Voices from the East: Georgia & Armenia
In the second concert of their day-long series presented by Tom Service, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Karabits explore moving, spiritual works.
For the second concert of the day, the focus is on music by two composers who were close friends: Giya Kancheli from Georgia and Avit Terterian from Armenia.
Kancheli’s Styx was inspired in 1999 by the deaths of his beloved colleagues, Terterian and Alfred Schnittke. At its core, the viola soloist represents the mythical river that departing souls must cross.
Kancheli writes: ‘…the voice of the viola is capable of bringing together the world of the living and the world of the dead, divided by the waters of Styx.’
‘Only the viola, with the richness of its sound and versatility of expression, can bring the soul to reconciliation, peace and harmony.’
Finally, Terterian’s Symphony No.3 is a deeply personal contemplation of the composer’s own grief following the death of his brother.
Karabits says of Terterian’s music: ‘It is like a mirror in which you look at yourself; it excites your imagination and takes you on a powerful emotional journey.’
Performers
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits conductor
Valeriy Sokolov viola
Harutyun Chkolyan duduk, zerna
Karen Sirakanyan duduk, zerna
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Tom Service presenter
Repertoire
Kancheli: Styx for viola, chorus & orchestra
Terterian: Symphony No.3
Need to know
This concert is part of Voices from the East, a day-long exploration of forgotten orchestral masterpieces from Ukraine and its surrounding regions.
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