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19:00 | Moscow State Symphony Orchestra |
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Performer - Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. Soloists: Nikita Borisoglebsky (violin), Alexander Akimov (viola). Conducted by Vladimir Ponkin. The program includes Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, Beethoven's Leonore Overture # 3 and Symphony # 6 (“Pastoral-Sinfonie”).
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall  |
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20:00 | Music for Two: Saxophone and Organ |
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Laureate of international competitions Veronica Kozhuharova (saxophone) and laureate of international competitions Hiroko Inoue (organ, Japan) perform compositions by Bach, Piazzolla and contemporary composers of USA and Canada. apanese organist Hiroko Inoue was born in 1977 in Osaka and learnt musical basis in old Kyoto, later she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory with two degrees (in piano and Piano). In Japan she won national competitions to attain later the international level. Hiroko Inoue performed at Conservatory Great and Small Halls, Moscow International Arts Performing Center, toured Russia and Japan, participated in international organ festivals. Hiroko Inoue is a dazzling representative of the next generation of classical performers in the 21st century, a talented musician who gives recitals throughout the world. Since 2006 Hiroko Inoue has been a soloist and organist of the Kaliningrad Regional Philharmonic. She has prepared several fundamental programmes for solo organ, among them monograph concerts of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and French organ music. Moreover, the organist regularly appears with the Chamber Orchestra of the Kaliningrad Regional Philharmonic as well as together with other musicians. The rising star of instrumental music, a saxophon player of a rare now academic style, Veronica Kozhuharova who has already won popularity and a recognition of public in Europe, promptly masters the Russian scene.
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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A well-known Russian ensemble "Vivaldi Orchestra" conducted by violinist Svetlana Bezrodnaya presents a program "Cascade and Courage" including arias from operettas by Strauss, Zeller, Milleker, Zuppe, Offenbach, Kalman. Soloist - Svetlana Bezrodnaya (violin). The prototype for "Vivaldi Orchestra" was the orchestra of the women's conservatoire in San-Pieta, Venezia, under the great Italian maestro Antonio Vivaldi. "Antonio Vivaldi was not an ordinary man. He was not only a priest but a man of progressive views. He was a padre and a professor of music. Unfortunately, compositions that he wrote for young women playing in his orchestra were never performed on any stage. I wanted to create a women's orchestra and materialize the design of the great maestro," - says Svetlana Bezrodnaya. "Vivaldi Orchestra" comprises 18 charming women who play violin, viola, cello and even double bass. On the stage they wear fancy dresses which remind audiences of the time of Vivaldi. Annually the orchestra gives over 100 concerts; musicians made many recordings and prepared several compact discs. "Our repertoire is broad: we play music of various styles and epoches. The selection of compositions is not casual. Tango is a unique stratum in musical culture. My attitude to tango is special. Tango reminds me of my parent's life. I devoted to them and all people of their generation one of the album's discs. We have recorded wonderful music of Alexander Vertinsky, Oskar Strok, Leonid Utesov and other popular authors of the mid-20th century. In their music there is everything - a whirl of passions, love and tenderness," - she adds.
Moscow Conservatory Great Hall |
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