Performers:
Maria Valdmaa (soprano)Jacob Reuven (mandolin)
M4GNET string quartet
Robert Traksmann (violin)
Katariina Maria Kits (violin)
Mart Kuusma (viola)
Siluan Hirvoja (cello)
Programme:
Tõnu Kõrvits / Doris Kareva. “Songs from the spring of pain” (première)
Because there’s nothing more powerful than a woman singing the blues
Tõnu Kõrvits:
Doris and I had been thinking about a new cycle. Something intimate, like chamber music. A broken heart, break-up, hope, love. I have wanted to use a mandolin for a long time. I have been playing this instrument for twenty years but have only written a few pieces for it. The mandolin is complemented by a string quartet. And a soloist. And a female voice…
Without intermission, duration 1 h