From 12 to 14 April the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Valery Gergiev, will give three performances at Moscow's Zaryadye Concert Hall. The Moscow audience will enjoy appearances by opera stars Ildar Abdrazakov, Tatyana Serzhan, Irina Churilova, Sergey Skorokhodov, and a concert featuring the celebrated pianist Denis Matsuev.
On 12 April at 7:00 PM Beethoven's Missa Solemnis will be performed, marking the 200th anniversary of its world premiere, which took place in St Petersburg. Considered alongside the Ninth Symphony, which Beethoven was composing concurrently, the Missa Solemnis is deemed the composer's most significant work of the 1820s. Beethoven himself described it as his "greatest creation". The Missa Solemnis in Moscow will feature Irina Churilova, Anna Kiknadze, Sergey Skorokhodov, Miroslav Molchanov, the choir and the Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, with Valery Gergiev conducting.
On 13 April at 7:00 PM the capital's guests and residents will experience Verdi's musical drama Attila in concert performance, a work as epic in scale as the grand cinematic films of the 20th century. Set in 453 AD, the plot revolves around the Huns' invasion of Italy. The lead roles will be performed by Ildar Abdrazakov, Tatyana Serzhan, and Vladislav Sulimsky.
The final evening of the April tour, 14 April, will feature Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Valery Gergiev. The soloist will be Denis Matsuev.
The performances are supported by the Moscow City Department of Culture.
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