European Music Gallery Festival 2020

A European Festival of physically-distanced chamber and ensemble music, performed, streamed live or recorded, involving 282 EUYO membersalumni and guests from all 27 EU Member States & the UK. 

All live streams and broadcasting links will be made available on this page on the day.  

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LIST OF PLAYERS 

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PAST EVENTS

5 AUG

18.00 CET

The European Music Gallery Festival Preview

A  Preview of the European Music Gallery Festival 2020 with musicians and composers from Denmark, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia and the UK.

 

 

5 AUG

19.30 CET

The Copenhagen Concert

featuring Danish, Latvian, Polish and Swedish EUYO members and alumni

Venue: KoncertKirken Copenhagen

Programme

Arnold Schönberg - Verklärte Nacht
Béla Bartók - Three Duos from 44 Duos for Two Violins (Necklied and Menuetto for 2 violins, Reigen for viola and cello)
Matt Browne - Great Danger, Keep Out for String Quartet
Gerard Pesson - Nebenstück for Clarinet and String Quartet
Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 (movt. I, Allegro)

 

10 AUG

20.00 CET

 

The Berlin Concert & LIVESTREAM - Part of the Young Euro Classic Festival

featuring Austrian, Belgian, British, Dutch, Cypriot, Czech, French, German, Irish, Italian, Luxembourger, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish EUYO members and alumni 

Venue: Konzerthaus Berlin

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento in D major, KV 136/125a
Nikolai Tcherepnin - Three Horn Quartets, Op. 35 (Nocturne, La ChasseUn Choral)
Unto Mononen, Veikko Ahvenainen, Usko Kemppi  – Memories from the city of Turku (arr. P. Grans)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (arr. G. Schmitt)

 

12 AUG

19:00 CET

 

The Bratislava Concert

featuring Slovak EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Klarisky Church Bratislava

Programme

Jessie Montgomery - Strum for String Quartet
Frico Kafenda - String Quartet in G
Joan Tower - Rising for Flute and String Quartet

 

12 AUG

19:30 CET

 

The Lisbon Concert

featuring Portuguese EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Palácio Nacional da Ajuda Lisbon

Programme

Andrew Rindfleisch - 4 Fanfares for 2 Trumpets, No. 2 Intense
Joly Braga Santos - String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 4 - mov. IV - Andante molto energico ed appassionato
Bogusław Furtok - 3 Pieces for 4 Basses, Part 1
Georges Barboteu - Esquisse trio for Horn, Flute and Harp
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Quintet for Flute, Harp and String Trio
Bogusław Furtok - 3 Pieces for 4 Basses, Part 3
James M. Stephenson - Day-Tudes No. 12 from “Fanfare for an Angel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K.407/386c
Joly Braga Santos - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 29 - mov. IV Largo- Allegro molto vivace

 

13 AUG

19:30 CET

 

The Budapest Concert & LIVESTREAM

featuring Hungarian EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Buda Castle - De la Motte-Beer palace Budapest

Programme

Steve Reich - Nagoya for 2 Marimbas
Friedrich Kuhlau
- Capriccio No 1. for solo Flute
Nicolas Martynciow
- Tchik for snare drum
Malcolm Arnold
- Fantasy
Gordon Jacob
- Partita for solo bassoon
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Suite in C-Major BWV 1009 (Preludium, Sarabande, Bourrée, Gigue)
Györgi Ligeti Continuum for 2 Marimbas (not included in livestream)

 

14 AUG

19:00 CET

 

The Košice Concert

featuring Slovak EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Košice House of Arts Košice

Programme

Jessie Montgomery - Strum for String Quartet
Frico Kafenda - String Quartet in G
Joan Tower - Rising for Flute and String Quartet 

 

16 AUG

14.00 CET

 

The Brussels Concert

featuring Belgian and Luxembourger EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K.407
Joey Roukens - In Transit, for Percussion and String Quartet
Eugene Goossens - Concertino for String Octet Op. 47

 

16 AUG

18.00 CET

 

The Tallinn Concert

featuring Estonian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Spanish EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Kadriorg Palace Tallinn

Programme

André Jolivet - Chant de Linos for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Harp
Erkki-Sven Tüür - Symbiosis for Violin and Double Bass
Faustas Latėnas - String Quartet No. 2 "In Loving Memory"
Pēteris Vasks – Wind Quintet No. 1 “Music for Fleeting Birds
Maurice Ravel - Introduction and Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet

 

16 AUG

17.00 CET
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19.00 CET

 

 

The Amsterdam Concert - Part of the BGL Zomer Sessies!

featuring British, Dutch, Irish, Latvian, Luxembourger, Polish, Portuguese and Slovenian EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam 

Programme

Claude Debussy – Syrinx, L. 129 for Solo Flute
Andy AkihoPillar IV for Percussion Quartet
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, Op. 3 no. 10, RV 580
Richard Strauss – Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No.1 (arr. M. V. Prooijen)

 

16 AUG

20.03 CET

 

RADIO BROADCAST: The Berlin Concert - Part of the Young Euro Classic Festival

featuring Austrian, Belgian, British, Dutch, Cypriot, Czech, French, German, Irish, Italian, Luxembourger, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish EUYO members and alumni 

On Deutschlandfunk Kultur as part of "Konzerte zum Nachhören"

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento in D major, KV 136/125a
Nikolai Tcherepnin - Three Horn Quartets, Op. 35 (Nocturne, La ChasseUn Choral)
Unto Mononen, Veikko Ahvenainen, Usko Kemppi  – Memories from the city of Turku (arr. P. Grans)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (arr. G. Schmitt)

Recorded on 10 August at Konzerthaus Berlin

 

17 AUG

20.30 CET

 

The Málaga Concert

featuring Spanish EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Teatro Cervantes Málaga

Pablo Heras-Casado Conductor

Programme

Henry Purcell - Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860
Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Igor Stravinsky - Suites Nos. 1 and 2 for small orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 

18 AUG

20.30 CET

 

 The Bolzano Concert - Part of the Bolzano Festival Bozen

featuring Italian and Maltese EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Stadttheater / Teatro Comunale Bolzano

Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Beatrice Rana piano

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

BROADCAST LIVE ON RAI RADIO SÜDTIROL.

 

19 AUG

21.00 CET

 

 

BROADCAST: The Amsterdam Concert - Part of the BGL Zomer Sessies!

featuring British, Dutch, Irish, Latvian, Luxembourger, Polish, Portuguese and Slovenian EUYO members and alumni

Programme

Claude Debussy – Syrinx, L. 129 for Solo Flute
Andy AkihoPillar IV for Percussion Quartet
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, Op. 3 no. 10, RV 580
Richard Strauss – Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No.1 (arr. M. V. Prooijen)

Recorded on 16 August at Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam

 

20 AUG

20.00 CET

 

 

The Stresa Concert - Part of the Stresa Festival

featuring Italian and Maltese EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Centro Congressi Stresa

Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Beatrice Rana piano

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

 

20 AUG
20.00 CET

 

 The Ljubljana Concert

featuring Slovenian EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Viteška Dvorana Ljubljana

Programme

Giovanni Gabrieli - Canzon per Sonar Septimi Toni à 8, Ch 172; Canzon per Sonar Primi Toni à 8, Ch 170; Canzon in Echo Ducodecimi Toni à 10, Ch 180 (arr. P Harrison)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat major, K. 292/196c
Georg Friedrich Händel/Johan Halvorsen - Passacaglia In G Minor for Violin and Viola (arr. for two saxophones by Antonio Felipe Belijar)
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6, for Flute and Bassoon
Andrew Rindfleisch - 4 Fanfares for 2 Trumpets
Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56, mov. I Andante cantabile and II Allegro
Malcolm Arnold - Quintet for Flute, Violin, Viola, Horn and Bassoon

 

21 AUG

18.00 CET

 

 

RECORDING: The Verona Concert

featuring Sofia Perolo and Francesco Orecchio

Programme

Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche
Paul Hindemith - Saxophone Sonata
Jacob Ter Veldhuis - Billie

Recorded at Sala Maffeiana di Verona 

 

 

   

21 AUG

21.15 CET

 

The Ferrara Concert - Part of Ferrara Musica

featuring Italian and Maltese EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Teatro Claudio Abbado Ferrara

Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Beatrice Rana piano

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

 

21 AUG

19.00 CET

 

BROADCAST: The London Concert

featuring British, French, Irish and Spanish EUYO members and alumni

Programme

Igor Stravinsky – Dumbarton Oaks, Concerto in Eb (not available as recording)
Ludwig van Beethoven
– Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’ (movt. I, arr. Natalia Ensemble)
Maurice Ravel
- Introduction and Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet
Gustav Holst
– Jupiter, from The Planets, Op. 32 (arr. K. LaMoure)
Valerie Coleman
 - Umoja
Jim Parker
- A Londoner in New York (Echoes of Harlem, Central Park, Radio City) (not available as recording) 

Recorded on 11 August at Cadogan Hall London 

 

22 AUG

15.00 CET

 

 

The Helsinki Concert

featuring Finnish, German and English EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Sibelius Academy Helsinki

Programme

Einojuhani Rautavaara - String Quartet No. 1
Erwin Schulhoff - Concertino for Flute, Viola & Double Bass
Antonín Dvořák - String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77, movements 3 and 1
Roland Szentpáli - Pearls III (arr. for Flute, Tuba and Strings)

 

22 AUG

19.30 CET

 

The Dublin Concert

featuring Irish and British EUYO alumni

Venue: Museum of Literature Ireland Dublin

Programme

Benjamin Britten – Fanfare for St Edmundsbury
Charles Villiers Stanford – Fantasy for Horn Quintet in A minor
Natasa Paulberg – Domu for Brass Quintet
Igor Stravinsky – Three Pieces for String Quartet
Michael Kamen – Brass Quintet
Arnold Bax – Quintet for Oboe and Strings

 

23 AUG

18:00 CET

 

 

The Katowice Concert

featuring Polish EUYO members and alumni

Venue: NOSPR Chamber Hall Katowice

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat major, K. 292/196c
Matthias Pintscher - Shining Forth, for Solo Trumpet
Webern - Langsamer Satz for String Quartet
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński
- String Quintet No.1 in F Major, Op. 20

 

 

   

23 AUG

20:00 CET

 

 LIVE STREAM: The Zagreb Concert

featuring Croatian EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Croatian Musical Institute Zagreb 

Programme

Franz Schubert - String Trio in B-flat major, D 471
Ernö Dohnányi - Serenade in C major, Op. 10, for string trio
Krzysztof Penderecki - String Trio

 

29 AUG

21.00 CET

 

 

The Agen Concert & LIVESTREAM

featuring Belgian, Dutch and French EUYO alumni

Venue: Théâtre Ducourneau d’Agen

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (movt. II, Adagio)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K. 285 (movt. III, Rondo)
Antonín Reicha -
Variations for Bassoon and Strings
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -
String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70
Samuel Barber -
Adagio for Strings (not included in livestream) 
Astor Piazzolla –
Libertango

 

5 SEPT
18.00 EEST
19.00 CET
 

 

The Bucharest Concert

featuring Greek and Romanian EUYO members and alumni

Venue: The Museum of Art Collections Bucharest

Programme

Béla Bartók - Romanian Dances 
Little Cypriot Suite
Nikos Skalkottas - 5 Greek Dances for String Quartet 
A. Vladignerov (arr. A. Serafimova) - Dilmano Dilbero (Variations on a Bulgarian folk song)
Dmitri Shostakovich - Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11

 

16 DEC
20.00
CET 

 

BROADCAST: The Ferrara Concert - Part of Ferrara Musica

featuring Italian and Maltese EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Teatro Claudio Abbado Ferrara

Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Beatrice Rana piano

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

 

18
FEB
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Brussels Concert

featuring Belgian and Luxembourger EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K.407
Joey Roukens - In Transit, for Percussion and String Quartet
Eugene Goossens - Concertino for String Octet Op. 47

 

25
FEB
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Grafenegg Concert

featuring Austrian, Czech, Danish, Irish, Hungarian, Latvian and UK EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Grafenegg, Austria

Richard Strauss String Sextet from Capriccio
Konstantía Gourzí P-ILION neun fragmente einer ewigkeit, String Quartet No. 2, Op. 33/2
George Enescu Octet for Strings in C major, Op. 7

Recorded on 8 August 2020.

 

4
MAR
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Tallinn Concert

featuring Estonian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Spanish EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Kadriorg Palace Tallinn

Programme

André Jolivet - Chant de Linos for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Harp
Erkki-Sven Tüür - Symbiosis for Violin and Double Bass
Faustas Latėnas - String Quartet No. 2 "In Loving Memory"
Pēteris Vasks – Wind Quintet No. 1 “Music for Fleeting Birds
Maurice Ravel - Introduction and Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet

Recorded on 16 August 2020.

 

11
MAR
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Helsinki Concert

featuring Finnish, German and English EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Sibelius Academy Helsinki

Programme

Einojuhani Rautavaara - String Quartet No. 1
Erwin Schulhoff - Concertino for Flute, Viola & Double Bass
Antonín Dvořák - String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77, movements 3 and 1
Roland Szentpáli - Pearls III (arr. for Flute, Tuba and Strings)

Recorded on 22 August 2020

 

18 MAR
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Katowice Concert

featuring Polish EUYO members and alumni

Venue: NOSPR Chamber Hall Katowice

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat major, K. 292/196c
Matthias Pintscher - Shining Forth, for Solo Trumpet
Webern - Langsamer Satz for String Quartet
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński
- String Quintet No.1 in F Major, Op. 20

Recorded on 23 August 2020

 

8
APR
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Bratislava Concert

featuring Slovak EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Klarisky Church Bratislava

Programme

Jessie Montgomery Strum for String Quartet
Frico Kafenda String Quartet in G
Joan Tower Rising for Flute and String Quartet
Jessie Montgomery Voodoo Dolls for String Quartet

Recorded on 12 August 2020

 

15
APR
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Verona Concert

featuring Sofia Perolo and Francesco Orecchio

Programme

Paul Hindemith Sonata for Alto Saxophone 
Jacob Ter Veldhuis Billie

Recorded at Sala Maffeiana di Verona 

 

22 APR
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Copenhagen Concert

featuring Danish, Latvian, Polish and Swedish EUYO members and alumni

Venue: KoncertKirken Copenhagen

Programme

Arnold Schönberg Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra
Béla Bartók Three Duos from 44 Duos for Two ViolinsNecklied and Menuetto; Reigen for Viola and Cello
Matt Browne Great Danger, Keep Out for String Quartet
Gerard Pesson Nebenstück for Clarinet and String Quartet
Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115, movt. I, Allegro

Recorded on 5 August 2020

 

29
APR
20.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Ljubljana Concert

featuring Slovenian EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Viteška Dvorana Ljubljana

Programme

Andrew Rindfleisch Four Fanfares for Two Trumpets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata for Two Bass Instruments in B-flat major, K. 292/196c
Georg Friedrich Händel/Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia In G minor for Violin and Viola (arr. for Two Saxophones by A. F. Belijar)
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for Flute and Bassoon
Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56, movts. I & II, Andante cantabile; Allegro
Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon per Sonar Septimi Toni à 8, Ch 172; Canzon per Sonar Primi Toni à 8, Ch 170; Canzon in Echo Ducodecimi Toni à 10, Ch 180 (arr. P. Harrison)

Recorded on 20 August 2020

 

20 MAY
20.00 CET

BROADCAST: The Lisbon Concert

featuring Portuguese EUYO members and alumni

Venue: Palácio Nacional da Ajuda Lisbon

Programme

Andrew Rindfleisch Four Fanfares for Two Trumpets, No. 2 Intense
Joly Braga Santos String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 4, movt. IV. Andante molto energico ed appassionato
Bogusław Furtok Three Pieces for Four Basses, Parts 1 & 3
James M. Stephenson Day-TUDES plus 1: #1 – “Goin’ for Gold”: based on Day-TUDE #12 (Day-TUDES Vol. 1), also later becoming “Fanfare for an Angel”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K.407/386c
Joly Braga Santos String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 29, movt. IV. Largo – Allegro molto vivace

 

10
JUNE
19.00
CET

BROADCAST: The Bucharest Concert

featuring Greek and Romanian EUYO members and alumni

Venue: The Museum of Art Collections Bucharest

Programme

Béla BartókRomanian Folk Dances (arr. A. Willner)
trad. Little Cypriot Suite (arr. Fusionia Quartet)
Nikos Skalkottas Five Greek Dances for String Quartet
Alexander Vladignerov Dilmano, Dilbero (arr. A. Serafimova)
Dmitri Shostakovich Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11