CONCERTS 2017
DECEMBER
FRI 1, CONDUCTOR
Aveny Folkets, Ludvika, Sweden
Kulturföreningen Magasinet, Falun, Sweden
Arvo Part : Fratres for strings and percussion
Stravinsky : Pulcinella
Mozart : Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543
With Dalarna Sinfonietta
FRI 8, VIOLA & CONDUCTOR
Daugavpils, Latvia
Schubert : Polonaise
Akhunov : 'In Schubert's Company' for viola and strings
Desyatnikov : Wie Das Alte Leiermann
Akhunov : Der Erlkonig for viola and piano
Tabakova : Fantasy Homage for strings
Schubert : Symphony No.8, D.759
With Sinfonietta Riga
SAT 9, VIOLA & CONDUCTOR
Cēsis, Latvia
Schubert : Polonaise
Akhunov : 'In Schubert's Company' for viola and strings
Desyatnikov : Wie Das Alte Leiermann
Akhunov : Der Erlkonig for viola and piano
Tabakova : Fantasy Homage for strings
Schubert : Symphony No.8, D.759
With Sinfonietta Riga
FRI 15, CONDUCTOR
Auditorium di Milano
La Verdi Orchestra
Arvo Part : Fratres for Strings and Percussion
Mozart : Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K.364/320d
Mozart : Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219
Mozart : Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543
SUN 17, CONDUCTOR
Auditorium di Milano
La Verdi Orchestra
Arvo Part : Fratres for Strings and Percussion
Mozart : Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K.364/320d
Mozart : Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219
Mozart : Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543
MON 18, VIOLA
Rudolfinium, Prague, Czech Republic
Bohuslav Martinu : Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, H.337
THU 21, VIOLA
Auditorio de Tenerife, Spain
Schumann : Märchenerzählungen, Op.132
Kurtag : Hommage à Robert Schumann. op. 15d
Brahms : Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 (arr. for viola)
NOVEMBER
WED 1, VIOLA
St Andrews University
Rautavaara : Cantus Arcticus
Vasks : Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra
Respighi : Gli Uccelli
Copland : Appalachian Spring Suite
Conductor : Olari Elts
THU 2, VIOLA
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Rautavaara : Cantus Arcticus
Vasks : Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra
Respighi : Gli Uccelli
Copland : Appalachian Spring Suite
Conductor : Olari Elts
FRI 3, VIOLA
Glasgow City Hall
Rautavaara : Cantus Arcticus
Vasks : Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra
Respighi : Gli Uccelli
Copland : Appalachian Spring Suite
Conductor : Olari Elts
SUN 19, VIOLA
Zaragoza
J.S. Bach : Goldberg Variations for String Trio-BWV 988
With Boris Brovtsyn and Kristina Blaumane
WED 22, VIOLA
Het Concertgebouw Eigen, Amsterdam
J.S. Bach : Goldberg Variations for String Trio- BWV988
With Boris Brovtsyn and Kristina Blaumane
THU 30, CONDUCTOR
Kulturföreningen Magasinet, Falun, Sweden
Arvo Part : Fratres for strings and percussion
Stravinsky : Pulcinella
Mozart : Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543
With Dalarna Sinfonietta
OCTOBER
FRI 6, VIOLA
Grand Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest
Mozart : String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423
Chausson : Piano Quartet in A Major, Op.30
With Kristóf Baráti, Pieter Wispelwey, Enrico Pace
MON 9, VIOLA
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
Franck : Piano Quintet FWV7
Taneïev : Piano Quintet in G minor
With Brovtsyn, Kang, Andrianov, Voltchok
THU 26, VIOLA & CONDUCTOR
Mustpeade Maja, Tallinn, Estonia
Arvo Part : Fratres for Strings and Percussion
Peteris Vasks Concerto for viola and string (Estonian Premier)
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
SUN 29, VIOLA
Oosterpoort, Groningen, Netherlands
J.S. Bach : The Goldberg Variations for String Trio-BWV 988 (arr Dimitry Sitkovetsky)
With Boris Brovtsyn and Dora Kokas
SEPTEMBER
FRI 15, CONDUCTOR
Orchestre de Picardie
Collégiale Saint Yved, Braine, France
Maurice Ravel : Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jacques Ibert : Concerto pour flûte et orchestre
Gabriel Fauré : Pavane Op. 50
Pierre Boulez : Mémoriale
Mozart : Symphonie N° 31 in D Major KV 297
SAT 16, CONDUCTOR
Orchestre de Picardie
Salle des Fêtes – Brouchy, Braine, France
Maurice Ravel : Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jacques Ibert : Concerto pour flûte et orchestre
Gabriel Fauré : Pavane Op. 50
Pierre Boulez : Mémoriale
Mozart : Symphonie N° 31 in D Major KV 297
SUN 19, CONDUCTOR
Orchestre de Picardie
Hall of the CHU (Hospital), Valenciennes, France
Maurice Ravel : Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jacques Ibert : Concerto pour flûte et orchestre
Gabriel Fauré : Pavane Op. 50
Pierre Boulez : Mémoriale
Mozart : Symphonie N° 31 in D Major KV 297
SAT 23, VIOLA
10th aniversary of Premiere Performances Hong Kong
Gala event
Selected works
SUN 24, VIOLA
Cultural Centre Concert Hall, Hong Kong
10th aniversary of Premiere Performances
Selected works
TUE 26, VIOLA
Rye Arts Festival, UK
Violin/Viola recital
Bach, Bartok, Mozart, Martinu, Hendel/Halverson, Tabakova
With Alexander Sitkovetsky
AUGUST
WED 02, VIOLA
Verbier Festival
'Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor Op. 57
Taneyev Piano Quintet op. 30 in G minor
(Janine Jansen, Vadim Repin, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Mischa Maisky, Truls Mork, Vladimir Feltsman, Daniil Trifonov)
JULY
MON 24, VIOLA
Verbier Festival
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 'Trout'
(Lahav Shani, Renaud Capuçon, Edgar Moreau, Leigh Mesh)
FRI 28, VIOLA
Verbier Festival
George Enescu: The Octet for Strings in C major
(Joshua Bell, Philippe Quint, Dan Zhu, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Lars Anders Tomter, Pablo Ferrandez, Istvan Vardai)
JUNE
THU 08, VIOLA
Spectrum Concerts Berlin ( Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal)
Strauss : Capriccio for String Sextet, op 85
Brahms : String Sextet in G Major, op 36
Schoenberg : Verklarte Nacht Op. 4 for String Sextet
(Brovtsyn, Sokolov, Lee, Maintz, Thedéen)
SAT 10, CONDUCTOR
Festival Academy Budapest, Big Hall of Liszt Academy
Stravinsky : Soldiers Tale
MON 12, VIOLA
Festival Academy Budapest, Szechenyi Spa
Handel : Water Music
TUE 13, VIOLA
Festival Academy Budapest, Pesti Vigado
Enescu Octet
With Vilde Frang, Aleksey Semenenko, Gábor Homoki, Katalin Kokas, Gareth Lubbe, László Fenyő, Dóra Kokas
WED 14, VIOLA
Festival Academy Budapest, Pesti Vigado
Gerzson Exhibition Opening Event
J.S. Bach : Goldberg Variations, BWV988
With Barnabas Kelemen, Dora Kokas
WED 14, VIOLA
Old Music Academy, Budapest
Schubert : Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821
With José Gallardo
MAY
FRI 5, VIOLA
Budapest (Hildebrandt terem)
Beethoven: "eyeglasses" Duo for Viola and Cello in E flat major
Beethoven: string trio in C minor, Op.1 No.3
J.S. Bach: "Goldberg Variations" arranged for string trio by D. Sitkovetsky
(Barnabas Kelemen, Dora Kokas)
SUN 28, VIOLA
Tretyakovskaya Gallery (Vrubel Hall)
Mozart and Britten
(with Ogrintchouk, Dogadin, Andrianov)
MON 29, VIOLA
Tretyakovskaya Gallery (Vrubel Hall)
Vasks: Viola Concerto (Russian premiere)
Condcuctor: Dmitriy Yurovsky
TUE 30, VIOLA
Tretyakovskaya Gallery (Vrubel Hall)
Akhunov (world premiere), Schubert, Poulenc, Debussy, Glass
APRIL
SAT 01, VIOLA
Zuidnederland Philharmonie (Muziekgebouw Eindhoven)
Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Kancheli: Styx for viola, choir and orchestra
20,21; 20:00, VIOLA
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Schubert: String Quintet Op. 162
Boccherini: String Quintet Op. 11/5 (G 275)
Boccherini: String Quintet Op. 25/2 (G 296)
(Brovtsyn, Sitkovetsky, Blaumane, Kokas)
MARCH
WED 8, VIOLA
St. Georges Bristol
Tabakova: Such Different Paths String Septet
Tabakova: Organum Light
Tabakova: Jazz Suite
Tabakova: Suite in Old Style
(Mints, Sitkovetsky, Dukes, Watton, Blaumane, Kokas)
SUN 12, CONDUCTOR
Badische Philharmonie Pforzheim (Congress Centre Great Hall)
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Haydn: Cello Concerto No 2 in D major
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
TUE 14, VIOLA
Hungarian National Orchestra (Music Academy, Budapest)
Bartók: Viola Concerto, BB 128 (Serly)
Conductor: Zsolt Hamar
FRI 24, CONDUCTOR / VIOLA
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra (Cesis Concert Hall)
Schnittke: Concerto for Three (viola)
Mozart: Sinfonie Concertante , K.364/320d (viola)
Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 (conductor)
Soloists: David Geringas, Dogadin Sergey
FRI 31, VIOLA
Zuidnederland Philharmonie (Theatre Vrijthof)
Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Kancheli: Styx for viola, choir and orchestra
FEBRUARY
SAT 4, CONDUCTOR
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Milan)
Paganini / Molinelli: 24 Caprices for violin and symphony orchestra
Violin: Marco Rogliano
THU 9, CONDUCTOR/VIOLA
Detmold Chamber Orchestra (Detmold Concert Hall)
Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, K.16
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K.364/320d
Mozart: Symphony No.41 "Jupiter in C major, K. 551"
Alexander Sitkovetsky Violin
SAT 11, VIOLA
Auditorio Duque de Pastrana, Madrid
Brahms: Sextet in G Major Op.36
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
(Brovtsyn, Gringolts, Andreanov, Chaushian, Abrahamyan)
TUE 14, VIOLA
Wigmore Hall, London
Razumovsky Ensemble
SUN 26, CONDUCTOR/VIOLA
Sofia Philharmonic (Bulgaria Hall)
Tabakova - Suite for viola, harpsichord and strings
Mozart - Symphony N29
Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete