Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble

PERFORMERS:
Soloists: Maria Shilo (double bass), Sofia Kiprskaya (harp)
Conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici

PROGRAMME:
Claude Debussy
Dances for Harp and Strings, L 103

Jean-Michel Damase
Concertino for Harp and Strings

Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C Sharp Minor (arrangement for double bass and chamber orchestra by Sergei Diaghilev)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 40 in G Minor, KV 550

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.