Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica
presented by Musica Viva

Musica Viva is thrilled to welcome Gidon Kremer, one of the world’s greatest violinists, back to Australia for the first time since 1986, accompanied by Kremerata Baltica in its premiere Australian appearance.

In celebration of his 50th birthday, Kremer launched his own chamber orchestra, Kremerata Baltica, hand-picked from the most promising young musicians in the Baltic States. Together they are a worldwide phenomenon renowned for superb craftsmanship and uniquely daring concert programs that set great classics in stark contrast to modern rarities.

CONCERT DETAILS
Adelaide
Adelaide Town Hall
Wed 11 Feb, 8pm
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Canberra
Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music
Tues 10 Feb, 7pm
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Melbourne
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon 9 Feb, 7.30pm
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Melbourne
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
Sat 14 Feb, 7.30pm
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Perth
Perth Concert Hall
Thurs 19 Feb, 7.30pm
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Sydney
Sydney Opera House
Mon 16 Feb, 7pm
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Sydney
Sydney Opera House
Tues 17 Feb, 8pm

 

Cat. No.: 477 6534
Barcode: 0028947765349
Label: DG 2CD
Release Date: January

GIDON KREMER | The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer

ARTISTS

Gidon Kremer, violin

Martha Argerich, piano
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Wiener Philharmoniker

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

TRACK LISTING

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77
MOZART: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K. 364 (320d)
MENDELSSOHN: Concerto for violin, piano and string orchestra in D minor
GLASS: Violin Concerto
SCHNITTKE: Concerto grosso No. 1 for two violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and string orchestra
LOURIÉ: Concerto da camera for violin and string orchestra
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata in C minor op. 30 no. 2
SCHUBERT: Octet in F major D 803
MILSTEIN: Paganiniana
R. STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E flat major op. 18
BRAHMS: Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor op. 25
BONUS
DESYATNIKOV: Wie der alte Leiermann
PIAZZOLLA: Fuga y Misterio ? Oblivion

‘You always hear in his playing – as well as all the apparent effortlessness and facility – the way he’s irresistibly attracted by risk and danger. Sticking to the safety of well-trodden paths doesn’t seem to interest him’ Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Always an explorer among today’s virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest Deutsche Grammophon recordings, displaying the full range of his repertoire and tastes, and paying tribute at the same time to the musical partners of a lifetime – to Martha Argerich, Leonard Bernstein, Tatiana Grindenko, Mischa Maisky and Oleg Maisenberg, among others, and above all, to his own creation, Kremerata Baltica, who perform with unrivalled virtuosity in three unforgettable bonus tracks.

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