Music of Tribute, Vol. 8: Schnittke & His Ghosts

Featuring

Angelina Gadeliya
Alfred Schnittke
Anton Webern
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dmitri Shostakovich
Alexander Scriabin

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Performer Biography

Angelina Gadeliya has performed at Carnegie Hall and European festivals with Ensemble ACJW, an ensemble whose initials stand for Academy of Carnegie, Julliard and Weill Music Institute.

Interpretation

Angelina Gadeliya's commitment to the music of Alfred Schnittke, a composer whose music she connects with on a spiritual level, stems from meeting his wife, Irina, and his biographer, Alexander Ivashkin.

Performer Biography

Angelina Gadeliya has given many premieres of new works and has worked closely with composers such as John Adams, Thomas Ades, and Steve Reich.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Angelina Gadeliya believes Alfred Schnittke, a composer whose music she performs, to be one of the greatest musical prophets of the 20th century, whose music became the voice for Russian society.

Performer Biography

Angelina Gadeliya, the performer on this album, began her musical studies in Soviet Georgia at age 5, continuing in Ukraine before moving to the United States in 1990.

Performer Biography

Angelina Gadeliya has collaborated with major artists including Lucy Shelton, James Conlon, and James Levine, and has worked with the Mark Morris Dance Group.