Fantasy, folklore, and orchestral color collide as Maria Ioudenitch brings fiery violin brilliance to Ravel and Sarasate before Peter and the Wolf meets The Firebird.
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From Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane and Pablo de Sarasate’s Fantasy on Bizet’s “Carmen” to Peter and the Wolf and The Firebird, the works are linked together by threads of fairy tales and fantasy, and mysterious, intense undertones.
Prokofiev created the delightful orchestral fairy tale Peter and the Wolf, told by orchestra and narrator, with instruments representing different animals and characters. Often associated with children learning music appreciation, it nonetheless continues to inspire and entertain listeners of all ages. Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite from his ballet score conjures Russian folk music and lore to weave a colorful, animated tale of good versus evil.
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Serenade to Music
Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908)
Fantasy on Bizet’s “Carmen”
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Peter and the Wolf
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
Maria Ioudenitch, Violin
Charleston Symphony Chorus (Nicholas Quardokus, Director)
College of Charleston Concert Choir
Charleston Southern University Concert Singers
Narrator To Be Announced
The Chicago Tribune called Vladimir Kulenovic “a conductor with uncommon talent.” In 2015, Kulenovic won the Sir Georg Solti Foundation’s highest conducting award, Solti Conducting Fellow.
Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra was described by Ravel as “a virtuoso piece in the style of a Hungarian Rhapsody.”
Sarasate was a violin virtuoso and composer who put his own spin on the themes of Bizet’s famous opera, Carmen, to highlight the violin.
