World famous violinist Leila Josefowicz (Canada, JAV) on October 19 will perform in the new LVSO concert hall in Vilnius conducted by the famous German conductor Peter Rundelis. The French publication "Res Musica" wrote about him: "Peter Rundel's infallible ear and radiant movements work wonders." Peter Rundel's bridge will help not only the famous violin virtuoso, but also the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and the Vilnius State Choir in this exceptional concert.
Winner of the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque and Echo Klassik awards, and nominated for a Grammy for Heiner Goebbels' Surrogate Cities recording, Peter Rundel is one of Europe's most respected trampoline masters. Due to his deep knowledge of music of various styles and eras and creativity of interpretations, he is invited to conduct the most important orchestras of the Old Continent.
"Precise and at the same time radiating energy, Peter Rundel never loses his exceptional flexibility. It ensures the consistency and comprehensibility of the musical flow," the music magazine "Diapason" wrote about him. Peter Rundel regularly conducts the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the North German Radio (NDR Elbphilharmonie), the West German Radio (WDR) and the South West German Radio (SWR) symphonies. orchestra. In recent years, he has performed with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lille National Orchestra, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Rome Opera House Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Peter Rundel works a lot with opera and musical theater. He prepared and conducted the world premieres of opera productions at the Bavarian State Opera, at the Wiener Festwochen festival, at the Berlin Deutsche Oper and Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu theaters, at the famous Bregenz and Schwetzingen festivals, and collaborated with famous directors Peter Konwitschny, Heiner Goebbels, Peter Mussbach, Philippe Arlaud, Reinhild Hoffmann, Carlus Padrissa (from the group "La Fura dels Baus"), Willy Decker. His works in opera include both classical repertoire, such as WA Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Vienna Volksoper and "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Jules Massenet's "Verter" at the Wiesbaden State Opera, as well as exceptional works of contemporary musical theater works such as Heiner Goebbels' Surrogate Cities, Karlheinz Stockhausen's Donnerstag from the Licht cycle, Wolfgang Mitterer's Massacre, Georg Friedrich Haas' Nacht and Bluthaus and many others productions. in 2013 Peter Rundel conducted Heiner Müller's Prometheus at the famous Ruhr Triennale, for which he was awarded the Carl Orff Prize. Stefan Wirth's opera "Girl with a Pearl Earring" conducted by Mr. Rundel at the Zurich Opera House was declared the premiere of the year by Opernwelt magazine. He made his debut in 2019 conducting Hector Parras' "Les Bienveillantes" staged by the famous director Calixto Bieit. Opera Vlaanderen (Belgium) in the theater.
Peter Rundel actively cooperates with contemporary music ensembles, such as Ensemble Modern, where he not only conducted, but also played the violin. He regularly appears with Ensemble intercontemporain, Asko|Schönberg Ensemble, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Collegium Novum Zürich, Porto Remix Ensemble Casa da Música. Peter Rundel is the artistic director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders and founded and directed the chamber orchestra Kammerakademie Potsdam. He has won many awards: "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik" for recordings of Steve Reich's "City Life", Luigi Nono's "Prometeo", Beato Furrer's Piano Concerto, "Grand Prix du Disque" for recordings of all works by Jean Barraqué, "Echo Klassik" ” for the Ensemble Musikfabrik album.
Peter Rundel also patronizes young musical talents: he founded the Remix Academy for ensemble performers and conductors in Porto, he teaches at international master courses organized by London Sinfonietta, Ulysseus Ensemble, Paris Manifeste, Lucerne Festival, Milan Teatro alla Scala", conducts his master classes in Bavaria.
The concert conducted by Peter Rundel in Vilnius, which will open the International Festival of Current Music "Gaida", will feature the Lithuanian premiere of the impressive work "Recordare" by Lithuanian composer Justė Janulytė, who received prestigious international awards, as well as the works of famous contemporary German and Italian composers Enno Poppe and Luca Francesconi.
World-renowned violinist Leila Josefowicz (Canada, USA) and the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Rundel concert In Vilnius - October 19. in the new LVSO concert hall. Tickets are distributed by "Bilietai.lt". The festival is financed by the Lithuanian Council of Culture, Vilnius city municipality.
