Programme notes:

Tereza Jaďuďová (b. 2001)
Variations on Slovak Folk Song, Op. 37a
Written in 2019, arr. 2022

Originally the final movement of the String Quartet No. 1 Op. 37, Tereza Jaďuďová’s Variations on Slovak Folk Song was later arranged for string orchestra. The work takes a Slovak folk melody „Ej padá, padá rosička“ as its theme, presenting it first in a clear, unadorned form before moving through eight contrasting variations and a finale.

Premiere:

27/10/2022, Bratislava (Slovakia), Concert Hall Dvorana VŠMU (Academy of Performing Arts).

Performers: VŠMU Modern Orchestra, conductor – Konstantin Ilievsky

Festival ORFEUS 2022