Egils UPATNIEKS – oboe
Darja SMIRNOVA – violin
Georgs SARKISJANS – violin
Ieva SALIETE – harpsichord
Matīss ČUDARS – guitar
Conductor Guntis KUZMA
Programme:
Johann Sebastian BACH Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in G major, BWV 1019
Johann Sebastian BACH – Violin Sonata in G minor, BWV 1001, arranged for guitar
Johann Sebastian BACH Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra in D major, K. 107 No. 1
In Bach’s sonata LNSO’s first violin Georgs Sarkisjans meets brilliant harpsichordist Ieva Saliete, in Bach’s concerto the soloists are LNSO’s principal oboist Egils Upatnieks and the wonderful Darja Smirnova; Bach’s violin music is arranged for guitar by the thoughtful and unpredictable Matīss Čudars, while from Mozart we hear a sparkling entertainment serenade and an elegant harpsichord concerto composed at the age of 16.
An hour before the concert, everyone is warmly welcome to a meeting with harpsichordist Ieva Saliete and LNSO’s chief editor Orests Silabriedis “Pre-concert Talk” on the topic “Mozart’s Miraculous Childhood”.