fbpx

Events

SEASON OPENING: Great Chamber Music

Concert

Sat 28. September 2024, 17.00

Location

Arvo Pärt Centre

Performers

Estonian Wind Quintet
Heili Rosin-Leivategija (flute)
Soo-Young Lee (clarinet)
Guido Gualandi (oboe)
Peeter Sarapuu (bassoon)
Jürnas Rähni (horn)

Strings:
Hans Christian Aavik (violin)
Andres Kaljuste (viola)
Indrek Leivategija (cello)
Regina Udod (double bass)

Description

The season opening concert at the Arvo Pärt Center will feature a large program of chamber music, which is rarely performed in concert halls. The Estonian Wind Quintet, an ensemble consisting of acclaimed performers, and four famous string players will bring the nonets of Louis Spohr and Bohuslav Martinů to the audience, and the evening will open with Lepo Sumera’s soulful work “A Game for Wind Instruments”.

The international Estonian Wind Quintet includes flutist Heili Rosin-Leivategija, oboist Guido Gualandi, clarinetist Soo-Young Lee, bassoonist Peeter Sarapuu and horn player Jürnas Rähni. The quintet will be joined by string virtuosos Hans Christian Aavik, Andres Kaljuste, Indrek Leivategija and Regina Udod.

Programme:

Lepo Sumera (1950-2000)
– A Play for Wind Instruments (1976)
Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
– Nonett F Major Op. 31 (1813)
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
– Nonett H.374 (1959)

Events

The Arvo Pärt Centre is closed on Sunday, 8 September. On 11 September, the Centre will close at 17:00. We apologise for any inconvenience caused!

Join our newsletter