Vladimir Spivakov and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia will start the new season with a tour to Irkutsk: the Orchestra has been honored to close the 21st edition pf the “Stars on Lake Baikal” International Festival. On September 15-17 the I.M.Zagursky Music Theater will host three concerts by the collective and the maestro with well-known soloists such as pianist Denis Matsuev, the Festival’s Artistic Director, and world opera star Hibla Gerzmava (soprano).
June 25-26, 2026 | Svetlogorsk, Yantar Hall“I Love You, Life!”Soloist – Hibla Gerzmava, sopranoConductor – Anton Grishanin
June 19, 2026 | Zaryadye Concert HallAcademic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing” of the Orpheus Radio-TV CentreSoloist – Ekaterina Mechetina, pianoLada Labzina, organConductor – Arsenty TkachenkoRachmaninoff. Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra in D minor, Op. 30Holst. "The Planets", symphonic suite, Op. 32
June 12, 2026 | Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow Performing Arts CenterSoloist – Ivan Bessonov, pianoConductor – Vladimir SpivakovTchaikovsky. Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra in B-flat minor, Op. 23Tchaikovsky. Suites from ballets "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty"
The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia and its artistic director and principal conductor will traditionally spend the beginning of June touring Russia in large regional centers where the maestro has organized editions of the Vladimir Spivakov Invites… Festival as a continuation of its Moscow presentation. On June 1-3 the project will have its first Novosibirsk edition where the NPR and the maestro will perform on the stage of the A.M. Katz State Concert Hall. Then the musicians will travel to Omsk for its 14th edition there in the Regional Philharmonic Hall (June 5-8).
