Festival 2012

XVII International Festival "Musical Olympus"
May 22 – June 3, 2012
Saint-Petersburg

May 22, Tuesday
The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall


The concert is held in cooperation with the Mariinsky Theatre

The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Conductor                    Ayyub Guliev (Azerbaijan), First Prize (G.Sinopoli's Award), The Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition, Parma (Italy), 2010
A.Petrov                               “Vivat, Olympus!” Celebration Overture
P.Tchaikovsky                       Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
Soloist                          Kristóf Baráti (Hungary), First Prize, The Paganini Moscow International Violin Competition, Moscow (Russia), 2010

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L. van Beethoven                    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58
Soloist                           Alexander Schimpf (Germany), First Prize, The Cleveland International Piano Competition  (USA), 2011

R.Wagner                                 Aria of Elisabeth from “Tannhäuser”
R.Strauss                                Aria of Ariadne from “Ariadne auf Naxos”
Two songs for voice and orchestra:
                                                 “Cäcilie”, text by H.Hart, op. 27 No. 2
                                                 “Zueignung”, text by H. von Hilm, op. 10 No. 1
Soloist                         Daniela Köhler (Germany), soprano, Grand Prix, The International Vocal Competition in 's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands), 2010


May 23, Wednesday
The Hermitage Theatre


The State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor               Dimitris Botinis (Greece / Russia), First Prize, The All-Russian Musical Competition, Moscow (Russia), 2011
L.Brouwer                          Concierto elegiaco for guitar and orchestra
Soloist                     Cecilio Perera (Mexico), First Prize, The Michele Pittaluga Classic Guitar Competition, Alessandria (Italy), 2011

P.Tchaikovsky                    Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra, op. 33
Soloist                      Alexey Zhilin (Russia), Second Prize, The Dr. Luis Sigall International Musical Competition, Viña del Mar (Chile), 2011

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J.Sibelius                           “Finlandia”, tone poem, op. 26
                                              Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
Soloist                      Soyoung Yoon (Republic of Korea), First Prize, The Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition, Poznan (Poland), 2011


May 25, Friday
St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella


St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella Symphony Orchestra
Conductor                  Kah Chun Wong (Singapore), Second Prize, The Lovro von Matacic International Conducting Competition, Zagreb (Croatia), 2011
L.Maurer                               Concerto in A minor for 4 violinsand orchestra, op. 55
Soloists                       Alexandra Korobkina(Russia), First Prize, The Marina Judina International Competition, St. Petersburg (Russia), 2008
                                      Anastasia Subrakova(Russia), Second Prize, The International Competition for Strings, Cremona (Italy), 2011
                                      Marina Grauman(Russia), Grand Prix, The International Competition for Young Violinists “Bravo”, Namur (Belgium), 2009
                                      David Chakvetadze(Russia)

W.Lutoslawski                  Cello Concerto
Soloists                      Tomasz Daroch (Poland), Grand Prix and First Prize, The Witold Lutosławski International Cello Competition, Warsaw (Poland), 2011

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S.Rachmaninov                Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3 No. 2
F Liszt                                 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp minor
F.Chopin                             Etude No. 24, ор. 25 No. 12
Soloist                  Daniel Kharitonov (Russia), piano, First Prize, “The Nutcracker” International Television Competition, Moscow (Russia), 2010


May 27, Sunday
St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella


St. Petersburg State Academic Cappella Symphony Orchestra
Conductor                     Stamatia Karampini (Greece), Audience Prize, The International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon (France), 2011
M.Ravel                               La Valse, choreographic poem for orhestra
J.N.Hummel                      Trumpet Concertoin E flat
Soloist                         Manuel Blanco Gomez-Limon (Spain), First Prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich (Germany), 2011

G.Bottesini                           Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor
Soloist                        Artem Chirkov (Russia), First Prize, The Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition, Danton (USA), 2010

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S.Rachmaninov                 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Soloist                        Andrey Gugnin (Russia), Second Prize, The Svetislav Stancic International Competition, Zagreb (Croatia), 2011


May 29, Tuesday
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 Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor               Dimitris Botinis (Greece / Russia), First Prize, The All-Russian Musical Competition, Moscow (Russia), 2011
A.Dvorak                         Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Soloist                     Julian Steckel (Germany), First Prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich (Germany), 2010

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R.Strauss                       Oboe Concerto in D major
Soloist                   Ivan Podyomov (Russia), Second Prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich (Germany), 2011

M.Ravel                          “Daphnis et Chloe”, ballet suite No. 2, op. 57b
                                         Lever du jour
                                         Pantomime
                                         Danse générale


June 1, Friday
The Hermitage Theatre


The State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor                Mikhail Agrest (Russia)
J.Rääts                              Concerto for Chamber Orchestra, op. 16 (1961), Part 1
N.Budashkine – Terem Quartet       Concerto Grosso
Yu.Kramar                        “Kamlania"
                                          «This is it…»
S.Tsintsadze                    Georgian Suite
«ESSe-Quintet» (Russia), First Prize, The International Accordion Competition, Klingenthal (Germany), 2011
Kirill Evseev, balalaika prima
Dmitry Gogolev, domra alto, domra small
Daria Chernykh, balalaika kontrabass
Ksenia Kvochko, accordion
Michael Krylov, accordion


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A.Glazunov                       Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 82
Soloist                    Simon Wiener (Switzerland), First Prize, The Swiss Musical Competition for Young Performers, 2010

J.Massenet                       Aria of Manon from “Manon”
G.Verdi                               Canzona of Oscar from “Un ballo in maschera”
W.A.Mozart                         Aria of Susanna from “Le nozze di Figaro”
G.Donizetti                         Aria of Norina from “Don Pasquale”
Soloist                   Haeran Hong (Republic of Korea), Grand Prix, The Queen ElisabethInternational Music Competition, Brussels (Belgium), 2011


June 3, Sunday
Grand Hall of the D.D.Shostakovich St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia


St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor                   Yuki Kakiuchi (Japan), First Prize, The International Competition for Young Conductors in  Besancon (France), 2011
G.Rossini                          “Wilhelm Tell” Overture
F.Mendelsson                    Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Soloist                          Ana Maria Valderrama (Spain), First Prize, The Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition, Pamplona (Spain), 2011

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S.Rachmaninov                  Rhapsody on a Paganini Theme for piano and orchestra, op. 43
Soloist                          Tori Huang (USA), Second Prize, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich (Germany), 2011

A.Dvorak                                Aria of Rusalka from "Rusalka"
I.Kalman                                Aria of Silva from the "Die Csárdásfürstin”
W.A.Mozart                             Aria of Elettra from “Idomeneo”
Soloist                         Olga Busuioc (Moldova), soprano, First Prize, The Francisco Vinas International Singing Competition, Barcelona (Spain), 2012