We offer a selection of five concerts that put the violin in light, with renowned soloists and tickets still available. Some concerts include already celebrated works, others tease you to discover famous contemporary composers.
1.London Philharmonic Orchestra, Soloist: Christian Tetzlaff
SUNDAY 03.09 19:30 GRAND PALACE HALL
Conductor: VLADIMIR JUROWSKI
Soloist: CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF – violin
Programme:
Wagner – Prelude to “Tristan und Isolde” – Act 3
Berg – Violin Concerto (1935)
Shostakovich – Symphony no. 15 in A major op. 141
2. RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA, Soloist: Vadim Repin
TUESDAY 05.09 20:00 GRAND PALACE HALL
Conductor: HORIA ANDREESCU
Solpist: VADIM REPIN – violin
Programme:
Ginastera – “Estancia” Suite. Four dances op. 8a
Enescu – “Aria şi Scherzino” for violin and orchestra (1909)
Sir James MacMillan – Concerto for violin and orchestra (first Romanian hearing) (2009)
Tchaikovsky – Symphony no. 5 in E minor op. 64
The Concerto for violin and orchestra composed by Sir James McMillan in 2009 will be performed by the violinist Vadim Repin for the first time in Romania. James McMillan will be in Bucharest for discussions with the public within the International Composers’ Forum.
3. ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA, Soloist: Liviu Prunaru
SUNDAY 24.09 19:30 GRAND PALACE HALL
Conductor: DANIELE GATTI
Soloist: LIVIU PRUNARU – violin
Programme:
Beethoven – “Egmont” Overture op. 84 (performed together with the members of the Romanian National Youth Orchestra as part of the “Side by Side” program)
Enescu – “Caprice Roumain” for violin and orchestra (arrangement by Cornel Țăranu following the composer’s drawings)
Prokofiev – Symphony no. 5 in B flat major op. 100
One of the best-known Romanian violinists, often present on Romanian stages, Liviu Prunaru is the concertmaster of the famous Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in the world. As a soloist, Liviu Prunaru will play George Enescu in Bucharest.
4. LES SIÈCLES, Soloist: Simone Lamsma
Recitals and Chamber Music
TUESDAY 19.09 17:00 ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM
THE ROYAL CHOIR
Conductor: FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH
Conductor of the Choir: EDUARD DINU
Soloist: SIMONE LAMSMA – violin
Programme:
Enescu – Romanian Poem op. 1
Debussy – “Première Suite”
Saint-Saëns – Concerto no. 3 for violin and orchestra in b minor op. 61
Ravel – “La Valse”
5. MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Soloist: Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Recitals and Chamber Music
SATURDAY 23.09 16:30 ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM
Conductor: JONATHAN STOCKHAMMER
Soloist: PATRICIA KOPATCHINSKAJA – violin
Programme:
Bartók – Divertimento for strings Sz 113 / BB 118
Ligeti – Violin Concerto
Ligeti – “Romanian Concerto”
Hindemith – “Nobilissima Visione” Suite
