15.07 at 3 PM Pärnu Elizabeth Church
To the Skies
New Ideas Chamber Orchestra NICO
Gediminas Gelgotas (conductor)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) – Chaconne (1718–1720)
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911) – Rising Dawn (Beauštanti aušrelė, 1908)
Max Richter (b. 1966) – On the Nature of Daylight (2004)
Gediminas Gelgotas (b. 1986) – Transitory (2015–2018)
Gediminas Gelgotas – Lock Me in Your Light, Saint Luke (2020)
Gediminas Gelgotas – To the Skies (2008/2019)
Pärnu Music Festival Opening Concert 11.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) – Summa (1977/1991) Erkki-Sven Tüür (b. 1959) – L’ombra della croce (2014) Arvo Pärt – Fratres (1977/1992) -Intermission- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) – Symphony No 8 in F Major Op. 93 (1812) Allegro vivace e con brio Allegretto scherzando…
13.07 at 7 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Estonian Foundation of Musical Instruments Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) – Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 (1899) Mari Poll-Novakovic, Robert Traksmann (violin), Johanna Vahermägi, Mart Kuusma (viola), Theodor Sink, Leho Karin (cello) Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) – Octet in E♭ Major Op. 20 (1825) Allegro moderato ma con fuoco Andante Scherzo:…
17.07 at 5 PM St. Elizabeth’s Church String Quartet M4GNET Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) – String Quartet No. 6 Op. 18 in B♭ Major (1798–1800) Allegro con brio Adagio ma non troppo Scherzo: Allegro La Malinconia: Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) – String Quartet No. 5 Op. 92 in B♭ Major (1952)…
16.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Pärnu Music Festival Gala Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) – Duo in C Major for violin and viola (1892)Artur Podlesniy (violin), Konstantin Sellheim (viola)Franz Schubert (1797–1828) – String Trio in B♭ Major D 471 (1816) AllegroAndante sostenuto Eugenia Grauer (violin), Gilad Karni (viola), Thomas Ruge (cello) Eduard Tubin (1905–1982) – Sonata…
17.07 at 2 PM Pärnu kõlakoda Most Beautiful Songs The Orchestra of the Estonian Defence Forces Teet Raik (conductor) René Soom (bariton) Program: Veebel, Saebelmann, Aare, Ehala, Raudmäe, Rannap etc.
15.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Estonian Festival Orchestra and Joshua Bell Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) – Violin Concerto in A minor (1880) Allegro ma non troppo Adagio ma non troppo Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo -Intermission- Eduard Tubin – Music for Strings (1963) Eduard Tubin (1905–1982) – Suite from the ballet…