Electric violinist Roberts Balanas arrives in Kokkola with a unique, genre-defying programme that journeys from Bach to the minimalism of Reich, from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody to the world premiere of a brand-new work by electronic music producer Jabeau, and back again. Just how far can the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra stretch alongside this extraordinary virtuoso?
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach
• Concerto for two violins, BWV 1043
Steve Reich
• Duet
Freddie Mercury
• Bohemian Rhapsody
Jabeau
• New work for violin, electronics and string orchestra
(2026, World premiere, comissioned by the OCO)
Steve Reich
(arr. R. Balanas)
• New York Counterpoint for violin and string orchestra
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