Bach. Aria from Orchestral Suite No. 3
Britten. Simple Symphony
Shostakovich. Piano Concerto No. 1
Bartók. Divertimento for string orchestra

PERFORMERS:
Vladimir Vishnevsky (piano)
Timur Martynov (trumpet)

The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
Soloist and conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici

PROGRAMME:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony, Op. 4

Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35

Béla Bartók
Divertimento for string orchestra

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.