X International Conservatory Week Festival
Dedicated to the year of France – Russia – 2010
Poster
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Opening Concert
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory Student Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Sergey STADLER
Poster
Glazunov Hall
15.00
The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory – a glance at the future
Concert of the soloists and students of the Special Secondary Music School
of the St. Petersburg Conservatory
Poster
Glazunov Hall
19.00
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
Claude Debussy(1862-1918)
Sonata for flute, viola and harp
1. Pastorale 2. Interlude 3. Finale
Ksenia KUELYAR, flute
Andrei DOGADIN, viola
Anna MAKAROVA, harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Après un Rêve
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Aria of Valentine from the opera Faust
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Aria of Hérod from the opera Hérodiade
Boris PINKHASOVICH, baritone
Elena GAUDASINSKAYA, piano
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sextet
St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet:
Artistic Director – Adil FIODOROV
Natalia SECHKAREVA, flute
Alexei TSES, oboe
Artyom MIKAELYAN, horn
Dmitry KRASNIK, bassoon
Nikolai MAZHARA, piano
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Nightingale
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Aria of Dinorah for soprano from the opera
Dinorah ou Le Pardon de Ploërmel
Nadegda Koucher, soprano
Dmitri Pavliy, piano
Ernest Chausson(1855-1899)
Concertо for piano, violin
and string quartet, op. 21
Piotr LAUL, piano
Pavel POPOV, violin
Nevsky String Quartet:
Tatiana RAZUMOVA, violin
Svetlana GRINFELD, violin
Vladimir BYSTRITSKY, viola
Dmitri KHRYTCHEV, cello
Anton TANONOV (b. 1977)
Severing Winter
Fantasy for soprano and string quartet,
(lyrics by Vladislav Sinitsky, 2009)
The St. Petersburg Conservatory
Chamber Orchestra
Veronika DZHIOEVA, soprano
Conductor – Alim SHAKHMAMETIEV
Sheremetev Palace, Museum of Music
19.00
- The Toho Gakuen School of Music (Tokyo, Japan)
- The International University of Kagoshima (Kagoshima, Japan)
- The Doho Group of Educational Institutions (Nagoya, Japan)
- The Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen, Germany)
- The Mannheim State University of Music and Performing Arts (Mannheim, Germany)
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889)
Venetian Carnival
Jean Hubeau (1917-1992)
Sonata for trumpet and piano
Kenji FUJISHIMA, trumpet
Ayako HARADA, piano
Robert Sсhumann(1810-1856)
Fantasiestucke, op.73
David Popper (1843-1913)
Hungarian Rhapsody, op.68
Dai MIYATA, cello (Japan)
Stanislav SOLOVIOV, piano (Russia)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Trio No.2 E minor, op. 92, I movement
Allegro non troppo
Trio Bamberg (Germany)
Robert BENZ, piano
Jewgeni SCHUK, violin
Alexander HÜLSHOFF, cello
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg
Gartow Stiftung (Germany)
Poster
Glazunov Hall
15.00
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
Soloists and ensembles of students and post-graduates of the Conservatory
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Sonata No. 8 for piano. Finale.
Sergei RED’KIN – piano
Jean Michel Damase (born 1928)
17 Variations for the woodwind quintet
St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Youth Woodwind Quintet
George Gershwin (1898-1937) – Igor FROLOV
Fantasy on the themes
from the opera Porgy and Bass
Transcription for viola by D. Gonchar
Denis GONCHAR – viola
Stanislav SOLOVIOV, piano (Russia)
Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)
Concert for the trombone
Alexei LOBIKOV – trombone
Xenia GINDINA – piano
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Le Petit Âne Blanc
Vaja Azarashvili (b. 1936)
Can-can
Professor Anatoly Nikitin’s
Cello Ensemble
Poster
Glazunov Hall
19.00
ALL FLAGS ON A VISIT
- The Toho Gakuen School of Music (Tokyo, Japan)
- The International University of Kagoshima (Kagoshima, Japan)
- The Doho Group of Educational Institutions (Nagoya, Japan)
- The Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen, Germany)
- The Mannheim State University of Music and Performing Arts (Mannheim, Germany)
- The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music (Warsaw, Poland)
- The Royal Conservatory of The Hague (The Hague, the Netherlands)
Shinichi Tanaka (1920-1960)
Three small pieces for cornetto and piano
RUSSIAN PREMIERE
Jean Hubeau (1917-1992)
Sonata for trumpet and piano Es-dur
RUSSIAN PREMIERE
Kenji FUJISHIMA, trumpet
Ayako HARADA, piano
Atsutada Otaka (b. 1944)
Meiso for solo cello
RUSSIAN PREMIERE
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Sonata for cello and piano
Dai MIYATA, cello (Japan)
Stanislav SOLOVIOV, piano (Russia)
Bela Bartok (1881–1945)
Waltz Ma Mie Qui Danse (1908),
arr. by Sandor Devich
Chiel Meijering (b. 1954)
Caixa de Dolcos (2009)
RUSSIAN PREMIERE
Joaquin Turina (1882–1949)
Serenade for string quartet, ор. 87
Matangi Quartet (the Netherlands)
Maria-Paula MAJOOR, violin
Daniel Torrico MENACHO, violin
Karsten KLEIJER, viola
Arno van der VUURST, cello
Mieczysław Surzyńsk (1866-1924)
Variations on ‘Our Lord’
Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Scherzo in B-flat minor, op. 31
arr. for organ by Andrzej Chorosinski
ST. PETERSBURG PREMIERE
Andrzej CHOROSINSKI, organ (Poland)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
La Muse et le Poète for violin, cello and piano,
op. 132
Trio Bamberg (Germany)
Robert BENZ, piano
Jewgeni SCHUK, violin
Alexander HÜLSHOFF, cello
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg
Gartow Stiftung (Germany)
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in St. Petersburg
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in St. Petersburg
Philips Company, DLV plant,
“Severnaya Poultry Production”, “Vyborzhets”
Smolny Cathedral
19.00
From Beethoven to spirituals
- Morgan State University (Baltimore, USA)
Lift Every Voice and Sing
(arr. by Roland Carter)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Hallelujah from the Mt. of Olives
Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Striving After God
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Pilgrim's Chorus from the opera Tannhäuser
Aldolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
1. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
2. How Long?
3. The Lord is My Shepherd, Alleluia
Margaret Douroux (b. 1944)
(arr. by Nathan Carter)
The Lord Be Praised
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
I Got Plenty of Nothing
Summertime
Oh, I Can’t Sit Down
It Ain’t Necessarily So
Oh Lord, I’m on my Way
My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord
(arr. by Moses Hogan)
True Religion
(arr. by Roland Cater)
Battle of Jericho
(arr. by Moses Hogan)
Battle Hymn of Republic (traditional)
The Morgan State University Choir
(Baltimore, MD, USA)
Conductor – Eric CONWAY
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the United States in St. Petersburg
Poster
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Higher music schools of the United States
- The Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY, USA)
- The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD, USA)
- Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Fantasia, op.28
Jiang XIA, piano
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Four songs from the suite
Seven popular Spanish Folksongs
1. El Paño Moruno
(lyrics by Gregorio Martinez Sierra)
2. Asturiana 3. Jota 4. Polo
Jennifer EDWARDS, soprano
Mark EDWARDS, guitar
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Dance of the Miller from The Three Cornered Hat
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
An Alms For the Love of God»
ST. PETERSBURG PREMIERE
Mark EDWARDS, guitar
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Der Engel, Die Schmerz
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Three songs from the cycle
Six Chansons de Théâtre
Waltz
Berceuse (lyrics by Georges Pitoëff)
Chacun Son Tour, les Animaux
(lyrics by Jules Supervielle)
Yun Kyong LEE, mezzo-soprano
Vera DANCHENKO-STERN, piano
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The duet Tears
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
The duet Angel and Demons
Jennifer EDWARDS, soprano
Yun Kyong LEE, mezzo-soprano
Vera DANCHENKO-STERN, piano
FESTIVAL PREMIERES
LORI LAITMAN (b.1955)
The Metropolitan Tower from the cycle
The Metropolitan Tower and other songs (1992)
(lyrics by Sara Teasdale)
Over The Fence from the cycle Days and Nights (1995)
(lyrics by. Emily Dickinson)
‘Pentecost’ from the cycle
Becoming a Redwood (2003)
(lyrics by Michael Dana Gioia)
If I… from Four Emily Dickinson Songs (1996)
(lyrics by. Emily Dickinson)
Jennifer EDWARDS, soprano
Lori LAITMAN, piano
Come To the Devil’s Fire
from the opera The Scarlet Letter (2008)
I Am Sitting on the Edge from the cycle
Orange Afternoon Lover (2006)
(lyrics by Margaret Atwood)
Yun Kyong LEE, mezzo-soprano
Lori LAITMAN, piano
Dreaming
(lyrics by Lori Laitman)
Jennifer EDWARDS, soprano
Yun Kyong LEE, mezzo-soprano
Lori LAITMAN, piano
Lift Every Voice and Sing
arr. by Roland Carter
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
I Got Plenty of Nothing
Summertime
Oh, I Can’t Sit Down
It Ain’t Necessarily So
Oh Lord, I’m on my Way
Morgan State University Choir
Conductor – Eric CONWAY
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the United States in St. Petersburg
Poster
Glazunov Hall
The year of France in Russia
19.00
- The Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance (Paris, France)
- The Lyon National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance (Lyon, France)
- The Bordeaux Regional Conservatory (Bordeaux, France)
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Morceau Symphonique
Alfred Desenclos (1912-1971)
Plain Chant et Allegretto
Two pieces for trombone and piano
Jean RAFFARD, trombone
Xenia GINDINA – piano
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Impromptu, op. 86
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Le Clair de Lune from the Suite Bergamasque
Albert Zabel (1834-1910)
Fantasy on Gounod's Faust, op.12
Isabelle MORETTI, harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Chanson d'Amour
Automne
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Two melodies from the cycle Ariette Oubliées
Chevaux de Bois
Green
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Voyage á Paris
Polina SHIRYAEVA, soprano (France)
Irina SHARAPOVA, piano (Russia)
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
Carmen Fantasy for clarinet and piano
(arr. by Nicolas Baldeyrou)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Sonata I and IV movements
Nicolas BALDEYROU, clarinet
Elena SEROVA, piano (Russia)
Max Reger (1973-1916)
Introduction and Passacaglia d-minor
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939)
Paraphrase-Carillon
Orgue Mystique de l'Assomption
Eva DARRACQ, organ
The concert is supported by:
The French Institute in St. Petersburg
Groupe Buffet Crampons (France)
Antoine Courtoir Paris (France)
Poster
Glazunov Hall
Organ academies
19.00
- Academy of Music and Theatre (Hamburg, Germany)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
Toccata in F major, BWV 540/1
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
from the cycle Vier Skizzen für den Pedalflügel
Lebhaft (op. 58/3)
from the cycle Sechs Fugen über den Namen BACH
Lebhaft (op.60/5)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
Fuga Sopra Il Magnificat, BWV 733
Wolfgang ZERER, organ
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOG
- Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD, USA)
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. by Roland Carter)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Hallelujah from the Mt. of Olives
Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Striving After God
My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord
(arr. by Moses Hogan)
True Religion
(arr. by Roland Cater)
Battle of Jericho (arr. by Moses Hogan)
Battle Hymn of Republic (traditional)
The Morgan State University Choir
(USA)
Conductor – Eric CONWAY
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Figure Humaine (No. 1,2)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Chansons de Charles d`Orleans
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Choral
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Maria
Two Christmas motets
César Franck (1822-1890)
Psalm 150
The St. Petersburg Conservatory Student Choir
Artistic Director and Conductor – Valery USPENSKY
Wolfgang ZERER, organ (Germany)
Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Alleluia
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The Golden Cloud has Slept
(lyrics by Mikhail U. Lermontov
Composite Choir of the Morgan State University choir (USA) and St. Petersburg Conservatory Student Choir
Conductors – Eric CONWAY (USA), Valery USPENSKY (Russia)
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the United States in St. Petersburg
Poster
Grand Hall of the Catherine Palace
(7 Sadovaya ul., Pushkin)
19.00
- The Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY, USA)
- The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD, USA)
- The Royal Conservatory of The Hague (The Hague, the Netherlands)
- Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Southern Denmark (Esbjerg, Denmark)
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) –
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Liebesfreudе
Jiang XIA, piano
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Two songs from the suite
Seven Popular Spanish Folksongs
3. Jota 4. Polo
Jennifer EDWARDS, soprano
Mark EDWARDS, guitar
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Dance of the Miller from The Three Cornered Hat
Augustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944)
An Alms For the Love of God
Mark EDWARDS, guitar
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Two songs from the cycle Six Chansons de Théâtre
Waltz (lyrics by Georges Pitoëff)
Chacun Son Tour, les Animaux
(lyrics by Jules Supervielle)
Yun Kyong LEE, mezzo-soprano
Vera DANCHENKO-STERN, piano
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The duet Tears
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
The duet Angel and Demons
Jennifer EDWARDS, soprano
Yun Kyong LEE, mezzo-soprano
Vera DANCHENKO-STERN, piano
Lori LAITMAN (b.1955)
(USA – guest of the festival)
Dreaming (lyrics by Lori Laitman)
Jennifer EDWARDS, soprano
Yun Kyong LEE, mezzo-soprano
Lori LAITMAN, piano
Marc BERNSTEIN, saxophone
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quartet No.1
Matangi Quartet (the Netherlands):
Maria-Paula MAJOOR, violin
Daniel Torrico MENACHO, violin
Karsten KLEIJER, viola
Arno van der VUURST, cello
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the United States
in St. Petersburg
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands in St. Petersburg
Philips Company, DLV plant,
“Severnaya Poultry Production”, “Vyborzhets”
Poster
Glazunov Hall
19.00
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Budapest, Hungary)
IMPROVISATION ROAR
Instrumental, orchestral,
choreographic, pictorial and multimedia improvisation
Composers:
Sofia Levkovskaya, Anton Tanonov, Anton Gladkikh, Alexei Krasheninnikov
Performers:
László FASSANGORGAN, organ (Hungary)
Alexander MACHNEV, piano
Alexei BOGORAD, viola
Dmitry BOGORAD, saxophone
St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Alim SHAKHMAMETIEV
Jakobson Theatre Balley
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary in St. Petersburg
Jakobson Theatre Balley
Poster
Glazunov Hall
21.00
JAZZ ON TEATRALNAYA SQUARE
- Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Southern Denmark (Esbjerg, Denmark)
Marс BERSTEIN, saxophone
Grigoriy VOSKOBOYNIK, double bass
Garik BAGDASARIAN, percussion
(Russia)
The concert is supported by:
The Danish Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg
Poster
Glazunov Hall
19.00
CLOSING CONCERT of the FESTIVAL
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, op. 60
Suite from music to Molière’s play
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
l'Apothéose de Molière
Suite for harpsichord with flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string orchestra, op.286
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Music from the comedy-ballet
The St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Sergey STADLER
