Spring Part – Admission FREE for all concerts
Sunday 10th of March at 16.00 – Academy of Music – University of Ljubljana, Julio Betetto Hall Sunday 17th of March at 11.00 – Music Manor at the Mill -Ješenca
AMAEL TRIO (Slovenia)
Volodja Balžalorsky, violin
Damir Hamidullin, cello
Zoltan Peter, piano
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (1900–1973), Maestoso Lugubre
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), Trio in G minor, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), Trio No. 7 in B Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”
The concerts pay tribute to the 200th anniversary of Bedřich Smetana’s birth
Monday 10th of June at 19.00 Academy of Music – University of Ljubljana, Julio Betetto Hall
Magdalena Tokarz, violin (Poland) – Beata Barcza, piano (Hungary)
Final concert of the Master’s Degree at the String Faculty of the Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana
Mentor: Volodja Balžalorsky – Full Professor
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):VIOLIN SONATA No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994):SUBITO FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Mikołaj Górecki (1971):CONCERTO NOTTURNO, Op.13
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): VIOLIN SONATA, FP 119
Thursday 13th of June at 19.30 Academy of Music – University of Ljubljana, Julio Betetto Hall
Jelena Pejić, violin (Serbia) – Sae Lee, piano (Japan)
Final concert of the Master’s Degree at the String Faculty of the Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana
Program:
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Concerto for violin and orchestra op. 77
Allegro non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata for piano and violin No. 10 in G Major, op. 96
Eugene Ysaye (1858–1931)
Sonata for violio solo in D-minor, „Balade“, op. 27, št. 3
Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Sonata for violin and piani in E-flat Major, op. 18
Mentor: Vasilij Meljnikov – Full Professor
Festival Spectrum 2024 – Summer Part Admission FREE for all concerts
Tuesday 25th of June Kulturni center Laško Monday 1st of July MESTNI MUZEJ (CITY MUSEUM) – LJUBLJANA
AMAEL TRIO (Slovenia)
Volodja Balžalorsky, violin
Damir Hamidullin, cello
Zoltan Peter, piano
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (1900–1973), Maestoso Lugubre
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), Trio in G minor, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), Trio No. 7 in B Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”
The concert pays tribute to the 200th anniversary of Bedřich Smetana’s birth and honors the memory of brothers Primož and Tomaž Lorenz. Both have significantly influenced our institution and the violinists of the Amael Trio and programme director of the Spectrum festival, Volodja Balžalorsky. Volodja honed his chamber music skills under Tomaž’s guidance and later became a professional colleague of Primož at the Ljubljana Academy of Music.
Wednesday 03. July at 20.30
MESTNI MUZEJ (CITY MUSEUM) – LJUBLJANA
AIMAN MUSSAKHAJAYEVA & BEATA ILLONA BARCZA (Kazakhstan, Hungary/Slovenia)
Aiman Mussakhajayeva, violin
Beata Illona Barcza, piano
Programme:
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45
Sergej Prokofjev (1891–1953), Violin sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), Tzigane
Monday 08. July at 20.30
MESTNI MUZEJ (CITY MUSEUM) – LJUBLJANA
ARON STRING QUARTET (Austria)
Ludwig Müller, violin
Barna Kobori, violin
Georg Hamann, viola
Christophe Pantillon, violoncello
guest: Yui Futaedo, soprano
Programme:
Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951), String Quartet No. 2, Op.10
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor “From my Life”
The programme is entirely dedicated to Schönberg’s 150th and Smetana’s 200th anniversary.
Tuesday 08. October at 19.30
BETETTOVA HALL at Music Academy of Ljubljana University, Kongresni trg 1 Ljubljana
Matosinhos String Quartet (Portugal)
The renowned Portuguese chamber ensemble “Matosinhos String Quartet” – recipient of the prestigious ECHO Rising Star Award (2024-15), will be in Ljubljana for the first time at the last concert of the 24th edition of the Spectrum Festival.
Program:
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor op.m 110 Largo – Allegro Molto – Allegretto – Largo – Largo
Felix Mendelssohn: String quartet No. 2 in A minor op. 13
Adagio – Allegro vivace – Adagio non lento – Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto – Presto – Adagaio non lento
Telmo Marquês
Eurico Carrapatoso
Fernando Lapa
Acclaimed as a singular case of excellence (Diana Ferreira, Público, 2010), the Matosinhos String Quartet (QCM) was created by the Matosinhos City Council through a public competition. Since 2008, it has been a resident of this city, where it performs a regular season of concerts. The QCM was chosen as one of the ECHO Rising Stars (2014/2015), nominated by the “Casa da Música” (Porto) and the Gulbenkian Foundation, performing a tour of 16 concerts in some of the most important European concert halls, such as the Barbican in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Philharmonies of Hamburg and Cologne, and the Konzerthaus in Dortmund. They also regularly perform in Portugal’s major concert halls, such as “Casa da Música”, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and the “Centro Cultural de Belém”, and collaborate with some of Portugal’s most distinguished musicians, including Pedro Burmester, António Rosado, Miguel Borges Coelho, António Saiote, Paulo Gaio Lima, and Pedro Carneiro. The QCM and its members have been recognized with awards in the most important national music competitions, such as the RDP Young Musicians Award and the International Chamber Music Competition “Cidade de Alcobaça”. All members studied at the National Superior Academy of Orchestra and furthered their art in various prestigious schools, including the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia (Madrid), Northwestern University (Chicago), and the Conservatoire de Sion (Switzerland) The QCM also received specialized training at the International Chamber Music Institute in Madrid, where they studied with Rainer Schmidt (violinist of the Hagen Quartet) and worked in masterclasses with members of major string quartets, such as Alban Berg, Lasalle, Emerson, Melos, Vermeer, Kopelman, and Talich. More recently, the QCM released the CD “Raízes,” an album that celebrates the Portuguese heritage through unique and original compositions for a string quartet, edited by NAXOS. Inspired by the tradition of our country, four renowned composers, Eurico Carrapatoso, Telmo Marques, Sérgio Azevedo, and Fernando Lapa, transport us to the world of traditional music, from Miranda to our islands, through new sounds in the light of contemporary musical writing.