Valery Gergiev conducts Shchedrin – With Yekaterina Sergeyeva, Alexander Trofimov, Natalia Pavlova, Pavel Shmulevich and others
Rodion Shchedrin's 85th Birthday Celebration
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Cast
Alexander Kuzin — Stage director
Yekaterina Sergeyeva — Mezzo-soprano
Alexander Trofimov — Tenor
Natalia Pavlova — Soprano
Pavel Schmulevich — Bass
Yaroslav Petryanik — Baritone
Margarita Ivanova — Soprano
Denis Begansky — Bass-baritone
Ilya Selivanov — Tenor
Savva Khastayev — Tenor
Yekaterina Bondarenko — Mezzo-soprano
Yekaterina Latysheva — Soprano
Alexander Shagun — Tenor
Oksana Motorina — Soprano
Angelina Kazaryan — Soprano
Anatstasia Bogdanova — Mezzo-soprano
Yekaterin Grin — Mezzo-soprano
Program notes
The finale of Rodion Shchedrin's 85th birthday concert series features a fully-staged performance of Shchedrin's first opera, Not Love Alone. Mezzo-soprano Yekaterina Sergeyeva, tenor Alexander Trofimov, soprano Natalia Pavlova, and bass Pavel Smulevich lead a talented group of singers, joined by the Mariinksy Theater Orchestra under the baton of the great Valery Gergiev.
The great Russian composer and pianist Rodion Shchedrin turns 85 years old on December 16th, 2017, and in celebration, the Moscow Philharmonie and Mariinsky Theater host a grand series of concerts featuring all-Shchedrin programs. Mikhail Pletnev leads the Russian National Orchestra and Valery Gergiev leads the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, joined by some of the most accomplished Russian musicians in today's international classical music scene, including cellist Mischa Maisky, soprano Pelageya Kuriennaya, and International Tchaikovsky competition laureates Alexander Ramm (cello) and Sergey Redkin (piano), not to mention the great Rodion Shchedrin himself!
Photo: Rodion Shchedrin © Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
