Event "Ensemble U: (Estonia)" organizer: Biedrība “Latvijas Komponistu savienība”
Online Concert from Tallinn
The premiere of the live concert was on March 5. Everyone with the ticket can view the recording until March 19.
Ensemble U:
Tarmo Johannes (flute)
Helena Tuuling (clarinet)
Merje Roomere (violin)
Levi-Danel Mägila (cello)
Vambola Krigul (percussion instruments)
Helena Tuuling (clarinet)
Merje Roomere (violin)
Levi-Danel Mägila (cello)
Vambola Krigul (percussion instruments)
Program:
Due to the pianist's illness, the program has changed. Unfortunately, composition by Linda Leimane will not be performed tonight.
Jurgis Mačiūnas (1931-1978) Trio for ladder, mud and pebbles (1962)
Märt-Matis Lill (1975) For the birds for gran cassa and phonogram (2006)
Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes (1977) Love Song for flute, violon and instruments ad libitum (2010/2015)
Udo Kasemets (1919-2014) 4’33” Fractals for any instrument (2000)
In 2019 the Composers Unions of all three Baltic States have joined together in a Baltic Contemporary Music Network that aims to cooperate between the states and promote the Baltic contemporary music abroad. In April and May 2021, the First Baltic Music Days will take place in Tallinn and Tartu. On the eve of this event, we invite Estonian and Lithuanian contemporary music ensembles to perform the music of composers from all three Baltic States.
Ensemble U: is currently the most active and renowned contemporary music ensemble in Estonia. It has gained recognition for its ability to perform even the most demanding works without conductor, openness for bold experimental ideas and sensitivity for sound. Next to Estonia U: has performed in important international festivals like Time of Music (Viitasaari, Finland), GAIDA (Vilnius, Lithuania), Sounds New (Canterbury, UK), Nordic Music Days (Helsinki, Finland), Nuova Consonanza (Rome, Italy), Third Practice (Richmond, USA) , Biennale di Musica Venezia (Italy), Virtuosi of XXI Century (Recife, Brazil), Dark Music Days (Iceland).
U: concert is supported by Estonian Ministry of Culture.
The festival produced and organized by the Latvian Composers' Union will take place for the tenth time this year, from March 1 to 6, in online concerts from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius concert halls. Within the framework of the festival, thirteen premieres of Latvian composers will be given.
The core of the festival "Latvian New Music Days 2021" is built around several concert programs that each focus on a magistral opus of the 20th century that has changed the paths of development of music – "Piano Phase" by Steve Reich, "Second String quartet" by György Ligeti and "Vortex Temporum" by Gerard Grisey. These masterpieces have been the source of inspiration for the new works of Latvian composers who contextualize, reflect, and meditate on the poetic and technological aspects of those pieces. In our opinion, high-quality music is a great conductor that transfers energy. Ideas and stories can travel from opus to opus and most importantly, they do so in both directions.
Information www.facebook.com/komponisti www. muzikasdienas.lv
Tickets: 5 EUR
Festival Passes: 15 EUR (Foot concert for 2 legs - a pass for one person for 5 on-line concerts). 40 EUR (Foot concert for 6 legs - a pass for three persons for 5 on-line concerts)
The festival is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation, Latvian Radio 3 "Klasika", Riga Latvian Society and the Internet journal Satori.