For the Shostakovich Year 2025
Trio
Program
Nikolaj A. Roslavec [1881–1944]
Trio No. 4 for violin, cello, and piano
INTERMISSION
Arvo Pärt [*1935]
Arrangement of the second movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major, KV 280 (189e) (Mozart Adagio) for violin, cello, and piano
Dmitri D. Schostakowitsch [1906–1975]
7 Romances (after Aleksandr Blok) for soprano, violin, cello, and piano, op. 127
1. Pesnja Ofelii (Song of Ophelia)
2. Gamajun, ptica veščaja (Gamayun, the bird of omen)
3. My byli vmeste… (We were together…)
4. Gorod spit (The city sleeps)
5. Burja (Storm)
6. Tajnye znaki (Mysterious signs)
7. Muzyka (Music)
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Dmitri D. Shostakovich's death, we begin our chamber concert series for the 2025/26 season in a thoughtful yet moving manner. Together with ensemble singer Penny Sofroniadou, the musicians will create a special evening that invites reflection. The composer Nikolai Roslavets, who is little known today, came under political scrutiny in the Soviet Union for his work – defamed as an »enemy of the people«, his music remained in the shadows for a long time. Arvo Pärt's arrangement of Mozart's Adagio builds a quiet, almost reverent bridge to Shostakovich's »7 Romances« based on texts by Aleksandr Blok, which, full of fear, love, and expectation, form a haunting conclusion to the concert.
Nikolaj A. Roslavec [1881–1944]
Trio No. 4 for violin, cello, and piano
INTERMISSION
Arvo Pärt [*1935]
Arrangement of the second movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major, KV 280 (189e) (Mozart Adagio) for violin, cello, and piano
Dmitri D. Schostakowitsch [1906–1975]
7 Romances (after Aleksandr Blok) for soprano, violin, cello, and piano, op. 127
1. Pesnja Ofelii (Song of Ophelia)
2. Gamajun, ptica veščaja (Gamayun, the bird of omen)
3. My byli vmeste… (We were together…)
4. Gorod spit (The city sleeps)
5. Burja (Storm)
6. Tajnye znaki (Mysterious signs)
7. Muzyka (Music)
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Dmitri D. Shostakovich's death, we begin our chamber concert series for the 2025/26 season in a thoughtful yet moving manner. Together with ensemble singer Penny Sofroniadou, the musicians will create a special evening that invites reflection. The composer Nikolai Roslavets, who is little known today, came under political scrutiny in the Soviet Union for his work – defamed as an »enemy of the people«, his music remained in the shadows for a long time. Arvo Pärt's arrangement of Mozart's Adagio builds a quiet, almost reverent bridge to Shostakovich's »7 Romances« based on texts by Aleksandr Blok, which, full of fear, love, and expectation, form a haunting conclusion to the concert.
Violine
Mika Yonezawa
Violoncello
Kleif Carnarius
Klavier
Katia Tchemberdji
Sopran