May 29 – June 3, 2016, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Parade of winners of international music competitions.
May 29, Sunday, 16:00
Grand Hall of the D. D. Shostakovich St.Petersburg Academic Philharmonia
| St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra | |
| Conductor: Kah Chun Wong (Singapore) First Prize, The "Jeunesses Musicale" International Competition, Bucharest (Romania), 2013 |
| A. Petrov | "Vivat, Olympus!" Celebration Overture |
| F. Hidas | Oboe Concerto in D Major |
| Soloist: Timofei Yakhnov (Russia) First Prize, The "Nutcracker" International Television Contest for Young Musicians, Moscow (Russia), 2015 |
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| M. de Falla | "Nights in the Gardens of Spain", symphonic impressions for piano and orchestra |
| Soloist: Juan Perez Floristan (Spain) First Prize, The Santander International Piano Competition, Santander (Spain), 2015 |
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| Intermission | |
| B. Bartok | Piano concerto No. 3 in E Major |
| Soloist: Julian Trevelyan (UK) Second Grand Prix, The Long-Thibaud-Crespin International Competition, Paris (France), 2015 |
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| W.A. Mozart | Aria of Ferrando from "Cosi fan tutte" |
| G. Rossini | Aria of Count Almaviva from "Il barbiere di Siviglia" |
| G. Donizetti | Aria of Fernando from "La Favorita" |
| Soloist: Levy Sekgapane (Republic of South Africa), tenor First Prize, The International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 2015; First Prize, Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competitions, Saragossa (Spain), 2015 |
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May 31, Tuesday, 19:00
The Hermitage Theatre
| M. Llobet Solés | Variations on a Theme by F. Sor (Folia) |
| F. Amirov | Six Miniatures for Piano (Ballade, Ashug's Song, Lyrical Dance, On Hunting, Nocturne, Toccata). Arranged for guitar by R. Mamedkuliev |
| F. Tarrega | Gran Jota Aragonesa |
| Soloist: Rovshan Mamedkuliev (Russia), guitar First Prize, The Michele Pittaluga Classic Guitar Competition, Alessandria (Italy), 2015 |
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| A. Vivaldi | "La Notte", concerto in G minor for flute, strings and basso continuo (version for sax and accordion duet) |
| B. Bartók | Romanian Folk Dances |
| K. Penderecki | Three Miniatures |
| A. Piazzolla | Histoire du Tango: Night Club 1960 |
| Duo Aliada (Austria) Michal Knot, saxophone Bogdan Laketic, accordion First Prize, Fidelio Competition, Vienna (Austria), 2013; Participants of "The New Austrian Sound of Music 2016-2017" program |
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| Intermission | |
| S. Prokofiev | Ten Pieces for piano from "Cinderella" |
| Soloist: Elisaveta Ukrainskaya (Russia) First Prize, The European Piano Contest Bremen (Germany), 2016 |
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| S. Rachmaninov | "Sing Not To Me, Beautiful Maiden" |
| A. Dvorak | "Songs My Mother Taught Me" |
| P. Tchaikovsky | "Crazy Nights" |
| F. Schubert | "Ave Maria" |
| F. Poulenc | "Les chemins de l'amour" |
| C. Bixio | "Parlami d'amore Mariu" |
| Soloist: Timur Slanov (Russia), countertenor Special Prize "For Bright Start" of the Charitable Foundation for the Support of Music Art "The Elena Obraztsova Foundation" Finalist of the Blue Bird Television Competition (Moscow), 2016 |
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June 1, Wednesday, 19:00
St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella
| Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella | |
| Conductor: Hyun-Jin Yun (Republic of Korea) Second prize, The "Jovens Maestro" International Competition, Lisbon (Portugal), 2013 |
| F. Mendelssohn | Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave") |
| Violin Concerto in E minor | |
| Soloist: Elea Nick (Switzerland) First Prize, The Lipinski and Wieniawski International Competition for Young Violinists, Lublin (Poland), 2015 |
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| Intermission | |
| L. van Beethoven | Coriolan Overture |
| Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major | |
| Soloist: Alexander Yakovlev (Russia) First Prize and Golden Medal of the President of the Republic of Italy, Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition, Seregno (Italy), 2013 |
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June 2, Thursday, 19:00
The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall
The concert is held in cooperation with the Mariinsky Theatre
| The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra | |
| Conductor: Nimrod David Pfeffer (Israel) |
| P. Tchaikovsky | "Romeo and Julliet", Overture-Fantasy |
| Violin Concerto in D Major | |
| Soloist: Ji Young Lim (Republic of Korea) First Prize, The Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, Brussels (Belgium), 2015 |
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| Intermission | |
| M. Ravel | Piano Concerto No.1 in G Major |
| Soloist: Anna Tsybuleva (Russia) First Prize, The Leeds International Piano Competition, Leeds (UK), 2015 |
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| A. Dvorak | Aria of Rusalka from "Rusalka" |
| G. Massenet | Aria of Chimène from "Le Cid" |
| G. Verdi | Scene of Desdemona from "Otello" |
| Soloist: Selene Zanetti (Italy) Second Prize, Francisco Vinas International Singing Competition, Barcelona (Spain), 2016 |
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June 3, Friday, 20:00
Grand Hall of the D.D.Shostakovich St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia
The concert is held in cooperation with the D.D.Shostakovich St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia
| St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra | |
| Conductor: Jonathon Heyward (USA) Gran-Prix, International Competition for Young Conductors, Besançon (France), 2015 |
| P. Tchaikovsky | Slavonic March |
| R. Schumann | Piano Concerto in A minor |
| Soloist: Andrew Tyson (USA) First Prize, Geza Anda International Piano Competition, Zurich (Switzerland), 2015 |
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| Intermission | |
| E. W. Korngold | Violin Concerto in D Major |
| Soloist: Ailen Pritchin (Russia) Grand Prix, The Long-Thibaud-Crespin International Competition, Paris (France), 2014 |
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| W. A. Mozart | Recitative and Rondeau of Vitellia from "La Clemenza di Tito" |
| J. Massenet | Aria of Salomé from "Hérodiade" |
| F. Lehar | Aria of Giuditta from "Giuditta" |
| Soloist: Emalie Savoy (USA), soprano First Prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich (Germany), 2015 |
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