print this page 25th Kuressaare Chamber Music Days July 30th - August 3rd, 2019 Follow as on Facebook! Tuesday, July 30th 2019 at 7 pm Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6) OPENING CONCERT Accord Quartet Hungary Péter Mezö (violin) Csongor Veér (violin) Péter Kondor (viola) Matyas Ölveti (cello) Programme: Franz Joseph Haydn - String Quartet G minor op. 74 No 3 Ivan Eröd - String Quartet No 3 Pjotr Tshaikovski - String Quartet D Major op. 11 The XXV Kuressaare Chamber Music Days will be opened by Accord Quartet - a group of Hungarian musicians full of temperament, formed in 2001. The group has become one of the most determinative musical groups in Hungary as well as on International scene. They have won several important international prizes, including the 1st prize of the Brahms Competition (Austria, 2009), national Leó Weiner Competition (Hungary, 2003), Thomastik-Infeld Prize, Kodály and Bartók Prize at Vienna-Budapest-Prague International Summer Academy (2002, 2004 and 2005 respectively), et al. The quartet has participated in various classical and contemporary music festivals in Hungary, Spain, Austria, and Russia, among others. From 2012 the members of the Accord Quartet hold regular masterclasses in Hungary, Japan and USA. The repertoire of the group is very broad, ranging from old music to contemporary sound art. The Quartet made its debut at Kuressaare Chamber Music Days in 2011. In collaboration with the Hungarian Institute Wednesday, July 31st 2019 at 9 pm Kuressaare Castle (Lossihoov 1) CASTLE MUSIC Il Canto della Sirena / The Song of the Siren Duo Fiorenza Calogero and Marcello Vitale Italy Fiorenza Calogero (voice, tambourin) and Marcello Vitale (baroque guitar) Programme: Songs of Naples The distinguished musicians from Naples, Fiorenza Calogero and Marcello Vitale, celebrate already the tenth year of the duo this year. They have taken their heart to revive and introduce old Neapolitan music traditions - from 15th-century villanellas to 18th century folk music and more modern sound. For ten years, they have given concerts in many European countries, as well as in Australia and Africa. The concert in Kuressaare will also take the audience to an exciting and colorful journey through various centuries of exciting music history of Naples. The combination of the vocals reflecting the secrets of the human soul, tambourine rhythms and guitar sounds full of temperament are for the listeners like a ticket to the musical time machine. These songs reflect the joyful bustle of the Neapolitan streets as well as sombre vibrations of the human heart. Thursday, August 1st 2019 at 7 pm Kuressaare St. Laurence Church (Tallinna St 13) MEDITATIONS Missa Syllabica Vocal Ensemble Vox Clamantis Artistic Director and Conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve Programme: Pärt. Kreek. de Machaut. Stravinski etc. Vox Clamantis is a very distinctive and highly regarded vocal ensemble in the Estonian music scene, which often combines old and new in its concert programs. Beginning 22 years ago, the ensemble only dedicated itself to the Gregorian chant at first. The sound, musical phrasing and sense of music of Vox Clamantis, however, aroused interest of many Estonian composers, and many have written to the ensemble to date. In the early days of the ensemble, Gregorian chanting also led to a close connection with composer Arvo Pärt, who has now become the most presented author by Vox Clamantis, and whose music they have been actively singing around the world. The ensemble has performed at Sydney Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, RCM 21C Festival in Toronto, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, concert series of Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA, and Shanghai Concert Hall as well as at many concert halls across Europe. The ensemble has been awarded the Cultural Prize of the Republic of Estonia and the Album of the Year Award of the Cultural Endowment. The Vox Clamantis recordings have won high prizes, including the prestigious Grammy Award, Diapason d´Or and the Choc de Classica Award, Estonian Classical Album 2017, and they have been nominated for the BBC Music Magazine and Danish Classic Radio Award. Jaan-Eik Tulve is the founder and artistic director of the ensemble. Thursday, August 1st 2019 at 10 pm Kuressaare Castle (Lossihoov 1) VISIONS Take Me Under the Cover of Leaves Kädy Plaas-Kala (vocal), Riivo Kallasmaa (oboe), Ulla Krigul (harmonium) Programme: Ehala. Pärt. Kõlar. Grünberg. Sumera. Ojakäär. Uusberg. Saar. The historical main hall of Kuressaare Episcopal Castle will entertain the audience and give them the joy of recognizing songs by Estonian composers. The songs loved by Estonians of the most beautiful feelings of the human soul are this time presented in very special and novel sound tunes - a combination of vocals, oboe and harmonium. Singer Kädy Plaas-Kala, organist Ulla Krigul and oboe virtuoso Riivo Kallasmaa have been making music together since 2016. They are all among the most recognized musicians of the younger generation in Estonia. They actively give concerts as soloists and chamber musicians both in Estonia and abroad. Friday, August 2nd 2019 at 9 pm Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6) EXOTIC PROMENADES Ensemble Flamencubeando Cuba-Argentina-Spain Luis Delgado (guitars), Curro Pérez (vocal), Fernando Delgado (synthesizer), Luis Delgado Jr (flute, percussions), Luis & Arlene (dancers) The festival´s Exotic Promenade series will feature an exciting and lively ensemble, Flamencubeando, formed in 2010, with Luis and Arlene, dancers from Cuba and Argentina, who have performed at over 100 dance festivals worldwide. The artists who have conquered the concert venues all over the world are aiming at bringing to the audience the most popular forms of traditional Latin music, including bolero, son cubano, the Brazilian samba and the Argentine tango, and adding contemporary new freshness to them, including Spanish flamenco. With dancers Luis and Arlene, you can enjoy a thrilling Latin-American show in Kuressaare, featuring also authentic musical instruments - Venezuela´s traditional guitar, small guitar requinto from Equador, Cuban and African drums, and more. The musical dance performance offers experiences from both traditional music and the new era, where, for example, in addition to the music by Piazzolla and Carlos Cano fragments even from Sting can be found! Saturday, August 3rd 2019 at 7 pm Kuressaare Cultural Centre (Tallinna St. 6) FINALE Eesti Sinfonietta Soloist: Johannes Põlda (violin) Kavas: Ludvig van Beethoven - 12 Contradances for Orchestra Wo014, No 8 and 10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No 5 A Major K219 Joseph Haydn - Symphony No 60 C Major "Il Distratto" This year`s festival finale will again see Estonian Sinfonietta who have performed in the renowned European concert halls like Vienna Musikverein, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Philharmonics of Cologne and St Petersburg, Flagey and Bozar of Brussels as well as at many festivals - Ars Musica in Belgium, Festival Internazionale Pianistico di Brescia e Bergamo, Mittelfest and Festival Emilia Romagna in Italy, Iitti Music Festival in Finland and Musikfest Kreuth am Tegernsee in Germany. Numerous concert tours have taken the musicians to Europe, South-America and Middle East. Estonian Sinfonietta is also a very appreciated guest at many Estonian music festivals. The soloist this time will be Johannes Põlda, a young and gifted violinist from Saaremaa, who will play beautiful Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major.