LNSO, OLARI ELTS, AND KRISTAPS BERGS. VASKS’ CELLO CONCERTO AND SIBELIUS’ FIFTH
Kristaps BERGS – cello
Conductor Olari ELTS
Programme:
Erkki-Sven TÜÜR Searching for Roots
Pēteris VASKS Cello Concerto No. 1
Thea MUSGRAVE Song of the Enchanter
Jean SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
After a longer absence, the orchestra welcomes back its former music and artistic director Olari Elts (2001–2006). With Kristaps Bergs as the soloist, they will perform Pēteris Vasks’ First Cello Concerto, a five-movement work in which the composer explores the confrontation between the individual and a brutal power. Meanwhile, Jean Sibelius wrote his most renowned Fifth Symphony amid the musical turmoils of the 20th century, which is reflected in the great Finnish composer’s score while still retaining a resolutely vivid and rich language. he programme also includes tributes to Sibelius by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür and Scottish composer Thea Musgrave.
