D. Gutserieva, E. Plasson

ABOUT THE CONCERT

One of Mozart´s most frequently performed operas is The Libertine Punished, or Don Giovanni, which premiered at the Count Nostitz Theatre in Prague on 29 October 1787. The overture itself summarises the key musical motifs and indicates the dramatic character of these opera. The opera was composed during 1787, but it is certain that Mozart wrote some of its parts, including the overture, in Prague just before its premiere.

Camille Saint-Saëns composed the First Cello Concerto in 1872 for the cello and viola da gamba player Auguste Tolbecque. Instead of the usual three-movement form, the composer wrote the concerto in only one movement, dividing this one movement into three interconnected parts. Saint-Saëns here shows himself to be a master of contrasts – at times stormy and dramatic, at times dreamy and lyrical.

Dvořák´s Czech Suite is an expression of the composer’s spontaneous melodic invention and a testament to the delicate instrumentation work with a chamber orchestra. It grows out of the mood of the first series of Slavonic Dances, composed a year earlier.

The solo cello part will be performed by the cellist Dali Gutserieva. The concert will be conducted by the French conductor Emmanuel Plasson.

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni, Overture

Camille Saint-Saëns 
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor Op.33

Bohuslav Martinů 
Serenade No. 2 “ Cassation“ for two violins and viola, H 216

Antonín Dvořák 
Czech Suite in D major Op. 39

Performers

Dali Gutserieva - cello

Emmanuel Plasson - conductor

Dali Gutserieva

Dali Gutserieva was born in 1999 and took up music at the age of 6.
Dali is a winner and laureate of many prestigious musical contests: Knushevitsky International Cellists Contest (1st Award); Nouvelles Etoiles International Music Competition (1st Award), Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in Salzburg (1 st award), International Contest in Manchester (1st Award); VI International Contest in Tokyo (3d Award); VII Odin International Contest (2nd Award); Ise-Shima International Contest of String Instruments in Japan (Special Prize).
Performances of the previous seasons included concerts with the Royal Danish Orchestra, Astana Opera Orchestra in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra in Baku, Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra in Rome as well as concerts in Paris, Brussels,
Amsterdam and London.
Season of 2019-2020 witnessed performance with maestro Daniel Oren and Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
In 2020-2021 Dali had concerts with David Geringas and Geringas Chamber Orchestra among others.
Concerts of Season 2021-2022 were a great success, namely a concert with maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson and a concert with maestro Thomas Sanderling.
During season 2022-2023 Dali Gutserieva performed at Dubai Opera.
Next season included among others concert at Alexandria Opera House in Egypt as well as with Maestro Daniel Oren and Covent Garden Sinfonietta at Golden Hall Musikverein in Vienna, concert at Tim Maslak Center in Istanbul and concerts in Leipzig and Munich with
Geringas Chamber Orchestra.
Ongoing season witnesses return to Musiverein with the Covent Garden Sinfonietta, concert at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, appearances in Istanbul with Geringas Chamber Orchestra and David Geringas.

Emmanuel Plasson

Emmanuel Plasson has established himself as a leading ambassador for French music through his remarkable international career spanning both the symphonic and operatic worlds. Maestro Plasson made his North American debut in 1997 conducting the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden on tour, including performances at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. This resulted in an immediate invitation to be an Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera during the two following seasons (for productions of Manon and Carmen).
Emmanuel Plasson won the Donatella Flick International Conducting Competition in 1994 conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, launching his UK debut.
Maestro Emmanuel Plasson was principal conductor and artistic director of Hawaii Opera Theatre until April 2020. He made his debut with the company in 2016 conducting Verdi´s Il Trovatore and was immediately invited back for Gounod´s Roméo et Juliette.
2022 marked a new milestone in Emmanuel Plasson´s career when he performed at the Landesgartenschau Beelitz, Germany, with his own chamber orchestra: Orchester Voyager. Furthermore, he returned to the Royal Ballet Covent Garden that season with a mixed program.
He has performed all around the globe with ensembles such as the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New York Opera Society, Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, Melbourne Opera, New Zealand Opera, National Ballet of Japan, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera, Royal Danish Opera and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
In his native France he has conducted the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Régional de Cannes, Orchestre National de Bordeaux, and several productions with the Grand Théâtre d’Avignon. He has further performed twice at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse in productions of Cendrillon and Faust. At Toulon Opera he has conducted Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
In the beginning of his musical career Emmanuel Plasson worked as a Solo-violinist as well as in orchestras around the world. he began formal conducting studies at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine, U.S.A., and continued his training at the Yale School of Music. His discography includes recordings on the EMI and Dynamic labels.