III: SPRING MORNING • "Tšellokontsert" kontserdisari

Helena Tulve
New composition

Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Lili Boulanger
D’un Matin de printemps

Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, Spring Symphony

STEVEN ISSERLIS cello, ERSO, conductor OLARI ELTS

The third concert in the ‘Cello Concerto’ series is once again conducted by chief conductor Olari Elts. One of the best cellists of our time, Steven Isserlis, will be the soloist at the concert. Isserlis, who is recognised all across the world for his technique and musicality, is a soloist, a chamber musician, a writer, and a TV host. He performs regularly with the best orchestras in the world and has released dozens of records. In 1998, he was awarded a CBE in the United Kingdom. Isserlis plays a Stradivarius cello made in 1726. At the concert, he and ERSO will perform Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto.

The concert opens with a new piece by Helena Tulve. For the first time ever, ERSO will be performing D’un Matin de printemps, the last work by French composer Lili Boulanger. The spring mood continues in Symphony No. 1 by Robert Schumann, where ‘spring’ could be seen as a synonym for the new beginning in the composer’s life.