Discoveries and pearls of chamber music at the KAMER-Fest festival

YEKATERINBURG. At the close of the KAMER-Fest festival, music was played by Prokofiev, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Jacob TV.

The appearance of CAMERA-Fest in 2013 partially compensated for the shortage of chamber music festivals in Siberia and the Urals. Last night elitist with the participation of famous musicians, accessible only to a limited circle of wealthy people, are now available to music lovers not burdened with large fortunes. Within the framework of KAMER-Fest, performances of well-known creative groups, laureates and diploma winners of music competitions, performed works by Russian and foreign chamber classics.

At the opening of the festival on October 1, the Kopanev Domestic choir and the BACH chamber orchestra performed. They pleased the audience with the exquisite program "Italian Baroque", which sounded the works of Albinoni, Locatelli, Corelli. One of the most exciting moments of the concert is the joint performance by both groups of Italian sacred music of the 17th century. The works of Giovanni Paolo Colonna (composer and founder of the famous music school in Bologna) were voiced. The popularity of the Domestik choir, its victory in competitions is largely due to its founder Valery Kopanev, the creator of a universal technique that combines the techniques of Italian and Russian vocal schools.

The BACH Chamber Orchestra collaborates with many well-known bands and conductors, takes part in UNESCO cultural events. On October 6, the orchestra performed works of Russian classics: Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Alyabyev. At the concert “Idyll for Strings”, “BACH” performed with the guest of the festival - Bulgarian conductor Dian Chobanov, delighted with vivid interpretations of the works of Janacek, Respighi and Mozart. The Lunar Pierrot program introduced the innovative works of Hans Eisler and Arnold Schoenberg.

The festival ended with the performance of the duet Eteria, which captivated the audience with a harmonious combination of saxophone and piano. Alexey Zakharov and Olga Kirzina offered a mix of great music of the past and the works of the avant-garde composer, who is called one of the best melodists in the world - Jacob ter Veldhuis, performing under the pseudonym Jacob TV.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru