On February 23rd 1969, the world lost a great musician and a remarkable man. The legendary conductor and composer died in a London hospital aged 55, after a meteoric career which started in Bucharest and ended in Bournemouth. Constantin Silvestri is best remembered in Britain for elevating the Bournemouth Symphony into an orchestra of international repute when he was its principal conductor from 1961 until his death. He guest conducted and recorded with the world's most celebrated orchestras. Click here to read more about Silvestri.
The Constantin Silvestri International Foundation, The London Schubert Players Trust and The Romanian Musical Adventure present a unique musical homage to his memory bringing together pianist Anda Anastasescu and The London Schubert Players Quartet with the Vienna-based Silvestri Quartet, pianist Raluca Stirbat and the RMA record company.
PROGRAMME
- String and Piano quartets by Enescu, Silvestri and Vieru
- A Bournemouth Love Affair: launch of CD album with unique BBC archive recordings of Silvestri conducting works by Enescu, Silvestri, Mozart, Dvorak and Prokofiev
- Silvestri exhibition
The artists' biographies: Anda Anastasescu | London Schubert Players Quartet | Silvestri Quartet | Raluca Stirbat
The event includes the European Cultural Project "Romania4Art", initiated by the Constantin Silvestri International Cultural Foundation which offers music lovers the privilege of listening to chamber music masterpieces by leading Romanian composers. This project is financed through The Cantemir Programme of The Romanian Cultural Institute.
When: Monday, 19 October 2009, 7-9 pm
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
Free admission.
