Jānis SKUTELIS – narrator
Mārtiņš CIRCENIS – clarinet
Jānis SEMJONOVS – bassoon
Jens Emil HOLM – trumpet
Artūrs HRUSTAĻOVS – trombone
Ilze GULBE – violin
Oskars BOKANOVS – double bass
Conductor Raimonds GULBIS
Programme:
Igor STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale
“Music for pocket theatre” – that is, in essence, Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale, written in 1918 for a truly unusual instrumental ensemble, actors, and a dancer. Music scholars note that Stravinsky deliberately created a score that can exist independently of the text and choreography. The reasons for creating an easily adaptable work were quite pragmatic: the First World War and the financial collapse it caused (especially for Stravinsky himself, whose music was also commissioned by German publishers). It is based on a Faustian folk tale about a soldier who trades his fiddle (or is it his soul?) to the devil in return for a book said to contain untold wealth. The question of who will be more cunning is but rhetorical. This fascinating, unusual, and relevant opus will be staged by two narrators and LNSO musicians led by conductor Raimonds Gulbis.
* Concert in one part
** Duration of the concert: 1h
*** Half an hour before the start of the event, children aged 3 to 7 years will have access to a children’s room. It is free of charge. Please apply in advance by calling +371 64633303