on 23 May 2012

The second concert of the Musical Olympus Festival took place at the Hermitage Theater

On May 23 the Hermitage Theatre hosted the second concert of the 17th International Musical Olympus Festival. That night the theater saw performances of young musicians from around the world: Dimitris Botinis (conductor, Greece), Cecilio Perera (guitar, Mexico), Alexey Zhilin (cello, Russia), Soyoung Yoon (violin, Republic of Korea). The artists were accompanied by the State Hermitage Orchestra and performed the works by Brouwer, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.

Cecilio Perera (guitar, Mexico) and the State Hermitage Orchestra

Cecilio Perera (guitar, Mexico) and Dimitris Botinis (conductor, Greece)

Cecilio Perera thanks the orchestra

Alexey Zhilin (cello, Russia)

Irina Nikitina (the foundation president) and Kenneth Smith (correspondent, FT, Gramophone magazine)

Communication during pause

Dimitris Botinis and the orchestra

The Hermitage Theatre inside

Soyoung Yoon (violin, Republic of Korea)

Soyoung Yoon (violin, Republic of Korea) and Dimitris Botinis (conductor, Greece)