Gubaidulina at the Festival Melos-Ethos in Bratislava
The annual new music festival Melos-Ethos, in existence since 1991, has chosen Sofia Gubaidulina as this year's composer-in-residence. The composer will be in Bratislava from 13 until 17 November 2003 and attend the following concerts:
14 November:
"Introitus" for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
(Eleonora Skultova, piano; Sinfonietta Žilina)
15 November:
"On the Edge of the Abyss"
"Quaternion"
"Fata Morgana: The Dancing Sun"
"Garden of Joys and Sorrows"
(The interpreters will be announced.)
16 November
"Offertorium"
(Mihaela Martin, Violin; cond. Peter Gribanov)
In addition to these events, the festival will present the ZDF/3Sat film "Passions of a Life - the Composer Sofia Gubaidulina" on 15 November.