The EUYO's 2017 Summer Tour Spirit of the North commenced with an 18 day residency in Grafenegg, the Orchestra's Summer Home & Principal Venue Partner. The Orchestra then performed in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as part of Spirit of the North tour, focusing on and celebrating music from the Baltic and Nordic countries of Europe before travelling to Bolzano for the EUYO's annual summer residency.
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Christian Lindberg, Trombone
European Union Youth Orchestra
25 July - 22 August, 2017
Grafenegg, Austria
Grafenegg Festival Box Office
Grafenegg Festival, Schloss Grafenegg
European Music Campus 'Spirit of the North' at Grafenegg 25 July - 12 August
Open Rehearsals, MusicLabs, Formal and Informal Concerts
European Music Campus performances:
Music Lab 1: Friday 28 July, 19:00 – 21:00 Free Event
Reitschule
Line up your CareerPath
Attendees will be able to choose between music labs on Digital Skills for musicians, The Musician Entrepreneur, and Music for Social Change options. With William Norris and business and social change experts.
Open Rehearsal, Saturday 29 July, 11:40–13:00 Free Event
Auditorium Concert Hall
Peter Stark, Conductor
Rehearsal open to members of the public as the EUYO prepares repertoire for its 2017 Summer Tour.
Music Lab 2: Thursday 3 and Friday 4 August
Reitschule
Make Yourself Presentable
A practical workshop taking place over two days to help musicians communicate and present their ideas with confidence and impact. With Pat O’Toole, Trainer, Facilitator and Coach.
Schloss Grafenegg Music Gallery Saturday 5 August 13.00-16:30 Free Event
Trail 1. Spirit of the North - Music from Estonia, Finland and Latvia
Arvo Pärt - Fratres: version for 'cello and harp
Kaija Saariaho - Terrestre, flute, percussion, harp, violin and 'cello
Arturs Maskats - Midnight in Riga
Trail 2. The Art of Dance - Dance music from Vienna going East
Franz Schubert - 16 German Dances D.783
Joseph Lanner - Dances: Bruder Galoppe, Hans Jorgel-Polka & Steyrische Tanze Op. 165
Bela Bartok - Romanian folk dances for strings
Trail 3. Fanny, Ethyl and Helen - 19th, 20th and 21st century women composers
Fanny Mendelssohn - Piano Trio Op 11, first movement: Allegro Molto Vivace
Dame Ethyl Smyth - String quartet in E minor, third movement: Andante
Helen Grime - To See the Sky - violin and viola
Trail 4. The Big Solo in D Minor - 5 violinists, 3 rooms, 1 masterpiece for solo violin
J. S. Bach - Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, Allemanda, Courante
J. S. Bach - Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, Sarabanda, Gigue
J. S. Bach - Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, Chaconne
Vienna MuseumsQuartier Chamber Music Close-Up, Sunday 6 August, 16:00 - 17:00 Free to Gallery Ticket Holders
Close up chamber music in selected rooms of the Leopold Museum, mumok & Kunsthalle Wien. Ask museum staff on the day for the selected gallery spaces.
Vienna MuseumsQuartier Close Up Concert Sunday 6 August Free Event
An informal concert giving audience members the opportunity to experience a symphony orchestra close up, with seats around and also inside the Orchestra
Peter Stark, Conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36
Close Up performance August 2016, Vienna Museumsquartier
Music Lab 3: Tuesday 8 August, 20:00–22:00 Free Event
Reitschule, Grafenegg
Sibelius and the Spirit of the North
Exploring the music of the Nordic countries with Stephen Johnson, Vasily Petrenko and some of the EUYO’s Nordic players.
Grafenegg Schlosshof Prelude Concert Saturday 12 August 17.30 Free Event to evening concert ticket holders
Peter Stark, Conductor
Kaija Saariaho - Terrestre
(EUYO Chamber Ensemble)
Jean Sibelius - String Quartet Op. 56 Voces Intimae
(North Sea Ensemble)
Pre Concert talk – Gustav Danzinger, Saturday 12 August, 19:00
Reitschule
Grafenegg Wolkenturm Concert Saturday 12 August 20.00 Ticketed event
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Nielsen - Masquerade
Arvo Pärt - Fratres for violin, strings & percussion
Hugo Alfvén - Dance of the Shepherd Girl Op37a No.4 & Festmusik op. 25
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op.39
Grafenegg Reitschule Late Night Session Saturday 12 August 22.30 Free Event to evening concert ticket holders
Informal music and conversation with the players of the EUYO and guests
Pärnu, Estonia
Pärnu Kontserdimaja Box Office
Pärnu Kontserdimaja, Pärnu Festival Monday 14 August 20:00 Ticketed Event
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Emily Davis, Violin
Christian Lindberg, Trombone
Carl Nielsen - Overture Masquerade
Arvo Pärt - Fratres for violin, strings & percussion
Christian Lindberg - Trombone concerto Golden Eagle
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op.39
Liepāja, Latvia
Liepāja Great Amber Concert Hall Box Office
Liepāja Great Amber Concert Hall, Tuesday 15 August 19:00 Ticketed Event
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Carl Nielsen - Overture Masquerade
Arvo Pärt - Fratres for violin, strings & percussion
Pēteris Vasks - Vientuļais Eņģelis (Lonely Angel) Meditation for solo violin and string orchestra
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op.39
Kaunas, Lithuania
Kaunas Philharmonic Hall Box Office
Kaunas Philharmonic Hall, Pažaislis Music Festival, Wednesday 16 August 18:00 Ticketed Event
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Christian Lindberg, Trombone
Carl Nielsen - Overture Masquerade
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis - Miske In the Forest
Christian Lindberg - Trombone Concerto Golden Eagle
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op.39
Bolzano, Italy
Bolzano Festival Bozen Online Box Office
Bolzano Teatro Comunale Stadttheater, Bolzano Festival Bozen 18 August at 20.30 Ticketed Event
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Baiba Skride, Violin
Carl Nielsen - Overture Masquerade
Arvo Pärt - Fratres for solo violin, strings & percussion
Pēteris Vasks - Vientuļais Eņģelis (Lonely Angel) Meditation for solo violin and string orchestra
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op.39
Bolzano Teatro Comunale Stadttheater, Bolzano Festival Bozen 20 August at 20.30 Ticketed Event
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Christian Lindberg, Trombone
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis - Miske 'In the Forest'
Christian Lindberg - Trombone concerto Golden Eagle
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36
Spazio Klassik, Piazza Montessori, 21 August at 10.30 Free Event
Details to be advertised via the Orchestra's social media channels
Spazio Klassik, Piazza Matteotti, 21 August at 17:00 Free Event
Details to be advertised via the Orchestra's social media channels
ParkHotel Laurin, Concert 21 August at 21.00 Free Event
I contastorie musicali dell´EUYO
Die musikalischen Geschichtenerzähler des EUYO
1. Overture
Giuseppe Verdi – Overture to Nabucco arr. brass ensemble
2. The Ladies Room
Music by women composers across 3 centuries:
Fanny Mendelssohn – String quartet in E♭ major (1834) movement 1
Dame Ethyl Smyth - String quartet in E minor, third movement: Andante (1902)
Helen Grime - To See the Sky - violin and viola (2009)
3. Bach: Pure and Simple
J. S. Bach - Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 for solo violin, performed by 5 violinists
Allemanda
Courante
Sarabanda
Gigue
Chaconne
4. From the Baltics to the Balkans to the Black Sea
The diversity of Europe – played by a diverse Europe
Arvo Pärt - Fratres: version for cello and harp
Mateja Marinkovic – Jovano Jovanke
Béla Bartók - Romanian folk dances for strings
5. Finale
Elgar Howarth - Carnival in Venice for brass ensemble
Spazio Klassik, Piazza Walther, 22 August at 11:00 Free Event
Details to be advertised via the Orchestra's social media channels
Bolzano Festival Bozen Close Up Concert, Piazza Walther, 22 August at 18:00 Free Event
An informal concert giving audience members the opportunity to experience a symphony orchestra close up, with seats around and also inside the Orchestra
Chloe van Soeterstede, Conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36
Spirit of the North, with repertoire from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and also Russia, featuring musicians from all 28 EU member states.
