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«Chor Des Lettischen Rundfunks» Christoph Müller & Stefan Pavlik artistic management GmbH Byfangweg 22 CH-4051 Basel www.artisticmanagement.eu «CHOR DES LETTISCHEN RUNDFUNKS» Künstlerische Leitung: Sigvards Kļava Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks zusammen mit der Sinfonietta Riga Müller & Pavlik artistic management GmbH Nur zur Information, nicht zur Veröffentlichung geeignet ARVO PÄRT PORTRÄT Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks Sinfonietta Riga Sigvards Kļava, Dirigent Arvo Pärt (1935) Solfeggio Fratres / Fassung für Violine, Streicher und Schlagwerk Nunc dimittis für gemischten Chor a cappella Salve Regina für gemischten Chor, Celesta und Streichorchester Da pacem Domine / für Chor und Streichorchester Silouans Song »My Soul yearns after the Lord« Wallfahrtslied für Männerchor und Streichorchester Adam's Lament für Chor und Streichorchester Estnisches Wiegenlied / für Frauenchor oder zwei Frauenstimmen und Streichorchester Pressestimmen zu diesem Programm: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8t37wp8nl3u3qnv/AAB3aOwHrezgzJ2AtqNDMsX4a?dl=1 PRAYER TO MOTHER TERESA Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks Sinfonietta Riga Sigvards Kļava, Dirigent Rihards Dubra: Silence, Love and Light (16’) Pēteris Vasks: Prayer (Lord open Your eyes) (18’) Arvo Pärt: Fratres (Sinfonietta Riga) (10’) Ēriks Ešenvalds: A Drop in the Ocean (8’) Andrejs Selickis: Litany to Mother Teresa (20’ Pēteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence (8’) https://youtu.be/pxrNyY5AxTU "The core idea of the concert is based on the composition Lord, open our eyes by Pēteris Vasks. The content of the programme will serve as proof that there are neither confessional nor national borders that could diminish the power of a genuine prayer. The text of Mother Teresa's prayers forms a uniform basis for the music, its soul and spirit; this is a story about the power of faith and the source of inspiration," relates the artistic director of the Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava, who came up with the idea of the concert. Pētris Vasks's composition The Fruit of silence, the lyrics of which were written by Mother Teresa, was created following a suggestion made by the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. The composer describes the opus as a very silent meditation: "There are five road signs there – prayer, faith, love, the service of God and peace. With this composition I want to remind listeners that this road does exist." The composition Litany to Mother Teresa by Andrejs Selickis, with lyrics written both by Mother Teresa and the author, will also be performed at the concert. The transcendental sacral texts are intertwined with elements of Latvian folk music, with the choral and orchestral sound enriched by that of bagpipes. In addition, the audience will hear the composition A Drop in the Ocean by Ēriks Ešenvalds, which is dedicated to Mother Teresa,Silence, love and light by Rihards Dubra, and Silouan´s song by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, in which the energy can be felt not only through the music but also as the author’s very personal declaration of faith. Müller & Pavlik Artistic Management GmbH Nur zur Information, nicht zur Veröffentlichung geeignet ARVO PÄRT / ALFRED SCHNITTKE Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks (A Cappella) Sigvards Kļava, Dirigent Arvo Pärt (1935) Triodion (15’) Virgencita (8’) Sieben Magnificat – Antiphonen (14’) Alfred Schnittke (1934 – 1998) 12 Bußpsalme (1988) (50’) oder Konzert für Chor (1984/1985) (40’) RACHMANINOV VESPER Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks (A Cappella) Sigvards Kļava, Dirigent Arvo Pärt: Virgencita Anders Hillborg: Muo:aa:yiy:oum 14 *** Sergei Rachmaninow: Das grosse Abend- und Morgenlob, op. 37 FIGURE HUMAINE Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks (A Cappella) Sigvards Kļava, Dirigent J.S. Bach / Knut Nystedt: Immortal Bach (4’) Arvo Pärt: Virgencita (8’) Ēriks Ešenvalds: A Drop in the Ocean (8’) Arvo Pärt: Nunc Dimittis (5’) Pēteris Vasks: Zīles ziņa (9’) Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine (19’) CANTICLES OF THE SUN Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks Sigvards Kļava, Dirigent N.N.: Violoncello N.N.: Perkussion Arvo Pärt: Da Pacem Domine (5’) Santa Ratniece: Fuoco Celestis (Cello) (14’) Gija Kantscheli: Lulling The Sun (Perkussion) (10’) John Tavener: Svyati (Cello) (12’) Sofia Gubaidulina: Canticles of the Sun (Cello und Perkussion) (40’) Müller & Pavlik artistic management GmbH Nur zur Information, nicht zur Veröffentlichung geeignet ECHOES OF HEAVEN AND EARTH Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks Sigvards Kļava, Dirigent N.N.: Perkussion Kristaps Pētersons: Incessant Jealousy 8 Gija Kantscheli: Lulling The Sun 10 Anders Hillborg: Muo:aa:yiy:oum 14 https://youtu.be/pe_YElIoqm0 Guo Wenjing: Echoes of Heaven and Earth 10 Ēriks Ešenvalds: The First Tears 15 Toshio Hosokawa: Die Lotosblume 13 Pēteris Vasks: Birth PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE CHOR DES LETTISCHEN RUNDFUNKS SINFONIETTA RIGA Pēteris Vasks: Da Pacem Domine (17’) Arvo Pärt: Adam’s Lament (25’) oder James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross (45’) oder Juris Karlsons: Adoratio (30’) Arvo Pärt: Salve Regina (14’) *** Ēriks Ešenvalds: Passion According to St. Luke (35’) Müller & Pavlik Artistic Management GmbH Nur zur Information, nicht zur Veröffentlichung geeignet Biographie Der Latvian Radio Choir, der 1940 gegründet wurde, widmet sich einem breiten Repertoire von der Renaissance bis ins 21. Jahrhundert. Vor allem durch seine Interpretationen neuer und neuester Partituren hat er sich den Ruf eines «Klanglabors» erworben: Die Sängerinnen und Sänger haben sich auf besondere vokale Fertigkeiten wie die Intonation von Vierteltönen oder den Obertongesang spezialisiert und vertiefen sich regelmässig in die Geheimnisse der uralten Gesangstradition ihrer Heimat. Ein wichtiges Anliegen des Ensembles ist die Förderung lettischer Komponisten, die bei internationalen Auftritten in aller Welt vorgestellt werden. Für seine Einspielungen der Werke von Ēriks Ešenvalds, Kristaps Pētersons und Mārtiņš Viļums wurde dem Chor vom Internationalen Musikrat der Unesco der Preis des «International Rostrum of Composers» verliehen. Die Aufnahme von Arvo Pärts Adam’s Lament erhielt 2014 den begehrten «Grammy». Der Latvian Radio Choir wurde zum Baltic Sea Festival, zu den Salzburger Festspielen, den Klangspuren nach Schwaz und zur Biennale di Venezia eingeladen; er konzertierte im Amsterdamer Concertgebouw, im Berliner Konzerthaus, in der Pariser Cité de la Musique und im New Yorker Lincoln Center. Zu den Partnern des Ensembles am Dirigentenpult zählen Heinz Holliger, Tõnu Kaljuste, Stephen Layton, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Esa-Pekka Salonen und James Wood. Seit 1992 wird der Latvian Radio Choir von zwei Dirigenten geleitet: Als Musikdirektor amtiert Sigvards Kļava, ihm zur Seite steht Kaspars Putniņš. Unter der Stabführung Kļavas gestaltete der Chor im Januar 2016 die Eröffnungsfeier der lettischen EU-Präsidentschaft. Bereits neunmal, zuletzt 2015, wurde der Chor mit dem Grossen Lettischen Musikpreis ausgezeichnet; 2014 erhielt er den Preis des lettischen Kabinetts, eine der höchsten Ehrungen des Landes. Kontakt Exklusive Vertretung in Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Frankreich Müller & Pavlik artistic management GmbH Byfangweg 22 CH-4051 Basel Thomas Märki [email protected] Büro: +41 61 273 70 10 Mobil: +41 79 581 46 43 Müller & Pavlik artistic management GmbH Nur zur Information, nicht zur Veröffentlichung geeignet .
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