ST. PETERSBURG MUSIC HOUSE, PLAYBILL (december, 2017)

December 5, Tuesday at 7 p.m., in the St. Petersburg State Capella (Moika Embankment, 20) will be held symphonic concert of «Music of Stars». The laureate of International Clarinet Competition in Ghent  Nikita Lyutikov (clarinet) will perform solo part of the rarely performed in Russia Finzi`s Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra, and the winner of Monte Carlo International Competition Nikita Borisoglebsky (violin) will present to the audience Bartok`s First Violin Concert. 
Audience 6+, Ticket Price 300-600 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.

December 9, Saturday at 7 p.m., St. Petersburg Music House invites to concert of «Mariinsky Orchestra and soloists of Saint-Petersburg Music House» at the Mariinsky Concert Hall (Dekabristov, 37). Young winners of several international competitions Arsenii Mun (piano) and Dmitry Smirnov (violin) will perform with the orchestra Tchaikovsky and Bernstein compositions. Conductor - Stanislav Kochanovsky.
Audience 6+, Ticket Price 1000-1500 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.
 
December 13, Wednesday at 7 p.m, at the Mirror Hall of the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace (Nevsky, 41) will be held symphonic concert «Geography of Traditions», which will be held with the support of the General Consulate of Japan in St. Petersburg under joint project with Japan Federation of Musicians
 for exchange of outstanding young soloists performances. Pianist Koki Kuroiwa will perform solo part in the romantic Brahms` First Concert.
Audience 6+, Ticket Price 200-250 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.
 
December 15, Friday at 7 p.m, will be held Christmas evening «Young Interpreters of Russia» at the House of Journalist (Nevsky, 70). Laureates of international competitions Anastasia Fedchenko (flute) and Eugene Saveliev (piano) will perform exquisite chamber compositions of the baroque, classicism, romanticism and impressionism - from Telemann to Debussy.
Audience 6+, Ticket Price 300 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.

December 22, Friday at 7 p.m., St. Petersburg Music House (Moika Embankment, 122) invites to the Christmas program «Evenings in the English Hall». The laureate of International Václav Gumla Competition violinist Leonid Zhelezny and the winner of Youth Delphic Games of Russia (2017) saxophonist Roman Markelov will perform exquisite salon pieces of XIX-XX centuries. The piano part perform the laureate of international competitions Vitaly Starikov.
Audience 12+, Ticket Price 300-500 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.
 
"High Season" is winter series of concerts «Evenings in the English Hall» (Moika Embankment, 122), which includes salon performances of outstanding musicians.

Yury Favorin — «Vienna Brahms Trio» — Miroslav Kultyshev — Pavel Milyukov

Series start on the 22nd of November with the recital of the laureate of Queen Elisabeth International Competition Yury Favorin (piano).

December 6, Wednesday at 7 p.m., will perform the legendary «Vienna Brahms Trio» comprising three world-famous musicians — Boris Kushnir (violin), Orfeo Mandozzi (cello) and Jasminka Stancul (piano). Program «Evenings in the English Hall» will cover сompositions of great romantics and impressionists —  Saint-Saens` First Trio, Debussy`s and Chausson`s Trio.
Audience 12+, Ticket Price 500-1000 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.
 
December 20, Wednesday at 7 p.m.,  the winner of most prestigious music competitions, pianist Miroslav Kultyshev from Saint-Petersburg will perform with festive program. This virtuoso will present Rachmaninoff`s Thirteen different Preludes from Opus No. 32 and Chopin`s 12 Etudes.
Audience 12+, Ticket Price 500-1000 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.
 
January 17, Wednesday at 7 p.m., will be held the recital of the laureate of Tchaikovsky International Competition (Moscow, 2015) — violinist Pavel Milyukov. The brilliant young Music House soloist will perform opuses of Beethoven, Schumann, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. The piano part will perform the laureate of Tchaikovsky International Competition (Moscow, 2015) Sergei Redkin.
Audience 12+, Ticket Price 500-1000 RUB, Beginning at 7 p.m.

Master classes in St. Petersburg:
December, 1 and 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the English Hall of Saint-Petersburg Music House (Moika Embankment, 122) will be held public master classes for contrabassists under the Project «Higher Music Performance Courses», conducted by the leading performers — Dorin Mark (December, 1) and Tomas Martin (December, 4).
Soloists who have been selected will be invited to both master classes.
Non resident participants will be provided with double bass for master class and self-study classes in the Music House.
Applications for Participation are accepted unti 2 p.m., November 21, 2017.
Audience 12+. Ticket price for listeners - 100 RUB

Public master classes of the "Embassy of Musical Mastery" in Russia: Tula
In December Tula will host the public master classes of the "Embassy of Musical Mastery". Young musicians who have been selected to the Center for Gifted Children "Workshop of Talents", acting under the Regional Reichel Music School, are waiting for master classes in 4 specialities: piano, violin, saxophone, button accordion. They will be held by laureates of international competitions Oleg Vainshtein (December 13-14) and Pavel Milyukov (December 21-22), Assistant Professor Andrei Bolshiyanov (December 11-12), Honoured Artist of Russia, Professor Alexander Dmitriev (December 4-5).
Tula, Lenin pr, 95 a. Tel: (4872) 35-21-87.
Free Admission for Listeners
 
Teachers, students and pupils of music schools are welcomed to visit "Embassy of Musical Mastery" master classes.
Detailed schedule and repertoire – on website www.spdm.ru

Excursions in Alexeevsky Palace (Moika Embankment, 122):
December, 5, 7, 12, 14, 19 and 21 (Tue, Thu) at 4 p.m. and December, 26 at 2 p.m., will be organized Regular Tours over the state rooms of Alexeevsky Palace (Music House) - the Residence of the Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich Romanov, younger brother of Emperor Alexander III and beloved uncle the last Tsar Nicholas II. 
Audience 12+, Ticket price - 350 RUB
 
December 12, Tuesday at 6 p,m., will be organized Holiday Evening Tours dedicated to the Russia Constitution Day for those who can not attend the Music House in the daytime.
Audience 12+, Ticket price —  500 RUB.
High Heels Shoes, Photo and Video Recording are Prohibited!

Moscow – Kislovodsk – Yekaterinburg
 
December 6, Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Moscow, on the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall stage will be held the concert of series Stars of the 21st Century. With the State Academic Symphony Orchestra “Evgeny Svetlanov” will perform the soloist of Moscow Philharmonic Philipp Kopachevskiy (piano), the winner of International Competition “Rotary Excellence Prize” (Switzerland, 2017) Dmitry Smirnov  (violin) and the laureate of International Competition in Ghent (2015) Nikita Lyutikov (clarinet). Program: Rossini, Bernstein and Rachmaninoff. Conductor is Philip Chizhevsky.
Moscow, Triumph Square 4.
 
December 9, Saturday at 4 p.m. "Music of Stars" will return to Caucasus. On the Scriabin North-Caucasian Philharmonic stage will perform laureates of XV International Tchaikovsky Competition (2015) violinist Pavel Milyukov and violinist Aleksander Ramm. The audience will listen at once two Shostakovich`s concertos: First Violin and Second Cello. The People's Artist of Russia Maksim Fedotov will conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Kislovodsk, Karl Marx Street 3a.
 
December 11, Monday at 6.30 p.m. Sverdlovsk Philharmonic will host «Generation Next» on its stage. Yekaterinburg citizens will enjoy listening to the chamber program performed by the Grand Prix winner of International Violin Competition in Astana (2017) Leonid Zhelezny and the laureate of International Competition «Sforzando» (Kazan, 2015) Alexey Vyzhanov (piano).
Yekaterinburg, K. Liebknecht 38 A.

Brussels – Paris – Zagreb – Pula – Idrija – Ljubljana – Helsinki – Rabat – Rome – Linz
 
December 7, Thursday at 7 p.m. Music House soloists will perform at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Brussels. This time, "Embassy of Musical Mastery" will be represented by the laureate of Henri Marteau International Competition (Germany, 2017) Stepan Starikov (violin) and the winner of Manhattan International Music Competition (USA, 2017) Alexey Melnikov (piano).
Brussels, 21 Rue du Méridien. Free Admission.
 
December 7, Thursday at 7.30 p.m. "Embassy of Musical Mastery" will visit Paris. The assemblage of young Music House soloists will perform at the Russian Spiritual and Cultural Orthodox Center with virtuoso chamber program: the Grand Prix winner of International Violin Competition in Astana (2017) Leonid Zhelezny, the winner of International Harpist Competition (Como, 2014) Oksana Sidyagina, the laureate of International Competition Gaetano Zinetti (Italy, 2017) Andrei Sannikov (flute), the laureate of International Clarinet Competition in Ghent (2015) Nikita Lyutikov and the laureate of International Tchaikovsky Competition (2015) Sergei Redkin (piano).
Paris, Branly Quay, 1. Free Admission, write to e-mail ambrusbranly@mail.ru .
 
11 and 12 December, Monday and Tuesday, Music House will perform again in Croatia – this time concerts of "Embassy of Musical Mastery" will be held at the Zagreb Music Academy and at the Adriatic coast in University of Pula.
Information will be announced.
 
18 and 19 December, Monday and Tuesday, Slovenia will host "Embassy of Musical Mastery" twice. The winner of Agustin Aponte International Competition (Spain, 2016) Polina Borisova (violin) and the winner of International Leschetizky Competition (Hamburg, 2017) Elizaveta Ivanova (piano) will perform on December 18 at the Idrija Music School – wherein the concert will be held for the first time, and December 19 at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Ljubljana.
Concert on December 18: Idrija, Prelovčeva 9. Beginning at 7 p.m. Free Admission.
Concert on December 19: Ljubljana, Ciril Metodov trg 1. Beginning at 7 p.m. Free Admission.
 
December 19, Tuesday at  6 p.m. "Embassy of Musical Mastery" will perform in winter Helsinki. This time, chamber masterpieces at the Russian Center for Science and Culture will present the laureate of XV Tchaikovsky International Competition.  Pavel Milyukov (violin) and pianist Anna Grot, the diploma winner of International Greig Competition (Norway, 2016).
Helsinki, Nordensköldinkatu 1, 00250. Free Admission.
 
December 19, Tuesday at  7 p.m. "Embassy of Musical Mastery" will come to the North Africa. Young soloists, laureates of international competitions Alexei Ivanov (trumpet) and Alexander Kashpurin (piano) will perform in Rabat, at the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Rabat, Prospect Ibn Khaldun. Agdal. Free Admission.
 
December 22, Friday at 7 p.m. Christmas Concert will be held in Rome under "Embassy of Musical Mastery" project. The winner of International Competition "Northern Rhapsody" (Cherepovets, 2017) Adelina Tazieva (flute) and the Grand Prix winner of International Youth Competition "Artist-Composer" (St. Petersburg, 2015) Arseny Gusev (piano) will perform at the Russian Center for Science and Culture.
Rome, 6 Piazza Benedetto Cairoli. Free Admission.
 
December 31, Sunday at 7.30 p.m. St. Petersburg Music House invites to traditional New Year's Concert in Austrian Linz. On the Brucknerhaus stage will perform the winner of International Pianist Competition in Épinal (2017) Vitalii Starikov, the  winner of International Harpist Competition in Italy (Como, 2014) Oksana Sidyagina (harp) and the laureate of International Competition "The Voice of Saxophone in the Modern World" (2015) Vladimir Ustyantsev.
Linz, Untere Donaulände 7. Ticket Price is 7-30 EUR.