Ivan Naborshchikov

Russian Federation

21 June 1997

Hommage à Béla Bartók

"In this composition, the connection between nature and music is very important for me, when out of the chaos of the sounds and phenomena around us, certain melodic lines are built, which are then woven into the musical fabric of the composition. In this case, I do not want to perceive the violin and piano as standard musical academic instruments in the traditional sense. I tried to bring these instruments back to their original, expressive and very emotional sound. The instruments here primarily “speak”, make noise, imitate birds and natural phenomena. Template and plastic academic sound is completely absent here.

This piece is based on quotations and quasi-quotations from music by Béla Bartók. The slow parts of the work have a direct connection with his arrangements of folk songs, the fast part is a reference to the ballet The Miraculous Mandarin and to the String Quartets. There are no authentic folk melodies in my composition, all emerging motifs are stylizations.

Béla Bartók is one of my favorite composers, his works always make a huge impression on me. It is a great honor for me to be able to pay tribute to the Great composer, even in such a modest way."

Ivan Naborshchikov - violinist and composer, student of the Moscow State Conservatory, soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic. Laureate of international composers’ competitions, participant of contemporary music festivals, master classes and lectures by world famous composers such as Enjott Schneider, Lera Auerbach. Repeatedly collaborated with famous conductors and musicians such as Teodor Currentzis, Giovanni Antonini, Daniel Kogan. Winner of the II Leopold Auer Composers Competition (St. Petersburg, 2021). The piece “Music Box” for Two Violins was recorded together with the violinist Svetlana Gurzhiy and released on the Oclassica label (2021), the Sonata for Violin Solo was released on the Metaclassical Records label (2022). The premiere of the String Quartet took place in the spring of 2022 (performed by Rebellion Quartet in Moscow). Rondo for Violin and Piano was chosen as an obligatory piece for the semifinal of the VIII Leopold Auer International Competition for Violin and String Quartets (2022).