PERFORMERS:
The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
Soloist and conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici
Featuring the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet soloists:
Irina Churilova
Roman Shirokikh
Miroslav Molchanov
Yesenia Anushenkova
Nikita Korneyev
PROGRAMME:
works by Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Puccini, Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Aram Khachaturian, Antonín Dvořák, Jacques Offenbach, Giuseppe Verdi and Isaac Dunaevsky
Concert Director: Kristina Larina
Lighting Designer: Svetlana Kavtardze
Choreographer: Dmitry Korneyev
Musical Preparation: Alexander Rubinov
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.