Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Photo by Stephen Buhagiar
In collaboration with
Every year the Malta International Arts Festival collaborates with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra to present an innovative programme of 20th century and contemporary works. This concert, under the baton of Czech conductor Pavel Šnajdr, features a tour de force performance of masterworks: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta by Béla Bartók, Concerto in D for String Orchestra by Igor Stravinsky, and Ricordanza per Archi by Wojciech Kilar.
Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in D for String Orchestra (1946)
I Vivace
II Arioso: Andantino
III Rondo: Allegro
Wojciech Kilar
Ricordanza per Archi (2005)
Béla Bartók
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936)
I Andante tranquillo
II Allegro
III Adagio
IV Allegro molto
CREDITS
Conductor
Pavel Šnajdr
Musicians
1st Violins
Maria Conrad (leader)
Reggie Clews
Vincenzo Picone
Emilia Wiśniewska
Philipp Orlov
Klara Nazaj
Fiona Giambra
Riccardo Rossano
Pierre Louis Attard
Roberta Attard
2nd Violins
Matteo Colombo
Inmaculada Muñoz Salgüero
Rebecca Köhler Baratto
Natalia Lauri
Stefan Calleja
Bernadette Lo Russo
Valhmor Montfort
Mario Micallef
Violas
Nadia Debono (section principal)
Ester Garcia Salas
Orietta Zammit Beaumer
Mateusz Kuźma
Joanna Nunes
Savio Debono
Cellos
Ákos Kertész (section principal)
Yaroslav Miklukho
Nora Karakousoglou
Frank Camilleri
Lucie Kuchařová
Desirée Quintano
Double Basses
Gjorgji Cincievski (section principal)
Iva Gabriela Bartosch
Dion Xuereb
Marco Agnetti
Timpani
Michael Camilleri (section principal)
Percussion
Daniel Cauchi (section principal)
Jean Pierre Cassar
Harp
Britt Arend (section principal)
Pianist
Konstantinos Destounis
Celesta
Maria Elena Farrugia
Saturday
10 July 2021
Pjazza Teatru Rjal,
Valletta
8.30PM
General Admission: €15
Concession: €10
Price is inclusive of VAT.
Children under the age of 12 enter for FREE but still require a ticket.
VERY IMPORTANT
All necessary measures to ensure the health and safety of patrons, cast and crew are being taken. Masks must be worn throughout the entire performance and social distancing must be respected at all times. Temperature will be taken at the entrance and sanitisation stations will be available.