CONCERTS  2018

                                         DECEMBER

WED 19, CONDUCTOR & VIOLA

Zaryadye Hall, Moscow, Russia

Igor Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Benjamin Britten - variations on the theme of Frank Bridge

Dobrinka Tabakova - suite in old style                             

Igor Stravinsky - suite from ballet Pulcinella              

Boris Brovtsyn (violin)

Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra

SUN 9, VIOLA

Auditorium of the University of Bonn

Hindemith: Trauermusik

Herbert Howells: Elegy

Dirk Kaftan (conductor)

Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn

SUN 2, VIOLA

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, Russia

Gérard Grisey — Espaces Acoustiques

Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra

                                          NOVEMBER

FRI 16, VIOLA

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow

Dvořák - Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Nikolay Lugansky (piano)

Vadim Repin (violin)

Nikita Borisoglebsky (violin)

Pablo Ferrandez-Castro (cello)

WED 14, VIOLA

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow

X International Violoncello Festival VIVACELLO

Schubert - String Quintet in C major, D 956

Arensky - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35

Rachmaninov - Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor

Boris Andrianov (cello)

Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)

Kristóf Barati (violin)

Boris Brovtsyn (violin)

7, 8, 9; VIOLA

Besední dům - Brno Philharmonic

Bohuslav Martinů - Rhapsody-Concerto for viola and orchestra, H 337

With Giedre Slekyte

                                            OCTOBER

SUN 27, 28; CONDUCTOR

House of Organ and Chamber Music, Lviv, Ukraine

E. Elgar - Concerto for cello and orchestra

S. Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5

Dora Kokas (cello)

Ukrainian Festival Orchestra

13-19, VIOLA

Recording with Sinfonietta Rīga

Pēteris Vasks - concerto for viola & string orchestra

Pēteris Vasks - The Voices Symphony for Strings (Symphonie für Streicher 'Stimmen')

FRI 5, CONDUCTOR & VIOLA

Hullsta Gård Sollefteå

D. Tabakova: "Suite in Old Style"

Benjamin Britten - Lachrymae for viola and strings op. 48

W.A Mozart - Symphony No.39, KV 543

With Nordiska Kammarorkestern

THU 4, CONDUCTOR & VIOLA

Sundsvall Tonhallen

D. Tabakova: "Suite in Old Style"

Benjamin Britten - Lachrymae for viola and strings op. 48

W.A Mozart - Symphony No.39, KV 543

With Nordiska Kammarorkestern

                                            SEPTEMBER

FRI 28, VIOLA

St George's Bristol, United Kingdom

John Woolrich : Ulysses Awakes

Benjamin Britten : Lachrymae op. 48a

WED 19, VIOLA

The Stoller Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom

John Woolrich : Ulysses Awakes

Benjamin Britten - Lachrymae for viola and strings op. 48

                                            AUGUST

SUN 26, VIOLA

Beethoven : String Trio in G Major Op.9 No.1

Brahms : Horn Trio Op 40 arranged for violin, viola, piano

Kodály Duo for violin and cello, op 7

Schumann : Piano Quartet, Op.47

                                           
                                            JULY

FRI 27, VIOLA

Chuncheon Culture & Art Center, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Bartok : Viola concerto

THU 26, VIOLA

Alpensia Concert Hall, Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea

Tabakova : Jazz Suite

Korngold : Piano Quintet, Op.15

With Jong Hai Park, Ning Feng, clara-jumi kang, Alexander Chaushian, Sunwook kim

WED 25, VIOLA

Alpensia Concert Hall, Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea

Dvořák : Piano Quartet No.2 in E-flat major, op. 87

With Boris Brovtsyn, Freddy Kempf, Alexander Chaushian

                                            JUNE

Tue 26, VIOLA

Auditorium JP Dautel, Caen, France

Benjamin Britten : Double Concerto in B minor

With Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin)

SUN 10, VIOLA

Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid, Spain

Bartok : Viola concerto

With conductor: Josep Caballé-Domenech

SAT 9, VIOLA

Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid, Spain

Bartok : Viola concerto

With conductor: Josep Caballé-Domenech

FRI 8, VIOLA

Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid, Spain

Bartok : Viola concerto

With conductor: Josep Caballé-Domenech

FRI 4, VIOLA

Istanbul Music Festival, Turkey

Mahler : Pianokvartett in a-moll

Shostakovich : Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op 67

Schumann : Piano Quartet, Op.47              

                                            MAY

THU 17, CONDUCTOR & VIOLA

Bourgie Hall,  Montreal, Canada

Tchaikovsky : Andante Cantabile (Chamber Orchestra Version)

Tabakova : Suite in Old Style for viola, string orchestra and harpsichord

Britten : Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

THU 17, CONDUCTOR & VIOLA

Bourgie Hall,  Montreal, Canada

Tchaikovsky : Andante Cantabile (Chamber Orchestra Version)

Tabakova : Suite in Old Style for viola, string orchestra and harpsichord

Britten : Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

THU 10, FRI 11, SUN 13; CONDUCTOR

Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi

Prokofiev: Sinfonietta op. 5/48

Dmitri Shostakovich Chamber Symphony op. 110 (transcription Barshai)

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

With Conrad Tao

Wed 2, VIOLA

Spectrum Concerts Berlin Frank Sumner Dodge

Beethoven : String Trio in G Major Op.9 No.1

Fauré : Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor, Op.45

Brahms : Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 26

With Boris Brovtsyn, Gary Hoffman, Denis Kozhukhin                                          

                                            APRIL

THU 26, VIOLA

Kornhaus Ulm, Germany

Vasks : Concert for Viola and String Orchestra

Grieg : String Quartet No.1 in G minor Op. 27

With conductor: Ruben Gazarian

WED 25, VIOLA

Harmonie, Heilbronn, Germany

Vasks : Concert for Viola and String Orchestra

Grieg : String Quartet No.1 in G minor Op. 27

With conductor: Ruben Gazarian

                                            MARCH

SAT 31, VIOLA

Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, France

Mozart : String Quintet in G minor K.516

Schnittke : Moz-Art ala Haydn for two violins

Bruch : String Quintet in A minor

11,12; Viola

Transsiberian international music festival

Schumann piano quartet Op. 47

Dvorak piano quintet No. 2 Op. 81

Vadim Repin, Clara Jumi Kang, Pablo Ferrandez, Mari Kodama

THU 8, VIOLA & CONDUCTOR

MOM Cultural Centre, Budapest

Bartok : Divertimento for String Orchestra Sz.113 BB.118

Tabakova : Suite in Old Style for viola, string orchestra and harpsichord

Vasks : Sinfonie for Strings

                                            FEBRUARY

SUN 25, VIOLA

Hong Kong City Hall, China

Vasks : Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra

With conductor: Yip Wing-sie

SUN 4, VIOLA

Vinehall School, United Kingdom

Schumann : Märchenerzählungen, Op.132

Weber : Grand Duo

Britten : Lachrymae Op. 43

Mozart : The Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498

                                            JANUARY

26-2 Februry

Jury of International Yuri Bashmet competition, Moscow, Russia

THU 25, VIOLA

Big hall of Moscow Conservatory, Russia

Yuri Bashmet  "50 years on stage"

Giya Kancheli "Bemoaned by the wind"

MON 22, VIOLA

Spectrum Concerts Berlin, Germany

Robert Helps : String Quartet

Brahms : Clarinet Quintet, op 115 (arr for viola and quartet)

Bartok : Piano Quintet Op. 3

With Boris Brovtsyn, Clara-Jumi Kang, Jens Peter Maintz, Thorsten Johanns, Vadym Kholodenko

TUE 16, VIOLA

Grand Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Russia

Giya Kancheli Styx