25 MAY SATURDAY
31 MAY FRIDAY
LA REMEMBRANÇA
BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK
PACO VAROCH Artistic Director Thomas Greeting The Nightingale Jean-Philippe Rameau Le Rappel des Oiseaux/La Poule Antonio Vivaldi Flute Concerto No. 3 “Il Gardellino,” RV 428 Flute Concerto No. 2 “La Notte,” RV 439 Louis-Claude Daquin Le Coucou (from Pièces de Clavecin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter,” K. 551 Founded in 2016, La RemembranÇa is formed by soloists and chamber musicians from around the world who enjoy working within an independent and flexible formation. Under the artistic direction of acclaimed flautist Paco Varoch, the ensemble performs a wide repertoire ranging from early baroque to contemporary works. With the participation of a number of MPO musicians, the ensemble will be performing a selection of English, French and Italian baroque works which before culminating in Mozart’s jubilant Jupiter Symphony, arranged for this chamber formation.
MICHALIS ECONOMOU Conductor ENRICO DINDO Cello Antonín Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 When Dvořák, then practically unknown, submitted 15 works for a competition, Brahms was so moved that he became his friend and mentor, and was instrumental in ensuring that the world paid notice to the Czech composer. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, which will be performed by the acclaimed Italian cellist Enrico Dindo, is one of the greatest examples of the genre, and Brahms had observed that he would have tried writing one himself had he known such an achievement was possible. Under the direction of Michalis Economou, the MPO will also be playing Brahms’ beautiful Second Symphony and Ligeti’s Ramifications, written for a string ensemble split into two groups using slightly different pitches, creating a remarkable dissonant effect.
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ROBERT SAMUT HALL Floriana
TEATRU MANOEL Valletta