International Alfred Schnittke Festival in Moscow
The programme for the International Alfred Schnittke Festival in Moscow planned for the occasion of the composer's 70th birthday on 24 November 2004 is essentially fixed as follows:
2 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Twelve Verses of Penitence for Mixed Choir
Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Russian State Symphonic Capella
Conductor: Valeri Polyanski
4 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Suite in the Olden Style for Chamber Orchestra (arr. Spivakov /Milman)
Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra
Five Fragments to Pictures of Hieronymus Bosch for Tenor, Violin, Trombone, Harpsichord and Strings
Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
Irina Schnittke, Piano
Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Virtuosi"
Conductor and Solo Violin: Vladimir Spivakov
6 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
An Orchestral Work
Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
Music from the Ballet "Sketches"
Oleh Krysa, Violin
Russian National Philharmonic
Conductor: Vladimir Spivakov
8 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Concerto Grosso No. 3 for Two Violins and Chamber Orchestra
Concerto Grosso No. 6 for Piano, Violin and Strings
Concerto Grosso No. 2 for Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra
Gidon Kremer, Violin
Tatyana Grindenko, Violin
Chamber Orchestra "Kremerata Baltica"
Lera Auerbach, Piano
Orchestra "New Russia"
Conductor: Roman Kofman
10 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Concerto Grosso No. 4 - Symphony No. 5
Concerto Grosso No. 5 for Violin and Orchestra
Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Two Violins, Harpsichord, Prepared Piano and Strings
Gidon Kremer, Violin
Tatyana Grindenko, Violin
Lera Auerbach, Piano
Orchestra "New Russia"
Conductor: Roman Kofman
12 October 2004
Pavel Slobdkin Centre, Moscow
Sonata 1955 for Violin and Piano (Russian premiere)
Epilogue for Violoncello, Piano and Tape
Sonata No. 1 for Violoncello and Piano
Minuet for Violin, Viola and Violoncello
Oleh Krysa, Violin, Viola
Tatyana Grindenko, Violin
Alexander Ivashkin, Violoncello
Irina Schnittke, Piano
14 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 4
Kronos Quartet
16 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Symphony No. 2 "St. Florian" for Mixed Choir and Large Orchestra
"Seid nüchtern und wachet....," Cantata for Alto, Countertenor, Tenor, Bass, Mixed Choir and Orchestra
Russian State Symphonic Capella
Conductor: Valeri Polyanski
18 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Concerto No. 2 for Violoncello and Orchestra
Symphony No. 8
Alexander Ivashkin, Violoncello
Orchestra "New Russia"
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
20 October 2004
Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Concerto No. 1 for Violoncello and Orchestra
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 7
"(K)ein Sommernachtstraum" for Orchestra
Natalia Gutman, Violoncello
Russian National Philharmonic
Conductor: Kurt Masur
The Festival is being organised by the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Cultural Committee of the City of Moscow in collaboration with the German Embassy.
