18th Annual iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates
July 9-26 2015
Thursday, July 9 7:30PM
Jean Sibelius: Romance op 78 No.2
Jean Sibelius: Pieces Op.81 (selections)
Mazurka • Rondino • Valse
Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä, violin
Svetlana Smolina, piano
Zoltan Kodály: Cello Solo Sonata – I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
Francisco Vila, violoncello
P.I.Tchaikovsky: Pletnev Concert Suite from the Ballet “Nutcracker”
Intermezzo • March • Dance of the Fairy Dragnet • Andante Maestoso • Trepak
Svetlana Smolina, piano
Max Bruch: Romanza, Opus 85
Midori Maruyama, viola
Svetlana Smolina, piano
David Popper: Hungarian Rapsody
Jacob Shaw, violoncello
Svetlana Smolina, piano
Tchaikovsky: Melody & Valse Sentimentale Op.51
Manuel De Falla: Danza Espanola (La Vida Breve)
Niccolo Paganini: La Campanella (arr. P. Kochanski)
Yury Revich,violin / Svetlana Smolina, piano
Friday, July 10 7:30PM
VIRTUOSI II: “il Due, Tre”
Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for 2 violins, in C major, Op.56 (1932)
I. Andante cantabile
II. Allegro
III. Commodo (quasi Allegretto)
IV. Allegro con brio
Yury Revich/Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä, violins
Beethoven String Trio in C minor, op 9. No 3
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Adagio con espressione
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace
Kreeta –Julia Heikkilä, violin /Midori Maruyama, viola /Francisco Vila, cello
Saturday, July 11 7:30PM
VIRTUOSI III: French Night
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924): Elegy
Claude Debussy(1862-1918): Cello Sonata in D minor
I. Prologue
II. Sérénade
III. Finale
Francisco Vila, cello / Svetlana Smolina, piano
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Sonata for Violin & Cello (1920-12, Dedicated to Claude Debussy)
Mvt. 4: Vif (Bright)
Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä, violin/ Jacob Shaw, cello
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Piano Trio in G minor, Op.3
I. Pas trop lent
II. Vite
III. Assez lent
IV. Anime
Svetlana Smolina, piano/Yury Revich, violin
Francisco Vila, cello
Sunday, July 12 2:00PM
VIRTUOSI IV: Romantic Smorgasbord
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
Robert Schumann: Quintet in E-flat Major Op. 44
I. Allegro brillante
Cesar Franck Piano Quintet in f minor
I. Molto moderato quasi lento
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1, Op.25 in g minor
IV. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto
Svetlana Smolina, piano
Yury Revich and Kreeta-Julia Heikkila, violins
Midori Maruyama, viola /Francisco Vila, cello
Wednesday, July 15 7:30PM
VIRTUOSI V: “Mozart & Paganini”
Wolfgang A. Mozart: String Quintet No.4 in G minor K.516
I. Allegro
Irakli Tsadaia and Pablo Rapado Jambrina, violins
Adelya Shagidullina and Joseph Kauffman, violas
Giorgi Kharadze, cello
Albert Markov: Paganini-Ostinato, Variations on the Paganini Caprices
Davide de Askaniis, virtuosi solo violin
Paganini-Kreisler: Le Streghe for violin and viola (arr. A. Markov)
Davide de Ascaniis, violin / Midori Maruyama, viola
Niccolò Paganini: La Molinara “Nel cor più non mi sento”
Davide de Askaniis, virtuosi solo violin
Saturday, July 18 4:00PM
iPalpiti Orchestra
Eduard Schmieder, conductor
Program TBA
Sunday, July 19 2:00PM
iPalpiti Orchestra
Eduard Schmieder, conductor
Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
Variations on the theme of Tchaikovsky
Jacques Loussier (b.1934)
Violin Concerto No.2
Alexandru Tomescu, violinist / Romania
— INTERMISSION —
DANCES & ROMANCES – from the heart of the old world
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Alexander Borodine: Nocturne
Luigi Boccherini: Menuet
P.I.Tchaikovsky: Waltz
Edvard Grieg: Rigaudon
Alfred Schnittke: Polka
Ferenc Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody N 2 (arr. Péter Wolf)
Sunday, July 19 6:00PM
iPalpiti Soloists at Sundays Live!
Svetlana Smolina, piano
Federic Chopin: Six Preludes Op.28
Federic Chopin: Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23
Federic Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B Flat minor, Op.31
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Monday, July 20 6:00PM
iPalpiti Soloists
Selections from Festival programs announced from the stage.
Tuesday, July 21 12:00PM
iPalpiti Orchestra and Soloists
Selections from Festival programs announced from the podium.
Wednesday, July 22 7PM
iPalpiti Soloists: French Night
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924): Elegy
Claude Debussy(1862-1918): Cello Sonata in D minor
I. Prologue
II. Sérénade
III. Finale
Francisco Vila, cello / Svetlana Smolina, piano
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Sonata for Violin & Cello (1920-12, Dedicated to Claude Debussy)
Mvt. 4: Vif (Bright)
Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä, violin /Jacob Shaw, cello
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Piano Trio in G minor, Op.3
I. Pas trop lent
II. Vite
III. Assez lent
IV. Anime
Svetlana Smolina, piano/Yury Revich, violin
Francisco Vila, cello
Cesar Franck Piano Quintet in f minor
I. Molto moderato quasi lento
Svetlana Smolina, piano
Yury Revich and Kreeta-Julia Heikkila, violins
Midori Maruyama, viola /Francisco Vila, cello
Thursday, July 24 6:00PM
Meet the Artists Gala
• Meet each iPalpiti musician in person
• Wine & Dine
Ticket includes: Buffet reception, performance, and VIP ticket to Walt Disney Concert Hall concert on July 25.
Saturday, July 25 8:00PM
Festival Grand Finale
iPalpiti Orchestra
Eduard Schmieder, conductor
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)
Allegro
Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
Variations on the theme of Tchaikovsky
Jacques Loussier (b.1934)
Violin Concerto No.2
Alexandru Tomescu, violinist / Romania
— INTERMISSION —
DANCES & ROMANCES – from the heart of the old world
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Alexander Borodine: Nocturne
Luigi Boccherini: Menuet
P.I.Tchaikovsky: Waltz
Edvard Grieg: Rigaudon
Alfred Schnittke: Polka
Ferenc Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody N 2 (arr. Péter Wolf)
Sunday, July 25 6:00PM
iPalpiti Soloists at Sundays Live!
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet No.2, Op.111 in G major
I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet No.4 in G minor K.516
I. Allegro
II. Menuetto, allegretto
III. Adagio ma non troppo
IV. Adagio – Allegro
Irakli Tsadaia & Pablo Rapado Jambrina, violins
Adelya Shagidullina & Joseph Kauffman, viola
Giorgi Kharadze, cello