"Music of Russian Ballet" Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty

August 27 Saturday 17.00

The legendary ballet music of Tchaikovsky and Glazunov sounds in concert violin, cello, harp performance… accompanied by an organ.

By writing music for the ballet, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created a miracle. And the point here is not even that this music (like everything with him!) Is brilliant. But the fact that ballet music sounded worthless turned out to be new and unexpected. Instead of the usual rhythmic, unobtrusive accompaniment of the dance, the surprised audience heard a work of symphonic scope. Music: with an infinitely beautiful melody… climaxes comparable to mountain ranges… a rhythm pulsating like life itself. And all this turned out to be extremely convenient for dancing. It is logical that the suites from these ballets immediately sounded from the concert stage. And they still sound with great, unflagging success.

Laureates of international competitions

Julia Ikonnikova organ

Anna Shkurovskaya harp

Evdokia Ionina violin

Elena Skvortsova cello

Program: P. Tchaikovsky, A. Glazunov