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19:00 | Masterpieces for All Times: to the 125th Anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev |
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 National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Conductor Vladimir Spivakov together with Soloists Alexander Romanovsky, piano and Alexandra Konunova, violin (Moldova) will perform Sergei Prokofiev's Concerto No.3 for piano and orchestra in C major, op. 16, Concerto No.1 for violin and orchestra in D major, op.19 and Excerpts from the ballet “Romeo and Juliet”. Vladimir Spivakov, well known to orchestras and audiences alike as one of the leading violinists of our time, equally enjoys a multifaceted career as a respected conductor and committed humanitarian. He is artistic director and principal conductor of the National Philharmonic of Russia and President of the Moscow Performing Arts Centre since 2003. From 1999 to 2002 Spivakov served as principal conductor of the Russian National Orchestra. As a chamber and symphony orchestra conductor, Vladimir Spivakov has appeared in the world’s most important concert venues and has conducted European and American orchestras, including the symphony orchestras of London, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Budapest, the La Scala Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of the Accademia “Santa Cecilia”, the Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra, the French Radio Orchestra as well as all the leading Russian orchestras.
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20:00 | Poets of the Fall (Finland) |
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 Finnish rockers Poets of the Fall - singer Marko, guitarist Olli and keyboardist Captain - started the band in 2003. "We'd been jamming together in a group all year long, and we'd seen during that time that our styles meshed together nicely, so we started co-writing our songs," - says Marko. The name, Poets of the Fall, comes from the idea that two opposites form a whole, ie. there isn't one without the other, with "Poets" representing the positive side and "the Fall" - the negative. The band's first single was Late Goodbye, written for the acclaimed computer game "Max Payne 2". Reaching millions of people through the game, the song went number one in Finland, and earned the band international recognition and the first prize at the G.A.N.G. Awards in 2004. Their debut album Signs of Life went straight to # 1 on the Finnish album chart in January 2005, and stayed on the chart for over a year. The next album "Carnival of Rust", released in April 2006, also hit the number one spot on its first week, with the debut album still on the official Top 40 chart. To date, both albums have sold platinum in Finland. The third album Revolution Roulette was released in March 2008. It also took the first place on the album chart, and broke the gold record limit in just a couple of weeks after its release. The fourth album Twilight Theater, released in March 2010, sold gold in one week, and made Finnish chart history by giving the band four number one places with their first four albums. 2011 saw the release of the first song and video compilation Alchemy Vol. 1, and the fifth studio album Temple of Thought hit the stores in March 2012. The singles and videos released from the albums have received lots of plays on radio, TV and the net. Poets of the Fall's latest album Clearview was out in September 2016. More info
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