VLAD MAISTOROVICI

Dmitry Sitkovetsky conducts the New European Strings orchestra at the Romanian Athenaeum, George Enescu Festival 2015 https://www.facebook.com/vladmaistorovici/ Eugene Tzikindelean (concertino), Boris Garlitsky, Yuri Pisarveskiy, Jennifer Moreau, James Dickenson, Mikhail Zemtsov, Dana Zemtsov, Julia Dinerstein, Kati Raitinen, Mimi Brundin Summerstan, Boris Kozlov. Vlad Maistorovici: 'Concert Transilvan', skeuomorphic rhapsody on XVII Century Romanian tunes from the collection of Ioan Căianu, for violin and 10 strings or string orchestra

Mic tesseract armonic. Hiperbolizare pentru orchestră de cameră după "Kleines Harmonisches Labyrinth" de Johann David Heinichen (anterior BWV 591) (2023) Little harmonic tesseract. Hyperbolization for chamber orchestra after "Kleines Harmonisches Labyrinth" by Johann David Heinichen (formerly BWV 591) (2023) commissioned by the New European Ensemble with the support of Fonds Podiumkunsten and Gemeente Den Haag for the 125th anniversary exhibition "Escher - Andere Wereld" at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag Here you can find more informatiom on this work: https://www.maistorovici.com/little-harmonic-tesseract Here you can find Vlad Maistorovici's homepage and YT channel: www.maistorovici.com https://www.youtube.com/@UCG8KvRrkc8k9YOIzjXRR0zw Orchestra de Cameră Radio (Bucharest National Radio Chamber Orchestra), conducted by the composer recording of the Romanian premiere (Bucharest, Studioul de concerte "Mihail Jora", May 22, 2024 - Săptămâna Internaţională a Muzicii Noi XXXIII) image: detail of Albrecht Dürer's "Melencolia I" (1514) with an added little tesseract

New European Ensemble presents a 3D tribute to MC Escher: Optical Illusions in image and music New European Ensemble, DEFRAME and Kunstmuseum Den Haag combine the power of illusion, music and images in “Metamorfosen: A Musical Journey into the World of MC Escher”. Performances will take place on February, 23rd and 24th, 2023, in the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, during the exhibition “Escher – Andere Wereld”. Optical illusions, dream worlds and endless spirals. The works of MC Escher have become iconic across the world. To celebrate the beloved artist’s 125th birth year NEuE teamed up with the DEFRAME collective and composer Vlad Maistorovici to create a program connecting Escher’s iconic imagery to music. DEFRAME will project live, audio-reactive 3D images while the ensemble performs a mind-bending program. New work by Romanian composer Vlad Maistorovici, a touching homage to the famous Metamorfose no.2 as well as Maistorovici’s post-Webernesque arrangements of Bach’s canons, so closely connected to Escher’s mathematical world are among the highlights. The program includes Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im spiegel, also reflected in Escher’s work, as well as the mathematically unified Konzert für 9 Instrumente by Anton Webern, another composer whose use of canons and variations connects with Escher’s imagery. ‘Escher’s legacy has influenced my creative thinking as a composer for many years and working with this wonderful ensemble and DEFRAME’S live visuals will be an unmissable opportunity to experience his art with fresh and relevant music as part of a single all-encompassing artistic whole.’ Vlad Maistorovici, composer and conductor. ‘Escher’s work is iconic for every visual artist, he was so far ahead of his time. In this project, we will use a 3D projection technique to bring the ideas behind his work into today’s world, amplified by live music. Escher’s work is mathematical in nature, which makes it a perfect source of inspiration for new digital art.’ Carolien Teunisse, DEFRAME The performances will take place on the 23rd and 24th of February, 2023, in Kunstmuseum, Den Haag. After buying the concert ticket, the ticket will give you the possibility to visit the exhibition for €10. Program: J. S. BACH Prelude from Cello Suite BWV 1007 (arr. V. Maistorovici based on Escher's Drawing hands, for viola, cello and motion reactive projections) J. D. HEINICHEN Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth (formerly BWV 591) (hyperbolisation for ensemble by V. Maistorovici) J. S. BACH Endlessly rising canon from Das Musikalische Opfer BWV 1079 (orch. V. Maistorovici) A. WEBERN Concerto for 9 instruments op. 24 A. PÄRT Spiegel im spiegel for cello and piano V. MAISTOROVICI Metamorfose after M. C. Escher for ensemble of 15 instruments J. S. BACH Chorale In dir ist freude BWV 615 (orch. V. Maistorovici) With the support of: Fonds Podiumkunsten & Gemeente Den Haag. Info & tickets: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-metamorfosen-a-musical-journey-into-the-world-of-mc-escher-467412492347 On the NEuE website: https://www.neweuropeanensemble.com/metamorfosen-a-musical-journey-into-the-world-of-mc-escher/

Maistorovici conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic soloists at the Romanian Athenaeum Rafael Butaru, Natalia Pancec - violins Marian Movileanu, Luiza Iorga - violas Mădălina Fara, Alexandru Duțulescu - cellos Vlad Silaev - double bass video curtesy of www.clasicradio.ro

"B.A.C.H., Passacaglia for solo violin” was commissioned by George Enescu Festival as compulsory work for the 2024 George Enescu International Violin Competition. “B.A.C.H., passacaglia for solo violin” is an homage to the tradition tracing back to Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas through the heritage of legendary violinists and composers such as Biber, Vivaldi, Tartini, Locatelli, Paganini, Ysaÿe, Kreisler, Enescu, Bartók, Berio, Widmann, as well as to the historical obsession with the BACH motif across works by Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schoenberg, Webern, Dallapiccola, Penderecki, Schnittke, Gubaidulina. As such, the BACH motif and the archetypal principle of the passacaglia are projected through a metamodernist prism, in a manner related to some of my previous works such as “Cadence En Espace”, “Concert Transilvan”, “Little Harmonic Tesseract” or “Metamorphose after M.C.Escher”. As a competition piece, beyond the traditional and extended technical and musical challenges, the work showcases the violinist’s “freedom in control” in performance. (Vlad Maistorovici) Score available at: https://www.universaledition.com/en/Contacts/Vlad-Maistorovici/ Video & Audio: Mark Prentice-Whitney, mpw productions Recorded in London 2024 at the Grand Hall of the Ratiu Family Charitable Foundation Mayumi plays on the "Wilhelmj" Stradivarius 1725, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation

The Romanian Foundation for Excellence in Music Sibiu/Hermannstadt International Music Festival 2014 Dario Bonuccelli - piano Chamber works by Vlad Maistorovici uploaded by RFEM

Târgu Mureș State Philharmonic Daniel Rowland, violin Vlad Maistorovici, conductor 20 January 2022, Great Hall of Târgu Mureș Palace of Culture

The Romanian Foundation for Excellence in Music Sibiu/Hermannstadt International Music Festival 2014 Adina Ilovan - flute Valentin Ghiță - oboe Ștefan Voinic - clarinet Alexandra Neaga - bassoon Andrei Marcovici / Alexandru Crăciun - percussion Dario Bonuccelli - piano Alexandru Mălaimare / Mariana Rotaru - violins Bogdan Banu - viola Bogdan Postolache - cello Robert Gyorgy - double bass Vlad Maistorovici - conductor Chamber works by Vlad Maistorovici uploaded by RFEM