XXVIII International Festival "Musical Olympus"

May 20 - May 24, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

The parade of international prize winners


May 20, tuesday, 20:00

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:
Fedor Beznosikov (Russia)
A. Petrov
(1930 – 2006)
Vivat, Olympus! Celebration Overture (1996)
 
L. van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 (1805 – 1806)
Allegro moderato
Andante con moto
Rondo (Vivace)
Soloist:
Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam),
Third Prize, The Leeds International Piano Competition (UK), 2024
 
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E. Tamberg
(1930 – 2010)
Trumpet Concerto, op. 42 (1972)
Andante. Allegro
Lento
Allegro molto
Soloist:
Semen Salomatnikov (Russia),
First Prize, The XVII Tchaikovsky International Competition (Moscow – St. Petersburg), 2023
 
G. Verdi
(1813 – 1901)
Corrado’s aria from the opera Il corsaro (1848)
 
P. Mascagni
(1863 – 1945)
Turiddu’s aria from the opera Cavalleria rusticana (1889)
 
J. Massenet
(1842 – 1912)
Werther’s romance from the opera Werther (1887)
Soloist:
Alejandro Del Angel, tenor (Mexico),
Third Prize, The International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, Warsaw (Poland), 2022

 


May 21, Wednesday, 19:00

St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella

Parade of the Prize Winners of The XXV International Television Contest for Young Musicians The Nutcracker (TV Channel «Russia-K», 2024)
Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella
Conductor:
Mikhail Shekhtman (Russia/Israel)
S. Rachmaninov
(1873 – 1943)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 (1909)
II. Intermezzo: Adagio
III. Finale: Alla breve
Soloist:
Andrei Goncharov (Russia),
Second Prize (Silver Nutcracker)
 
N. Paganini
(1782 – 1840)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6 (1817 – 1818)
I. Allegro maestoso — Tempo giusto
Soloist:
Luka Moromov (Russia),
First Prize (Golden Nutcracker)
 
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J. Ibert
(1890 – 1962)
Flute Concerto (1932)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro scherzando
Soloist:
Ekaterina Ivanova (Russia),
First Prize (Golden Nutcracker)
L. van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15 (1796 – 1797)
I. Allegro con brio
II. Largo
III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando
Soloist:
Felix Suo (Australia),
Special Prize «Prospect» of the Musical Olympus Foundation

 


May 23, Friday, 20:00

Grand Hall of the D.D. Shostakovich St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia

St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Nikolai Tsinman (Russia)
 
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J. Sibelius
(1865 – 1957)
Finlandia, tone poem, op. 26 (1899)
J. Sibelius
(1865 – 1957)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 (1904 – 1905)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio di molto
III. Allegro, ma non tanto
Soloist:
Ruifeng Lin (China),
Grand Prix, The Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition, Krasnoyarsk (Russia), 2023
 
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L. van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 (1809 – 1811)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio un poco mosso
III. Rondo. Allegro
Soloist:
Rémi Geniet (France),
Prize Winner at the international competitions, participant of the XVIII International Musical Olympus Festival in 2013

 


May 24, Saturday, 19:00

St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella

Parade of the Prize Winners of The XXV International Television Contest for Young Musicians The Nutcracker (TV Channel «Russia-K», 2024)
Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella
Conductor:
Mikhail Shekhtman (Russia/Israel)
E. Grieg
(1843 – 1907)
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 (1868)
I. Allegro molto moderato
Soloist:
Mark Grotte (Russia),
Third Prize (Bronze Nutcracker)
 
N. Minkh
(1912 – 1982)
Paraphrase on themes of I. Dunaevsky for xylophone and orchestra
Soloist:
Vasilisa Moiseeva (Russia),
Third Prize (Bronze Nutcracker)
 
F. Mendelssohn
(1809 – 1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 (1844)
I. Allegro molto appassionato
II. Andante
III. Allegretto non troppo — Allegro molto vivace
Soloist:
Stefania Mokhnacheva (Kazakhstan),
Third Prize (Bronze Nutcracker)
 
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W.A. Mozart
(1756 – 1791)
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (1791)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondo
Soloist:
Alisa Cherednikova (Russia),
Second Prize (Silver Nutcracker)
 
S. Rachmaninov
(1873 – 1943)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 (1900)
II. Adagio sostenuto
III. Allegro scherzando
Soloist:
Vladimir Karyakin (Russia),
First Prize (Golden Nutcracker)