COmpass REsonance: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE with Vadim Gluzman and CORE

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One of the world’s most famous violin soloists, “a musician’s musician,” Vadim Gluzman returns to perform with COmpass REsonance. This special program includes the great Bach Violin Concerto in E Major, from the album CORE and Gluzman recorded together in 2025, on London-based Onyx Classics label. This program also includes the world premiere of a work that CORE commissioned specifically for Gluzman and this performance. Renowned composer Pall Ragnar Palsson is creating the new work, exploring ancient Baltic themes and formative experiences in Latvia and Estonia, where Gluzman and Palsson studied in their younger years. The new work utilizes baroque orchestra instrumentation with piano instead of harpsichord and also includes percussion.

The Baltic element is complemented by Musica Serena, a work of stunning beauty by Vasks, and the J.S. Bach concerto is balanced by a work of chamber music created by one of his contemporaries, Dresden-based Heinichen. This trio sonata pairs Gluzman with CORE’s Music Director Zachary Carrettin, alongside CORE cellist Joseph Howe, and CORE Artistic Director Mina Gajić on harpsichord.

Program:
Trio Sonata in C Minor, S258 by Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729)
World Premiere (suite for violin/strings/piano/percussion) by Pall Ragnar Palsson (b. 1977)
Musica Serena by Peteris Vasks (b. 1946)
Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Basso Continuo in E Major, BWV1042 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Approximate run time: 70 minutes performed without intermission

Vadim Gluzman is one of the top concert artists in the world today, appearing as concerto soloist with every great orchestra, from the New York Philharmonic to the Berlin Philharmonic. One of his many unique qualities is how he approaches the music of J.S. Bach, using historical bows and an approach to style that is deeply rooted in Baroque performance practice. In 2025, he recorded The Complete Bach Violin Concertos with COmpass REsonance using period bows and harpsichord, released on London-based Onyx Classics label.

The continued collaboration with Mr. Gluzman has proven to be extremely artistically rewarding for CORE musicians, and this time, in addition to performing the work of Bach, CORE/Gluzman are presenting the world premiere of a new work. CORE’s co-directors had worked previously with acclaimed composer Pall Ragnar Palsson in Iceland and recorded his work Notre Dame on their album, Aequora. When they realized Palsson and Gluzman both spent years in Estonia and Latvia during their studies, they decided this would be a perfect bringing together of two great musical minds—the Zoom meetings have been thrilling and seeing the work created in various stages has been inspiring!