Orient Express
MidtVest Ensemble

MidtVest Ensemble

Charlotte Norholt, flute

Peter Kirstein, oboe

Žilvinas Brazauskas, clarinet

Yavor Petkov, bassoon

Neil Page, horn

E. Piaf (1915-1963)

La vie en Rose (arrangement by P. Kirstein)

J. Vejvoda (1902-1988)

Øltønde Polka (arrangement by di P. Kirstein)

W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen and Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (from Il flauto Magico, arrangement by the composer)

G. Ligeti (1923-2006)

Bagatelle n. 1

Bagatelle n. 3

Bagatelle n. 4

B. Bartók (1881-1945)

Romanian Folk Dances (arrangement by David M.A.P. Palmqvist)

F. Say (1970)

Alevi dedeler raki masasinda

35’ | Ticket 10 €

On board the legendary Orient Express, the musical journey of the MidtVest Ensemble begins, crossing Europe from Paris to the edges of the East. Like a moving vintage carriage between borders, the concert opens with the dreamlike atmosphere of France in La vie en rose, then bursts into the festive rhythms of a Bohemian polka and the famous arias from Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

As the journey continues eastward, the soundscape transforms: Bartók’s dances and Ligeti’s inventions lead into the heart of the Balkans, among folk resonances and village memories. The final stop is Fazıl Say’s Turkey, where a driving energy brings the journey to Istanbul in a celebratory atmosphere.

With the MidtVest Ensemble, music becomes the railway on which different cultures and histories flow past: a sonic adventure celebrating the encounter between distant peoples and traditions.

Text by Antonio Pio Caliendo