Violin virtuoso, conductor and teacher Maxim Vengerov made his public debut at the age of 5. He believes that music is a universal way to connect people regardless of politics or geographical distance. The Grammy Award winner, often hailed by the music world as one of the world's finest living violinists, will perform a work from the pen of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47 mirrors the shimmering landscape of endless snow and ice, human longing and hope, sadness and the drama of life. Maxim Vengerov's precise performance, in which virtuosic passages are interspersed with emotive cantilenae, puts the imaginative crown on a dramatically imaginative concerto.
For the first time ever, the Slovak Philharmonic will perform at the festival. Under the baton of chief conductor Daniel Raiskin, the symphony will be performed, among other things, the Classical Symphony by Sergei Prokofiev and a work by L. Berio, whose birth is 100 years away. The concert will also pay tribute to the Estonian composer A. Pärt, who will turn 90 in 2025. He will bring an unexpected combination of strings and bells to the programme.
Artists
Maxim Vengerov – violin
Daniel Raiskin – conductor
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Program
Luciano Berio: Rendering da Schubert
Sergej Prokofjev: Symphony No. 1 in D major "Classical" op. 25
intermission
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam B. Britten
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op. 47