{"title":"James S. Kahane | conductor","description":"\u003cp\u003eA refined and passionate conductor, French-born James Salomon Kahane has been invited to conduct many prestigious orchestras around the world, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. He currently holds the positions of Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Chamber Orchestra, Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Chambre de la Drôme and Conductor of the Polytech Orchestra in Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProficient in a wide variety of musical genres, both symphonic and operatic, Kahane has conducted the Finnish Chamber Opera on several occasions. Working regularly with a diverse repertoire ranging from early Baroque to contemporary music, Kahane has been a guest conductor of the NYKY Ensemble and Miroirs Étendus Ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKahane has been invited to many major international music events, including the Lucerne Music Festival and the 2017 German Conductors’ Prize, where he conducted the WDR Symphony Orchestra and the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne. In 2019 he has been offered a conducting fellowship at the Atlantic Music Festival in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ibert-jolivet-rodrigo-flute-concertos","title":"Ibert, Jolivet \u0026 Rodrigo: Flute Concertos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSami Junnonen (flute)\u003cbr\u003eHelsinki Chamber Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames S. Kahane (conductor)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flute concertos by Jacques Ibert, André Jolivet and Joaquín Rodrigo together embody a distinctive musical heritage written for the flute in the twentieth century, exploring the instrument’s limits. These works are now heard together for the first time on one album. Flautist Sami Junnonen is joined by the Helsinki Chamber Orchestra under the direction of conductor James S. Kahane. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album features Ibert’s ‘Concerto for flute and orchestra’, which is now considered to be one of the most esteemed concertos in the flute repertoire; Jolivet’s virtuosic and rarely-recorded ‘Concerto for flute and string orchestra’; and Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto pastoral for flute and orchestra’, which has gained a formidable reputation among flautists for its exceptional technical requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10335_booklet.pdf?v=1716538531\" title=\"Album Booklet - Ibert, Jolivet \u0026amp; Rodrigo: Flute Concertos - Sami Junnonen (flute), Helsinki Chamber Orchestra, James S. Kahane (conductor) - RES10335\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/sami-junnonen-flute\" title=\"Sami Junnonen - flute - Resonus Classics\"\u003eSami Junnonen;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/helsinki-chamber-orchestra\" title=\"Helsinki Chamber Orchestra - Resonus Classics\"\u003eHelsinki Chamber Orchestra;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/james-s-kahane-conductor\" title=\"James S. Kahane - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eJames S. Kahane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951375380710,"sku":"RES10335","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10335_Ibert_Jolivet_Rodrigo_Flute_Concertos_Junnonen_HCO_Kahane.jpg?v=1716538763"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/James_Kahane.jpg?v=1794344896","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/james-s-kahane-conductor.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}