Sinfonietta Rīga and Florian Donderer. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Ives’s The Unanswered Question

Violinist Florian Donderer, concertmaster of the Estonian Festival Orchestra and a longtime friend of Sinfonietta Rīga, leads a programme that bridges eras and styles. Beethoven’s youthful First Symphony and lyrical First Romance meet Charles Ives’ enigmatic The Unanswered Question and Terry Riley’s groundbreaking minimalist classic In C, expanding musical horizons across two centuries.

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 40
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
Charles Ives The Unanswered Question
Terry Riley In C

Participants

Florian Donderer, soloist and concert master
Sinfonietta Rīga