CONCERT PROGRAMME
J. Brahms. Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
A. Bruckner. Symphony No. 7 in E major
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Violinist Vineta Sareika's multi-faceted career spans a wide range of activities from Primaria of the Artemis Quartet to soloist and recitalist. Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition and several ECHO CLASSIC Awards, she has been performing as a soloist with the leading european orchestras and working as the first concert master of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. In addition to her concert activities, Vineta is teaching chamber music at the Universität der Künste Berlin and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium. Vineta Sareika plays an Antonio Stradivari violin (1683), generously on loan to her from the Ruggieri Foundation. This spring in Vilnius the renowned violinist will perform Violin Concerto in D major op. 77 by the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) – it is the only concert dedicated to this instrument in the composer's creative biography.
In the second part of the concert, the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by maestro Gintaras Rinkevičius, will continue the cycle of symphonies by Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) and perform the composer's Symphony No. 7. This symphony became fateful for A. Bruckner: its second premiere in Munich in 1885 turned into composer’s triumph, and the time of his worldwide fame had begun. The symphony is a grand epic that speaks about the confusion and experiences of human feelings that are very rich, complex and diverse. In this masterfully written work, the musical artistic images are especially emotional, full of the affirmation of life. It is no surprise that the symphony later became one of A. Bruckner's most popular works.