Live in Concert

Performing with:
Trondheim Solistene
Ksenija Sidorova, accordion

Programme:
Joaquín Rodrigo:Concerto d’Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra in D major

Astor Piazzolla:
Concerto Aconcagua for accordion and orchestra
Libertango and Oblivion
Double concerto for accordion, guitar and orchestra

The accordionist Ksenija Sidorova and the guitarist Miloš Karadaglić are brought together to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Astor Piazzolla, brilliant Argentinian composer. The faithful of the Theaters have already been able to taste the solar personality and the incredibly virtuoso playing of the latter. Throughout the world, both are today ambassadors of their respective instruments, defending an unfairly overlooked repertoire. From the Iberian enchantments of Rodrigo’s famous Concerto d’Aranjuez to the sweet languidness of Piazzolla’s Concerto Aconcagua , guitar and accordion compete in turn in brio and verve before marrying on stage in Piazzolla’s magnificent Double Concerto .

PROGRAMME

Bach Aria from Goldberg Variations
Boccherini Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D – Fandango
Granados Andaluza and Orientale from 12 Danzas españolas
Falla Danza del molinero (Farruca) from El sombrero de tres picos
Falla Nana
Albéniz Asturias
Anon. Spanish Romance
Piazzolla Libertango

~ Interval ~

Villa-Lobos Prelude No. 1
Pujol Milonga
Sávio Batucada
Piazzolla Café 1930
Simon & Garfunkel Sound of Silence
Radiohead Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Lennon/McCartney Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Fool on the Hill
Harrison Here Comes The Sun

(Programme may be subject to change.)

Described as ‘classical music’s guitar hero’, Miloš Karadaglić received unanimous acclaim for his 2016 Beatles album and now makes a much-anticipated return to Cadogan Hall performing works from his album The Sound of Silence.

Joined for this performance by pioneering string group 12 ensemble, Miloš showcases the immense diversity of the guitar: from Spanish classics and Latin American rhythms to Bach, Baroque dances and The Beatles. ‘Whether its Bach or McCartney, Schubert or Paul Simon, it’s all music to me and I love it.’

Classic BRIT Award-winner MILOŠ is the world’s best-known classical guitarist and received unanimous acclaim for his 2016 Beatles album. The Sound of Silence features Miloš’ very own takes on songs by Portishead, Radiohead and Leonard Cohen, sitting alongside guitar pieces by Pujol and Tarrega.

He says: ‘This tour and the album are a very personal scrapbook of music that will always have a special meaning to me. It is the music I love above all else.’

Performing with:
Avi Avital, mandolin

Programme
Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
Schubert: Selected song transcriptions
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Glass: Metamorphosis No. IV
Glass: Etude No. 9

A dream pairing of two of the classical music world’s most dynamic recitalists! The “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) Israeli mandolin player Avi Avital was the first soloist on his instrument to be nominated for a classical Grammy Award; the Montenegrin phenomenon Miloš Karadaglić has been called “one of the most exciting and communicative classical guitarists today” (The New York Times).

Both artists have revitalized the repertoire performed on their instruments, attracting a new generation of listeners through inventive programs and sheer instrumental prowess. Together in Berkeley for the first time as a duo, Avital and Karadaglić perform a kaleidoscopic program of arrangements and transcriptions for strummed and plucked strings, from a propulsive Bach keyboard work to a set of intimate instrumental transcriptions of Schubert songs, to the beloved fifth section from Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras. The duo also tackles two sparkling Philip Glass piano compositions, and a new work to be announced.

Support for the presentation of Israeli artists is provided by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust.

Performing with:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New, conductor

Programme:
Joby Talbot: Ink Dark Moon (U.S. Premiere)

Programme also includes:
Sarah Gibson: warp & weft
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

Gemma New, winner of the 2021 Solti Conducting Prize, returns to the podium in Symphony Hall. New first dazzled our audiences in Piedmont Park, filling in at the last minute for an ailing colleague. This weekend, she’s joined by classical guitar superstar Miloš Karadaglić, who returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform Joby Talbot’s concerto Ink Dark Moon, a piece that pays homage to his Balkan heritage.

Also on the program, Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, written at his beloved country estate Ivanovka, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5, a masterwork born out of World War I, ill health and three hefty revisions. “These symphonies of mine are more confessions of faith than are my other works,” Sibelius said of his later symphonies, including his Fifth.

Performing with:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New, conductor

Programme:
Joby Talbot: Ink Dark Moon (U.S. Premiere)

Programme also includes:
Sarah Gibson: warp & weft
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

Gemma New, winner of the 2021 Solti Conducting Prize, returns to the podium in Symphony Hall. New first dazzled our audiences in Piedmont Park, filling in at the last minute for an ailing colleague. This weekend, she’s joined by classical guitar superstar Miloš Karadaglić, who returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform Joby Talbot’s concerto Ink Dark Moon, a piece that pays homage to his Balkan heritage.

Also on the program, Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, written at his beloved country estate Ivanovka, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5, a masterwork born out of World War I, ill health and three hefty revisions. “These symphonies of mine are more confessions of faith than are my other works,” Sibelius said of his later symphonies, including his Fifth.