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19:00 | Russian National Orchestra, Till Fellner (Austria) |
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The Russian National Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano (USA) who is renowned for interpretations of clarity, elegance and intelligence performs Mozart's Concerto # 22 for piano and orchestra and Bruckner's Symphony # 3. Soloists - Till Fellner (piano, Austria). Kent Nagano is equally at home in music of the classical, romantic and contemporary eras, introducing concert and opera audiences throughout the world to new and rediscovered music and offering fresh insights into established repertoire. Since September 2006 he has been Music Director of Orchestre symphonique de Montreal and became Artistic Advisor and Principal Guest Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony in 2013. In 2015 he will take up the position of General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra. At the Bayerische Staatsoper, where he was General Music Director from 2006 till 2013, he commissioned new operas from Jorg Widmann Babylon, Wolfgang Rihm Das Gehege and Unsuk Chin Alice in Wonderland and new productions there have included Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina, Idomeneo, Eugene Onegin, Ariadne auf Naxos etc. As a much sought after guest conductor, Nagano has worked with most of the world's finest orchestras including the Vienna, Berlin and New York Philharmonics, Chicago Symphony, Dresden Staatskapelle and Leipzig Gewandhaus. He has an ongoing relationship with Sony Classical and has also recorded for Erato, Teldec, Pentatone and Deutsche Grammophon as well as Harmonia Mundi, winning Grammy awards for his recordings of Busoni's Doktor Faust with Opera National de Lyon, Peter and the Wolf with the Russian National Orchestra and Saariaho's L'amour de Loin with the Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin. A very important period in Nagano's career was his time as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, from 2000-2006. The outstanding Austrian pianist Till Fellner, who performs regularly with many of the world's most important orchestras and as solo recitalist and chamber musician at major music centres of Europe, the United States, and Japan, has been lauded for a combination of probing musicianship, flawless technical command, and the rare ability to see through the notes to the "inner necessities" of the works he performs. From 2008 to 2010 he undertook a worldwide cycle of all 32 Beethoven solo piano sonatas, a tour de force which brought him recognition internationally as a musician of the first order. In 2012 Fellner took a one-year sabbatical to dedicate himself to the study of new repertoire and to deepen his knowledge of composition, literature, and film.
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19:00 | Anton Batagov: Bach |
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The Russian composer, pianist and electronic musician, Anton Batagov, graduated from the Gnessin School and the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He was prize-winner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition (1986) and other competitions. Anton Batagov introduced the music by John Cage, Morton Feldman, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass to Russian audiences. His discographical debut was a recording of Olivier Messiaen's Vingt regards sur l'Enfant Jesus for Melodiya. From 1989 to 1996 he was one of the leaders and organizers of the Alternativa, the annual international new music festival in Moscow. Heralded as "one of the most significant and unusual figures of Russian contemporary music" (Newsweek, Russian edition, 1997) and "a Russian Terry Riley" (Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2008), Anton Batagov is one of the most influential Russian composers and performers of our time. The post-Cagean philosophy of Batagov's projects eliminates any boundaries between "performance" and "composition" by viewing all existing musical practices - from ancient rituals to rock and pop culture and advanced computer technologies - as potential elements of performance and composition. The well-known American musicologist Richard Kostelanetz characterized Batagov's 1993 piano recording of J.S. Bach's The Art of the Fugue (BWV 1080) as "the most stunning interpretation of Bach since Glenn Gould." The post-minimalist language of Batagov's compositions is rooted in the harmonic and rhythmic patterns of Russian church bells, Old Believer chants, and folk songs seamlessly mixed with the spirit of Western minimalism, the dynamic pulse of the early Soviet avant-garde, and the unfading scent of rock music. His works feature a unique sense of large-scale architecture and textured emotionalism. Anton Batagov's discography includes over 30 CD releases. He is the author of several movie soundtracks, and the number one composer of original music for Russian television. Since 1997, he has composed over 3,000 tunes for the major Russian TV channels. In 1997 Anton Batagov stopped performing live, and since then, he has been focusing on studio recordings. Most of his works written since the late 1990's are deeply influenced by Buddhist philosophy and practice. He has written a number of major works based on a keystone Buddhist texts chanted by Tibetan lamas as well as several large-scale instrumental compositions inspired by Buddhist teachings. In 2009 Anton Batagov received the prestigious national Steppenwolf Award in the Best Music category. In 2009, after 12 years of self-imposed exile from concert activities, Batagov returned to live performances, and immediately confirmed his status as a legendary performer.
MMDM Svetlanov Hall |
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20:30 | Bratislava Boys' Choir (Slovakia) |
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XIII Moscow Easter Festival and cycle "Parade of Festivals" present a concert of "Bratislava Boys' Choir" (Slovakia) with the participation of an organ player. Artistic director - Magdalena Rovnakova. The Bratislava Boys' Choir has been part of the Slovak artistic scene since 1982. Its founder is Magdalena Rovnakova. Initially named the Boys' Philharmonic Choir and consisting of sopranos and altos, the group performed in oratorios and cantatas, and gradually built its own repertoire. In 1988, it became an independent ensemble and the boys, whose voices had changed, returned as tenors and basses. Today, the group is part of a private music school with about 80 students aged 7 to 28. The concert ensemble has 45 members. Years of collaboration with symphonic orchestras (The Slovak Philharmony, The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra) have enriched the choir's repertoire with dozens of oratorios, cantatas, and symphonies (Bach, Bernstein, Britten, Honegger, Mahler, Orff, Penderecki etc.) under world-renowned conductors (Lenard, Parrot, Luisi, Muti). The choir's repertoire comprises a wide selection of sacred and profane works. It includes Gregorian chants, Renaissance music, concert Masses, arrangements of folk songs, and works by contemporary composers. Several Slovak composers have dedicated their works to the choir. The boys' thorough vocal training allows them to perform in musicals as well. They also enjoy singing alongside artists from the pop music scene. The Bratislava Boys' Choir has appeared in television films, cooperated with motion picture companies (Hallmark, Miramax), and has recorded seven CDs. The Bratislava Boys' Choir is proud to have placed first in international competitions in the United States (Des Moines) and Russia (Moscow). Among others, it has participated in professional festivals in the Slovak Republic, France, Austria, the Netherlands, and received numerous awards including the Gold Medal of the President of the Slovak Republic.
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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13:00 | Family Easter Concert |
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 Steve Vai - world famous legendary guitarist in Moscow! The thirtieth anniversary of musical career! Recognized genius of rock music, who played with Frank Zappa, Public Image Limited and Whitesnake, three-time Grammy winner - Steve Vai will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of his musical career in Moscow with awesome show, where he is going to demonstrate all the features of "musical instrument of the twentieth century"! There is three-necked monster in maestro's hands, weighing nearly 20 pounds - one of the greatest musical instruments in the world. For the upcoming show Steve has prepared something very special for his fans. Actually, Steve's relations with Russia are really special - musician even used the Russian language in his latest album "The Story of Light", it was made to achieve the perfect balance between brutal and gentle sound, as maestro Vai said himself. Each concert of great Steve Vai - is a triumph of virtuosity, and synthesis between incredible performance and original material, and finally, this is always an awesome show, that leaves no one indifferent.
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