ODESSA CLASSICS TALLINN 2023. Opening Concert

Programme

Valentyn Sõlvestrov
Melodies of the Moments, cycle III

Alfred Schnittke
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1

Arvo Pärt
Spiegel im Spiegel

Jake Heggie
Fantasy Suite 1803

Edward Elgar
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor Op. 82

On the evening of May 25, the second Odessa Classics Tallinn festival will begin in Estonia Concert Hall. Festival founder and pianist Alexey Botvinov and renowned British violinist Daniel Hope will perform pieces by three composers of the same generation, Arvo Pärt, Valentyn Silvestrov and Alfred Schnittke. We will also hear the works of a beloved British composer Edward Elgar and American composer Jake Heggie.

In June 2015, the Odessa Classics music festival was held in Odessa, Ukraine for the first time. Its founder, pianist Alexey Botvinov’s mission was to create a festival that would help Ukraine move closer to Europe and resist Russian-initiated military aggression. Odessa Classics has been associated with Estonia since its first days, through our musicians, festival guests and supporters. In order not to break the tradition of the festival, Odessa Classics found a temporary home in Estonia and is called Odessa Classics Tallinn.