Vladimir Spivakov Will Present Masterpieces by Russian Classics

4 November, 2022 | Svetlanov Hall of the MIPAC
Subscription Series “Maestro Vladimir Spivakov and the NPR”
Soloist – Alexander Ramm, cello
Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Tchaikovsky. Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet"
Tchaikovsky. The Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra, Op. 33
Taneyev. "John of Damascus" – cantata for mixed choir and orchestra, Op. 1
Rachmaninoff. Three Russian Songs for mixed choir and orchestra, Op. 41

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The “Holy Rus’ ” Album on Digital Platforms

For the Easter Holiday the NPR and Vladimir Spivakov have prepared a gift for music lovers: there has appeared on digital platforms the first of the series of the Russian music albums recorded to the 15th anniversary of the Orchestra at the Moscow Performing Arts Center in the 2015-2016 season - Holy Rus' . The recording was traditionally made with the assistance of the German sound engineer and producer Philipp Nedel and his b-sharp Studio.

The "Holy Rus’ " album includes works by Sergei Rachmaninoff ("We praise Thee" from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, "The Bells" Poem on the text by Edgar Poe in the Russian translation of Konstantin Balmont) and Sergei Taneev (Cantata "St. John of Damascus" on the verses by Alexey K. Tolstoy), sung by Hibla Gerzmava (soprano), Dmitry Korchak (tenor), Vasily Ladyuk (baritone), the Academic Grand Choir "Masters of Choral Singing" and the Choir of the V. Popov Academy of Choral Arts. Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov.

Jubilee Concert to the 75 Anniversary of Lev Kontorovich

January 30, 2022 | Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire
Jubilee Concert to the 75 Anniversary of Lev Kontorovich
Soloists: Anna Aglatova (soprano)
Polina Shamayeva (mezzo-soprano)
Alexei Tatarintsev (tenor)
Vasily Ladyuk (baritone)
Egor Bobrov (treble)
Trio of AGCh soloists:
Angelina Zelenskaya (soprano)
Evgenia Kourova (soprano)
Anna Nemzer (mezzo-soprano)
Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”
(Artistic Director and Principal Conductor – Lev Kontorovich)
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia
Conductors – Lev Kontorovich, Vladimir Spivakov
Kontorovich. Works and arrangements for a cappella choir
Jenkins. Requiem for soloists, choir and orchestra

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The “Vladimir Spivakov Invites…” Festival in Omsk and Perm

As usual, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia will complete its 2020/2021 season touring Russia and giving eight concerts as part of the “Vladimir Spivakov Invites...” Festival in Omsk (June 2-4) and Perm (June 6-10). The performances will feature musical masterpieces of various genres and epochs: from dance miniatures to a Requiem mass, from Viennese classics to modern film scores. This year the Festival will present several topical programs, including two monograph concerts dedicated to Mozart and Beethoven as well as a program made only of waltzes of all kinds (see Events).

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The NPR records new CDs

Having closed the concert season, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia is returning to the recording studio. From June 16th to June 22th, Vladimir Spivakov will record with his orchestra the First Symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Requiem by Karl Jenkins, as well as complete the work on the album “Bel Canto Treasures and Rarities” with baritone Vasily Ladyuk. Records will be released under the Maestro's own label – Spivakov Sound.

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“Vladimir Spivakov Invites…” Festival in Omsk and Perm

As previously, Vladimir Spivakov and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia are completing the 2018/19 season with tours in Russia, combining 8 concerts into the next edition of the Maestro's traditional Festival. The performances will take place in Omsk on June 1-3 and in Perm on June 5-9. The tour program features musical masterpieces of the 18th - 20th centuries, from Mozart to Artemyev (for detail, see the CONCERTS section).

The “Vladimir Spivakov invites ...” Festival will be hosted in Omsk for the eighth time (since 2012), in Perm - for the tenth (since 2010). The event is produced within the framework of the “All-Russian Philharmonic Seasons” Project supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Culture, Youth Policy and Mass Communications of Perm Krai and the Government of Omsk Oblast.

At the 2019 Festival Edition, Vladimir Spivakov will again present stars of performing arts, who are at the peak of their artistic form, and talented young musicians, who are gaining their place on the musical Olympus. Andrey Korobeynikov, a piano virtuoso, Ekaterina Morozova (soprano), a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, Alexey Neklyudov (tenor), a soloist of the Moscow “Novaya Opera” Theatre, jazz trumpeter Vadim Eilenkrig will perform as soloists with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. Two concerts in Omsk and Perm will present young talented musicians - Alexandra Dovgan, Roman Borisov and Valentin Malinin, award-winners of the Vladimir Krainev Moscow International Piano Competition.

A special gift to Perm citizens will be the 7th June program dedicated to the works by Vivaldi and Mozart, where Vladimir Spivakov will appear not only as a conductor, directing the performance of Cantatas and Oratorios, but also as a soloist in the Violin Concerto. The program will also feature singers from leading Moscow opera houses and the Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing” under the direction of Lev Kontorovich.

 

Only Mozart

March 3, 2019 | Svetlanov Hall of the MIPAC
Only Mozart
Soloists: Nadezhda Gulitskaya, soprano
Evgenia Asanova, mezzo-soprano
Alexey Neklyudov, tenor
Daniil Chesnokov, bass
Andrey Mikhaylovsky, clarinet
Organ part – Lyudmila Golub
Academic Grand Ghoir “Masters of Choral Singing”
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor – Lev Kontorovich
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Mozart
Overture to the opera “Le nozze di Figaro”
Adagio from Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, KV 622
Aminta's Rondo from the opera “Il re pastore”, KV 208
Motet “Exsultate, jubilate”, KV 165
Motet “Ave verum corpus”, KV 618
Great Mass in C minor, KV 427

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