The Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich hosts Valery Gergiev’s Tchaikovsky Festival from 8 February to 11 February. The Mariinsky Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, and renowned soloists Denis Matsuev and Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano), Kristóf Baráti (violin), and Gautier Capuçon (cello) will perform six symphonies and instrumental concertos of the composer.
On 8 February, the festival will open with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra’s concerts. The programme of the first soirée performance includes Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 (Winter Daydreams), Symphony No. 4 and Piano Concerto No. 1 with featured soloist Nobuyuki Tsujii. The following day’s performance programme includes Piano Concerto No. 3, Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique), and The Variations on a Rococo Theme. Soloists: Denis Matsuev, Gautier Capuçon.
On 10 February, Valery Gergiev will conduct two ensembles: the Munich Philharmonic in the morning and the Mariinsky Orchestra for a matinée performance. The Munich Philharmonic concert’s programme includes Symphonies No. 2 and No. 5, as well as Piano Concerto No. 2 with featured soloist Denis Matsuev (11.00). Then Kristóf Baráti will perform the composer’s Violin Concerto with the Mariinsky Orchestra. The programme also includes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 (15.30).
On 11 February, the festival will close with a performance of the Munich Philharmonic under the baton of Valery Gergiev. Once again to be performed are Symphonies No. 2 and No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 2 (featured soloist: Denis Matsuev).
After the festival, Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic will tour in Paris, where they will give two concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris on 16 February and 17 February. The concerts will be dedicated to Gustav Mahler. The programme of the first evening includes the composer’s Symphony No.4 and Das Lied von der Erde featuring Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano), and Simon O’Neill (tenor). The 17 February concert’s programme includes Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. Featured vocalists: Simone Schneider (soprano), Jacquelyn Wagner (soprano), Regula Mühlemann (soprano), Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano), Katharina Magiera (mezzo-soprano), Simon O’Neill (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), and Yevgeny Nikitin (bass-baritone). Several famed choirs are set to take part in the performance as well, including the Philharmonischer Chor München, the Orfeón Donostiarra, and the Augsburger Domsingknaben.
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