Early in December the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia will give three concerts under the baton of its permanent artistic partner Ken-David Masur, the principal guest conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra and the assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony.
The first musical encounter on December 5 will be part of the NPR's Philharmonic Subscription Series at the S.V. Rachmaninoff Concert Hall in Mitchurin Avenue and will include works by Austrian composers. The 9 December concert at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall is a tribute to Leonard Bernstein whose 100th Birthday Anniversary is widely celebrated in 2018. The Suite from his immortal "West-Side Story" will be played. On December 10 the programme will be repeated at the Zaryadye Concert Hall which will be the NPR's debut at this venue. Along with Bernistein's Suite there will be performed masterpieces by Poulenc and Scriabin (see below).
The concerts will also feature bright young pianists Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolayev (the winner of the A.N.Scriabin International Competition and an awardee of international competitions in the USA, Norway and Australia) and Timofei Vladimirov (the winner of the Vladimir Kraynev International Pianists Competition, an awardee of the Astana Piano Passion contest and others).
December 5
Rachmaninoff Concert Hall («Philharmonia-2»)
Subscription Series No. 93: The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia at the “Philharmonia-2”
Soloist – Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev, piano
Conductor – Ken-David Masur
Haydn. Symphony No. 96 in D major («Miracle»)
Mozart. Concerto No. 16 for piano and orchestra in D major, KV 451
Bruckner. Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major («Romantic»), WAB 104
December 9 14:00
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Subscription Series No. 20: The NPR. Sunday Afternoon Symphonic Concerts
Soloist – Timofei Vladimirov, piano
Conductor – Ken-David Masur
Poulenc. Concerto for piano and orchestra in C-sharp minor
Bernstein. West Side Story Suite
Scriabin. Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op. 29
December 10
Zaryadye Concert Hall
Soloist – Timofei Vladimirov, piano
Conductor – Ken-David Masur
Poulenc. Concerto for piano and orchestra in C-sharp minor
Bernstein. West Side Story Suite
Scriabin. Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op. 29