The State Hermitage
The Hermitage Music Academy
presents the
9th International Festival
The Musical Hermitage
18-26 February 2012

Towards the 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage

18 February (Saturday) 19.00
The Hermitage Theatre
Festival opening ceremony
State Hermitage Orchestra
Soloists:
Hugo Ticciati, violin (United Kingdom)
Michael Tsalka, piano (Israel)
Dmitry Eremin, cello

Program:
J.S. Bach - Sonata in G major for harpsichord and cello BWV 1027
L. van Beethoven - Trio in C major for piano, violin and cello opus 1, No. 3
A. Schnittke - Suite in the Old Style for violin and orchestra
A. Piazzolla - Suite Seasons for violin and orchestra
S. Yevtushenko - Dreams, a suite for violin and orchestra (premiere)

19 February (Sunday) 19.00
The Hermitage Theatre
ACT Music artists at the Hermitage
Leszek Mozdzer, piano (Poland)
Lars Danielsson, bass (Sweden)
With the support of the Polish Institute of Culture
and the consulate general of Sweden in Saint Petersburg

23 February (Thursday) 19.00
The Hermitage Theatre
Norwegian jazz. Dag Arnesen Trio
Dag Arnesen, piano
Pal Thowsen, drums
Ellen Andrea Wang, bass
With the support of the consulate general of Norway in Saint Petersburg

25 February (Saturday) 19.00
The Hermitage Theatre
ECM Records artists at the Hermitage
Norma Winstone, vocals (United Kingdom)
Klaus Gesing, bass clarinet (Austria)
Glauco Venier, piano (Italy)
With the program Stories Yet To Tell

26 February (Sunday) 19.00
The Hermitage Theatre
Festival closing ceremony
BELCANTO
Opera music concert with
laureates from the Spoleto (Italy) opera singing competition
Anna Maria Carbonera, soprano
Roberto Cresca, tenor
Daniele Antonangeli, baritone
State Hermitage Orchestra
Conductor - Mats Liljefors (Sweden)

Program:
G. Verdi from Aida and Don Carlos
G. Puccini from Turandot and La Boheme
G. Rossini from the opera The Barber of Seville
G. Donizetti from Lucia di Lammermoor, La Favorita, and L'elisir d'amore
V. Bellini, from the opera I Puritani
P. Mascagni from L'amico Fritz
J. Massenet from Manon
With the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Saint Petersburg

Official festival partners -
Philips
Grand Hotel Europe
Lufthansa

Main media partners -
Radio Hermitage
Time Out Petersburg

With the support of
Information entertainment media channel PTV/First Popular Television/
Music video channel PLADIS
Internet TV channel Art TV

http://www.hermitagemusic.ru