Saturday, August 19, 2023
Gidon Kremer, violin
Madara Pētersone, violin
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
The Olivier Music Barn, 11:00 AM
Program
VALENTYN SILVESTROV: Hommage à J.S. Bach for Violin and Piano (quasi echo)
Andantino
Andantino
Allegro
Kremer and Avdeeva
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Chaconne for Solo Piano
Avdeeva
SILVESTROV: Three Serenades for Violin and Piano (2019) – Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
Serenade (Largetto)
Serenade (Moderato)
Serenade (Moderato)
Kremer and Avdeeva
ALFRED SCHNITTKE: Moz-art à la Haydn for Two Violins
Kremer and Pētersone
SILVESTROV: Five Bagatelles for Solo Piano, Op. 301 (2020) – Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
Moderato
Moderato, Animato
Allegretto
Adagio
Andante
Avdeeva
MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6, Op. 136
Moderato
Adagio
Moderato
Kremer and Avdeeva
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Three Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
Prelude
Gavotte
Valse
Kremer, Pētersone, and Avdeeva
This weekend marks the Tippet Rise debuts of violinist Gidon Kremer, one of the most original and compelling artists of his generation, and violinist Madara Pētersone, a leading member of the renowned chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica, which Kremer founded in 1997 to foster outstanding young musicians from the Baltic States. Born in Latvia, Kremer has championed the work of living Russian and Eastern European composers throughout his five-decade-long career, including that of Valentyn Silvestrov, Ukraine’s most important composer. In 2022, Tippet Rise commissioned ten works by Silvestrov, three of which were performed last year. As part of this poignant program, Kremer will be joined by pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, who returns to Tippet Rise following a mesmerizing recital in 2022, to perform Silvestrov’s Hommage à J.S. Bach for Violin and Piano (quasi echo) and the World Premiere of the Tippet Rise Commission Three Serenades for Violin and Piano. Avdeeva will then share the World Premiere and Tippet Rise Commission of Silvestrov’s Five Bagatelles for Solo Piano, Op. 301. In addition to works by Silvestrov, works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Alfred Schnittke, and Mieczysław Weinberg will also be performed.
To watch past Tippet Rise performances by Yulianna Avdeeva, click here.
Andantino
Andantino
Allegro
Kremer and Avdeeva
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Chaconne for Solo Piano
Avdeeva
SILVESTROV: Three Serenades for Violin and Piano (2019) – Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
Serenade (Largetto)
Serenade (Moderato)
Serenade (Moderato)
Kremer and Avdeeva
ALFRED SCHNITTKE: Moz-art à la Haydn for Two Violins
Kremer and Pētersone
SILVESTROV: Five Bagatelles for Solo Piano, Op. 301 (2020) – Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
Moderato
Moderato, Animato
Allegretto
Adagio
Andante
Avdeeva
MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6, Op. 136
Moderato
Adagio
Moderato
Kremer and Avdeeva
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Three Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
Prelude
Gavotte
Valse
Kremer, Pētersone, and Avdeeva
This weekend marks the Tippet Rise debuts of violinist Gidon Kremer, one of the most original and compelling artists of his generation, and violinist Madara Pētersone, a leading member of the renowned chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica, which Kremer founded in 1997 to foster outstanding young musicians from the Baltic States. Born in Latvia, Kremer has championed the work of living Russian and Eastern European composers throughout his five-decade-long career, including that of Valentyn Silvestrov, Ukraine’s most important composer. In 2022, Tippet Rise commissioned ten works by Silvestrov, three of which were performed last year. As part of this poignant program, Kremer will be joined by pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, who returns to Tippet Rise following a mesmerizing recital in 2022, to perform Silvestrov’s Hommage à J.S. Bach for Violin and Piano (quasi echo) and the World Premiere of the Tippet Rise Commission Three Serenades for Violin and Piano. Avdeeva will then share the World Premiere and Tippet Rise Commission of Silvestrov’s Five Bagatelles for Solo Piano, Op. 301. In addition to works by Silvestrov, works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Alfred Schnittke, and Mieczysław Weinberg will also be performed.
To watch past Tippet Rise performances by Yulianna Avdeeva, click here.