Festival 2004
On Monday, August 9th at 7 pm
Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6)
OPENING CONCERT: New Baltic Trio
Andres Paas (piano, Estonia)
Marcis Kulis (clarinet, Latvia)
Vytautas Sondeckis (cello, Lithuania)
Programme:
Carl Reinecke - Trio in A major, Op. 264
Ruta Paidere - "...Vergessenes Wasser..." ("...Forgotten Water...")
Helena Tulve - lumineux / opaque for clarinet, cello, piano and three glasses
Johannes Brahms - Trio in B major, Op. 8
Three young and talented Baltic musicians, who have joined together as the New Baltic Trio had their debut concerts in Tallinn and Tartu in April, 2002. In June they participated in the international festival Begegnungen am Baltischen Meer in Germany and in August they performed at the 8th Kuressaare Chamber Music Days. In March, 2004 the New Baltic Trio gave a concert at the prestigious Budapest Spring Festival in Hungary.
At the opening concert of the 10th Kuressaare Chamber Music Days they will play music by the classics and also by the young Latvian and Estonian composers Ruta Paidere and Helena Tulve.
On Tuesday, August 10th at 7 pm
Kuressaare St. Laurentius Church (Tallinna St. 13)
Arvo Pärt & Early Music
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| Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir | Conductor Paul Hillier |
In programme works by Pärt, Perotinus, Machaut, Mouton, Vittoria, Tallis
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is an internationally known professional choir that was founded by Tõnu Kaljuste in 1981. Since 2001 the principal conductor of the choir has been a distinguished English musician, singer and early music specialist Paul Hillier. At Kuressaare the choir will sing beautiful music by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and by the renaissance composers that have influenced his music. The Choir has received critical acclaim for performing Pärt and early music both here in Estonia and abroad.
On Wednesday, August 11th at 7 pm
Kuressaare Castle (Lossihoov 1)
CASTLE MUSIC
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Gergely Matuz (flute, Hungary)
Balint Zsoldos (piano, Hungary)
The castle music concerts in Kuressaare medieval castle have always been very popular among the festival audience. This year the guest performers of the concert will be the young and talented Hungarian musicians.
The flutist Gergely Matúz has participated in many groups and orchestras: the Hungarian Radio and Television Youth Orchestra, Marcato Ensemble that specialises in modern music and the premieres of Hungarian music, electronical music group EAR etc.Gergely Matúz is a master of circular breathing. This year he was awarded the Annie Ficher scholarship.
The pianist Bálint Zsoldos has performed in Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam and at the Budapest Spring Festival. As well as performing with Hungarian orchestras he has been a soloist to the Hamburg Philharmonic and the Salzburg Chamber Orchestra.
On Wednesday, August 11th at 10 pm
MODERN DANCE PERFORMANCE: Bach - Xenakis
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Pedro Carneiro (percussions, Portugal)
Teresa Simas (dancer and choreographer, Portugal)
At the age of 28, Carneiro is one of the most outstanding percussionist in the world. He performs regularly in Europe, the USA and also in the Far East. Carneiro says that the reason behind him becoming a percussionist, is the music of the famous 20th century Greek composer Iannis Xenakis who gave new meaning to percussion music. The Marimba Concerto Ardor by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür is dedicated to Carneiro.
Teresa Simas studied classical ballet in Russia and modern dance in the USA. She is a long-standing member of one of the most prestigious European dance companies, the Gulbekain Ballet.
The performance that combines percussion music, modern dance, light effects and video projections is an imaginary dialogue between the Greek poetess Sappho and Xenakis. The composer communicates with the poetess through his own music and Sappho answers back through the music of Bach. Xenakis music is powerful, direct, gripping, sharp and interesting he changes strict mathematical constructions and abstract concepts into exciting life and meaningful world of sounds the same was done by Bach several centuries ago. The premiere of the performance Bach Xenakis took place at London Rhythm Sticks Festival on the memory of Xenakis in 2001 (the year he died).
On Thursday, August 12th at 7 pm
Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6)
Czech Airlines presents:
FANTASY: pianist Martin Kasik
Martin Kasik (piano, Czech Republik)
Programme:
Fryderyk Chopin - Ballade in g minor, Op. 23, Four Mazurkas, Op. 24, Andante spinato et Grande polonaise brillante
Bohuslav Martinu - Three Czech Dances
Leos Janacek - Sonaat Sonata "1st October 1905 - From the Street"
Klement Slavicky - "Toccata. Pesante. Molto vivo"
Young pianist Martin Kasik is the winner of several international competitions: the Prague Spring Competition in 1998 and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York in 1999. He has performed in Europe, the USA, Japan etc and been a soloist to such orchestras as the New York Chamber Symphony, the Singapore Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Helsinki Philharmonic, the Prague Symphony Orchestra etc. Martin Kasik has recorded 5 CDs that have won critical acclaim in the French music magazine Repertoire. Kasiks performance of Schumanns Kreisleriana has even been compared with the interpretations of it by such pianists as Martha Argerich and Vladimir Horowitz.
On Thursday, August 12th at 10 pm
SPA "Rüütli" Ritter Hall (Pargi St. 12)
EKSOOTIC PROMENADES: Terra incognita
Hedvig Hanson (vocal)
Andre Maaker (quitar)
At a jazzy late-night concert one can hear music from ballades to afro rhythms. The spice is added by the improvisation of the musicians and their spontaneous dialogue with the audience. The title song of the concert Terra incognita was written by Hedvig Hanson and Andre Maaker.
In 2003 Hedvig Hanson won several awards for her concert performances and her first international CD: the Estonian Radio awarded her with the title of the Musician of the Year. At the Estonian Music Awards she received the award of the Female Artist of the Year. Hedvig Hanson has signed an agreement with the recording company Universal. Her second CD will be released next year.
Hedvig is "totally intoxicating and mesmerizing, and there´s something very "mojito" about her jazz cool like nordic ice, refreshing like mint, with sweet and sensual Brazilian influences in her vocals..." (Billboard).
On Friday, August 13th at 7 pm
Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6)
FINALE
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| Pille Lill | Maire Haava | Mati Kõrts | Uku Joller |
| (soprano) | (mezzosoprano) | (tenor) | (baritone) |
Tallinn Piano Duo:
Nata-Ly Sakkos Toivo Peäske
Programme:
Robert Schumann - "Spanisches Liederspiel" op 74
Johannes Brahms - "Liebeslieder" op 52
At the final concert of the 10th Kuressaare Chamber Music Days one can hear musicians that are well-known to the festival audience. They will perform works by the most important vocal music masters of the 19th century: Schumann and Brahms. Schumann and Brahms have written many songs for solo singers but this time the audience can hear music written for a vocal quartet and a piano duo that are quite seldomly performed. The elite of the Estonian singers is joined by the Estonian leading piano duo that has already performed at the festival for three times.
Special event
Friday, August 13 from 10 am to 4 pm
SPA Meri (Pargi St. 16)
The Day of Music Therapy
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