Anatoly Lyadov. Symphonic scène Kikimora, Op. 63
Igor Stravinsky. Four songs from the series Cat's Cradle Songs (for contralto and three clarinets)
Maurice Ravel. Four pieces from the suite Ma Mère l'Oie
Sergei Prokofiev. The Ugly Duckling (after the tale by H. C. Andersen) for vocalist and orchestra, Op. 18
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Symphonic scène Three Miracles from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Soloists: Lyudmila Dudinova, Anna Kiknadze
Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Gavriel Heine
Welcome and comments by Leonid Gakkel, Doctor of Art History, Professor of the St Petersburg Conservatoire and Honoured Artist of Russia
It is unimaginable to think of a childhood without fairytales. And what adult could be left unsmiling at them? Engaging and poetic, serious and amusing, fairytales do not only provide instruction for children in an amusing form, they also bring joy to the soul.
A fairytale may be told in different ways. The imagination takes form best in words or in colours; a fairytale may be shown through a plot – be it a performance or a film. A fairytale may also be told using sounds. In this case, the music appears as both a principal character and as the storyteller.
The music and the fairytale have much in common with each other: to create them imagination is required, as well as concentration and peace; a musical work, just like a fairytale, may be brief and it may be long, but it always has a plot and lively and exciting events.
The smaller works that have been selected for this concert will remind our younger audiences of the characters from their favourite fairytales.
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