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The IX International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival will be held from March 27 to April 3, 2018.

In Moscow, in five days of the festival, the largest musical groups of Europe and Russia, rising stars and masters of classical performance will perform in the Great Hall of the Conservatory, music evenings of Viennese and Russian classics, monoprograms of works by I.S.Bach and Prokofiev will be held, and the festival will end with a Russian premiere of a multimedia performance on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace. In St. Petersburg, within the framework of the Festival, Tchaikovsky's opera "Eugene Onegin" will be presented, staged by the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center.

The Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival was established by the Mikhail Rostropovich Foundation for Cultural and Humanitarian Programs in 2010 in memory of the legendary cellist, conductor and citizen, whose creative and social activities had no boundaries. The artistic level, worthy of the personality of the Maestro, has made the Festival one of the main musical events in the world. “At his concerts, works of the highest level and in the best performance should sound”, - this is how Olga Rostropovich, the creator and artistic director of the Festival, defines the concept. The success of this simple and effective formula is confirmed by the extremely high ratings of critics and the musical community in Russia, as well as throughout the world.

For eight years, the International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival brought together 32 orchestras, 93 soloists, 12 choral groups, 33 conductors and more than 80 thousand listeners. London Philharmonic Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra de Paris and Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia and Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra, conductors Zubin Mehta, Mariss Jansons, Christophe Eschenbach, Mung-Wun Chung, Antonio Pappano, Yuri Temirkanov, soloists Ramon Vargas, Matthias Gerne, Gidon Kremer, Nikolai Znaider, Maxim Vengerov, Denis Matsuev, Rudolf Buchbinder, Luca Debargue, Yuja Wong, Enrico Dindo, Truls Mork, Alice Weilerstein - these are a few names that have graced the festival poster in previous years. Russian debuts of rising stars of the world stage have become a tradition of the Festival, which this year will continue on the first concert day by introducing the Moscow public to a young cellist from Spain.

By tradition, the Festival will open March 27- on the birthday of Mstislav Rostropovich. The program will feature works by S. Prokofiev, including the Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, dedicated to the great performer and close friend of the composer. Symphony No. 7 and Suite "The Love for Three Oranges" will be performed by one of the leading European ensembles with almost a century of history, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Danish conductor Thomas Sondergaard, who actively collaborates with the best musicians and record companies in Europe and America. The cello solo part in the e-moll Symphony-Concert will be performed by the laureate of numerous awards and competitions Pablo Ferrandes (Spain), who by the age of 26 already has performed at the main concert venues of the world and collaborated with such masters as Zubin Meta, Adam Fischer, Yuri Temirkanov. Pablo Ferrandes will play on a unique instrument - Antonio Stradivari's Lord Aylesford cello from 1696.

March 29 Symphonies No. 10 and No. 29, as well as the Serenade G-dur by W. A. ​​Mozart, will be performed by the Vienna-Berlin Chamber Orchestra, which includes only soloists from the two leading symphony orchestras of the world - Vienna and Berlin. Reiner Honeck, an outstanding Austrian interpreter, who has performed with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra and many others, will take the conductor's position.

In Concert No. 1 in C-dur by J. Haydn, the Russian audience will hear one of the leading cellists of our time, Gauthier Capuçon (France), laureate of numerous international competitions, winner of prestigious awards, including Victoires de la Musique, Echo Klassik and the Borletti-Buitoni Foundation Prize. The musician collaborates with such conductors as Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Christophe Eschenbach, Andris Nelsons and many others. In recent seasons he has played with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of London, Sydney, Boston and San Francisco, as well as many other renowned ensembles in Europe and America. Gaultier Capuçon plays a cello by Matteo Goffriller (1701) and is an exclusive artist for Erato (Warner Classics).

April 1 in a concert of Russian music, one of the best collectives in our country, the Russian National Orchestra, which has won critical acclaim and the love of the public all over the world for a quarter of a century of existence, will perform Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture “Romeo and Juliet” and the Symphony Suite “Scheherazade” by N. A Rimsky-Korsakov. The creator and artistic director of the RNO Mikhail Pletnev this evening will give place at the conductor's stand to the eminent Italian maestro Pier Carlo Orizio and will perform the piano part in the fis-moll Concert by A. N. Scriabin.

April 2 the Moscow audience will hear one of the most grandiose and profound works of JS Bach, St. Matthew Passion, interpreted by German musicians. Under the direction of Enoch zu Gutenberg, three outstanding ensembles will unite: the Klang Verwaltung Orchestra, the Klang Verwaltung Choir and the Munich Boys Choir. A brilliant constellation of vocalists from Germany and Switzerland has been invited to the solo parts: Sibylla Rubens, Olivia Vermeulen, Mauro Peter, Thomas Laske, Samuel Hasselhorn and Daniel Johansson.

April 3 In the final concert of the IX International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace, for the first time in Russia, a multimedia performance will be shown created by the Reina Sofia Palace of Arts in Valencia and the Rome Opera House in Terme Caracalla. Film director Carlus Padrissa (Spain) and video director Emmanuel Carlier (France) were inspired by the music of O. Respighi's Roman Trilogy, written a century ago, which will be performed that evening by the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Antonio Mendes from Spain.

The IX International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich is not only fully worthy of the memory of the great musician, but is also a direct continuation of the high mission to which Maestro Rostropovich dedicated his whole life: the Festival expands the musical boundaries of our country, creating a unique cultural space and uniting tens of thousands of people from all over the world.

Moscow will host international festival of Mstislav Rostropovich... Traditionally, the festival will begin on March 27, the birthday of the outstanding Russian cellist, conductor and teacher. Mstislav Rostropovich is known as a performer of practically the entire cello repertoire and a talented conductor, who made the National Symphony Orchestra one of the best American ensembles. For 17 seasons, Mstislav Rostropovich led this orchestra, and was also a guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich will open the London Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen. This renowned British ensemble will perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Heroic Symphony and Jan's Symphony No. 5

Sibelius. The next day, the London Philharmonic Orchestra will again appear on the stage of the Great Hall of the Conservatory to perform together with the Yurlov State Academic Choir of Russia Dmitry Shostakovich's unfinished opera Orango.

Tickets for the international festival of Mstislav Rostropovich will allow you to hear performances by leading Russian and foreign bands. The London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, the A. A. Yurlov State Academic Choir Capella and the Boys' Choir School named after A. V. Sveshnikov take part in the festival. Tickets to international festival of Mstislav Rostropovich will be a wonderful gift for classical music fans in the capital.

Opening ceremony of the 10th Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival

An impressive event awaits for classical music fans! March 27, 2019 at the Moscow Conservatory. Tchaikovsky will host the grand opening of the 10th International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival. The audience will see the Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under the baton of Yuri Temirkanov, as well as the Italian cellist Enrico Dindo.

In the first part of the program, the musicians will perform a concert by Robert Schumann, in the second - the symphony "From the New World" by Antonin Dvořák.

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About the performers

Enrico Dindo is an Italian musician who has won numerous international music awards. He began to play the cello from early childhood, then studied at the Turin Conservatory. Soon he was awarded the Rostropovich Prize, having won a Paris competition, and after that he began to give concerts together with eminent orchestras and ensembles around the world.

He took part in a huge number of festivals, performed in the best halls in different countries. The musician goes on tour throughout Europe. Music critics speak warmly of Dindo's performing style, describing the sound of his instrument as smooth and flowing. His cello previously belonged to Alfredo Piatti and was entrusted to the artist by the Pro Canale Foundation.

The Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic began its activity in 1931. At that time it was a concert ensemble working with the radio committee.

During the war years he gave concerts, including during the Leningrad blockade. In 1953, the orchestra was given the status of a philharmonic, and soon it was time for foreign tours, as well as cooperation with world stars of academic music.

Great Hall of the Conservatory
Grand opening
Honored collective of Russia Academic Symphony Orchestra
St. Petersburg Philharmonic named after D. D. Shostakovich
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Yuri Temirkanov
Enrico Dindo cello
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Carl Maria von Weber
Overture to the opera "Evrianta"
Robert Schumann
Concerto for cello and orchestra in a minor, op. 129
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in e-moll, op. 95

Concert “X International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich. The grand opening "took place at the Conservatory. Tchaikovsky on March 27, 2019.

For many years in a row, an international festival has been held in honor of the genius cellist and excellent conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, glorifying the beauty and uniqueness of his works, as well as emphasizing the unrestrained energy and exceptional talent of an outstanding person. You can become a part of this event by purchasing tickets for the X Mstislav Rostropovich Festival in Moscow on our website.

Mstislav Leopoldovich is an extremely strong, talented personality, magnetically attracting to himself. An artist and a fighter, in fact, he became one of the pillars in the history of Russian classical music. For a long and productive career, he received more than 130 prestigious prizes and awards, was one of the most respected musicians in the world. He left an impressive legacy that literally comes to life during the festival. The grand opening traditionally falls on March 27 - the birthday of the great cellist.

The Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival was established by the Moscow government and the Rostropovich Cultural Foundation. The festival has a wide scope, and therefore is not limited to Moscow alone. In 2019, the program is rich and vibrant: residents and guests of the capital will hear the performance of various groups, ensembles and soloists from cities of Russia and European countries. Famous musicians, as well as promising and ambitious artists will appear on the main stages of the metropolis.

Over the 10 years that the festival has been running, it has become a significant cultural event in Russia and Europe. Every year it brings together famous maestros, talented ensembles, renowned orchestras. Musicians from all over the world wish to pay tribute to the memory and respect of a person whose social and creative activities knew no limits. In previous years, 12 choral groups, 93 soloists, 32 orchestras, 33 conductors took part in the program. And more than 80 thousand listeners managed to enjoy the unique concerts.

The Mstislav Rostropovich Festival is a real celebration of music for connoisseurs and connoisseurs of the classics. The program continues the main goal of Rostropovich - to expand, or better erase musical boundaries, add the beauty of melody to the life of every person, unite thousands of people with a common interest, and create a unique cultural space. You can buy tickets for the 10th International Festival of Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich on our website.

From 27 to 31 March 2020, Moscow will host XIInternational Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich. The main concert venue of the Festival will be the Great Hall of the Conservatory. For five days of the festival, the largest musical groups of Russia and Europe, rising stars and world famous performers will perform here. The Festival will end with a concert of the Lga Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, which is coming to Russia for the first time.

The Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival was established by the Mikhail Rostropovich Foundation for Cultural and Humanitarian Programs in 2010 in memory of the greatest musician, without whom it is impossible to imagine contemporary art. The founder and artistic director of the Festival is Olga Rostropovich, Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation. Many media outlets call this international music forum the main event in Moscow's concert life, "the quintessence of Olga Rostropovich's work, talent and love for her great parents", "a parade of the best musicians, conductors and European orchestras headed by them." Festival 2020 continues this tradition.

For ten years, 36 orchestras, 103 soloists, 14 choral groups, 39 conductors have performed at the Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival. London Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra de Paris, Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Honored collective of Russia Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductors Zubin Mehta, Mariss Jansons, Christoph Eschenbourg Woon Chung, Antonio Pappano, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Jurowski, soloists Ramon Vargas, Matthias Gerne, Gidon Kremer, Nikolai Znaider, Maxim Vengerov, Denis Matsuev, Rudolf Buchbinder, Luka Debarg, Yuja Wong, Enrico Dindo, Trulschtayn - here only a few names that adorned the festival poster in different years. Concerts of the Festival were attended by about 100 thousand listeners!

The date of the grand opening of the Festival is unchanged - March 27 - birthday of Mstislav Rostropovich : in the Great Hall of the Conservatory will perform Honored collective of Russia Academic Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg Philharmonic named after D.D.Shostakovich under the direction of Yuri Temirkanov... The musicians have collaborated for many years, sincerely were friends - this is invariably emphasized by maestro Temirkanov, who traditionally, together with his orchestra, opens the Mstislav Rostropovich Festival. "To say that they were friends is not enough, they had a complete understanding", - notes Olga Rostropovich. The program of the evening includes works by S. Prokofiev and D. Shostakovich - two geniuses with whom Mstislav Rostropovich had deeply personal relationships, before which he admired, without whose music he could not imagine his creativity. Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 will be played. Soloist - laureate of 1 prize at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition Sergei Dogadin.

28 march there will be a concert Camerata Salzburg- one of the most popular chamber orchestras in the world. In his repertoire, the main place is occupied by the Viennese classics, special attention is paid to the music of Mozart. This year, the 250th anniversary of the birth of L. van Beethoven is widely celebrated - his immortal works will be performed at the concert. The overture "Koryalan", Symphony No. 1 and Concerto No. 5 for piano and orchestra will be performed. Soloist - French pianist Remy Genier- the youngest laureate of the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Bonn, silver medalist at the Queen Elizabeth International Competition in Belgium.

March 29 one of the oldest orchestras in Finland will perform - Lahti Symphony Orchestra... It was founded in 1910. The team from a small town, thanks to tireless work, has won international fame. The orchestra actively promotes Finnish music at its concerts and tours abroad. On this evening, the works of Jan Sibelius, who had the honor of becoming a symbol of his country, the symphony No. 5 and the symphonic poem Saga op. 9 is one of the composer's most popular compositions. In the second part, E. Elgar's cello concert will be performed by the winner of the Grammy award Truls Mork. The Norwegian cellist has already brilliantly performed twice at the Rostropovich Festival. In 2015, he assured the Moscow public that he was saying goodbye to her for a short while and would definitely return: after all, according to T. Mork, it was Rostropovich who had a decisive influence on his musical development. Conductor - chief conductor of two orchestras (in Finnish Lahti and Spanish Galicia) and director of the Sibelius Festival Dmitry Slobodenyuk.

March 30 performance Orcestra della Svizzera Italiana- Swiss Symphony Orchestra based in Lugano. An overture to the opera by W. A. ​​Mozart “All Women Do This”, symphony No. 4 “Italian” by F. Mendelssohn, as well as a concert for cello and orchestra in C-dur by J. Haydn, whose notes were discovered by M. L. Rostropovich in library of the University of Prague and open to the whole world. Will solo Daniel Müller-Schott–German cellist, in 1992 was awarded 1 prize at the I International Tchaikovsky Competition for Youth in Moscow and has been delighting the audience with his vivid interpretations for more than two decades. Famous Swiss conductor and composer will take the conductor's stand Michelle Tabachnik.

March 31 in the final concert of the XI International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival for the first time in Russia will perform Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra(Belgium). Also, a famous Brazilian conductor and composer will come to Moscow for the first time John Neshling- Great-nephew of Arnold Schoenberg. Neschling is currently the Artistic Director of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. This evening the symphonic poem by S. Frank "The Cursed Hunter", "Brazilian Bahiana" No. 9 by Villa Lobos, and the symphonic poem "Don Juan" by Richard Strauss will be performed. The famous Argentine pianist performing in the best halls of the world will be the soloist in Concert No. 2 for piano and orchestra by I. Brahms, Nelson Gerner.

The Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival will be held in Moscow for the eleventh time, and the newly announced program confirms the high artistic level that was defined by its director Olga Rostropovich at the first Festival. According to her, when drawing up a program, she always thinks about whether Mstislav Rostropovich would approve of the choice of certain participants and works - this is the main criterion: “I am glad that we have the opportunity for a week to make Moscow a place where major musicians from all over the world ".