All events

Dvořák: Symphony No.8; Poulenc: Concerto for two pianos; Ravel: La valse

03

may, 2019

19:00, fri

Small hall

Piazzolla. "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"

Concert was rescheduled to

18 may 2019

04

may, 2019

19:00, sat

Small hall

Gennady Belov
To the 80th Birthday Anniversary

05

may, 2019

20:00, sun

Grand hall

Сonductor - Yuri Temirkanov
Soloist - Behzod Abduraimov

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1; Prokofiev: Symphony No 5

05

may, 2019

19:00, sun

Small hall

"Voices of the Academy"

Soloists of Elena Obraztsova Musical Academia

Ildar Abdrazakov (artistic director)

Organizers: Elena Obraztsova Musical Academy

06

may, 2019

19:00, mon

Grand hall

Celebratory Concert on the Victory Day
Shostakovich. Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"

St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Conductor - Alexander Titov

Organizers:

06

may, 2019

18:00, mon

Small hall

"Harmony" Choir Studio

Choir studio "Harmony"

Svetlana Englina (artistic director and conductor)

Alexander Galitsky (piano)

07

may, 2019

19:00, tue

Grand hall

“An Hour of Courage”
The 55th International Festival "St. Petersburg Musical Spring" Opening

To the 75th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad

Concert Choir of the St. Petersburg State University of Culture

Sergey Ekimov (artistic director)

Conductor - Vladimir Altschuler; Daria Ryabokon - mezzo-soprano

Glière: "Hymn to the Great City" from "The Bronze Horseman"; Tishchenko: The Blockade Chronicle Symphony; Evlakhov : "Leningrad Notebook"; Petrov: “Poem” for organ, strings, four pipes, two pianos and percussions; Slonimsky: "The bravest hour", oratorio for mezzo-soprano, mized choir and symphony orchestra based on Akhmatova's poem

07

may, 2019

19:00, tue

Small hall

"Perezvony" Russian Orchestra

Artistic director and conductor - Marina Rogova

Tchaikovsky: Melancholy Waltz; Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso; Saint-Saёns: Danse Macabre, symphonic poem; Tikhomirov; Andreev; Tsygankov; Byzov; Tsintsadze; Derbenko

08

may, 2019

17:00, wed

Grand hall

Ferenz Liszt
Piano Marathon

Ivan Alexandrov - piano; Mikhail Benediktov - piano; Oleg Vainstein - piano; Evgeny Izotov - piano; Peter Laul - piano; Alexander Maslov - piano; Nikolai Mazhara - piano; Nika Melnikova - piano; Dmitry Pavliy - piano; Ilia Papoian - piano; Alexander Pirozhenko - piano; Pavel Raykerus - piano; Alexander Kashpurin - piano; Elizaveta Ukrainskaya - piano

Liszt: , 3 Sonetti del Petrarca, "Sposalizio" from "Années de pèlerinage II", "Fountains of the Villa D'Este', , Hungarian Rhapsody No 2, Hungarian Rhapsody No 12, Spanish Rhapsody, , , Mephisto Waltz, "Liebestraum",

Organizers: Philharmonic Society

08

may, 2019

14:00, wed

Small hall

Leningrad Military District Navy Admiralty Band

Conductor - Valentin Lyashchenko; Irina Mataeva - soprano; Anton Petryaev - baritone

Alexei Yemelyanov - reciter

Organizers: "St Petersburg Impresario"

Sold Out

08

may, 2019

19:00, wed

Small hall

Isaac Dunaevsky

"Klassika" St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra

Artistic director and conductor - Alexander Kantorov; Maria Litke - soprano; Nikolai Kopylov - baritone

Dunaevsky: Overture to "The Children of Captain Grant"

09

may, 2019

19:00, thu

Grand hall

Gavrilin. "Military letters"
Khachaturian. "The Battle of Stalingrad"
Wartime Songs

Symphony Orchestra of Mussorgsky Music College

"Perezvony" Choir

Concert Choir of the St. Petersburg State University of Culture

Concert Choir of Mussorgsky Music College

Conductor - Yuri Serov; Mila Shkirtil - mezzo-soprano; Boris Stepanov - tenor; Sergey Zykov - baritone

09

may, 2019

19:00, thu

Small hall

Gala Сoncert

State Russian Concert Orchestra

Vladimir Popov (artistic director and conductor)

Rimsky-Korsakov State Musical College Female choir

Sergey Ekimov (artistic director)

Conductor - Vladimir Popov; Alexander Pakhmutov - baritone

Bogoslovsky, Frenkel, Blanter, Novikov, Solovyov-Sedoy

10

may, 2019

20:00, fri

Grand hall

Musical Legends of the East

Andreyev State Russian Orchestra

Conductor - Dmitry Khokhlov; Conductor - Evgeny Khokhlov; Conductor - Foruk Sadykov; Conductor - Agaverdi Pashaev; Conductor - Duysen Ukibai; Ramil Gayzullin - tar; Sakhib Pasha-Zade - tenor; Sayan Issin (Kyrgyzstan) - soprano; Birdonakkhon Matkarimova (Uzbekistan) - nay; Dzhikhan Yurtchu (Turkey) - komuz; Aygerim Mukhtardin-Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)

Garayev, Borodin;

Organizers: Andreyev State Russian Orchestra

10

may, 2019

19:00, fri

Small hall

"Voices of the Academy"

Soloists of Elena Obraztsova Musical Academia

Ildar Abdrazakov (artistic director)

Olga Mukhortova

Mussorgsky: "Boris Godunov"; Tchaikovsky:

Organizers: Elena Obraztsova Musical Academy

11

may, 2019

20:00, sat

Grand hall

To the 175th Anniversary of Rimsky-Korsakov

Leningrad Oblast Symphony Orchestra

Conductor - Mikhail Golikov; Olga Pudova - soprano; Olga Bobrovskaya - mezzo-soprano

Rimsky-Korsakov: , Three Miracles from The Tale of Tsar Saltan, , "Flight of the Bumblebee", Snow Maiden's Aria, , Dance of the Buffoons from the Opera "The Snow Maiden", Overture from the Tsar's Bride, Lyubasha's aria from the opera "The Tsar's Bride", Marfa's aria from the opera "The Tsar's Bride", Capriccio espagnol

Organizers: "Kamerton" Musical Agency

12

may, 2019

15:00, sun

Grand hall

About Musical Epochs and Styles

Conductor - Dmitry Russu; Evgeny Zaretsky - piano

Natalia Entelis - pesenter

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Liszt: Les Préludes, symphonic poem; Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges, excerpts from suite; Slonimsky: Piano Concerto No. 2

12

may, 2019

19:00, sun

Small hall

Choir Music Evening

"Nizhny Novgorod" Chamber Choir

Conductor - Ivan Stolnikov

Dubravin, Pleshak, Korchmar, Dranitsyn, Glière, Belov, Solovyov-Sedoy, Petrov, Falik, Ekimov, Desyatnikov, Slonimsky, Gavrilin

13

may, 2019

20:00, mon

Grand hall

Gala Concert of World Opera Stars

IV International Art Festival "Elena" Opening

"Northern Sinfonia" Symphony Orchestra

Conductor - Fabio Mastrangelo; Veronika Dzhioeva - soprano; Olesya Petrova - mezzo-soprano; Ramón Vargas (Austria) - tenor; Sergei Skorokhodov - tenor; Vasily Ladyuk - baritone; Ildar Abdrazakov - bass

Ilze Liepa - presenter

Organizers: Elena Obraztsova Musical Academy

13

may, 2019

19:00, mon

Small hall

Valery Gavrilin
To the 80th Anniversary of composer

Soloists from the Academy of Young Singers

Larisa Gergieva (artistic director)

14

may, 2019

19:00, tue

Small hall

“Schnittke. Version Versions"

Divertissement Chamber Orchestra

Ilya Ioff - artistic dirwctor and soloist; Lydia Kovalenko - violin

Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style, Concerto grosso No 1, Concerto Grosso № 3

15

may, 2019

20:00, wed

Grand hall

Elisso Virsaladze
Piano Recital

Festival Opening

Schumann: Novelette No. 8, "Davidsbundlertanze"; Chopin: Ballade No. 2, Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2, Nocturne in F Major, op. 15 No 1, Waltz in F minor op. 34 No. 3, Waltz in A flat major op. 69 No. 1, Waltz in A flat major op. 64 No. 3, Waltz in C sharp minor op. 64 No. 2, Nocturnes Op. 27 No. 1,2, Ballade No. 3 op. 47

15

may, 2019

19:00, wed

Small hall

Mozart. Adagio
Gershwin. "Rhapsody in blue"
Mussorgsky. "Pictures at an Exhibition"

Ilya Yakushev - piano

16

may, 2019

20:00, thu

Grand hall

“The Beatles Connection”
“The King’s Singers”

The Family: Henry Ley. The Prayer of King Henry VI, Bob Chilcott. We are; The Joy of the Renaissance: Claude le Jeune. Revecy venir du Printans, Juan Vasquez. Gentil señora mia, Ludwig Senfl. Das G’läut zu Speyer; The Traveller: Camille Saint-Saëns. Les Marins de Kermor; The Romance of Folksong: A selection of three folksongs from around the world, including music from the country in which we’re performing; The Philosopher: Toru Takemitsu. Handmade Proverbs; The Boyband: Lennon and McCartney. I’ll follow the sun (arr. Bill Ives), Lennon and McCartney. And I love her (arr. Bob Chilcott), Lennon and McCartney. Honey pie (arr. Paul Hart); The Entertainer: Drayton. Masterpiece; The Bard: John Rutter. Be not afeard; The Visionary: Nico Muhly. To stand in this hous; The Party Bag: Classic audience favourites and brand new surprises in their signature close-harmony style from the lighter side of The King’s Singers’ repertoire

16

may, 2019

19:00, thu

Small hall

From the repertoire of Enrico Caruso

Participants of the youth project "Opera class"

"Signum"

Petr Gaydukov (artistic director)

Dmitry Demidchik - tenor; Vitaly Dudkin - tenor; Leonty Saliensky - tenor; Sergey Muraviev - tenor; Nikolay Staatsyck - tenor; Anna Bondar-Mikhailova - soprano; Ekaterina Sannikova - soprano; Kristina Beznosova - soprano; Natalia Evstafieva - mezzo-soprano; Victor Pogudin - baritone

Irina Sharapova - piano and presenter; Elena Gurina - piano; Alexander Larionov - piano; Semen Zaborin - piano; Artur Tserr - piano; Nikita Kachaev - piano; Yaroslava Serdobolskaya - piano; Elena Melnikova - piano; Artem Volkhovsky - producer; Ksenia Felyauer - producer; Anton Kuznetsov - producer; Fedor Fedorov - producer; Ilya Goncharov - producer

Bellini: ; Verdi: Aida; Mascagni: "Cavalleria Rusticana"; Cilèa: "L’arlesiana"; Bizet: Carmen

17

may, 2019

20:00, fri

Grand hall

Conductor - Ben Palmer (UK)

Alexander Malich - presenter

Ravel: Mother Goose; Prokofiev: "Cinderella", Suite from the Ballet; Shore: Suite from "The Lord of the Rings"; Williams: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" Suite, "Alien" Suite, "Star Wars"

17

may, 2019

19:00, fri

Small hall

"The Reflection of Ages"

"Ensemble" Symphony Orchestra

Mikhail Chernigovsky

Alexander Kashpurin - piano; Alexander Larionov - piano; Anna Grishko - piano; Anastasia Mazankina - harpsichord

18

may, 2019

18:00, sat

Grand hall

"Museums at Night"
"Chemistry of Music"
12 concerts based on 12 chemical elements

Dedicated to the international day of the periodic table

6 pm
1. H (Hydrogen is the main content of stars)

"Star Epigraph"

WILLIAMS. "Star Wars", Main Theme
"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial", Suite from Movie
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", Suite
St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Ben PALMER

7 pm
2. Sc (Scandium is a chemical element named after Scandinavia)

“Time to travel: the Scandinavia highway”

GRIG. Holberg Suite
SIBELIUS. Valse Triste ("Sad Waltz")
"Rakastava" ("The Lover") Suite for String Orchestra, Triangle and Timpani
Chamber Orchestra
Conductor - Arkady STEINLUCHT

8 pm
3. O (Oxygen)
“Time to Take a Breath: Choir Alchemy”
St. Petersburg Conservatory Choir
Conductor – Anton MAXIMOV
TANEYEV. Four choirs to the poems of Y.Polonsky
FALIK. "Canzone", excerpts

9 pm
4. Au (Aurum)
“Time to enjoy: the era of golden classics”
MOZART. Adagio for String and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY. Serenade for String
Sinfonietta St. Petersburg
Artistic director and soloist – Chinghiz OSMANOV

10 pm
5. Ag (Silver)
“Time to compose poems: The Silver Age of Russian Poetry”
PROKOFIEV. Two Romances from "Five poems of Akhmatova"
Diana NOSYREVA soprano
Veronika SOLNTSEVA piano

GNESIN, VASILENKO. Romances
Anastasia MIKHALEVSKAYA mezzo-soprano
Nikita KACHAEV piano

RACHMANINOFF. Six Poems op.38
Irina VASILIEVA soprano
Irina SHARAPOVA piano

11 pm
6. Po (Polonium is a chemical element named after Poland)

“Time for Nostalgia: Poland of Chopin”

Evgeny IZOTOV piano

12 pm
7. As (Arcenic is a poison became a symbol)

“Time to choose: With or without Mozart”

SCHNITTKE. "Moz-Art" for two violin and string orchestra
RASKATOV. "Five minute from W.A.M’s life" (not a notturno)
SALIERI. Concertino da camera
MOZART. Serenade in D major (Notturno)
Divertissement Chamber Orchestra
Artistic director and soloist - Ilya IOFF

1 am
8. Ru (Ruthenium is a chemical element named after Russia)

“Time to start dancing: it sounds Russian”

Bis-Quit Ensemble
Artistic director - Andrei ANTIPOV

2 am
9. Ge (Germanium is a chemical element named after Germany)

“Time to improvise: German classics in jazz arrangements”

Stanislav CHIGADAEV piano
BACH. Prelude and Fugue in С minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I)
BEETHOVEN. Piano Sonata No. 8 (exscerpts)
ZIMMER. "Interstellar", excerpts from music of movie

3 am
10. Fr (Francium is a chemical element named after France)

“Time to Fall in Love: The Romance of French Film Music”

COSMA. "Le Jouet", excerpts from music of movie
"The Tall Blonde with a Black Shoe", excerpts from music of movie
MORGAN. "El Bimbo"
DASSIN. "If I did not have you"
MORRICONE. "Professional", excerpts from music of movie
LEGRAND-LAI. "The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg", "Love Story"
MarimbaMix Orchestra
Artistic director - Stanislav GRIGORENKO

4 am
11. Cu (Cuprum)
“Time to praise: dedication to great jazz bands”
Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra
Artistic director - Kirill BUBYAKIN
GERSHWIN, PORTER, ROGERS, GILLESPIE

5 am
12. Ti (Titanium - the chemical element named after the Titans)

“Time to Revere: Titan among the Instruments”

Evgeny AVRAMENKO organ
BACH. Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor
HANDEL. Hallelujah
DUPRÉ. Prelude and Fugue in G minor
JONGEN. Heroic Sonata

18

may, 2019

19:00, sat

Small hall

Piazzolla. "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"

Remolino Ensemble

Emil Iakovlev (violin)

Oleg Gulevsky (button accordion)

Sergey Oleshkovsky (guitar)

Kirill Grigoriev (double bass)

Mikhail Blekher (harpsichord)

19

may, 2019

20:00, sun

Grand hall

Strauss Gala

"Klassika" St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra

Conductor - Alexander Kantorov

J. Strauss II: "Der Zigeunerbaron", Overture, Die Fledermaus, Overture, , The Persian March, "1001 Nacht" Waltz, Waltz "Where the Lemon Trees Bloom", "Perpetuum mobile" Polka, "Tric-trac" Polka, "Wine, women, and song" Waltz, "Tales From The Vienna Woods" Waltz, "Voices of Spring" Waltz, , On The Beautiful Blue Danube; Strauss: "Without Brakes" ("Ohne Bremse") Polka; Strauss: Jockey Polka; J. Strauss II - Strauss: Pizzicato Polka

19

may, 2019

14:00, sun

Small hall

"Voices of the Academy"

Soloists of Elena Obraztsova Musical Academia

Ildar Abdrazakov (artistic director)

Organizers: Elena Obraztsova Musical Academy

Cancelled concert

19

may, 2019

19:00, sun

Small hall

Lyadov, Afanasyev, Enescu

Nataliia Stetckaia - violin; Anton Borisov - violin; Anastasiya Razumets - violin; Angelina Razumets - violin; Zanda Akisheva - viola; Aleksandr Diagilev - viola; Pavel Shirokov - cello; Nataliia Zelikova - cello

Lyadov: Eight Russian Songs; Enescu: Octet for Strings in С major; Afanasiev

20

may, 2019

20:00, mon

Grand hall

Alexander Gorodnitsky
Recital

20

may, 2019

20:00, mon

Grand hall

Strauss-Gala

Concert was rescheduled to

19 may 2019

20

may, 2019

19:00, mon

Small hall

Music Evening for Violin and Cello

Boris Brovtsyn - violin; Boris Andrianov - cello

Kodály, Glière, Ravel

21

may, 2019

20:00, tue

Grand hall

Prokofiev. "War and Peace" Overture
Tchaikovsky. "The Year 1812"

Conductor - Alexey Nyaga

Victoria Snegovskaya - presenter

Schubert: "Marche militaire", Grand Funeral March (on the death of Alexander I); Beethoven: "Wellington's Victory or the Battle of Vittoria"; Prokofiev: "War and Peace" Overture, Waltz from the War and Peace; Sviridov: March from musical illustrations to Pushkin's "The Snowstorm"; Tchaikovsky: "The Year 1812", festival overture

21

may, 2019

19:00, tue

Small hall

Mikhail Yanovitsky
Piano Recital

Beethoven: Sonata No 29 "Hammerklavier"; Brahms: 7 Fantasies Op.116; Scriabin: Sonata No 4, op. 30, Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand

22

may, 2019

19:00, wed

Grand hall

Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (in concert performance)

"Northern Sinfonia" Symphony Orchestra

Conductor - Alexander Polyanichko

Organizers: Elena Obraztsova Musical Academy

22

may, 2019

19:00, wed

Small hall

Hancock, Ogerman, Ponomarev

Eugeny Ponomarev Quartet

Evgeny Ponomarev (piano)

Grigory Voskoboynik (double bass)

Andrey Polovko (saxophone)

Petr Mikheev (percussion)

Hancock; Ogerman; Ponomarev

23

may, 2019

20:00, thu

Grand hall

Andrei Bardin
Soundtracks for Organ

23

may, 2019

19:00, thu

Small hall

George Gershwin and his Time

120th Birthday Anniversary

Galina Sidorenko - mezzo-soprano; Oleg Vainstein - piano

Gershwin; Piazzolla; Manchini; Dunaevsky: Songs

24

may, 2019

20:00, fri

Grand hall

Debussy. "Afternoon of a Faun"
Wagner. "Der fliegende Holländer", "Lohengrin", "Tannhäuser"

Conductor - Mario Venzago (Switzerland); Nikita Mndoyants - piano

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, the prelude to the Mallarmé`s eclogue; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Wagner: Overture to Der fliegende Holländer, Prelude to the opera "Lohengrin", Overture from "Tannhäuser"

24

may, 2019

19:00, fri

Small hall

Peter Laul - piano; Fedor Abaza - piano; Daria Abaza - piano; Gleb Koliadin - piano; Olesya Morozova - piano; Alexei Pudinov - piano; Grigory Osipov - percussion; Dmitry Nilov - percussion; Tatiana Dubovaya - soprano; Elizaveta Mikhailova - mezzo-soprano

Tchaikovsky: “Eugene Onegin”

25

may, 2019

19:00, sat

Grand hall

Zhanna Metallidi
Anniversary Evening

Vasilevsky Island Youth Chamber Orchestra

Conductor - Sergey Yefaev; Conductor - Tatiana Ryzhkova; Nikolay Popov - flute; - oboe; Elena Zastavnaya - piano; Alla Morozova - piano; Olesya Morozova - violin; Ilya Gringolts - скрипка

Natalia Seliverstova - presenter

Metallidi

26

may, 2019

20:00, sun

Grand hall

Conductor - Yuwon Kim (South Korea)

With "Musical Olympus" Foundation

Conductor - Yuwon Kim (South Korea); Marcel Johannes Kits (Estonia) - cello; Maxim Lando (USA) - piano; Natalia Boeva - mezzo-soprano

Petrov: “Vivat, Olympus!” Celebration Overture; Schumann: Cello Concerto; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2; Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder

26

may, 2019

19:00, sun

Small hall

Polina Shamaeva
Vocal Recital

Polina Shamaeva - mezzo-soprano; Maria Oselkova - piano

Arensky, Rubinstein, de Falla, Bizet, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Tchaikovsky;

Cancelled concert

27

may, 2019

19:00, mon

Small hall

Chamber Music Evening

Singolo Orchestra

Conductor - Yaroslav Zaboyarkin; Dmitrii Khrychev - cello; Nikita Zubarev - cello

28

may, 2019

20:00, tue

Grand hall

Nikolai Lugansky
Piano Recital

Franck-Bauer: Prelude, Fugue and Variation; Franck: Choral No. 2 in B minor; Debussy: Two Arabesques, "L'isle Joyeux" ("The Island Of Joy"); Scriabin: Sonata No. 2, Sonata No. 3; Rachmaninoff: Five Preludes op. 23

28

may, 2019

19:00, tue

Small hall

Lars Grünwoldt
Vocal Evening

Schubert: "Die schöne Müllerin" ("The Beautiful Miller's Wife"); Schumann: "Dichterliebe", song cycle

29

may, 2019

20:00, wed

Grand hall

Conductor - Charles Dutoit (Switzerland)
Soloist - Sergej Krylov

Verdi: Ouverture from "La forza del destino" ("The Force of Destiny"); Paganini: Violin Concerto No 1; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Debussy: La mer, three symphonic sketches for orchestra

29

may, 2019

19:00, wed

Small hall

"Armenian Bachiana"

Russian Early Music Ensemble

Vladimir Shulyakovsky (artistic director)

Vitaly Pogosyan - duduk; Victoria Evtodieva - soprano

; I.K.Bach; Traditional music of Armenia

30

may, 2019

20:00, thu

Grand hall

Conductor - Charles Dutoit (Switzerland)
Soloist - Pavel Popov

Berlioz: The Corsair Overture; Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra; Saint-Saёns: Introduction et rondo capriccioso; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Debussy: La mer, three symphonic sketches for orchestra

30

may, 2019

20:00, thu

Small hall

"Unknown Friend"

Performance based on works by Bunin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Debussy

Kseniya Rappoport; Polina Osetinskaya - piano

Valery Galendeev - director

Tchaikovsky: "Doll's illness" from "Children's Album", "Sweet Dream" from “Children's Album”; Rachmaninoff: Polka, Prelude Op. 23 No 7; Ravel: "Alborada del gracioso" from "Reflections"; Debussy: "Jardins Sous La Pluie" ("Gardens in the Rain"); Faure: "Awakening"; Batagov: “Letter of Sergei Rachmaninoff by Ludovico Einaudi”; Karmanov: "Past Perfect"

Organizers:

31

may, 2019

19:00, fri

Grand hall

The 24th International Musical Olympus Festival