Continuing its Russian touring the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia will go to Perm as on October 23-27 there will take place the XVII All-Russia Vladimir Spivakov Invites…Festival within the All-Russia Philharmonic Seasons program of the Moscow Philharmonia and the RF Ministry of Culture with the support of the Perm Krai Ministry of Culture. Perm was the second city, after Moscow, which Vladimir Spivakov chose for his Festival. It used to take place there in June, but this year it has become an Autumn event for the first time.
Five Festival concerts will present music of very different genres, eras and styles from Johann Sebastian Bach to Eduard Artemyev. The NPR will share the stage with bright soloists, while on the podium, along with maestro Vladimir Spivakov, there will appear the Merited People’s Artist, musical director and principal conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg Alexander Soloviev and the conductor of the E.V. Kolobov Novaya Opera Moscow Theater Anton Torbeyev.
The opening concert on October 23 and the night on October 26 will be two opera galas with stars of Russian opera troupes: The Bolshoi’s soloist Anna Aglatova (soprano), the Kolobov Novaya Opera soloist and The Bolshoi guest artist Alexey Nekludov (tenor), a soloist of the Helicon Opera and a guest artist of the Mariinsky Theater Ivan Ghyngazov (tenor), and a soloist of the Perm Opera and Ballet Theater and a guest star of the Mikhailovsky Opera Theater Igor Podoplelov (baritone). The programs of the opera galas will display a wide array of the European music stage of the 19th century up to the beginning of the 20th century from belcanto by Rossini and Donizetti to the dramatic force by Verdi and acute Verismo by Leoncavallo, from Puccini’s lyrical psychological theater to the exquisite French tradition in works by Bizet and Massenet. The second program will widen this scope with masterpieces by Russian classics Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff whose operatic heroes get involved in highly dramatic conflicts.
Another notional arch in the Festival’s program will appear in two programs with brilliant pianists. On October 25, Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the NPR will be played by Vladimir Vishnevsky, the winner of the Krainev and the Rachmaninoff international competitions, a scholarship holder of the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation. The final concert on October 27 will feature Merited Artist of Russia Ekaterina Mechetina in the famous First Concerto by Tchaikovsky. The romantic night on October 25 will expose Schubert’s Tragic Symphony, whereas the final program will be fully devoted to the art by Tchaikovsky with best fragments from his ballets.
On October 24 the Great Philharmonic Hall will host the Orchestra’s soloists who will exhibit their mastery in virtuoso concert pieces and lyric miniatures. The NPR - Orchestra of Soloists program is not only a wonderful collection of masterworks from the world of music but also the best proof of the fact that an orchestra’s class is the result of two equal addends: flawless coordination of orchestral groups and individual mastery of each player. Many orchestra members successfully combine their orchestral work with solo and chamber performances, being concertmasters and teaching in leading music schools, thus sharing their experience with younger generations. There will be played bright sparkling pieces of various kinds and styles — from passionate romantic miniatures to film music and even eccentricity such as Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter.