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 for Cello and Strings, Op. 43
I. Adagio
II. Moderato
III. Allegro
IV. Adagio

Aria for Strings, Op. 9

Concerto for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 104
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegretto

Dmitri Shostakovich:
Symphony No. 14, Op. 135 for Soprano, Bass, and Chamber Orchestra I. Adagio. De profundis
2. II. Allegretto. Malagueña
III. Allegro molto. Loreley
IV. Adagio. Le Suicidé
5. V. Allegretto. Les Attentives I
6. VI. Adagio. Les Attentives II
7. VII. Adagio. À la Santé
8. VIII. Allegro. Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople
9. IX. Andante. Oh, Delvig, Delvig!
10. X. Largo. Der Tod des Dichters
11. 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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