XIV International Festival "Musical Olympus"
May 24 – June 2, 2009
St. Petersburg
May 24, Sunday
The Hermitage Theatre
St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Jeffery Meyer (USA), Third Prise, The Antonio Pedrotti International Conducting Competition, Trento (Italy), 2008
L. van Beethoven "Coriolan" Overture, op. 62
H.Villa-Lobos Ciranda das sete notas (Dance for Seven Notes) for Bassoon and String Orchestra
Soloist Rodion Tolmachev (Russia), First Prize, The Fernand Jillet – Hugo Fox International Competition, Provo (Utah, USA), 2008
G.Puccini Aria of Tosca from "Tosca"
Aria of Mimi from "La Boheme"
P.Tchaikovsky Scene and Arioso of Lisa from "The Queen of Spades"
Soloist Alexandra Popandopulo (Russia), soprano, Audience Prize, The Stenhammar International Music Competition (Norrkoping, Sweden), 2008
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W.-A.Mozart "Le nozze di Figaro" Overture
L.-E.Larsson Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra, op. 14
Soloist Sergey Kolesov (Russia), First Prize, The Adolph Sax International Saxophone Competition, Dinant (Belgium), 2006
J.Massenet “Meditation” for Violin and Orchestra from the opera "Thais"
M.Ravel “Tzigane”, Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra
Soloist Feng Ning (China), First Prize, The Paganini International Violin Competition – "Premio Paganini", Genoa (Italy), 2006
May 25, Monday
The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall
The concert is held in cooperation with the Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinski Theatre Orchestra
Conductor Michael Francis (Great Britain), Finalist, The Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, London (Great Britain), 2008
A. Dvorak “Othello” overture for symphonic orchestra
E.Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Soloist Istvan Vardai (Hungary), First Prize, The Geneva International Music Competition (Switzerland), 2008
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Ch.Gounod Recitative and Cavatina of Valentin from "Faust"
R.Wagner Romance of Wolfram from "Tannhaeuser"
G.Verdi The Final Scene of Rodrigo from "Don Carlos"
Soloist Lee Poulis (USA), baritone, First Prize, The Francisco Vinas International Singing Competition, Barcelona (Spain), 2008
W.A.Mozart Aria of the Queen of the Night from "Die Zauberfloete"
L.Delibes Aria of Lakme from "Lakme"
Soloist Yun-Jeong Lee (Republic of Korea), soprano, Grand Prix, The Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens (Greece), 2009
G.Verdi Aria of the Duke of Mantua from "Rigoletto"
G.Puccini Aria of Rodolfo from "La Boheme"
Soloist Jaesig Lee (Republic of Korea), tenor, Grand Prix, The Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens (Greece), 2009
G.Verdi Duet of Gilda and the Duke of Mantua from "Rigoletto"
Soloists Yun-Jeong Lee and Jaesig Lee
May 27, Wednesday
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 Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Benjamin Ellin (Great Britain), First Prize, The Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition, Luxembourg, 2007
P.Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33
Soloist Alexander Buzlov (Russia), Second Prize, The Tchaikovsky International Competition, Moscow (Russia), 2007
F.Liszt Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major
Soloist Anzhelika Fuks (Ukraine), Third Prize, The Liszt International Piano Competition, Utrecht (The Netherlands), 2008
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A.Dvorak Symphony No.8 in G major, op. 88
May 29, Friday
The Hermitage Theatre
The concert is sponsored by Vontobel Bank AG (Switzerland)
St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor David Björkmann (Sweden), Second Prize, The Prokofiev International Conducting Competition, St. Petersburg (Russia), 2008
G.Rossini "La Gazza Ladra" Overture
O.Boehme Trumpet Concerto in F minor, op.
Soloist Philipp Hutter (Switzerland), First Prize, the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarship Competition, 2009
M.Bruch Kol Nidrei, op. 47,version for Viola and Orchestra
Soloist Wen Xiao Zheng (China), Second Prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich (Germany), 2008
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F.Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Soloist Clair Huangci (USA), Second Prize, The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Japan), 2006
W.A.Mozart Aria of Pamina from "Die Zauberfloete"
G.Verdi Aria of Gilda from "Rigoletto"
S.Rachmaninov Vocalise, op. 34 № 14
Soloist Iulia Elena Surdu (Romania), soprano, First Prize, The Stenhammar International Music Competition (Sweden), 2008
May 31, Sunday
St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella
The concert is sponsored by Vontobel Bank AG (Switzerland)
St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Ayyub Guliyev (Azerbaijan), Orchestra Prize, The Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition, Athens (Greece), 2008
F.-B.Mache "Phenix", op. 48
N.J.Zivkovic "To the Gods of Rhythm"
Soloist Yi-Ping Yang (Taiwan – France), percussions, First Prize, The TROMP International Music Competition, Eindhoven (The Netherlands), 2008
S.Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1
Soloist Mei Yi Foo (Malaysia), Second Prize, The Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens (Greece), 2006
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C.Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33
Soloist Lionel Cottet (Switzerland), Second Prize, The Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, Warsaw (Poland), 2007
M.Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar Сoncerto in D major, op. 99
Soloist Irina Kulikova (Russia), First Prize, The Michele Pittaluga International Guitar Competition, Alessandria (Italy), 2008
N.Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34
June 2, Tuesday
Grand Hall of the D.D.Shostakovich St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia
St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Kevin John Edusei (Germany), First Prise, The Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition, Athens (Greece), 2008
A.Dvorak "Carnival" Overture, op. 92
J.Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
Soloist Vilde Frang (Norway), Grand Prix of the Vera and Oscar Ritter Foundation, Hamburg (Germany), 2006
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S.Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 16
Soloist Anna Vinnitskaya (Russia), First Prize, The Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, Brussels (Belgium), 2007
G.Donizetti Cavatina of Nemorino from “L’elisir d’amore”
P.Tchaikovsky Aria of Lensky from “Eugene Onegin”
G.Verdi Aria of Alfredo from “La Traviata”
Soloist Szabolcs Brickner (Hungary), tenor, First Prize, The Queen Elisabeth International MusicCompetition, Brussels (Belgium), 2008