Soloist: Tamás Varga, cello

Programme:
BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2

For the seventh concert of this year’s Kromatika cycle, we are joined by two excellent Hungarian musicians. The young conductor Martin Rajna took over the position of chief conductor of the Györ Philharmonic Orchestra in 2021. He is also a regular guest at the Hungarian State Opera, where he performed Verdi’s Rigoletto and Lehar’s The Merry Widow last year, as well as appearing with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Rajna studied at the Liszt Academy in Budapest and then at the Liszt University of Music in Weimar. In 2021, he was selected for the educational programme of the Pétro Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation, where, in addition to Pétro Eötvös, he was mentored by György Kurtág, Fabián Panisello and Magnus Lindberg.

After performing the overture to the tragedy Coriolan by Heinrich Joseph von Collin, which is one of Beethoven’s most frequently performed concert works, Martin Rajna will be joined on stage by his compatriot Tamás Varga. This excellent musician works as the leader of the cellists of both the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. He is also active as a chamber musician and soloist, including the performance of Baroque music on authentic instruments. Among other projects, Varga has recorded all of the Bach’s suites for cello solo. On this occasion, he will perform as a soloist in the First Cello Concerto by Dmitri Shostakovich, a great Russian composer whose creativity was not suppressed even by the hostile Soviet regime.

After the intermission, we return to the opus of the great Ludwig van Beethoven with a performance of his Second Symphony, one of the last works from the composer’s early, youthful period. The youthful spirit is enhanced by the fact that Beethoven included an energetic scherzo in place of the elegant minuet that was the standard third movement of a symphony.

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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso

Leonard Bernstein
Suite from the ballet Fancy Free

George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin
Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra

George Gershwin (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture

The outstanding pianist, conductor and organist Wayne Marshall is considered one of the wittiest and most eccentric interpreters of Gershwin’s music. His temperamental music-making will not leave anyone indifferent.

Soloist: Alexander Gadjiev, piano

Due to objective circumstances concerning the soloist, Alexander Scriabin’s Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 will be performed at the subscription concert SMS 6 instead of Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16.

Programme
Alexander Scriabin, Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op. 20

Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 43

In 1935, after the huge success of his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, dark clouds gathered over the celebrated Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, as the opera was not to Stalin’s taste. The young Shostakovich instantly became an undesirable artist, which awakened rebellion and tenacity in him. He created the Fourth Symphony and was preparing for a performance with the Leningrad Philharmonic. Just before the concert, however, the orchestra cancelled the premiere, supposedly because of the composer’s aesthetic and political contamination. Consequently, the symphony did not see the light of day for twenty years. All of this time, the composer somehow concealed the existence of the symphony. When the Leningrad Philharmonic finally performed the symphony, he remarked: “It’s better than I thought. Definitely better than my last symphonies, the Eighth, for instance.”

In the first part of the concert, pianist Alexander Gadjiev will perform with the Slovenian Philharmonic for the first time since his outstanding success at the Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2021. A festival for lovers and connoisseurs of the piano.

In April 1944, Prof. Karol Pahor gathered 17 singers in a partisan hospital above the village of Planina under Mirna gora, where wounded fighters were recovering, and founded a choir named Invalidski pevski zbor (Invalid Singers Choir). During the war, the choir performed on liberated territories more than two hundred times, encouraging fighters and freedom-loving people who supported the struggle for liberation with their songs. After the war, the choir was first renamed to Partizanski invalidski pevski zbor (Partisan Invalid Singers Choir), and in 1972 to Partizanski pevski zbor (Partisan Choir). Many partisan songs have become folk songs, and we still enjoy listening to them today.

So this year, the Partisan Choir celebrates its 80th anniversary. The anniversary will be celebrated, among other things, with a concert in the Gallus Hall of the Cankarjev dom. In the first part of the concert, the Partisan Choir will be on stage with an accordionist and will sing some of the most popular songs from their repertoire. In the first part, they will be joined by the Primorski akademski pevski zbor Vinko Vodopivec as a guest, who will present a few songs from the Slovenian treasury of resistance songs.

In the second part of the concert, both choirs, accompanied by a chamber symphony orchestra, will perform the cantata "Hej, partizan!" written by Radovan Gobec in 1944. The cantata contains 25 of the most popular patriotic and partisan songs. The birth of the cantata thus coincides with the birth of the choir. Both are 80 years old this year. Both choirs will conclude the concert with a few songs accompanied by the orchestra.

Koncert je organizator Koda Events odpovedal. 
 
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Experience a thrilling musical journey with energetic renditions of Tina Turner's iconic hits, including Proud Mary, What's Love Got to Do with It, Simply the Best, We Don't Need Another Hero, and Private Dancer. Alongside these classics, enjoy lesser-known yet outstanding songs, featuring famous ballads, rock'n'roll tunes, and exquisite musical duets. All brought to life by the exceptional vocalist Julijana Vincan, accompanied by a symphony orchestra and rock band.

Don't miss this unforgettable tribute to Tina Turner's legendary musical career!

Bojan Gorišek, piano; Milko Lazar, piano
Compositions Philip Glass, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Milko Lazar

Programme:
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 – “Heroes” 
na glasbo Davida Bowieja in Briana Ena/From the music of David Bowie and Brian Eno
Priredba za dva klavirja/Arrangement for two pianos: Milko Lazar
Milko Lazar
Pret-a-porter Variations
za dva klavirja/For two pianos

Bojan Gorišek and Milko Lazar formed a piano duo in 2004. Throughout their musical partnership, the pianists have toured the US, Europe and Slovenia. Their repertoire comprises works for two pianos by composers Philip Glass, Maurice Ravel, Erik Satie and Milko Lazar. The concert marking the twentieth anniversary of their partnership presents an exclusive adaptation of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 4 – "Heroes". Written for a symphony orchestra in 1996, it is based on the eponymous recording released by David Bowie and Brian Eno in their Berlin period (1977). Milko Lazar wrote the arrangement for two pianos, which here receives its world premiere. Glass's six-movement symphonic work, subtitled Symphonic Ballet, was originally created for the ballet Heroes by American choreographer Twyle Tharp. The world concert premiere took place several years later. 

Milko Lazar wrote Pret-a-porter Variations for two pianos in 2007 as a ballet score for Pret-a-porter by choreographer Edward Clug, which was their first joint project. The ballet received its premiere in 2008 at the Slovene National Theatre SNG Maribor, where music for two pianos was performed live. The composition was given its concert premiere a few years later.
 

Judith Belushi and Dan Aykroyd present The Blues Brothers Approved, a show that honors blues in its most thrilling and famous form. Put on your hat, don your sunglasses and dancing shoes, and join the Blues Brothers for an evening full of music, movement, excitement, and enthusiasm.

This captivating show, born from the artistic vision of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, achieved immortality with John Landis' film. Now it returns, proving that the true spirit of the blues is timeless. A group of virtuosos who have shared the stage with music legends such as Otis Redding and Eric Clapton will deliver an unparalleled spectacle, immersing themselves in the essence of rhythm & blues.

The Blues Brothers Approved tour, which has already achieved remarkable success throughout Europe, is a call back to the roots, to the heart's home, to the stage where Jake and Elwood Blues will shake you to the core. With a completely revamped performance, they promise to (once again) break records and bring a storm of energy to the stage with new scenography, moves, surprises, and of course... freshly laundered clothes.

The duo is accompanied by a seven-member band, among the best in Europe, and the charming Bluettes, whose powerful voices will reach everyone. The musical lineup will be an ode to great classics such as songs like Everybody, Shake Ya Tail Feather, Sweet Home Chicago, Think, Respect, Gimme Some Loving.

The concert lasts 120 minutes.

To hear the songs of the legendary AC/DC at a concert alive is a dream of many rock lovers! “Highway to Symphony” is a show that makes dreams come true! The first and the only concert with a symphony orchestra is a dedication to the famous AC/DC group with the participation of specially invited artists: Jack Frost (the best voice of Bon Scott), and "The Jack" group. Analogues of this show simply do not exist!

In one evening, two eras will converge on the stage! AC/DC and symphony orchestra, classic and contemporary. The strong energy of the concerts will not leave indifferent any of the many thousands of listeners of all ages.

The cult period of "high-voltage" rock'n'roll, inextricably linked with the personality of Bon Scott, personifies Bon's official voice is Jack Frost. Jack Frost is The Jack tribute vocalist, the best voice of Bon Scott in the world according to AC/DC fan clubs opinion!

And the second period of success of the real Australian rockers is for sure associated with Brian Johnson, who will be embodied on the show by the special guest vocalist Dodo "Brian" Shimun.

"The Jack" is an AC/DC tribute band and a symphony orchestra "Lords Of The Sound", this is 2 hours of high-voltage Australian rock and roll in the best live performance.

An explosive large-scale show awaits the audience: the best hits and guitar riffs of two eras of Australian rockers, overflowing energy, symphonic integrations and interpretations of hard rock, a stunning sound that is as close to the original as possible! And the most important - these are fantastic emotions under the songs of your favorite AC/DC!

Fusion of AC/DC rock'n'roll with a symphony orchestra is being held for the first time! A unique show, the pure energy of Australian rock, a driving sound and the harmony of a symphony orchestra in a new coloring book will give you fantastic emotions! Two eras of AC/DC in one program - "Highway to Symphony".