2015-16 Season
Performances
September 2015
30 Wed
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Tchaikovsky
- Violin Concerto
- Beethoven
- Symphony No. 5
Conductor:
October 2015
08 Thu
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Britten
- War Requiem, Op. 66
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Svetlana Kasyan, Soprano
Dominic Armstrong, Tenor
Stephan Genz, Baritone
17 Sat
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Verdi
- La Traviata (opera in concert performance)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Dinara Alieva, Soprano
Stefano Secco, Tenor
Vasily Ladyuk, Baritone
28 Wed
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Dobrinka Tabakova
- Suite in the Old Style for Viola and Orchestra
- Mozart
- Symphony No. 29, in A major
- Brahms
- Serenada No. 1 for Orchestra
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Maxim Rysanov, Viola
November 2015
01 Sun
Great Hall, Philharmonic
Krasnoyarsk
Russia
Program
- Rimsky-Korsakov
- Kashchei the Immortal (opera in concert performance)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Mikhail Gubsky, Tenor
Anastasia Moskvina, Soprano
Ksenia Vyaznikova, Mezzo-soprano
Boris Dyakov, Baritone
Dmitry Skorikov, Bass
05 Thu
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
Denis Matsuev and Friends
- Beethoven
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37
- Karlowicz
- "Rebirth" Symphony in E-minor, op. 7
- Liszt
- Danse Macabre for Piano and Orchestra
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Denis Matsuev, Piano
21 Sat
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Mozart
- Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter," in C major, K. 551
- Strauss
- Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30
Conductor:
15 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Prokofiev
- Peter and the Wolf (a musical tale for symphonic orchestra and narrator)
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Alexander Oleshko, Narrator
27 Fri
Philharmonic-2 Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Shostakovich
- Romance (suite from the film "The Gadfly" ("Ovod"), op.97a)
- Symphony No. 5 in D-minor, op.47
- Chopin
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F-minor op.21
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Maxim Khokholkov, Violin
Dmitry Karpov, Piano
December 2015
12 Sat
Philharmonic-2 Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Tchaikovsky
- Piano Concerto No. 1
- Symphony No. 5
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Dmitry Shishkin, Piano
25 Fri
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Rachmaninov
- Piano Concerto No. 2
- Karlowicz
- Symphonic poem "Stanislaw i Anna Oswiecimowie", Op.12
- Symphonic poem "A Sorrowful Tale (Preludes to Eternity)", Op.13
- Symphonic poem "Lithuanian Rhapsody", Op.11.
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Nikolai Lugansky, Piano
31 Thu
Small Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
New Year's Jazz with the Russian National Orchestra
- Works by Ellington, Brubeck, Bolling, Artremyev and Rachmaninov
Guest Artists:
Igor Butman, Saxophone
Vadim Eilenkrig, Trumpet
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
31 Thu
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
New Year's with the RNO
- Mozart
- Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, kv537
- Missa solemnis in C major, kv.337
- Overture to "The Abduction from the Seraglio"
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Kristina Mkhitaryan, Soprano
Alexandra Kadurina, Mezzo-soprano
Yaroslav Abaimov, Tenor
Oleg Tsybulko, Bass
Intrada Vocal Ensemble, Ekaterina Antonenko, Artistic Director
27 Sun
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
November 2015
30 Mon
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Opening ceremony of the 16th International Television Contest for Young Musicians 'The Nutcracker'.
December 2015
07 Mon
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Closing ceremony of the 16th International Television Contest for Young Musicians 'The Nutcracker'.
January 2016
15 Fri
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Tchaikovsky
- Selections from The Nutcracker ballet, in 3D
- Scriabin
- The Poem of Ecstasy
Part of the Project "Classical Music in 3D"
Conductor:
24 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
February 2016
06 Sat
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Wagner
- Siegfried Idyll
- Mahler
- Symphony No. 5, G major
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Anna Krainikova, Soprano
Ksenia Vyaznikova, Mezzo-soprano
Igor Morozov, Tenor
Maxim Kuzmin-Karavayev, Bass
Popov Academy of Choral Arts Choir, Alexei Petrov, artistic director
March 2016
27 Sun
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
Seventh Annual Mstislav Rostropovich Festival
- Mozart
- Requiem in D minor, K.626
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Barbara Frittoli, Soprano
Daniela Barcellona, Mezzo-soprano
Ramon Vargas, Tenor
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Bass-baritone
29 Tue
Philharmonia-2 Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Mozart
- Overture from "The Magic Flute"
- In uomini, in soldati (Despina's aria from "Cosi Fan Tutte")
- Voi avete un cor Fedele (K.217)
- Vorrei spiegarvi, o Dio (K.418)
- Durch Zartlichkeit und Schmeicheln (Blondchen's aria from "Abduction from the Seraglio")
- Ah, ich Fühl's (Pamina's aria from the opera "The Magic Flute")
- Nehmt meinen Dank (K.383)
- Symphony No. 40 (K.550) in G minor
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Anastasia Belukova, Soprano
April 2016
03 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
09 Sat
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Glazunov
- Symphony No. 7 in F major, Op. 77, "Pastoral"
- Shostakovich
- Symphony No. 10
Conductor:
16 Sat
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Schumann
- Das Paradies und die Peri, Op. 50
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Popov Academy of Choral Arts Choir, Alexei Petrov, artistic director
June 2016
06 Mon
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
April 2016
21 Thu
Vrubel Hall, Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
Russia
Program
Concert Dedicated to the Anniversary of the Tragedy at Chernobyl
- Vivaldi
- Allegro from the Concerto for Two Trumpets and Strings
- von Weber
- Andante and Rondo Hungarian for Bassoon and Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky
- Waltz from Serenade for Strings
- Posse
- Variations on The Carnival of Venice (for harp and strings)
- Haydn
- Symphony no.45 in F-sharp minor ("Farewell")
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon
Leonid Korkin, Trumpet
Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet
Alexandra Tikhonova, Harp
June 2016
01 Wed
Bolshoi Theater
Moscow
Russia
Program
Benefit Concert: Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Friends for Children
- Rimsky-Korsakov
- Procession of the Nobles from the opera Mlada
- Tchaikovsky
- The Ballad of Tomsk from the opera The Queen of Spades
- Gounod
- Faust's Aria (Salut Demure chaste et pure!) from the opera Faust
- Verdi
- Attila's aria from the opera Attila
- Bizet
- Prelude from the opera Carmen
- Gypsy song from the opera Carmen
- Verdi
- Gypsy Chorus from The Troubadour opera
- Puccini
- Intermezzo from the opera "Manon Lescaut"
- Rodolfo's aria ("Che gelida manina") and Duet of Mimi and Rodolfo ("O soave fanciulla") from the opera La Boheme
- Verdi
- Leonora's cavatina ("Tacea la notte placida") and Cabaletta from the opera Troubadour
- Prelude to the Second Act of the opera A Masked Ball
- Bellini
- Duet of Giorgio and Riccardo ("Suoni la Tromba") from the opera The Puritans (I Puritani)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Baritone
Ildar Abdrazakov, Bass
Dinara Alieva, Soprano
Yulia Mazurova, Mezzo-soprano
Stephen Costello, Tenor
August 2016
24 Wed
The Green Theater, VDNKh
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Maria Chernova
- One Dream
- Bartok
- Concerto for Orchestra
Conductor:
25 Thu
The Green Theater, VDNKh
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Denis Khorov
- "Komma. Voice" for symphony orchestra and mezzo-soprano
- Rachmaninov
- Symphonic poem Isle of the Dead
- Stravinsky
- The Firebird (1945)
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Eugenia Kuznetsova, Mezzo-soprano
27 Sat
Teatralnaya Square
Moscow
Russia
Program
Outdoor concert in the context of "Movie Night"
- Movie Music
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Denis Matsuev, Piano
Yevgeny Mironov, Narrator