THE 20TH MUSICAL OLYMPUS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
26 May – 6 June, 2015, St. Petersburg
Tuesday, 26 May, 20:00
Grand Hall of the D. D. Shostakovich St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia
St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Ayyub Guliev (Azerbaijan), participant of the Musical Olympus Festivals in St. Petersburg (2008, 2009, 2011), New York (2010), and Baku (2012, 2013)
A. Petrov. “Vivat, Olympus!” Celebration Overture
S. Rachmaninoff. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (Op. 30)
Soloist Chi Ho Han (South Korea), piano, 2nd prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich, Germany, 2014
N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Overture from the Tsar's Bride
С. C. Saint-Saëns. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Soloist Istvan Vardai (Hungary), cello, 1st prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich, Germany, 2014. Participant of the Musical Olympus Festivals in St. Petersburg (2008, 2009), Berlin (2009), New York (2010), and Singapore (2011)
C. Gounod. Aria of Juliette from Roméo et Juliette (“Dieu quel frisson”)
F. Poulenc. Aria of Thérèse from Les mamelles de Tirésias ("Non Monsieur mon mari")
G. Verdi. Aria and stretta of Amalia from I Masnadieri ("Tu del mio Carlo/ Carlo vive...")
Soloist Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Russia), soprano, finalist of the Grand Opera Vocal Competition at the Kultura TV Channel, Moscow, Russia, 2014. Participant of the Musical Olympus Festival in New York (2015)
Thursday, 28 May, 19:00
The Hermitage Theatre
D. Aguado. Andante e Rondò No. 2 (Op. 2)
H. Villa-Lobos. Studies No. 7, 12
José. Final from Sonata para guitarra
Soloist Emanuele Buono (Italy), guitar, 1st prize, The Michele Pittaluga Classic Guitar Competition, Alessandria, Italy, 2013
C. Cangelosi. Meditation No. 1
R. Bocca. Tangaccio
I. Xenakis. Rebonds B
Soloist Simone Rubino (Italy) percussions, 1st prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich, Germany, 2014
J. Strachey (arr. by N. Ovchinnikov). These Foolish Things
R. Ruggieri. Carnevale
K. Dorham. Blue bossa
C. Thomain. Notes vagabondes
Soloist Nikolay Ovchinnikov (Russia), accordion, 1st prize, Trophée Mondial International Accordion competition, Kaunas, Lithuania, 2014
A. Caplet. Conte Fantastique (The Masque of the Red Death, after E. A. Poe) for harp and string quartet
J. Golob. Reflections for harp and string quartet - World Premiere!
Soloist Alexandra Verbitsky (Russia/Slovenia), harp, participant of the Musical Olympus Festivals in St. Petersburg (1999, 2000), Berlin (2009), and Zurich (2004)
I. Kozlov, violin, participant of the Musical Olympus Festival in St. Petersburg (2001)
A. Korobkina, violin, participant of the Musical Olympus Festivals in St. Petersburg (2007, 2012)
A. Kondakov, alt, participant of the Musical Olympus Festival in St. Petersburg (2003)
E. Lushnikov, cello
Friday, 29 May, 19:00
The Hermitage Theatre
Tauric International Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Elim Chan (UK), 1st prize, The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, London, UK, 2014
C.-C. Saint-Saëns. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor (Op. 22)
Soloist Yekwon Sunwoo (South Korea), piano, 1st prize, the Vendome Prize, Verbier, Switzerland, 2014
P. Tchaikovsky. Meditation (Op. 72 No. 5)
F. Liszt. Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor
S. Rachmaninov. Prelude in G-flat major (Op. 23 No. 10); Études-Tableaux in D major (Op. 30 No. 9)
Soloist Daniil Kharitonov (Russia), piano, Grand-Prix, Vladimir Krainev International Piano competition, Moscow, Russia, 2015. Participant of the Musical Olympus Festivals in St. Petersburg (2012), New York (2013), Zurich (2014), and St. Moritz (2015)
A. Panufnik. Concerto for violin and strings
Soloist Sebastian Bohren (Switzerland), violin, The Curt Dienemann Music Prize, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2011
G. Verdi. Aria of Violetta from La Traviata ("È strano... Ah! Fors'è lui... Sempre libera")
G. Puccini. Aria of Musetta from La Bohème ("Quando m'en vo")
G. Charpentier. Aria of Louise from Louise ("Depuis le jour")
G. Bizet. Aria of Leila from Les Pêcheurs de perles ("Comme autre fois")
Soloist Ludmilla Bauerfeldt (Brazil), soprano, Grand Prix, the Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens, Greece, 2014
Sunday, 31 May, 16:00
Grand Hall of the D. D. Shostakovich St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia
St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Daye Lin (China), 1st prize, the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competition, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2012
J. Strauss. Overture to Fledermaus
S. Rachmaninov. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor (Op. 1)
Soloist Pallavi Mahidhara (India/USA), 2nd prize, The International Music Competition in Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
G. Verdi. Aria of Gilda from Rigoletto
V. Bellini. Aria of Giulietta from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
J. Massenet. Aria of Manon from Manon
Soloist Omo Bello (France/Nigeria), soprano, 1st prize, The International Opera Competition in Paris, France, 2014
G. Verdi. Aria of Falstaff from Falstaff
R. Leoncavallo. Aria of Tonio from Pagliacci
R. Wagner. Aria of Wolfram from Tannhauser
Soloist Siyabulela Ntlale (Republic of South Africa), baritone, 2nd prize, The international Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2014
Tuesday, 2 June, 19:00
St. Petersburg State Academic Capella
St. Petersburg State Academic Capella Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Nimrod David Pfeffer (Israel)
W. A. Mozart. Violin Concerto No. 5 n A major (KV 219)
Soloist Francisco Fullana (Spain), violin, 1st prize, the International Johannes Brahms Competition, Poertschach, Austria, 2014
G. Verdi. Aria of King Phillip from Don Carlo ("Ella giammai m'amo")
R. Wagner. Aria of Hans Sachs from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ("Was duftet doch der Flieder")
S. Rachmaninoff. Cavatina of Aleko from Aleko
Soloist Jisang Ryu (South Korea), bass, Grand Prix, the Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens, Greece, 2014
N. Rota. Divertimento Concertante for double bass and orchestra
Soloist Evgeniy Ryzhkov (Russia), double bass, 1st prize, The Koussevitzky International Double Bass Competition, St. Petersburg (Russia), 2013
G. Donizetti. Aria of Tonio from La Fille du Régiment ("Ah!mes amis,quel jour de fête!"),
Romance of Nemorino from "L'elisir d'amore" (“Una Furtiva Lagrima”)
C. Gounod. Aria of Romeo from Roméo et Juliette (“Ah! lève-toi,soleil!”)
Soloist Matthew Newlin (USA), tenor, 1st prize, The International Vocal Competition in Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, 2014
Friday, 5 June, 19:00
St. Petersburg State Academic Capella
St. Petersburg State Academic Capella Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Haoran Li (China), 1st prize, The International Conducting Competition Jeunesses Musicales, Bucharest, Romania, 2014
G. Verdi. La forza del destino (Overture)
J. Sibelius. Violin Concerto in D minor (Op. 47)
Soloist Aleksey Semenenko (Ukraine), violin, 1st Prize, Boris Goldstein Violin Competition, Bern, Switzerland, 2015
F. Liszt. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Soloist Peter Klimo (USA), piano, 2nd The Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2014
M. Eychenne. Cantilène et danse for violin, saxophone and piano
R. Peterson. Trio for alto saxophone, piano and violin
Fratres Trio (Hayrapet Arakelyan, Armenia – Fedor Roudine, France – Rudolfs Vanks, Latvia), 2nd prize, The International Chamber Music Competition, Illzach, France, 2013
Hayrapet Arakelyan (Armenia), saxophone, participant of the Musical Olympus Festivals in St. Petersburg (2008), Zurich (2008), Berlin (2009), New York (2009), and Singapore (2011)
Fedor Roudine (France), violin, participant of the Musical Olympus Festival in St. Petersburg (2014)
Rudolfs Vanks (Latvia), piano
J. MacMillan. "Veni, Veni, Emmanuel" concerto for percussions and orchestra
Soloist Evelyn Glennie (Scotland/Great Britain), percussions, special guest of the Musical Olympus Festival in St. Petersburg
Saturday, 6 June, 19:00
The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall
The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Conductor Risto Joost (Estonia), 2nd Prize, The Jorma Panula International Conducting Competition, Vaasa,Finland, 2012 Participant of the Musical Olympus Festival in St. Petersburg (2014)
H. Wieniawski. Fantasia on Themes from Gounod's Faust for violin and orchestra
Soloist Ellinor D'Melon (Jamaica), violin, 1st prize, The Karol Lipiński and Henryk Wieniawski International Competition for Young Violinists, Lublin, Poland, 2012
P. Tchaikovsky. Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra (Op. 33)
Soloist Kian Soltani (Austria), cello, 1st prize, The International Paulo Cello Competition 2013, Helsinki, Finland, 2013
P. Tchaikovsky. Aria of Prince Gremin from from Eugene Onegin
W. A. Mozart. Aria of Figaro from Le nozze di Figaro ("Non più andrai...")
G. Bizet. Aria of Ralph from La jollie fille de Perth ("Quand la flamme de l'amour...")
Soloist Ao Li (China), bass-baritone, 1st prize, Plácido Domingo’s Operalia: The World Opera Competition, Verona, Italy, 2013. Participant of the Musical Olympus Festivals in St. Petersburg (2014) and New York (2015)
G. Puccini. Aria of Cio-Cio-san from Madama Butterfly
G. Verdi. Aria of Aida from Aida; aria of Elisaveta from Don Carlo
Soloist Seyoung Park (Republic of Korea), soprano, 1st prize, The Francisco Viñas International Singing Contest, Barcelona, Spain, 2014. Participant of the Musical Olympus Festival in St. Petersburg (2014)