The 2014 iteration of the I, CULTURE Orchestra will be conducted by Kirill Karabits, head conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, who is collaborating with ICO for the second time. The repertoire of this year's tour will be put together in August during the orchestra's residency in Gdańsk, however it has been revealed that it will include Dimitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad', Andrzej Panufnik's Sinfonia Elegiaca, Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, and Two Images from 'Seven Beauties' by Gara Garayev.
CONCERTS
5 August 2014
St John’s Centre in Gdańsk
Chamber Concerto
7 August 2014
The Fryderyk Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk
Sir Andrzej Panufnik - Sinfonia Elegiaca (Symphony No.2)
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.7 in C-major, op.60 (titled Leningrad)
10 August 2014
Kassel, Kultursommer Nordhessen, Kongress Palais, Stadthalle
Gara Garayev – Two Images from Seven Beauties
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.7 in C-major, op.60 (titled Leningrad)
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12 August 2014
The 34th La Roque d'Anthéron International Piano Festival
Antonín Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No.1, op. 46
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major
Aram Khachaturian – Spartacus Ballet Suite
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17 August 2014
International Edinburgh Festival, Usher Hall in Edinburgh
Sir Andrzej Panufnik - Sinfonia Elegiaca (Symphony No.2)
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.7 in C-major, op.60 (titled Leningrad)
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23 August 2014
Baltic Sea Festival, Stockholm
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Aram Khachaturian – Spartacus Ballet Suite
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The I, CULTURE Orchestra has performed at the best concert halls in 14 countries – Berlin Philharmonic, National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Royal Festival Hall (London), Warsaw Philharmonic, Tbilisi State Conservatoire and Teatro Real (Madrid). Moreover, it gave the final concert at the prestigious Baltic Sea Festival 2011 in Stockholm, and a special concert concomitant at the third Summit of the Eastern Partnership in Vilnius in November 2013. During its three concert tours, ICO has played 20 concerts under the patronage of the president of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski.
I, CULTURE Orchestra has the utmost respect for the cultural and musical heritage of Central and Eastern Europe, and at the same time is genuinely concerned with high standards of musical execution. For the members of the orchestra, artistic excellence is perceived as a mission to be realised with appreciation of cultural diversity and a common sense of responsibility to cultivate differences among the foreign musicians participating in the project.
I, CULTURE Orchestra is sponsored by Lotos Group.
Source: press release, ed. GS,06.05.2014