Kremerata, I.Wunder, A.Dranchuk, G.Kremer in Esterhazy

Kremerata Baltica & Ingolf Wunder, Anastassiya Dranchuk, Gidon Kremer on 22-23 july @ Esterházy Palace, Eisenstadt, Austria

The first programme with the Austrian “wonder” pianist Ingolf Wunder and the young pianist Anastassiya Dranchuk, a protégée of Daniel Barenboim, the ensemble will play Chopin's Piano Concertos in F Minor and E Minor (in Chopin's arrangement for string quartet). This programme of purely Polish music is rounded off by works by Gorecki and Penderecki.

Concert videos from 'Musica Liberat' in Strasbourg

MusicaLiberat - Shostakovich, Mischa Maisky, Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
Музыка Свободы - Шостакович @tvrain

Vivaldi 'The Seasons' and Baiba Skride in Rundale

July 9, “Early Music Festival” in Rundāle Castle Garden

Baiba Skride won her world fame by playing romantic and modern music. Now we face the moment of a great intrigue: Baiba's wonderful violin playing and Italian Baroque - feelings unexperienced, colours unplayed. In what way the fiddlestick of the brilliant musician will conjure up the fast changes of seasons and rapid contrasts of the Italian temperament? Together with Baiba Skride - orchestra Kremerata Baltica conducted by the experienced and fiery interpreter of Baroque music Andris Veismanis.

Musicians:
Baiba Skride, violin
Kremerata Baltica
Conductor Andris Veismanis
Stage director Roberts Rubīns

Programme:
Antonio Vivaldi The Seasons

More info - www.smf.lv

Musica Liberat - info and echoes from Strasbourg

(Photos: Aiga Liepiņa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia)
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/lv/Jaunumi/zina/?pg=20288

NYTimes.com - Musicians Sound Out for Russian Prisoners
Khodorkovskycenter.com & Photos
BBC News - Protesting with music at alleged rights abuses in Russia

Musica Liberat - A charity concert for human rights in Russia

World renowned musicians Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky, Anatoli Kotscherga, and Roman Kofman accompanied by the Kremerata Baltica will perform together at the charity concert Musica Liberat on 5 July 2011 in Strasbourg.

Musica Liberat is dedicated to, among other political prisoners in Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, living symbols of the world’s failed hopes for rule of law and freedom of expression in Russia. They have now spent almost 8 years in jail and the gross mishandling of their case has inspired imitation by corrupt officials across Russia, spreading impunity and deepening corruption throughout the country. The decision in May 2011 of the Moscow City Court to uphold their December 2010 convictions has made both of them prisoners of conscience according to Amnesty International.

cnn.com - Gidon Kremer special to CNN