Devreese, Debussy and Shostokovich

3rd October 2006 // 20:15 // Congrescentrum Lamot, Mechelen (Belgium)

Festival van Vlaanderen

• Frédéric Devreese - Drie Walsen
• Claude Debussy - String quartet in g opus 10
• Frédéric Devreese - James Ensorsuite
• Frédéric Devreese - Strijkkwartet (creatie)
• Dmitri Sjostakovitsj - String quartet nr. 8 opus 110

Performers : Spiegel Strijkkwartet

Chronographie VIII

Michel Lysight's Chronographie VIII for violoncello or viola and piano is available.
It belongs to the Chronographies serie sharing a common melodico-harmonic material. In this last work, this material is treated in a specific way, appearing sometimes where it is less awaited.
This Chronographie alternates meditative moods (in which the violoncello - or the viola - is fully expressed on the melodic level while the piano gives an harmonic support), with other parts more virtuoso or rhythmic. It is dedicated to Marie Hallynck and Muhiddin D. Demiriz.
Samples are available on Michel Lysight's page.

Arvo Pärt : Lamentate

14th November 2006 // Moscow

It must be good to be Pärt... While his last orchestral works is performed through Europa, the CD release of his Lamente by Alexei Lubimov made this other work enter the repertoire. Following Vienna and St. Gallen, the Russian première takes place in Moscow on 14th November, still with Lubimov at the keyboard and with the State Academic SO under Mark Gorenstein.

Arvo Pärt : La Sindone etc.

29th September // Finnish Radio SO Andres Mustonen (Helsinki)

Arvo Pärt's latest orchestral work, La Sindone, has its Finnish première on 29 September. A performance in Turku under Juha Kangas follows (19 October) while in Berne Andrey Boreyko will conduct the Swiss première on 7-8 December.