Vilnius festival 2021. Kremerata Baltica Returns

Performers:
KREMERATA BALTICA Chamber Orchestra (artistic director Gidon Kremer) Soloists: GIDON KREMER (violin, Latvia), YULIANNA AVDEEVA (piano, Russia), ANDREI PUSHKAREV (vibraphone, Latvia), DŽERALDAS BIDVA (violin), GIEDRĖ DIRVANAUSKAITĖ (cello)

Programme
SILVIJA MILIŪNAITĖ-BLIŪDŽIUVIENĖ – Drive for Life for violin, cello and string orchestra (premiere, 2021)
ANDRIUS ŽLABYS – Kaleidoscope of Lost Time for violin and strings
ALFRED SCHNITTKE – Concerto for piano and string orchestra
ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA– Tres minutos con la realidad
ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA–ANDREI PUSHKAREV – Fuga y misterio; Michelangelo 70 (to mark Ástor Piazzolla's centenary)

The world-famous Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra returns to the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall. Founded by Gidon Kremer in 1997, the Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra, dubbed the Ambassador of Baltic Culture, is considered to be, perhaps, the most prominent international orchestra in Europe. Kremer specially selects young, enthusiastic musicians from the Baltic States, resistant to routine, which often affects many professional orchestras. In Kremerata, everyone’s artistic personality and creative approach to music is important. The 23-year-old collective has performed in more than fifty countries, 600 cities, and has given more than 1,000 concerts around the world.