© Shervin Lainez Dresdner Musikfestspiele: American Sound — Levickis, The Knights, Jacobsen
Dresden, Frauenkirche Dresden
About the Event
Martynas Levickis takes the audience on an exciting musical journey across the Atlantic and back again. The accordion star shares Lithuanian roots with Philip Glass and Aaron Copland, both sons of immigrants from Lithuania, and a passion for jazz with the American George Gershwin. He is joined in this program at the Frauenkirche by his congenial partners, the New York ensemble The Knights, led by brothers Colin and Eric Jacobsen, who gave a brilliant opening performance at this very venue in 2009 for Jan Vogler's first festival in Dresden and have been closely associated with the music festival ever since. The concert evening will focus on Gershwin's famous “Rhapsody in Blue” in a version arranged for accordion by The Knights. This rousing work, in which jazz and classical music literally merge, made music history and has lost none of its appeal to this day.
Program
- Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
- George Gershwin – »Rhapsody in Blue« (arr. von The Knights)
- Aaron Copland – „Appalachian Spring“ — Orchestersuite
- Martynas Levickis – Lithuanian Folk Songs Suite
Artists
| Conductor: | Eric Jacobsen |
|---|---|
| Accordion: | Martynas Levickis The Lithuanian virtuoso accordionist has been hailed as the saviour of his instrument, credited with reinventing its genre. Referring to his instrument as "a box of magic tricks", Levickis conjures a range of sounds as enchanting as they are unexpected from his instrument. Recognised for his achievements with a range of international prizes and awards, Levickis has a busy career as a guest soloist with many of the world's leading orchestras and conductors. In parallel to his solo engagements, Levickis is an educator, promoter, conductor, and composer, committed to promoting music as an art form, and his beloved accordion in particular. |
| Ensemble: | The Knights |
Address
Frauenkirche Dresden, Neumarkt, Dresden, Germany — Google Maps
