Olari Elts and Theodor Sink

Programme

The series is sponsored by Liviko

Olivier Messiaen
Les Offrandes Oubliées

Henri Dutilleux
Cello concerto Tout un monde lointain…

Kaija Saariaho
Vista

Maurice Ravel
Choreographic poem La Valse

Description

In November, Theodor Sink, the principal cello of ERSO, will take the stage as the soloist for the orchestra. As a multifaceted interpreter, Sink is a soloist, a chamber musician, and an orchestra member. He started to work at ERSO in 2017, and since then, he has soloed regularly with the orchestra. This time, Olari Elts will conduct Henri Dutilleux’s Cello Concerto. The five parts of the piece are inspired by the poetry of Charles Baudelaire. The composition is considered one of the finest examples of its genre created in the twentieth century.

The programme of the concert also includes Les Offrandes Oubliées, created by one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century, Oliver Messiaen, when he was still young. The orchestral piece Vista by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (who sadly passed away last year) is going to be performed for the first time in Estonia. The concert also includes a beloved orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel – the choreographic poem La Valse. This is a twentieth-century tribute to the Viennese waltz, a sore memory of its glory days.

Performers

THEODOR SINK cello
ERSO
Conductor OLARI ELTS