XI INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATORY WEEK FESTIVAL
Dedicated to the Year of Italy and Spain in Russia 2011
Glazunov Hall
19.00
OPENING CONCERT
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Concert № 1 for piano and orchestra, op. 23
OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879-1936) Symphonic poem Fountains of Rome
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908) Capriccio Espagnol
N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory Student Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Damian IORIO (Italy)
Miroslav KULTYSHEV, piano
The concert is supported by:
the Italian Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg
Glazunov Hall
15.00
Italian opera-gala
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
Arias and duets from the operas by Italian composers performed by students and postgraduates of the St. Petersburg Conservatory
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Italian opera-gala
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory (Milan, Italy)
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI (1710-1736) La Serva Padrona Two-act opera bouffe
Serpina: Raffaella D'ASCOLI, soprano
Uberto: Daniele ANTONANGELI, bass
Vespone: Romeo GIOVANNI, bass
Enrico BARBAGLI, harpsichord
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Pulcinella
ballet with song in 1 act for chamber orchestra and soloists
Raffaella D'ASCOLI, soprano
Pasquale SCIRCOLI, tenor
Romeo GIOVANNI, bass
The St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Marco PACE (Italy)
The concert is supported by:
The Italian Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg
Glazunov Hall
15.00
Concert Marathon Festival Fanfares
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory (Russia)
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
JEAN-MICHEL DEFAYE (b. 1932) Double concerto for trumpet and trombone
Alexey POPOV, trumpet (St. Petersburg)
Alexey LOBIKOV, trombone (St. Petersburg)
Xenia GINDINA, piano (St. Petersburg)
MARINA DRANISHNIKOVA Poem
Alexander OSTRIKOV, oboe (Moscow)
Elena KONSTANTINDI, piano (Moscow)
ST. PETERSBURG PREMIERE
LEONID BASHMAKOV (b. 1927) Cingolo
Serenade Wind Ensemble (Finland)
Anu Miikkulainen, flute
Johanna Kröger, flute
Heli Seppälä, oboe
Juuli Markkanen, oboe
Anton Morozov, clarinet
Minna Lehtinen, clarinet
Iiro Sinisalo, bassoon
Topias Kiiskinen, bassoon
Olavi Kallasjoki, horn
Auri Lampela, horn
Tuomo Kinnunen, double bass
Pekka Ahonen, conductor
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Concert Marathon Festival Fanfares
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory (Russia)
- The Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance (France)
- The Kazan N. G. Zhiganov State Conservatory (Russia)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (1835–1921) Romance op. 36 for horn and piano
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Appel Interstellaire for horn solo
André CAZALET, horn (France)
Margarita GLUHOVA, piano (Russia)
TATIANA SMIRNOVA (b. 1940) Three concert pieces
JEAN BALISSAT (1936-2007) Kaleidoscope
Vladislav LAVRIK, trumpet (Moscow)
Xenia GINDINA, piano (St. Petersburg)
Stjepan SULEK (1914-1986) Sonata for trombone and piano
Dmitry ANDREEV, trombone (St. Petersburg)
Xenia GINDINA, piano (St. Petersburg)
FERDINAND HEROLD (1791-1833) Overture to the opera Zampa ou la Fiancée de Marbre
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949) Feierlicher Einzug
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) Overture to the opera La Gazza Ladra
AMILCARE PONCHIELLI (1834-1886) Divertissement for two clarinets
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, ор. 28
ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833-1887) Polovtsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor
Kazan N.G. Zhiganov State Conservatory
Student Wind Orchestra (Russia)
Conductor – Andrei Kazakov (St. Petersburg)
Rubin ABDULLIN, organ (Kazan)
Mikhail GANTVARG, violin (St. Petersburg)
The concert is supported by:
The French Institute in St. Petersburg
SMOLNY CATHEDRAL
19.00
Choir Аcademies
- The State Chamber Choir of Armenia
KOMITAS – SOGHOMON SOGHOMONYAN (1869-1935)
1. Paternoster 2. Surb Astvats 3. Ov e vorpes
Mane GALOYAN, soprano
4. Let My Heart Be Thrilled
2 hymns of Baptism of the Lord
Vrezh GARIBYAN, tenor
Wedding songs
Mane GALOYAN, soprano
Vrezh GARIBYAN, tenor
Peasant dances
Mane GALOYAN, soprano
Ashkhen TADEVOSYAN, mezzo soprano
Vrezh GARIBYAN, tenor
Ovsep NSHANYAN, bass
TIGRAN MANSURYAN (b. 1939) Three songs of Autumn: Wind, Japan Tanks, Autumn Song
ALFRED SCHNITTKE (1934-1998) 1. Hail to the Virgin Mary 2. Lord Jesus, Son of God 3. Our Father
David HALADJIAN (b. 1962)
Songs of love and death, words by Ruben Sevak
Song of Love and Death, Old Melody,
The Night
Marine MKRTCHYAN, soprano
Genrietta ARUTIUNOVA, mezzo soprano
Aren AVETYAN, tenor
Ovsep NSHANYAN, bas
Alas My Darling, Fell Night,
Song of Love and Death
Folk songs arranged by Robert Mlkeyan
Khio-Khio, Maral
The State Chamber Choir of Armenia
Conductor – Robert MLKEYAN (Armenia)
The concert is supported by:
The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Culture
VTB Bank in Armenia
Armenian National Cultural Autonomy of St. Petersburg
GRAZIA Producing center
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Choir Academies
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- The Kazan N. G. Zhiganov State Conservator (Russia)
- The State Chamber Choir of Armenia
Yuri FALIK (1936-2009) Liturgical Chants: Prologue. O Lord, I Call to You.
ANATOLY KOROLYOV (b. 1949) verse by Boris Chichibabin The Small Horses of Boris and Gleb
NIKOLAI DRANITSIN (b. 1946)
Canzone Odi et Amo
Russian folk song arranged by Avenir Mikhailov Lots of Mosquitoes Were Born in the Forest
The St. Petersburg Conservatory Students’ Choir
Artistic Director and Conductor – Valery USPENSKY
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Dreaming
Francesco DURANTE (1684-1755) Danza, danza
DANIIL KASHIN (1769-1841) Zarya l’ Moya Zoren’ka
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) O Mother of God Perpetually Praying
Elmir NIZAMOV (b. 1986) Christmas Star
ALFRED SCHNITTKE (1934-1998) Oh My Soul
Valery KALISTRATOV (b. 1942) My Sinful Soul
SHAMIL SHARIFULLIN (1949 – 2007) This World
SERGEY SMIRNOV From Acaphistus
EFREM PODGAITS (b. 1949) Serenade
VELJO TORMIS (b. 1930) Autumn Lanscapes
MIKLÓS NÉMETH Come Unto Me
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976) Festival Te Deum
The Kazan Conservatory Students’ Choir
Conductor – Vladislav LUKYANOV
Rubin ABDILLIN, organ (Kazan, Russia)
KOMITAS – SOGHOMON SOGHOMONYAN (1869-1935)
I Have Five Goats
Wedding songs
Mane GALOYAN, soprano
Ashkhen TADEVOSYAN, mezzo soprano
Vrezh GARIBYAN, tenor
Ovsep NSHANYAN, bass
DAVID HALADJIAN (b. 1962) Songs of love and death, words by Ruben Sevak:
Song of Love and Death, Old Melody, The Night
Marine MKRTCHYAN, soprano
Henrietta ARUTYUNOVA, mezzo soprano
Aren AVETYAN, tenor
Ovsep NSHANYAN, bass
Alas My Darling, Fell Night,
Song of Love and Death
ALFRED SCHNITTKE (1934-1998) 1. Hail to the Virgin Mary 2. Lord Jesus, Son of God 3. Our Father
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) 5 waltzes from the cycle Liebeslieder-Walzer
ASHOT SATYAN (1906-1958) Soldier's Song, arranged by Robert Mlkeyan
Folk song Maral, arranged by Robert Mlkeyan
The State Chamber Choir of Armenia
Conductor – Robert MLKEYAN (Armenia)
The concert is supported by:
The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Culture
VTB Bank in Armenia
Armenian National Cultural Autonomy of St. Petersburg
GRAZIA Producing center
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Chamber series All Flags On A Visit
- Mannes College The New School for Music (New York, USA)
- The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music (Warsaw, Poland)
- The Academy of Music in Krakow (Poland)
- The Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (Armenia)
- Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (Riga, Latvia)
MARIAN SAWA (1937-2005) Sonata for organ (1985) Maestos. Allegro vivace. Largo. Con fuoco.
Jozef SERAFIN, organ (Poland)
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901) Pace, Pace, Mio Dio from La Forza Del Destino
ST. PETERSBURG PREMIERE
MARIA JOAQUIN (1908-2004) Malaguena
MANUEL PONCE (1882-1948) Estrellita
STEPHEN SONDHEIM (b. 1930) What more do I need? from Saturday Night
Vira SLYWOTZKY, soprano (USA)
Anna SHAKINA, piano (Russia)
ST. PETERSBURG PREMIERE
TALIVALDIS KENINS (1919–2008) Piano quartet №1 (1958)
I Moderato e espressivo. II Largo sostenuto. III Vivace e marcato.
Piano Quartet (Latvia)
Sandis ŠTEINBERGS, violin
Arigo STRALS, viola
Eriks KIRSFELDS, cello
Jānis MAĻECKIS, piano
EDWARD MIRZOIAN (b. 1921) Quartet in 5 mvms
Aram Khachaturyan quartet (Yerevan, Armenia)
Mary MARKARYAN, violin
Haik VARDANYAN, violin
Vache HOVEYAN, viola
Vahan GEVORKYAN, cello
ST. PETERSBURG PREMIERE
MAREK JASINSKI (1949-2010) Psalmody for organ, timpani and vibraphone
Josef SERAFIN, organ (Poland)
Stanislaw SKOCZYŃSKI, percussion (Poland)
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the United States in St. Petersburg
The Polish Institute in St. Petersburg
The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Culture
The Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in St. Petersburg
GRAZIA Producing center
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Chamber series
Dedicated to the Year of Italy and Spain in Russia 2011
- The Madrid Royal Conservatory (Spain)
- The Conservatory of Music of Perugia (Italy)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759) – MARIA-ROSA CALVO-MANZANO
Chaconne C major
ST. PETERSBURG PREMIERE
FRANÇOIS JOSEPH NADERMAN (1781-1835) Sonata D minor
MARIA-ROSA CALVO-MANZANO Two Spain pieces
Maria-Rosa CALVO-MANZANO, harp (Spain)
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848) In seno al mar from the opera Il Duca d’Alba
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901) Stornello for voice and piano
Santo di Patria from the opera Attila
Michela SBURLATI, soprano (Italy)
Emanuele LIPPI, piano (Italy)
The concert is supported by:
The Embassy of Spain in Russia
Center of Spanish language and culture Adelante
The Italian Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg
Glazunov Hall
20.00
World premiere evening Autumn Carnival
Dedicated to the Year of Italy and Spain in Russia
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- Historic Dance Theatre Petit Trianon
NIKOLAY MAZHARA (b. 1977)
opera Musica Viva, scenes from Rossini’s life
SVETLANA NESTEROVA (b. 1973)
Laura
Choreographic scenes based on the tragedy Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca
ANTON TANONOV (b. 1977)
Funeral of Sardinka, a ballet based on aquatint prints Los Caprichos by Francisco Goya
EUGENY PETROV (b. 1976)
Italian Сarnival
Concertino for piano and string orchestra
SHEREMETEV PALACE. MUSEUM OF MUSIC
19.00
Chamber series
- The Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (Armenia)
- Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (Riga, Latvia)
- The Saint-Louis Соnservatory of Music and Dance (France)
KOMITAS – ASLAMAZYAN
Vagharshapat Dance, Go-Go, My Red Shawl
The Sky Misted Over
Aram Khachaturyan Quartet (Yerevan Armenia)
Mary MARKARYAN, violin
Haik VARDANYAN, violin
Vache HOVEYAN, viola
Vahan GEVORKYAN, cello
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949) 1. Serenade 2. Festival March 3. Arabian Dance 4.Love Song
Piano Quartet (Latvia)
Sandis ŠTEINBERGS, violin
Arigo STRALS, viola
Eriks KIRSFELDS, cello
Jānis MAĻECKIS, piano
GABRIEL FAURE (1845-1924) l`Automne
ALEXANDRE PETIT (1864-1925)
Gouttes d'Eau
Traditional Irish song
This the Last Rose of Summer
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Rondo for Lifey
CLIFFORD BROWN (1930-1956) Joy Spring
Jean-Claude ANDRÉ, trumpet (France)
Tatyana SAVINOVA, piano (Russia)
The concert is supported by:
The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Culture
The Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in St. Petersburg
GRAZIA Producing center
The French Institute in St. Petersburg
Glazunov Hall
19.00
Chamber series
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA)
- The University of the Arts (Philadelphia, USA)
- The Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen, Germany)
- The Saint-Louis Соnservatory of Music and Dance (France)
LOUIS VIERNE (1870-1937) Allegro Maestoso (I mvm) of the Symphony No. 3 for organ solo
André JOLIVET (1905-1974) Arioso barocco for trumpet and organ
JEHAN ALAIN (1911-1940) Two pieces for organ
Variations on a theme Clément Janequin
Litanies
PASCAL REBER (b. 1961) Noélique for trumpet and organ
Pascal REBER, organ (France)
Jean-Claude ANDRÉ, trumpet (France)
RUSSIAN PREMIERE
ANDREA CLEARFIELD Three pieces for voice and piano
Rachel from Women of Valor
Cliff from The Rim of Love
Vera CHEKANOVA, soprano (Russia)
Andrea CLEARFIELD, piano (USA)
Amok for baritone and piano
Alexander ROSLAVETS, baritone,
Semyon ZABORIN, piano (Russia)
FRITZ KREISLER (1875-1962) – MANUEL DE FALLA (1876-1946) Danse Espagnol
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Habanera
ENRIQUE GRANADOS (1867-1916) Intermezzo
Alexander HÜLSHOFF, cello (Germany)
Eugeny SINAISKY, piano (Russia-Austria)
EUGENE YSAŸE (1858-1931) Chant d'Hiver
FRITZ KREISLER (1875-1962) Preghiera
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) March from the opera the Love for Three Oranges
RUSSIAN PREMIERE
SAMUEL GARDNER (1891-1984) Canebrake
RODION SHCHEDRIN (р. 1932) Imitating Albéniz
Andrés CÁRDENES, violin (USA)
Inga DZEKTSER, piano (Russia)
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the United States in St. Petersburg
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg
The French Institute in St. Petersburg
Glazunov Hall
21.00
Jazz on Teatralnaya square
- The Music Conservatory at Tromsø University College (Norway)
- The Norwegian Academy of Music (Oslo, Norway)
Original jazz compositions and improvisations
Jørn Øien Trio
Jorn OIEN, piano
Per ZANUSSI, double bass
Per Oddvar JOHANSEN, drums
The concert is supported by:
Royal Norwegian Consulate General in St. Petersburg
Nordnorsk Jazzsenter
White Hall of the Polytechnical University
19.00
Orchestral Academies
- The Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen, Germany)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Adagio and fugue in C minor
ERNEST BLOCH (1880-1959) Concerto Grosso No. 1
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959) Prelude from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
ALBERTO GINASTERA (1916-1983) Glosses on themes of Pablo Casals
FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY (1809-1847) Symphony for string orchestra No.10 B minor
Folkwang Sinfonietta chamber orchestra (Germany)
Conductor – Hadrian AVILA ARZUZA (Colombia)
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg
Glazunov Hall
19.00
CLOSING CONCERT OF THE FESTIVAL
Orchestral Academies
- The St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)
- The Russian Gnesin Academy of Music (Moscow, Russia)
- The Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen, Germany)
- Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA)
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959) Prelude from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Adagio and fugue in C minor
ERNEST BLOCH (1880-1959) Concerto Grosso No. 1
Folkwang Sinfonietta chamber orchestra (Germany)
Conductor – Hadrian AVILA ARZUZA (Colombia)
JOAQUIN RODRIGO (1901-1999) Concierto de Aranjuez for classical guitar and orchestra
The St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Alim SHAKHMAMETYEV (Russia)
Dmitry ILLARIONOV, guitar (Russia)
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
La Stravaganza, Opus 4
Concert No.11, D major. Spirituoso. Largo. Allegro.
Concert No. 2, E minor. Allegro. Largo. Allegro.
The St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Soloist and Conductor – Andrés CÁRDENES (USA)
The concert is supported by:
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg
The Consulate General of the United States in St. Petersburg
