Stravinsky. Puccini. Enescu. Bartók. Piazzolla

PERFORMERS:
The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
Soloist and conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici

PROGRAMME:
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto for Strings in D Major

Giacomo Puccini
Crisantemi

George Enescu
Prélude à l’unisson, Op. 9 No. 1

Béla Bartók
Romanian Dances

Astor Piazzolla
Tango Ballet (arrangement for violin and string orchestra by Leonid Desyatnikov)
Milonga del angel (arranged by Alexei Krasheninnikov)
Libertango
Oblivion
Adiós Nonino (arranged by Alexei Krasheninnikov)

The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble is a group of musicians who perform on the world’s most famous and unique-sounding string instruments in the world. The ensemble was founded on the initiative of Valery Gergiev, Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre. The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble includes the finest instrumentalists and lead soloists in the Mariinsky Orchestra. Popular and well-loved classical works sound completely different when performed by them than at an average concert thanks to the incredibly rich and beautiful timbres of the instruments of Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri, Guadanini and Gofriller.