Programme:
Keiko Abe
The Wave Impressions Concerto for Marimba and Symphonic Orchestra

Henri Tomasi
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Basilio’s Aria from the opera The Marriage of Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Figaro’s Aria from the opera The Marriage of Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Papageno’s Aria from the opera The Magic Flute

Robert Schumann
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129

Cast:
Anton Ždanovič – marimba
Lukáš Kolek – saxophone
Vincenc Ignác Novotný – tenor
Pavel Divín – baritone
Tomáš Kura – baritone
Judita Škodová – cello
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
Heiko Mathias Förster – Chief Conductor of the JPO

The cellists rank even the Schumann’s flowing concerto among their most favorite pieces, while the classical singers will meet the gracefulness and irresistibility of the Mozart’s operas on their complicated journey to great opera. Even saxophonists and percussionists have their favorites in music, especially, of course, from the newer music. The Saxophone is a French invention, for Henri Tomasi, it was, therefore, a home challenge. Keiko Abe, throughout her life, the Japanese marimba player Keiko Abe has managed to become a legend of this massive instrument.