August 11 The Lithuanian part of the orchestra "Kremerata Baltica" will perform together with excellent soloists at the Kristupas summer festival. The performers invite you to the summer program "That lingering wind" spiced with minimalism. After all, just as we hope for a fresh breeze on a hot day, so the performances of this exceptional orchestra are awaited all over the world, in which every piece pulsates with vitality, energy and perfect musicality.
Baltic youth orchestra "Kremerata Baltica" in 1997. founded by the legendary violinist Gidon Kremer. Musicians from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia play in the world-renowned and award-winning ensemble, so the coronavirus pandemic has severely shaken his usual routine. The orchestra, which organizes about 60 concerts during the season, and does not always have time to unload its bags in the heat of the tour, this year had to forget general rehearsals for a while and cancel the planned concerts. However, the work already done has not been forgotten - recently the collective was nominated for the "OPUS Klassik 2020" awards, the winners of which will be announced in October in Berlin.
Even without being able to meet, the members of "Kremerata Baltica" tried to maintain optimism, use a sense of humor, and inspire good mood in their fans. This is evidenced by a smile-inducing video created during the quarantine, in which Mieczysław Weinberg's moody composition "Boniface's Holiday" is performed, and on April 1. presenting it online, the musicians urged everyone to be healthy, happy and stay at home. The same creative and optimistic approach to the forced pause generated the idea to perform with a smaller composition, that is, to unite the Lithuanians playing in the "Kremerata Baltica" orchestra:
"In order not to lose the identity of the orchestra, to remain creative, in the spring, when it was impossible to cross the border, I personally suggested that the musicians gather in two Kremerata Baltica soloist ensembles and take up active concert activities in the summer in Latvia and in Lithuania", the artistic director of the orchestra, Gidonas Kremer, tells about the idea that arose.
From other chamber orchestras in the world, this collective stands out for its distinctive feature - the conceptuality of the programs and their extremely masterful performance. This will undoubtedly be noted as well concert At the Kristupas summer festival, the musicians will perform a program characterized by summer lightness, in which the compositions of V. Poleva, P. Glass, O. Golijov, E. Morricone, and M. Richter will sound.
"Kremerata Baltica" has performed in more than 50 countries, held over 1000 concerts in 600 cities, is a frequent guest in the world's most famous halls and festivals, cooperates with such recognized composers as Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vaskas, Sofia Gubaidulina. The international orchestra can deservedly boast of work in well-known recording studios and as many as 19 recorded CDs, as well as the highest ratings given to classical music groups, such as "Grammy", "ECHO Klassik" and others.
Tuesday, August 11 at 19 p.m. Vilnius University Jéraldas Bidva (violin), Gunta Gelgotė (soprano), Andrius Žiura (clarinet) will perform solos in the program "Tas dlesianis vējas" played in the main courtyard together with "Kremerata Baltica".
