Mikhail F.Gnesin Concerts

[Sofie van Lier <sovali...>]

For anyone who lives in the vicinity and might be interested:

in the Netherlands five concerts will feature the music of composer Mikhail 
Fabianovich Gnesin (1883-1957), who was one of the founders of the Petersburg 
'Society for  Jewish Folk Music' in 1908. The Society aimed to create Jewish 
classical  music. Their adaptations of Jewish folk melodies were popular until 
they  were blacklisted after Stalin's takeover. This program gives a 
comprehensive picture of a great composer who was once an important figure in 
Russian  music en has wrongly been forgotten. "The music of Gnesin will be one 
of the  discoveries of the 21st century." (A. Yusfin)

Songs and chamber music will be performed with added improvisations on themes 
by Gnesin by an international group of renowned musicians: Sovali, soprano; 
Anat Fort, piano; Perry Robinson, clarinet; Grigory Sedukh, violin; Alexander  
Oratovski, violoncello; Roberto Haliffi, percussion.

Concerts:

27 October 2 PM - Museum "De Buitenplaats", Eelde (near Groningen)
31 October 9 PM  - Music Centre, 's Hertogenbosh
7 November 8:30 PM -  Ysbreker, Amsterdam
10 November 3 PM - Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam
15  November 8:15 PM - Het Oude Slot, Heemstede

Concerts will also be held in Geneva and London:

3 November 5 PM - Conservatory Hall, Geneva -  organized by Les Amis de la 
Musique Juive
13 November 7:30 PM - St. Giles, Cripplegate, London - organized by The Jewish 
Music Institute

Information:

Jewish Music Projects Foundation
c/o Sofie van Lier
jmp (at) tiscalimail(dot)nl

Association Amis de la Musique Juive
amj (at) club-association(dot)ch
www.club-association.ch/amj

The Jewish Music Institute
jewishmusic (at) jmi(dot)org(dot)uk
www.jmi.org.uk