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Spanish connections
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This November is dominated
by Spanish connections
for us. Yesterday our Orchestra went to Spain to give a tour of four cities. Our opera soloists together with artistic teams of Valencia new opera house under Valery Gergiev
gave a premiere
of Berlioz’ Les Troyens
last Saturday
and a few more runs
are to come. Later,
our Ballet company goes
to Valencia
with a short visit. At home,
on the Mariinsky Theatre
historic stage, we present a few
productions-favourites, all taking place in sunny Spain.
This November is going to be rather hot! :)
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The view of Girona. © Tallaferro
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Our Orchestra on tour
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During the first week of November our Orchestra tours
the north of Spain. In the capital of Catalonia area Barcelona we are joined by Denis Matsuyev,
who will perform Third Piano Concerto by Rachmaninov
with us. We played this concerto last month with Denis in Moscow
and very much look forward to performing it again in Japan next month before the public release of its SACD recording on our Mariinsky Label.
In Pamplona and Zaragoza our opera soloists, Chorus and Orchestra under Valery Gergiev
will perform the monumental Eighth Symphony
by Gustav Mahler. The Symphony is often
referred to as “A Symphony of a Thousand”. We performed this powerful, deep
and magnificent work a number of times, both in St Petersburg and on tour.
In Girona our Orchestra will perform
Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. This orchestral tour could be thought of as an informal
start of our long-term project — a series of complete Mahler’s Symphonies. The Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, a team of great command of professionalism, will present the cycle to St Petersburg audiences this season within the framework
of our subscription series “The Mahler century”.
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Barcelona, L’Auditori Simfònica
Mon 2 Nov
Shchedrin, Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky
More info
Pamplona, Palacio de Congresos y Auditorio de Navarra
Wed 4 Nov
Mahler
More info
Zaragoza, Auditorio Palacio de Congresos
Thu 5 Nov
Mahler
More info
Girona, Auditori Palau de Congressos
Sat 7 Nov
Mozart, Mahler
More info
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“Les Troyens”: from Valencia to St Petersburg
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The grand opera dilogie Les Troyens
by Hector Berlioz was premiered last Saturday
on the stage of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
in Valencia. This marks the start of our joint project with this theatre as well as with the Warsaw National Opera on staging this great operatic masterpiece. A few of our opera soloists are engaged
in a series of performances in Valencia and the orchestra of this theatre is conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía © Vito DM
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Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
was formally opened four years ago. It is an interesting architectural piece, that has quickly
become a famous landmark in Valencia. In a few seasons
the theatre has received an international acclaim and many famous musicians have performed in this cultural centre that hosts four stages under one roof.
This production will arrive in St Petersburg at the end of December and will be presented at the Mariinsky Theatre by our opera and ballet soloists,
chorus and orchestra under Valery Gergiev.
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Performances in Valencia
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Sat 31 Oct
Tue 3 Nov
Fri 6 Nov
Sun 8 Nov
Thu 12 Nov
Theatre web-site
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Our Ballet on tour
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Our Ballet company makes a debut on the stage of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
in Valencia, presenting a triple bill of Mikhail
Fokine ballets. In Shekherezade we will be joined by a renowned dancer Carlos Acosta.
Mikhail Fokine’s ballets demonstrate a very special page in the history of the Mariinsky Theatre
ballet. The choreographer had created a unique style
of “Les Ballets Russes” in the beginning of the XX century. There will be only one performance of these ballets at the Mariinsky Theatre until the end of 2009.
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Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Mon 9 Nov
Tue 10 Nov
Wed 11 Nov
Chopiniana, Shekherezade, The Firebird
Theatre web-site
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More Spanish themed works om the Mariinsky stage
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Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre
Minkus/Gorsky Don Quixote
Mon 23 Nov, 7:00pm
Learn more
Sun 29 Nov, 11:30am
Learn more
Tickets: 500…2000 руб.
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Opera, Mariinsky Theatre
Bizet Carmen
Thu 5 Nov, 7:00pm
Learn more
Sat 28 Nov, 7:00pm
Learn more
Tickets: 150…2400 руб.
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Continuing Prokofiev’s series
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We continue a series of performances on Prokofiev’s works. In two evenings, on 10 and 11 November, we present an opera and a ballet production. “Romeo and Juliet”
is the production in the original choreography and scenery, which is performed at the Mariinsky Theatre
since its 1940 premiere as it was seen by the composer himself. The premiere of Prokofiev’s fifht opera “Semyon Kotko”,
which was given here ten years ago, was a sort of re-discovery, as it demonstrated completely unknown
aspects of Prokofiev’s music that put it way
beyond any ideology or politics.
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Opera, Mariinsky Theatre
Prokofiev Semyon Kotko
Tue 10 Nov, 7:00pm
More info
Buy tickets: 40…800 руб.
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An atmosphere of a Ukrainian village during the civil war is depicted in this opera in a distinctive way. Our production puts a focus on lyrical scenes of main characters’ romantic
relations, which in a very natural way complement the deepest opera ideas.
This is one of those rare productions,
that keeps the public in a strong emotional
thrill and takes their complete attention, as it was written by Prokofiev with the ideal
understanding of senses of his audience.
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We have made a CD recording of Semyon Kotko in 1999.
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Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre
Prokofiev/Lavrovsky Romeo and Juliet
Wed 11 Nov, 7:00pm
More info
Buy tickets: 50…1200 руб.
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Victoria Tereshkina
Yevgeny Ivanchenko
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Probably, this is the most famous ballet by Prokofiev and the most ever popular ballet about love. This choreographic version of the tragedy
by Shakespeare was first seen on the Mariinsky Theatre stage (in 1940 —
State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Kirov). It had been staged by Leonid
Lavrovsky, who closely worked with Prokofiev on this production. This is an amazingly touching
and thrilling performance.
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We have made
a CD recording
of Romeo and Juliet
in 1990. Later it was listed
under Philips 50 series of selected works.
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More Prokofiev’s masterpieces
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Opera
The Fiery Angel
Fri 27 Nov, 7:00pm
Learn more
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Opera
Betrothal in a Monastery
Tue 15 Dec, 7:00pm
Learn more
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Ballet
Cinderella
Wed 16 Dec, 7:00pm
Learn more
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November organ recitals at our Concert Hall
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The new organ has been launched
last month in our Concert Hall. In November we start
a project that looks
at the four centuries of organ music. In order to demonstrate a rich
potential of our new instrument we decided to invite
some of the most gifted organists, that are going to present a broad repertoire this month. These works
reflect various styles by individual composers as well as give a good chance to explore different epochs in developing the art of organ works, from the XVII century up until our days.
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Oleg Kinyaev performs
Marchand, Bach Dandrieu
Thu 5 Nov, 7:00pm
More info
Leonid Karev performs
Caurroy, Couperin, Rachmaninov, Bach, Brahms, Karev
Mon 9 Nov, 7:00pm
More info
Konstantin Volostnov performs
Mage, Bach, Mozart, Franck
Mon 23 Nov, 7:00pm
More info
Alexey Parshin performs
Bach and French organ music
Sun 30 Nov, 8:00pm
More info
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Learn more about the organ
Warch more on our YouTube channel
Installing the organ, part 1
Installing the organ, part 2
Organ presentation and concert
Philippe Sauvage
Philippe Sauvage, Lefebur-Wely
Oleg Kinyaev
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We thought you might like this…
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— Chamber music concert by Tokyo String Quartet:
first time at the
Mariinsky Concert Hall. Tuesday 10 November, 7:00pm.
— Only four subscription series
left on sale now. However you can still attend
single performances
within each series. Click on
any of the series numbers below
in order to learn more about the subscription.
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