Valery Gergiev is Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Principal Conductor of the Munich Philharmoniker, Co-Chairman of the Organisational Committee of the International Tchaikovsky Competition and Honourary President of the Edinburgh International Festival. In 1997 following Sir Georg Solti’s death, Valery Gergiev took over the World Orchestra for Peace. He has established and directs major festivals including the Stars of the White Nights, the Gergiev Festival (The Netherlands) and the Moscow Easter Festival.

 

 

The Mariinsky Orchestra is one of the oldest musical ensembles in Russia. It can trace its history back to the early 18th century and the development of the Court Instrumental Capella. In the 19th century, an extremely important role in the emergence of the Mariinsky Orchestra was played by Eduard Nápravník, who directed it for over half a century.

 

 

The excellence of the orchestra was recognised on numerous occasions by the world-class musicians who conducted it, among them Berlioz, Wagner, von Bülow, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Nikisch, Rachmaninoff, Mengelberg, Klemperer, Walter, Kleiber and Schoenberg.

 

In Soviet times, the ensemble’s illustrious traditions were continued by such conductors as Vladimir Dranishnikov, Ariy Pazovsky, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Konstantin Simeonov and Yuri Temirkanov. 

 

 

November 25th
1. Rimsky Korsakov: Suite from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan
2. Rimsky Korsakov: Sheherezade

- Intermission -

1. Rimsky Korsakov: Act III from the opera "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya"

November 26th
1. Wagner: Parsifal (in concert)
*Duration: Five Hours (Two Intermissions included)

November 27th
1. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

- Intermission -

1. Berlioz: Act V from the opera Les Troyens