Lonely Suite. Ballet for a Lonely Violinist

I. Dancing with Oneself
II. Boredom
III. No Escape
IV. Imaginary Dialogue
V. Worrisome Thought
VI. The Question (ad lib.)

Lonely Suite is an exploration on the themes of loneliness and fragmentation. It was written shortly after I completed in 2001 the cycle ‘Oskolki’ (‘Broken Pieces’) for Violin and Piano and takes the same thoughts of separation and broken memories even further. It is a work about one's own fears, about silence, about facing oneself without escape. Lonely Suite is dedicated to Vadim Gluzman, who gave the premiere of this work. (Lera Auerbach)