Violinist

Party and celebration – and a few of the most breathtaking works in music history: We welcome our new chief conductor in style. Dmitry Matvienko (Dima) will lead the orchestra for the next three seasons - and this concert is his official accession concert. We celebrate that with fireworks – (almost) quite literally: in Stravinsky's bubbling, exuberant firework music, we can hear the rockets' luminous dance across the sky.

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I front for Aarhus

Musikhuset Aarhus

Our house orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia, their principal conductor Dinis Sousa and guest violinist Alena Baeva.

BBC Proms - Sibelius' Violin Concerto

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

In all of classical music, no opening is more famous than that of Beethoven’s earth-shattering Fifth Symphony. Guest conductor Vinay Parameswaran leads The Phoenix Symphony in the work that blazes a trail from turbulence to triumph. The magnetic violinist Alena Baeva joins the orchestra for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, acclaimed as one of the greatest in the repertoire. Carlos Simon, a recent nominee for a 2023 Grammy Award, was inspired by theologian Howard Thurman’s Meditations of the Heart to compose Breathe, a work that invites the listener to “sit a spell,” reflect and simply breathe.

Beethoven’s Fifth & Magnificent Mendelssohn

Symphony Hall

There is perhaps no more beloved violin concerto than Mendelssohn’s masterpiece. Journeying from darkness to light, it begins restless, mysterious and questioning, and ends in a blaze of colour, full of joy and exhilaration. The sheer quality of the music and lightness of touch, bursting with unbridled vitality that leaves audiences clamouring for more, makes it a favourite amongst performers and listeners alike. Brahms’ First Symphony, although inspired by those of his hero Beethoven, broke new ground for symphonic form. It is a symbolic journey from darkness to light, the themes developed from a handful of motivic nuggets, all smelted together into a shining edifice, with nothing wasted. A turbulent mood is established at the outset, by turns dark and meltingly warm, often infused with a rueful quality expressing a strain of sadness in his personality never lightened by artistic success. Schumann’s majestic and vivacious Overture, Scherzo & Finale is a joyous work. It opens in dramatic fashion, dark and challenging, until a lively major melody appears, lightening the mood.

Mad Over Mendelssohn

University of Exeter

Lighthouse Theatre Warrnambool

Brahms finished his Second Symphony directly on the heels of his First, but it would be hard to find two more different works. Occasionally referred to as his ‘Pastoral’ symphony, it is of a much happier and lighter nature, and it was immediately taken to the hearts of Viennese audiences, with its sunny themes and numerous dance-like melodies – gentle and lyrical. In their simple beauty the themes give the impression of having been written down in inspired spontaneity. Berg was not a musician of revolutionary temperament. On the contrary, he had great reverence for musical tradition, demonstrated in his Violin Concerto which draws substance from, and pays homage to, the musical past. Throughout the work Berg uses the Lutheran chorale It is Enough to form repeated phrases before ending in peaceful reverence; this perhaps explains Berg’s dedication “to the memory of an angel.” Johann Strauss’ sweeping waltz conjures the elegance of the Viennese dancehalls.

Viennese Whirls

The Anvil

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

Portsmouth Guildhall

We are delighted to welcome the new Chief Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth, in a programme which highlights connections in Viennese music across generations.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Violinist Alena Baeva was born in Kyrgyzstan in what was then the Soviet Union. When she was 5 years old, the family had to flee due to civil war. They came to Kazakhstan and later to Moscow when Alena Baeva started studying violin at the conservatory there. Many exams and concerts were part of the teaching, and she liked it - being on stage and sharing the music with others. Today, Alena Baeva lives in Luxembourg with her husband and children, well located near airports and concert halls. Travel is part of a musician's life and you can be completely blown away by her calendar of concerts from Hong Kong to numerous halls in Europe and the USA. Alena Baeva plays both the big concerts and chamber music; chamber music i.a. with Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko. As far as concerts are concerned, she has both the known and the unknown in her repertoire. Among other things, Prokofiev's 2nd violin concerto, which, in order to remain cosmopolitan, was first performed by a French violinist in Madrid in 1935, and was composed in several places while Prokofiev was on his tours as a pianist. After the not-so-frequently played concert, it is Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony with its natural scenes that can be experienced: the trickling of the brook, village festival, thunderstorm, and peaceful shepherd's song after the storm.

Baeva & Beethoven

Alsion

When East meets West, anything becomes possible. For Russian-American conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya, it can mean Missy Mazzoli seeing heaven in a Detroit steelworks, or Brahms embracing his inner Hungarian in one of the sweetest and sunniest of great violin concertos. And above all, it can mean Dmitri Shostakovich combining tragedy, irony and pure knockabout farce in his extraordinary Sixth Symphony. A fitting tribute in his anniversary year.

Shostakovich Symphony No.6

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Join us for an enchanting evening with the magnetic presence and sound technician violinist, Alena Baeva, at the Lighthouse, Poole. This recital, featuring the celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko, promises to be a captivating experience with a repertoire that spans over fifty violin concertos. The duo has established a dedicated musical partnership of more than a decade, bringing their extraordinary memory and passionate musical curiosity to the stage.

**Event Details:**
- **Date and Time:** Wednesday, 30 April, 7:30 pm
- **Venue:** Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG
- **Program:**
  - Schumann: Märchenbilder Op.113
  - Schubert: Violin Fantasy Op.159
  - R Strauss: Violin Sonata Op.18
  - Stravinsky: The Fairy’s Kiss extracts
- **Performers:**
  - Alena Baeva, Violin
  - Vadym Kholodenko, Piano
- **Ticket Prices:** £17 - £52
- **Digital Livestream Price:** £10

**Special Notes:**
- This concert will be livestreamed, and some shots will include wide-angle views of the audience.
- Priority booking is now open, exclusively for BSO Members until general booking opens on Wednesday, 29 May. Join our membership scheme now for priority booking and to help support the BSO.

For more information on concerts, ticketing, or any other general enquiries, get in touch with our box office. Open Monday-Friday, 10 am-5 pm at hellobsorchestra.co.uk or call 01202 669925.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the full sensual glory of a live symphonic concert with Alena Baeva and Vadym Kholodenko.

Alena Baeva Recital

With its beautifully broad ranges of tonal colour, tinged with the trials of the American Civil War, it is easy to see why Copland’s score for Appalachian Spring earned him a Pulitzer Prize. Following this work, Alena Baeva will step onto the platform to perform Barber’s Violin Concerto, a piece which similarly vacillates between contentment and conflict.

Alena Baeva

Violinist

Events

Upcoming events

27 - 28 Nov, 2024

Mad Over Mendelssohn · Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

22 - 25 Jan, 2025

Viennese Whirls · Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Jan 25, 2025

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra · Anvil Arts

30 - 31 Jan, 2025

Baeva & Beethoven · Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

Feb 13, 2025

Shostakovich Symphony No.6 · Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Past events

Sep 12, 2024

I front for Aarhus · Aarhus Symfoniorkester

Jul 26, 2024

BBC Proms - Sibelius' Violin Concerto · Royal Northern Sinfonia

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Violin Concerto by Barber

The Hallé

Violin in Violin Concerto by Mendelssohn

Phoenix Symphony

Violin in Violin Concerto by Berg

Anvil Arts

Violin in Violin Concerto by Brahms

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Violin in Violin Concerto by Korngold

Aarhus Symfoniorkester

Violin in Violin Concerto by Sibelius

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Violin in Violin Concerto No. 2 by Prokofiev

Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

Violin in Violin Concerto by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Violin Concerto by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Märchenbilder by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Violin Fantasy by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Violin Sonata by Strauss

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Violin in The Fairy’s Kiss extracts by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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