Mariinsky Orchestra News

 
The Moscow Times
Stars Head to St. Petersburg for White Nights Fest
The Moscow Times
Spanning eight weeks, the annual festival at the Mariinsky Theater showcases a wealth of international classical music talent, from the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra to Greek virtuoso violinist Leonidas Kavakos (June 19) and mesmerizing French ...

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Audiophile Audition
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; RODION SHCHEDRIN: Piano Con. No. 5 ...
Audiophile Audition
5 – Denis Matsuev, piano/ Timur Martynov, trumpet/ Mariinsky Orchestra/ Valery Gergiev – Mariinsky multichannel SACD 0509, 73:32 *****: This is only my second encounter with the formidable pianism of Denis Matsuev—the first being a wondrous Carnegie ...


 
Gergiev and Capuçon with the London Symphony Orchestra
ConcertoNet
Gergiev, the mysterious maestro from the Caucasus, serves currently as Music Director of both the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg as well as the London Symphony Orchestra. He is also Artistic Director of several prestigious music festivals ...

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The Classical Music Network
ConcertoNet
Since 1999, former Mariinsky Theatre soloist Sergej Vikharev has focused on reconstructing some of Russia's most beloved ballets, upholding a distinguished level of integrity to his art form. Drawing upon notes (via Harvard University) of Nikolai ...


 
Injured conductor Kurt Masur withdraws from concerts through June
Los Angeles Times
The conductor was expected to appear in May with the Dresden Philharmonic, the Mariinsky Orchestra and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. He was also scheduled to tour South America with the Orchestre National de France. Masur served as music director ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
The Rite of Spring and Oedipus Rex, London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, review
Telegraph.co.uk
The Rite of Spring and Oedipus Rex were fine choices to end Valerie Gergiev's survey of Stravinsky with the London Symphony Orchestra, says Ivan Hewett. London Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor Valery Gergiev. Photo: Alberto Venzago By Ivan ...

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Carolina Performing Arts season to mark 'Rite of Spring' anniversary
Durham Herald Sun
... Marie Chouinard will perform reinterpretation of the ballet Oct. 25: Studio for New Music Ensemble from Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory to perform Oct. 29-30: Mariinsky Orchestra of St. Petersburg to perform a new work based on the ballet Nov.

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