BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, AND BARTOK
Kolja Blacher, violin, conductor
Sinfonietta Rīga
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven “Coriolan” Overture op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven Romance for violin and orchestra in G-major op. 40
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D-major op. 77
Bela Bartok Divertisment
Almost a decade of violin playing in Berliner Philharmoniker by leadership of Claudio Abado as well as the first violin position in the orchestra of Lucerna festival, Kolja Blacher enchants the audience with unforgettable, finely developed tone and sharply observant interpretation. The name of his stage partner Stradivarius violin “Triton” encourages us to look in direction of 20th century, but Blacher`s element is rather the romantic music of 19th century that is included in the program with a noticeable accent of German. From Ludwig van Beethoven bellicose Coriolan to enthusiastically cantilen Romance. This involves one of the most colorful and melodic opus by Johannes Brahms and develops up to lush lively 'divertissements' in concert finale by Bela Bartók.
