AKORDEONO ŽVAIGŽDĖ RADU RATOI: ŠIMTMEČIUS JUNGIANTYS HARMONIJOS TILTAI

Artist

RADU RATOI (accordion, Moldova)

In the program:

I d.

Jean-Philippe Rameau - Overture from the ballet Pygmalion, RTC52

Johann Sebastian Bach - English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808

Ferenc Liszt - Transcendent Etudes: No. 8. "Wilde Jagd" ("Wild Hunt") in C minor; No. 9. "Ricordanza" ("Remembrance") in A flat major; No. 10. "Appassionata" in F minor

II d.

Franz Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, "Death and the Virgin", I d. Allegro, III. "Scherzo. Allegro Molto"

Sofia Gubaidulina - "De profundis"

Camille Saint-Saëns - "Dance of Death" (Danse macabre)

Moldavian folk song suite

On October 15, the world-famous accordion virtuoso Radu Ratoi from Moldavia will perform on the stage of the Kaunas Philharmonic. Praised for his originality, versatility, virtuosity in performing classical and contemporary repertoire, this accordionist has won all the most important awards in the accordion world. in 2022 for his outstanding achievements he was awarded one of the most important art awards of the Republic of Moldova "Master of Masters".

R. Ratoi, whose musical journey began at just six years old, has become an international accordion phenomenon. While studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (2018-2020), he achieved outstanding achievements, triumphing in competitions such as Coupe Mondiale, Trophy Mondiale, PIF Castelfidardo, etc.

Playing solo and in ensembles, collaborating with various musicians and orchestras, R. Ratoi performs all over the world. His performances attract the audience with exceptional musicality, technique and charisma, and his own transcriptions of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Ferenc Liszt and other composers who did not write for the accordion amaze music professionals. From 2024 R. Ratoi is a soloist of the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova.

The main goal of the performer is to prove to the world that the accordion is still a fairly underrated instrument with limitless possibilities in all musical genres. This is also visible on stage - even people who already know R. Ratoi's style are always surprised by his playing and ability to feel the accordion.

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