Triin RUUBEL violin

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Kristiina POSKA

Programme: Pēteris Vasks, violin concerto ‘Distant Light’ / Erkki-Sven Tüür, Phantasma / Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 4

The closing concert of the April of Pēteris Vasks’ Music festival brings together the present time and a classical value, building a bridge that spans centuries: Pēteris Vasks, the most recognised and most listened to Latvian composer in the world, is performed side by side with the great Viennese Ludwig van Beethoven.

The evening opens with Pēteris Vasks’ violin concerto ‘Distant Light’, a piece that carries the flash of hope that lights up so convincingly the whole oeuvre of the Latvian composer. Written in 1997 on commission from the Salzburg Festival and dedicated to the great violinist and close personal friend of the composer, Gidon Kremer, the piece has been interpreted for dozens of times over the 25 years of its existence, including the reading by the British violinist Hugo Ticciati at the inaugural April of Pēteris Vasks’ Music. This programme will see the concerto interpreted by a special guest, the Concertmaster of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Triin Ruubel.

Next, a kindred spirit to Pēteris Vasks, Erkki-Sven Tüür and one of his latest pieces, ‘Phantasma’. As indicated by the title, the score embodies a vision and an intangible flight of imagination.

In the second part of the programme, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, led by the Estonian conductor Kristiina Poska, will perform Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major. It opens with an almost veiled and distant mood but soon goes on to reveal lucid lightness and the emotional directness and openness typical for the composer.

Supported by State Culture Capital Foundation.

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