May 15, 2021 – 15:00 | Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Subscription Series No. 35: “Here We are! Saturday Afternoon Symphonic Concerts”
Symphonic Opera Hits
Soloists: Kirill Soldatov, trumpet
Andrei Mikhailovsky, clarinet
Timur Pirverdiev, violin
Svetlana Stepchenko, viola
Conductors – members of the NPR's Conductor-Trainee Group
Dmitry Matvienko, Anna Rakitina, Alexander Humala, Anton Torbeev
Rossini, Wagner, Glinka, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Donizetti, Mascagni, Massenet, Prokofiev, Arban, Bassi, Sarasate, Ponchielli
On May 15, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia will complete its afternoon Philharmonic subscription series addressed to a wider audience. The series' programs feature masterpieces of the world music treasury, which combined together form a dazzling kaleidoscope of orchestral miniatures played in a one-part concert. The conclusive program will present overtures and orchestral excerpts from much beloved operas by Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, Glinka, Mussorgsky, Donizetti, Prokofiev and other composers (see detailed programme below) as well as virtuoso concert pieces on opera themes which give an opportunity to the NPR's soloists to manifest their mastery.
The young conductors, who will direct the symphonic hits, are all award-winners and working in major orchestras and opera houses. They are Dmitry Matvienko (conductor at the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus), Anna Rakitina (assistant conductor at the Boston Symphony), Alexander Humala (chief conductor and artistic director of Belarusian State Capella Sonorus) and Anton Torbeev (conductor at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theater).
PROGRAMME
Rossini. Overture to the opera “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
Conductor – Anna Rakitina
Wagner. Introduction to the opera “Tristan and Isolde”
Conductor – Anna Rakitina
Glinka. Overture to the opera “Ruslan and Lyudmila”
Conductor – Alexander Humala
Mozart. Overture to the opera “Don Giovanni”
Conductor – Dmitry Matvienko
Mussorgsky. «Dawn over the Moscow River” from the opera “Khovanshchina”
Conductor – Dmitry Matvienko
Donizetti. Overture to the opera “Don Pasquale”
Conductor – Anton Torbeev
Mascagni. Intermezzo from the opera “Cavalleria rusticana”
Conductor – Alexander Humala
Massenet. Méditation from the opera “Thais”
Conductor – Dmitry Matvienko
Prokofiev. March from the opera “The Love for Three Oranges”
Conductor – Anton Torbeev
Arban. Variations on themes from Bellini's opera “Norma” for trumpet and orchestra
Conductor – Alexander Humala; soloist – Kirill Soldatov
Bassi. Concert fantasia on themes from Verdi's opera “Rigoletto” for clarinet and orchestra
Conductor – Anton Torbeev; soloist – Andrei Mikhailovsky
Sarasate. Fantasy on themes from Bizet's opera “Carmen” for violin and orchestra
Conductor – Anton Torbeev; soloist – Timur Pirverdiev
Ponchielli. La Cieca's aria from the opera “Gioconda” arranged for viola and orchestra
Conductor – Anna Rakitina; soloist – Svetlana Stepchenko