EIGHT SEASONS

2018 / 2019 Chamber Hall the 6th Season

24 February * Thursday * 5.00 pm

Concert

EIGHT SEASONS

(Antonio Vivaldi, Astor Piazzolla)

 

The Four Seasons cycle, composed by Vivaldi in 1723, is one of the finest examples of Baroque music and an undeniable part of the world culture. Four concerts titled Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter remain the most performed works of the great Venetian’s 550 other compositions.

Astor Piazzolla's name is well known to sophisticated public and devotees of the passionate Argentine tango. It was he who managed to turn the ‘popular' tango into the high art and the modern classic, having fully preserved its unique and exciting energy. The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Piazzolla is the new sound of tango, which incorporates the best elements of jazz and classical music.

Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Astor Piazzolla's works are among the most striking phenomena of musical culture of that time. At first glance, it is challenging and unexpected to compare the works of these composers, who were born on different continents, belonged to different musical styles and were separated in time by more than two centuries of history. Venice and Buenos Aires, the genre of the instrumental concerto grosso of the Baroque and the Argentine tango...

According to numerous requests, the concert Eight Seasons will once again delight the true fans of classical music.

 

ON THE PROGRAMME:

Antonio Vivaldi. The Four Seasons

Astor Piazzolla. The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Maurizio Bignone. The Legend of Zelda

 

SOLOISTS:

Bagdat Abilkhanov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan (violin)

Aissulu Baikenova (violin)

Akhmet Sultanov (viola)

Anara Kamelinova (piano)

 

Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Abzal Mukhitdinov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

 

Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes

 

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