Concert Percussion for Maslenitsa. Chizhik Jazz Quartet World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Schedule for Percussion for Maslenitsa. Chizhik Jazz Quartet 2022
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky Composer: Georges Bizet Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Vibraphone: Alexei Chizhik Quartet: The Chizhik Jazz Quartet
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
The Chizhik Jazz Quartet is a true
phenomenon in the music world. The programme the quartet will be performing
includes jazz arrangements (Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Bach) as well as
original music by Alexei Chizhik – typically St Petersburg in style and yet at
the same time rhythmically jazzy and stirring. The aristocratic nature of
classicism and the intellectual style of jazz are blended together naturally and
given a freshness by the creative drive of all the quartet’s members. Each is a
first-class musician with a rich and “dark” artistic past, a bleak present and,
beyond all doubt, a bright future. One can see and hear the class of the
musicians immediately; the performance is virtuoso, they have a sense of
ensemble playing and they have complete freedom of self-expression. The
interesting stratagems of lyricism and irony, at times self-irony, at times
making fun of each other (essentially one can observe amusing collisions between
the first-class showman Oleg Belov and the quartet’s leader Alexei Chizhik), do
not let the audience relax, quite the reverse – this all intrigues them. One
wants to attend the Chizhik Quartet’s concerts again and again – for the
aforementioned details as well as because of the fact that after the quartet’s
performance one enters a state akin to euphoria, some universal joy and love for
everything lining. These are the inherent characteristics of true art.
Alexei Chizhik Vibraphone The only vibraphone
player in the world who plays with five drumsticks at the same time. Has
appeared onstage with such outstanding musicians as Plбcido Domingo, Mstislav
Rostropovich, Wynton Marsalis and Mariss Jansons. He has performed recitals at
such renowned St Petersburg venues as the Great and Small Halls of the St
Petersburg Philharmonic, the St Petersburg State Capella, Smolny Cathedral and
the Jazz Philharmonic. Has appeared at numerous international projects and
festivals. In 1995 he appeared with Larry Porter at the JazzQ festival in
Petropavlovsk and with Andrea Marcelli at the City Jazz Festival in Moscow.
Oleg Belov Keyboards Oleg Belov looks somewhat like
an alien, especially when Alexei Chizhik makes him “antennae” out of vibraphone
drumsticks. At heart he is a very serious and charming person. Teaches jazz
improvisation at the Conservatoire. He is a renowned music producer. Composes
for plays and films. Heads the group Double Penetration. Appears with the Vlad
Zhukov Band, the Chizhik Jazz Quartet and the Yana Fortep Liquid Trio. Has
collaborated with Marc Almond, Igor Vdovin, Zemfira, Andrei Samsonov and
numerous other acclaimed musicians.
Pyotr Mikheyev Percussion One of the greatest and
most charming drummers in St Petersburg, he participates in various projects
including – though not exclusively – jazz. These include No-One’s Quartet, the
Lera Gehner Band, Karamazovs, the Yulia Khudyakova Quartet, Zydeco Project and
Doo Bop Sound. Drummer with the band Pilotage.
Viktor Savich Bass Guitar St Petersburg’s most hip,
charismatic and in-demand bass player. Has performed with the groups Fun2Mass,
Double Penetration, Vlad Zhukov Band and Upsweep. Has also appeared with Amy
Pieterse and Bogdan Titomir. Appears as “DJ Savich”.
The programme includes:
Georges Bizet Overture from the opera Carmen (arranged
by Alexei Chizhik)
Alexei Chizhik Apraksin Samba Somewhere
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Russian Dance (Trepak) from the ballet
The Nutcracker(arranged by Alexei Chizhik)
Alexei Chizhik The Crystal Owl
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture from the opera Le nozze
di Figaro (arranged by Alexei Chizhik)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the
ballet The Nutcracker (arranged by Alexei Chizhik) Waltz of the Flowers from
the ballet The Nutcracker(arranged by Alexei Chizhik)
Oleg Belov Green Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Cherubino’s aria from the opera
Le nozze di Figaro (arranged by Alexei Chizhik)
Alexei Chizhik Pierrot Grigoriana
Yevgeny Krylatov About Love (arranged by Alexei
Chizhik)
Schedule for Percussion for Maslenitsa. Chizhik Jazz Quartet 2022
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