Midori takes her Orchestra Residencies Program (ORP) to Slovakia (November 2018)

From 15 to 18 November, Midori will bring her Orchestra Residencies Program (ORP) to Slovakia to work with the Slovak Youth Orchestra and the Orchestra of a Music School for Children in Bratislava. During this time, she will not only teach the young musicians in different formats, such as master classes, lectures and Q & A sessions, but also prepare a joint concert with them, which will be the highlight of the residency and will take place in the Slovak Radio Building.

In addition to the overture from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, the concert presents two concerti by Johann Sebastian Bach – Double Concerto BWV 1043 and Violin Concerto BWV 1042 – as well as the third movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Both Midori and three violin student from one of the two orchestras will perform as soloists. The concert will be conducted by VŠMU professor Marco Vlasák.

The program of the concert at a glance:
November 18, 4 pm, Slovak Radio Building
Slovak Youth Orchestra and Orchestra of Music School for Children, Marco Vlasák
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro – Overture
Bach: Double Concerto BWV 1043
Bach: Violin Concerto BWV 1042
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto – 3rd movement

Further information about the program can be found here (in Slovak).

The Orchestra Residencies Program (ORP) has been in existence since the 2004/05 season. Over a period of four to seven days, Midori spends time with a youth orchestra with connection to a small professional orchestra. She teaches the young musicians in various formats and participates in a wide range of activities tailored to optimize the involvement of the youth orchestra. ORPs have already taken place in Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Peru and various US states.

For more information, visit the Orchestra Residencies Program homepage: https://orpobservations.wordpress.com/



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