Māris Kupčs, the conductor, is a versatile musician who can direct Baroque operas from the harpsichord, conduct large-scale symphonic works, and play chamber music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fridrich Bruk's Symphony No. 22, 'In the Ocean,' is a symphonic warning about environmental damage, focusing on what ought not to be in the sea.
Performer Biography
The Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1989, became a symbol of Lithuania's re-established independence and introduced many works new to Vilnius audiences.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fridrich Bruk's Symphony No. 23, 'In the Ingrian Mode,' celebrates and records the fragile identities of minority peoples like the Ingrians, whose language is critically endangered.
Composer Biography
Fridrich Bruk, the composer, began a symphonic journey at age 61 and has since written a symphony almost every year, reaching his 23rd in 2021.
Compositional Technique
Symphony No. 23, 'In the Ingrian Mode,' uses themes from a collection of Ingrian folksongs, allowing for a free interplay of variation rather than strict 'settings'.
Composer Biography
Fridrich Bruk's personal experiences, including his Jewish grandparents being deported from Latvia and his mother perishing in 1943, are reflected in his music.
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