print this page Festival 2005 Tuesday, August 9th 2005 at 7 pm Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6) OPENING CONCERT Andres Paas        Stepan Jakovitsh       Rustam Komatshkov (piano, Estonia)       (violin, Russia)       (cello, Russia) Programme: Mozart - Trio for piano, violin and cello in C major, KV 548 Rachmaninov - "Trio élégiaque" in D minor, op. 9 The opening concert of the 11th Kuressaare Chamber Music Days will see the artistic director of the festival, pianist Andres Paas performing together with Russian musicians whose rich background includes the long traditions of the Moscow Conservatoire. The cellist Rustam Komachkov has won many competitions and is an internationally renowned soloist and chamber musician. He has been praised for his poetical performance, brilliant technique and beautiful sound. The violinist Stepan Yakovich is also a renowned soloist and chamber musician, and belongs to the chamber orchestra, Moscow Soloists. He has won a special prize for his interpretation of Mozart. The pianist Andres Paas who frequently performs with different chamber ensembles is known for his delicate and sensitive interpretations. At the opening concert the audience will hear the Trio in C major (KV 548) by Mozart and "Trio élégiaque" (op. 9) by Rachmaninov. Wednesday, August 10th 2005 at 7 pm Kuressaare St Laurentius Church (Tallinna St. 13) RELIGIOUS SONGS BY CYRILLUS KREEK Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir        Conductor Paul Hillier Next year the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir will celebrate its 25 th anniversary. The choir was founded by an internationally known Estonian conductor Tõnu Kaljuste. The most famous of Estonian choirs is conducted by the English principal conductor Paul Hillier. The choir will sing music written by Cyrillus Kreek who is one of the founders of the Estonian national music style. The composer devoted his life to collecting and arranging folk music from the western part of Estonia where he was born. Kreek’s songs need the most skillful of choir singers - elaborate vocal parts have been combined into a unique and deeply cognitive whole. Wednesday, August 10th 2005 at 10 pm SPA "Rüütli" Ritter Hall (Pargi St. 12) TANGOBALLET Dances to Piazzolla’s legendary tango music Tiit Peterson (guitar) Allan Jakobi (accordion) Dancers Dmitri Hartchenko & Helen Org Choreography by Dmitri Hartchenko Astor Piazzolla’s (1921–1992) music is inspired by traditional Argentinian tango. The composer has created a completely new style that lies on the border of classical and popular music – El Tango Nuevo. Piazzolla can be considered to be one of the greatest composers of the end of the 20th century. The rhythm and changing moods in his music have been an endless source of ideas for choreographers – Hartchenko’s choreography ranges from classical ballet to modern dance. Allan Jakobi and Tiit Peterson are frequent quest performers at many music festivals and concert halls in Estonia and abroad. Helen Org and Dmitri Hartchenko are ballet dancers from the Estonian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. Hartchenko is also known as a director. They are both respected dancers of classical and modern dance. Thursday, August 11th 2005 at 7 pm Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6) FANTAASIAD Mihaela Ursuleasa (piano, Romania) Programme: Beethoven - "Eroica Variations", Op. 35 Schumann - Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Brahms - Three intermezzos, Op. 117 and Fantasies, Op. 116 This year the star of the festival´s traditional piano solo evening is Michaela Ursuleasa. Since her victory 10 years ago at the prestigious Clara Haskil competition in Switzerland, Michaela Ursuleasa has enjoyed a successful international career. She has performed with the London Philharmonia, the Orchestre National de France and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra among others, and worked with conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Colin Davis, Neville Marriner, Kurt Sanderling, Paavo and Neeme Järvi. "In a world where virtuoso young pianists often sacrifice musicality for flashiness, Romanian-born Ursuleasa is a class act" were the words used about Michaela Ursuleasa after her debut concert with the Minnesota Orchestra. The young pianist´s poetic, emotional and thoughtful approach has caught the audience´s attention at solo concerts at Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Vienna Konzerthaus, New York´s Carnegie Hall, London´s Wigmore Hall, etc. At her debut concert in Estonia, Michaela Ursuleasa will perform Beethoven´s Variations on Eroica and a selection of miniatures by Brahms and Shostakovich. Thursday, August 11th 2005 at 10 pm Kuressaare Castle (Lossihoov 1) CASTLE MUSIC Q VOX (Czech Republik) Petr Julicek (tenor) Tomas Badura (tenor-baritone) Tomas Krejci (baritone) Ales Prochazka (bass) Programme: Passerau, Banchieri, Smetana, Dvorak, Krizkovsky jpt. The Czech male voice quartet Q VOX was founded in 1997 by the graduates of Brno Music Academy. Due to the range of their repertoire - music from renaissance to modern composers, folk music from across Europe, spirituals and pop music arrangements - Q VOX is a unique ensemble in Europe. In addition to the concerts in Czech Republic they have performed in France and Germany. Next season the quartet will also have a debut concert in Israel. So far the ensemble has published two CDs. At an exclusive night concert in Kuressaare they will perform music from the renaissance till the 20th century. They will finish their rich programme with Afro-American spirituals. Friday, August 12th 2005 at 10 pm SPA "Rüütli" Ritter Hall (Pargi St. 12) EXOTIC PROMENADES Chamber-jazz: OPEN MINDS (Austria) Roland Bentz (violin) Alexander Lackner (double bass) Rainer Deixler (percussions) Programme: Improvisations The trio Open Minds consists of three musicians who all have an extremely sensitive style. Their goal is to turn their momentary emotions and musical ideas into a wholesome harmony. Their free improvisation can be listed under the musical style of jazz. However, the members of Open Minds do not apply strict boundaries to music but on the contrary – the main idea of the ensemble follows is free and open musical thinking. Open Minds has become famous in the musical circle of Austria since it was founded three years ago. They have already enjoyed many successful concerts in Austria and Germany. The improvisations that will be heard in Kuressaare have been especially prepared for the Estonian tour. They will include the musical presentation of their views on Estonia. Saturday, August 13th at 7 pm Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6) FINALE Kremerata Baltica Euphonia Quartet (Latvia - Russia) & clarinetist Marcis Kulis (Latvia) Eva Bindere (violin) Andrei Golikov (violin) Daniil Grishin (viola) Peteris Cirksis (cello) Programme: Mendelssohn - String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2 Wolf - "Italian Serenade" for String Quartet in G major Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115 The Kremerata Baltica Euphonia Quartet was founded two years ago by the best musicians of the renowned Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer´s chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica. The joint passion of these young string players is chamber music, especially music for quartets. They have performed at Lockenhaus International Chamber Music Festival; festival Les Muséiques in Basel, Switzerland; Kremerata Baltica festival in Sigulda; the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and in many Latvian concert halls. In Kuressaare the quartet will perform Mendelssohn´s String Quartet in E minor (op. 44) and Wolf’s Italian Serenade - exciting finds amongst the lesser known music of these composers. For the performance of Brahms´ Clarinet Quintet the quartet will be joined by one of the most renowned Latvian clarinetists Marcis Kulis. They have also recorded this music on CD. NB! On August 9th at 4 pm in Kuressaare Cultural Centre, there will be a presentation of a double CD "Kuressaare Chamber Music Days 10", a compilation of highlights from previous festivals.