9th International Music Festival
Odessa Classics 2023
16 February, 19:30
Kirche St. Peter, Zürich
Janusz Wawrowski (violin)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
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 |
19 February, 17:00
Grosser Vortragssaal - Kunsthaus, Zürich
Roman Fediurko (piano)
Oleksandr Fediurko (piano)
Stefan Szypura (piano)
Romy Unseld (piano)
Program
Oleksandr Fediurko
| 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 Fediurko
| 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 |
| Camille Saint Saens | “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 Szypura
| Haydn | Piano Sonata in F major 1st movement (Hob. XVI:23) |
| Chopin | Polonaise No.13 B.5 op.posth in A flat major |
Romy Unseld
| Chopin | Nocturne Op.27 No.1 in C sharp minor Polonaise op. 53 in A flat major |
20 February, 19:30
Tonhalle, Zürich
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Program
| 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) |
26 February, 18:00
POLIN Music Festival, Warsaw
Orkiestra Polskiego Radia w Warszawie
Michał Klauza (conductor)
Michael Guttman (violin)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Program
| Paul Ben-Haim | Symphony No.1 |
| Laurent Couson | Yiddish Concerto |
| Alemdar Karamanov | Piano Concerto No.3 |
9 March, 19:00
Tallinna Filharmoonia Mustpeade Maja (Blackheads House)
Hans Christian Aavik (violin)
Karolina Aavik (piano)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Program
| Edvard Grieg | Violin Sonata No.3, Movements II and III |
| Claude Debussy | "Moonlight" |
| Johannes Brahms | Schertzo in C minor for violin and piano from the "F-A-E" Sonata |
| Alfred Schnittke | "Suite in the old style" |
25 May, 19:00
Estonia kontserdisaal, Tallinn
Daniel Hope (violin)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Program
| Valentin Silvestrov | Melodies of the Moments, Cycle III |
| Alfred Schnittke | Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 |
| Arvo Pärt | "Mirror in a mirror" |
| Jake Heggie | "Fantasy Suite 1803" |
| Edward Elgar | Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, Op.82 |
26 May, 19:00
Estonia kontserdisaal, Tallinn
Daniel Hope (violin)
Simos Papanas (violin)
Nicola Mosca (cello)
Emanuele Forni (lute)
Massimiliano Toni (harpsichord)
Michael Metzler (percussion)
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" |
27 May
Mikhail Shishkin (writer)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
An Evening of Music and Literature
28 May, 19:00
Viimsi Artium ñulture and education center, Tallinn
Gediminas Gelgotas (piano and voice)
Janusz Wawrowski (violin)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Program
| Valentin Silvestrov | "Nostalgia" |
| Valentin Silvestrov | "25.10.1893... in memory of Tchaikovsky" |
| Arvo Pärt | "Fratres" |
| Gediminas Gelgotas | Symphony No.1, „Transitory“ and „Sanctifaction“ |
| Gediminas Gelgotas | „Never Ignore the Cosmic Ocean“ |
| Gediminas Gelgotas | „To The Skies“ |
| Gediminas Gelgotas | Violin Concerto No.1, Cadence |
| Krzysztof Penderecki | "Three Miniatures" |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | "Goldberg Variations" BWV 988, Aria |
30 May, 19:00
Arvo Pärdi Keskus, Laulasmaa
Sebastian Knauer (piano)
Program
| Michael Nyman | "Six pieces for Sebastian Knauer" |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No.10 in C Major KV 330, Part II |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No.16 in C major KV 545, Part I |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No.12 in F major KV 332, Part III |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Fantasy in C minor KV 475 |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor KV 310, Part I |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No.9 in D major KV 311, Part III |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je maman" KV 265 |
4 June, 19:00
Heino Elleri Muusikakool, Tallinn
Hans Christian Aavik (violin)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
Karolina Aavik (piano)
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 |
7 June, 19:00
Estonia kontserdisaal, Tallinn
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Olari Elts (conductor)
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 |
