APRIL 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
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Playing time: 62:48 Release date: 24 Apr 2026
Svetlana Makarova , Lera Auerbach and Jing Zhao
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Giya KANCHELI (1935–2019) Ex contrario Middelheim • Tsutisopeli Svetlana Makarova, Pavel Vernikov, Violins Jing Zhao, Cello • Davit Gvelesiani, Vocals Rustavi Ensemble • Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra Lera Auerbach
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Giya Kancheli, one of Georgia’s most eminent composers, became increasingly famous after the advent of glasnost in the Soviet Union, when his works, not least his seven symphonies, were heard internationally. Around the year 2000 Kancheli shifted away from the opulence of these pieces and moved towards a more restrained, introspective vein, which is exemplified by the three works on this album. Elements of folk and traditional music can be glimpsed in the abstract Ex contrario , while Middelheim is striking for its overlapping succession of episodes. Tsutisopeli was Kancheli’s final score. Key features: • At the age of ten, violinist Svetlana Makarova won First Prize at the Moscow International Youth Tchaikovsky Competition. In 2008 she was invited by conductor Lorin Maazel to join the orchestra of Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía, Spain. • Cellist Jing Zhao has performed with numerous prestigious conductors such as Yuri Bashmet, Myung-whun Chung, Jean Fournet, Eliahu Inbal, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi, Lorin Maazel, Ricardo Muti, Andris Nelsons, Seiji Ozawa, Mikhail Pletnev, Muhai Tang, and Jaap van Zweden, among others. Tracklist 1 Ex contrario (2006) (version for two violins and string orchestra) 2 Middelheim (2016/18) (version for piano trio and string orchestra) 3 Tsutisopeli (2019) (version for two violins and men’s choir) Text: Traditional Georgian
Rustavi Ensemble
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
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