The 6th Edition of the Vladimir Krainev Moscow Competition Will End with the Concert of the Winners with the NPR

On April 1, the Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow Performing Arts Center will host the gala concert of the winners of the sixth edition of the Vladimir Krainev Piano Competition. The auditions started on March 25 and will end with the awarding ceremony and will traditionally end with the awarding ceremony and a concert of the winners on April 1, Vladimir Krainev's birthday. The young pianists will perform accompanied by the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under the baton of Vladimir Spivakov and Ivan Nikiforchin.

The winners of the Discovery Prize (the youngest group) are Olga Azanova (Russia) and Zheheng Lu (China), the Achievement Prize (the middle group) has been given to Maria Varakina (Russia). And the highest award (Grand Prix) in the senior group has been won by Vladimir Vishnevsky (Russia) and Arseny Lanin (Russia).

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Vladimir Spivakov and the NPR will perform in Samara and Orenburg

On March 24–27, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under Vladimir Spivakov will give three concerts in Samara and Orenburg. The musicians will be hosted on the stages of the regional philharmonic societies. Two diverse programs have been prepared for the audience. The first of them, with the participation of soloists and the Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”, includes only one work – Requiem by the contemporary composer from Wales Karl Jenkins. The second program consists of masterpieces by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (see Events).

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‘I Love You, Life’ – the musical-patriotic project to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory

‘I Love You, Life’ – the musical-patriotic project to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory

The People's Artist of Russia, UNESCO Artist for Peace Vladimir Spivakov, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia and the opera diva of world fame Hibla Gerzmava are dedicating to the 80th anniversary of the Russian people's victory in the Great Patriotic War a unique musical-patriotic project, that is a concert which will be performed many a time in 2025 in various regions of the Russian Federation. The tour route includes iconic places of military glory, including hero cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Murmansk).

The nearest performances will take place in Kaluga (March, 7), Nizhny Novgord (March. 9), Murmansk (April, 11), and Severomorsk (April, 12), where the soloist will be Polina Shamayeva.

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Waltzes of Love

March 2, 2025 | Svetlanov Hall of the MIPAC
Waltzes of Love
Conductor – Arsenty Tkachenko
Mozart. Overture from 'Le nozze di Figaro' (The Marriage Of Figaro)
Lanner. Die Romantiker Walzer
Kreisler. Liebesfreud (Love's Joy); Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)
Soloist – Timur Pirverdiev, violin

Mascagni. Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' ('Rustic Chivalry')
J. Strauss II. Frühlingsstimmen ('Spring's Voices'), op. 410
Gounod. Waltz from the opera 'Faust'
Chopin – Glazunov. Waltz in C-sharp minor (from 'Chopiniana' ballet)
Gulda – Strelnikov. Aria
Tchaikovsky. Polonaise and Waltz from the opera 'Eugene Onegin'
Tchaikovsky. Waltz from the ballet 'Sleeping Beauty'
Prokofiev. Waltz from the ballet 'Cinderella'
Gavrilin. Tarantella and Grand Waltz from the ballet 'Anyuta'
Khachaturian. Waltz from 'Masquerade Suite'
Artemyev. Waltz at the Ball from 'The Barber of Siberia'
Sviridov. Waltz and Romance from 'The Snowstorm'
Doga. Waltz from 'My Sweet and Tender Beast'

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In memory of Anatoly Sobchak

February 19, 2025, 20:00 | St. Petersburg Philharmonia - Grand Hall
In memory of Anatoly Sobchak
Soloists: Polina Tkhai, cello
Ekaterina Petrova, soprano
Alexei Neklyudov, tenor
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Gliere. Anthem of Saint Petersburg
Prokofiev. Dance of the Knights from "Romeo and Juliet"
Tchaikovsky. Nocturne for cello and orchestra
Tchaikovsky. Tatiana's Letter from"Eugene Onegin"
Tchaikovsky. Lensky's Aria from "Eugene Onegin"
Rachmaninoff. Elegy (orch. by Alexey Strelnikov)
Tchaikovsky. Waltz from "The Sleeping Beauty"
Khachaturian. Waltz from "Masquerade"
Shostakovich. Waltz from "The First Echelon"

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Poems of Love and Death

February 14, 2025 | Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Subscription Series № 27: «National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia»
Soloists: Anna Tsybuleva, piano
Angel Wong, piano
Conductor – Arsenty Tkachenko
Karłowicz. “Stanislaw and Anna of Oswiecim” (“Stanisław i Anna Oświecimowie”) – tone poem, Op. 12
Poulenc. Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in D minor, FP 61
Prokofiev. “Romeo and Juliet” suite
Gershwin. “Porgy and Bess” - a symphonic picture (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)

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