Gidon Kremer
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Driven by his strikingly uncompromising artistic philosophy, Gidon Kremer has established a worldwide reputation as one of his generation’s most original and compelling artists. His repertoire encompasses standard classical scores and music by leading twentieth and twenty-first century composers. He has championed the works of Russian and Eastern European composers and performed many important new compositions, several of which have been dedicated to him. His name is closely associated with such composers as Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, Giya Kancheli, Sofia Gubaidulina, Valentin Silvestrov, Luigi Nono, Edison Denisov, Aribert Reimann, Pēteris Vasks, John Adams, Victor Kissine, Michael Nyman, Philip Glass, Leonid Desyatnikov and Astor Piazzolla, whose works he performs in ways that respect tradition while being fully alive to their freshness and originality. It is fair to say that no other soloist of comparable international stature has done more to promote the cause of contemporary composers and new music for violin.
Gidon Kremer has recorded over 120 albums, many of which have received prestigious international awards in recognition of their exceptional interpretative insights. His long list of honours and awards include the Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis, the Bundesverdienstkreuz, Moscow’s Triumph Prize, the Unesco Prize and the Una Vita Nella Musica – Artur Rubinstein Prize. In 2016 Gidon Kremer has received a Praemium Imperiale prize that is widely considered to be the Nobel Prize of music. In 1997 Gidon Kremer founded the chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica to foster outstanding young musicians from the Baltic States. The ensemble tours extensively and has recorded almost 30 albums for the Nonesuch, Deutsche Grammophon, Burleske and ECM labels. “After Mozart” (Nonesuch, 2001) received an ECHO prize and a GRAMMY award in 2002, while their recent release on ECM of works by Mieczysław Weinberg was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2015.
KREMERATA BALTICA / GIDON KREMER / GENEVA LEWIS / REINUT TEPP
Participants
- Gidon Kremer conducting & violin
- Geneva Lewis violin
- Reinut Tepp piano
- Kremerata Baltica
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
String Symphony No. 10 in B minor
Arvo Pärt (*1935)
Tabula Rasa
Concert without intermission
String music touches the heart – not least because this was one of the reasons for founding the Kronberg Academy. When Johann Sebastian Bach's comforting music blends with the warm, soothing sound of a solo violin, the result is an ideal symbiosis. Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor features the charismatic young soloist Geneva Lewis, accompanied by Kremerata Baltica, who will then delight the audience with a string symphony by Bach fan Mendelssohn. Secure your tickets now for an unforgettable concert experience at the Casals Forum!
CONCERT INTRODUCTION K10
At the beginning of the concert in the Great Hall with Eckart von Hirschhausen
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KREMERATA BALTICA / GIDON KREMER / LUCAS DEBARGUE / ANDREI PUSHKAREV / PAVEL BELIAEV
Participants
- Gidon Kremer conducting & violin
- Lucas Debargue piano
- Andrei Pushkarev percussion
- Pavel Beliaev percussion
- Kremerata Baltica
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, KV 449
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Four Poems of Captain Lebyadkin, Op. 146 (Arranged by Yevgeniy Sharlat for Violin and Strings, German Premiere),
Michail Pletnev (*1957)
Z-Defilee for Violin, Strings, and Percussion (German Premiere)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Three Fragments from the Jazz Suite (Arranged by Alexander Pushkarev for Strings and Two Percussionists, German Premiere)
Concert without intermission
Would you like to experience the Mozart effect for yourself? You know, that fascinating fact that Mozart's music puts you in a good mood and may even improve brain function. Keyboard wizard Lucas Debargue brings Mozart's Piano Concerto in E-flat major to Kronberg – an intimate dialogue between piano and orchestra. Dmitri Shostakovich's Jazz Suite with Andrei Pushkarev on percussion creates a completely different vibe – rhythmic jazz that conveys emotions more intensely than almost any other musical style.
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LEBENSSPLITTER IN BRIEFEN / GIDON KREMER & FRIENDS
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Kremerata Baltica
- Gundars Abolins actor
Programme
Surprise Program featuring works by well-known and yet-to-be-discovered composers.
Concert without intermission
What could be better than being surprised? Experience the inexhaustible diversity of music at the Kronberg Festival in a concert à la surprise: classical music great Gidon Kremer has put together an evening full of works by well-known and lesser-known composers whose works are well worth discovering. Also on board: Latvian actor Gundars Āboliņš, who brings the concert's motto, “Fragments of Life in Letters,” to life with his recitations. Let yourself be enveloped by the special aura of this concert evening!
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Aus der Tiefe wächst Licht
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Antje Weithaas violin
- Steven Isserlis cello
- Juniors
Programme
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Miniatures for 2 violins and viola in G minor, Op. 75a
Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949)
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 12
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Concert introduction at 6:15 p.m. in the Great Hall
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Blüten der Erinnerung
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Antje Weithaas violin
- Ettore Causa viola
- Kristaps Petersons double bass
- Kremerata Baltica
Programme
Kristaps Pētersons (1982– )
“De profundis” in memory of Alexei Navalny
Victor Kissine (1953– )
Hommage à Alfred Schnittke
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String Quintet in F major, op. 88
Intermission
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Octet in E flat major, op. 20
Concert introduction at 5.15 p.m. in the Great Hall
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Passion
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
Programme
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
"The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross" for string quartet Hob. XX/1:B
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
String Quartet no. 8 in C minor op. 110
Concert introduction at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall with Prof Friedemann Eichhorn, Dmytro Udovychenko and Petar Pejčić.
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SERENADE & SARKASMUS
Participants
- Sergei Nakariakov trumpet
- Pauline van der Rest violin
- Martin Helmchen piano
- Kremerata Baltica
- Gidon Kremer conducting & violin
Programme
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Serenade No. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Alisson Krussmaa (*1929)
New composition - Title to be announced
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ALL FOR KREMERATA BALTICA
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Kronberg Young Soloists
- Kremerata Baltica
Programme
Arvo Pärt (*1935)
Passacaglia
Valentin Silvestrov (*1937)
Five Pieces
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)
Moz-Art à la Haydn
Victor Kissine (*1953)
Swan Time
Giya Kancheli (1935–2019)
Rag-Gidon-Time
Georgs Pelēcis (*1947)
Blooming Jasmine
Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012)
For Manfred
Andrius Žlabys (*1977)
From “Kaleidoscope”
Luigi Nono (1924–1990)
Hay que caminar
Dmitry Stepanovich (1751–1825)
String Quartet “Gidon Kremer Portrait”
Alexander Bakshi (*1952)
Shostakovich Concerto for Two Violins
Alexander Wustin (1943–2020)
Pour Gidon
Andrei Pushkarev (*1974) & Giya Kancheli (1935–2019)
Yellow Button
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KREMER.MIDORI.MAISKY: KLASSIKER UND KLANGSPRENGSTOFF
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Midori violin
- Mischa Maisky cello
- Kronberg Young Soloists
- Kremerata Baltica
Programme
Tālivaldis Ķeniņš (1919–2008)
Suite
Sofia Gubaidulina (*1931)
The Tightrope Walker
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Du bist die Ruh, D 776, Op. 59 No. 3
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)
Sonata, Op. 69
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)
Quintet
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GIDON'S SHORT CUTS - ENCORE!
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Midori violin
- Alina Ibragimova violin
- Kronberg Young Soloists
- Kremerata Baltica
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto No. 10 in B minor, Op. 3
Alexander Raskatov (*1953)
5 Minutes from the Life of W. A. M.
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Rondo in A major, D 438
Raminta Šerkšnytė (*1975)
This too shall pass
Leonid Desyatnikov (*1955)
The Russian Seasons
Georgs Pelēcis (*1947)
Blooming Jasmine
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Pezzo capriccioso in B minor, Op. 62
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”
Giya Kancheli (1935–2019)
A Little Daneliade
Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer (*1963) & Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen
Victor Kissine (*1953) & Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Aria from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
The concerts are held on the occasion of Gidon Kremer’s 80th birthday.
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