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Christian ALTENBURGER (violin, Austria)
\nDalia D\u0116DINSKAIT\u0116 (violin)
\nDovil\u0117 Juozapaitien\u0117 (viola)
\nGleb PY\u0160NIAK (cello)
\nJosef Gilgenreiner (double bass, Switzerland)<\/p>\n
Program<\/p>\n
The 5th International Joseph Achron Music Festival marks a symbolic return to its origins. Artists who participated in the first festival and contributed to its artistic beginning return for this anniversary program \u2014 the legendary Austrian violinist Christian Altenburger, who played in the opening concert of the festival, and double bassist Josef Gilgenreiner, whose musical partnership also accompanied the festival’s first steps.<\/p>\n
A special highlight of tonight’s program is Karl Goldmark’s String Quintet in A minor, Op. 9, which will be performed in Lithuania for the first time. A Hungarian composer of Jewish origin who spent most of his creative life in Vienna, Goldmark was one of the prominent figures of mid-19th century Central European musical life. His early String Quintet opens up a rarely heard romantic repertoire, blending Viennese musical tradition with the Central European cultural context.<\/p>\n
The program will also feature Krzysztof Penderecki’s “Duo Concertante” for violin and double bass \u2014 a piece with an unexpected instrumentation where two extreme voices of the string family meet. It will be performed by Christian Altenburger and Josef Gilgenreiner \u2014 musicians who have already presented this duo on various European stages many times. P\u0113teris Vasks’ String Quartet No. 3 in this concert is dedicated to celebrating the composer’s 80th anniversary. Joseph Achron’s “Hebrew Lullaby” for quintet, which will open the evening, will serve as a symbolic token of the concert dedicated to the festival’s namesake.<\/p>\n
Christian Altenburger (violin, Austria), Dalia D\u0117dinskait\u0117 (violin), Dovil\u0117 Juozapaitien\u0117 (viola), Gleb Py\u0161niak (cello), and Josef Gilgenreiner (double bass, Switzerland) \u2014 internationally acclaimed chamber music performers \u2014 will take the stage. This is an evening about returning \u2014 to the festival’s beginnings, to musical friendships, and to a live chamber music dialogue.<\/p>\n