IX International Music Festival Odesa Classics 2023
St. Peter’s Church, Zürich
📅 February 16, 19:30
- Janusz Wawrowski (violin)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Arvo Pärt | Fratres for violin and piano |
| Valentin Silvestrov | Melodies of the Moments – Cycle III, 3 pieces from: 22 Pieces in 7 Cycles for violin and piano (2005): 1st lullaby 2nd barcarole 3rd lullaby |
| Mieszyslav Karlowisz | Serenade Op.2 |
| Myroslav Skoryk | Melody |
| Johannes Brahms | Scherzo in C minor (from the “F.-A.-E.” Sonata) |
| Cesar Franck | Sonata for violin and piano in A major |
Kunsthaus, Zürich
📅 February 19, 17:00
- Roman Fedyurko (piano)
- Oleksandr Fedyurko (piano)
- Stefan Shpura (piano)
- Romi Unseld (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Oleksandr Fedyurko | |
| Viktor Kosenko | Poem “Désir” No.1, Op.11 |
| Frédéric François Chopin | Etude for piano No.6, Op.25 |
| Robert Schumann | “Traumes Confusion”, “Why?”, “Upswing” from the Fantasy Pieces Op.12 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Rondo alla ingharese quasi un capriccio for piano (G major), Op.129 also called “The Rage About the Lost Penny” |
| Roman Fedyurko | |
| Viktor Kosenko | Masurka No.1, Op.3 |
| Levko Revutsky | Two preludes, Op.7 |
| Robert Schumann | “Allegro” from “Faschingsschwank aus Wien” Op.26 |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | Etude en forme de valse No.6, Op.52 |
| Alfred Gruenfeld | “Soiree de Vienne”, concert paraphrase on Johann Strauss waltz motifs from “Fledermaus” and others |
| Stefan Shpura | |
| Haydn | Piano Sonata in F major 1st movement (Hob. XVI:23) |
| Chopin | Polonaise No.13 B.5 op.posth in A flat major |
| Romi Unseld | |
| Chopin | Nocturne Op.27 No.1 in C sharp minor |
| Chopin | Polonaise op. 53 in A flat major |
Tonhalle, Zürich
📅 February 20, 19:30
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
| Програма концерту | |
| Robert Schumann | “Arabesque” Op.18 |
| Robert Schumann | “Children’s Scenes” Op.15 |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Piano Sonata No.2, Op. 36 |
| Alemdar Karamanov | “Ave Maria” – Piano Concerto No.3, arrangement for piano solo by A.Botvinov (Swiss premiere) |
POLIN Music Festival, Warsaw
📅 February 26, 18:00
- Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw
- Michał Klauza (conductor)
- Michael Guttman (violin)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Paul Ben-Haim | Symphony No.1 |
| Laurent Couson | Yiddish Concerto |
| Alemdar Karamanov | Piano Concerto No.3 |
Tallinn Philharmonic House of the Blackheads
📅 March 9, 19:00
- Hans Christian Aavik (violin)
- Karolina Aavik (piano)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Edvard Grieg | Violin Sonata No.3, Movements II and III |
| Claude Debussy | “Moonlight” |
| Johannes Brahms | Scherzo in C minor for violin and piano from the “F-A-E” Sonata |
| Alfred Schnittke | “Suite in the Old Style” |
Concert Hall “Estonia”, Tallinn
📅 May 25, 19:00
- Daniel Hope (violin)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Valentin Silvestrov | Melodies of the Moments, Cycle III |
| Alfred Schnittke | Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 |
| Arvo Pärt | “Mirror in the Mirror” |
| Jake Heggie | “Fantasy Suite 1803” |
| Edward Elgar | Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op.82 |
Concert Hall “Estonia”, Tallinn
📅 May 26, 19:00
- Daniel Hope (violin)
- Simos Papanas (violin)
- Nicola Mosca (cello)
- Emmanuel Forni (lute)
- Massimiliano Toni (harpsichord)
- Michael Metzler (percussion)
| Concert Program | |
| Diego Ortiz | Recercada segunda |
| Georg Friedrich Handel | Suite in D minor HWV 437, Part IV (arranged by Olivier Fourés) |
| Andrea Falconieri | “La Suave Melodia” |
| Johann Paul von Westhoff | Violin Sonata No.3, “Imitazione delle campane” |
| Nicola Mattei | “Diverse Bizzarie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona” |
| Antonio Vivaldi | Sonata for two violins “La Follia” |
| Andrea Falconieri | “Passacalle à 3” |
| Traditional | Greensleeves |
| Jean-Marie Leclair | “Tambourine” |
| Marco Uccelini | “Aria sopra la Bergamasca” |
| Nicola Mattei | “Ground after the Scotch Humour” |
| Johann Paul von Westhoff | Violin Sonata No.2, “Imitazione del liuto” |
| Andrea Falconieri | “Ciaccona” |
📅 May 27
Musical-Literary Evening
- Mikhail Shishkin (writer)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Viimsi Artium Cultural and Educational Center, Tallinn
📅 May 28, 19:00
- Gediminas Gelgotas (piano and voice)
- Janusz Wawrowski (violin)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Valentin Silvestrov | “Nostalgia” |
| “25.10.1893… in memory of Tchaikovsky” | |
| Arvo Pärt | “Fratres” |
| Gediminas Gelgotas | Symphony No.1, „Transitory“ and „Sanctifaction“ |
| “Never Ignore the Cosmic Ocean” | |
| “To The Skies” | |
| Violin Concerto No.1, Cadence | |
| Krzysztof Penderecki | “Three Miniatures” |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | “Goldberg Variations” BWV 988, Aria |
Arvo Pärt Center, Laulasmaa
📅 May 30, 19:00
- Sebastian Knauer (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Michael Nyman | “Six pieces for Sebastian Knauer” |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No.10 in C Major KV 330, Part II |
| Piano Sonata No.16 in C major KV 545, Part I | |
| Piano Sonata No.12 in F major KV 332, Part III | |
| Fantasy in C minor KV 475 | |
| Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor KV 310, Part I | |
| Piano Sonata No.9 in D major KV 311, Part III | |
| Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je maman” KV 265 | |
Heino Eller Music School, Tallinn
📅 June 4, 19:00
- Hans Christian Aavik (violin)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
- Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
- Karolina Aavik (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Robert Schumann | “Fantasy pieces” Op.73 |
| Eduard Tubin | “Süit eesti tantsuviisidest” (Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes) |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | “Elegiac Trio” No.2, Op.9 |
Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn
📅 June 7, 19:00
- Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
- Ollari Elts (conductor)
| Concert Program | |
| Arvo Pärt | “Swansong” |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 |
| Rudolph Tobias | “Crow’s War Messages” |
| Lepo Sumera | Symphony No.1 |
Tonhalle, Zürich
📅 October 11, 19:30
- Misha Maisky (cello)
- Alexey Botvinov (piano)
- Maisky Trio
- Lily Maisky (piano)
- Sasha Maisky (violin)
| Concert Program | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19 |
| Franz Schubert | Notturno in E flat major D.897, Op.148 |
| Johannes Brahms | Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.101 |
Thessaloniki Concert Hall «Emilios Riadis» Hall (M2)
📅 November 14, 21:00
- Daniel Hope (violin)
- Alexei Botvinov (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| V. Silvestrov | Lullaby (Melodies of the Moments, Cycle VI) |
| A. Schnittke | Sonata for violin and piano No.1 |
| A. Pärt | Spiegel im Spiegel |
| J. Heggie | Fantasy Suite 1803 |
| E. Elgar | Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, Op.82 |
Thessaloniki Concert Hall «Friends of Music» Hall (M1)
📅 November 15, 21:00
- Marina Satti (singer)
- Daniel Hope (violin)
- Alexei Botvinov (piano)
- State Orchestra Thessaloniki
- Daniel Geiss (conductor)
| Concert Program | |
| G. Gershwin | An American in Paris |
| Song Suite for violin, piano and strings (arranged by Paul Bateman) | |
| K. Weill | Song Suite for violin, piano and strings (arranged by Paul Bateman) |
| K. Giannidis | 5 songs (to be announced) |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Ceremonial Hall
📅 November 18, 21:00
- Brussels Chamber Orchestra
- Michael Guttmann (conductor, violin)
- Alexei Botvinov (piano)
- Jing Zhao (cello)
- Simos Papanas (violin)
- Miroslava Kotorovich (violin)
| Concert Program | |
| Bach | Piano Concerto d minor |
| Carl Philip Emanuel Bach | “Rondo Espressivo” from Sonata in B Minor H.245 |
| Victoria Poleva | “Metta” |
| Haydn | Violin Concerto C Major |
| Skoryk | Melody |
| Rossini | “Solima une Larme” |
| Vivaldi | Concerto for violin and cello B flat Major |
| Piazzolla/Villuendas | “Concerto para Quinteto” |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Ceremonial Hall
📅 November 19, 21:00
- Sebastian Knauer (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| W.A. Mozart | Fantasie C-minor KV 475 |
| Franz Schubert | 3 Impromptus |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata C-sharp minor No.2, Op.27 |
| Aaron Copland | 4 Piano Blues |
| Eric Satie | 3 Gymnopédies |
| George Gershwin | Selection from “Songbook” “Rhapsody in Blue” (Piano Solo Version) |
Thessaloniki Concert Hall «Emilios Riadis» Hall (M2)
📅 November 20, 21:00
- Ares Argyris (baritone)
- Vasilis Varvaressos (piano)
| Concert Program | |
| Wagner | “Abendlichstrahlt…”, Wotan aria (Das Rheingold) |
| “Wie Todesahnung… O Du mein holder…”, Wolfram aria (Tannhäuser) | |
| Liszt | Dante Sonata for piano |
| Verdi | “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata”, Rigoletto aria (Rigoletto) |
| Wagner | “Leb Wohl…”, Wotan aria (Die Walküre) |
| Wagner – F.Liszt | Paraphrase Tannhäuser for piano |
| Verdi | “Io morro”, Rodrigo di Posa aria (Don Carlo) |
| Wagner | “Die Frist ist um…”, Holländer aria (Der fliegende Holländer) |
| Verdi | “Vanne! Credo in un Dio”, Iago aria (Otello) |
Alexey Botvinov
President and Art Director of the Festival, People's Artist of Ukraine
Daniel Hope
Violin
Michael Guttman
Violin
Simos Papanas
Violin
Olari Elts
Conductor
Myroslava Kotorovych
violin
AIR group
Virtuosos of the chamber orchestra
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
One of the most important cultural organizations in Greece
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
The oldest and most respected regular symphony orchestra in Estonia
