April 21, 2025 | Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”
Soloists: Nadezhda Gulitskaya, soprano
Polina Shamaeva, mezzo-soprano
Yaroslav Abaimov, tenor
Igor Podoplelov, baritone
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Karamanov. Requiem
Taneyev. “John of Damascus”, cantata for choir and orchestra, Op. 1
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January 25, 2025 | Svetlanov Hall of the MIPAC
XV Moscow Christmas Festival of Sacred Music
The Closing Concert
Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”
Soloists: Polina Shabunina, soprano
Polina Shamaeva, mezzo-soprano
Alexei Neklyudov, tenor
Igor Podoplelov, baritone
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Karamanov. Requiem
Taneyev. “John of Damascus”, cantata for choir and orchestra, Op. 1
As usual, Vladimir Spivakov and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia are completing the season with a tour in Russian regions. The concerts, combined into the Vladimir Spivakov Invites... Festival, will take place in Omsk (June 1-4) and Perm (June 6-10) within the All-Russia Philharmonic Seasons program of the Moscow Philharmonic Society and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture, Youth Policy and Mass Communications of the Perm Krai and the Government of the Omsk Region.
The Omsk edition of the Vladimir Spivakov Festival is taking place for the 12-th time, while that in Perm – in the 15-th time. Perm and Omsk were just the first towns that Vladimir Spivakov chose for regional editions of his Festival that continued the original Moscow event. The current concerts will feature masterworks of the Russian and European classical music from Handel to Shostakovich (see Events).
December 2, 2022 | Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Academic Grand Choir «Masters of Choral Singing»
Soloists: Elena Loginova, soprano
Polina Shamaeva, mezzo-soprano
Vyacheslav Vorobiev, tenor
Ivan Lyubimov, tenor
Igor Podoplelov, bass
Conductor – Lev Kontorovich
Schubert. Mass in E-flat major, D. 950
Schubert. Stabat Mater, D. 383
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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
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.
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
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).
February 6, 2021 | Zaryadye Concert Hall
Verdi. Messa da Requiem for soloists, choir and orchestra
Veronika Dzhioeva, soprano
Agunda Kulaeva, mezzo-soprano
Alexei Tatarintsev, tenor
Еvgeny Stavinsky, bass
Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”
(artistic director and principal conductor – Lev Kontorovich)
Conductor – Dmitry Korchak
January 26, 2020 | Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow Performing Arts Center
Soloists: Nadezhda Gulitskaya, soprano
Evgenia Asanova, mezzo-soprano
Alexey Nekludov, tenor
Daniil Chesnokov, bass
Academic Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Mozart. Great Mass in C minor, KV 427