Featuring Yekaterina Sergeyeva, Mikhail Vekua, Oxana Shilova, Maharram Huseynov
The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
Soloist and conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici
Featuring Oxana Skorik, Alexandra Khiteeva, Yevgeny Konovalov
Programme: Lavrova, Gervasoni, Garnero, Hosseini, Radvilovich, Kokoras, Parkhomenko
Conductor: Fedor Lednev
Programme: original works and arrangements for cello ensemble
The Taneyev Quartet
Featuring Nadezhda Batoeva, Maria Shirinkina, Philipp Stepin
Featuring Yakov Strizhak, Kristina Gontsa, Alexander Gontsa, Denis Zakirov, Yury Alexeyev
Performed in Russian
Featuring Maharram Huseynov, Yekaterina Savinkova, Klim Tikhonov, Vyacheslav Vasiliev, Oleg Balashov
Performed in Italian
Featuring Maria Bulanova, Ruslan Stenyushkin, Maya Palilionis, Daria Ustyuzhanina, Vadim Belyaev, Ivan Sotnikov
Featuring Timur Askerov, Kristina Shapran, Maria Iliushkina, Yekaterina Osmolkina, Camilla Mazzi, Halid Mardini, Pavel Mikheyev, Elena Lyskova, Vadim Belyaev
Featuring Gamid Abdulov, Roman Shirokikh, Antonina Vesenina, Zhanna Dombrovskaya, Mikhail Makarov
Featuring Kristina Gontsa, Jihoon Son, Maharram Huseynov, Vladimir Moroz, Lyudmila Razumkova
Featuring Sergei Semishkur, Yekaterina Krapivina, Kristina Kapitsyna, Yekaterina Solovyova, Yevgeny Nikitin, Andrei Serov, Vadim Kravets
Soloists: Nazia Amineva, Sofia Nekrasova (soprano)
Choir of the Chaliapin Musical Theatre
The St Petersburg Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Conductor: Fabio Mastrangelo
Featuring Gelena Gaskarova, Yaramir Nizamutdinov, Zinaida Tsarenko, Mikhail Kit
Featuring Viktoria Tereshkina, Nadezhda Batoeva, Philipp Stepin, Alexander Sergeev, May Nagahisa, Alexandra Khiteeva, Maria Shirinkina, Alexei Timofeyev, Yaroslav Baibordin, Roman Malyshev, Maxim Izmestiev
Yekaterina Goncharova, Irina Shishkova, Irina Mataeva, Vyacheslav Vasiliev, Dmitry Voropaev, Andrei Zorin, Yevgeny Chernyadiev
The Mariinsky Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor: Konstantin Rylov
Programme: Shostakovich, Gavrilin, Kruglikov, Tchaikovsky, Sviridov, Rachmaninoff, Glière
The Mariinsky Theatre mourns the passing of the legendary choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, who died today at the age of 98. With his departure, an entire era in the history of ballet draws to a close. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at this time of profound sorrow
On 22 May one of the most anticipated premieres in recent years will take place on the New Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre: Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece Norma will finally receive its long-awaited stage production. The production is directed by the renowned stage director Sergey Novikov. The grand premiere of Norma will formally open the XXXIII Music Festival Stars of the White Nights, the theatre’s most important annual event and the highlight of the season. Further performances will follow on 23 and 24 May (at 13:00 and 19:00)
On 14 May the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre will present the premiere of a new production of Modest Musorgsky’s comic opera Sorochintsy Fair. Directed and choreographed by Ilya Ustyantsev, the staging features sets by Yekaterina Malinina, costumes by Maria Sedykh and lighting by Vadim Brodsky. The production is conducted by Valery Gergiev
On 20 April the Mariinsky Ballet Company will perform for the first time at the Erik Sapaev Mari State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Yoshkar-Ola. This landmark appearance will serve as the official opening of the All-Russian Competition for Ballet Artists and Choreographers. Audiences will be treated to an evening of celebrated one-act ballets by Michel Fokine: Chopiniana, Le Spectre de la rose, The Dying Swan and Scheherazade, performed by leading soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre
On 25, 26 (at 12:00 and 19:00) and 27 April (at 12:00 and 19:00) the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia will return to Mariinsky II with a series of guest performances. Every visit by the Moscow company is a highlight for St Petersburg audiences, and this time they will be treated to one of the Bolshoi Theatre’s recent opera premieres – Verdi’s Rigoletto, staged by the renowned Italian director Giancarlo del Monaco, who previously captivated local audiences with his production of Aida. Leading roles will be performed by star singers from both the Bolshoi and Mariinsky companies. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra will be conducted by Anton Grishanin