Press Conference

about 12th Slowind Festival 2010 of Contemporary Music - which will be held in the Slovenian Philharmonic, in the collaboration with two very well-known ensembles Altera Veritas (Latvia) and Aleph (France).

Cordialy Invited!

more about Festival Slowind at www.slowind.eu

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Aleksandar Marković
Tasmin Little violin

M. Lipovšek: Rhapsody on Slovene Folk Motifs for violin and orchestra
J. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
A. Skrjabin: Symphony No. 3, Op. 43, "The Divine Poem"

KOS DSS Chamber Orchestra
conductor Marko Hribernik

B. Jež Brezavšček: Chain for string orchestra
V. Žuraj: Net Cord for string ensemble
N. Firšt: POOLS for string orchestra
K. Ager: Lamento for strings

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Emmanuel Villaume
Andrew von Oeyen piano

M. Lipovšek: Seven Miniatures for Strings
B. Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

at 19.15 - Pre-concert talk with composer Bojana Šaljić Podešva (Slavko Osterc Hall)
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Slowind Wind Quintet
Altera Veritas (Riga)
Ensemble Aleph (Paris)

Programme:
Pablo Galaz Salamanca (Chile): El ruido de la memoria (2009) for bass clarinet, violin, cello, trumpet, piano and percussion
Andris Dzenītis (Latvia): Nāves dēsts. Dzīves dēsts (Der Todeskeim. Der Lebenskeim) (2000) for flute and 2 kokles
Bojana Šaljić Podešva (Slovenia): Prepih (2010) for wind quintet and electronics (World premiere, Commision of Slowind Wind Quintet for the 12th Festival Slowind 2010 and LIEU)
Bernard Cavanna (France): Fauve (1994) for violin solo
Aurel Stroë (Romunia/France): Quintandre (Hommage à Varèse) (1982) for wind quintet
Nikolay Khrust (Russia): Prometheus. Sliding time (2009) for voice, clarinet, violin, cello, didgeridoo, piano and percussion

at 19.15 - Pre-concert talk with composer Niels Rosing-Schow (Slavko Osterc Hall)
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Slowind Wind Quintet
Altera Veritas (Riga)
Ensemble Aleph (Paris)

Programme:
Analia Beatriz Llugdar (Argentina/ZDA): Kre pouc te for soprano, clarinet, violin, cello, trumpet, piano and percussion
Ēriks Ešenvalds (Latvia): Cryptic (2002) for flute, accordion and 2 kokles
Nicolas Tzortzis (Greece/France): Amenable (2009) for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion
Marco Stroppa (Italy/France): Ossia, seven strophes for a literary drone (2005) for violin, cello and piano
Niels Rosing-Schow (Denmark): Alliage III (2010) for violin, cello, accordion and 2 kokles (World premiere, Commision of the Ensemble Aleph for the 12th Festival Slowind 2010 and LIEU)

at 18.00 pre-concert talk
All music lovers are cordially invited to participate at pre-concert talks about the programme, composers and performers - one hour before the performance in the Slavko Osterc Hall of the Slovenian Philharmonic.

Slovenian Chamber Choir
conductor Steffen Schreyer

S. Rahmaninov: Vespers (Vsenočneje bdenje), Op. 37
B. Britten: A. M. D. G. - Ad majorem Dei gloriam

at 19.15 - Pre-concert talk with composer Neville Hall (Slavko Osterc Hall)
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Slowind Wind Quintet

Programme:
Neville Hall (New Zealand/Slovenia):
- eye-glitter out of black air 1 (2010) for wind quintet (World premiere, Commision of Slowind Wind Quintet for the 12th Festival Slowind 2010 and LIEU)
- and, out of nothing, a breathing, hot breath on my ankles (2000) for flute solo
- beasts like shadows in glass (2003) for horn solo
- now ivory silence (2007) for clarinet solo (World premiere)
- a furred tail upon nothingness (2008) for oboe solo (World premiere)
- lifeless air become sinewed (2009) for bassoon solo (World premiere)
- eye-glitter out of black air 2 (2010) for wind quintet (World premiere, Commision of Slowind Wind Quintet for the 12th Festival Slowind 2010 and LIEU)

at 19.15 - Pre-concert talk with composers Gérard Buquet, Jean-Charles François and Alfred Huber (Slavko Osterc Hall)
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Slowind Wind Quintet
Altera Veritas (Riga)
Ensemble Aleph (Paris)
Andrea Rucli piano
Oskar Laznik saxophone
conductor Simon Krečič

Programme:
Vittorio Montalti (Italy): Nu descendant un escalier (2008) for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion
Mari Kamimoto (Japan) Parfum de la nuit (2009) for voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, cello, accordion and percussion
Gundega Šmite (Latvia): Skatoties... Sapnojot.. (2003) for flute, accordion and 2 kokles
Gérard Buquet (France): L'enclume des forces (2010) for bass clarinet and wind quintet (World premiere, Commision of the Ensemble Aleph for the 12th Festival Slowind 2010 and LIEU)
Jean-Charles François (France): Slam de la Mund Alienation for soprano and percussion
Alfred Huber (Germany): Sextet (2010) for piano and wind quintet (first performance)
Nina Šenk (Slovenia): ...glitzert, flimmert, vergeht... (2010) for soprano and large ensemble (World premiere, Commision of Slowind Wind Quintet for the 12th Festival Slowind 2010 and LIEU)