Five Evenings: An Evening of Slow Music

The "Five Evenings" chamber festival was held in Moscow for the seventh time. This year, the festival featured new works by contemporary Russian composers from across the country.

The "Evening of Slow Music" concert is not about tempo, but about inner movement and deep listening. The program includes chamber and instrumental works where sound helps us hear what usually eludes us. The concert featured works by Olga Ivanova, Alina Pozdorov, Igor Zhokhovsky, Nikita Shirokov, Sergey Zyatkov, Eduard Kiprsky, Nastasya Khrushcheva, and Riad Mammadov, each piece opening up a space for contemplation, and movement becomes a meditation.

PROGRAM:

Olga Ivanova (Moscow). Carol (2024) for viola da gamba;

Alina Podzorova (Moscow). Invisible Domes (2024) for violin, cello, and piano, movements 3–4;

Igor Zhokhovsky (Nizhny Novgorod). Quartet (2021) for string quartet;

Nikita Shirokov (Perm). The Path of Sand (2023) for clarinet and strings;

Sergey Zyatkov (Surgut). Pathetic Dances of Sad Birds (2021) for piano;

Eduard Kiprsky (St. Petersburg). Streetrace (2022) for two cellos and piano;

Nastasya Khrushcheva (St. Petersburg). Nine Ways to Suffer (2024) for double bass and piano;

Riyad Mammadov (Moscow). Jardins sous la pluie (2025) for solo piano (world premiere).

PERFORMERS:

Anton Izgagin, viola da gamba;

M.L. Tariverdiev Trio:

- Anastasia Kuskasheva, violin;

- Ekaterina Semenova, cello;

- Alexander Shirokov, piano;

OpensoundOrchestra Soloists:

- Stanislav Malyshev, violin;

- Inna Zilberman, violin;

- Ksenia Zhuleva, viola;

- Olga Kalinova, cello;

- Marat Avanesyan, clarinet;

- Iskandar Akhmedov, violin;

- Diniil Sitnikov, violin;

- Svetlana Yartseva, cello;

- Alexander Pavlov, double bass;

Mikhail Turpanov, piano;

Maria Magieva, double bass;

Riyad Mammadov, piano.

Concert host – Bogdan Korolek.

DK "Rassvet", Moscow, October 30