Kremerata Baltica Festival Opening. Gidon Kremer and Osokin pianists

Performers: Gidon Kremer (violin), Gerald Bidva (violin), Sergey and Andrei Osokin (piano), Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra, conductor Fuad Ibrahimov

The opening concert “Eastern Border” invites you to remember those composers from Romania and the Czech Republic who spent most of their time in exile. The most significant Romanian composer George Enescu worked in Paris, Boston and New York, but he was able to learn about his roots after the Second World War through the folklore of his nation. The most renowned Czech composer of the 20th century Bohuslav Martinu experienced his music being banned and was forced to flee to Portugal and the United States of America.  Works of the Polish-Russian origin composer Mieczysław Weinberg were not banned - his music was deliberately ignored in an attempt to break the spirit of the genius.  But Dinu Lipatti was broken by life itself, first through the Pianist losing the movement of his fingers, followed by the passing of this great man.  

Two part programme

I part

1. George Enescu
Intermezzo op. 12, No. 2

2. George Enescu
Aria and Scherzino 
I. Lent
II. Assez vif 
Solo Džeraldas Bidva (violin)

3. Mieczysław Weinberg
Symphony No. 10 in A minor, op. 98
I. Concerto grosso: Grave
II. Pastorale: Lento 
III. Canzona: Andantino
IV. Burlesque: Allegro molto 
V. Inversion: L`istesso tempo 
Performed by: Gidion Kremer and Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra

II part

4. Bohuslav Martinů 
String Sextet H.224
Kremerata Baltica. Conductor Fuad Ibrahimov

I. Lento – Allegro poco moderato
II. Andantino – Allegretto scherzando – Andantino
III. Allegretto poco moderato
Performed by: Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra

5. Dinu Lipatti
Symphonie concertante for two pianos and strings, Op. 5 
Sergey and Andrei Osokins & Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Fuad Ibrahimov

I. Molto Maestoso
II. Molto Adagio 
III. Allegro con spirito