A MUSICAL DIALOGUE of CULTURES

The Russian Center for Science and Culture

June 28, 2018

The Schiller Institute, Russian-Danish Dialogue, The Russian House and

China Cultural Center in Copenhagen present

SWEDEN:Leena Malkkiopera SINGER

POLAND:DominikWizjanpianist

RUSSIA: Valerij Likhachevopera SINGER

RUSSIA:Children’s Orchestra»Svetit mesjac«

CHINA: THE NATIONAL FOLK MUSIC TROUPE, HEILONGJIANG SONG AND DANCE THEATER

Plus:

DENMARK/RUSSIA: Semion Balschem

Valdemar Wenzel Mostpianists

DENMARK: The Schiller Institute Chorus

DENMARK: Hedonia String Quartet

Part I

Welcome: Tom Gillesberg, chairman, The Schiller Institute in Denmark

Hosts for the evening: Jelena Nielsen, Russian-Danish Dialogue, and Tom Gillesberg

Russia: Valerij Likhachev, baritoneSemion Balschem, pianist 1. Russia, music D. Tuhmanov, text M. Nozhkin

2. Homeland, music S. Tulikov, Y. Polukhin Valerij Soloists Valeri Likhatchev and Julie LikhatchevaThe children’s balalaika orchestra “Svetit Mesjac” (The Moon is Shining), from The Russian House, Igor Panich, conductor 1. Svetit Mesjaz, (The moon is shining), Russian folksong

2. Katjusha, music M. Blanter, text M. I. Sakovskij

Denmark: Hedonia String Quartet 1. Gavotte from The Human Comedie, D. Schostakovich

2. Skal blomsterne da visne, C. Nielsen

3. Vidunderlige Lille Land, J. Høybye

4.Butterflylovers,Traditionalchinese

China:Heilongjiang Song and Dance Theatre National Folk Music Troupe 1. Ensemble: “Xi Yang Yang”Cheerful and relaxed rhythm, full of a festive atmosphere.

2. Yangqin solo: “Shan Dan Dan Kai Hua Hong Yan Yan” Player: Wang NanThis is based on the folk songs in northern Shaanxi. Through the performance of the yangqin technique, the melody expresses the people’s happiness for a good life. 3. Bamboo Flute Solo: New Songs for Herdsmen Player: Li JidongThe works are characterized by a rich and refreshing folk and folk music style, intimate and moving mel-ody, and lively rhythm. They show the scenery of the Inner Mongolian prairie, and a lively, gratifying pastoral scene, showing the spirit of the herdsmen in the new era.

4. Ensemble: “I Love You, Snow in Saibei”The work describes the beauty of pure snow with anthropomorphic techniques. It shows a spectacular pic-tureoftheglorioussnowflutteringacrossthesky,displayedinfrontoftheaudience,andpraisestheloftyselflessdedication.

5. Banhu Solo: “Crescent at the night”

Player: Song Tienan“Crescent of the Five Gorges” is a Banhu solo based on a traditional Han folk song widely popular in Hei-longjiang and Northeast China. The work is characterized by being simple, exquisite and graceful.

6. PiPa Solo: “Ten Labyrinths” Player: Jia Chanjuan“Ten ambush” is a PiPa solo from China, which is also one of the ten famous Chinese songs. The music is intense. It clearly shows the situation when Xiang Yu was cornered by the army.

7. Erhu Solo: “Horse Racing” Player: Song TienanThepieceislovedbypeopleforitsmagnificentmomentum,warmbreathandunrestrainedmelody.Boththe racers and the galloping horses are perfectly executed by the melody of the erhu. It describes Mongo-lian herdsmen celebrating horse racing.

8. Ensemble: Marken er mejet, Danish folk song

9.Ensemble:MoscowNights(ПодмосковныеВечера) soloist Valeri Likhatchev

Intermission: Chinese refreshments, compliments of China Cultural Center in Copenhagen

Part II

Denmark/Russia: Valdemar Wenzel Most, pianist Etude - Tabloux C# minor, S. Rachmaninov

Poland: Dominik Wizjan, pianist Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Chopin

Denmark: The Schiller Institute Chorus

1. På Sjøllunds fagre sletter, music Gade, text Ingemann

2. Arirang, Korean folk song, arranged by Werner Hartmann, Schiller Institute in Germany Sweden/Russia/Poland:Leena Malkki, sopranoValerij Likhachev, baritone Dominik Wizjan, piano La ci darem la mano, from the opera Don Giovanni, Mozart Sweden/Poland:Leena Malkki, sopranoDominik Wizjan, piano

1. Ritorna vincitor, from the opera Aida, Verdi

2. Cast diva, from the opera Norma, Bellini Denmark:The Schiller Institute Chorus Dona Nobis Pacem, Give us peace, traditional canon

Hedonia String QuartetHedonia is the greek goddess for happi-

ness and the enjoyment of life -- which are this quartet’s characteristics! The Hedonia String Quartet plays music from the heart, has a many-facited repertoire, and plays with great happiness -- happy about the music, happy about making music in good company, and happy about transmitting it to the audience! Hedonias members are Turi Vethal & Claus Kanneworff (violin), Jenny Lüning (viola) og Helene Jerg (cello). All four were educated at a conservatory, and have carriers involving both giving

concerts and education. The quartet has only existed for two years, but its members have played together, in every possi-

ble constellation, for the past 27 years.

“Svetit Mesjac” the children’s balalaika orchestra

The Russian children’s balalaika or-chestra “Svetit Mesjac,” which means the moon is shining, has existed for about 5 years. They became laureats of three musi-cal competitions in Berlin (Kleine Sterne), Moscow (The Rose of the Winds, and in Finland (Bravo Turku).

A project of The Russian House, Igor Panich, conductor.

Valerij LikhatchevValerij Likhatchev is a professional opera singer, born in 1947 in

Russia. As a child, he learned to play the harmonica and sang in local children’s choirs. At six years of age, he made his radio de-but. Eventually he was accepted into Moscow’s Musical Academy, where he studied with professors Rozum, Nortsov, and Shiller. And from then on, his carrier progressed rapidly. The Stanislavs-ki Theatre, The Moscow Chamber Choir, full time soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic, Radio shows and recordings, and a trainee in The Bolshoi Theatre.

In 1989 Valeri Likhatchev immigrated to Denmark, where he nowpermanentlyresides.EversincehisfirstrecitalinDenmark,his reviews have been excellent. In Denmark, Valerij Likhatchev has taken part in many different concerts, including in Tivoli Concert Hall, with Denmark’s Radio, The Royal Danish Opera and The Roy-

al Danish Orchestra. His repertoire is very varied, from Italian operatic arias, to the old Russian romances and Rus-

sian folksongs.

Semion BalschemRussian pianist

Heilongjiang Song and Dance Theatre National Folk Music TroupeThe National Orchestra of Heilongjiang Provincial Song and Dance Theatre was established in

1954.In1987,itwasofficiallynamedtheHeilongjiangSongandDanceTheatreFolkOrchestra.There are 69 performers. Over the past half century, many famous performers, conductors and composers have worked with the orchestra. At the same time, they have created a large number of musical works, with rich characteristics and personality.

The National Orchestra has always been active in the domestic and international art scenes. It has participated in the “Harbin Summer” concerts, and has performed 13 national “Sebei Spring” folk concerts.

* “Wuxi Master Feng Shaoxian’s 50th Anniversary Concert,” performed by the renowned con-ductor Hu Bingxu, 2003

* “Sheng Concert for 50 Years,” performed by Mr. Tang Fu, 2008* a large national orchestral concerto “Man Ethnic style,” 2013*“WangRuibamboofluterecitalconcert,”2014* “Saibei Jiangnan Zhonghuaqing situation - Liu Xijin works concert,” 2015* 2016 National art fund support project large original national orchestral “fun drunk Guan-

dong” grand staged.

The orchestra has visited Japan, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Guinea, Iraq, North Korea, Russia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other countries and regions.

Li Jidong, Bamboo Flute ArtistLiJidongisanationalfirst-levelartistwhoworksattheHei-

longjiang Song and Dance Theatre National Folk Music. He is the deputy director of the folk orchestra, and a member of the Heilong-jiang Provincial Musicians Association. He has held personal solo concertsattheHarbinConcertHallin2007.Hewonthefirstprizeat the 2010 and 2014 National Bamboo Flute Invitation Contests. He has performed in Japan, Russia, Denmark, Switzerland and other countries and areas.

Song Tienan, Erhu ArtistHe is the national second-level player of the National Song and

Dance Orchestra of Heilongjiang Province, and the chief of the erhu vocal department. He has performed in Russia, Denmark, and Switzerland.

Jia Chanjuan, Pipa ArtistJiaChanjuan,anationalfirst-levelperformer,graduatedfrom

the China Conservatory of Music and and further studies. She wonseveralfirstprizesintheHeilongjiangProvinceInstrumentalCompetition, and successfully held personal solo concerts in 2005. She has performed in Japan, Vietnam, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and other countries.

Wang Nan, Yang Qin ArtistWang Nan is a Yangqin artist in the Heilongjiang Provincial Song

and Dance Theatre Folk Orchestra. She is an executive member of the Yangqin Professional Committee of Heilongjiang Province. She has visited Switzerland, Denmark, Russia and other countries and areas. She has won the CCTV National Folk Instrumental Competi-tion “Outstanding Performance Award.”

The Schiller Institute ChorusThe German poet Friedrich Schiller was convinced that the road to political freedom is through

beauty, which has the capacity to enoble the soul. The Schiller Institute, and cooperating mu-sicians, perform and spread the knowledge of classical music, and the beautiful music of other cultures.

The members of The Schiller Institute chorus are active in The Schiller Institute’s campaign for establishinganew,just,worldeconomicorder,andascientificandculturalrenaissance.FiveofthemhavealsobeencandidatesforpoliticalofficeinDenmark.

They are all taking private singing lessons with Leena Malkki.The Schiller Institute would like to expand its chorus in Copenhagen. Please contact us, if you

would consider joining. 53 57 00 51; 35 43 00 33, si@schillerinstitut.dk

Dominik WizjanDominik Wizjan (born in 1994) is a Polish pia-

nist. He began playing the piano at the age of 6. In 2011, he made his debut with an orchestra in the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin. In the same year, he was invited for the Youth Cho-pin Interpretations festival for the most prominent young pianists. After receiving a prize at the 2nd West Pomeranian Piano Competition (2012), he got a chance to perform with a Polish-German orchestra “Pomerania,” under the baton of Jacek Kraszewski.

During his last year of study in Poland, he was already accepted for a Bachelor programme at The

Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, in Amalie Malling’s piano class. This year, after two years of a Master programme, and collaboration with Marianna Shirinyan, Dominik graduat-ed from the RDAM.

Dominik is an active participant in various festivals, courses and masterclasses, where he has worked with some renowned pianists and professors, such as Kevin Kenner, Katarzyna Po-powa-Zydron, Alberto Nose, Juhani Lagerspetz, Niklas Sivelov and many others. He has played recitals in concert halls in Poland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Italy.

His recent achievements include 1st prize at the RDAM Piano Competition in Copenhagen (2017), 1st prize in the 5th International Piano Competition in San Dona di Piave, Venice (2017) and 3rd prize in the 1st International Music Festival and Competition in Yerevan, Armenia (2017).

In 2018, Dominik is going to release his debut CD, consisting exclusively of Polish piano music, under the KNS Classical label.

Valdemar Wenzel MostDanish-Russian pianist, 13 years old.

Leena MalkkiAs a child soloist, Leena received recognition at an early age.

She was classicly educated in Paris, where she was the pupil of Robert Delmas, Raphael Sikorski and David Jones at the private Laboratoire de la Voix singing school. Leena has sung the roles of the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Elisabetta in Maria Stuart, Vitellia in The Clemency of Titus, the title role Gioconda in La Gioconda, and Desdemona in Otello.

She has sung as a freelance soprano, and has been the producer for Operafabriken in Malmø since 2011. Operafabriken will per-form Bellini’s opera Norma, at the proper concert pitch of C=256 Hz, with Leena singing the title role, in Denmark (on August 9-10 in the Helsingør Teaterhus), and in Sweden.

At a time when there is still too much political tension in the world, and the nations of the world ought to, instead, work together for the common goals of mankind, it is extremely important that we build bridges, of every kind, between the nations of the world, and the many different cultures.

When we experience the beauty of other cultures, mutual understanding is created, and a basis for cooperation and peace. Classical art is, therefore, an important key to such a dialogue between cultures, and that is why we are holding this concert!

Contact us:The Schiller Institute: 53 57 00 51, 35 43 00 33, si@schillerinstitut.dkDanish: www.schillerinstitut.dk, English: www.newparadigm.schillerinstitute.com, www.schillerinstitute.org

Russian-Danish Dialogue: www.russian-danish-dialogue.dk

The Russian House in Copenhagen (see Facebook)

The China Cultural Center, opening soon on H.C. Andersens Boulevard

Dona nobis pacemGive us peace