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21:00 | Chamber Orchestra Kremlin |
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The concert of Chamber Orchestra Kremlin from "Classic for night-birds" cycle which will as always held in cozy hall of Ostrovsky Museum - humanitarian center "Overcoming". Before the concert the visitors will have an opportunity to taste a delicious "Montana" coffee. Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, founded and led by Misha Rachlevsky, has earned national and international recognition as one of Russia's leading ensembles. Founded in 1991, the orchestra, comprising some of Russia's finest young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative baton of its founder and music director Misha Rachlevsky. Whether it is the highly-acclaimed CDs or its mesmerizing concerts, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin's warmth and high energy create addictive performances that stay with listeners long after the last note has been played. In addition to an active schedule of presenting concerts and festivals in Moscow, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin tours regularly in North and South America, Europe and the Far East. Listen the good music in right time! More info
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20:00 | Dope D.O.D. (Holland) |
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 30 January 2011 was the starting point of the international career of the Dutch hip hop crew Dope D.O.D. On that day they released their first video "What Happened". Now, well over a year not only has it gained over 7 million views it has paved the way for the boys to get international acknowledgement. Right after the release of "What Happened" the crew got a request from Vidzone (the largest online music video streaming service in the world, part of Sony Computer Entertainment) to show the video as "One To Watch" via its network. This power rotation got the crew international attention resulting in the first performances abroad. At this stage the band got invited for the renowned Iceland Airwaves Festival. Not a bad start at all. In the meantime Dope D.O.D. continued working on their album Branded. Via MySpace they got in contact with legendary hip hop artist Sean Price (Heltah Skeltah, Boot Camp Clik, Random Axe) who proposed to work together on a track. Psychosis was the outcome. And obviously the co-operation between one of America's most respected members of hip hop and an unknown act from a small country somewhere in Europe raised heads all over the globe. The song got picked up from the U.S.A. (on www.nahright.com the largest hip hop blog of the U.S.A.) to Russia (on www.rap.ru the largest hip hop site of Russia). The new style Dope D.O.D. brought to the table got more and more awareness. By the time Psychosis dropped (early in April) the whole album was finished. They even did a second collaboration with underground star Simon Roofless (U.S.A.). He provided vocals for "Real Gods". The plan was to release the album at the beginning of their European Tour late September. However the group didn’t want the fans to wait that long and they decided to make an E.P. and a series of short movies to introduce the characters of the group. This resulted in the Evil E.P. and the Fatality shorts. Showing the world once more of what Dope D.O.D. is capable of. The release date was set on June 24th. Early June the band was asked to feature as the opening act for Limp Bizkit's show in Amsterdam. The band accepted and the only thing that still had to happen was the approval of Fred Durst (lead singer of Limp Bizkit). The video for "What Happened" was sent to him and he was so enthusiastic that he invited the band to act as Limp Bizkit's main support on their continental European tour starting on the 25th of June. And so it was that Dope D.O.D. played a sold out release show for 500 people on the 24th of June in their hometown Groningen and the next day the performed in Germany for almost 10,000 people. Touring with Limp Bizkit crafted their performance skills and Dope D.O.D. was ready to take the next step in establishing their name and fame. Starting with the release of Branded and their European tour in September and October. Taking them to Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, France and Bulgary. During this tour the famous band KorN asked Dope D.O.D. to accompany them during their tour through the U.S. in November. All the positive attention and results achieved in 2011 ensured some high profile spots on important festivals in 2012. The band played Eurosonic/Noorderslag in January 2012 and got chosen by both audience and international industry professionals as "most promising act for 2012." Also in January they played their first club show in France at Le Bikini in Toulouse. They sold out the 1,500 capacity venue in advance and all the Frenchies went completely nuts during the energetic live show. After that they played sold out shows in Bologna and Milano (Italy) for 1,000 and 3,000 people. In fact almost all shows they have played since the start of 2012 have been sold out, whether it be in France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria or the Netherlands. In March the group played some of the most important showcase festivals in the World (ILMC, UK / SXSW, USA and CMW, CA). This has proved to be fruitful for the band, since it resulted in a world wide deal with one of the most prestigious Agents in the world, The Agency Group. But no rest for the wicked the group is already on the road again playing some of the biggest festivals in Europe (Printemps de Bourges, FR / B’estfest, RO / Dour, BE / Lowlands, NL / Hiphopkemp, CZ) and numerous clubshows. More info
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19:00 | Pedro Halffter (Spain): Music of Spain |
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Tchaikovsky State Symphony Orchestra presents a program "Music of Spain" including compositions by Falla, R. Strauss, Ginastera, K. Halffter. Conducted by Pedro Halffter (Spain), the Artistic Director of Seville's Teatro de la Maestranza, and Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of both the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla and the Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria. Between 2001 and 2004 he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, as well as holding the position of Principal Conductor of the Bayreuth Festival Youth Orchestra in 2002 and 2003. He has conducted some of the world's leading ensembles and composed more then twenty works. Considered one of the best conductors of the symphonic repertoire of his generation, he has also established a successful career in the opera house, conducting more than thirty works.
Moscow Conservatory Great Hall |
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19:00 | Ruggero Leoncavallo: La Boheme |
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Performers: State Symphon? Capella of Russia, Anastasia Privoznova (soprano), Lyudmila Kuznetsova (mezzo-soprano), Viktoriya Smolnikova (mezzo-soprano), Oleg Dolgov (tenor), Anton Vinogradov (tenor), Maxim Sazhin (tenor), Leonid Bomshtein (tenor), Oleg Polshkov (tenor), Andrey Baturkin (baritone), Alexander Aliev (baritone), Ruslan Rozyev (baritone), Kirill Fillin (bass). Conducted by Valery Polyansky. In program: the concert performance of the opera "La bohème" by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Leoncavallo wrote his opera La bohème contemporaneously with Giacomo Puccini's own treatment of the same story. Leoncavallo later revised the work, titling it Mimi Pinson, but despite initial respect, it did not survive. Puccini's version has become a standard in the operatic repertoire, whereas Leoncavallo's opera is rarely performed. Leoncavallo's version did not receive its UK premiere until May 1970. Allan Atlas has analysed in detail the different treatments of the death of the Mimi character in both Leoncavallo's and Puccini's versions of La bohème, contrasting the historical success of Puccini's opera and the relative failure of Leoncavallo's. The State Symphon? Capella of Russia will perform its concert version of the outstanding opera.
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall |
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