"Riga Classic Strings" • International Cello and Violin Competition and Festival

Concerts

10 may / 18.30

Latvian Academy of Music (Kr. Barona, 1)

Chamber Hall

Karen Shahgaldyan (violin)

Schubert, Debussy, Grieg


13 may / 19.00

Great Guild (Amatu, 6)

Guy Braunstein (violin)

Sergey Smbatyan (conductor)

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

  • Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op.26
  • Valse-Scherzo for Violin and Orchestra, Op.34
  • Pas de deux from "Swan Lake" Ballet for Violin and Orchestra
  • Lensky's aria from “Eugene Onegin" Opera for Violin and Orchestra
  • The Letter's Scene from "Eugene Onegin" Opera for Violin and Orchestra arrangements for Violin and Orchestra by Guy Braunstein

Alexey Shor

  • Seascapes for Violin and Orchestra
  • Seascape No.1 - Abandoned Lighthouse
  • Seascape No.2 - Lonely Sail
  • Seascape No.3 - Calm before a Storm
  • Seascape No.4 - Summer Hail
  • "Flight of Falcon" Piece for Violin and Orchestra

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven 

  • Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92.
  • Poco sostenuto – Vivace (A major)
  • Allegretto (A minor)
  • Presto – Assai meno presto (trio) (F major, Trio in D major)
  • Allegro con brio (A major)

17 may / 19.00

Great Guild (Amatu, 6)

Frederic Kempf (piano)

Andris Poga (conductor)

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

Alexey Shor

“Travel Notebook” for piano and orchestra

Intermission 

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

  • Symphony No.4, op.36, f moll
  • Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 
  • Andantino in modo di Canzone 
  • Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro 
  • Finale. Allegro con fuoco