NILS MÖNKEMEYER, viola
WILLIAM YOUN, piano
HORÁCIO FERREIRA, clarinet
DIETRICH / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS
From the F-A-E Sonata
Allegro (Albert Dietrich)
Intermezzo. Andante (Robert Schumann)
Scherzo. Presto (Johannes Brahms)
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Mainacht
MAX BRUCH
From Acht Stücke, Op. 83
No. 2
No. 3
No. 5
No. 7
— INTERVAL —
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48
REBECCA CLARKE
Sonata for Viola and Piano
Impetuoso
Vivace
Adagio – Allegro
MARVÃO FESTIVAL CHORUS
INÊS MONTOIA, percussion
RODRIGO GOMES, piano
PEDRO TEIXEIRA, conductor
“Under Endless Stars” – Music of Night and Stillness
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Evening Primrose
JOSEF RHEINBERGER
Abendlied
JUDITH HERRINGTON
Stars Tonight
FERNANDO LOPES-GRAÇA
Dormi, menino, dormi
ERIC WHITACRE
Water Night
MORTEN LAURIDSEN
Sure on This Shining Night
ERIC WHITACRE
The Seal Lullaby
DANIEL ELDER
A Breathing Peace
ĒRIKS EŠENVALDS
Only in Sleep
ELAINE HAGENBERG
The Music of Stillness
ĒRIKS EŠENVALDS
Stars
SUMI HWANG, soprano
TAE-HYUNG KIM, piano
ENSEMBLE TIMF
SOO-YEOUL CHOI, conductor
JEAN FRANÇAIX
Dixtuor
Larghetto tranquillo – Allegro
Andante
Scherzando
Allegro moderato
UNSUK CHIN
Puzzles and Games from Alice in Wonderland (2017/2019)
I. Alice – Acrostic
II. If I never reach the garden
III. What a curious feeling
IV. Curiouser, curiouser
V. Who in the world am I?
VI. The tale-tail of the mouse
VII. Sleep tight, my ugly baby
VIII. Cat’s Aria
IX. Twinkle, twinkle, little star
X. Speak roughly to your little boy
ARVO PÄRT
Fratres (1977)
UNSUK CHIN
Gougalōn (Scenes from a Street Theater) (2009/2011)
I. Prologue – Dramatic Opening of the Curtain
II. Lament of the Bald Singer
III. The Grinning Fortuneteller with the False Teeth
IV. Episode between Bottles and Cans
V. Dance around the Shacks
VI. The Hunt for the Quack’s Plait
JOÃO BARRADAS, accordion
“Solo III”
“Solo III” is a recital in which free improvisation encounters the complete freedom of a concert hall, the atmosphere of a classical music festival, and ideas heard only seconds earlier in previous concerts within the same programme. At the same time, there is room for world premieres and first performances of works by great composers from the world of jazz, such as one of tonight’s pieces, composed by the acclaimed American saxophonist Greg Osby. All these worlds come together in free form, in total improvisation, even when following a pre-conceived idea. We do not know where we will begin, where we will arrive, or even how any musical gesture will end. Experimentation, listening and chance itself become a single entity. This cycle of recitals began in 2019 at the Centro Cultural de Belém, later passing through France, at the prestigious Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, in 2023, and giving rise to two albums already released, “Solo I” and “Solo II”, respectively. Both recordings have been highly acclaimed by international critics.