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