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movements is framed by passages presenting a broad theme, expressive yet dignified, in slow tempo. Between the two statements of this idea comes a more animated Allegro, the main body of the movement. The second movement is a waltz in whose phrases one can easily imagine the gliding and twirling of dancers across a polished floor. Tchaikovsky’s great talent as a melodist never served him better, nor was he anywhere more skillful than in his weaving of the movement’s various thematic strands together in deft counterpoint. We then hear an elegiac slow movement that is all the more poignant for its avoidance of emotional hyperbole. The finale, by contrast, seems at once spirited and relaxed. It presents a succession of attractive themes, the principal one conveying a distinctly Russian character. At its conclusion, Tchaikovsky recalls the broad opening subject from the first movement, which accelerates into a brief and spirited coda to close the work.
The DSO most recently performed Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C Major in September 2020, conducted by Jader Bignamini. The DSO first performed the piece in April 1924, conducted by Victor Kolar.
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Dmitry Sinkovsky
Dmitry Sinkovsky possesses a rare combination of Russian virtuosity and Italian cantabilità. A conductor, violinist, and countertenor, he weaves these three disciplines together with a profound musical awareness, boundless energy, and astonishing technique, resulting in electrifying performances that captivate audiences across the globe. A winner of awards at major European competitions, Sinkovsky enjoys a brilliant career working with the most prestigious ensembles and artists worldwide as a conductor and violinist conductor, with a repertoire ranging from Mozart to Bartók.
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Sinkovsky’s international conducting career was launched in 2012 as a featured guest on Joyce DiDonato’s acclaimed “Drama Queens” tour. In 2018, he served as resident conductor of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, where he has been a regular guest since the 2015-16 season. In Europe, he has led the Spanish National Orchestra, Sinfonietta Riga, MusicAeterna, Kremerata Baltica, Orchestra Casa da Música Porto, and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, among others.
In April 2021, Sinkovsky conducted Il Pomo D’Oro for Handel’s pasticcio Oreste in Moscow, and opened the Stockholm Early Music Festival.
Together with his ensemble, La Voce Strumentale, Sinkovsky released for naïve Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Bach in Black. Other naïve recordings include Vivaldi’s Concerti per violino V “Per Pisendel” and Il Virtuosissimo, both with Il
Pomo d´Oro and both awarded a Diapason d’Or. An album with Dorothee Oberlinger entitled The Discovery of Passion (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi) was issued in 2020.
His first CD with the label Glossa, Idylle heroïque presenting Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Triple Concerto, was issued in 2020 (ICMA nomination) and was followed in fall 2021 by Songs & Poems, featuring contemporary music for Baroque instruments.
Sinkovsky is a professor at the Moscow State Conservatory and artistic director of the Orlando Furioso Festival in Dubrovnik. He plays a violin by Francesco Ruggeri (1675) loaned by the Jumpstart Jr. Foundation.
Recent and future engagements include invitations as a conductor and soloist by the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He also leads the B’Rock Orchestra, the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, and La Voce Strumentale, and will reunite with Dorothee Oberlinger and Luca Pianca. This season, Sinkovsky conducts Porpora’s Orfeo at the Theater an der Wien and makes his debut at the Zurich Opera House with Cavalli’s Eliogabalo staged by Calixto Bieito.
