Founded in 1996 by the renowned violinist Gidon Kremer, the Grammy Award-winning Kremerata Baltica is one of Europe’s most prominent chamber ensembles, consisting of top musicians from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia They will perform at the Smetana Litomyšl Festival for the first time, featuring outstanding soloists, a renowned conductor, and works by 20th-century composers. .
programme
Mieczysław Weinberg:
Concertino pro violoncello a smyčce op. 43bis
1. Adagio
2. Moderato
3. Allegro
4. Adagio
Árie pro smyčce op. 9
Koncert pro klarinet a smyčce op. 104
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich:
Symphony No. 14, Op. 135 for Soprano, Bass, and Chamber Orchestra
I. Adagio. De profundis
II. Allegretto. Malagueña
III. Allegro molto. Loreley
IV. Adagio. Le Suicidé
V. Allegretto. Les Attentives I
VI. Adagio. Les Attentives II
VII. Adagio. À la Santé
VIII. Allegro. Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople
IX. Andante. Oh, Delvig, Delvig!
X. Largo. Der Tod des Dichters
XI. Moderato. Schlußstück
performers
Elena Tsallagova – soprano
Magdalena Ceple – cello
Oliver Janes – clarinet
Alexei Botnarciuc – bass
Kremerata Baltica
Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
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