Arthur Honegger (1892–1955) – Symphony No. 2 for strings and trumpet ad libitum, H153 (1941)
Vladimir Dorokhin (*1948) – Suite for chamber orchestra “Memorial”, dedicated to those who died for the liberation of Belarus from the fascist invaders (1984)
I. Introduction; II. Toccata; III. Sarabande; IV. Round Dance
Sergey Khvoshchinsky (*1957) – Musical fresco “Khatyn” (1988)
Viktor Voytik (*1948) – Memorial poem “Khatyn” for cymbals, strings and piano (2022)
Eduard Kazachkov (*1933) – Poem “Bells of Khatyn” for contrabass, piano, percussion and strings (1985)
Igor Luchenok (1938–2018) – “Nightingales of Khatyn” (to the words of N.Tulupova)
Vladimir Olovnikov (1919–1996) – “Bells of Khatyn” (to the words of V.Gotovsky)
Evgeny Glebov (1929–2000) – “Golden Autumn” from the music for the film “I Come from Childhood” (1966)
Heinrich Wagner (1922–2000) – “Pavane” from the music for the ballet “After the Ball” (1971) (arranged for strings by E.Naumenko)
Eduard Kazachkov – Musical picture “At the Eternal Flame” (1984)
Pyotr Podkovyrov (1910–1977) – March “Joy of Victory” (06/20/1945)
Dmitry Smolsky (1937–2017) – “Obelisks” (to the words of M.Yasen)
For the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
“MUSIC OF MEMORY”
String orchestra of the honored collective of the Republic of Belarus of the National Academic Concert Orchestra of Belarus named after M.Ya.Finberg
Accompanist – Evgenia Orlova
Soloists – laureates of international competitions
Irina Irshonok (vocals)
Dmitry Savchik (contrabass)
Olga Skorinova (cymbals)
Host, artistic director and chief conductor – Maxim Rassokha
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On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the String Orchestra of the National Academic Concert Orchestra of Belarus named after M.Ya.Finberg will present a new concert program “Music of Memory”. The program is based on rarely performed compositions by Belarusian composers: People’s Artists of the USSR E.Glebov and I.Luchenok, People’s Artists of Belarus Н.Wagner and V.Olovnikov, Honored Artists of Belarus E.Kazachkov, V.Dorokhin, P.Podkovyrov and V.Voitik, dedicated to the theme of the Khatyn memorial, which was opened in 1969 in memory of all the Belarusians who died on the site of the burnt village. It became a world symbol of the countless victims, suffering and courage of the Belarusian people in the Great Patriotic War. The audience will also hear Symphony No.2 by the French composer A. Honegger, which is rarely performed in Belarus, which was created during the Nazi occupation of France and was called the “Symphony of Resistance”. The concert program “Music of Memory” is a tribute to the memory of all those who died during the Great Patriotic War.
