Featuring Oleg Dolgov, Irina Churilova, Olga Borodina, Zinaida Tsarenko, Elchin Azizov, Vladimir Moroz
Soloist: Vasily Stepanov (cello)
Conductor: Christian Knapp
Soloists of the Elena Obraztsova Academy of Music
Featuring Alexei Timofeyev, Yekaterina Osmolkina, Halid Mardini
Featuring Philipp Stepin, Renata Shakirova, Maxim Izmestiev
Featuring Dmitry Golovnin, Аnna Shapovalova, Olga Borodina, Irina Shishkova, Elchin Azizov, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar
Featuring Viktoria Tereshkina, Roman Belyakov (Mariinsky Theatre)
Featuring Irina Churilova, Nikolai Gassiev, Yuri Vlasov, Oleg Videman, Anatoly Mikhailov, Svetlana Karpova
Featuring Zhanna Dombrovskaya, Aigul Khismatullina, Daria Riabokon, Igor Morozov, Nikolai Kamensky
Featuring Diana Kazanlieva, Gamid Abdulov, Alexander Gontsa, Mikhail Kolelishvili, Alexander Morozov
Soloists of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers
Soloists of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers
Featuring Antonina Vesenina, Alexander Mikhailov, Viktor Korotich, Yakov Strizhak
Featuring Akhmed Agadi, Gelena Gaskarova, Vladislav Kupriyanov, Klim Tikhonov, Yegor Chubakov
Opera soloists and Choir of the St Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory
Piano: Yana Grankvist
Featuring Aigul Khismatullina, Denis Zakirov, Alexey Markov, Vadim Kravets
Featuring Ivan Borodulin, Olga Pudova, Nadezhda Serdyuk, Oxana Shilova, Alexander Timchenko, Sergei Romanov, Andrei Serov
Featuring Dmitry Golovnin, Anzhelika Minasova, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Elena Vitman, Oleg Balashov, Yaroslav Petryanik, Yekaterina Sergeyeva
Arias and duets from operas by Russian composers
Stanislav Trofimov, Ilya Selivanov
The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Roman Leontiev
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
This April and May the prestigious Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre will tour Russia with performances on the two foremost stages of the country – the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. The celebrated Chinese company will present its original dance drama, Wing Chun, Legend of Kung-Fu Master, to audiences in both capitals
On 9 and 10 April the Mariinsky Theatre’s New Stage will host the first ballet premiere of the season – Dance Scenes, set to music by Stravinsky. The production features a choreographic interpretation of the composer’s famed Symphony in C, brought to life by Honoured Artist of Russia Vyacheslav Samodurov. Arseny Shupliakov will conduct the Mariinsky Orchestra
From 2 to 13 April the Mariinsky Theatre will present the 9th International Flute and Harp Music Festival Virtuosi of the Flute & Northern Lyre, initiated by Denis Lupachev and Sofia Kiprskaya. A rich and diverse programme awaits the public: premieres written specifically for the festival, masterpieces of the world repertoire, and works that will receive their Russian premieres. Top musicians from Russia, China, Hungary, France, Belarus and Spain will demonstrate their mastery