FESTIVAL OPENING GALA

WED 23rd of August at 7pm / The House of the Blackheads

PROGRAM

 

Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)
Gran Duo Concertante for violin and double bass
Ivi Ots, Regina Udod, Irina Zahharenkova

Dmitri Šostakovitš (1906-1975)
5 Pieces for Two Violins and a Piano
I Prelude
II Gavotte
III Elegie
IV Waltz
V Polka
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, Linda-Anette Verte,
Irina Zahharenkova

György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Baladă și Joc / Ballade and Dance for two violas

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
2 Duos for Two Violas Sz. 98, BB104
Kaija Lukas, Razvan Popovici

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
Irina Zahharenkova

Tambet Tuisk monologue

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
String Octet in E-flat Major, Op.20
I Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
II Andante
III Scherzo
IV Presto
Jan Söderblom, Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, Ivi Ots, Linda-Anette Verte, Razvan Popovici, Kaija Lukas, Marcel Johannes Kits, Jan-Erik Gustafsson

MUSICIANS

 

violinists Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, Jan Söderblom (FI),
Linda-Anette Verte, Ivi Ots

violists Razvan Popovici (RO), Kaija Lukas

cellists Jan-Erik Gustafsson (FI), Marcel Johannes Kits

double bassist Regina Udod

pianist Irina Zahharenkova

featuring actor Tambet Tuisk