13 July - 11 August 2009 | Kotor Art is a classical music festival established by the independent cultural initiative, Kotor Art.
The festival is organised each summer in Kotor since 2002 and includes a series of concerts and workshops.
Through its orchestra, the festival promotes special programmes and premier performances. It is also active in developing international exchanges.
KotorArt 2009 Programme
Gala opening
Monday, July 13, Square of the St. Tryphon’s Cathedral
Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra (Montenegro)
Aleksej Satski, conductor (Russia/Montenegro)
Programme: Korsakov, Borodin, Tchaikovsky
Classical music alla jazz
Wednesday, July 15, Piazza of the Old cinema
Ognjen & Friends (Serbia)
Programme: Bach, Albinoni, Shubert, Korsakov, Brahms, Satie, Daniels, Popovic
Pogorelich!
Thursday, July 16, Church of the Holy Spirit
Ivo Pogorelich (Croatia)
Programme: Chopin, Ravel, Sibelius
Oistrakh’s violin
Sunday, July 19, Church of the Holy Spirit
Valery Oistrakh, violin (Russia/Germany)
Francesco de Zan, piano (Italy)
Programme: Mozart, Beethoven, Vitali, Saint-Saens
Film music
Tuesday, July 21, Summer stage
KFX International Orchestra (France)
Programme: Film music
The golden flute
Wednesday, July 22, Church of the Holy Spirit
Claudi Arimany, flute (Spain)
Eugen Skovorodnikov, piano (Canada)
Programme: Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven
Spanish serenade
Friday, July 24, Church of the Holy Spirit
Carlos Lama & Sofia Cabruja, piano, 4 hands(Spain)
Programme: Basomba, Albeniz, de Falla
Do you wanna dance?
Sunday, July 26, Square of the St. Tryphon’s Cathedral
KotorArt Festival Orchestra
Programme: From Bourrée to Czardas
The elegance of sound
Wednesday, July 29, Church of St. Maria of river
Eduardo Catemario, guitar (Italy)
Programme: Bach, Scarlatti, Albeniz, Ponce, Tarrega
Mendelssohn at 200
Thursday, July 30, St. Tryphon’s Cathedral
KotorArt Festival Orchestra
Frank Foncoubert, conductor (France)
Xenia Akeynikova, violin (Russia), Vladimir Boskarjov, piano (Russia/Montenegro
Programme: Mendelssohn, Dvorak
Marking 200 years since Mendelssohn’s birth
Back to the roots
Monday, August 3, Piazza of the Old cinema
Larry-Lazar Vuckovich jazz trio (USA) with guest guitarist Josh Workman
Programme: Mercer, Shapiro, Boscoli, Dorough, Graham, Ellington, Davis, Vuckovich
Bach & Haydn
Wednesday, August 5, Church of Our Lady in Prcanj
KotorArt Festival Orchestra
Tomislav Facini, conductor (Croatia)
Gordana Josifova-Nedelkovska, oboe (Macedonia), Franco Mezzena, violin (Italy), Dariusz Mikolski, horn (Poland)
Programme: Bach, Haydn
Serbian connection
Friday, August 7, Church of St. Mathew, Dobrota
Aleksandar Tasic, clarinet (Serbia)
Zoran Krajisnik, guitar (BiH / Serbia)
Programme: Barrios, Gershwin, Piazzolla
Lady at the piano
Sunday, August 9, St. Tryphon’s Cathedral
KotorArt Festival Orchestra
Isin Metin, conductor (Turkey)
Gulsin Onay, piano (Turkey)
Programme: TBC
100 years of St. Nicholas orthodox church in Kotor
Tuesday, August 12, Church of the Holy Spirit
KotorArt Festival Choir
Ivan Moody, composer & conductor (UK/Portugal), Bogdan Djakovic, conductor (Serbia)
Programme: Grechaninov, Schnittke, Pericic, Tavener, Moody
World premiere of Ivan Moody’s Hymn to St. Nicholas (commissioned by KotorArt)
For more info please visit www.kotorart.org