Kremer, Pletnev, Dirvanauskaite
Gidon Kremer is a veritable living legend of the violin and has been a good friend of the Easter Festival since its inception. This year he is back as part of a trio with Mikhaïl Pletnev and Giedré Dirvanauskaitė to perform a piece they truly love, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio “À la mémoire d’un grand artiste”.
The monumental Piano Trio op. 50 by Tchaikovsky combines breadth and brilliance – in particular the second movement’s gigantic theme and variations, coupled with a touch of captivating melancholy. In it Tchaikovsky pays tribute to the composer, educator and pianist Nikolaï Rubinstein. Before being joined by Giedré Dirvanauskaitė, his regular partner and a member of the Kremerata Baltica, Kremer and Mikhaïl Pletnev, star pianist of the Russian school, will perform two relatively nostalgic sonatas, one by Mozart and one by Schubert.
Gidon Kremer, violin
Mikhaïl Pletnev, piano
Giedre Dirvanauskaite, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Sonata in E minor, KV 304
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Violin Sonata in A major « Grand duo »
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski (1840-1893)
Piano Trio, op.50 « À la mémoire d’un grand artiste »
