CLASSICAL PROGRAM

PROKOFIEV PIANO COMPETITION

The Prokofiev International Piano Contest will be on at the Chamber (Glinka) Hall of the Philharmonia from December 1 to 9. At 9 pm on December 6, there will be a festival jury concert. Contact the Hall on 312-45-85 for further details.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Chamber (Glinka) Philharmonia

  • State symphony orchestra "Klassika," "Vienna of the Highest World." Haydn, Mozart, Joseph Strauss. Artistic director and conductor: A Kantorov

    Glinka Cappella

  • Baccerini's "Stabat Mater" and Mozart's "Liccido Mater." Performed by the Cappella's Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: D Shmeliyev

    Mariinsky Theater

  • A Adan, "Giselle"

    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

    Chamber (Glinka) Philharmonia

  • A night of piano music. Milleux, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky. Soloists: Nikolai Lugansky, Vadim Rubdenko

    Glinka Cappella

  • Ensemble "St Petersburg Fair." Artistic director: Z Tolbiyev

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • Rimsky-Korsakov, "Tales of the Tsar Saltan"

    Mariinsky Theater

  • W A Mozart, "The Magic Flute"

    Shostakovich Philharmonic

  • An evening of Piano evening. Schumann, Debussy, Chopin. Liszt. Daniel Pollack (USA)

    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30

    Glinka Cappella

  • An evening of organ music. Bach, Mendelsson. Soloist: Masaka Tskioka (Japan)

    Komissarezhevskaya Theater

  • "Wild Translations" and "The Art Of Touch," by Siobhan Davies; An evening of Dance

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • An evening of Tchaikovsky ballet

    Mariinsky Theater

  • Levenschold, "Silphida."

    Shostakovich Philharmonic

  • Philharmonia Academic symphony orchestra. Conductor: Yun Sung Chang (Korea). Soloist: R Kerer

    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1

    Mariinsky Theater

  • Verdi, "La Traviata"

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • Tchaikovsky, "Yevgenny Onegin"

    Komissarezhevskaya Theater

  • "Wild Translations" and "The Art Of Touch," by Siobhan Davies; an evening of Dance

    Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire

  • D Verdi, "La Traviata"

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • A Adan, C Puny, L Delieb, R Drigo "Korsar"

    Mariinsky Theater

  • Levenschold, "Silfida"

    Komissarezhevskaya Theater

  • "Wild Translations" and "The Art Of Touch," by Siobhan Davies; an evening of Dance

    Smolny Cathedral

  • 6:30 pm, Chamber choir and orchestra Mozarteum. Bach, Brahams, Vivaldi, Corelli, Verdi. Director: Arkady Steinlucht

    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • 12 noon, "The Wizard of Oz"

  • 7 pm, Levenschold, "Silphida"

    Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire

  • 6 pm, M Koval, "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats"

    Smolny Cathedral

  • 12 noon, Noon Vocal Concert. Russian spiritual songs. Smolny Cathedral Choir. Director: Andrei Petrenko

    St Petersburg State Orchestra in the Hall of Mirrors

  • 3 pm, Glinka, Tschakovsky, Prokofyev, Shostakovich, Swensen, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, Berlioz. Director: Leo Korkhin

    MONDAY, DECEMBER 4

    Glinka Cappella

  • Paul Hindemuth Festival, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth

    Mariinsky Theater

  • Adan, "Giselle"

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • Puccini, "Cio-Cio-San"

    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5

    Glinka Cappella

  • Paul Hindemuth Festival, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth

    Mariinsky Theater

  • Verdi, "Requiem"

    Shostakovich Philharmonic

  • Academic Symphonic Orchestra. Bizet, Sen-Sans, Debussy. Conductor: A Paulavichyus; soloist: S Slovachevksy

    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6

    Glinka Cappella

  • 6 pm, The Music Teachers' College No 3, creative evening

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • N Rimsky-Korsakov "Tales of the Tsar Saltan"

    Mariinsky Theater

  • 12 noon, B Asafyev, "Bakhchisaraysky Fountain"

    Shostakovich Philharmonic

  • Piano Evening. Gluck, Beethoven, Musorgsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofyev. O Yablonskaya (USA)

    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7

    Glinka Cappella

  • Season of French Music in St Petersburg, piano music. Jean-Pierre Armengou on the piano

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • S Kallosh "Macbeth"

    Mariinsky Theater

  • Laureate concert of the International Glinka Vocalist Contest

    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8

    Glinka Cappella

  • Organ concert, Bach. Sergei Dikur

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • G Verdi, "La Traviata"

    Shostakovich Philharmonic

  • Service collective of Russia. Mozart, Hindimuth. Director: D Albrecht (Germany); soloist: A Dolgadin

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9

    Glinka Cappella

  • Petersburg Exhibition, ensemble of songs, music and dance. Director: Zufar Tolbeyev Ensemble of Russian folk music "Zabava" and quartet of Russian folk instruments "Russian Blossom"

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • I Stravinsky, "Petrushka," "Little Wedding"

    Mariinsky Theater

  • R Strauss, "Salome"

    Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire

  • 6 pm, I Yelcheva, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

    Shostakovich Philharmonic

  • Service collective of Russia. Mozart, Hindimuth, Grieg. Director: D Albrecht (Germany); soloist Lazar Berman (Italy)

    Smolny Cathedral

  • 6:30 pm, Handel's "Messiah." Chamber choir of Smolny Cathedral, St Petersburg State Orchestra. Director: Ravil Martynov

    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10

    Chamber (Glinka) Philharmonia

  • 12 noon, "What kind of musical instruments are there"

  • 4 pm, Musical salons of Moscow and St Petersburg

    Glinka Cappella

  • Schubert, Wagner, Strauss. Symphony Orchestra Cappella. Director Hans-Dieter Resch

    Maly (Musorgsky) Theater

  • 12 noon, R Shchedrin, "Little Humpbacked Horse"

  • 7 pm, D Rossini, "Barber of Seville"

    Mariinsky Theater

  • L Minkus, "Don Quixote"

    Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire

  • 6 pm, G Puccini, "La Boheme"

    Shostakovich Philharmonic

  • 4 pm, Academic symphony orchestra. Bach, Vivaldi, Hayden. Director: A Buchin; lector: E Gribanova

  • 7 pm, Organ evening. Bach, Frank, Sen-Sans, Belman. Nina Oksentyan

    Smolny Cathedral

  • 12 noon, Noon Vocal Concert. "Christmas" solo ensemble. Director: Olga Stupneva

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