The concert GIDONS KRĒMERS, KREMERATA BALTICA - FRAGMENTS OF LIFE IN LETTERS
program includes readings from Gidon Kremer’s letters, covering different periods of his life and the most remarkable moments in his phenomenal career.
Each letter is paired with a piece that resonates with its content: a musical journey from Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary compositions, vividly brought to life by the chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica and Gidon Kremer himself.
Concert in Russian with subtitles in Latvian.
Gidon Kremer, violin
Chulpan Khamatova, actress
Musicians of the chamber orchestra “KREMERATA BALTICA”
“Fragments of Life in Letters” is Gidon Kremer’s new project, featuring the musicians of the Kremerata Baltica ensemble. In this project, Kremer, through letters to family, colleagues, and friends, portrays his life - both in music and beyond it - from his early years to the present day. In a polyphony of thoughts, doubts, revelations, and paradoxes, in dialogue with the surrounding world and with himself, the author’s life path emerges from these fragments - at times dramatic, at times strange, but always unpredictable and filled with searching and discovery. The evening’s rich musical score, featuring works spanning four centuries - from Bach to Piazzolla - forms the second, equally important part of the self-portrait, serving as a counterpoint to the letter texts and providing a direct emotional response to their content.
This season is special - it is KREMERATA BALTICA’s 30th anniversary season, and at the same time we celebrate the 80th birthday of the orchestra’s founder, artistic director, and inspiration, Gidon Kremer. The orchestra will celebrate the anniversary around the world and in Latvia. It is an opportunity to look back on three decades in which a unique musical community has been created - faithful to artistic truth and always open to new ideas.
