Concerto Grosso: Slovenska filharmonija
Dmitry Sitkovetsky is a renowned and versatile musician, celebrated as a violinist, conductor, arranger, and recording artist. His rich solo career is documented in over forty recordings, showcasing an exceptionally diverse repertoire.
At the 73rd Ljubljana Festival, he will appear as conductor with Ensemble Dissonance, a group of internationally acclaimed musicians based in Ljubljana, dedicated to performing and advancing chamber music at the highest artistic level.
The ensemble will feature two of its own members as soloists: Benjamin Ziervogel, a distinguished chamber musician, concertmaster, and soloist, and Janez Podlesek, a professor at the Ljubljana Academy of Music and a committed interpreter of Slovenian composers.
Masterclasses: Nelli Shkolnikova Academy
‘The renowned violinist NELLI SHKOLNIKOVA taught for many years at Indiana University, Bloomington. Her unique style of teaching is recognized worldwide and produced many wonderful musicians. In homage to Nelli Shkolnikova, her former students continue her legacy by inviting talented and motivated violin, viola, cello and piano students aged 14-26 to an intensive string and chamber music retreat at the Chateau de La Flocellière in France from August 4 - 14, 2025’
Professors' Concert: Nelli Shkolnikova Academy
Professors' Concert
Chamber music with piano
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Gulia Gurevich, Yuriy Bekker – violins
Federico Hood, Sasha Gurevich – viola
Israel Fausto, Sébastien Hurtaud – cellos
Pamela Hurtado, Jessica Osborne – piano
August 9 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich. To commemorate this event, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and the faculty of the Shkolnikova Academy will perform Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, preceded by Mahler’s Piano Quartet.
Winners' Concert: Nelli Shkolnikova Academy
The young musicians from around the world, currently in residency, invite you to discover great musical works, with the support of their professors.
Closing Concert: Nelli Shkolnikova Academy
Final concert of the Academy with the laureates as soloists and the Academy string orchestra under the direction of Dmitry Sitkovetsky.
Concert: Blackmore’s Berlins Musikzimmer
Kammermusikabend
Dmitry Sitkovetsky – Violine
David Geringas – Violoncello
Mikhail Mordvinov – Klavier
Tatjana Geringas – Klangregie
Blackmore Academy Masterclass in Berlin
BLACKMORE'S - Berlins Musikzimmer has a chamber music hall and three more classrooms where participants can practice during the master class or longer, except during concerts. The opening hours will be announced in the invitation to the master class together with the schedule.
Concert: 19th Malta Spring Festival
Malta Spring Festival Academy Orchestra
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin solo
Brian Schembri, conductor
Fiorini | Pentimenti
Shostakovich | Symphony for Strings op.110a
Pärt | Fratres
Tchaikovsky | Serenade for Strings
19th Malta Spring Festival
Founded in 2005 by its artistic director Karl Fiorini, The Malta Spring Festival is an annual classical and contemporary music festival known for its innovative programming and commitment to new orchestral and chamber works.
The festival takes place in different venues in Valletta, capital city of Malta..
Bydgoszcz Concert
Programme:
Quartet for 4 Violins (Gażyna Bacewicz)
Octet for Strings (Felix Mendelssohn)
NES Academy in Residence at Château de la Flocellière
New European Strings (NES) Chamber Orchestra was founded by Dmitry Sitkovetsky in 1990 at the Korsholm Festival in Finland.
The NES brings together the most respected string players from top European ensembles. They have toured throughout Europe. Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s transcription for string orchestra of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations (BWV 988) was recorded by the New European Strings for Nonesuch Records and was released to tremendous critical acclaim in the summer of 1995. In February 1997, they made their first USA tour performing in 14 cities from Los Angeles to New York. The New Yorker, in a review of this recording, wrote: “The New European Strings Chamber Orchestra combines interpretive insight with exemplary playing; even suspicious purists will hear contrapuntal felicities that keyboard players can only suggest.”
2–9 March: Château de la Flocellière
Concert in Szeged
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Director: István Várdai
Concertmaster: Peter Tfirst
Soloist: Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam (violin)
Conductor and solist: Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)
Programme:
Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D major, BWV 1064R
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor
Interval
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988-re-arranged for violin and string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
At the concert of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra's Liszt Academy Series, the opening piece, Bach's Triple Concerto, reveals live a connection between today's master musician and his students: Dmitry Sitkovetsky, one of the greatest violinists of our day, will take to the stage of the Liszt Academy with the Abouzahra sisters, Amira and Mariam. The achievement of the famous child stars of the Virtuosos talent show is now recognised with several international competition awards, and they are performing on the most prestigious stages around the globe. Together with their mentor, they will now once again give beautiful minutes to the Budapest audience. Then, Amira gets the lead role, as Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in D minor, written early in his career, will be played with her solo.
In the second part of the concert, we can hear one of the most exquisite transcriptions of the season. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, written upon the request of the insomniac Count Keyserlingk, with the undisguised intention that the music should bring relief to the count, were originally composed for a keyboard instrument (harpsichord). Sitkovetsy, the principal soloist and conductor of the concert, has been a recognised and innovative composer of the chamber music repertoire for decades. As a violinist, he dreamed up a successful transcription for violin solo and strings, which will now be performed for the first time in Hungary.
Concert with Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra in Budapest
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Director: István Várdai
Concertmaster: Peter Tfirst
Soloist: Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam (violin)
Conductor and solist: Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)
Programme:
Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D major, BWV 1064R
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor
Interval
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988-re-arranged for violin and string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
At the concert of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra's Liszt Academy Series, the opening piece, Bach's Triple Concerto, reveals live a connection between today's master musician and his students: Dmitry Sitkovetsky, one of the greatest violinists of our day, will take to the stage of the Liszt Academy with the Abouzahra sisters, Amira and Mariam. The achievement of the famous child stars of the Virtuosos talent show is now recognised with several international competition awards, and they are performing on the most prestigious stages around the globe. Together with their mentor, they will now once again give beautiful minutes to the Budapest audience. Then, Amira gets the lead role, as Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in D minor, written early in his career, will be played with her solo.
In the second part of the concert, we can hear one of the most exquisite transcriptions of the season. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, written upon the request of the insomniac Count Keyserlingk, with the undisguised intention that the music should bring relief to the count, were originally composed for a keyboard instrument (harpsichord). Sitkovetsy, the principal soloist and conductor of the concert, has been a recognised and innovative composer of the chamber music repertoire for decades. As a violinist, he dreamed up a successful transcription for violin solo and strings, which will now be performed for the first time in Hungary.
Gala-Concert in Baku
Concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, composer, singer and professor Polad Bulbuloglu
Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli
Conductor: Murtuza Bulbul
Soloists:
Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin, UK)
Samir Jafarov (tenor)
Ramil Kasimov (tenor)
Programme:
Rhapsody
Azerbaijani folk song "Noleydi"
Azerbaijani folk song "Khumar oldum"
Piece "Dolalai" for orchestra
Azerbaijani folk song "Beri bakh"
Azerbaijani folk song "Gara tellar"
Suite from the ballet "Love and Death"
Waltz-concert
Symphonic dances:
"Dance of the girls"
"Oriental dance"
"Yalli"
“Winter Tale” International Music Festival: Concert with Farhad Badalbeyli in Gabala
Gabala Festival: Concert with Farhad Badalbeyli, festival director and President of the Baku Music Academy
With the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Culture, and the Baku Music Academy, Azerbaijan's Gabala city will host the inaugural "Winter Tale" International Music Festival from February 7 through February 10, 2025. The festival will continue the tradition of the Gabala International Music Festival, held annually since 2009, and bring together art enthusiasts from around the world. The "Winter Tale" festival will feature globally renowned musicians, conductors, and musical ensembles from Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Russia, in addition to Azerbaijani performers.
Opening Concert Section Violoncello: II. Grunewald International Music Competition
Concert Programme:
Franz Schubert – Quintet in C Major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, D 956, Op. Post. 163
Allegro ma non troppo
Adagio
Scherzo: Presto – Trio
Allegretto
Performers:
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin
Latica Honda-Rosenberg, violin
Hartmut Rohde, viola
David Geringas, cello
Andrei Ionita, cello
Chairman of the Jury (Violin): II. Grunewald International Music Competition 2024
The second international music competition "II. Grunewald International Music Competition 2024" will take place in the former Mendelssohn family palace in the middle of Berlin's Grunewald, idyllically located in a large park, on December 2nd - 22nd, 2024.
Opening Concert: II. Grunewald International Music Competition
Concert Programme:
Johannes Brahms – Quintet in G Major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 11
Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Adagio
Allegretto
Allegro assai
Performers:
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin
Mariam Abouzahra, violin
Hartmut Rohde, viola
Amira Abouzahra, viola
Valentin Radutio, cello
Masterclasses at Blackmore International Music Academy
The Blackmore International Music Academy presents an exceptional opportunity for music enthusiasts worldwide, hosting prestigious international music masterclasses in vibrant cities of Berlin and Vienna. Renowned violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky will lead an enlightening series of violin lessons in Berlin, adding a touch of brilliance to the musical journey of aspiring musicians.
BLACKMORE'S - Berlins Musikzimmer has a chamber music hall and three more classrooms where participants can practice during the master class or longer, except during concerts. The opening hours will be announced in the invitation to the master class together with the schedule.
Concerts: Slovenian Philharmonic and Velika Dvorana
CONCERTS:
20. 11. 2024 at 19.30, LJUBLJANA (Slovenska filharmonija / Slovenian Philharmonic)
21. 11. 2024 at 19.30, VELENJE (GŠ Velenje, Velika dvorana)
PROGRAM:
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs without words – excerpts
Op. 30, No. 4 - Agitato e con fuoco
Op. 19, No. 4 (Confidence) – Andante
Op. 67, No. 2 (Lost illusions) – Allegro leggiero
Op. 62, No. 3 (Funeral march) – Andante maestoso
Op. 67, No. 6 (Cradle song) – Allegretto non troppo
A. Glazunov: Concerto in E flat major for alto saxophone and string orchestra, Op. 109
SOLOIST: Jan Tominić, saxophone
B. Britten: Suite for string orchestra, H. 93 (Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10)
Introductory Conversation, Lecture, Masterclass for Violinists: Academia de Música de Ljubljana
15. 11. 2024 at 20.00, Academy of Music UL, Jazz Club Kazina
INTRODUCTORY MEETING AND CONVERSATION WITH DMITRY SITKOVETSKY
17. 11. 2024 at 11.00, Academy of Music UL, Julij Betetto Hall
LECTURE: The golden age of violinists
18. and 19. 11. 2024, Academy of Music UL, Julij Betetto Hall
MASTERCLASS FOR VIOLINISTS
St John’s Smith Square Hall: Schubert, Strauss & Puccini
Exceptional students from the Purcell School return to Sinfonia Smith Square for their flagship autumn concert. Ensembles from all classical departments present a varied programme of music linked by themes of Remembrance.
Soloist & Director: Dmitry Sitkovetsky
REPERTOIRE & PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
Benjamin Britten: Fanfare for St Edmunsbury
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Karl Fiorini: Pentimenti
Felix Mendelssohn: (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky) Letters in Music
Richard Strauss: (arr. D. Sitkovetsky) Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
Franz Schubert: Psalm 23
Richard Strauss: Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7
The Purcell School is Britain’s oldest music school. Situated on the outskirts of London in Bushey, Hertfordshire, the co-educational boarding and day school is home to around 196 musically talented young people, all of whom are passionate about fulfilling their talent.
Closing Concert: VIBRATION(S) Festival
TRIO SITKOVETSKY, NAKARIAKOV & MEEROVITCH
‘For this closing concert of the VIBRATION(S) festival, the MAC will honor rare instruments of chamber music, the trumpet and the bugle, thanks to the talent of the famous Sergei Nakariakov. Endowed with a rare combination of astonishing virtuosity, velvety sound and deep sensitivity, he was nicknamed "the Paganini of the trumpet". He surrounds himself for this concert with his usual partners: Maria Meerovitch, a lyrically inspired pianist who regularly performs on the international scene, and Dmitry Sitkovetsky, a musician with a magnetic creative force, celebrated around the world as a violinist and conductor.’ – MAC Relais culturel de Bischwiller.
Schloss Academy Masterclass
Individual violin lessons (open to the public) with an accompanist.
Certificates of completion of the course will be provided.
Azerbaijan State Symphony, Murad Adigezalzade & Ayyub Guliyev
Mendelssohn Double Concerto for violin, piano & string orchestra
Karayev Adagio & Valse from “Seven Beauties”
Special Birthday Concert with Julia Sitkovetsky, Boris Garlitsky, Fuad Ibrahimov & Baku Chamber Orchestra
Bach Double Concerto in D minor for 2 violins
Britten Les Illuminations for Soprano and string orchestra
Suite of Dmitry’s favourite transcriptions:
Dohnanyi Serenade (1st mov.)
Bach Gavotte & Musette
Brahms Adagio from Sextet op.36
Mendelssohn Capriccio from Quartet op.81
Jury President: George Enescu International Violin Competition
George Enescu International Competition, one of the most important international platforms for launching the future world-class musicians, is built as a natural extension of the George Enescu International Festival – the most important cultural event organized in Romania.
The operating model of the Competition is inspired by the values in which George Enescu himself believed. It recognizes, encourages, and promotes young talents in classical music, just as the great Romanian composer supported and helped young musicians during his life. George Enescu made substantial donations to pay for musicians’ scholarships, and in 1912 he toured through Romania raising over a thousand sterling pounds to launch a National Composition Award. At the same time, the Competition contributes to the promotion of George Enescu’s music worldwide, as his sonatas and suites are a must for those who reach the semifinals.
The George Enescu International Competition takes place every two years. The first prize winners have the opportunity to participate in next year’s edition of the Enescu Festival, performing on stage with internationally renowned orchestras.
Over time, the Enescu Competition has significantly contributed to the promotion and launch of many remarkable musicians, who have always maintained a soulful connection with Enescu and Roman