UMS PRESENTS Kremerata Baltica

Gidon Kremer, Artistic Leader and Violin Alexei Mochalov, Bass

Thursday Evening, February 6, 2014 at 7:30 Hill Auditorium • Ann Arbor

47th Performance of the 135th Annual Season 135th Annual Choral Union Series

Photo: Kremerata Baltica; photographer: Christian Lutz. 12 Kremerata Baltica WINTER 2014 ums Weinberg C Mieczysław Weinberg art for thisevening’s concert. Special thanks to Tom Thompsonof Tom Thompson Flowers, AnnArbor, for hisgenerous contribution of floral Media partnership provided by WGT E 91.3FM. the UMSseason. Maxine andStuartFrankel to supportunique,creative, andtransformative performing artsexperiences within This performance issupported by the Renegade Ventures Fund, a multi-year challenge grant created by C Arvo Pärt Intermission S PROGRAM ymphony N oncertino for ViolinandS antus inM Allegro moderato poco rubato Cadenza: L Allegretto cantabile Movements 2-5 are performed attacca (without pause). Inversion Burlesque — Canzone — Pastoral — Concerto grosso Mr. Kremer, Violin ento —Adagio emory of Benjamin Britten emory of BenjaminBritten o. 10inaminor, Op.98 trings, Op.42 be present WINTER 2014 13 . ork, NY ork, ew Y ew CM Records. CM Records. ayok taliana Mr. Mochalov, Bass Mochalov, Mr.

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altica appears by arrangement with Opus 3 Artists, N arrangement by appears Baltica Kremerata altica may be heard on E may be heard Baltica Kremerata chumann for his support of and participation in events surrounding this evening’s concert. this evening’s surrounding and participation in events his support of Schumann for Garrett to Special thanks aird Carillon. Baird music on the Charles the pre-concert coordinating for Kipp Cortez to Special thanks us for a post-performance Q&A with musicians from this evening’s performance. evening’s Q&A this from with musicians a post-performance us for Following this evening’s concert, please feel free to remain in your seats and join seats in your remain to free feel please concert, evening’s this Following Anti-formalist R Anti-formalist Pushkarev Andrei Arr. Dmitri Shostakovich, Dmitri heme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 Frank on a Theme of Variations Benjamin Britten Benjamin 14 Kremerata Baltica WINTER 2014 ums • • • • face oftyranny. make usthinkabout how onecanpreserve one’sown artistic andhuman integrity inthe composers lived allorpart oftheirlives undertheSoviet regime,thisprogram willalso Shostakovich andWeinberg were closefriendsformany years. Sincethreeofthosefour a piece in Britten’s memory, Britten and Shostakovich became friends late in life, The Kremerata’s program suggestsanintriguing associative chain:Pärt composed Now that y pianist, wasfor many years aclose Christianity shortly beforehisdeath.) converted fromJudaismtoOrthodox his strongspiritualbeliefs.(He reportedly outlook onlife,presumably because of he never losthisoptimism andpositive yet, accordingtothosewho knew him, two totalitarian dictatorships first-hand, Nazis toSoviet Russia,hadtoexperience The Polish-born composer, whofledthe and moreofwhichisnow available onCD. renaissance of Weinberg’s music, more Opera (2011)seemtohave sparked a (2010) andthenat theEnglishNational The Passenger at theBregenzFestival premiere ofhisdeeply moving 1968opera composer’s death. Thebelated stage to bediscovered, 18years after the enormous compositional output isstill Much ofMieczysław Weinberg’s • Snapshots ofHistor Op. 42hasnever beenperformedonaUMSconcert Weinberg's Died February 26,1996inMoscow, Russia Born December 8,1919inWarsaw, Poland Mieczysław Weinberg Concertino forViolinand Strings, Op.42 Andrew Wyeth paints Dmitri Shostakovich writes his Symphonie Olivier Messiaen completes hisTurangalîla- The State of I N orman Mailer publishesTheNaked andtheDead Weinberg, who was also a brilliant Concertino forViolinandStrings, srael declares itsindependence Christina’s World (1948) ou’re iny Violin Concerto No. 1 y…In 1948: our seat

for unaccompanied violin,which develops movement begins withapensive cadenza After theserene opening, thesecond composer infull commandofhiscraft. three movements, itshows theyoung charming andlyricalwork intheusual his way tolook calmandequanimous. A though thecomposer hadgoneout of no trace ofthesetragic events; itisas like Concertino, thereisabsolutely just ignoredhim.)Inthesunny, serenade- denounce the29-year-old Weinberg, they of thepeople. (They didn’tbother to denounced as Prokofiev, andKhachaturian were in which,amongothers, Shostakovich, Communist Party issuedaresolution secret police.Soonafterwards, theSoviet Mikhoels, wasassassinated by Stalin’s in-law, thegreat Yiddish actorSolomon 1948. On January 13, Weinberg’s father- was writtenduringthefateful year The his friend’s15. by two points, completing 17quartets to string quartets: intheend,Weinberg won competition about whocould finishmore For years, thetwo were inafriendly theme fromoneofthelatter’s works.) of 1964,dedicated toWeinberg, useda (Shostakovich’s the influenceseemedtobemutual. gave him new life as acomposer, but used tosay that meeting Shostakovich Shostakovich, his senior by 12 years. He friend (andpiano-duopartner) ofDmitri Concertino forViolinandStrings … " formalists” and enemies formalists” and enemies String Quartet No.10

be present WINTER 2014 15 Pastorale” " Concerto grosso,” Concerto " (plucked) (plucked) pizzicato Burlesque,” a grotesque Burlesque,” a grotesque " Canzone” with a sinuous melodyCanzone” with a sinuous " sounds (played with the (played col legno sounds The symphony is in five movements, movements, is in five The symphony The second movement is a The second movement notes, separated from one separated notes, pizzicato concertino” consisting of violin, viola, consisting concertino” " dance introduced by the double bass and bass double the by introduced dance with episodes ponderous juxtaposing eerie passages waltz strains, diabolical with and harmonics. A wild of the bow) wood section and more frenzied contrapuntal chords before the massive solos follow, for a return from the first movement conclusion. unsettling very but grandiose that seems to evoke a frozen landscape. seems to evoke that formed that The solo instruments movement in the first a concertino (as well individually here are featured movements), as in the subsequent the over with a tense violin solo starting tremolos of the orchestral suspenseful soloists soon join in withstrings. The other soliloquies and dialogs, more dramatic givingand silence into fading eventually to a way without played are four the last of which opening the In pause. cello, and double bass is contrasted with is contrasted bass double cello, and and vibrant a is It orchestra. string full the massive which in movement, dynamic a of (reminiscent chord progressions Serenade Tchaikovsky wildly distorted with virtuoso ) alternate for Strings orchestral exciting solo passages and climaxes. a another, dominates the entire movement. movement. the entire dominates another, emotional This section ends with a great the fourth- leading directly into buildup, movement accompanied by by accompanied legato between strings. The contrast strongly connected)melodies (with notes and

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for both of these composers.for both works. In general, you ought to watch out to watch ought you In general, works. to hear them. They are two outstanding are two to hear them. They Tchaikovsky’s Tchaikovsky’s Weinberg’s Tenth Symphony and Boris Symphony Tenth Weinberg’s appearance in Leningrad, playing playing in Leningrad, appearance If Barshai’s orchestra makes a guest a guest makes If Barshai’s orchestra • • of Histor Snapshots • • • for the re-entering soloist. for the re-entering Weinberg's performed on a UMS concert been has never the composer fashioned a brilliant coda a brilliant fashioned the composer Weinberg in fast-moving 16th-notes, out of which out 16th-notes, in fast-moving 10 in a minor, No. Symphony the rumbling lower strings begin a fugato strings lower the rumbling where the solo violin has a longer rest as solo violin has a longer where the — contain the only moment in the piece in the only moment the — contain of sorts triste of sorts — a valse last movement into a beautiful romantic melody. The melody. romantic a beautiful into 16 Kremerata Baltica WINTER 2014 ums Pärt's Born September 11,1935inPaide, Arvo Pärt Cantus inMemory ofBenjamin as aconcession andarenunciation of return to euphony has been interpreted intervals of octave, fifth, andthird.This not unlike chimes playing thenatural of consonant sounds, employed in a way sonorities, but alsothepreponderance the frequent useofbellsandbell-like word for bells. The term implies not only the “tintinnabuli” style,fromtheLatin of hisworks writtensincethe1970sas personal voice intheearly1970s. led himtothediscovery ofanintensely has always followed hisown path, which was becomingmorewidelyaccepted. Pärt turn away from them justasserialism highly controversial at thetime,onlyto Pärt employed techniquesofserialism, strongly discouraged. Inhisearlyworks, Orthodox whenallformsofreligionwere — was known as a committed Russian addition tohisunconventional writing a composer such asArvo Pärt, who—in was probably 10timesmoredifficultfor perceived aspoliticaldissidence.Andit artistic dissent wasmoreoften thannot in theformerSoviet Union,where But it was doubly difficult todo so breaks openly withreceived tradition. against thegrain andwritemusic that for acomposer livinganywhere togo It hasalways beendifficultenough • • • • • Snapshots ofHistor has never beenperformedonaUMSconcert Britten The first Apple IIhomecomputers goonsale Y George Crumb’s Woody Allen releases hisfilm The Pompidou Center opensitsdoors inParis Jimmy Carter issworn inasPresident of theUS ork Philharmonic Pärt himself has referred to the style Pärt himselfhasreferredtothestyle Cantus inMemory ofBenjamin Britten (1977) Star Child isperformed by the N Annie Hall y…In 1977: ew ew

from medieval music as“mensuration Second, heresorts toatechniqueknown almost four octaves inthefirstviolins). longer (A-G,A-G-F,A-G-F-E, etc., upto descending scale segments longer and procedures at once.First,hemakes his subjecting hismaterial totwo fascinating values. Pärt, however, avoids banalityby alternation oflongerandshorter note to descendingscales,witharegular and itsmusical material islimited “white” notes (pianisticallyspeaking), simplicity. a remarkable structural clarityand peace, a strong meditative quality, and is characterized by agreat senseofinner Cantus inMemory ofBenjamin Britten person’s mind. death surrounding lifeinthereligious in Pärt’s music asdoestheawareness of and following music plays asimilarrole pointed out that thesilencepreceding of introspection andsilence.Hillierhas faith, andemergesfromabackground is always inspired by his strong religious express spiritualmeanings.Pärt’s work clearly articulated musical sign system to Bead Game,whosehero,like Pärt, usesa Hermann Hesse,alsoknown as TheGlass The referenceistothefamous novel by of one of his articles on the composer. (“The Master of the Game”) in the title used theexpression “magisterludi” a long-timechampion of Pärt’s music, impossible tomiss. artistic messagewhosespiritualnature is are, bell-like sounds intheservice ofan rarely modulate; they remainwhat they typical harmonic progressions and those found inPärt’s works donot form Unlike consonancesinclassical music, sound world that has not existed before. “modern” in thesenseofcreating a modernist aesthetics; itisnevertheless Like allofPärt’s “tintinnabuli” music, Singer andconductorPaul Hillier, Cantus consistssolelyof be present WINTER 2014 17 n 1937: y…I (1937) Edwardian” style that hadEdwardian” style that " is Dwarfs and the Seven White Snow arhart disappears in flight disappears arhart is first performed is first Burana Carmina panish Civil War; Picasso paints Picasso during the Spanish Civil War; uftwaffe Much of the town of Guernica is destroyed by theby is destroyed Guernica of the town of Much L the tragedy commemorate to painting his iconic Orff’s Amelia E Disney’s Walt released and Men publishes Of Mice Steinbeck John Bridge, Op. 10 Op. 10 Bridge, Suffolk, England It was the present work, performed at the at performed work, present was the It 1937, that in August Festival Salzburg Britten to the Benjamin first brought world. music the international of attention score for string orchestra, In this colorful to tribute paid Britten 24-year-old the Bridge teacher Frank his composition from him turned had who (1879–1941), a seasoned child prodigy into a brilliant professional. Bridge was a successful his time, although in his own composer his been eclipsed by has certainly fame ever he one the only — pupil famous the time Britten was Around taught. instudying with him, Bridge was working showed an advanced harmonic idiom that the influence of the Second Viennese phenomenon unusual School — a rather young the Yet time. the at England in his teacher by Britten chose an early work — a melody from of variations for his set , written in Quartet Three Idylls for String birth. before Britten’s years 1906, seven Bridge was still writing in a the time, At Romantic, late Born November 22, 1913 in Lowestoft, 22, 1913 Born November 4, 1976 in Aldeburgh Died December the Bath and Menuhin Yehudi UMS premiere: short-lived a at 1967 July Orchestra, Festival of the on the grounds UMS summer festival Lane estate Fair Ford and Clara Henry of Histor Snapshots • • • • • heme of Frank a Theme on Variations BrittenBenjamin something in common with Elgar. something

In the past years we have had to mourn have we In the past years Why of music. losses in the world many death Britten’s Benjamin of date the did such a chord — touch 4, 1976 — December Britten discovered just had …I me? in I began Just before his death for myself. hisof purity unusual the appreciate to of the I had had the impression music. of ballads in the purity of kind same had wanted Machaut…I de Guillaume it Britten personally — and now to meet come to that. not would It may come as a surprise that Pärt Pärt that surprise a as come may It Throughout the whole piece, there is the whole piece, Throughout . The bell, tuned to ‘A’ above middle ‘C,’ above fff. The bell, tuned to ‘A’ our listening adventures. listening our discoveries we can make in the course ofcourse in the can make we discoveries surface are among the most fascinating fascinating most the among are surface composers who seem so different on the on different so seem who composers These hidden currents connecting connecting These hidden currents . Cantus in his own admirably and matched a quality he also perceived in Machaut in Machaut a quality he also perceived Pärt praised the “purity” of Britten’s music, the “purity” praised Pärt who commented: music held a profound meaning for Pärt,for meaning profound a held music composers. But it turns out that Britten’s that But it turns out composers. stylistic distance separating the two the two separating stylistic distance at first sight) seems like an enormous an enormous seems like first sight) at the death of Britten, given what (at least (at what of Britten, given the death should have chosen to commemorate commemorate to chosen have should

then decreasing in volume. from ppp crescendo in all voices an overall first increasing and irregular intervals, at 1:2:4:8:16. to intervening by of mystery adds to the aura resulting in the rhythmic proportion proportion in the rhythmic resulting basses each halve the speed even further, further, speed even the halve basses each slowly as the second violins. The cellos and as the second slowly twice as slowly, and the violas twice as violas twice and the as slowly, twice relatively fast, the second violins proceed the second fast, relatively canon”: the first violins’ scales move move scales violins’ the first canon”: 18 Kremerata Baltica WINTER 2014 ums the of theoriginaltheme.Brittenprefaced rather far afieldfromthestylisticworld the sketches. Intheprocess,hemoved charm…wit…gaiety,” as he noted in a Baroque rhythms andmodernharmonies; effusiveness bordersonparody;an in turn,a a grotesquely chromatic march,then, strongly withitsneighbors. Firstwe hear in thestring-orchestra piececontrasts piano, 1950).Eachsubsequent variation of variations (Lachrymae forviolaand melodic line anticipate a much later set like: the constant interruptions of the of what Britten’s mature style would be — ahesitant “Adagio”—gives aninkling the 11variations that follow, thefirst rhythm) by anagitated introduction. Of features instead an rather extensively. Theconcludingsection assumes acomplex formandisdeveloped melody isturnedinto afugue theme;it eerie stringharmonics.Finally, the Russian church polyphony with some that juxtaposes thechoral recitation of almost turnsinto tragedy; anda March” or,rather, lament wheretheidyll turn, Bridge’s variations hewanted tocapture, in was histeacher,andinthedifferent portrait. Hismodelthroughout thework a different facet ofasingleperson’s Britten, eachvariation represented portraits of the composer’s friends. For individual movements offeredmusical Elgar’s different. Yet hemust have remembered orientation couldn’t have beenmore world ofopera; a Italiana” withplayful allusionstothe against a rhythmically active background a dashing never quiteallowed toget offtheground; " Wiener Walzer” that, surprisingly, is " The young Britten’smusical Idyll” (agentle melodyinwaltz Enigma Variations " Romance” whosesentimental " Moto perpetuo”; a " " Bourrée classique” with Bourrée classique”with integrity…energy… " endless” string melody endless” stringmelody , where the " Funeral " Chant” Chant” " Aria Aria song by Mussorgsky entitled Rayok (often the name.There isaremarkable satirical to beapopular topic oftheseshows, hence story ofAdam, Eve, andtheserpent used fairs (as inStravinsky’s Petrushka ). The shows that usedtobepopular at country " Shostakovich’s • • • Snapshots ofHistor been performedonaUMSconcert Shostakovich’s Anti-formalist Rayok hasnever Born 1974inKiev, Ukraine Arranged by AndreiPushkarev Died August9,1975inMoscow Born September 25,1906inSt.Petersburg, Russia Dmitri Shostakovich Anti-formalist Rayok used in the original title, literally means used intheoriginaltitle,literally means the KennedyCenter inWashington, DC. premiere ledby Mstislav Rostropovich at revealed totheworld in1989, inaworld composer’s death; the key until itemerged14years after the drawer, whereitwaskept underlockand composer. Itwaswrittenstrictlyforthe political satire ever penned by asymphonic is, without adoubt, themost scathing the work’s dignifiedending. that, after alengthy transition, leadsinto • • little paradise” but it refers to the puppet (Completion DateUnknown) the S 1956: Inasecret speechatthe20thCongress of 1953: Deathof Stalin Zoshchenko, as“formalists” Khachaturian, aswell aspoet Akhmatova and writer composers Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and 1948: TheSoviet Communist Party condemns Soviet Communist Party 1960: Under intense pressure, Shostakovich joins the artificial satellite orbiting theE 1957: TheSoviet Union launchesSputnik1,thefirst a banof several years Akhmatova beginsto publishherpoetry again,after denounces Stalin’s “personality cult”; Anna The word Rayok, whichShostakovich oviet Communist Party, N Anti-formalist Rayok " Gallery” was finally wasfinally Gallery” arth y… ikita Khrushchev be present WINTER 2014 19 dance dance Number Two,” and and Two,” Number " Korsákov” instead of Korsákov” " instead of Friendship The Great Number One,” Number " Number Three” and seem to stand and seem to stand Three” Number Kórsakov.” Shostakovich had actuallyhad Shostakovich Kórsakov.” Party dignitaries, Comrades Yedinitsyn, Yedinitsyn, Comrades dignitaries, Party names translate (the and Troikin Dvoikin, as " " heard Shepilov make this egregious this egregious make heard Shepilov incensedso was and meeting a at mistake he the same time) that at (and amused in his piece. it prominently featured Three concludes his speech by Number vigilance against thecalling for universal respondsformalists, to which the chorus The piece ends with enthusiastically. the at rejoices polka as everyone a fast of the people’s destruction imminent enemies. Laki. Peter by notes Program which had ostensibly precipitated which had ostensibly precipitated when composer the 1948 crackdown crime the committed Muradeli Vano in his lezginka his own of composing opera melody. Comrade using the traditional who Three is an ignoramus Number Rimsky- name of the mispronounces saying Korsakov, for, respectively, Stalin himself, his Stalin himself, his for, respectively, andAndrei Zhdanov, henchman cultural Dmitri Shepilov) successor Zhdanov’s and issue of formalism on the expound Number needs. the country that the music to the and pompous his dry One delivers , a song from Georgia of Suliko strain of Stalin, a native was the favorite that Musicologist country. Caucasian the of aesthete a sentimental is Two Number to of humor sense unfunny with a very a forced provides which the chorus He track. stilted laugh and strangely notorious another (and imposes) intones the lezginka Georgian melody, formalist” " only” brought with brought only” " We don’t know with absolute with absolute don’t know We The idea of likening the meeting of the meeting likening The idea of formalism,” never clearly defined, could formalism,” never authorship of the text, in which three in which of the text, authorship the composer’s at the time, claimed the time, claimed at the composer’s Lev Lebedinsky, a close friend of friend of a close Lebedinsky, Lev been sketched in 1948 or soon after. after. soon or 1948 in sketched been in 1957, although some of it may have have may it of some although 1957, in the bulk of it was most likely written written of it was most likely the bulk was composed; when the Rayok certainty been heaped upon him. been heaped fully rehabilitated and new honors had honors new and rehabilitated fully didn’t completely heal even after he was after heal even didn’t completely his person and his art, and the wound and the wound his person and his art, brutal and deeply humiliating attack on attack humiliating and deeply brutal composer never entirely lived down this down lived entirely never composer conference). Yet it is likely that the the that it is likely conference). Yet Soviet composers at an international an international at composers Soviet forced to New York in 1949, to represent York forced to New were lifted; in fact, Shostakovich was was Shostakovich in fact, lifted; were By the very next year, these sanctions year, next By the very and a ban on performances of his works. it a temporary loss of his professorship it a temporary denounced him in 1948 as a him in 1948 as a denounced Party apparatchiks who had brutally who had brutally apparatchiks Party curtains, is getting back at the Communist back at is getting curtains, behind closed doors and carefully drawn drawn and carefully behind closed doors " fun that is to follow. Here Shostakovich, Here Shostakovich, to follow. is that fun immediately gives an idea of the wicked an idea of gives immediately the Union of Soviet Composers to a rayok to Composers of Soviet the Union

Shostakovich. Shostakovich. caricatures, served as a direct model for direct model as a served caricatures, which, also a series of biting musical biting musical series of also a which, ), as The Peepshow in English rendered Shostakovich’s case it case Shostakovich’s could be life-threatening, although in in although be life-threatening, could Prokofiev, Khachaturian, and others — others and Khachaturian, Prokofiev, — a fate Shostakovich had to share with Shostakovich — a fate didn’t like. Being branded as a formalist a as branded Being like. didn’t simply to anything the Party leaders leaders the Party to anything simply refer to Western musical influences or musical refer to Western and an enemy of the people. The term The people. the of enemy an and 20 Kremerata Baltica WINTER 2014 ums I ARTISTS Kremera presented a brand new orchestra: when the violinist three Baltic states from which all of the three Baltic states from whichallof the is supported by thegovernments ofthe for Young Artists in 2009.Theorchestra 2002, andthePraemium Imperiale Grant Award in2002, won theECHOPrizein released morethan20CDs,won aGrammy than 1000concerts intheworld. Ithas performing in600cities,andgiven more has played inmorethan50countries, around theworld. reputation in major concert venues world andhascemented itsinternational international chamber orchestras inthe developed in few years into oneofthebest region. The talented group of musicians nurtured andinspiredmusical lifeinthe compromises onartistic standardsashe from theBalticstates whilemakingno on hiswisdomtoyoung colleagues present tohimself:away ofpassing vision, wasKremer’s50thbirthday an educational project withalong-term and joy in playing. Kremerata Baltica, festival withtheirexuberance, energy, audience, injecting new bloodinto the and Estonia, conquered the discerning 23 young players fromLatvia, , In thelast15years, Kremerata Baltica was witnesstoasmallrevolution, Lockenhaus chamber music festival n 1997,Austria’slegendary t a Bltica , comprising your camera atthecode, andscan to seemultimedia content. Download afree QRcode reader apponyour smartphone,point window into thetroubled world of artinCold War E Scan to learn how Kremerata Baltica provides uswitharare Kremerata Baltica’s legaladviser is of Latvian classical music life today. next summer asoneofthecorevalues celebrate thefestival’s10thanniversary its own festival in Sigula, and will October 2013.Kremerata Balticahas Astor Piazzolla recordings, released in release of Gidon Kremer’s complete of theSun, andonNonesuch’sbox-set to Sofia Gubaidulina entitled represented onanew ECMCDdedicated Desyatnikov, andRaskatov. composers suchasPärt, Kancheli,Vasks, numerous world premieres ofworks by the mainstream and has given rise to programming, whichoften looksbeyond personality isitscreative approach to Essential toKremerata Baltica’s artistic to shaping the chamber orchestra. Each ofthesemusicians have contributed , and . , , Sir SimonRattle, Esa-PekkaSalonen, Maisky. Conductorshave included Pergamenshikov, Yo-Yo Ma,andMischa and ; andcellistsBoris Maisenberg; violinists Thomas Zehetmair , Yevgeny Kissin,andOleg are soprano ;pianists whom Kremerata Balticahasplayed Lithuania, andEstonia. orchestra’s musicians originate: Latvia, The orchestra is prominently Among thecelebrated soloistswith The Canticle The Canticle urope. ­ be present WINTER 2014 21 is a People’s is a People’s ov An exceptionally prolific recording An exceptionally Baltica the Kremerata Since founding Mr. Mochalov has toured the largest has toured Mr. Mochalov Nyman, , Leonid Desyatnikov, Desyatnikov, Leonid Philip Glass, Nyman, music their bringing Piazzolla, and Astor respects that in a way to audiences contemporary. remains yet tradition has made more than Gidon Kremer artist, him of which brought many 120 albums, and awards international prestigious of his exceptional prizes in recognition Mr. Kremer powers. interpretative with the ECM label, collaborates actively last recording of which released his . The and Partitas all the Bach Sonatas piano trio releases are a most recent and Buniatishvili with Khatia album of set CD a and Dirvanauskaite, Giedre recordings celebrating Live Lockenhaus which Mr. of the unique festival, 30 years in 2011.Kremer relinquished in 1997, Mr. Kremer has been touring appearing with the orchestra, extensively festivals and most prestigious world’s at halls. He has also recorded almostconcert Teldec, for orchestra the with CDs 25 Kremer Mr. ECM. and DGG, Nonesuch, from dated violin Amati a Nicola plays books, of four 1641. He is also the author into in German and translated published artistichis reflect which languages, many pursuits. Artist of Russia and a principal soloist Musical Chamber State of the Moscow Boris of direction the under Theater all where he has sung nearly Pokrovsky, Mr. Mochalov of the bass repertoire. parts and Russian of guest regular a is orchestras. and theaters international State from the Moscow He graduated with studied he where Conservatory Professor G. Titz. Asia, and Latin Southeast cities of Europe, hal Alexei Moc

f all the world’s leading violinists, leading f all the world’s r perhaps Kreme Gidon unconventional most the has This success launched Gidon Gidon This success launched John Adams, Victor Kissine, Michael John Adams, Victor Kissine, Michael Nono, Aribert Reimann, Peteris Vasks, Vasks, Peteris Reimann, Aribert Nono, Gubaidulina, Valentin Silvestrov, Luigi Silvestrov, Valentin Gubaidulina, Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, , Sofia Pärt, Arvo Schnittke, such diverse composers as Alfred as Alfred composers such diverse to him. He has become associated with to him. He has become associated compositions; several of them dedicated several compositions; and has performed many important new important and has performed many Russian and Eastern European composersRussian and Eastern European He also championed the works of living the works He also championed such as Henze, Berg, and Stockhausen. such as Henze, Berg, and Stockhausen. music by 20th- and 21st- century masters 20th- and 21st- century by music and romantic violin works, as well as as well as works, violin romantic and encompassing all of the standard classicalencompassing repertoire is unusually extensive, extensive, unusually is repertoire foremost conductors. Mr. Kremer’s foremost conductors. Mr. Kremer’s America and has collaborated with today’s America and has collaborated celebrated orchestras of Europe and and of Europe orchestras celebrated every major concert stage with the most concert major every generation. He has appeared on virtually He has appeared generation. original and compelling artists of his of his artists compelling and original worldwide reputation as one of the most as one reputation worldwide course of which he has established a a of which he has established course Kremer’s the in career, distinguished

Tchaikovsky International Competitions. International Tchaikovsky the First Prize in both the Paganini andthe First Prize in both 1967 Queen Elizabeth Competition and Competition 1967 Queen Elizabeth to win prestigious awards including the awards to win prestigious at the Moscow Conservatory. He went on went He Conservatory. the Moscow at he began his studies with David Oistrakh with David he began his studies the Latvian Republic and two years later years and two Republic the Latvian At 16 he was awarded the First Prize of Prize First the awarded he was 16 At of seven, he entered Riga Music School. he entered of seven, distinguished string players. At the age At players. distinguished string father and grandfather, who were both both were who and grandfather, father studying at the age of four with his with his the age of four studying at career. Born in Riga, Latvia, he began he began Latvia, career. Born in Riga, visit www.kremerata-baltica.com or or www.kremerata-baltica.com visit LAWIN. For more information, please please information, more For LAWIN.

www.facebook.com/kremeratabaltica. O 22 Kremerata Baltica WINTER 2014 ums festivals including the charity concert has participated inmany concerts and competitions ofmusical theater. He and Japan andis ajury member ofRussian He gives masterclassesinRussia,Brazil, Musical CollegeofMoscow Conservatory. Gnessins RussianAcademy ofMusicand instincts.” — abasswithsolidvoice and goodcomic New York Times stated, “Alexei Mochalov actor. After hisCarnegieHall debut, the singing andstagepossibilitiesasanartful as a wonderful combination of great America, wherethe press noted histalent soloist thisevening. Hill Auditorium. UMSwelcomes Alexei Mochalov, whomakes his UMSdebut asbass Auditorium. Hemostrecently appeared withKremerata BalticainNovember 2004at under thebaton ofRiccardoMutiinaMay Festival performanceinApril1983at Hill performance ofSchumann’s ViolinConcerto in d minorwiththePhiladelphiaOrchestra his sixth appearance withUMSthisevening. Mr.Kremer madehisUMSdebut ina following itsUMSdebut inNovember 2004at HillAuditorium.GidonKremermakes Tonight’s concert marksKremerata Baltica ’s secondperformanceunderUMS auspices, Mr. Mochalov istheprofessorof UMS Ar chives magazine Diapason d’Orfrom theFrench recording Shostakovich’s Songswasawarded witha Russian and Japanese labels. His1997CD Mochalov’s recordingsmay beheardon music festivalinLatvia andAustria.Mr. and Kremerata Baltica’sinternational anniversary of Shostakovich in London, festival dedicated tothe100th in Colmar(France), intheinternational Spivakov’s international music festival festival inTour (France), inVladimir in Yuri Bashmet’s international musical United Nations Organization inGeneva, of World EconomicForum inDavos, the Diapason. be present WINTER 2014 23 cussion Manager, Artists & Attractions Manager, Artists Division Director, Touring Division Bass Double Oskars Bokanovs Petersons Kristaps Per Andrei Pushkarev ** Concertmaster leaders * Group Opus 3 Artists For & CEO President V. Foster, David Senior Vice President, Vogel, Jenny Leonard Stein, Senior Vice President, Touring Associate, Irene Lönnblad, Vogel to Jenny Assistant Lewis, Casey Manager Tour McCavic, Kay

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