Ossip Mandelstam, a significant Russian poet of the 20th century, was exiled to Voronezh in 1935 and died in a Siberian labor camp in 1938, but his work was rediscovered in the 1960s.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Elena Firsova views composing as "immersion in self-contemplation, coming into contact with beauty, connection with the immaterial world," comparing composers to priests and gardeners.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled 'Bessonnitsa Insomnia - A Mandelstam Album', features chamber music by Elena Firsova, Sofia Gubaidulina, Edison Denisov, and Valentin Silvestrov.
Performer Biography
The KAPmodern-Ensemble, the musical heart of the KAPmodern concert series, focuses on contemporary music and modern classics, aiming to make new music accessible to all.
Composer Biography
Elena Firsova, born in Leningrad in 1950, studied at the Moscow Conservatoire and later emigrated to Britain in 1992 with her husband, composer Dmitri Smirnov.
Performer Biography
Soprano Maacha Deubner, the initiator and performer on this album, is known for her interpretations of 20th and 21st-century repertoire and has performed internationally.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elena Firsova considers Ossip Mandelstam not just a beloved poet, but a kindred spirit with whom she has maintained a personal dialogue since 1976.
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