International MERIDIAN Festival – organized by the Romanian Section of ISCM – 12th edition
November 14-20 2016 – Bucharest
PROGRAM
(DETAILED VERSION HERE – IN ROMANIAN)
MONDAY 14.11
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
5 p.m.
LYRICAL INTERFERENCES
Bianca Luigia Manoleanu – voice and Remus Manoleanu – piano
Works by: Alexander Muno (Germany); Horst Lohse (Germany); Wolfgang Rihm (Germany); Christopher Scinto (USA); Jack Fortner (USA); Daniela Cojocaru; Cornel Țăranu; Liana Alexandra; Irina Odăgescu Țuțuianu; Dan Bălan; Andrei Tănăsescu
National University of Music in Bucharest
“George Enescu” Hall
7 p.m.
devotioModerna Ensemble
Conductor: Carmen Cârneci
Ștefan Diaconu – flute, Valentin Ghita – oboe, Cristian Mancaș – clarinet, Cristian Buciumaș – bassoon, Raluca Stratulat – violin, Dan Cavassi – cello, Mihai Murariu – piano, Alexandru Stroe – percussion
Works by: Alexadru Hrisanide (Holland); Dimitris Maronidis (Grece); Cristian Marina (Sweden); Mihai Murariu; Iannis Xenakis (France); Corneliu Dan Georgescu (Germany)
TUESDAY, 15.11
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
5 p.m.
TRAIECT New Music Group
Conductor: Sorin Lerescu
Geanina Săveanu Meragiu – violin, Viorica Nagy – cello, Georgeta Radu – percussion, Alexandru Hanganu – flute, Andrei Podlacha – piano, Răzvan Gachi – clarinet, Florian Radu – trombone
Works by: Diana Gheorghiu; Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany); Lucian Zbarcea; Don Banks (Australia); Dan Voiculescu; Doron Kaufman (Israel)
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
7 p.m.
”CELLO FRAGMENTS”
DUO CELLO JAYA & FRIENDS
Ella Bokor – cello, Mircea Marian – cello
Guests:, Valentin Dimitrie Simion – cello, Iulian Ochescu – piano, Sergiu Cârstea – trumpet
Works by: Paul Rogojină; Laura Ana Mânzat; Eric Ewazen (USA); Aurelian Băcan; Mariela Rodriguez (Cuba)
WEDNESDAY, 16.11
National University of Music in Bucharest
“George Enescu” Hall
5 p.m.
GAME Percussion Ensemble
Conductor: Alexandru Matei
Irina Rădulescu – percussion, Iulia Bitta – percussion, Sorin Rotaru – percussion
Works by: Joseph Schwanter (USA); Liviu Dănceanu; Joji Yuasa (Japan); Arvo Pärt (Estonia)
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
7 p.m.
PROFIL String Quartet
“TRIADE”
Artistic Director: Dan Dediu
Diana Moş – 1st violin, Petru Nemţeanu – 2nd violin; Marian Movileanu – viola, Mircea Marian – cello
Guest: Costin Soare – guitar
Works by: Jana Andreevska (Macedonia); Adrian Iorgulescu; Horia Șurianu (France); Alfred Schnittke (Russia)
National University of Music in Bucharest
Opera and Multimedia Studio
8.30 p.m.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONCERT
Liliana Iorgulescu – choreography
Dancers: Liliana Iorgulescu, Andreea Duță
Works by: Maia Ciobanu; Călin Ioachimescu; Dimitri Voudouris (Grece); Cătălin Crețu; Sever Tipei (USA)
THURSDAY, 17.11
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
4.30 p.m
Book Launch
Grigore Constantinescu – Four Centuries of Lied, Editura Muzicală
Guest: Lavinia Coman
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
5 p.m.
CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL
Claudia Codreanu – mezzosoprano and Diana Vodă – piano
Guest: Ladislau Csendes – violin
Works by: Zeno Vancea; Diana Vodă; Dan Buciu; Livia Teodorescu Ciocănea; Nicolae Coman; George Balint
6 p.m
CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL
Matei Ioachimescu – flute, Alfredo Ovalles – piano (Vienna)
Works by: Carmen Cârneci; Doina Rotaru; Jorge Sánchez – Chiong (Venezuela); Roman Vlad; Diana Rotaru; Mario Forte (Algeria – France)
National University of Music in Bucharest
“George Enescu” Hall
7.30 p.m.
ARCHAEUS Ensemble
Conductor – Liviu Dănceanu
Anca Vartolomei – cello, Rodica Dănceanu – piano, Dorin Gliga – oboe, Ion Nedelciu – clarinet, Şerban Novac – bassoon, Alexandru Matei – percussion, Marius Lăcraru – violin
Works by: Ștefan Niculescu; Tiberiu Olah; Anatol Vieru; Dan Constantinescu; Myriam Marbé; Vladimir Scolnic (Israel); Aurel Stroe
FRIDAY, 18.11
Concert Studio of the Military Music Service
”General Dumitru Eremia”
1 p.m
Representative Music of the Ministry of National Defence
Conductor: Colonel Aurel Gheorghiță (Inspector of Military Musics)
Valentina Voinea – soloist
Works by: George Duke (arr. Emanuel Năstăsie); Kess Vlak; Andrew Loyd Webber; Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ray Farr și Kevin Lamb); Bart Howard; Van Mc Coy (arr. Naohiro Iwai); Pablo Beltran Ruiz; Sergio Mendez; Chuck Mangione; Charles Walter
Concert realized in partnership with the Ministry of National Defence
National University of Music in Bucharest
Opera and Multimedia Studio
4.30 p.m.
MENTOR – DISCIPLE
CD Launch – ”DIALOGUE” – Trio Contraste
Music by Myriam Marbé, Violeta Dinescu, Roberto Reale
5 p.m.
TRIO CONTRASTE
Ioan Bogdan Ştefănescu – flute, Sorin Petrescu – piano, Doru Roman – percussion
Works by: Nicolae Teodoreanu; Roberto Reale (Germany); Octavian Nemescu; Jean – Christophe Rosaz (Switzerland – France); Alicia Terzian (Argentina); Violeta Dinescu (Germany); Jean – Pascal Chaigne (France)
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
7 p.m.
CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL
THEODOR GRIGORIU 90
Bianca Luigia Manoleanu – soprano, Remus Manoleanu – piano, Andrei Tănăsescu – piano, Roman Manoleanu – piano
BOOK LAUNCH
In memoriam THEODOR GRIGORIU (1926 – 2014) – 90 years since birth
CD Launch
Antology of Romanian Music
International New Music Week 2016 – CD
3 Songs performed by BIANCA LUIGIA MANOLEANU and REMUS MANOLEANU
Event in partnership with the Theodor Georgescu Foundation and the National “George Enescu” Museum (co-organizer)
SATURDAY, 19.11
National University of Music in Bucharest
“George Enescu” Hall
11 a.m.
CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL
BARRIE WEBB (England) – trombone
Guests: Mihai Măniceanu – piano, Cristina Ordean – oboe, Mihaela Vosganian – voice
Works by: Laurențiu Beldean; Mihaela Vosganian; Johannes Brahms; Katsuji Maeda (Japan); Ernst Krenek (Austria)
FLUTE RECITAL
CĂTĂLIN OPRIȚOIU
Works by: Adrian Enescu; Thomas Beimel (Germany); Martin Q Larsson (Suedia); Jerzy Kornowicz (Poland)
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
5 p.m.
PIANO RECITAL
ANA GACEVA (Macedonia)
Works by: Sorin Lerescu; Irina Hasnaș; Mihalo Trandafilovski (Macedonia); Goce Kolarovski (Macedonia); Harisson Birtwistle (England); Aleksandar Pejovski (Macedonia); Kokan Dimusevski (Macedonia)
National University of Music in Bucharest
“George Enescu” Hall
7 p.m.
AdHOC Ensemble of the “Gheorghe Dima”Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca
Conductor: Matei Pop
Presenter: Adrian Pop
Raluca Ilovan – flute, Bence Háaz – oboe, Aurelian Băcan – clarinet, Rareș Sângeorzan – bassoon, Ioan Marina – Uifălean – horn, Eva Butean – piano
Works by: Ciprian Pop; György Ligeti (Hungary); Șerban Marcu; Dan Dediu; Hans Peter Türk; Adrian Pop
Concert realised in partnership with the National “George Enescu” Museum (co-organizer) and the National University of Music in Bucharest
SUNDAY, 20.11
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
11 a.m.
CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL
TRIO MOZAIC
Emil Vişenescu – clarinet, Diana Spânu Dănilă – piano, Oana Spânu Vişenescu – violin and viola
Works by: Daniel Cohen (Israel); Viorel Munteanu; Petru Stoianov; Felicia Donceanu; Carmen Petra Basacopol
Fifteen minutes of Fame – for trio
Daniel Arnold (USA); Jose Jesus de Azevedo Souza (Portugal); Scorpio Douglas Madison (USA); Erik Branch (USA); Jean – Charles Gooden (USA); Juan Maria Solare (Argentina); Max Stannard (Marea Britanie); Martin Neill (Northen Ireland); Scott Brickman (USA); David Bohn (USA); Inna Buganina (Rusia); Chace Wiliams (USA); Laszlo Kekszakallu (Ungaria); Yan Pang (USA); Cindi Hsu (Taiwan)
CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL
Diana Moș – violin and Mihai Ungureanu – piano
Works by: Nicolae Brânduș (Glosa – p.a.a.)
PIANO RECITAL
MĂDĂLINA CLAUDIA DĂNILĂ
Guest: Sergiu Cârstea – trumpet
Works by: Vlad Burlea (Moldavian Republic); Ghenadie Ciobanu (Moldavian Republic); Dusan Bavdek (Slovenia); Elena Apostol; Fred Popovici; Klaus Ager (Austria)
Cantacuzino Palace Hall
5 p.m.
GAUDEAMUS QUARTET – Braşov Philharmonic
Lucia Neagoe – 1st violin, Raluca Irimia – 2nd violin, Leona Varvarichi – viola, Ștefan Neagoe – cello
Works by: Vladimir Beleaev (Moldavian Republic); Menachem Zur (Israel); Ulpiu Vlad
Concert realized in partnership with the National “George Enescu” Museum (co-organizer)
National University of Music in Bucharest
“George Enescu” Hall
7.30 p.m.
”SOUND MENAGERIE”
SonoMania Ensemble feat. Irinel Anghel
Artistic Director and conductor: Diana Rotaru
Raluca Stratulat – violin, Ștefan Diaconu – flute, Valentin Ghita – oboe, Mihai Pintenaru – clarinet, Tamara Dica – viola, Eugen – Bogdan Popa – cello, Mihai Murariu – piano
Special guests: Irinel Anghel – almost voice, performance, Marian Cîtu (Rufi) – live electronics
Program:
Prelude: Irinel Anghel – Flomizile Realității Imperceptibile din Muzeul Somnului / Butterpillars of the Imperceptible Reality in the Sleep Museum – an almost music for ensemble
Works by: Benjamin Britten (England); Mihai Măniceanu; Kaija Saariaho (Finland); Sebastian Androne; Alexandru Sima; Gabriel Mălăncioiu; Megumi Okuda
Postlude: Rodent Choir
Organizers: Ministry of Culture, the Union of Composers and Musicologists in Romania, The National Romanian Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Co-organizers: National University of Music in Bucharest, National „George Enescu” Museum, Ministry of National Defence
Parteners: The Romanian Association of Women in Art (ARFA)
Media Partners: Radio România Muzical, Radio România Cultural, Televiziunea Română, Actualitatea Muzicală, Muzica, Institutul de Memorie Culturală (cimec.ro), CONTEMPORARY MUSIC – Romanian Newsletter, Radio Clasic Online
Founding Director: Adrian Iorgulescu, President of the Union of Composers and Musicologists in Romania
Artistic Director: Ulpiu Vlad, President of the National Romanian Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Vicepresident ot the Union of Composers and Musicologists in Romania
Executive Committee of Romanian ISCM Section: Adrian Pop, Diana Vodă, Laura Ana Mânzat, Elena Apostol
Executive Director: Ana Achim
Coordinator: Irina Hasnaș
Work Group: Maria Epuraş, Cristina Stancu, Elena Apostol, Eugenia Câlţia, Ileana Dumitrache
