Gubaidulina Festival (2018)

The Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina (1931) is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary music. Her work is completely original, deeply rooted in spirituality, crystal clear, and extremely precise.
The New European Ensemble invited her to The Hague for a retrospective of her work. On October 5 and 6, 2018, the New European Ensemble, the Residentie Orkest The Hague, and students of the Royal Conservatoire present a selection from her oeuvre — from early atonal compositions from the Soviet era to recently written works.

Programme 5/6 Oct 2018

Sofia Gubaidulina – Offertorium
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Patrick Ellis – Components
Residentie Orkest / Otto Tausk, conductor / Antje Weithaas, violin

Sofia Gubaidulina – Musical Toys
Students of the School for Young Talent of the Royal Conservatoire (piano)

Sofia Gubaidulina – Sotto Voce
Lauge Dideriksen – new work
Sofia Gubaidulina – Pilgrims
Sofia Gubaidulina – Duo Sonata
New European Ensemble / Ensemble Academy Royal Conservatoire / Erik-Jan de With, saxophone / Daan van Koppen, saxophone

Sofia Gubaidulina – Fachwerk
Sofia Gubaidulina – Impromptu
New European Ensemble / Ensemble Academy Royal Conservatoire / An Raskin, bayan / Felicia van den End, flute / Rada Ovcharova, violin / Jonathan Berman, conductor

Sofia Gubaidulina – Concordanza
Sofia Gubaidulina – Aus den Visionen Hildegard von Bingen
Sofia Gubaidulina – Repentance
Sofia Gubaidulina – Hommage à T.S. Eliot
New European Ensemble / Jonathan Berman, conductor / Katherine Dain, soprano