PROGRAM DETAILS:

Mozart Sonata for piano and violin in E minor, K.304Schumann Three Fantasy Pieces, Op.73Brahms Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op.120 (originally for clarinet)Shostakovich Violin Sonata, Op.134

Skride will perform at the Sydney Opera House, alongside guest violin appearances with WASO and TSO.

INNER WORLDSBAIBA SKRIDE

GREAT PERFORMERS 2016 23 AUGUST 2016, ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL

Latvia’s angel of the violin Baiba Skride will grace the Melbourne Recital Centre in August with her intuitive renditions of Mozart, Brahms and Shostakovich.

Known for her natural affinity with the classics, Skride has been described as having the ability to ‘play everything from Mozart to Shostakovich and make it seem like it was written for her.’

“I’ve always found her performances to be full of joy and her easy, natural manner on stage indicates an artist who revels in the beauty and power of the recital platform,” said Head of Artistic Planning Marshall McGuire.

Skide’s unexpected selection for this recital exposes the dark side of the great composers with Mozart’s short sonata and it’s melancholy closing dance, Schuman’s fantasy pieces and Brahm’s irresolute Sonata. They all lead up to Shostakovich’s late violin sonata with its uncompromising qualities all played on her 1734 Stradivarius.

“The stage is where my inspiration comes from,” Skride said. In a performance “there are many things which come together – the right repertoire, congenial partners, the orchestra. There are lots of pieces which need to fit, but what matters to me most is simply giving everything you have in that very moment,” she said.

“The moment you start playing, you immediately find yourself some place else.”

Skride has played with the world’s best including the Berlin and London Philharmonic’s and is the artist in residence at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

The Hamburg based musician will bring her music to Melbourne audiences in a charming performance alongside associate artist pianist Daniel de Borah. Their performance will appeal to anyone who enjoys classical music or wants to feel consumed by the beauty and melancholy of the violin.

EVENT BOOKING DETAILS:

23 August 2016 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch HallMelbourne Recital Centre, Cnr Southbank Blvd and Sturt Sts, SouthbankDuration: 1 hour 40 mins (inc. interval)Tickets: from $50 - $115Subscription packages: start from $120Transaction and delivery fees may apply.Booking: melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333

CONTACTPia Johnson, Publicist : pia.johnson@gmail.com, 0413 450 951

Baiba Skride’s natural approach to her music-making has endeared her to some of today’s most important conductors and orchestras worldwide. She is consistently invited for her refreshing in- terpretations, her sensitivity and delight in the music. The list of prestigious orchestras with whom she has worked include the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony and NHK Symphony. Notable conductors she collaborates with include Christoph Eschenbach, Paavo and Neeme Järvi, Andris Nelsons, Sakari Oramo, Vasily Petrenko, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jukka Pekka Saraste and John Storgårds.

European highlights in 2015/16 include her return to Berlin Philharmonic with Andris Nelsons play- ing Shostakovich violin concerto No.1 and her debut with the Concertgebouw Orkest Amsterdam with Britten’s violin concerto. Skride is Artist in Residence with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with which she gives concerto and chamber music performances. She returns to Stock- holm, Oslo and Helsinki Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Roy- al Scottish National, Zurich Opera Orchestra and Hamburger Philharmoniker.

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BAIBA SKRIDEVIOLIN“Every so often a violinist comes along who also has something more important: the capacity to draw the listener in as well as to impress, with characterisations to match. This young Latvian player has all of this, and then some.” BBC Music Magazine