022
Review: A Conductor Takes a Victory Lap With Her Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has returned to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, now as a guest, for a tour that stopped at Carnegie Hall.
 —Joshua Barone, The New York Times
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17 Oct 2022
Review: A gifted young conductor makes her first San Francisco appearance at long last
Review: A gifted young conductor makes her first San Francisco appearance at long last
 —Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
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16 Oct 2022
Mirga's Triumphant Return with Birmingham UK Orchestra
Mirga's Triumphant Return with Birmingham UK Orchestra
 —Truman C. Wang, classical voice.org
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15 Oct 2022
The PSOC Brings Britain’s Birmingham to the Segerstrom
City of Birmingham Symphony at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa
 —David J. Brown, laopus.com
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14 Oct 2022
Commentary: Conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla has changed symphonic life. It’s changed her too
Commentary: Conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla has changed symphonic life. It's changed her too
 —Mark Swed, LA Times
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14 Oct 2022
A Conductor on the Rise Reveals Her Gifts
REVIEW: The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra showcased its lush, refined sound Tuesday night under the physical and precise leadership of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla.
 —Paul Hodgins, voicesofoc.org
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23 May 2022
Dirigentin Mirga Grazynite-Tyla: unter allen Umständen ein Star
Die litauische Dirigentin Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla gab dem Birmingham Symphony Orchestra zwei Gesichter mit Tschaikowsky und Bruckner.
 —Urs Mattenberger, www.luzernerzeitung.ch
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19 May 2022
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra liefert ein Konzert der Superlative ab
Wuppertal Zu Beginn des Konzertes gab es eine außergewöhnliche Solidaritätsgeste. Die litauische Dirigentin des „City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra" Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla intonierte mit Unterstützung ihrer mitsummenden Musiker das ukrainische Volkslied „Ein Entlein schwimmt" und sang persönlich das vom Klavier begleitete zarte Volkslied.
 —Guenther Schultz, wz.de
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17 May 2022
Steinerweichend
Gabriela Montero, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla und das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in der Isarphilharmonie.
 —Egbert Tholl, Sueddeutsche Zeitung
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12 May 2022
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – assured Bruckner and arresting Tchaikovsky mark the end of a Birmingham era
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – assured Bruckner and arresting Tchaikovsky mark the end of a Birmingham era
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
In her last UK concert as the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's music director, Gražinytė-Tyla showed just what a fine and nuanced Bruckner interpreter she really is
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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2 Apr 2022
Schwieriges, das bis zur letzten Sekunde faszinierte
Cellistin Julia Hagen und das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra begeisterten im Brucknerhaus.
 —, nachrichten.at
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29 Mar 2022
Gidon Kremer on Mieczysław Weinberg: Testament to turbulent times
2019 marked a century since the birth of Polish–Soviet composer Mieczysław Weinberg. Violinist Gidon Kremer tells Tom Stewart why he has become one of the composer's greatest champions
 —, thestrad.com
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27 Mar 2022
Verbeugung von Mieczylaw Weinberg im Konzerthaus Dortmund
Verbeugung von Mieczylaw Weinberg im Konzerthaus Dortmund
 —Anke Demirsoy, nrz.de
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11 Feb 2022
La Renarde de Janáček enchante Munich grâce à Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
La Renarde de Janáček enchante Munich grâce à Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
 —Dominique Adrian, resmusica.com
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1 Feb 2022
A Conductor in Demand, and in Control
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla is a leading contender for top posts at American orchestras. But that doesn't mean she's interested.
 —Joshua Barone, The New York Times
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31 Jan 2022
Spielen mit den Menschenmännern
Dirigentin Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla und Regisseur Barrie Kosky bezaubern an der Bayerischen Staatsoper mit der Erotikoper "Das schlaue Füchslein".
 —Reinhard J. Brembeck, Sueddeutsche Zeitung
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29 Jan 2022
Į seseris panašių dirigenčių karjeroje ir gyvenime – svarbios permainos Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.lrytas.lt/kultura/scena/2022/01/29/news/i-seseris-panasiu-dirigenciu-karjeroje-ir-gyvenime-svarbios-permainos-22212296
Artimas tarsi seseris lietuvių dirigentes Mirgą Gražinytę-Tylą ir Giedrę Šlekytę kone vienu metu užgriuvo tiek gyvenimo, tiek ir karjeros permainos. Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.lrytas.lt/kultura/scena/2022/01/29/news/i-seseris-panasiu-dirigenciu-karjeroje-ir-gyvenime-svarbios-permainos-22212296
 —Asta Andrikonyte, lrytas.lt
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28 Jan 2022
BARRIE KOSKY INSZENIERT "DAS SCHLAUE FÜCHSLEIN" VON LEOŠ JANÁČEK
Sie ist eine Herausforderung für alle Mitwirkenden: Die Neuinszenierung von Leoš Janáčeks Oper "Das schlaue Füchslein", die am 30. Januar an der Bayerischen Staatsoper Premiere feierte. Regisseur Barrie Kosky wagt eine ergreifende Neudeutung des märchenhaften Stücks.
 —Maximilian Maier, BR-Klassik.de
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28 Jan 2022
Die Schönheit des Lebens auskosten
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla dirigiert eine ihrer Lieblingsopern: Leoš Janàčeks "Das schlaue Füchslein".
 —Klaus Kalchschmid, Sueddeutsche Zeitung
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16 Nov 2021
CBSO music director Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla: ‘Brexit doesn’t make things any easier’
After five years heading up the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the trailblazing conductor is stepping down. She tells Jessica Duchen why
 —Jessica Ducken, Inews.com
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3 Nov 2021
Mirga's Aria
 —Norman Lebrecht, slippedisc.com
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10 Sep 2021
Top Orchestras Have No Female Conductors. Is Change Coming?

Top Orchestras Have No Female Conductors. Is Change Coming?
At the largest American ensembles, one of music's most stubbornly homogeneous spheres, a shift might be on the horizon.

 —Javier C. Hernandez, The New York Times
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6 Aug 2021
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla, Proms 2021, review: A meaty, enormously satisfying concert
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla, Proms 2021, review: A meaty, enormously satisfying concert
Work by Thomas Adès and the unjustly neglected Ruth Gipps both pack a punch as two British symphonies grace the Proms for the first time
 —Jessica Ducken, News.co.uk
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6 Aug 2021
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla Prom review — a chance to enjoy Adès's virtuosic ear for orchestral colours
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla Prom review — a chance to enjoy Adès's virtuosic ear for orchestral colours
 —Richard Morrison, The London Times
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25 Jul 2021
The Salzburg Festival Opens in Search of Elusive Peace
Salzburg is back, opening with a week of Ouverture Spirituelle concerts that project the ideal of paradise on the pandemonium of reality.
 —Joshua Barone, The New York Times
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20 Jul 2021
The British Project – Walton: Troilus & Cressida (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla)
The British Project – Walton: Troilus & Cressida (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla)
 —Phillip Scott, limelightmagazine.com.au
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20 Jul 2021
Ein Geschenk
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla dirigiert zur Eröffnung der Salzburger Festspiele Brittens "War Requiem".
 —Egbert Tholl, Sueddeutsche Zeitung
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19 Jul 2021
KRITIK – BRITTENS "WAR REQUIEM" BEI DEN SALZBURGER FESTSPIELEN GUSTAV-MAHLER-JUGENDORCHESTER RETTET DEN ABEND
KRITIK – BRITTENS "WAR REQUIEM" BEI DEN SALZBURGER FESTSPIELEN
GUSTAV-MAHLER-JUGENDORCHESTER RETTET DEN ABEND
 —Bernhard Neuhoff, br-klassik.de
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16 Jul 2021
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla completa su ‘British Project’ en digital
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla completa su 'British Project' en digital
 —, Scherzo Espana
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24 Jun 2021
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla review — the Mirga magic is back
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla review — the Mirga magic is back
 —Rebecca Franks, The London Times
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24 Jun 2021
COVID BE DAMNED, MIRGA’S BACK WITH A WEINBERG BLAST

Our latest exclusive review from Christopher Morley of the CBSO's extended centennial season:

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After the disappointment of last week's concert having to be Covid-cancelled it was good to return to the CBSO, and to welcome back principal conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla for a Mahler sandwich, his Ruckert-Lieder tucked between two slices of Weinberg.

 —Christopher Morley/Norman Lebrecht, Slipped Disc
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12 Apr 2021
Musique: deux femmes mettent le feu à l’orchestre
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla à la baguette et la violoniste Patricia Kopatchinskaja ont porté le Philarmonique de Radio France à incandescence.
 —Christian Merlin, Le Figaro
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25 Mar 2021
DEBÜT BEIM BRSO: DIRIGENTIN MIRGA GRAŽINYTÈ-TYLA "ICH BIN EIN UNGEDULDIGER MENSCH"
Die litauische Dirigentin Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla ist erstmals zu Gast beim Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. 1986 in Vilnius geboren, gehört sie heute zu den erfolgreichen Dirigentinnen unserer Zeit. Im BR-KLASSIK-Interview spricht sie über das erste Date mit einem Orchester, über Gemeinsamkeiten von Litauen und Bayern und über ihren persönlichen Brexit, denn sie verlässt das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
 —Fridemann Leipold, BR Klassik
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6 Mar 2021
"EINE VERÄNDERUNG FINDET BEREITS STATT"
Mirga Gražinytè-Tyla gehört zu den erfolgreichen Dirigentinnen unserer Zeit. Als Frau ist sie in diesem Beruf eine unter wenigen, denn noch immer sind Frauen am Orchesterpult unterrepräsentiert. Im BR-KLASSIK-Interview spricht Mirga Gražinytè-Tyla über abfällige Kommentare von männlichen Kollegen, den Zusammenhalt der Dirigentinnen untereinander und die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie.
 —Leipold Fridemann, www.br-klassik.de
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6 Mar 2021
La revanche des compositrices romantiques

À l'occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes, la chaîne Mezzo déploie, le lundi 8 mars, une programmation spéciale consacrée à la « place nécessaire des femmes en musique ». C'est l'effigie de Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, cheffe lituanienne promue par un véritable rouleau compresseur de relations publiques, qui sert à promouvoir cette journée. Telle pianiste y joue Rachmaninov, telle autre Beethoven. « Mirga » dirige Elgar ; Marin Alsop, Chostakovitch ; Elim Chan, Tchaïkovski ; et Ariane Matiakh se fait valoir dans Richard Strauss. Ne manque-t-il pas quelque chose dans cette croisade égalitaire ? Ah oui : pas une œuvre de femme n'est annoncée !
 —Christophe Huss, ledevoir.com
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21 Jan 2021
Gražinytė-Tyla debütiert beim Sinfonieorchester Basel
Gražinytė-Tyla debütiert beim Sinfonieorchester Basel
 —N/A, Musik Heute
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12 Dec 2020
Refined and dreamy: CBSO centenary concerts reviewed
Refined and dreamy: CBSO centenary concerts reviewed
The Covid-era format is starting to feel routine, even – god help us – reassuring
 —Richard Bratby, The Spectator
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23 Nov 2020
Boston and Birmingham orchestras seek a wider audience through streaming

Boston and Birmingham orchestras seek a wider audience through streaming

Programmes from the two cities' orchestras presented high-quality music and more besides

 —Richard Fairman, Financial Times
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20 Nov 2020
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla review — a great leap forward in maturity for Sheku Kanneh-Mason
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla review — a great leap forward in maturity for Sheku Kanneh-Mason
 —Richard Morrison, The London Times
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20 Nov 2020
100 YEARS ON, AN ORCHESTRA REPEATS ITS OPENING CONCERT
Christopher Morley in Birmingham reviews for Slippedisc the centenary concert of the CBSO.
 —Norman Lebrecht, slippedisc.com
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5 Nov 2020
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla— Mirga returns to Birmingham with lockdown-ready Brahms
★★★★☆
With concerts and tours all fallen by the wayside, it's not been the centenary year of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's dreams. Still, at least the CBSO's charismatic music director, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, had a baby during her extended break — nifty work — and Simon Rattle subbed for her in an acclaimed anniversary concert streamed from an empty warehouse.
 —Neil Fisher, The London Times
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4 Nov 2020
BRUM, BRUM, MIRGA’S BACK
CBSO at Symphony Hall ★★★★★
 —Norman Lebrecht, SlippedDisc.com
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23 Oct 2020
LEBRECHT LISTENS | Benjamin Britten For The Edge Of Your Seat

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (DG)

 —Norman Lebrecht, Ludwig-van.com
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19 Oct 2020
Opus Klassik Awards 2020: Winners Announced
The winners of the Opus Klassik awards, Germany's most prestigious classical music prize, have been revealed – find out who won here.
 —Sharon Kelly, udiscovermusic.com
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15 Oct 2020
Preisgekrönte Dirigentin Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla präsentiert Brittens “Sinfonia da Requiem”
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla ist zweifelsohne eine der spannendsten Künstlerinnen der Gegenwart und hat sich mit ihren brillanten Interpretationen längst einen Namen gemacht in der Dirigentenszene. Erst jüngst wurde ihr Album "Weinberg: Symphonies Nos 2 & 21" mit dem City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Gidon Kremer und der Kremerata Baltica bei den Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020 als "Album des Jahres" ausgezeichnet; gerade erhielt sie zudem den OPUS KLASSIK-Preis als "Dirigentin des Jahres".
 —Universal, Universal-Music.de
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8 Oct 2020
Album z symfoniami Mieczysława Weinberga zwyciężył w Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020
Album "Mieczysław Weinberg. Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21" otrzymał nagrodę Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020 w kategoriach muzyka orkiestrowa i nagrania roku - poinformował w środę PAP Instytut Adama Mickiewicza.
 —ZOBACZ RÓWNIEŻ, Onenet.pl
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7 Oct 2020
Natalya Romaniw & Philadelphia Orchestra Triumph At Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020
The Gramophone has announced the winners of its Classical Music Awards 2020. Recording of the Year prize went to Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica for the recording of Mieczysław Weinberg's Symphonies No. 2 & No. 21.
 —Dejan Vukosavljevic, OperaWire.com
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7 Oct 2020
Gražinytė-Tyla ir Kerai dar sykį įvertinti klasikinės muzikos apdovanojimuose
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, taip pat Vilius ir Aleksandra Kerai „Gramophone" klasikinės muzikos apdovanojimuose su Weinbergo simfonijomis Nr. 2 ir 21 įvertinti už „Metų įrašą". Tai – jau antrasis apdovanojimas šiam įrašui. Įrašas išrinktas geriausiu ir orkestrinės muzikos kategorijoje.
 —LRT, lrt.lt
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6 Oct 2020
Orchestral Recording of the Year

WEINBERG Symphonies Nos 2 & 21

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla ​

The Gramophone Review

 —DG, Gramophone.co.uk
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6 Oct 2020
Gramophone Awards 2020: Winners Announced
Recording of the Year
The coveted Recording of the Year prize, and the Orchestral award, went to Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica for their debut Deutsche Grammophon recording of Mieczysław Weinberg's Symphonies Nos 2 & 21. Weinberg (1919-96) is a Polish composer, once reportedly described by Shostakovich as "the best composer you've never heard", whose music is enjoying something of a renaissance, in large part thanks to this recording, released in Weinberg's centenary year.
 —Sharon Kelly, udiscovermusic.com
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6 Oct 2020
The Gramophone Awards 2020: Recording of the Year, winning artists and how to watch
The Gramophone Awards are online for 2020 – here's everything you need to know about this year's winners, performers and featured artists, as well as how to watch the awards.Every year, Gramophone hosts the Gramophone Awards to celebrate the very best artists, pieces and recordings in classical music.
 —ClassicFM, Classicfm.com
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6 Oct 2020
Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020
The 2020 Gramophone Classical Music Awards, presented with Apple Music, E. Gutzwiller & Cie, Banquiers and Help Musicians UK.During the virtual ceremony we will reveal the recipients of the Recording of the Year Award, Artist and Young Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Concept Album, Label of the Year, plus the only Gramophone Classical Music Award voted for by the public: Orchestra of the Year. Listen to the winning albums and a winner's playlist from this year's Gramophone Awards exclusively on Apple Music apple.co/2AXz28q
 —youtube, YouTube.com
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23 Sep 2020
Ausgezeichnet – Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020 ehren Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla und Thomas Adès
Ausgezeichnet – Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020 ehren Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla und Thomas Adès
 —, Universalmusic.de
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22 Sep 2020
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/classical-news/gramophone-awards-2020/
Gramophone today revealed the winners in the ten recording categories of their 2020 Classical Music Awards. One of these recordings will win Recording of the Year which will be announced on 6 October during on online awards ceremony which will be live streamed on Gramophone's Facebook and YouTube channels and on Medici TV. The winners of Artist and Young Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Concept Album, Label of the Year and Orchestra of the Year will also be revealed during the ceremony from Glyndebourne which will be hosted by Gramophone's editor-in-chief James Jolly and mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsay.
 —Sharon Kelly, UDiscover Music
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3 Sep 2020
Conductor of the Year/Opus KLASSIK

4 | Dirigentin des Jahres
MIRGA GRAŽINYTĖ-TYLA
Weinberg: Symphonies NOS. 2 & 21

Der OPUS KLASSIK ist der neue Preis für klassische Musik in Deutschland. Die Förderung der klassischen Musik und insbesondere die Auszeichnung ihrer Künstler ist das Ziel des Vereins zur Förderung der Klassischen Musik e. V., dem Ausrichter des wichtigsten deutschen Klassikpreises. Eine Fachjury, zusammengesetzt aus Vertretern der Musik- und Medien-Branche, zeichnet 47 Preisträger in 25 Kategorien aus. Der Nominierungszeitraum für den OPUS KLASSIK 2020 ist (seit dem 21. April 2020) abgeschlossen. Die Preisträger 2020 werden von der neunköpfigen Jury ausgewählt und im Herbst 2020 bekannt gegeben. Verliehen wird der OPUS KLASSIK 2020 dann am 18. Oktober 2020 im Konzerthaus Berlin.

 —, Opusklassik.de
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14 Jul 2020
BBC Proms 2020 highlights: our pick of the concerts this season
BBC Proms 2020 highlights: our pick of the concerts this season
 —Barry Millington, Standard.co.uk
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13 Jul 2020
Pirmieji Thomo Manno festivalio akordai: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla sužavėjo publiką nuoširdumu Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.delfi.lt/kultura/naujienos/pirmieji-thomo-manno-festivalio-akordai-mirga-grazinyte-tyla-suzavejo-publika-nuosirdumu.d?id=84748545&fbclid=IwAR2lM35uDb7y3J404ZSjHh4AfMTTo0miDbWvB8crLZwulfnQ18TahXoXVro

aA Šeštadienio vakarą Nidos evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčioje šventiškai suskambo XXIV Thomo Manno festivalio akordai – dėl karantino organizacinių darbų nestabdę ir papildomų apsaugos priemonių ėmęsi rengėjai jau pirmąjį vakarą sulaukė didžiulio klausytojų susidomėjimo. Festivalyje debiutavusi garsioji lietuvių dirigentė Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla publiką sužavėjo nuoširdumu

 —, www.delfi.lt
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22 Jun 2020
Commentary: As U.S. orchestras cancel, Europe’s reopen. Mirga and Zubin lead the way
Commentary: As U.S. orchestras cancel, Europe's reopen. Mirga and Zubin lead the way
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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10 Jun 2020
Sakrale Atmosphäre: Das erste veritable Sinfoniekonzert mit Corona im Konzerthaus Dortmund
Sakrale Atmosphäre: Das erste veritable Sinfoniekonzert mit Corona im Konzerthaus Dortmund
 —Regine Mueller, nmz.de
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8 Jun 2020
Weitgehend unsichtbar
Die Rede ist vom Publikum. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla dirigiert in Dortmund Beethoven. 33 Musiker sitzen auf der Bühne, der Saal ist zu einem Viertel voll.
 —Michael Stallknecht, Suddeutsche Zeitung
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28 May 2020
JUST IN: MIRGA JUMPS IN FOR FIRST POST-COVID CONCERT TOUR
JUST IN: MIRGA JUMPS IN FOR FIRST POST-COVID CONCERT TOUR
 —Norman Lebrecht, Slipped Disc
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28 May 2020
Das Konzerthaus Dortmund nimmt seinen Spielbetrieb Anfang Juni wieder auf – rund 400 Gäste pro Auftritt möglich
Das Konzerthaus Dortmund nimmt seinen Spielbetrieb Anfang Juni wieder auf – rund 400 Gäste pro Auftritt möglich
 —, Nordstadtblogger.com
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31 Jan 2020
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – Unsuk Chin's showpiece Spira is full of flair
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Two new works (Unsuk Chin and Taylor-West) had fluency and flair, and two Beethoven symphonies were both light and lucid under Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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31 Jan 2020
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – Unsuk Chin's showpiece Spira is full of flair
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Two new works (Unsuk Chin and Taylor-West) had fluency and flair, and two Beethoven symphonies were both light and lucid under Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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20 Jan 2020
Mirga's Mahler: the Symphony of a Thousand in Birmingham

Mirga's Mahler: the Symphony of a Thousand in Birmingham
Is there a hint of scepticism in the words that bookend Mahler's colossal Eighth?

 —Mark Valencia, Bachtrack.com
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20 Jan 2020
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – massed forces rise to a monumental Mahler
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Mid-way through a Mahler symphony cycle, the conductor brought tremendous energy to his Eighth, with the female soloists, particularly, glorious
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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20 Jan 2020
MIRGA TAKES ON BIG MAHLER
The Slipped Disc/CBSO100 review of Mahler's Symphony of 1,000 in Birmingham this weekend:
Mahler Symphony No.8, CBSO at Symphony Hall
 —Norman Lebrecht, Slippedisc.com
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20 Jan 2020
Mahler's Eighth, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla, Symphony Hall Birmingham review - a symphony of 600 A rite of spring as a great orchestra launches its centenary year in epic style
Mahler's Eighth, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla, Symphony Hall Birmingham review - a symphony of 600
A rite of spring as a great orchestra launches its centenary year in epic style
 —Richard Bratby, theartsdesk.com
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19 Jan 2020
CBSO’s Mahler Eighth Symphony takes Birmingham by storm
I think I'm right in saying that to date Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has conducted three Mahler symphonies with the CBSO. Earlier in her tenure as Osborn Music Director she led performances of the First and Fourth symphonies. I missed those concerts but I was impressed with her handling of the 'Resurrection' Symphony in June last year (review). The Second Symphony is a major test of any conductor but the Eighth, with its vast forces and even more unconventional design, presents even greater challenges.
 —John Quinn, SeenandHeard-international.com
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19 Jan 2020
Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
 —C L Delft, thereviewshub.com
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11 Oct 2019
Elbphilharmonie: Streicherklang so Süß wie ein Nutellabrot
Erstaunlich: das dritte Elbphilhamonie-Konzert des City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra unter Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla mit Sheku Kanneh-Maso
 —Verena Fischer-Zernin, Hamburger Abendblatt
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11 Oct 2019
Dirigentin Mirga Grazinyte Dylan beginnt Residenz in Dortmund
Auch bei Orchideen blüht Mirga Grazinyte-Tylas Erfolg. Das Publikum in Dortmund feiert die Dirigentin, die seit Samstag Residenzkünstlerin ist
 —, waz.de
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11 Oct 2019
Dirigentin Mirga Grazinyte Tyla beginnt Residenz in Dortmund
Auch bei Orchideen blüht Mirga Grazinyte-Tylas Erfolg. Das Publikum in Dortmund feiert die Dirigentin, die seit Samstag Residenzkünstlerin ist
 —, waz.de
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9 Oct 2019
Elbphilharmonie: Grazinyte-Tyla gibt alle Macht den Frauen
Beim zweiten Konzert des City of Birmingham Orchestra mit der brillanten Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla gab es aber einen berühmten Quoten-Mann.
 —Joachim Mischke, Hamburger Abendblatt
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7 Oct 2019
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla beginnt ihre Residenz im Konzerthaus Dortmund
Dortmund – Das sehen normalerweise nur die Orchestermusiker: Wie Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla mit dem Zeigefinger anstachelt, wie sie mit weit geöffneten Augen ernst lächelt und ermuntert, wie sie trotz des Dirigentenstabs, den sie locker mit rechts führt, die Musik mit bloßen Händen zu formen scheint, ganz natürlich und enorm präzise. In Dortmund erleben das am Samstag auch die Konzerthaus-Besucher. Denn Grazinyte-Tyla dirigiert nicht nur das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) und den CBSO-Chorus auf der Orgelempore, sondern auch das Publikum.
 —, Wa.de
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4 Oct 2019
Elbphilharmonie setzt einen neuen Star gegen den Brexit
Dirigentin Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla dominiert das Programm "Britain Calling". Ungewöhnliche Aktion auf der Plaza der Elbphilharmonie.
 —, Hamburger Abendblatt
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30 Sep 2019
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla review — a moment for everyone to connect
★★★★★
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla isn't just the galvanising music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
 —BENJAMIN EALOVEGA, London Times
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23 Aug 2019
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts a riveting Weinberg Third Symphony
Prom 46: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts a riveting Weinberg Third Symphony
 —Mark Pullinger, Backtrack.com
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23 Aug 2019
BIGGEST NIGHT YET AT THE BBC PROMS
 —Norman Lebrecht, slippeddisc.com
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23 Aug 2019
Prom 46: Kanneh-Mason, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla review - brilliant programme, brilliant playing
Blend of familiar Elgar with undervalued Weinberg shows the Proms at its best
 —Bernard Hughes, theartsdesk.com
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23 Aug 2019
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason shines in an adventurous Prom with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla conducted a programme that included Elgar's Cello Concerto and a Weinberg symphony
 —Richard Fairman, Financial Times
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23 Aug 2019
Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the CBSO, Prom 46, Royal Albert Hall, review: A dignified performance of Elgar's swansong from charming cellist
Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the CBSO, Prom 46, Royal Albert Hall, review: A dignified performance of Elgar's swansong from charming cellist
 —Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph
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29 Jun 2019
Mieczysław Weinberg: Symphony no. 21 (“Kaddish”)
Mieczysław Weinberg witnessed the Holocaust firsthand. He survived, though millions didn't, including his family. His Symphony no. 21 "Kaddish" (Op. 152) is a deeply personal statement. Yet its musical qualities are such that they make it a milestone in modern repertoire.
 —Anne Ozorio, Opera Today
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5 Jun 2019
Review: Mirga’s first major recording is a magical debut
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla's first major recording contains two symphonies by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, aka Moisey Samuilovich Vaynberg, as the Polish-born Jewish composer was called in Russia. How's that for a mouthful of names?
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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24 May 2019
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla interview: ‘When I think about recording, I feel a sense of responsibility about the fact that what we do stays there forever’
The CBSO's conductor plans to share her discovery of lesser-known composers through some major recordings for DG – and when Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla puts her mind to something there's no stopping her, writes Richard Bratby
 —Richard Bratby, Grammophone.co.uk
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9 May 2019
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla: 'I am trying to sing when I conduct'
In the booklet for Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla's new CD, she is credited not just as the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's conductor (which she is) but as a soprano.
 —Mark Savage, BBC.com
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2 May 2019
What Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla thinks about the critic who said she should find her ‘inner man’
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, 32, the Lithuanian conductor running Birmingham's orchestra, tells Anna Picard how she stays calm
 —Anna Picard, London Times
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1 May 2019
19/20 Season
CBSO announces 19/20 Season
 —CBSO, Season's Brochure
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9 Apr 2019
Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Cameron Carpenter are resurrecting classical music
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Sunday afternoon at Walt Disney Concert Hall
 —Mark Swed, LA Times
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23 Mar 2019
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla: ‘British orchestras don’t have an easy life
The CBSO's live-wire music director on her new work-life balance, the inexorable rise of female conductors – and the impact of yet more funding cuts
 —Fiona Maddocks, the guardian.com
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3 Feb 2019
Sie hat es: die erste Grammophon-Dirigentin Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla
Sie hat es: die erste Grammophon-Dirigentin Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla und ihr Debüt beim NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
 —Manuel Brug, Die Welt
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2 Feb 2019
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla treibt das NDR-Orchester in neue Höhen
Die litauische Dirigentin verzückt mit der unwiderstehlichen Klarheit ihrer Gesten. Am Ende sind selbst die Musiker verdutzt.
 —Joachim Mischke, Hamburger Abendblatt
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1 Feb 2019
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla signs to Deutsche Grammophon
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has signed to Deutsche Grammophon.
 —Lucy Thrives, Rhinegold.co.uk
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26 Nov 2018
CBSO, Kremerata Baltica, Gražinytė-Tyla, Symphony Hall, Birmingham review - numb laments, unearthly beauty
Mirga is back, fully in control of dark symphonic epics by Weinberg and Shostakovich
 —David Nice, TheArtsDesk.com
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25 Nov 2018
Keening emotions and vivid humanity

CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla/Kremer review – keening emotions and vivid humanity. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
A weekend dedicated to the composer Mieczysław Weinberg featured the first British performance of his anguished 21st Symphony, dedicated to victims of the Warsaw ghetto

 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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25 Nov 2018
Ghostly remembrances: Mieczysław Weinberg championed in Birmingham
Ghostly remembrances: Mieczysław Weinberg championed in Birmingham
 —Mark Pullinger, Backtrack.com
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28 Mar 2018
How Debussy slipped past Wagner into the unknown
Richard Bratby reviews the City of Birmingham Orchestra's Debussy Festival and finds the Frenchman sounding more than ever like the last true radical.
 —Richard Bratby, Spectator.co.uk
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4 Mar 2018
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla: the 31-year-old musical director
Still only 31, the CBSO's Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla is riding high, and all set to dive deep into Debussy's sensual sound world
 —Hugh Canning, The London Times
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30 Jan 2018
Celebrating Elliott Carter review – BCMG make the late composer's music glitter
Town Hall, Birmingham
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla's debut with the ensemble was wonderfully supple in an exuberant programme of late works
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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22 Jan 2018
Energy and enchantment from the CBSO at Sage Gateshead
Finland and Hungary have distantly related languages, which seems as good an excuse as any for the CBSO to bookend last night's visit to Sage Gateshead with Sibelius and Bartók
 —Jane Shuttleworth, Backtrack
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21 Jan 2018
The week in Classical
Symphony Hall, Birmingham...
 —Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian
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19 Jan 2018
CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
This delightfully curious masterpiece was approached with clarity while letting its moments of humour tell
 —Rebecca Franks, The London Times
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10 Jan 2018
Mirga Grazinyté-Tyla, la musique en partage
Nommée à Birmingham, la jeune chef d'orchestre lituanienne a déclenché une véritable « Mirgamania ».
En savoir plus sur http://www.lemonde.fr/musiques/article/2018/01/10/mirga-grazinyte-tyla-la-musique-en-partage_5239951_1654986.html#1ELm3rJ0e0dxSDeW.99
 —Marie-Aude Roux, Le Monde
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7 Dec 2017
The Most Influential people of 2017

The 28 people who are shaping, shaking and stirring Europe.

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, THE FOREIGN TALENT

 —Rene Redzepi, author; Illustration Jaya Nicely for Politico, Politico Europe
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17 Nov 2017
Frang, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla, Symphony Hall Birmingham review - an Elgar tradition renewed
Great Brit goes Nordic Noir, while Beethoven dances for joy!
 —Richard Bratby, TheArtsDesk.com
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12 Nov 2017
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla
The Sheku and Mirga show
 —Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian
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20 Oct 2017
Mirga meets an old master at Disney Hall
When Gidon Kremer has a farsighted cause, it is wise to pay close attention
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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6 Oct 2017
Widmann, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla, Symphony Hall Birmingham review - when Mirga met Jörg
Echoes of early Rattle, as Brahms and Mozart square up against a modern maverick
 —Richard Bratby, TheArtsDesk.com
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28 Sep 2017
CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – trio of trebles bring wide-eyed wonder to Mahler
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Three boy singers added a new perspective to Mahler's Fourth, in a programme that also featured two marvellously refined Sibelius miniatures
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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25 Sep 2017
Review: Haydn's Creation, CBSO at Symphony Hall

To begin with, the orchestral playing was totally appropriate to the period of this masterpiece's premiere.

HAYDN'S CREATION, CBSO AT SYMPHONY HALL

 —Christopher Morley, Birmingham Post
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22 Sep 2017
The Creation CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla Symphony Hall,
As links go between the most unloved
 —John Allison, Telegraph UK
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4 Sep 2017
The Joy of Music
Lucerne Festival: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
 —Peter Hagmann, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
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30 Aug 2017
The conductor who prefers to work with silence
Infectiously enthusiastic conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla explores the emotional and intellectual appeal that defines a masterwork
 —Seamas O'Reilly, The Irish Times
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24 Aug 2017
La mirgamanía se consolida
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla encabeza una potente generación de directoras
 —P.L.R, El Pais
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23 Aug 2017
Prom 50: CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – fierce solos and jagged riffs, superbly played
Royal Albert Hall, London
An unconventional programme of Beethoven and Stravinsky alongside a fresh, discomfiting work from Gerald Barry proves thrillingly dramatic
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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23 Aug 2017
Prom 50, Royal Albert Hall, London, review: Nothing expected, that’s for sure
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla returns with a programme that includes Beethoven's 'Fifth Symphony' with a world premiere by Gerald Barry
 —Alexandra Coghlan, The Independent
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23 Aug 2017
Prom 50: Riveting Beethoven from Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO
Riveting Beethoven from Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO
 —Dominic Lowe, Bachtrack
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23 Aug 2017
Prom 50 review: CBSO/Grazinyte-Tyla at the Royal Albert Hall
Gerald Barry's premiere was playful enough to reduce Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla to giggles, but the real treats lay in the Beethoven and Stravinsky
 —Neil Fisher, The London Times
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22 Aug 2017
Prom 50 review: Josefowicz, Clayton, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla - personality in every bar
Light rather than power in Beethoven, plus two superb soloists in Stravinsky and Barry.
 —David Nice, theArtsdesk.com
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22 Aug 2017
Gerald Barry’s Canada, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London — a syncopated cacophony

A Prom that featured the world premiere of a piece that delights in the ugliest of sound-worlds, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms ©

 —, Financial Times London
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28 Jul 2017
Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla — a combination of flamboyance and steely poise
On the podium she is a combination of flamboyance and steely poise. In person, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla is just the same... At just 31, Gražinytė-Tyla has the air of a veteran.
 —Hannah Nepil, Financial Times
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2 Apr 2017
The real headliner of the concert: alphorns, blowing a whirlwind of dark emotion through Disney Hall
'Mirga capped the evening with a fluid and excitable performance...'
 —Richard S. Ginell, Los Angeles Times
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2 Apr 2017
Rising Young Conductor Commands the Stage at LA Philharmonic
ABC News Los Angeles profiles Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla in this video segment
 —Adrienne Alpert, ABC News Los Angeles
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1 Feb 2017
CBSO / Gražinytė-Tyla: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
'There was playful, assertive, intelligent music-making in this matinee, including an ecstatic performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony' (*****)
 —Anna Picard, The Times of London
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30 Jan 2017
CBSO at Birmingham Symphony Hall
'Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla returned to a packed and adoring Symphony Hall to conduct her second subscription series concert with "her" CBSO.' (*****)
 —Christopher Morley, Birmingham Post
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21 Jan 2017
The Big Debuts Of Carnegie Hall’s Next Season
'It might seem as if every major classical musician has played Carnegie Hall — but its next season, which begins in October, features some big debuts.'
 —Michael Cooper, The New York Times
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27 Nov 2016
Turning heads
'The CBSO's new director made a strong debut'
 —Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times
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18 Nov 2016
CBSO/ Gražinytė-Tyla at Symphony Hall, Brimingham
'Every sweeping gesture of the arms, every flick and curl of the fingers was musical and expressive. Yet most importantly her animation translated into the music's sound and shape, with transparent textures, lively detail and natural tempos.' (*****)
 —Rebecca Franks, The Times of London
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31 Oct 2016
Prom 55: Fate knocks, Ophelia sings, Mirga triumphs
'Gražinytė-Tyla's energetic conducting clearly signals what she wants'  (*****)
 —Mark Pullinger , Bachtrack
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9 Sep 2016
BBC Proms 2016: reviews of the best Proms so far (Prom 55)
'A compelling force on the podium, Gražinytė-Tyla clearly signals exciting times ahead for the CBSO'
'This concert made it clear that the CBSO has not lost its winning streak in finding young conductors destined for great things'
(*****)
 —John Allison, The Telegraph
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1 Sep 2016
Cracking a Glass Ceiling With the Maestro’s Baton
'...and after the prize ceremony the jury leader, a Hungarian lady, came to me and said, "Don't imitate men, male conductors." And this idea was very new for me. I had never planned to imitate.'
 —Michael Cooper, New York Times
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29 Aug 2016
Concert: Prom 55: CBSO/ Gražinytė-Tyla at the Royal Albert Hall
'The musicality of the new director of the CBSO was evident within 30 seconds of her raising her baton' (*****)
 —Richard Morrison, The Times of London
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28 Aug 2016
City of Birmingham SO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – spellbinding, bewitching
'Gražinytė-Tyla seems to have that precious conductor's knack of allowing players all the expressive freedom they want, while still being able to shape every aspect of a performance in exactly the way she wants.'  (*****)
 —Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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28 Aug 2016
Prom 55: Hannigan, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla
'A thrilling Proms debut full of invention and the unexpected'
'This is a conductor whose physical authority..... is matched by her creative intelligence'
'London had better get used to feeling jealous, because Gražinytė-Tyla has just given us one more reason to envy Birmingham her wonderful CBSO'
 —Alexandra Coghlan, The Arts Desk
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27 Aug 2016
Review: Welcoming Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, CBSO at Symphony Hall
'In just one evening we witnessed exactly what the Mirga magic can do. And this is just the start.' (*****)
 —David Hart, Birmingham Post
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16 Aug 2016
Meet conducting’s next superstar: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
'...her approach to conducting is so humane and intelligent'
'...an astonishingly gifted conductor'
'Conducting's next superstar'
 — Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph
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1 Aug 2016
We meet... Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Photo: James Cheadle
'It will be Gražinytė-Tyla who finally removes the concept of 'female conductor' from our vocabulary'
'It's Gražinytė-Tyla who, with her electrifying balleticism, suddenly makes the idea of male maestro look – frankly – a little bit last century'
 —Helen Wallace, BBC Music Magazine
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28 Jul 2016
Mirga's majestic moments at the Bowl before her big one in Birmingham
'This is Mirga's moment, and Tuesday she showed herself ready.'
'Sparks fly.'
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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1 Jun 2016
Taking the CBSO by storm Photo: Frans Jansen
'Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla's appointment is the ultimate vote of confidence in the 29-year-old's potential.'
 —Katy Wright, Classical Music
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14 Apr 2016
Mirga takes the baton: the CBSO music director on her new job
'Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla manages to exude calm while crackling with energy'
 —Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian
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2 Mar 2016
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla takes the lead in an inspired women's night with the L.A. Phil
'This is Mirga's moment.'
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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5 Feb 2016
From the Baltics to Birmingham: the new queen of the baton
'Let the Mirga mania begin'
 —Neil Fisher, The Times of London
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5 Feb 2016
The L.A. Phil's mesmerizing Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla leaps to the Birmingham orchestra
'the most exciting young conductor to come along since Gustavo Dudamel.'
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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4 Feb 2016
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla to head City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
'the rising classical music star ... landed a plum job with a major European orchestra.'
 —David Ng, Los Angeles Times
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11 Dec 2015
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla shows why she's moving up in latest L.A. Phil show at Disney Hall
'her wonderful exploit here was to share with players and any jaded listeners in the hall the joys of discovery.'
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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21 Aug 2015
Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla brings her magic back to the Bowl
'wry smile and utter control'
 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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10 Aug 2015
L.A. Phil's Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla is promoted to associate conductor
'After a stellar debut at the Hollywood Bowl last year, the 2012 winner of Salzburg, Austria's, young conductor competition has been promoted...'
 —Tre'vell Anderson, Los Angeles Times
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2 Mar 2015
[Petrushka and Beethoven 7 in LA]
'filigree details in "Petrushka"'
 —Zachary Woolfe, New York Times
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26 Dec 2014
L.A. Phil's Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts herself with aplomb
'...Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla is already creating a stir in the classical music world for her buoyant podium style and intense approach to demanding symphonic works.'
'...a young conductor who seems poised to conquer even bigger, greater challenges.'
 —David Ng, Los Angeles Times
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12 Dec 2014
Notable Performances and Recordings of 2014
'Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, a new star of the podium, led a startlingly precise, potent Mahler First with the L.A. Phil'
 —Alex Ross, The New Yorker
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8 Aug 2014
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla makes great first impression

'My guess is that before long she will be known simply as "Mirga."'

'The orchestra gave her everything she wanted, brightly and brilliantly, looking and sounding equally thrilled to go along with her for this wild ride.'

 —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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