Programme:

Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 »Summer«, 3rd movement 
Gerónimo Giménez, arr. Lucian Moraru: Intermezzo from La Boda de Luis Alonso
Baden Powell, arr. Lucian Moraru: Consolação
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, arr. Lucian Moraru: La cumparsita
Lucian Moraru: Borșa
Wayne Shorter, arr. Lucian Moraru: Footprints
Lucian Moraru: Faculty of Law
Freddie Hubbard, arr. Lucian Moraru: Little Sunflower
George Enescu, arr. Lucian Moraru: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11
Lucian Moraru: Medley
Lucian Moraru: Improvisation on a theme by Erik Satie
Chick Corea, arr. Lucian Moraru: Spain

Traffic Strings was founded by the Romanian viola player Lucian Moraru in 2005. A versatile musician, Moraru trained at the Bucharest Academy of Music before completing his musical education the Netherlands and Great Britain. The name Traffic Strings is a reference to its members constant travels through a wide variety of musical genres and periods. Their rich repertoire covers not only classical works – from the Baroque to the twentieth century – but also tango, jazz, pop, traditional music and original compositions. The ensemble has recorded eight albums to date, including last year’s three releases focusing on jazz, Romanian classical music and a blend of Baroque and tango. Their concert in Ljubljana will bring a mix of Romanian musical tradition, jazz and contemporary music. It will include the third movement of a violin concerto from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, with a programme including an intermezzo by Spanish zarzuela composer Gerónimo Giménez, a piece by the Brazilian jazz and bossa nova guitarist Baden Powell, a tango by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, works by post-bop and jazz fusion giants Wayne shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Chick Corea, a folk-inspired rhapsodic composition by Romanian composer George Enescu and numerous contemporary compositions by Moraru.