Dmitry Sitkovetsky - an internationally acclaimed violinist and conductor - holds a deep connection to Baku.
His musical legacy spans generations: his grandfather conducted in Baku, standing alongside Uzeyir Hajibeyov at the very beginnings of the city's modern musical life.
This year, Sitkovetsky collaborates on William Kentridge's haunting visual meditation on Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, alongside works he has personally arranged for strings - bringing together music and Baku's rich cultural history.
P R O G R A M M E
PA R T I
Dmitri Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
I. Prelude — Adagio | II. Scherzo — Allegro molto
Version for strings by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Two Violins and Cello in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 11
Janez Podlesek | Liana Gourdjia | Boris Baraz
Elmira Nazirova
Andante Cantabile
Arrangement for String Orchestra by Jakov Jakoulov
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35
for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra
Lukas Geniušas | Tine Thing Helseth
PA R T I I
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869
from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I | orchestrated by Leopold
Stokowski
Fikret Amirov
Symphony for String Orchestra “To the Memory of Nizami”
II. Allegretto giocoso | IV. Allegro con brio
Dmitri Shostakovich
Five Pieces for Two Violins and Strings
Arranged by Jakov Jakoulov | World Premiere
Dmitry Sitkovetsky | Gemer Kerimli | Ayaka Uchio | Laura
Handler | Fredrika Mikkola | Sophi Rochlin
Pablo de Sarasate
Navarra Fantasy, Op. 33
for Six Violins and Strings | Arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Liana Gourdjia | Ayaka Uchio | Sophi Rochlin | Jennifer Moreau |
Laura Handler | Fredrika Mikkola
VIOLIN & CONDUCTOR
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
O R C H E S T R A
BIAF Festival Orchestra
Baku State Chamber Orchestra
SOLOISTS
Sophi Rochlin
Fredrika Mikkola
Janez Podlesek
Jennifer Moreau
Laura Handler
Liana Gourdjia
Gemer Kerimli
Ayaka Uchio
Boris Baraz (Cello)
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet)
Lukas Geniušas (Piano)