I: POSKA AND SIBELIUS • "Tšellokontsert" kontserdisari

Elis Hallik
Aegis

Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

ALBAN GERHARDT cello, ERSO, conductor KRISTIINA POSKA

‘Cello Concerto’, the new concert series of ERSO, begins in September with Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, where the orchestra is conducted by Kristiina Poska and German cellist Alban Gerhardt is performing the solos. Gerhardt’s career launched in 1991, when he soloed with the Berlin Philharmonic. Since then, he has been considered one of the most versatile cellists in the world, characterised by technical mastery, deep musicality, and never-ending artistic curiosity. Gerhardt plays a cello made by Matteo Gofriller in 1710.

The concert opens with Elis Hallik’s Aegis, which is dedicated to the centenary of the Republic of Estonia and carries the idea of a protective shield. The second half of the evening is devoted to Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius. The symphony composed in Italy is a synthesis of classical lightness and romantic sensibilities and constitutes a crossroad in the musical development of Sibelius.