Progamme:
G. Pelēcis: All in the past (remembering Oskar Strock)
D. Cimarosa: Clarinet Concerto in C major
G. Donizetti: Adagio
G. Verdi: Solo from La forza del destino
H. Baermann: Adagio for clarinet and strings
A. Piazzolla: Tango Ballet
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G. Kancheli: Letters to Friends, 1
S. Tanejev: Canzona for clarinet and string orchestra in F minor
A. Schnittke: Tango from opera Life with an Idiot
A. Schnittke: Declarations of Love
G. Kanchelli: Letters to Friends, 2
S. Dreznin: Circus – Fantasy after the film music
G. Kanchelli: Letters to Friends, 3
A. Schnittke: Waltz of Farewell

Clarinettist Mate Bekavac is one of the most notable wind players of his generation and has performed in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. He is known for his profound and full-blooded interpretations, distinctive tone and enviable technique, and for the unconventional musical taste with which he devises his concert programmes. His bold curiosity drives him to discover new expressive possibilities and, alongside the key clarinet repertoire from the Baroque onwards, he enjoys playing works by contemporary composers (both established names and newcomers) and tackling challenging works by rarely heard composers from the recent past. His performances are thoughtful, authentic and special, and always linked together in an elegant and refined manner to form a homogeneous whole. Song of Impermanence is a nostalgic journey into times past. The concert programme is dedicated to forgotten feelings, friends and loved ones. It contains aural entries from the diary of a musician that are cosmically connected to the notes written by composers, and thus also to the primary human emotions that we attempt to escape or deceive. The song of the lost is a slowing down, a new encounter with the self and an awakening of all that is beautiful in us.