Programme

Prokofiev, :
Visions fugitives

Schostakowitsch, Dimitri:
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1

Tschaikowski, Pjotr Iljitsch:
Streicherserenade

Oleg Maisenberg and the Kremerata Baltica will perform compositions by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky at the Budapest Festival 2009.

Few chamber ensembles are able to match the rapid international success achieved by the Kremerata Baltica established in 1997 at the initiative of Gidon Kremer. The orchestra composed of young musicians from three Baltic countries gives sixty concerts a year and has a repertoire ranging from Vivaldi to Piazzolla, from classical works to contemporary music. Its artistic director is Gidon Kremer.

The ensemble appears at leading festivals and in famous concert halls with renowned conductors and soloists and has worked with such artists as Jessye Norman, Oleg Maisenberg, David Geringas, Boris Pergamenschikov, Tatiana Grindenko, Sir Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach, Kent Nagano, Saulius Sondeckis, Andrej Borejko, Roman Kofman and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

At the Spring Festival 2009, one of these artists - the famous Russian-born pianist Oleg Maisenberg - will appear with them in Budapest.

Artistes

Maisenberg, Oleg, Soliste
piano

Kremerata Baltica, Orchestre
Kremerata Baltica is a chamber orchestra consisting of young musicians from Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). It was founded by Gidon Kremer in 1997.

Kremerata Baltica has recorded 9 CDs. One of their recordings, After Mozart, won Grammy Award in 2002 in the Classical Music: Best Small Ensemble Performance category.