Change of scene music festival 2013
The upcoming music festival "Szenenwechsel" at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts from January 27 to February 1, 2013 is all about Russian music. The highlight is the staged world premiere of the Shostakovich adaptation "Der Fall 'YY'".
The focus of the "Szenenwechsel" festival is the light-footed variety premiere of "Der Fall 'YY'", which will be shown on January 27 and on two further dates at the Theater Pavillon Luzern. The staged performance describes the wild escape of a blameless citizen who accidentally gets caught up in one of the civil defense maneuvers that were common in pre-war Russia. Following its premiere in St. Petersburg in 1931, this will be the first time the play has been performed outside Russia.
On January 28, the student ensemble "Alpini Vernähmlassig" will perform in the Jazzkantine together with accordionist Sergei Simbirev. There will also be a chamber music concert on January 31 with works by various Russian composers in St. Charles Hall Meggen.
Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, which he composed shortly after the invasion of the Soviet Union by German troops, is a harrowing and monumental work on the program at the end of the festival on 1 February. The concert by the Junge Philharmonie Zentralschweiz under the direction of Dmitry Sitkovetsky will take place in the concert hall of the KKL Lucerne.
In addition, a symposium on January 28/29 entitled "An anarchist's hand grenade - Dmitri Shostakovich and the period around 1930" offers the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the famous Russian composer and his time.
More info: www.hslu.ch/schostakowitsch2013
Photo: Elisabeth Anliker (idea and overall direction) and Thomas Usteri (direction and pantomime) in "Der Fall 'YY'". © Martin Vogel, 2012
