RUSSIAN VERSION

Valery Ovsyannikov

Valery Ovsyannikov

Performances with the RNO

April 2011

01 Fri

The Emirates Palace Auditorium

Abu Dhabi

Location

Program

Ballet Gala: Featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Petipa, Prokofiev, Khachaturian and others.

Conductor:

Valery Ovsyannikov

2011 Abu Dhabi Festival

What They’re Saying

"To present American and Russian musicians performing and teaching together at Festival Napa Valley...is precisely the kind of effort that sustains vital cultural links...at a critical time for both societies. [This] resonates with the public [and] is meaningful for the musician participants...Cultural diplomacy and music offer alternatives to contention and sustain important linkages between our societies for the long run...Now more than ever we need viable citizen-to-citizen points of contact and dialogue."

James F. Collins (Ambassador Ret.)

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace