The Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic opens its XXV concert season
The twenty-fifth, anniversary…
The Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic opens
its XXV concert season. The October program features a wide range of musical genres to suit the most discerning tastes.This was announced at a press conference by the director of the regional philharmonic, Elena Podolyak:
– In the new season, the philharmonic will continue to strive to preserve the best traditions of performing arts. This is the most important thing for us, as we are the only institution that promotes classical art in its purest form.
Throughout the year, the philharmonic will continue the tradition of organ concerts and introduce audiences to representatives of different performing schools. The International Music Festival named after I.I. Sollertinsky, which will also celebrate its 25th anniversary this season, promises to be
full of events. The Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra is preparing a new program, with which invited conductor Pavel Lyubomudrov, a graduate of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, is currently rehearsing. In the new season, the focus will remain on the children's audience. The project "Christmas Academy," featuring talented performers of all specialties, will continue in collaboration with the Belarusian State Academy of Music. An important event of the season will be the anniversary report concert dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the philharmonic – it will take place on its founding day, May 22.The Philharmonic Society intends to develop opportunities for international cooperation. According to Nelly Matsaberidze, the artistic director of the Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic Society, thanks to cooperation with Dagnija Lāce-Āte, the head of the Consulate of Latvia in Vitebsk, this season Vitebsk audiences will be able to get acquainted with the Latvian performing arts school. The Philharmonic Society will organize concerts of contemporary Polish music in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Minsk. Throughout the season, the cycle of concerts organized in cooperation with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Society, with the support of Dmitry Sollertinsky, will continue to develop.
In October, piano, organ, chamber, vocal, and pop music will be featured at the Vitebsk Philharmonic Society. The opening concert on October 1st will feature the State Chamber Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus (artistic director and chief conductor – Honored Artist of Russia, Evgeny Bushkov). In Vitebsk, the orchestra will perform under the baton of conductor Andrei Galanov, a laureate of the national award "For Spiritual Revival". The soloist is Veronika Praded (dulcimer), a graduate of the Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of People's Artist of Belarus, Professor E.P. Gladkov), and a laureate of nine international and three republican competitions (including the XIV International Chamber Music Competition in Krakow, the International Music Tournament "Terem-crossover"). The opening concert program includes works by W.A. Mozart, E. Grieg, B. Britten, and F. Mendelssohn.
One of the most prominent representatives of the Belarusian piano school, Andrey Ponochevny, a graduate of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, will perform in Vitebsk on October 16. Talented virtuoso violinist Vladislav Mitsenko, a graduate of the Gnessin Music College and the Vitebsk Music College named after I. Sollertinsky, soloist of the Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic, will present a solo program on October 18. As part of the "Musical Evenings of Latvia in the Philharmonic 'Sveika, M?zika!'" cycle, a concert of vocal music by Andzella Goba (mezzo-soprano), soloist of the Latvian National Opera, will take place on October 25. On October 31, organist Hans Christian Hein from Denmark will visit Vitebsk for an organ concert. Fans of domestic pop music can look forward to a performance by Valery Skorozhonok and the group "Bratya Slavjane".
In the first concert of the "Weaving the Soul from Notes" cycle (October 19), expectant mothers will spend time in the company of beautiful music and a pediatrician.
For children, the Philharmonic artists have prepared an unusual premiere – a musical and educational program "Musical Box," where fairy-tale characters will humorously introduce children to serious topics – classical music and musical genres. They will also have the opportunity to visit the Lilliput Circus show (Ukraine), and the entertainment and educational performance with costumed characters "Masha and Madagascar" and "The Magical School of Madagascar" on October 19 and 26.