Alina Ibragnimova Death and the Maiden
We begin with Barber’s universally adored Adagio for Strings which frequently reduces audiences to tears, along with Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Concerto funebre, written in response to the horrors of the Second World War (initially bearing the title Music of Mourning).
The program climaxes with Schubert’s darkly romantic ‘Death and the Maiden’, which forms the heart of the program. Far from gloomy, but full on in its ambition, this concert touches on such a range of human emotions – and all the light and darkness therein – that it will stay with you for weeks.
Reviews
“Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova exerted deft control, a constant and powerful presence as she led 16 strings of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.”
– Limelight
“Tragic and exultant in equal measure, this was the kind of delivery that elevated the spirit.”
– The Australian
“[Ibragimova’s] interpretation is as clear-speaking and emotionally compelling as ever.”
– The Age
Program
BARBER - Adagio for Strings
MOZART - Adagio and Fugue in C minor
HARTMANN - Concerto funebre
ARVO PÄRT - Silouan’s Song
SCHUBERT (arr. strings) - String Quartet in D minor
‘Death and the Maiden’
Artists
Alina Ibragimova - Guest Director & Violin
