Vanemuine Foyer Concerts

Vanemuine Foyer Concerts

March 30th, 2024 at 16.00 in the Vanemuine Grand Building foyer

April 30th, 2024 at 18.00 in the Vanemuine Grand Building foyer

 

Program for March 30th:

Original works by Alexander Motovilov

Performers Alexander Motovilov (piano), Anna Samsonova (violin), Daria Motovilova (viola), Enno Lepnurm (cello)

Since 2015, International Piano Day is celebrated on the 88th day of each year, as this is the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated. Pianist and composer Alexander Motovilov along with members of Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra string section invite you to celebrate International Piano Day at the Vanemuine foyer concert on March 30th. The quartet had their first Estonian concert tour in the autumn of 2023. This concert features familiar works by Motovilov but also premieres new creations.

 

Program for April 30th:

Jean-Baptiste Barrière, Sonata in g-minor for two cellos
José Elizondo, Latin American Dances for two cellos: I „Autumn in Buenos-Aires“, II „Sugar Loaf“, III „Sunset in Guadalajara“

Performers Olja Raudonen (cello), Camillo Cabassi (cello)

Antonín Dvořák, String quartet no. 12, F-major, „America“, op. 96.
Astor Piazzolla, „Four, for Tango“

Performers Liam Keneally (violin), Juan José Restrepo Duarte (violin), Hanno-Mait Maadra (viola), Ernests Cirulis (cello)

The April 30th Vanemuine foyer concert features two creative ensembles from the Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra string section. In the first half of the concert, cellists Olja Raudonen and Camillo Cabassi will perform Barrière’s Sonata for two cellos and Elizondo’s Latin American Dances. In the second half, the string quartet of Liam Keneally, Juan José Restrepo Duarte, Hanno-Mait Maadra and Ernests Cirulis will take the stage, performing works by Antonín Dvořák and Astor Piazzolla.