Eilat Chamber Music Festival 2014
Previous Festivals
Tuesday February 25th
Concert No. 1 – Pictures at an Exhibition
A special concert, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Chamber Orchestra “Igor Lerman”.
Wednesday February 26th
Concert No. 2 – Schumaniade
Concert No. 3 – Aria
Thursday February 27th
Concert No. 4 – Trees, Walls, Cities
Concert No. 5 – Café Vienna
Concert No. 6 – Just about Midnight
Friday February 28th
Concert No. 7 – Violin Recital
Concert No. 8 – Conducting master-class final concert
Concert No. 9 – The Well-Tempered Clavier
Concert No. 10 – Carnival in Venice
Saturday March 1st
Concert No. 11 – Handel in the Wind
Concert No. 12 – Virtuoso’s Parade
Concert No. 13 – Trios
Concert No. 14 – Grand Finale
Programme - 2014
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Davidsbündlertänze Op.6
Fantasy Pieces Op. 73
Piano Quartet in E flat Major, op. 47
Anton Barachovsky, violin
Lise Berthaud, Viola
Hillel Zori, cello
Amir Katz, piano
Björk
Cover Me
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Du bist die Ruh from Death and the Maiden
Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695)
Dido’s Lament (from Dido and Aeneas)
Franz Schubert String Quartet No.13 in A minor, D. 804, Op. 29 Rosamunde
Nigel Osborne and others Trees, Walls, Cities
1. Derry~Londonderry
Composer Christopher Norby
Poet Matt Jennings
5. Vienna
Composer Gerald Resch
Poet Ferdinand Schmatz
2. City of London
Composer Jocelyn Pook
Poet Richard Thomas
6. Dubrovnik
Composer Isadora Zebeljan
Poet Milan Milisić
3. Utrecht
Composer Theo Verbey
Poet: Peter Huchel
7. Nicosia
Composer Yannis Kyriakides
Poet Mehmet Yashin
4. Berlin
Composer Søren Nils Eichberg
Poet Søren Nils Eichberg
8. Jerusalem
Composer Habib Hanna Shehadeh
Text: Ancient Aramaic (Song of Solomon
The newly commissioned song cycle “Trees, Walls and Cities” for the Brodsky Quartet and mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg, links Derry~Londonderry, the City of London, Utrecht, Berlin, Vienna, Dubrovnik, Nicosia and Jerusalem in creative reconciliation. The work reflects the transcendence of and growth beyond such barriers that divide people. A theme running through the texts will be trees – symbolic of life, freedom, nourishment, environment, building and peace. Each walled city in the cycle calls to mind a particular tree.
Brodsky Quartet
Ian Belton, Daniel Rowland, violin; Paul Cassidy, viola; Jacqueline Thomas, cello
Lore Lixenberg, mezzo soprano
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Prière (Hebrew inspiration)
David Popper (1843-1913)
Hungarian Rhapsody
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)/ Jocelyn Mienniel
Armaguedon (Jazz and tango insipration)
Krystof Maratka (b. 1972)
Csardas (Gypsy music from Hungary)
Jocelyn Mienniel
Baïkal (Slavic and asian music inspiration)
Vincent Peirani
Untitled suite (modern jazz inspiration)
Grappelli/ Salque/ Peirani
“Medley” (mix of gypsy music and Hungarian traditional music)
Francois Salque, cello
Vincent Peirani, accordion
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Violin Sonata in B Minor, BWV1014
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Violin Sonata No. 7, in C minor
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)
5 Mélodies
Johannes Brahms (1883 – 1897)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major
Chloe Hanslip, violin
Danny Driver, piano
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
The Well-Tempered Clavier (part I)
Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano
Music by George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) arranged by Red Priest
The Messiah Suite: Part 1
Overture – Comfort Ye – Every Valley
Sonata in F Major Op 2 No 4
Larghetto – Vivace – Adagio – Alla Breve – Allegro
Prelude in Bb for Harpsichord
Largo and Passacaglia in G minor
The Messiah Suite: Part 2
Shepherds and Angels – Eternal Source of Light – The Jaws of Darkness – The Blind Man – The Recorder Shall Sound
Recorder Sonata in B Minor
Largo – Vivace – Furioso – Adagio – Alla Breve
Lascia Ch’Io Pianga
The Harmonious Blacksmith Variations
The Messiah Suite: Part 3
Siciliano – Why do the Nations? – Breaking the Bonds – The Potter’s Vessel – Hallelujah
Red Priest
Piers Adams, recorder; Julia Bishop, violin; Angela East; cello; David Wright; harpsichord
A final concert of the Master-class participants featuring the most virtuoso works played by the leading musicians
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Piano Trio in D Minor
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Piano Trio
Danny Driver, piano
Amir Katz, piano
Anton Barachovsky, violin
Chloe Hanslip, violin
Francoise Salque, cello
Torleif Theden, cello
A special concert, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Chamber Orchestra “Igor Lerman”
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Four Seasons
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1889)/ Igor Lerman
Pictures at an Exhibition
Chamber Orchestra “Igor Lerman”
Igor Lerman, conductor
Denis Sattarov, violin
Art Jazz Quartet from Estonia, led by Andres Mustonen, in a programme based on their latest album “Aria” including jazz improvisations to Bach’s Goldberg Variarions
Andres Mustonen, violinist and leader
Art Jazz Quartet
Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727 – 1789)
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, No. 1 in E flat
Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Concerto for cello and orchestra in C Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Divertimento no. 1 in D Major, K. 136
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola
Chamber Orchestra “Igor Lerman”
Igor Lerman, conductor
Jens Lindemann, trumpet
Anton Barachovsky, violin
Torleif Theden, cello
Final concert of the Conducting Masterclass by Maestro Lior Shambadal, featuring .the “Igor Lerman” Chamber Orchestra , let by selected conductors
The British Ensemble “Red Priest”, specializing in the performance of music form the Baroque era combined with theatrical elements, in a special and festive performance based on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, with the participation of Bat Sheva Dancers in a piece from the work “Mabul” by Ohad Naharin. The performance will include multimedia and improvisation.
Red Priest
Piers Adams, recorder; Julia Bishop, violin; Angela East; cello; David Wright; harpsichord
Bat Sheva Ensemble Dancers: Mario Bermudez Gil and Shani Licht
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Romance in F Major, for Violin and Orchestra
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1841) – Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
La Campanella, Op. 7
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
Igor Lerman
Atlas of time (based on Tomaso Antonio Vitali – Chaconne and Poulenc’s Organ Concerto)
Allen Vizzutti (b. 1952)
Rising Sun, for trumpet and string orchestra
Chamber Orchestra “Igor Lerman”
Igor Lerman, conductor
Jens Lindemann, trumpet
Anton Barachovsky, violin
Amir Katz, piano