Organized by the Romanian Foundation for Excellence in Music, the Festival welcomed for 8 days prestigious artists such as Giuliano Carmignola, the Borodin Quartet, Mario Caroli, Tamás Varga, Christian Badea, Dario Bonuccelli, Martin Owen and others, together with the most promising young Romanian musicians and with Vlad Maistorovici – the featured composer of the Festival. They were joined by the Mozart Kammerphilharmonie – the resident orchestra of the Festival, formed of young Romanian musicians in addition to their colleagues from seven European countries, as well as important international guests.
Together, they presented to the public masterpieces of the classical and contemporary repertoire, in a series of 12 orchestral, choral, chamber music concerts and solo recitals, played in various locations in Sibiu.
The Festival Program
May 24
Orchestral concerts series
Opening concert – Mozart Kammerphilharmonie – Christian Badea, conductor
Mario Caroli, soloist
All Mozart program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony no. 40, in G minor, KV 550
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Concerto no. 2 for flute and orchestra, in D major, KV 314
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony no. 38, in D major, KV 504, "Prague"
At 8 pm - Roman Catholic Church
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May 25
„Night Music” concert of works by Vlad Maistorovici – featured composer of the Festival
Program:
Vlad Maistorovici – Remix for 12 instruments
Vlad Maistorovici – Transcend for solo piano, op.6
Vlad Maistorovici – Cadence En Espace for viola and piano op.12
Vlad Maistorovici – Night Music for string quartet op.1
Vlad Maistorovici – Khadina for 8 solo instruments op.2
At 8 pm – Johanniskirche
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May 26
Young artists series
Recital by Niklas Walentin Jensen (Denmark) – violin and Dario Bonuccelli - piano - (Italy)
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata no. 22 for violin and piano, in A major, KV 305
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata no. 8 for violin and piano, in G major, op. 30 no. 3
Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt – Ständchen for piano, S 560/7
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst – Erlkönig for solo violin (after Franz Schubert), op. 26
Fritz Kreisler – Caprice Viennois for violin and piano, op. 2
At 6 pm – Johanniskirche
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May 26
Recital Tamás Varga ( Hungary)
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach – Suite no. 2 for solo violoncello, in D minor, BWV 1008
György Ligeti – Sonata for solo violoncello
Zoltán Kodály – Sonata for solo violoncello, in B minor, op. 8
At 8 pm – Johanniskirche
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May 27
Young artists series
Recital – Rodrigo Puskás (Hungary) violin and Dario Bonuccelli (Italy) – piano
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata no. 32 for violin and piano, in B flat major, KV 454
Johannes Brahms – Sonata no. 3 for violin and piano, in D minor, op. 108
Eugene Ysaÿe – Sonata no. 3 for violin solo, in D minor, op. 27 no. 3, "George Enescu"
At 6 pm – Johanniskirche
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May 27
Borodin Quartet Concert (Russia)
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet no. 9, in C major, op. 59 no. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet no. 7, in F flat minor, op. 108
Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet no. 8, in C minor, op. 110
At 8 pm – Astra Hall
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May 28
Chamber Music Series
Schubert Evening
Diana Ionescu (piano) - Vlad Maistorovici (violin) - Dario Bonuccelli (piano)
Franz Schubert – Sonata no. 14 for piano, in A minor, D784
Franz Schubert – Sonata for violin and piano in A major, D 574
Franz Schubert – Fantasy for piano, four hands in F minor, D 940
At 6 pm - Johanniskirche
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May 28
Orchestral concerts series
Mozart Kammerphilharmonie – Christian Badea , conductor
Giuliano Carmignola , soloist
Program:
Franz Schubert – Symphony no. 5, in B flat major, D 485
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Concerto no. 4 for violin and orchestra, in D major, KV 218
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no. 8, in F major, op. 93
At 8 pm – Roman Catholic Church
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May 29
Borodin Quartet Concert
Program:
Joseph Haydn – Cvartetul nr. 31, în si minor, op. 33 nr. 1
Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz în do minor, D 703
Anton Webern – Langsamer Satz
Johannes Brahms – Cvartetul nr. 2, în la minor, op. 51 nr. 2
At 8 pm – ASTRA Hall
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May 30
Young artists series
Recital - Simina Croitoru (violin) and Radu Greluş (clarinet)
Piano: Diana Ionescu
Program:
Giuseppe Tartini – Sonata for solo violin in G minor, "Devil's Trill"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata no. 21 for violin and piano, in E minor, KV 304
Johannes Brahms – Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano, in A major, op. 100
Johannes Brahms – Sonata no. 2 for clarinet and piano, in E flat major, op. 120 no. 2
Claude Debussy – Rhapsody for clarinet and piano, L 116
At 6 pm - Johanniskirche
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May 30
Trio concert – Martin Owen – French Horn (UK) , Vlad Maistorovici – Violin and Dario Bonuccelli – Piano (Italy)
Program:
Johannes Brahms – Trio for piano, violin and horn, in E flat major, op. 40
Franz Liszt – Ballad no. 2 for piano, in B minor, S 171
Olivier Messiaen – Appel Interstellaire for solo horn
György Ligeti – Trio for violin, horn and piano, "Homage to Brahms"
Concert commented by the interpreters
At 8 pm – Johanniskirche
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May 31
Orchestral concerts series
Closing concert – Mozart Kammerphilharmonie
The Festival Choir
Christian Badea, conductor
Soloists: Irina Iordachescu, Sidonia Nica, Ionut Popescu, Marius Bolos
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem in D minor, KV 626
At 8 pm – Roman Catholic Church
