In cooperation with the Narva City Symphony Orchestra
Conductors Anatoli Ščura and Andres Mustonen
Soloist Irina Zakharenkova (piano)
Composer Eitan Steinberg and conductor Andres Mustonen have a long-term collaboration: over the years, Steinberg's works have been performed both within the Mustonenfest and outside of it, for example "Sod Hakavana" for six choirs and percussion instruments (2018 in Israel, 2019 in Estonia), "A Splinter of Infinity" (2022), "Created" and "Prayer" (2024). This time, "Evolving" ("Arenemine" 2023) will be premiered. The composer characterizes the piece written for string orchestra as follows: "Evolving" is the development of sound through time and space. Through time - through almost static musical phrases that come to life during movement. Through space—in this case, the space of the sound spectrum—by gradually increasing the sound range. Such a static atmosphere aims to provide thoughtful moments; this work is a deepened and quiet, emotionless contemplation."
Eitan Steinberg (b.1955) has received the ACUM Lifetime Achievement Award (2014), the Landau Award (2010) and the Israeli Prime Minister's Composition Award (2007, 2018). His works are frequently performed in his native Israel, as well as in Europe and the United States. As a professor in the music department at the University of Haifa, he taught Jewish and Arab students together, which was a great source of hope and inspiration for him. Steinberg is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Haifa.
The concert will also feature Agnus Dei (version for strings) by Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 – 2020), Stille Musik by Valentõn Sõlvestrov (b. 1937), and Fugue ASCH (dedicated to Alfred Schnittke) by Anatoli Štšura (b. 1960).
The concert ends with Frederic Chopin's (1810 – 1849) Piano Concerto no. 1, soloist Irina Zakharenkova