VII International Musical Olympus Festival
May 27 – June 4, 2002
Saint-Petersburg
May 27, Monday
Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia
The State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor Saulius Sondeckis
A. Vivaldi Concerto for Piccolo Recorder in C major No. 4 C649 (arr. Evelyn Glennie for Vibraphone)
A. Masson Snare Drum Concerto
K. Abe “Michi”
Soloist Evelyn Glennie (Scotland, UK) – guest of the Musical Olympus festival
S. N. Eichberg “Qilaatersorneq” (Ritual Drum Dance) for Violin and Orchestra - First Prize, The Queen ElisabethInternational Music Competition of Belgium (composition),Brussels, 2001
E. Lalo Symphonie Espagnole in D minor for Violin and Orchestra
Soloist Zoё Beyers (Republic of South Africa), First Prize, UNISA National String Competition, 2000
May 28, Tuesday
Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia
Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Capella
Conductor Vladislav Chernushenko
J. Rodrigo Fantasia para un Gentilehombre for Guitar and Orchestra
Soloist Marcin Dylla (Poland), First Prize, Michele Pittaluga International Guitar Competition, Alessandria (Italy), 2001
A. Koppel Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra
Soloist Marta Klimasara(Poland), First Prize, The International Music Competition of the ARD, Munich, 2001
W. A. Mozart Aria of Pamina Ach, ich fühl’s from «The Magic Flute»
A. Dvorak Aria Mesícku, na nebi hlubokom from «Rusalka»
G. Verdi Canzone of Oscar Saper vorreste from «Un ballo in Maschera»
Aria of Nanetta Sul fil d’un soffio etesio from «Falstaff»
Soloist Marita Kvarving Sølberg, soprano, (Norway), First Prize, The Queen Sonja International Music Competition, Oslo, 2001
Ch. Gounod Aria of Romeo Ah! lève toi, soleil! from «Romeo et Juliette»
G. Puccini Aria of Rodolfo Che gelida manina from «La Boheme»
G. Donizetti Una furtiva lagrima from «L’elisir d’amore»
G. Verdi La donna è mobile from «Rigoletto»
Soloist Cézar A. Gutiérrez(Columbia), Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens, 2001
May 30, Thursday
Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia
The Symphony Orchestra of the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
Conductor Alexander Sladkovsky (Russia), Second Prize, the S. Prokofiev International Competition, St.Petersburg ,1999
A. Jolivet Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Soloist Francesca Canali (Italy), First Prize, Maria Canals International Musical Competition, Barcelona, 2001
F. Poulenc Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra
Soloists Mischa and Sascha Manz(Switzerland), Laureates of the Murray Dranoff Foundation International Two Piano Competition, Miami, 2001
N. Rota Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Soloist Joergen van Rijen (The Netherlands), First Prize, The International Competition for Wind Instruments, Toulon, 2001
W. A. Mozart Recitative and aria of Susanna Deh vieni, non tarder… from «Nozze di Figaro»
Ch. Gounod Recitative and aria of Marguérite Ah! Je ris… from «Faust»
G. Puccini Aria of Lauretta I mio babbino caro from «Gianni Schicchi»
G. Verdi Recitative and aria of Violetta Ah, forzè lui che l’anima… from «La Traviata»
Soloist Nataliya Kovalyova (Ukraine),First Prize, International A. Girardi Singing Competition, Coburg, 2001
May 31, Friday
The Hermitage Theatre
The State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor Mikhail Agrest, Second Prize, the A. Pedrotti International Competition for Orchestral Conductors, Trento, Italy, 2001
A. Vivaldi Four Seasons, op. 8
Soloist Baiba Skride (Latvia), First Prize, the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium, Brussels, 2001
L. van Beethoven Concerto No.4 in G major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 58
Soloist Filippo Gamba (Italy), First Prize, the International Geza Anda Competition,Zurich, 2000
June 2, Sunday
Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia
St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Dorian Wilson(USA)
S. Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 43
Soloist Evgeny Mikhailov (Russia), First Prize, the Rachmaninoff International Piano Festival and Competition, 2002
S. Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, op. 123
Soloist Sol Gabetta(France), The Credit Suisse Group Young Artist Award, 2001
J. Brahms Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, op. 77
Soloist Tatiana Samouil (Russia), Second Prize, Michael Hill World Violin Competition,New Zealand, 2001
June 4, Tuesday
Grand Hall of the St.-Petersburg Philharmonia
St.-Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Philippe Bender(France)
A. Petrov Celebration Ouverture “Vivat, Olympus!”
H. Berlioz Ouverture to “Benvenuto Cellini”
G. Rossini Une larme (Theme and variations) for Cello and Orchestra
O. Respighi Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra
Soloist Monika Leskovar(Croatia), Second Prize, The International Music Competition of the ARD, Munich, 2001
F. Martin Ballade for Alto Saxophone, Strings and Percussions
Soloist Alexandre Doisy (France), Second Prize, the International Music Competition of the ARD, Munich, 2001
F. Liszt “Danse Macabre” for Piano and Orchestra
Soloist Jean Dubé (France), First Prize, the F. Liszt International Piano Competition, Utrecht, 2002
F. Liszt “Les Preludes”, the Tone Poem