{"id":4368,"date":"2024-01-05T16:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pigovat.com\/wordpress\/?p=4368"},"modified":"2024-01-05T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:48:29","slug":"requiem_usa_2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pigovat.com\/wordpress\/requiem_usa_2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep, 2023: the US premiere of the Holocaust Requiem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In Sep 2023, the extraordinary US premiere of Requiem<\/em><\/a> took place in Annapolis by\u00a0Peter Minkler<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Annapolis Symphony Orchestra<\/a>, conducted by\u00a0Jos\u00e9-Luis Novo<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Peter Minkler<\/a> wrote:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I have been asked by my dear\u00a0 friend, Boris Pigovat, to write a few words about his significant work, Requiem \u201cThe Holocaust\u201d for Viola and Orchestra<\/em>.\u00a0 He composed this music in memory of his grandparents and aunt who were murdered at Babi Yar in September 1941 on the outskirts of Kyiv.<\/p>

Mr. Pigovat contacted me about fourteen years ago with the hope that I would be able to persuade anyone in this country to perform his work, as it had not yet received its United States premiere.\u00a0 After listening to Requiem, I was convinced that this is an important and transformative piece that deserves international attention.<\/p>

After countless inquiries, my long journey was finally over when I was contacted by a local conductor and orchestra willing to tackle this technically challenging, massive 45-minute piece, and I performed the US premiere with Maestro Jose-Luis Novo and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in September of 2023.\u00a0 These performances, which took place on the 82nd anniversary of the atrocity, were exceptionally well received with standing ovations, multiple curtain calls and brought many, both on and off stage, to tears.<\/p>

Throughout the performance, the musicians and audience were silently captivated as the music vividly painted an emotional picture.\u00a0 Other words shared with me and which were used to describe the music included powerful, unsettling, terrifying, gorgeous and deeply moving.<\/p>

For me, I was both humbled and profoundly honored to bring this haunting music to life.\u00a0 As soloist, I felt compelled to act as storyteller, narrating and weaving together the threads of this tragic event and bringing its aftermath to the fore.\u00a0 Within the six-minute-long cadenza alone, we deftly move from horror to despair to acceptance.\u00a0 The finale, Lux Eterna<\/em>, ultimately conveys peace, yet is tempered with a stern warning, \u201cNever Again.\u201d<\/p>

Despite the thousands of miles separating Boris and me, from our very first interaction I felt an unspoken, intense and immediate connection not only with him, but also his oeuvre of extraordinary music.\u00a0 I am privileged to call him Friend.<\/p>

I would encourage violists around the world to seek out and explore the wealth of magnificent works written for our oft-maligned instrument by Boris Pigovat, a composer who understands and appreciates the beauty and possibilities the viola can offer.<\/p>

Peter Minkler
Viola
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All I can add that I am spokeless. Thank you my dear friend Peter for your warm words!<\/p>

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