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Music, Performance

Pavel Kolesnikov Plays Schumann, Liszt and Bach

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 26/04/2018 1:28 PM

Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov commemorates the centenary of Debussy’s death by offering fresh perspectives on his Children’s Corner. ‘My homage to Debussy aims to explore his diversity and,... Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov commemorates the centenary of Debussy’s death by offering fresh perspectives on his Children’s Corner. ‘My homage to Debussy aims to explore his diversity and, like his music, includes something that will touch every listener’, he notes. Since becoming Prize Laureate of the Honens Prize for Piano in 2012, Kolesnikov has performed around the world. Significant recital […] Read More

Music, Performance

Los Angeles Philharmonic And Gustavo Dudamel Perform Salonen, Varèse and Shostakovich

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 26/04/2018 1:19 PM

Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and Varèse’s Amériques offer radically different perspectives on 20th-century musical history; both could have been written for the powerhouse partnership of Gustavo... Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and Varèse’s Amériques offer radically different perspectives on 20th-century musical history; both could have been written for the powerhouse partnership of Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil. They are followed by a brilliant new work by our featured composer Esa-Pekka Salonen. ‘I’m very proud of the virtuosity and power of my orchestra’, — said […] Read More

Music

The Bach Choir Will Perform Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 25/04/2018 5:30 PM

The Bach Choir will perform two modern day masterpieces: Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms at the Royal Festival Hall, London. This will be The Bach Choir’s first ever... The Bach Choir will perform two modern day masterpieces: Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms at the Royal Festival Hall, London. This will be The Bach Choir’s first ever performance of Sergei’s Prokofiev’s cantata Alexander Nevsky. Based on his score for Eisenstein’s 1938 epic film of the same name, Prokofiev conducted the cantata’s first performance […] Read More

Music

Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays Penderecki and Prokofiev

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 25/04/2018 10:56 AM

Anne-Sophie Mutter needs no introduction to LPO audiences – the orchestra is honoured to have had a long musical partnership with this incomparable artist. The prospect of hearing her luminous tone and... Anne-Sophie Mutter needs no introduction to LPO audiences – the orchestra is honoured to have had a long musical partnership with this incomparable artist. The prospect of hearing her luminous tone and effortless command in Penderecki’s impassioned Second Violin Concerto, which was written especially for her, is genuinely exciting, as is the opportunity to hear […] Read More

Music

English Chamber Orchestra Perform the All-Russian Programme

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 25/04/2018 10:00 AM

Michael Collins makes his debut conducting the English Chamber Orchestra, who are joined by two rising soloists: Mihai Ritivoiu and Michael Foyle. Romanian pianist Ritivoiu won the Dinu Lipatti National... Michael Collins makes his debut conducting the English Chamber Orchestra, who are joined by two rising soloists: Mihai Ritivoiu and Michael Foyle. Romanian pianist Ritivoiu won the Dinu Lipatti National Competition in Bucharest in 2010 and was awarded the Gold Medal in the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Intercollegiate Competition in 2016. Read More

Books and Literature, Performance, Talks and Events

REHEARSED READING “TAKE THE RUBBISH OUT, SASHA!”

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 25/04/2018 9:00 AM

Sasha, a colonel in the Ukrainian army, who has died of a heart failure, sees his widow Katia and his step-daughter Oksana prepare his funeral feast. A year later, the country will be engulfed in the events... Sasha, a colonel in the Ukrainian army, who has died of a heart failure, sees his widow Katia and his step-daughter Oksana prepare his funeral feast. A year later, the country will be engulfed in the events that can make the dead rise. Sasha is ready to be resurrected, but his family are not. They […] Read More

Books and Literature, Reviews

Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989

BY Natalia Goldchteine POSTED 24/04/2018 5:00 PM

A book by Phaidon in partnership with the Moscow Design Museum. Through over 350 images largely from the Museum’s collection, this publication presents a unique glimpse at the material world of post-war... A book by Phaidon in partnership with the Moscow Design Museum. Through over 350 images largely from the Museum’s collection, this publication presents a unique glimpse at the material world of post-war Soviet Union. Read More

Music, Performance

Nikolai Lugansky Plays Schumann, Debussy and Rachmaninov

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 24/04/2018 4:25 PM

Nikolai Lugansky, whose most recent recital album was praised by the Guardian for its ‘insightful and mature’ interpretations, returns to Wigmore Hall to explore composers central to his repertoire... Nikolai Lugansky, whose most recent recital album was praised by the Guardian for its ‘insightful and mature’ interpretations, returns to Wigmore Hall to explore composers central to his repertoire with a programme spanning a vast emotional landscape. Nikolai Lugansky regularly works with top level conductors such as, Yuri Temirkanov, Mikhail Pletnev, Charles Dutoit, Gianandrea Noseda and Vladimir […] Read More

Music, Performance

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Stravinsky, Beethoven

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 24/04/2018 1:00 PM

A showstopping end to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Royal Festival Hall concert series. Stravinsky’s Scherzo a la russe creates a lively opening before virtuosic pianist Kirill Gerstein... A showstopping end to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Royal Festival Hall concert series. Stravinsky’s Scherzo a la russe creates a lively opening before virtuosic pianist Kirill Gerstein performs one of the most energetic – and yet moving – piano masterpieces of its time, Beethoven’s `Emperor’ Piano Concerto. The series concludes with Stravinsky’s complete score for The Firebird, a […] Read More

Music, Performance

Philharmonia Orchestra – Exile & Return

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 23/04/2018 2:50 PM

The Philharmonia Orchestra performs music of Prokofiev’s exile and return in the final concert of the Voices of Revolution: Russia 1917 series. `You are a revolutionary in music, we are revolutionaries... The Philharmonia Orchestra performs music of Prokofiev’s exile and return in the final concert of the Voices of Revolution: Russia 1917 series. `You are a revolutionary in music, we are revolutionaries in life. We ought to work together. But if you want to go to America I shall not stand in your way.’ So said a People’s […] Read More

Music, Talks and Events

GHOST IN THE MACHINE A Candlelit Theremin Concert with Lydia Kavina and Pianist Thomas Ang

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 22/04/2018 10:40 AM

No other instrument has as much right to be called ethereal as the theremin. Not only is its tone eerie and otherworldly but its notes are literally plucked out of the ether by the player’s hands in... No other instrument has as much right to be called ethereal as the theremin. Not only is its tone eerie and otherworldly but its notes are literally plucked out of the ether by the player’s hands in a series of passes and gestures more reminiscent of a shaman than a musician. The instrument was first […] Read More

Music

The Rite of Spring & Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 21/04/2018 10:00 AM

The livewire piano duo of Timo Andres and David Kaplan plays Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances. Take it from a composer: Timo Andres knows that when a great orchestral... The livewire piano duo of Timo Andres and David Kaplan plays Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances. Take it from a composer: Timo Andres knows that when a great orchestral score is performed on two pianos, it opens up new perspectives on even the best-loved masterpiece. He’s joined by long-term collaborator David Kaplan to offer thrilling […] Read More

Music

Venera Gimadieva and Pavel Nebolsin at Wigmore Hall

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 20/04/2018 1:25 PM

Venera Gimadieva earned rave reviews following her 2016 debut at the Royal Opera House as Verdi’s Violetta. She makes her Wigmore Hall debut with an inspiring programme drawn from the Russian repertoire’s... Venera Gimadieva earned rave reviews following her 2016 debut at the Royal Opera House as Verdi’s Violetta. She makes her Wigmore Hall debut with an inspiring programme drawn from the Russian repertoire’s romantic heart. Venera Gimadieva – soprano Pavel Nebolsin – piano PROGRAMME OF THE EVENING: Reinhold Glière (1875-1956) Wake up, child! Op. […] Read More

Music, Reviews

Russian Piano Tradition is Thriving Owing to Yevgeny Sudbin

BY Olga Jegunova POSTED 20/04/2018 1:00 PM

Oborin, Neihaus, Sofronicki, Gigels, Richter and… Sudbin? Yevgeny Sudbin definitely deserves to be in this list of the greatest Russian piano legends (the list, is, of course, incomplete). While listening... Oborin, Neihaus, Sofronicki, Gigels, Richter and… Sudbin? Yevgeny Sudbin definitely deserves to be in this list of the greatest Russian piano legends (the list, is, of course, incomplete). While listening to his Wigmore Hall recital, I wondered, what was the Russian Piano tradition all about? It is definitely not enough just to have a Russian […] Read More

Music

Maestro Yuri Temirkanov, Directs an All-Russian Themed Concert

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 20/04/2018 9:30 AM

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra invites Maestro Yuri Temirkanov — the Music Director and Chief Conductor of the St Petersburg Philharmonic since 1988. Temirkanov conducts a programme spanning... Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra invites Maestro Yuri Temirkanov — the Music Director and Chief Conductor of the St Petersburg Philharmonic since 1988. Temirkanov conducts a programme spanning the breadth of Russian romanticism, starting with Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla. For Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, the Orchestra is joined by Anna Tsybuleva, winner of the 2015 Leeds International Piano Competition and Oxford […] Read More

Study Day, Talks and Events

Constructivism, Jazz and Montage: The Arts in Soviet Russia 1925-1928.

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 19/04/2018 2:12 PM

Artistically, the Soviet Union was one of the most exciting places to be in the 1920s. The re-establishment of international connections after the end of the Civil War heralded a period of vibrant cultural... Artistically, the Soviet Union was one of the most exciting places to be in the 1920s. The re-establishment of international connections after the end of the Civil War heralded a period of vibrant cultural exchange during which the Russian avant-garde proceeded to surprise and dazzle the rest of the world with its brilliantly inventive creativity. […] Read More

Exhibitions

The Russian Pavilion presents ‘Station Russia’, The Venice Architectural Biennale

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 19/04/2018 10:00 AM

... STATION RUSSIA. Commissioned and curated by Semyon Mikhailovsky. 26 May to 25 November 2018. Official inauguration ceremony 4pm, 23 May. Read More

Music, Performance

London Philharmonic Orchestra: Rachmaninov and Mahler

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 18/04/2018 4:22 PM

Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev and the London Philharmonic Orchestra take on Rachmaninov’s beautiful Second Piano Concerto, in this concert also featuring Mahler’s Fifth. Stravinsky called Rachmaninov... Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev and the London Philharmonic Orchestra take on Rachmaninov’s beautiful Second Piano Concerto, in this concert also featuring Mahler’s Fifth. Stravinsky called Rachmaninov ‘an awesome man’, and in the hands of a really exceptional artist, even a work as familiar and popular as Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto can disclose new wonders. The award-winning young […] Read More

Music, Performance

Ballet in Particular – London Russian Ballet School with Elena Yevseyeva and Andrei Yermakov of the Mariinsky Ballet

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 18/04/2018 3:52 PM

This evening, which is raising funds for the London Russian Ballet School and Mind Hong Kong, is a special performance in memory of the late Capt. Laurence Grant, a former Army officer who died having... This evening, which is raising funds for the London Russian Ballet School and Mind Hong Kong, is a special performance in memory of the late Capt. Laurence Grant, a former Army officer who died having lost his battle with mental health on 17 October last year. With music by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Sviridov, and some additional […] Read More

Opportunities, Special Project

Pinchuk Art Centre announces applications open for the 5th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 18/04/2018 12:15 PM

PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) announces the 5th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize. Established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009, it is the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Prize.... PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) announces the 5th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize. Established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009, it is the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Prize. The Future Generation Art Prize is a biannual global contemporary art prize to discover, recognise and give long-term support to a future generation […] Read More

Film, Talks and Events

An Evening With Renata Litvinova

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 17/04/2018 4:26 PM

Club Eclectique and RSVP welcome you to the evening with actress Renata Litvinova — a most stylish and enigmatic actress of the Russian cinema. Litvinova will share the story of her life and love,... Club Eclectique and RSVP welcome you to the evening with actress Renata Litvinova — a most stylish and enigmatic actress of the Russian cinema. Litvinova will share the story of her life and love, and of her collaborations with various cinema directors. The talent of a true actress is always multifaceted, revealing a great potential for transformation. […] Read More

Talks and Events

Irina Antonova On the Place of Contemporary Art In Traditional Museums

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 17/04/2018 12:00 PM

Irina Alexandrovna will talk about ways of establishing modern art in the traditional museums and how art finds the new means to speak to the viewers and change their understanding of everyday life.... Irina Alexandrovna will talk about ways of establishing modern art in the traditional museums and how art finds the new means to speak to the viewers and change their understanding of everyday life. All the raised money will be transferred to charitable foundation Life Line in Russia. Read More

Music, Talks and Events

The Golden Age of the Imperial Theatres: Opera at the Mariinsky, 1890-1917

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 17/04/2018 10:00 AM

In this morning’s lecture, Dr Rosamund Bartlett and pianist Maria Levandovskaya take us back to the glory days of imperial St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre. The wonderful music of Russia’s golden... In this morning’s lecture, Dr Rosamund Bartlett and pianist Maria Levandovskaya take us back to the glory days of imperial St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre. The wonderful music of Russia’s golden period is brought to life in a fascinating morning, illustrated with rare period photographs, set designs and historic recordings and set off with music from Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Glinka amongst others. Read More

Music

Lyra Ensemble – Russian Singers

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 16/04/2018 4:05 PM

LYRA is a vocal ensemble from St Petersburg. All singers are professional musicians, singing in different churches of St Petersburg. Some of them also sing in the opera. Through their performances, they... LYRA is a vocal ensemble from St Petersburg. All singers are professional musicians, singing in different churches of St Petersburg. Some of them also sing in the opera. Through their performances, they would like to introduce the enormous musical heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as the traditions of Russian folk music, to […] Read More

Talks and Events

Russian Art Galleries after 1990. History and Outlook

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 16/04/2018 2:00 PM

26th April at Egbert Baqué Contemporary, Berlin. The round-table talk is part of the gallery's programme during (E-E) Evgenij Kozlov's solo exhibition "USA-CCCP-CHINA" (13.3.–5.5.2018), on the occasion... 26th April at Egbert Baqué Contemporary, Berlin. The round-table talk is part of the gallery's programme during (E-E) Evgenij Kozlov's solo exhibition "USA-CCCP-CHINA" (13.3.–5.5.2018), on the occasion of the Gallery Weekend Berlin 2018. Read More

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CHAGALL, LISSITZKY, MALEVICH at The Centre Pompidou

Pavel Kolesnikov Plays Schumann, Liszt and Bach

Los Angeles Philharmonic And Gustavo Dudamel Perform Salonen, Varèse and Shostakovich

The Bach Choir Will Perform Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms

Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays Penderecki and Prokofiev

English Chamber Orchestra Perform the All-Russian Programme

REHEARSED READING “TAKE THE RUBBISH OUT, SASHA!”

Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989

Nikolai Lugansky Plays Schumann, Debussy and Rachmaninov

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Stravinsky, Beethoven

Philharmonia Orchestra – Exile & Return

GHOST IN THE MACHINE A Candlelit Theremin Concert with Lydia Kavina and Pianist Thomas Ang

The Rite of Spring & Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances

Venera Gimadieva and Pavel Nebolsin at Wigmore Hall

Russian Piano Tradition is Thriving Owing to Yevgeny Sudbin

Maestro Yuri Temirkanov, Directs an All-Russian Themed Concert

Constructivism, Jazz and Montage: The Arts in Soviet Russia 1925-1928.

The Russian Pavilion presents ‘Station Russia’, The Venice Architectural Biennale

London Philharmonic Orchestra: Rachmaninov and Mahler

Ballet in Particular – London Russian Ballet School with Elena Yevseyeva and Andrei Yermakov of the Mariinsky Ballet

Pinchuk Art Centre announces applications open for the 5th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize

An Evening With Renata Litvinova

Irina Antonova On the Place of Contemporary Art In Traditional Museums

The Golden Age of the Imperial Theatres: Opera at the Mariinsky, 1890-1917

Lyra Ensemble – Russian Singers

Russian Art Galleries after 1990. History and Outlook

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