Esperanza Ensemble 

 The ENSEMBLE ESPERANZA was founded in winter 2015 by the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein, as part of its endeavours to provide talented young musicians with a holistic musical education. Its members are all scholarship-holders between 15 and 28 years of age. The ensemble is led by its concert master, Chouchane Siranossian and its repertoire covers everything from Baroque to contemporary music.

 

 DMYTRO CHONI piano

 

Esperanza Ensamble:

 

Chouchane Siranossian concertmaster

 

violins:

Valentina Serena Paetsch, Charlotte Woronkow, Fabiola Tedesco, Charlotte Spruit, Amelie Cosima Wallner, Jeff Yunzhe Wu, Tetiana Lutsyk, Miyuko Wahr, Una Stanić

 

violas:

Isidora Timotijević, Dagmar Korbar

 

cellos:

Beata Jemina Antikainen, Moritz Huemer

 

double basses:

Jura Herceg, Igor Šajatović

 

 

 

 ON THE PROGRAMME:

 

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Concert for piano and orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21

Maestoso

Larghetto

Allegro vivace

 

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Komitas Vardapet (1869 – 1935): Miniatures (arr. Sergei Z. Aslamazian)

The Red Shawl

Stalk Along!

Clouds

Echmiadzin Dance

 

Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934): Serenade for strings in E minor, Op. 20

Allegro piacevole

Larghetto

Allegretto                                     

 

Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934): St Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2

Jig

Ostinato

Intermezzo

Finale – Dargason      

 

Jimi Hendrix (1942 – 1970) / Daniel Schnyder (*1961): Purple Haze (arranged for string orchestra)