8 November 2019, 7pm
Duration: 2 hours
Price: €9,00 - €34,00
Venue: Vilnius Congress Hall (Vilniaus Str. 6-1, Vilnius)
Trumpet Sergei Nakariakov
Orchestra Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor CÉSAR ÁLVAREZ

CONCERT PROGRAMME

Joseph Haydn. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (Flugelhorn version)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky . Symphony No. 6 in H Minor, Op. 74 (Pathétique Symphony)

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"He plays the trumpet the way the rest of us breathe – if we are lucky," the San Francisco Chronicle wrote after the US appearance of the virtuouso trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov. Dubbed "the Paganini of the trumpet", "the Caruso of the trumpet" and other laudatory names, Sergei Nakariakov has been playing the trumpet since childhood. As a matter of fact, his first musical instrument was the piano. However, after suffering a spinal injury and doctors' advice against sitting, the young prodigy tried the trumpet and has never regretted it. "I just like it," the musician smilingly admits. He didn't have to wait long for success: at the age of ten, Sergei Nakariakov started to appear with orchestras at major venues of the former Soviet Union. When a year later he got a diploma at a brass competition for adults, it became clear that his own country is too small for the talented boy. His family moved to Israel to enable Sergei pursue international career.

At present Sergei Nakariakov ranks as one of the world's five most influential trumpeters and is sought after in the foremost concert venues around the globe. Partnering the greatest international symphony orchestras, he has appeared at Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, New York Lincoln Center, the Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London, Théâtre des Champs Élysées Paris, to name a few. The trumpeter continues to get great reviews: "Nakariakov's control of tone and dynamics – he can be loud but never shrill – and supple phrasing are marvellous, and he makes the music he plays hauntingly eloquent." (The Sunday Times)

The second part of the concert features Symphony No. 6 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93). It is the composer's final completed work, his swan song in a certain way; Tchaikovsky led the first performance of the symphony nine days before his death.

Tonight the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra will appear under the baton of the Spanish conductor César Álvarez, acknowledged as a strong upholder of orchestral conducting values.

% APPLICABLE DISCOUNTS:

  • 50% off for youth up to 26 years of age. Valid for one ticket when purchased at the Vilnius Congress Hall Box Office upon providing a valid identity document (except for tickets to family concerts).
  • 20% off for senior and disabled people. Valid for two tickets when purchased at the Vilnius Congress Hall Box Office upon providing a valid identity document.
  • 20% off for groups. Valid for groups of 20 or more people. The organiser of the group gets two complimentary tickets to the concert attended by the group.

Discounts do not apply for standing-room and additional-seat tickets.

An extra charge of 1 euro by Tiketa UAB is excluded (discount not applicable).