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Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor
Ekaterina Gubanova, Mezzo-Soprano
Dmitry Voropaev, Tenor
Evgeny Nikitin, Bass
Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater
Andrei Petrenko, Chorus Master

HECTOR BERLIOZ Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

One master pays tribute to another: Berlioz translates Shakespeare into music, echoing the youthful passion and moral message of Romeo and Juliet. He transforms the story into a gigantic symphony, remaining true to Shakespeare, while creating something that magnifies the play and its meaning. More information

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor
Ekaterina Gubanova, Mezzo-Soprano (Cassandre)
Irina Mataeva, Soprano (Ascagne)
Elena Vitman, Mezzo-Soprano (Hécube)
Sergei Semishkur, Tenor (Énée)
Alexei Markov, Baritone (Chorèbe)
Vadim Kravets, Bass (Panthée)
Timur Abdikeyev, Bass (Priam)
Yury Alexeyev, Tenor (Helenus)
Yuri Vorobiev, Bass (Ghost of Hector)
Alexander Nikitin, Baritone (A Trojan Soldier and A Greek Captain)
Additional artist to be announced
Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater
Andrei Petrenko, Chorus Master

HECTOR BERLIOZ Les Troyens, Part I: The Siege of Troy, Op. 5

Les Troyens is arguably Berlioz’s greatest masterpiece. Certainly it is his most ambitious opera, a grand panorama of antiquity, starting with the Trojan War and leading toward the legendary founding of Rome. Part I is a saga of blood and flames, burned into music with the scope and grandeur of an epic. The Greeks destroy Troy, and while the Trojan women die defiant, a small band of heroes flees toward a new destiny. More information

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-Soprano (Didon)
Zlata Bulycheva, Mezzo-Soprano (Anna)
Irina Mataeva, Soprano (Ascagne and Ghost of Cassandre)
Sergei Semishkur, Tenor (Énée)
Daniil Shtoda, Tenor (Iopas)
Dmitry Voropaev, Tenor (Hylas)
Yuri Vorobiev, Bass (Narbal)
Vadim Kravets, Bass (Panthée)
Alexander Nikitin, Baritone (First Soldier and Ghost of Chorèbe)
Grigory Karasev, Bass (Second Soldier and The God Mercury)
Timur Abdikeyev, Bass (Ghost of Hector and Ghost of Priam)
Additional artist to be announced
Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater
Andrei Petrenko, Chorus Master

HECTOR BERLIOZ Les Troyens, Part II: The Trojans at Carthage, Op. 5

In Part II of his great epic, Berlioz follows his Trojan heroes to Carthage, where their leader, Aeneas, finds the most profound of all loves. But destiny decrees that he is to travel onward and found Rome. Here the story turns intensely human, and Berlioz brings it to life with music of sweeping passion, grandeur, and heartbreak. More information

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, Chief Conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, Piano

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"
CLAUDE DEBUSSY La mer
IGOR STRAVINSKY Le sacre du printemps

La Mer and The Rite of Spring are traditional audience favorites, La Mer for its shimmering colors and The Rite for its onrushing rhythm. But Szymanowski’s work also pulses with color and rhythm, and it comes vividly alive when played by Piotr Anderszewski. This concert is the center of Anderszewski’s Szymanowski project at Carnegie Hall this season, which also includes two evenings of chamber music.

Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Walter Frisch, Professor of Music, Columbia University.

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