NOVEMBER 1–9, 2013

XIII Фестиваль «Международная неделя консерваторий»

Friday, 1 November

Glazunov Hall
19.00
OPENING CONCERT

• St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)

FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dedicated to the centenary of the composer’s birth

BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–1976)
Spring Symphony for soloists, choir and full orchestra
First performance in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg State Conservatory Student Choir
Artistic Director and Conductor – Valery USPENSKY

St. Petersburg Mikhail Glinka Choral College Boys Сhoir
Artistic Director – Vasily GRACHYOV

Soloists – Natalia SAVCHENKO, soprano
Anastasia VINOGRADOVA-ZABOLOTSKAYA, mezzo-soprano
Eugeny AKHMEDOV, tenor

Big Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory Opera and Ballet Theatre
Conductor – Alexander TITOV

The concert is supported by The British Council in Russia

Saturday, 2 November

Glazunov Hall
14:00

• St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)

Dedicated to the centenary of the composer’s birth

BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–1976)
Three sonnets from Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op.22 for tenor and piano

Artyom MELIKHOV, tenor
Ivan ALEXANDROV, piano

Two Insect Pieces: The Grasshopper/The Wasp
for oboe and piano

Tatiana MALYAROVA, oboe
Ivan ALEXANDROV, piano

Lullaby and Waltz from Suite for violin
and piano, op. 6

Chingiz OSMANOV, violin
Ivan ALEXANDROV, piano

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34

Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory Secondary Special Music School
Artistic Director and Conductor – Arkady SHTEINLUKHT

Saturday, 2 November

Glazunov Hall
19:00

• Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory (Russia)

ARTHUR HONEGGER (1892–1955)
Prelude, Arioso, and Fughetta on the name of B-A-C-H

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Concerto for keyboard and orchestra in E major

Soloist – Arseny TARASEVICH-NIKOLAYEV, piano

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Rondo for violin and strings in A major

Soloist – Kirill KRAVTSOV, violin

SERGEY TANEEV (1856–1915)
Canzone for clarinet and strings

Soloist – Honored Artist of Russia Mikhail BEZNOSOV, clarinet

Dedicated to the centenary of the composer’s birth

BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–1976)
Two Portraits

Soloist – Maria TEPLYAKOVA, viola

Moscow Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Director and Conductor – Felix KOROBOV

Saturday, 2 November

Jaani Kirik Concert Hall
19:00

Dedicated to the Year of «Russia – Netherlands-2013»

• The Conservatory of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK (1562–1621)
Fantasia (in Echo Style) in C major

HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN (1595–1663)
Galliard in D minor

DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE (1637–1708)
Suite in C major, BuxWV 230
1. Allemande, 2. Courante, 3. Sarabande, 4. Gigue

Menno VAN DELFT, clavichord

JOHANN ERNST BACH (1722–1777)
Fantasia for keyboard in F major

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Suite in A minor, BWV 818a
1. Fort gai (prelude), 2. Allemande, 3. Courante, 4. Sarabande, 5. Menuett, 6. Gigue

CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714–1788)
La Stahl in D minor, Wotq. 117/25

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Ten variations in G major on the theme of aria Unser Dummer Pöbel Meint from the opera The Unexpected Encounter, or The Pilgrims to Mecca by Christoph W. Gluck, KV 455

Menno VAN DELFT, harpsichord

The concert is supported by
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in St. Petersburg

Sunday, 3 November

Glazunov Hall
14:00

• St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)

Students, postgraduates and graduates of the Conservatory

Dedicated to the 310th anniversary of St. Petersburg

PYOTR TSCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Polacca de concert op.72 №7

Lyubov NOSOVA, piano

GEORGY SVIRIDOV (1915–1998)
Vocal cycle Russia Cast Adrift,
lyrics by Sergei Yesenin
No.2 I Left My Home Behind
No.8 Beyond the Hills of the Milky Way
No.11 Oh, I Believe, I Believe in Happiness
No.12 Oh, My Homeland, Oh, Happy and Eternal Hour

Alexander SHAKHOV, baritone
Piano – Valentina NEMKOVA

PYOTR TSCHAIKOWSKY (1840–1893)
Waltz-Scherzo in C major, Op. 34

Lyubov STEKOLSHCHIKOVA, violin

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Mercuzio from the ballet Romeo and Juliet

ANATOLY SHALAEV (1925-1997)
Russian Snowstorm

Alevtina NIKITINA, bayan
Alexander BELYAKOV, bayan

REINHOLD M. GLIÈRE (1875-1956)
Romance

Alexey POPOV, trombone
Ksenia GINDINA, piano

DMITRI SCHOSTAKOVICH (1906–1975)
The Awakening, lyrics by Sasha Cherny

ANTON TANONOV (b. 1977)
Winter of Parting, lyrics by Vladislav Sinitsky

Alexandra KABANOVA, soprano

MICHAIL GLINKA (1804-1857)
Pathetic Trio in D minor for clarinet, cello and piano
Allegro moderatо
Scherzo. Vivacissimo
Largo
Allegro con spirito

Alexander ZAKHARENKO, clarinet
Alexey GOVOROV, cello
Elena SEROVA, piano

Sunday, 3 November

Glazunov Hall
17:00

Dedicated to the Year of «Russia – Netherlands-2013»

• The Conservatory of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

JOHANN JOSEPH FUX (1660-1741)
Ciaccona in D major K 403,2

JOHANN KASPAR KERLL (1627-1693)
Ricercata in D minor
Ciaccona in C major

Menno VAN DELFT, harpsichord, clavichord

• Maastricht Academy of Music (The Netherlands)

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862 - 1918)
En Bateau

FRANZ LISZT (1811 - 1886)
Prelude and Fugue on the name of B-A-C-H

Marcel VERHEGGEN, organ

The concert is supported by
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in St. Petersburg

CHAMBER SERIES ALL FLAGS ON A VISIT

• Genoa Niccolo Paganini Conservatory (Italy)
• The Royal College of Music (Stockholm, Sweden)
• The Conservatory of Vienna Private University (Austria)
• Prague Academy of Music (Czech Republic)

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757)
Sonata for keyboard in A major K 113

CESARE SEBASTIANI (1803-1882)
Fenesta Ca Lucive («Окошко, что светилось»)

Gloria Denise ZURRU, harp (Italy, Genoa)

ROBERTO LUPI (1908 –1971)
Sarabande for two harps

GIORGIO LORENZI (1846-1922)
Largo Grandioso op. 44

Elena Manuela COSENTINO, harp (Italy, Genoa)
Gloria Denise ZURRU, harp (Italy, Genoa)

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Dumky piano trio op. 90
No. 1 Lento Maestoso
No. 3 Andante
No. 5 Allegro
No. 6 Lento Maestoso

Czech Trio Ensemble (Czech Republic, Prague)
Dana VLACHOVA, violin
Miroslav PETRÁŠ, cello
Milan LANGER, piano

The concert is supported by
The Italian Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg

FESTIVAL PREMIERES

KAZIMIERZ WILKOMIRSKI (1900-1995)
Aria

CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)
Rondo (arranged by Grigory Pyatigorsky)

ALEXANDER SKRYABIN (1871-1915)
Poem (arranged by Grigory Pyatigorsky)

KARL DAVIDOV (1838-1889)
At the Fountain

Ola KARLSSON, cello (Sweden)
Evgeny SINAISKY, piano (Austria)

Sunday, 3 November

Glazunov Hall
20:00

• St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)

World Premieres Evening Alice in Wonderland

Composers:
Gabriel PROKOFIEV (UK),
Ekaterina BLINOVA-IVANOVA,
Svetlana NESTEROVA, Nikolai MAZHARA,
Anton TANONOV

Concept by: Lidia VOLCHEK, Anton TANONOV
Script by – Alexander SINITSYN

Participants of the evening:

People’s Artist of Russia Svetlana KRYUCHKOVA

Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Alim SHAKHMAMETIEV

Sunday, 3 November

SMOLNY CATHEDRAL
19:00

CHOIR ACADEMIES

• The State Chamber Choir of Armenia

Artistic Director and Conductor – Robert MLKEYAN (Armenia)

The program is dedicated to 110th anniversary of Aram Khachaturian’s birth

ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903 – 1978)
Adagio from the ballet Spartacus (transcription for choir)

KOMITAS – SOGHOMON SOGHOMONYAN (1869–1935)
I Have Five Goats
Pater Noster
Let My Heart Be Thrilled

PEASANT DANCING SONGS
Soloist – Sofia SAYADYAN, soprano
Spring
Ploughing Songs of Lori
Soloists:
Sofia SAYADYAN, soprano
Ashkhen TADEVOSYIAN, alto
Vrezh GARIBYAN, tenor
Ovsep NSHANYAN, bass

DAVID HALADJIAN (b. 1962)
My Darling Limps
Messa Memory
1. Tuba Mirum
2. Patrem
3. Sanctus

Soloist – Sofia SAYADYAN, soprano

RODION SHCHEDRIN (р. 1932)
Concertino
1. Staircase Downwards
2. Lullaby
3. Solfeggio
4. The Russian Chimes

SAMUEL BARBER (1910–1981)
Agnus Dei (adagio)
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971)
Pater Noster
Credo
Ave Maria

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs)

Nein, Geliebter, setze dich
Flammenauge, dunkles Haar
Zum Schluß

Piano – Nvard ALOYAN, Aren AVETYAN

VALERY GAVRILIN (1939-1999)
Ti-ri-ri from the choral symphony of action Perezvony (after reading Vasily Shukshin)

SAYAT-NOVA (1712–1795)
I Won’t Have a Breath in My Life (arranged by Robert Mlkeyan)

Soloist – Mavr MKRTCHYAN

TERRY JONES (р. 1942)
A Сhild Is Born (arranged by Arno Zargaryan)

David BRUBECK (1920-2012)
Blue Rondo (arranged by Arno Zargaryan)
National song Maral (arranged by Robert Mlkeyan)

The State Chamber Choir of Armenia
Artistic Director and Conductor – Robert MLKEYAN (Armenia)

The concert is supported by:
The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Culture
The Consulate General of Armenia in St. Petersburg
Armenian National Cultural Autonomy of St. Petersburg
The Armenian Apostolic Church in St. Petersburg
GRAZIA Producing center
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Benevolent Association

Monday, 4 November

Glazunov Hall
19:00

CHOIR ACADEMIES

• St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873–1943)
Five fragments from All-Night Vigil, ор.37
Come, Let Us Worship
Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servants...
(Soloist – Rustam SAGDIEV)
Glory To God in the Highest (hexapsalmos)
Rejoice, O Virgin
Blessed Art Thou, O Lord

ALEXANDER GRECHANINOV (1864-1956)
Let Us Fervently Beseech

SERGEY TANEEV(1856-1915)
Prayer ор.27

PAVEL CHESNOKOV (1877-1944)
4 concerts for choir:
The Angel Cried Out
Soloist – Elizoveta SVESHNIKOVA)
Blessed Is The Man
(Soloist – Ilia MAZUROV)
The Pre-eternal Council
(Soloist – Natalia BOEVA)
God Is With Us
(Soloist – Artyom MELIKHOV)

St. Petersburg State Conservatoryn Student Choir
Artistic Director and Conductor – Valery USPENSKY

The program is dedicated to 110th anniversary of Aram Khachaturian’s birth

Aram KHACHATURIAN (1903 – 1978)
Adagio from the ballet Spartacus
(transcription for choir)

KOMITAS – SOGHOMON SOGHOMONYAN (1869–1935)
I Have Five Goats
Pater Noster
Let My Heart Be Thrilled

PEASANT DANCING SONGS
Soloist – Sofia SAYADYAN, soprano
Spring
Ploughing Songs of Lori

Soloists:
Sofia SAYADYAN, soprano
Ashkhen TADEVOSYIAN, alto
Vrezh GARIBYAN, tenor
Ovsep NSHANYAN, bass

DAVID HALADJIAN (b. 1962)
My Darling Limps
Messa Memory
1. Tuba Mirum
2. Patrem
3. Sanctus
(Soloist – Sofia SAYADYAN, soprano)

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Pater Noster
Credo
Ave Maria

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs)
Nein, Geliebter, setze dich
Flammenauge, dunkles Haar
Zum Schluß

Piano – Nvard ALOYAN, Aren AVETYAN

SAYAT-NOVA (1712—1795)
I Won’t Have a Breath in My Life (arranged by Robert Mikeyan)

Soloist – Mavr MKRTCHYAN

TERRY JONES (р. 1942)
A Сhild Is Born (arranged by Arno Zargaryan )

David BRUBECK (1920-2012)
Blue Rondo (arranged by Arno Zargaryan )
National song Maral (arranged by Robert Mikeyan)

The State Chamber Choir of Armenia
Artistic Director and Conductor – Robert MLKEYAN (Armenia)

The concert is supported by:
The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Culture
The Consulate General of Armenia in St. Petersburg
Armenian National Cultural Autonomy of St. Petersburg
The Armenian Apostolic Church in St. Petersburg GRAZIA Producing center
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Benevolent Association

Tuesday, 5 November

Glazunov Hall
19:00

CHAMBER SERIES ALL FLAGS ON A VISIT

• The Conservatory of Music Alfredo Casella (L’Aquila, Italy)
• Zurich University of the Arts (Switzerland)
• Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory (Milan, Italy)
• Guests of the festival: Alexander RASKATOV (Russia/Germany/France), Elena VASILIEVA (France)

ANDREA GABRIELI (1532/1533–1585)
Canzon ariosa

PETER PHILIPS (1560–1628) / GIULIO CACCINI (1551–1618)
aria Amarilli, Mia Bella (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)

GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI (1583–1643)
Toccata VII (from The Second Book of Toccatas)

MICHELANGELO ROSSI (1601/1602–1656)
Corrente IX

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685–1757)
Vivo from Sonata in D major, K. 224

Andrea COEN, harpsichord (L’Aquila, Italy)

ALBERT ZABEL (1834–1910)
Fantasy on the themes from the opera Faust by Charles Gounod

Alexander BOLDACHYOV, harp (Switzerland)

FESTIVAL PREMIERES

ALEXANDER RASKATOV (р. 1953)
Angels Read Your Book for voice and piano, lyrics by Gennady Aigi

Elena VASILIEVA, soprano (France)
Alexander RASKATOV, piano (France)

Ritual for voice and percussions,
lyrics by Velimir Khlebnikov

Elena VASILIEVA, soprano, percussions (France)

ERNESTO CAVALLINI (1807-1877)
Quartets No.1 (Allegro moderato) and No.2 (Andante sostenuto)

ISIDORO ROSSI ( 1815-1884)
Quartettino (Moderato-Andante-Allegro vivo)

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756-1791)
Three arias from the opera The Magic Flute (transcription for five clarinets)

Clarinet Quartet of the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory (Milan, Italy)
Lorenzo DAINELLI, clarinet
Noemi GUERRIERO, clarinet
George HOTIN, clarinet
Miri SAADON, bass clarinet
Professor Luigi MAGISTRELLI, clarinet

Concert is supported by
The Italian Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg

Wednesday, 6 November

Glazunov Hall
19:00

ORCHESTRAL ACADEMIES

• Istanbul University State Conservatory (Turkey)

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Four Seasons

Dedicated to the centenary of the composer’s birth

BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony

Istanbul University State Conservatory Chamber orchestra
Soloist – Bahar BIRICIK, violin
Conductor – Ramiz MALIK-ASLANOV

Concert is supported by:
Russian-Turkish Cultural Center in St. Petersburg
Russian-Turkish Cultural Foundation (Turkey)

• St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Russia)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Concert for violin and strings E major, BWV 1042

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Unfinished Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759

CESAR FRANCK (1822-1890)
Symphonic poem The Accursed Huntsman

St. Petersburg State Conservatory Student Symphony Orchestra
Artistic Director – Mikhail GOLIKOV

Soloist – Mikhail GANTVARG, violin (Россия)
Conductor – Mikhail KATZ (France)

Wednesday, 6 November

Sheremetev Palace. Museum of music. White Hall
19:00

CHAMBER SERIES

• Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (Katowice, Poland)
• Ensemble of Japanese Traditional Instruments of the Tokyo University of the Arts (Japan)
• Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory (Milan, Italy)
• Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (Katowice, Poland)

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Sonata for flute and piano op. 94 (transcription for soprano-saxophone and piano)

Bartek DUS, saxophone (Poland)
Magdalena WOJCIECHOWSKA, piano (Poland)

FESTIVAL PREMIERES

KATSUTOSHI NAGASAWA (1923-2008)
The Song of the Silk Cocoon

Ayako YAMASHITA, koto (Japan)
Yuki AOKI, shakuhachi (Japan)

UNKNOWN COMPOSER
Distant Calls of Deer

Jumei TOKUMARU, Yuki AOKI, shakuhachi (Japan)

SHOIN YAMASE III (1845-1908)
Spring in the Capital

Yuriko KONDO, Sayako NAGAOKA, koto (Japan)
Takayuki OMA, sangen (Japan)
Jumei TOKUMARU, Yuki AOKI, shakuhachi (Japan)

ERNESTO CAVALLINI (1807-1877)
Quartets No. 1 and No. 2

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756-1791)
Three arias from the opera The Magic Flute (transcription for five clarinets)

Clarinet Quartet of the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory (Milan, Italy)
Lorenzo DAINELLI, clarinet
Noemi GUERRIERO, clarinet
George HOTIN, clarinet
Miri SAADON, bass clarinet
Professor Luigi MAGISTRELLI, clarinet

Concert is supported by
The Polish Institute in St. Petersburg
The Italian Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg

Wednesday, 6 November

Jazz Philharmonic Hall
19:00

Jazz standards, original compositions, and improvisations

Guest of the festival – Omri MOR, jazz piano (Israel)

Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, USA)

Western Jazz Quartet
Andrew RATHBUN, sax
Gene KNIFIC, piano
Tom KNIFIC, bass
Keith HALL, drums

Concert is supported by
The Consulate General of Israel in St. Petersburg

Thursday, 7 November

Glazunov Hall
18:00

FOUR CONTINENTS

• Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (Katowice, Poland)
• Colburn Conservatory of Music (Los Angeles, USA)
• Ensemble of Japanese Traditional Instruments of the Tokyo University of the Arts (Japan)
• Odeion School of Music. University of the Free State (Republic of South Africa)

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

WILLIAM ALBRIGHT (1944-1998)
Sonata for alto-saxophone and piano

Bartek DUS Magdalena WOJCIECHOWSKA, piano (Poland)