In
2003 St. Petersburg is celebrating its 300th anniversary. Throughout the year
festivals will be presented with as theme the countries with which this city
maintains commercial or other relationships. At the beginning of September 2003 the Dutch Women and Music
Foundation will present two concerts in the Netherlands with a number of new works by Dutch
composers by
the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble. Concerts take palce during the
International Gaudeamus Music Week. Venues and dates will be announced at a
later date.
The
ensemble will subsequently perform this program in St. Petersburg and on a short
tour through Russia. Valéria Gorokhovskaya, who has considerable experience in
arranging concerts, festivals, tours and exchange programs between Russia and
the Netherlands, is in charge of the organization of this international project. (programm
tour through Russia)
Program:
3
september 2003,
wednesday, 20:15 hrs, Beurs van Berlage, Yakultzaal, during the International
Gaudeamus Musicweek, Amsterdam
Moscow
Contemporary Music Ensemble: Alexei Vinogradov; Claire Edwardes - percussion,
Niels Meliefste - percussion; Ralph
van Raat - piano
-
Florian
Magnus Maier (Duitsland/Nederland)- ECLIPSE
(new work commissioned by the MCME)
-
Elena
Langer (Rusland) - (new work commissioned by the MCME)
-
Artem
Vassiliev (Rusland) - (new work commissioned by the MCME)
-
Astrid
Kruisselbrink (Nederland)- LEES
(new work commissioned by the MCME
-
Dmitri
Kourliandski (Rusland) - Innermost Man
(Gaudeamus jury selectie)
4
september 2003,
thursday,
12:30, Muziekcentrum De IJsbreker, during
the International Gaudeamus Musicweek,
Amsterdam:
Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble:
Alexei
Vinogradov
-
Zoltan
Almashi (Oekraine) - Prolonged Life
(new work commissioned by the MCME)
-
Jamilia
Jazylbekova (Kazachstan/Rusland)- Le Refus de L'Enferment III
-
Alexey
Sioumak (Rusland)- Polka
-
Calliope
Tsoupaki (Griekenland/Nederland) - Trio
-
Maria
Boulgakova (Rusland) - Die Zeichen
(new work commissioned by the MCME)