The State Hermitage and Domus Producers' Center
present
the International Festival Dedication to Maestro
St Petersburg
1 - 7 March 2007

The State Hermitage and the Domus Producers' Center present the International Festival Dedication to Maestro, which will take place from 1through 7 March 2007 in the halls of the State Hermitage and the Hermitage Theatre. The Chairman of the Artistic Council and of the Organizing Committee of the festival is Director of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky.

The Promsvyazvank Commercial Bank is General Sponsor of the festival.

The State Hermitage and its partners are restoring the musical traditions of Petersburg and direct your attention to 7 exclusive concerts in the Hermitage Theatre and in halls of the State Hermitage at which stars of classical music will perform. The Dedication to Maestro Festival offers concerts coinciding with anniversary dates of famous composers and performers of classical music. In 2007 the festival includes works by Rossini (1792-1868) to mark the 215th anniversary of his birth, Haydn (1732-1809) - on the 275th anniversary of his birth, Schubert (1797-1828) - the 210th anniversary of his birth, Beethoven (1770-1827) - on the 180th anniversary of his death. One of the festival concerts is dedicated to People's Artist of the USSR, winner of State Prizes and of many titles and awards, the conductor Saulius Sondeckis, who in 2006 celebrated the fiftieth year of his artistic career.

The word maestro is multifaceted, therefore the maestro of the festival concerts can be composers, as well as long serving and young performers. The participants in the concerts are: Maestro Saulius Sondeckis, conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre Mikhail Sinkevich; soloist of the Royal Opera Covent Garden Liora Grodnikaite, mezzo soprano (first appearance in St Petersburg), soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre and winners of international competitions Yelena Gorshunova (soprano), Dmitry Voropaev (tenor), Vyacheslav Sulimsky (baritone). World renowned instrumentalists will also perform for festival-goers: the violinist, student of Yehudi Menuhin, Lutz Leskovitz (Salzburg, Austria), pianist Polina Osetinskaya, the Moscow Trio chamber ensemble - People's Artists of Russia Alexander Bonduriansky (piano), Vladimir Ivanov (violin) and Mikhail Utkin (cello). For the first time in St Petersburg, Saulius Sondecki will appear with his son in the concert Classics and Jazz - soloist of the NDR Symphony Orchestra, cellist Vitautas Sondeckis, along with such famous jazz musicians as Lars Danielsson (double bass) and Butge Vesseltoft (piano).

Following in the traditions of cultural benefactors, the St Petersburg branch of Promsvyazbank has provided support for the festival. The bank had previously established partnership relations with the State Hermitage. In the words of Manager of the Petersburg branch Tatyana Krylova, "our neighborly relations creates obligations. Being in the heart of our city, we cannot remain on the sidelines of the rebirth of cultural and historical traditions of St Petersburg, away from the rebirth of spiritual values. In the five years since the founding of the Promsvyazbank branch in St Petersburg, we have become successful in our business. The time has come to make our contribution to the culture of St Petersburg. Charity and sponsorship in Russia has deep roots and a long history which was interrupted. Now the traditions of sponsorship are being restored by those companies who value development through the development of society as a whole."

Events of the International Festival Dedication to Maestro

27 February at 13.00 in the Hermitage Theatre there will be a press conference devoted to the opening of the festival.

1 March. Hermitage Theatre, 19.00
Festive opening of the festival
Dedication to Rossini

State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor - Mikhail Sinkevich
Soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre, winners of international competitions
Yelena Gorshunova (soprano)
Dmitry Voropaev (tenor)
Vladislav Sulimsky (baritone)

Program:
Part I
Overture from the opera Soroka-vorovka
Aria of the Countess de Folleville from the opera Viaggio a Reims (performed by E. Gorshunova)
Duet of Figaro and Almaviva from the opera Barber of Seville (performed by Voropaev, Sulimsky)
Overture from the opera Cinderella
Duet of Corina and Belfiore form the opera Viaggio a Reims (Gorshunova, Voropaev)
Part II
Overture of the opera Semiramida
Cavatina of Figaro from the opera Barber of Seville (Sulimsky)
Aria of Rosina from the opera Barber of Seville
Overture of the opera L'Italiana in Algeri
Italian tarantella (Voropaev)
Duet of Rosina and Figaro from the opera Barber of Seville (Gorshunova, Sulimsky)

2 March. Hermitage Theatre, 19.00
Dedication to Maestro

Polina Osetinskaya (piano)

Program:
Beethoven - Sonata N 31, op.110
Schubert -- 6 Musical Moments

3 March. Hermitage Theatre, 19.00
Dedication to Maestro

Moscow Trio - People's Artists of Russia Alexander Bonduriansky (piano), Vladimir Ivanov (violin) and Mikhail Utkin (cello)
State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor - People's Artist of the USSR Saulius Sondeckis

Program:
Overture of Egmont
Concerto for piano, violin and cello with orchestra
Symphony N 6 Pastorale

4 March. Hermitage Theatre, 19.00
Classics and Jazz

State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor - Saulius Sondeckis
Soloists - Vitautas Sondeckis (cello), soloist of the Symphony Orchestra of NDR Television and Radio (Hamburg, Germany)
Lars Danielsson (double bass, Sweden)
Butge Vesseltoft (piano, Norway)

Program:
Haydn - Concerto for cello and orchestra in D Major (with jazz cadences)
Jazz compositions

5 March. Hermitage Theatre, 19.00
Dedication to the Hermitage

State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor - Saulius Sondeckis
Soloist - Liora Grodnikaite (mezzo soprano), soloist of Covent Garden (London, U.K.)
Soloist - Vitautas Sondeckis (cello)

Program:
Excerpts and arias from operas by Gluck, Bizet, Rossini
Rakhmaninov, Vokaliz for cello and orchestra
Dvarionas, Elegy for cello and orchestra
Davydov, At the Fountain for cello and orchestra

6 March. State Hermitage, Large Italian Sky-light Hall of the New Hermitage, 19.00
Dedication to Haydn

State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor - Saulius Sondeckis
Soloist - Lutz Leskovitz - (violin, Austria),

Program:
Concerto N 1for violin and orchestra in C Major
Symphony N 45 in F Sharp Minor (Farewell)

7 March. State Hermitage, Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace, 19.00
Festive closing of the festival
Dedication to Schubert

State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor - Saulius Sondeckis
Chamber chorus of the Smolny Cathedral, Artistic Director - Honored Artist of Russia Vladimir Begletsov
Soloist - Lutz Leskovitz (violin, Austria)

Program:
Mass in G Major
Adagio and Rondo for violin and orchestra
Ballet music for the drama Rosamunda
Military march

For information and to order tickets by telephone.: (812) 710 95 43, 913 65 65

Partners of the intenational festival Dedication to Maestro
1 - 7 March 2007

General Partner:
Promsvyazbank Commercial Bank

Partners:
1.Hotel Novotel St Petersburg Centre
2. The Moscow Representation of the company Societe Hennessey & Co

General Information Partners:
1. Eldorado radio station
2. Affiche magazine

Information Partners:
Interbusiness magazine
Radio Rossia St Petersburg radio station
Centre of railway advertising
MODUL-Plazma audiovisual channel

With assistance from:
Vash Dosug magazine
Zritelny ryad magazine
Firmenny magazine
Infoskop magazine
Pulse magazine
WHERE magazine
Versiya newspaper
Peterburg na Nevskom newspaper
Chas Pik newspaper
Hermitage News newspaper
Free Time newspaper
Neva News newspaper
St. Petersburg Times newspaper
Aktivist internet portal
Idealnaya Chashka, network of cafes

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