T1197756323The Bolshoi: the name says it all. The spiritual home of Russian ballet and opera, for over two centuries, it’s performed the classics of Russian music and dance with dazzling flare and unquenchable passion. So we’re thrilled to welcome the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra for a whole evening of the music they play better than anyone else. Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan is the ultimate musical fairy tale; a glittering musical jewel-box filled with deliciously hummable tunes, and this concert suite gives you all the best bits! Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, meanwhile, is arguably the very greatest of all Russian operas, as Tchaikovsky takes a tale of Regency rakes and Jane Austen-esque heroines and pumps it full of Slavic heartbreak. You’ll never hear a more authentic performance than by tonight’s team of Bolshoi singers - and Midlands audiences have already fallen in love with magnificent young Ukrainian pianist Alexander "Sasha" Grynyuk, and his fabulously poetic way with Rachmaninov. The Bolshoi Opera and Orchestra have been at the centre of Russian musical life for over two centuries. For the finale of our season, they will present a selection of music from three of the greatest composers of their country. This evening will truly honour the greatness of Russian music, and provides a spectacular conclusion to our concert series.Conductor Alexei Stepanov. Performer Principals from the Bolshoi Opera. Performer Alexei Grynyuk (piano). | |
| 19 May 11 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L02028821142 |
T710387268Conductor Alexander Lazarev. Company Bolshoi Opera Company (principal singers). | |
| 17 May 11 | Anvil Arts, Basingstoke :: V765 listing details L323318831 |
T1210214781The Bolshoi Opera and Orchestra have been at the centre of Russian muscial life for over 200 years. They are renowned the world over and we are dlighted to welcome them to Hull for our penultimate concert of the orchestral season. | |
| 6 May 11 | Hull New Theatre, Hull :: V934 listing details L1004673260 |
T641741949Conductor Mark Ermler. Performer Derek Han. | |
| 13 Oct 01 | St George's Hall, Bradford :: V967 listing details L01431769108 |
T02054118502Conductor Mark Elmler. Performer Derek Han (piano). Music Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian Easter Festival Overture). Music Tchaikovski (Piano Concerto No 2). Music Rachmaninov (Symphony No 3). | |
| 9 Oct 01 | Assembly Rooms, Derby :: V427 listing details L01519934819 |
T01247435192Music Tchaikovsky (Festival Coronation March). Music Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No 2). Music Borodin (Symphony No 2). Music Prokofiev (Ballet Suite - Cinderella). | |
| 5 Oct 01 | Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V462 listing details L01601905981 |
T296259058Conductor Mark Elmler. Performer Derek Han (piano). Music Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian Easter Festival Overture). Music Rachmaninov (Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini). Music Borodin (Symphony No 2). Music Prokofiev (Suite - Cinderella). | |
| 4 Oct 01 | St David's Hall, Cardiff :: V825 listing details L1874183796 |
T1638261135Conductor Mark Ermler. Performer Derek Han (piano). Music Glinka (Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla). Music Rachmaninov (Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor). Music Tchaikovsky (Symphony No 4 in F minor). | |
| 3 Oct 01 | Fairfield Halls, Outer London :: V295 listing details L1153723731 |
