Concert Musical Olympus. Concert of the laureates of the international competitions World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Schedule for Musical Olympus. Concert of the laureates of the international competitions 2022
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Eduard Elgar. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra E minor, op. 85
Soloist: Istvan Vardai, cello (Hungary). First Prize, The Geneva International Music Competition (Switzerland), 2008
Giuseppe Verdi. Final Scene of Rodrigo from the opera Don Carlo
Soloist: Lee Poulis, baritone (USA). First Prize, The Francisco Vinas International Singing Competition, Barcelona (Spain), 2008
Operatic Arias
Soloists: Winners of The Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens (Greece), 2009
Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Francis (Great Britain). Second prize, The Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, London (Great Britain), 2008
The Musical Olympus International Festival is a 'parade of winners'. It is held
annually since 1996 and presents the winners of the biggest and most prestigious
international music competitions. Pianists,
vocalists, strings, percussions, and brass instruments performers as well as
composers and conductors take part in the festival concerts. They represent the
'Olympus' of major international music competitions, such as the Queen Elisabeth
Competition in Brussels, the ARD in Munich, the Sibelius Competition in
Helsinki, the Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens, and many
others. The Musical Olympus provides
music-lovers with priceless opportunity to hear the world's best young musicians
accompanied by the renowned St. Petersburg orchestras in the city's most elegant
halls. The concerts take place in the Grand and Minor Halls of the St.
Petersburg Philharmonia and in the Hermitage
Theatre. The idea of the festival is widely
supported by the prominent artists of the world. Among the members of the
Honorary Committee of Musical Olympus are Claudio Abbado, Montserrat Caballe,
Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Paloma O'Shea,
Yuri Temirkanov, and Placido Domingo. Some of them perform at the festival
concerts (Yuri Temirkanov, Mariss Jansons, Valery
Gergiev). Within the years of its activities
Musical Olympus has gained serious international response and good reputation in
the artistic world due to the generally recognized uniqueness of its idea as
well as its high aesthetic and organizational standards. From year to year the
festival is paid the growing attention of global media and a keen interest on
the part of leading music agencies. The Musical
Olympus became a traditional event in the cultural life of St.-Petersburg. A lot
of guests and tourists come to visit the festival from all over the world. The
affairs of this kind help the city regain its reputation of a cultural center of
Europe. The Association of Friends of Musical
Olympus was founded in 1996 in Zurich, Switzerland. The members of the
Association visit the Musical Olympus concerts every year.
Schedule for Musical Olympus. Concert of the laureates of the international competitions 2022
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