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)
