Baltic Youth Philharmonic Baltic Youth Philharmonic A New Voice in the North
A New Voice in the North
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Welcome to the world of BYP !
…The most talented music students from around the Baltic Sea. Baltic Youth Philharmonic – A symphony orchestra uniting musicians from 10 countries chosen through auditions every year.
The Baltic Youth Philharmonic was initiated in 2008 by Nord Stream ag and the Usedom Music Festival and has recently completed its third season. The ensemble unites music academy students from all of the Baltic Sea States, providing outstanding musicians at the start of their careers with an opportunity to develop their talents and gain valuable orchestral performance experience. It also enables them to meet colleagues from all over the Baltic Region. Working together in the orchestra helps to found a new spirit of cooperation and peaceful relations between people that were divided not only by geography, but by wars and politics not so long ago. In 2010, over 100 music academy students from the Baltic region were selected via live auditions in Berlin, Vilnius, Oslo, Tallinn and St. Petersburg. The orchestra is led by Music Director Kristjan Järvi, a committed advocate of music education. Internationally renowned instrumentalists coach these talented young musicians in preparation for their performances. In 2008, the orchestra performed just two concerts in Riga and Peenemünde; by 2010 the orchestra went on an eight concert tour throughout the Baltic region in Gdansk, Copenhagen, Pärnu, Riga, Berlin and Peenemünde. The orchestra also performed its first ever concerts in Russia – including a spectacular open air concert in St. Petersburg’s Mikhailovsky Garden, along with a performance in the city’s famed Mariinsky Concert Hall at the world-famous Stars of the White Nights Festival, at the invitation of Valery Gergiev. We are proud that the orchestra has grown so much since 2008 and is fulfilling the great promise of its beginnings. We wish you a delightful time discovering the facets of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic: A New Voice in the North!
Thomas Hummel Artistic Director Usedom Music Festival
Matthias Warnig Managing Director Nord Stream AG
Welcome I had the pleasure of attending the Baltic Youth Philharmonic concert at Peenemünde on 21 September 2009 and it shall remain in my memory. First, the locale itself; the historic Peenemünde Power Station, built to fuel V1 and V2 rockets in WWII, and now a monument to the folly of war in an otherwise lovely Baltic Sea setting on the German island of Usedom. Here, the young musicians of the BYP made us all believe in the bright future of regional cooperation with a programme consisting of Mendelssohn, Beethoven (through the eyes of Lithuanian composer Senderovas) and Brahms. For me as a Swede, the encore in the form of a folk music-inspired »Gånglåt« by my compatriot Hugo Alfvén certainly hit the jackpot. I therefore cannot but recommend others to visit the concerts this year of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic. The BYP is the perfect symbol of regional cooperation. It brings together young talent from all around the Baltic Sea, and gets its message across in one truly common language, music. Together, the musicians chosen to participate in the orchestra develop their individual skills to the benefit of the musical culture of Northern Europe. Culture and Education being two of the long-term priorities of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, it is of course a pleasure for me to greet – to salute! – an organisation which, like the CBSS, tries to transcend borders in order to improve life in the entire region. The future of the Baltic Sea Region lies in regional cooperation, and the Baltic Youth Philharmonic certainly shows the way. Yours sincerely,
Jan Lundin Director General Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States
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…music without borders Believing that music knows no boundaries, limitations or borders. Not geographically, not between genres. Taking young musicians on a journey through the centuries, through styles, through per formance practices, to create »generalists«, not specialists. Diving back to the roots of folk music, embracing contemporary and pop music, to emerge with a voice for today. Overcoming prejudice; tearing down boundaries within our heads.
…the Baltic Sea A region historically divided by the sea, and by centuries of armed struggles and cold wars. Reversing that divisive attitude: seeing that the Baltic Sea actually connects all these countries. Experiencing unknown history and unfamiliar customs: learning from one’s neighbours – behind the music stand in rehearsal, and through life on tour. Sharing knowledge, making history. Lending the region a voice: BYP is the cultural ambassador of Northern Europe, within the region and beyond – A New Voice in the North. BYP is the only orchestra founded to bring together the musical youth of the entire Baltic Sea region.
Bringing together people from very different backgrounds as a living model not just of coexistence, but real cooperation and true understanding.
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Creating a new voice in the north: music from the region that is rarely performed. New works written especially for the orchestra by composers from the region. Composers’ workshops for today’s young composers, putting the orchestra at their disposal, teaching them to find their own voices. Bringing new music into the world, and finding a new spark in old works. Treating all music like it was written today, for us, for our own spin and take on it. Tapping into one’s own creativity through improvisation and spontaneous musicmaking. Finding the energy. Channeling the spark.
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BYP offers a unique teaching situation: Kristjan Järvi’s hand-picked team of coaches not only guide their young instrumentalists through their sectional rehearsals and give them technical help, but are always on hand during full orchestra rehearsals to give feedback and comment on the entire rehearsal process. Thus they convey the full breadth of their professional experience to the young musicians. Intensive recording sessions add another professional aspect to BYP’s comprehensive training. Kristjan Järvi’s holistic approach to music, starting with an awareness of body and mind and focusing on the collective energy and physicality of the orchestra, aims to give the players and the The idea of BYP is audience a full frontal »collision« with the innovation, creativity, joy, the rapture and the spirit of music. excellence: BYP is a community that allows every The BYP Academy member to thrive in his own contribution supports a creative to a democratic and working process, dedicated collective. This bringing together »orchestra boot camp« musicians, compofor the 21st century gives sers and coaches. each of its members a The support of young head-start in the world composers and conof professional music, temporary music is one giving them an entrepreof its main priorities. neurial outlook on their Every season features own creative existence. recording sessions under professional conditions. BYP strengthens intercultural dialogue and exchange.
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…Kristjan Järvi
Estonian-born and American-raised, conductor Kristjan Järvi is a unique musical personality pushing classical music borders with fresh ideas, charisma and technical process. Hailed by The New York Times as »a kinetic force on the podium, like Leonard Bernstein reborn,« Järvi has combined his classical roots and affinity for traditional repertoire with an infectious enthusiasm for creating original programs; propelling classical concert halls around the globe into the 21st century. – An Interview with Kristjan Järvi, Founding Conductor & Music Director What sets the Baltic Youth Philharmonic apart from other European Youth Orchestras? The region itself: the orchestra draws players from three distinct regions – Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, which are divided by the Baltic Sea. From a political and social point of view, this has not been done before because these places are most often viewed as very separate. The BYP aims to be a binding educational and cultural force, showcasing the rich musical identities of the ten countries represented. What are your goals for the orchestra in the next seasons? Moving forward we’ll add educational elements, workshops and school projects, so the orchestra becomes a major educational and performance hub. We want the young people to get excited about the possibilities of music in their country, rather than simply becoming classical musicians who join orche- stras. They should compose, improvise, and become limitless musicians, like the composers back in the classical era who were all both performers
…Kristjan Järvi My long-term vision is to create a mentoring program through BYP and the music institutions in the various countries that would involve not only the 18–30 year olds who can join the orchestra, but also younger people – and also to create a professional orchestra that the BYP alumni can join later. Then they can go back into their music education systems and act as mentors and teachers, passing on the »Baltic Youth Philharmonic spirit« to their own colleagues and students. What kind of music do you see at the core of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic’s creative and educational efforts? I am fascinated by »folk« culture, the music of each nation that identifies that nation as itself. Much in the way of Stravinsky, who included so much Russian folk music in his early ballets. He made it his own – undeniably Stravinsky – and yet every note of those scores is very distinctly Russian. I like to encourage this in music, especially new music, since we are very much on the swing-back to tonality and having pride in presenting music of one’s national identity.
I know of composers from many of our ten nations who work this way and are absolutely fabulous, re-energizing their own indigenous traditions. Arvo Pärt in Estonia, for example, is a proponent of writing music he feels to be of his place – as he says, »Estonians have to write music that sounds, feels, and is Estonian,« and I think he has impacted the composers from his country. The Baltic Youth Philharmonic’s educational efforts and future commissions will embrace and emphasize these »folk« roots.
The all-inclusive nature of the orchestra combined with the distinct cultures of these ten countries give us an opportunity for communication using the orchestra as a vehicle, a political bridge, to show how things can work in the ideal world not dictated by trade, money, and power. It doesn’t matter if you are coming from a rich or poor country; you need to find a way for people to get involved with their own societies. I think this means cultural education, and since I am a musician, to me this means music, and so we started this orchestra in order to give back to society.
Why did you decide to be a part of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic? As the Founding Conductor of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic, I have the opportunity to put my artistic vision into place as this new orchestra is created. I am involved in everything from the selection of the coaches to the method of auditioning, who we commission new pieces from, to where we tour. This is a great entrepreneurial and creative challenge, and one of the most exciting projects I’ve been involved with since the inception of my own Absolute Ensemble.
What does music without borders mean? The spirit of this orchestra is an all-inclusive, music-without-borders mindset. Composers are writing every kind of music today, from Pärt’s specific variety of pre-renaissance reimaginings to avant-garde or something that is more street-oriented, folkloric, rootsy, like Wojciech Kilar. Classical music is really now the genre of the acoustic. Kristjan Järvi in rehearsal with BYP, Berlin 2010
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Faculty of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic (2008–2011)
Jan Bjøranger (violin, 2008– 2011) is currently head of the string department at the University of Stavanger, Norway, next to his career as a soloist, ensemble leader and conductor. Paul Cortese (viola, 2008–2011), a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, is currently professor of viola and chamber music at the Conservatory of the Liceu in Barcelona, Spain. He is a former principal viola of the Gothenburg Symphony and a sought-after chamber musician. Christopher Franzius (cello, 2011) is principal cellist of the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg. Claes Gunnarsson (cello, 2009– 2010) is principal cellist of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra as well as guest principal cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra. Andreas Greger (cello, 2008) has been solo cellist of the Staatskapelle Berlin since 1986 and teaches at the Music Academy “Hanns Eisler” Berlin, Germany.
Sébastien Dubé (double bass, 2010– 2011), educated in Canada and the USA, is principal bass of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra as well as an active jazz and folk musician. Knut Erik Sundquist (double bass, 2008–2009) performs regularly with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra as well as the Ensemble Moderne. He teaches at the Music Academy in Tromsø, Norway. Alison Mitchell (flute/woodwinds, 2009–2011) is principal flutist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as well as guest principal flutist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She teaches at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Martin Kuuskmann (woodwinds, 2010–2011) is principal bassoon of the Absolute Ensemble and has appeared all over the world as a soloist. He teaches at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Rupert Fankhauser (woodwinds, 2008–2009) has performed with the Berl in and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras and is a Lecturer at the University of Music and Arts in Vienna.
Arkady Schilkloper (French horn, 2010–2011) is a member of the Moscow Art Trio and a former member of the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and the Moscow State Philharmonic. Stefanie Kopetschke (French horn, 2009) is principal horn player of the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover. Ingemar Roos (brass, 2008–2011) is co-principal trombonist of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and teaches at the Music Academy in Gothenburg and at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. Damien Bassman (percussion, 2010–2011) is principal percussionist of the Absolute Ensemble and frequently appears on and off Broadway. Educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, he teaches at Marymount Manhattan College in New York. Daniel Schnyder (ensemble & composition coach, 2010– 2011), composer, arranger, and saxophone performer in a wide variety of genres.
Music Academies Represented in the Baltic Youth Philharmonic, 2008–2011 Denmark Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen | Carl Nielsen Academy of Music, Odense Estonia Estonian Academy of Music and Theater, Tallinn Finland Sibelius Academy, Helsinki | Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki | Tampere University of Applied Sciences Germany Universität der Künste, Berlin | Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, Berlin | Hochschule für Musik Bremen | Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover | Hochschule für Musik, Karlsruhe | Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Leipzig | Musikhochschule Lübeck | Hochschule für Musik und Theater München | Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock | Hochschule für Musik Saar, Saarbrücken | Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart | Musikhochschule Trossingen | Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar Latvia Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music, Riga Lithuania Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Vilnius Norway Grieg Academy of Music, Bergen | Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo | University of Stavanger | University of Tromsø Poland Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Bialystok | Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music, Gdansk | Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music, Katowice | Music Academy, Krakow | Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music, Poznan | Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Russia Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory, St. Petersburg | Piotr I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow Sweden Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg | Swedish National Orchestra Academy, Gothenburg | Piteå Music Academy of Luleå | Malmö Academy of Music | Mälardalen University Sweden | Royal College of Music, StockholmCollege of Music, Stockholm
byp Participants 2008 –2011 Violin
Joanna Antoniak (pol, 2011) Nora Myrset Asheim (nor, 2009) Gro Hole Austgulen (nor, 2011) Assel Bainazarova (rus, 2009) Toma Bandzaityte (lit, 2008–2009) Vitalija Benetyte (lit, 2008–2009) Aiste Bivyrdaite (lit, 2009–2011) Karina Burkhanova (rus, 2011) Natalya Chernikova (rus, 2011) Mary-Ann Eessaar (est, 2009) Ieva-Marija Eidukonyte (lit, 2010) Sofia Eklund (swe, 2009–2010) Elzbieta Fabiszak (pol, 2010) Inese Fedorovska (lat, 2009–2011) Eira B. Foss (nor, 2008) Torstein T. Giertsen (nor, 2008– 2010) Katarzyna Gluza (pol, 2011) Augusta Jusionyte (lit, 2010–2011) Natalia Kalinichenko (rus, 2008) Mateusz Kasprzak (pol, 2010) Lora Kmieliauskaite (lit, 2011) Anna Kramarz (pol, 2008) Aleksandra Kolasinska (pol, 2010– 2011) Alisa Kopac (pol, 2010–2011) Liga Kuzmane (lat, 2009–2011) Pauliina Lehtinen (fin, 2009–2011) Nils Levinsen (den, 2009–2010)
Diana Lewtak (pol, 2008–2010) Anna Lubranska (pol, 2008) Kaia Nebieridze (est, 2008–2009) Arnfinn Neverdal (nor, 2009–2010) Jakob L. Nielsen (den, 2008) Ingrid Økland (nor, 2008) Daana Ots (est, 2008–2010) Kristiana Ozolina (lat, 2011) Justina Plauskaite (lit, 2008–2009) Liva Plocina (lat, 2010–2011) Vladimir Pogoretsky (rus, 2008– 2011) Natalia Polukord (lit, 2008) Mariya Potapova (rus, 2011) Paula Preuss (pol, 2008) Ksenia Prokazina (rus, 2008–2010) Pedro A. Rodriguez Garcia (den, 2008) Marta Rusiniak (pol, 2008) Velga Sarsune (lat, 2011) Ivan Sichka (rus, 2011) Dalia Simaskaite (lit, 2011) Ingmar Simson-Valtin (est, 2008) Liene Skujina (lat, 2011) Madli Sokk (est, 2008–2010) Ieva Staniulyte (lit, 2010–2011) Marika Starke (ger, 2009) Annie Svedlund (swe, 2010–2011) Agnieszka Swigut (pol, 2011) Kasia Szymczyk (pol, 2011) Weronika Tadzik (pol, 2008)
Simas Tankevicius (lit, 2009–2010) Mari Targo (est, 2010–2011) Renata Ulumbekova (rus, 2010–2011) Liis-Helena Väljamäe (est, 2009–2011) Silvija Vaitkeviciute (lit, 2009) Beata Wojtowicz (pol, 2008) Panagiota Zagoura (den, 2008) Helena R. Zambrano Quispe (pol, 2008–2010) Giedre Zarenaite (lit, 2009–2010) Diana Zaviryukha (rus, 2009–2010)
Maria Miklaszewicz (pol, 2011) Mairit Mitt (est, 2011) Krzysztof Modliszewski (pol, 2009) Emma Morsten (swe, 2010) Anastasiya Nilova (rus, 2009–2011) Karolis Rudokas (lit, 2010) Veslav Sobieski (lit, 2009) Lukas Schwengebecher (fin, 2011) Zuzanna Tobis (pol, 2008–2010) Michal Trzcionkowski (pol, 2008) Frauke Steichert (ger, 2010) Aleksandra E. Swidzinska (pol, 2008–2009) Kasia Tekielska (pol, 2010) German Tsakulov (rus, 2010) Krystsina Vasilyeva (rus, 2008) Santa Vizine (lat, 2011)
Marta Kordykiewicz (pol, 2011) Maciej Kozendra (pol, 2010) Aleksandra Kuczewska (pol, 2008) Adam McKenzie (den, 2008) Katarzyna Mruczek (pol, 2008) Mariusz Mruczek (pol, 2008) Madara Norbute (lat, 2009–2011) Aleksandra Pereverzeva (rus, 2009– 2011) Igne Pikalaviciute (lit, 2009–2011) Gleb Pysniak (lit, 2008) Cecylia Stanecka (pol, 2011) Rokas Vaitkevicius (lit, 2009, 2011) Anna Veselova (lat, 2010) Aneta Wadolowska (pol, 2009) Piotr Wieclaw (pol, 2009) Giedrius Zukauskas (lit, 2010–2011)
Cello
Double Bass
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Vidmante Andriunaite (lit, 2009–2010) Yury Baranov (rus, 2008–2009) Malgorzata Blaszyk (pol, 2011) Sophie Bretschneider (swe, 2011) Mikolaj Debski (pol, 2011) Kamila Druzd (pol, 2010) Jakub Fiebig (pol, 2008–2010) Magdalena Helpa (pol, 2009) Maria Jadziewicz (pol, 2010–2011) Anastasija Jelinevits (est, 2008) Zane Kalnina (lat, 2009–2011) Jedrzej Kaczmarek (pol, 2008) Liene Klava (lat, 2008) Joanna Laczmanska (pol, 2011) Jenny Lüning (den, 2011) Julija Makarina (lat, 2011) Aiste Mikalauskaite (lit, 2008–2009)
Robert Anderson (ger, 2009) Nadezda Bardjuka (lat, 2011) Stefano Cucuzzella (ger, 2011) Maria Isabel Edlund (den, 2010) Karen Flesvig (nor, 2008) Demiyan Fokin (rus, 2011) Silje K. Gotaas (nor, 2008) Sarah Høigilt (nor, 2008) Anu Keski-Saari (fin, 2010–2011) Hanna Kilpinen (fin, 2009–2010) Evgeny Kogan (rus, 2010–2011)
Anton Afanasenko (rus, 2011) Michael Carlqvist (swe, 2010–2011) Merlyn F. Girón Arévalo (nor, 2008) Kirill Dubovik (rus, 2009) Wojciech Guminski (pol, 2009–2011) Hanne Havndrup (den, 2008) Malin Höglund (swe, 2009–2010) Rafal Kierpiec (pol, 2011) Jurgis Klotins (lat, 2008) Lukasz Klusek (pol, 2010–2011) Victor Kononenko (rus, 2009–2011)
Bettina Schleiermacher (ger, 2009–2010) Gustavo Soto (nor, 2008) Janis Stafeckis (lat, 2008) Victor Stankevich (lat, 2008) Micha Wisniowski (pol, 2010–2011)
Flute
Karolina Baleckaite (ltu, 2009) Blanka Borkowska (pol, 2010) Martin Bosse-Platiere (ger, 2009–2011) Liam Mallett (ger, 2010) Heili Rosin (est, 2011) Ann Sophie Rønne-Hansen (den, 2011) Paula S. Sorsa (fin, 2008) Julya Sholokhova (rus, 2010) Hannah Törnell (swe, 2009–2010) Simona Vaitkeviciute (ltu, 2008)
Clarinet
Claudia Brodbeck (fin, 2009) Kristaps Catlaks (lat, 2010) Stanislav Chernyshev (rus, 2009–2010) Jason Denner (ger, 2010) Theresa Fritsche (ger, 2011) Vytautas Giedraitis (ltu, 2008–2009) Sonja Jünemann (fin, 2011) Alexey Mikhailenko (rus, 2011) Yuriy Nepomnyashchyy (ger, 2011) Rimvydas Savickas (ltu, 2008, 2010) Simone Weber (ger, 2010)
Gala Grauel (ger, 2010-2011) Reinert Indrehus (nor, 2010) Elisabeth Jansson (swe, 2008–2009) Mats A. Johansson (swe, 2011) Dominik Kosyrczyk (pol, 2010) Indre Krisciunaite (ltu, 2008) Andrius Ksanas (den, 2008) Petter Lindahl (swe, 2010) Peter Müseler (ger, 2009) Karl Nürnberg (ger, 2009) Jonatan Olofzon (swe, 2010) Kreete Perandi (est, 2011) Ieva Praneviciute (nor, 2011) Jurgita Staniulyte (ltu, 2008) Wolfram Thurm (ger, 2009)
Trombone
Sebastian Bell (ger, 2009) Audun Breen (nor, 2010) Daniel Hedin (swe, 2008–2011) Julia Nagel (ger, 2008) Ivar Nilsson (swe, 2010) Mateusz Szendzina (ger, 2009) Ingrid Utne (nor, 2011) Jonathan Wettermark (swe, 2008–2010) Sarah Zemp (ger, 2011)
Harp
Ysella Almqvist (swe, 2011) Julia Becker (ger, 2010–2011) Zuzanna Olbrys (pol, 2011)
Piano
Anna Brolin (swe, 2010) Eun-Jung Sun (ger, 2011) Ayako Tanaka (ger, 2011)
Philharmonic Oboe / English Horn
Josephine Blaamann (den, 2008) Kwan Sheung Fung (ger, 2011) Ganbaatar Gombo (rus, 2009–2010) Theophile Hartz (ger, 2010) Robert Herden (ger, 2009) Fanny Kloevekorn (ger, 2010) Carl Marttala (swe, 2010) Luise Packmohr (ger, 2011) Ekaterina Skidanova (rus, 2010–2011) Egils Upatnieks (lat, 2008)
Bassoon
Leann Currie (nor, 2009–2011) Misha Krotov (rus, 2010) Justus Mache (ger, 2010) Karolina Marszalek (den, 2008–2009) Susanne Philippsen (ger, 2009) Cezary Rembisz (pol, 2010) Eline Solum Gran (nor, 2010–2011) Janis Semjonovs (lat, 2008) Lukas Wiegert (ger, 2011) Sabina Yordanova (est, 2011)
French Horn
Radu Andrei (ger, 2011) Miks Bankevics (lat, 2010–2011) Karin Brodin (swe, 2010) Daniel Bruschke (ger, 2009) Ona Damanskaite (ltu, 2010) Victoria Duffin (ger, 2009)
Trumpet
Mart Aus (est, 2009–010) Bjørn Bjerknæs-Jacobson (nor, 2010) Matthew Brown (ger, 2009) Martin Isaksson (swe, 2010) Senne La Mela (ger, 2010) Jonas Larsson (swe, 2011) Per Håkon Oftedal (nor, 2010) Neeme Ots (est, 2011) Manuel Peitzker (ger, 2011) Janis Porietis (lat, 2008) Leon Sámalsson (den, 2008)
Assistant Conductors
Tuba
Nicolas Indermuehle (fin, 2011) Jose Martínez Antón (swe, 2011) Ansis Nikolovskis (lat, 2008, 2010) Nils Norheim (nor, 2010) Tuomas Saloniemi (fin, 2009)
Byoungwhie Chung (kor, 2010) Álvaro Gomez Gomez (est, 2011) Artun Hoinic (rus, 2010) Lars-Thomas Holm (nor, 2010) Nikolas Nägele (ger, 2011) James Ham (rus, 2011)
Percussion
Composers
Johan Bejke (swe, 2009–2010) Maria Finkelmeier (swe, 2010–2011) Peter Fodor (fin, 2011) Anton Hugosson (swe, 2011) Lars Larsen (den, 2008) Wictor Lind (swe, 2010–2011) Jussi Markkanen (fin, 2010) Daniel Murat (nor, 2010) Victor Pradillos Belloso (den, 2011) Alexandr Shalimov (rus, 2010) Edgars Vaivods (lat, 2008) Aleksander Wnuk (den, 2011)
Anna Korsun (rus, 2011) Luiz Gustavo Brinholi Peigo (ger, 2010–2011) Björn Sikström (swe, 2011) Alfred Jimenez Villafana (swe, 2011)
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byp is ... …a success story: The first four seasons 2009 2008
Concerts Riga (Great Guild, June 4), Peenemünde (September 21) Commissioned work Niels Mar thinsen, Burning Fiery Furnace Conductor Kristjan Järvi Soloists Søren Elbæk Violin Lauma Skride Piano David Geringas Cello Repertoire Beethoven, Dvorˇák Radio Broadcasts 1 (North German Radio, ebu) Concert Patrons Riga: Ivars Godmanis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia
Concerts Tartu St. John’s Church, July 16, Helsinki St. John’s Church, July 17, Vilnius Christopher Festival, July 19, København (Tivoli Concert Hall, July 20), Bremen (Die Glocke, August 22), Peenemünde (September 19), Stockholm (Baltic Development Forum, October 5)
Commissioned work Anatolijus Senderovas, Four cadenzas for Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Op. 61a Conductor Kristjan Järvi Soloists Fazil Say Piano Peter Jablonski Piano Repertoire Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns Radio Broadcasts 3 (Estonian Radio, Radio Bremen, North German Radio, ebu) Concert Patrons Peenemünde: All Ambassadors of the Baltic Sea States in Berlin
2011 2010
Concerts Gdansk (Filharmonia, June 30), København (Tivoli Concert Hall, July 2), Pärnu (Concert Hall, July 5), Riga (Great Guild, July 6), St. Petersburg (Mariinsky Concert Hall, July 8; Mikhailovsky Garden open-air, July 9), Berlin (Konzerthaus, August 10), Peenemünde (September 26) Commissioned work Daniel Schnyder, parkour musical Conductors Kristjan Järvi, Neeme Järvi Soloists Jan Vogler / Cello; Baiba Skride / Violin Repertoire Sibelius, Pärt, Stravinsky, Eller, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Brahms, Nielsen, Alfvén, Stenhammar, Tubin, Glinka, Järnefelt, Kalnins, Kilar, Cˇiurlionis, Taneyev Radio Broadcasts 3 (Russian Radio / Radio Berlin-Brandenburg / North German Radio / ebu) Concert Patrons Copenhagen: Bertel Haarder, Danish Minister of the Interior and Health / Pärnu: Laine Jänes, Estonian Minister of Culture / Riga: Ints Dalderis, Latvian Minister of Culture / Peenemünde: Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia / Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Concerts Kaunas (Filharmonia, July 30), Kaliningrad (Cathedral, July 31), Szczecin (Filharmonia, August 1), København (Tivoli Concert Hall, August 6), Stockholm (Berwaldhallen, September 2), Tallinn (Estonia Concert Hall, September 4), Merano (Kursaal, September 6), Milano (Sala Verdi, September 8), Peenemünde (October 1) Commissioned work Composer’s Workshop with Daniel Schnyder during the BYP Academy Conductor Kristjan Järvi Soloist Mikhail Simonyan / Violin Repertoire Nielsen, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Grieg, Brahms, Nielsen, Alfvén, Stenhammar, Tubin, Glinka, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Kalnins, Kilar, Cˇiurlionis Radio Broadcasts 1 (Swedish Radio)
2012
Concerts Dresden Music Festival (May 26), Düsseldorf, Schumannfest (May 27–28), Usedom Music Festival (September 22) Residencies with Danish Radio Copenhagen and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra … more to come!
byp is ... ...a success story: In the media Media contacts increased six-fold between 2008 and 2010 and have reached excellent levels, especially in the print area, with 42 million.
bbc music magazine / uk / june 2010 »Musical Destinations: ›A Festival of Reconciliation‹ – Usedom, Germany | Just two years ago the Baltic Youth Philharmonic (byp) was launched under the artistic director Kristjan Järvi, and now appears regularly at the (Usedom Music) Festival … an orchestra out of budding young musicians from the Baltic states, many of which have had a history of conflict and enmity. Watch this space!« süddeutsche zeitung / ger / august 17, 2010 »Treasure Hunt Creating artistic colorfulness through encounters is not only the aim of festivals: the youngest of the Estonian Järvi clan of conductors, the agile Kristjan, already compared by the New York Times with Leonard Bernstein, founded the Baltic Youth Philharmonic in 2008 with about one hundred musicians from all around the Baltic Sea … «
welt am sonntag / ger / June 22, 2008 »More than a Fairy-Tale | The baptism by fire was passed with flying colors. The Baltic Youth Philharmonic made a sparkling debut in Riga. The Usedom Music Festival has reason to be proud. It now finally has its own orchestra, a long-time wish. The Festival orchestra is made up by 70 highly talented music students from all the ten countries surrounding the Baltic Sea. The various musical traditions flow together in full harmony.«
»The musicians played with breathtaking passion« der tagesspiegel / ger nordkurier / ger / august 8, 2009 »… The contemporary Lithuanian composer Anatolijus Senderovas was commissioned by the Baltic Youth Philharmonic to write four new cadenzas which featured both the piano soloist Peter Jablonski and the orchestra. Not only did the audience hold its breath at times for the virtuoso piano playing, but conductor Kristjan Järvi was obviously also very pleased. The audience applauded so much, stamping its feet and finally giving standing ovations, that two encores were offered.«
der tagesspiegel / berlin, ger / august 12, 2010 »A Surge of Feelings – Musicians from the Baltic Sea at Young Euro Classic | In general, the musicians played with breathtaking passion on this completely sold-out evening, to the roaring jubilation of the audience. … What is great is the way the musicians from the Baltic Sea manage to lighten up Jean Sibelius’ 7th Symphony … : it sounds as if this score had been sketched with a light hand, there is a living pulse, and the music is warmed by a passionate human warmth… Between the masterworks there is … groovy, entertaining music that the performers enjoy just as much as the audience … : apart from the Rock Symphony, Daniel Schnyder’s brand-new parkour musical, which demands the full virtuosity of the instrumentalists with its borrowings of jazz and Latin-American rhythms, but most of all inspires Kristjan Järvi to one of this famous Travolta dances on the podium«.
»Vigorous, youthfully captivating and deeply professional« postimees / est weser-Kurier / bremen, ger / august 24, 2009 (Opening Night, Musikfest Bremen) » … What is unique is the dark, tender sound of the strings, which created a special sound through minimal differentiations in their ensemble playing. … Even in the ecstatic moments, the instruments sounded noble, sonorous and never overcharged. The extraordinary sound that resulted was also due to Kristjan Järvi, who has become an indispensable part of the Musikfest inventory, thanks to his unconventional programs.«
postimees / est / July 9, 2010 » … vigorous, youthfully captivating and at the same time deeply professional. Like a fresh wind in a sultry town. … The peculiarity of that orchestra is an all-encompassing enthusiasm for their work. It seems that this exaltation held power over the whole audience. … « helsingin sanomat / fin / july 17, 2009 »One of the key challenges is to unify people coming from diverse cultures and schools of sound and playing.« die zeit / ger / september 16, 2010 »Listening Post to Latvia | Neeme Järvi … takes over the baton of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic (BYP) this year, which his conducting son founded two years ago as a sounding ferry of highly talented musicians.« The orchestra’s concerts have been broadcast worldwide, including in the USA, Great Britain, Australia, Korea, Russia, the Netherlands, Turkey, Latvia, Rumania, Serbia and Croatia.
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…a vision for the future The vision of BYP is to become a major music performance and education hub in the North of Europe, radiating throughout the world. Once BYP is established as a »New Voice in the North«, it will aim to harness its particular energy and approach to a professional orchestra. This Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra will consist of BYP alumni who are immersed in the »Music without Borders« way of thinking and performing, and will provide a stable basis for the operations of the Baltic Music Education System. The unique idea of this is to send the musicians of the Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra into the education systems of their countries, to allow younger musicians and music students to profit from their search for excellence and expressivity. Thus, the musicians would perform, tour and record half the time, and teach the other half. BYP is laying the seeds of this development by starting a series of workshops with BYP musicians in schools and music schools in places where BYP has rehearsals and concerts.
Outreach: The Youth Forums During its first two seasons, the BYP concerts at its home base on the island of Usedom were flanked by large-scale Youth Forums, where up to 300 teenagers from Poland, Germany and Denmark gathered for an encounter that allowed them to learn about the other cultures, about all the countries represented in the orchestra, and to exchange views with people their age. These events illustrate BYP’s efforts to bring together not only young musicians, but also to introduce their music to other young people, and create opportunities for encountering and understanding people who might never meet in the same constellation otherwise.
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Our Artistic Council brings together extraordinary musicians who accompany and mentor the growth of BYP.
Kurt Masur is well known as both a distinguished conductor and humanist. He was chief conductor of the Gewandhaus Or¯ chestra and the New York and London Philharmonic Orchestras. Education has been his lifelong passion, and he is deeply committed to strengthening musical traditions at every level of society.
Valery Gergiev is General and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre of Saint Petersburg. He has guest conducted most of the world‘s major orchestras, i.e. the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic. His multifaceted life is a uniquely dynamic and creative force in music today.
The Finish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen was Chief Conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1992 until 2009. He is renowned for his interpretations of contemporary music and has given count- less premieres of new works.
Marek Janowski has been Artistic Director of the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin since 2002, as well as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. He is in demand as a guest conductor throughout the world, working with the Pittsburgh Sym- phony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra regularly.
In order to ensure the continued artistic excellence of the BYP and to realize its ambitious dreams for coming generations of artists and music-lovers, we need strong and loyal partners. Help us nurture and establish BYP further, and enable us to keep planning and implementing the long-term goals of the Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra and the Baltic Music Education System. You too can support this vision. Riga-born Mariss Jansons is recognized as one of the most distinguished musicians of his generation. Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is also Principal Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Play an active role in promoting young talents! Engage your company: become a corporate sponsor. Your engagement could make an essential contribution to cultural life. Furthermore, BYP provides: enhancement of brand visibility; unique client entertainment experiences; highly desirable audience and patron demographics. We would be pleased to customize a sponsorship plan serving your business objectives. Adopt a musician To participate directly in a new approach to classical music, you can adopt an individual musician. Join your vision to ours. Contact us now: development @baltic-youth-philharmonic.org
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…Usedom The orchestra is a joint initiative by the Usedom Music Festival and its Artistic Director Thomas Hummel and Nord Stream AG. Located on the Baltic island of Usedom on the German-Polish border, the festival has been presenting the music of the states surrounding the Baltic Sea since 1993. It celebrates the cultural diversity, but also the common heritage of the Baltic Sea States. It seeks to promote musical exchange and international understanding. The sound of the Baltic Sea has been heard since 1993 on the island of Usedom, located on the border between Germany and Poland. Every year in the autumn, the Usedom Music Festival devotes itself to the cultural region around the Baltic Sea and has become »an important point in the German music calendar,« according to the Financial Times. Thus, it has presented the musical life of Russia, Poland, the Baltic States, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Conductors and soloists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Alan Gilbert, Neeme Järvi, Gidon Kremer, Olli Mustonen, Nina Stemme, Bo Skovhus as well as Jan Garbarek and the Esbjörn Svensson Trio enthralled their audiences. The »Peenemünde Concerts«, frequently featuring the NDR Symphony Orchestra, are among the highlights of the more than 40 events presented by the Festival each year. The series began in 2002 when Mstislav Rostropovich conducted Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at this former Nazi rocket testing compound, a signal for peace and reconciliation. The »Peenemünde Concerts« have been attended by such prominent guests as HRH Queen Silvia of Sweden, HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark, Mikhail Gorbachev, the Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis and the Presidents of Germany Johannes Rau and Horst Köhler. www.usedomer-musikfestival.de
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The Nord Stream Gas Pipeline enters the Baltic Sea at Portovaya Bay in Russia, passing more than 1,200 kilometres through the Baltic Sea before reaching landfall in Lubmin in Germany. In the last quarter of 2011, gas transport to Europe will begin. Full capacity of about 55 billion cubic metres a year will be reached when the second pipeline goes on stream in 2012. This is enough gas to supply more than 26 million European households. Nord Stream AG is an international joint venture established for the planning, construction and subsequent operation of two offshore gas pipelines through the Baltic Sea. Russian oao Gazprom holds a 51 percent stake in the joint venture. The German companies basf se/ Wintershall Holding GmbH and e.on Ruhrgas ag hold 15.5 percent each, and the Dutch gas infrastructure company n.v. Nederlandse Gasunie and the French energy company gdf suez s.a. each hold a 9 percent stake. It might not be typical for an infrastructure project such as the Nord Stream Pipeline to support an orchestra. But Nord Stream believes its responsibilities also include support for the community, for the environment, and for culture. This is why Nord Stream has committed to a variety of transboundary projects in the Baltic Sea region. And herein lies the bond between Nord Stream and the byp: Nord Stream connects the Baltic Sea through a pipeline; the orchestra unites young students from the Baltic Sea states and is able to unify the region with its music. Music is close to our hearts, and therefore Nord Stream proudly contributes to the vision of a united Baltic Sea region as a co-founder and sponsor of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic. www.nord-stream.com
imprint Copyright Usedom Music Festival 2011 Artistic & Executive Director Thomas Hummel Organizer Usedom Music Festival Förderverein Usedomer Musikfreunde e.V. Rolf Seelige-Steinhoff President Rainer Schweitzer Vice President Detlef Wagner Treasurer Petra Bensemann Secretary Administration Thomas Hummel Executive Director Alexa Nieschlag Orchestra Manager Ellen Wölk Operations Manager Franziska Franke Press Officer Kerstin A. Dorscht Marketing Manager Contact p.o. Box 1129 17419 Seebad Heringsdorf Germany Telephone +49 ( 383 78) 346 47 byp@baltic-youth-philharmonic.org www.baltic-youth-philharmonic.org
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Photos All photographs by Peter Adamik unless otherwise indicated: p. 10, 11, 12 Peter Rigaud, p. 26 Frans Jansen, Marco Borggreve, Nicho Södling, Felix Broedel, p. 27 Bayerischer Rundfunk, p. 28 Geert Maciejewski, p. 35 Nord Stream ag Graphic Design Büro Brüggmann