From Vienne to Rio de Janeiro
Ksenija Sidorova & Avi Avital
Today's Music
Tuesday, 2 August 2022
7.30 pm, Boltigen Church
After making his debut in Saanen in 2017 with the Menuhin School Orchestra, followed by a 100% Vivaldi evening with Nuria Rial in 2019, Israeli mandolin star Avi Avital is back with an extremely varied programme, consisting of his own arrangements of famous works revisited with the help of Latvian accordion virtuoso Ksenija Sidorova (who was a huge hit on the Last Night of the Proms in 2021). A colourful journey that will take the listener from the depths of timeless Russia to the lush shores of the Amazon.
Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion
Avi Avital, Mandolin
| Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) | |
| Praeludium and Allegro (im th Style of Gaetano Pugnani) (originally for violine and piano) | 6' |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) | |
| Sonata No. 21 in E Minor, K. 304 (originally for violine and piano) | 14' |
| Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | |
| from the Suite italienne (originally for cello and piano): | 8' |
| 1. Introduzione (Allegro moderato) | |
| 2. Serenata (Larghetto) | |
| 3. Tarantella (Vivace) | |
| Sergei Voitenko (1973) | |
| “Revelation” for Solo Accordion | 5' |
| Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) | |
| Siete canciones populares españolas [Seven Spanish Folksongs] | 12' |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) | |
| Aria (Cantilena) from the Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 (originally for soprano and cello ensemble) | 5' |
| Trad. Bulgaria / arr. Avi Avital | |
| “Bucimis” for Solo Mandolin | 5' |
| Béla Bartók (1881-1945) | |
| 6 Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (originally for piano) | 6' |
| 70' | |
| CHF 80/60/40 |