One of the best violinists of her generation at the moment and dear guest of Sarajevo, Alena Baeva, will perform on 13th of May, at the National Theatre in Sarajevo.
Her concert, together with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Ivo Lipanović,, will be held from 12th to 16th of May this year, in National Theatre in Sarajevo within the 21st Sarajevo Evening of Music.
Alena Baeva – perfect, glorious, extraterrestrial
This Russian artist’s gained her exceptional reputation by regular solo performances with some of the most prestigious ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater in Moscow, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the German Radio Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Belgium and the English Chamber Orchestra.
318 years old violin
The curiosity is that on Sarajevo concert, Alena Baeva will be playing on the famous Molitor Stradivarius, a violin made by the famous violin-maker Antonio Stradivari in Cremona in 1697. This exceptionally well-preserved violin is owned by a Russian collector who had it ceded to Baeva on use.
In the past 318 years, the violin has changed numerous owners and for the longest period, more than 70 years, was in the possession of the young general of Napoleon’s army, Gabriel-Jean-Joseph Molitor and his family. Later on, it was sold to a collector in the UK, and in 1989 American violinist, Elmar Oliveira, comes in her possession at an auction at Christie’s, and he was playing on this violin until 1994, when it becomes the property of Albert Stern. Stern recorded two albums on this instrument, to make it offered at auction in 2010, at which it was sold to violinist Anne Akiko Meyers to record amount of 3.6 million USD.
At the Sarajevo concert, Alena Baeva will play interesting program Molitor Stradivarius violin. Details can be found on http://www.maf.ba, and tickets for this concert can be bought at the National Theatre at a price of 30 and 40 BAM.
(Source: Radiosarajevo.ba)
