A Journey of the Soul:
The Music of Sofia Gubaidulina |
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 Saturday 13 January
11.00am Film, Cinema 2, Level 4
Soviet Music - The Fire and the Rose
Sofia Gubaidulina talks to Gerard McBurney about her life and word in a film portrait which includes extracts from her music.
In Russian with English subtitles
UK 1998 Dir. Barrie Gavin, 60mins
1.00pm Concert, St Giles Cripplegate
The Complete String Quartets I
GUBAIDULINA String Quartet No. 2
HAYDN String Quartet in G major Op. 77, No. 1
GUBAIDULINA String Quartet No. 1
Royal String Quartet
Groundbreaking Haydn and Gubaidulina's earliest string quartets touch on the breathtaking variety of musical invention. The String Quartet No. 1, completed in 1971, radically departs from the ensemble of equals imagined by Haydn almost two centuries earlier. Isolation lies at the work's heart, finally expressed when each player moves to a corner of the stage to become an independent voice. The divine silences of the String Quartet No 2 (1987) present a beguiling antidote to what the composer calls 'the staccato of life'.
 Listen to an extract from Gubaidulina's String Quartet No.1
3.30pm Film, Cinema 1, Level -2
St John Passion
Gerard McBurney ntroduces the film of a live broadcat for German television of Gubaidulina's powerful St John Passion, performed by the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre and conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Performed in Russian in with German subtitles.
6.15pm Swarm
Barbican Foyer
A freestage event inspired by Russian Orthodox chant, created and performed by singers of all ages. Led by Orlando Gough and members of The Shout.
Free
7.00pm Talk, Fountain Room, Level G
Sofia Gubaidulina discusses the music in tonight's concert with writer and broadcaster Christopher Cook.
This event is only open to Weekend Pass-holders owing to the size of the venue.
8.00pm Concert, Barbican Hall
Gergiev's Gubaidulina
GUBAIDULINA Fairytale Poem
BACH Sarabande from Partita in D minor for Solo Violin
GUBAIDULINA Offertorium
GUBAIDULINA Pro et Contra
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev conductor
Leonidas Kavakos violin
The violin concerto Offertorium marked a critical milestone in Gubaidulina's work. Based on the 'Royal Theme' from Johann Sebastian Bach's A Musical Offering, the 1980s score treats its historic source material as a "sacrificial offering", shortening the theme every time it appears. Pro et Contra , a monumental composition for orchestra, creates a mystical combination of refined instrumental sounds and tonal contrasts. Gubaidulina's long-time advocate and friend, Valery Gergiev, guides the London Symphony Orchestra through this revelatory programme.
Promoted by the London Symphony Orchestra
Listen to an extract from Offertorium. |
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