Song of the Wanderer (Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20) is a violin piece accompanied by an orchestra completed by the Spanish composer Pablo de Sarazati in 1878 and premiered in Leipzig, Germany, the same year. The musical theme is related to the Roma, and in the final stanza uses the melody of Czardas, the same theme used in this part of the music used by Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13, completed in 1847. The concerto is divided into three movements and lasts about eight minutes.
The piece is Sarasati's most widely circulated violin work and has been very popular among violin players, beginning with recordings by Sarasati himself in 1904, leaving many early recordings.
The song has been used in a number of film and television productions, including a cartoon-style chase scene in Stephen Chow's film Kung Fu, from which the title of the film Song of the Wanderer directed by Japanese director Kiyoshi Suzuki and several of its background music originated.
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Teo Gertler Teor Gottler
Teo He is already a winner of more than a dozen major international music competitions. In the 17th International Youth Violin Competition "Nutcracker" held in Moscow in 2016, he debuted at the age of 8 and won the second prize. In September 2018, Teo won the grand prize of the 14th Grand Prix. International Competition for Young Violinists in Lublin, Poland, in recognition of Carol Lipinski and Henrik Wieniawski (under 17 years old).
His musical maturity, unique voice and passionate interpretation have been recognized in many large-scale stage solo performances with the world's finest orchestras, including the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Ivan Fisher, the Moscow Academic Orchestra conducted by Ayub Guliyev or the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adam Medvedsky.
As a soloist, Teo has been invited to perform at music festivals with orchestras on several occasions. In 2019 he performed at the interlaken Classical Music Festival with the St. Petersburg State Academic Capela Festival (conducted by Alexander Chernuschenko) or with the Zahar Brown Festival Orchestra. In addition to numerous solo performances and performances in Europe, Teo has been invited to perform as a soloist at the Rudolf Hall in Prague, the Brno Philharmonic Hall, the Berlin Dome, the Vegado Concert Hall, the Franz Liszt Conservatory and the Mupa and Tchaikovsky in Budapest, including the Moscow Concert Hall, the Kursaal in Interlaken, the Capela Concert Hall in St. Petersburg, the Lincoln Center in New York, and the main concert halls in Slovakia.