Opening concert “Faust: Schumann. Schnittke"

II ST. PETERSBURG MUSIC FESTIVAL NAMED AFTER S. K. GORKOVENKO

Takes place in St. Petersburg from December 4 to 12.

In the program of the festival-enlightenment to the iconic conductor, who headed the Governor's Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg for 40 years, the works unknown to the Russian public and rarely sounding musical masterpieces.

Opening concert “Faust: Schumann. Schnittke"

Programme:

ROBERT SCHUMANN “Scenes from Goethe’s Faust” for soloists, chorus and orchestra (fragments) (for the 170th anniversary of the composition)

ALFRED SCHNITTKEkantata "The History of Doctor Johann Faust" for contralto, countertenor, tenor, bass, mixed choir and orchestra, Op. 167

Performers:

CHAMBER CHORUS “PETERSBURG SERENADES”

Head - Egor Losev

GOVERNOR'S ORCHESTRA OF ST. PETERSBURG

Artistic director -

laureate of the Government of St. Petersburg Prize Anton Lubchenko

Soloists:

EKATERINA GONCHAROVA Soprano Soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, VADIM VOLKOV - Countertenor,

EKATERINA BACHURINA – contralto

DENIS ZAKIROV – tenor Soloist of the Mariinsky Theater

VADIM VOLKOV - Countertenor IM VOLKOV - Countertenor VADIM VOLKV - Countertenor

KIRILL KOMAROV - Baritone,

VLADIMIR FELAUER – Bass Soloist of the Mariinsky Theater,

YURI VLASOV - Bass, Soloist of the Mariinsky Theater

Chapel of St. Petersburg December 4, 2023