Kremerata Baltica

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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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)

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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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Surprise Program featuring works by well-known and yet-to-be-discovered composers.


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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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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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Heinrich Biber (1644–1704)
Battalia

Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (version for mandolin and strings)

Christian Jost (*1963)
“Seasons” for violoncello and string orchestra (world premiere)

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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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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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