Participants
Georgijs Osokins /piano/
Sinfonietta Rīga
Conductor Olari Elts
Program
Annija Anna Zariņa New Work
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Benjamin Britten Young Apollo
Romualds Kalsons First Chamber Symphony
Frédéric Chopin Mazurka, Prelude and Waltz from the ballet “Les Sylphides” (arranged by Benjamin Britten)
The influential British magazine Gramophone has called Georgijs Osokins one of the most sensational artists of the younger generation, while France Musique has praised him for his impeccable pianistic technique and original musical ideas. The youngest representative of the Osokins piano dynasty gained international recognition with his strikingly fresh interpretations of Frédéric Chopin’s music, as confirmed by his success at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. His special affinity with the sound world of the Polish Romantic in this program is shown by his return to Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto, written under the inspiration of youthful love. Benjamin Britten’s concert work Young Apollo is also inspired by first love. The touch of the British classic can also be heard in the ballet Les Sylphides, inspired by Chopin’s piano music, for which Britten created a refined orchestral arrangement. Romualds Kalsons, our senior master, also displays a sparklingly virtuosic and richly colorful orchestral style, and Olari Elts has paired his imaginative First Chamber Symphony with the promising composer Annija Anna Zariņa’s new work.
