LNSO, VINETA SAREIKA, MENDELSSOHN AND VASKS

Soloist (violin) and leader – Vineta SAREIKA

PROGRAMME:

Felix MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in D minor

Pēteris VASKS Lonely Angel

Edward GRIEG String Quartet, arrangement for string orchestra

“Iron fist in a velvet glove” – prestigious Belgian magazine Le Soir extols Vineta Sareika’s

performance and charm on stage. For us, it is old news, and no wonder that the outstanding

violinist garners plenty of praise, both as solo performer and as first violin in the refined Artemis Quartet. We eagerly anticipate her appearance in this romantic programme to see her perform Mendelssohn’s early Violin Concerto in D minor. It is bound to be an unforgettable interpretation. Even more, Grieg’s String Quartet and the meditation

of Vasks’s angel are sure to be painted in new shades of solitude.