MOTIEJUS RADVILA – Divertissement for chamber orchestra
JOSEPH HAYDN - Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 ("Surprise")
FELIX MENDELSSOHN - Concerto for violin, piano and strings in D minor, MWV O4
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (LKO) and its artistic director, violinist and conductor Sergejus Krylovs appear in this concert with a guest from South Korea, pianist Yeol Eum Son. Having won the first prizes at the A. Stradivari competition in Cremona and the prestigious F. Kreisler competition in Vienna, S. Krylov performs at the Berlin and Munich Philharmonic, Vienna Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Venice Teatro La Fenice, Milan Teatro alla Scala, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and other stages around the world. in 2022 At the Vilnius Festival, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic gave a special honor to S. Krylovas: he was awarded the 1st degree honorary mark "I serve music" established by the Philharmonic. With the LKO, S. Krylovs gave more than two hundred concerts all over the world.
South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son is appreciated for her extremely delicate, precise, expressive music. The pianist won silver medals at the international P. Tchaikovsky and V. Cliburn competitions, as well as first prizes at the G. B. Viotti competition in Italy and the Ettlingen competition in Germany. Yeol Eum Son has performed with New York, Israel, Czech Republic, Rotterdam, Tokyo, German Radio Saarbrucken, Oakland Philharmonic, NHK, NDR, Jerusalem, Seattle, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields" symphonies, constantly collaborates with the main orchestras of his country.
At the beginning of the concert, two divertissements for the orchestra by Motiejas Radvila will be played. Duke M. Radvila, composer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, writer, politician, castelion of Vilnius, 1788 settled in Vilnius and created a number of works. It is believed that the opuses for the orchestra played in this concert were written in the capital of the LDK. Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 ("Surprise") is one of twelve so-called "London symphonies" composed between 1791 and 1795. and are considered the pinnacle of Haydn's rich orchestral work. When writing them, the composer used all his experience accumulated over 40 years of musical activity. Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra in D minor, MWV O4 Felix Mendelssohn wrote at the age of 13, and this opus only confirms the mastery of his early work. It is a fully mature, impressive work, in which Bach's influence on the young Mendelssohn is evident, both in the solo instruments and in the orchestral parts.
