The winner of the Competition named after Tchaikovsky and Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra dedicate concerts to 110th anniversary of Shostakovich's birth
On 17th and 18th September Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra and Lucas Geniušas present to listeners of Novosibirsk and Akademgorodok Dmitri Shostakovich's music program. 110th anniversary of the birth of the greatest composers of the XX century the whole world will celebrate on 25th of September. The concert will feature the Eighth Symphony and Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra, orchestra’s soloist Ivan Koroban will perform solo trumpet. Conductor is Gintaras Rinkevicius, artistic director and chief conductor of the collective. The first subscription concerts Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra dedicates to the birthday of Arnold Katz - legendary conductor, its creator and permanent leader for fifty years. On 18th of September it’s 92nd anniversary of Maestro’s birth.
On 18th September at 17.45 in the Round stage of Arnold Kats State Concert Hall there will be the introductory lecture for the concert, which will be read by Marina Monakhova, musicologist, Ph.D.
Novosibirsk appears all along Shostakovich's biography. During The Second World War Leningrad Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra headed by Yevgeny Mravinsky, the collective highly regarded by the composer, was evacuated right here; Shostakovich's friend Ivan Sollertinsky - brilliant musicologist, artistic director of the Leningrad Philharmonic – was working here and passed away in 1944. On 9th of July, 1942 in Novosibirsk Leningrad orchestra in the presence of the author performed his Seventh Symphony. According to historians, the activity of Mravinsky’s orchestra in Novosibirsk during the war formed a listener of classical music, who ten years later formed the basis of the public of Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, established in 1956 and headed by young Arnold Kats.
Creative work of Shostakovich always played big role in the repertoire of Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the direction of Arnold Kats the collective performed all fifteen symphonies of the composer. In 1965 the author attended Novosibirsk’s performance of Symphony №13 “Babi Yar” based on the poems of Yevgeny Yevtushenko. After the world premiere, which took place in 1962, this music was banned for performing. In Novosibirsk it was performed contrary to the prohibition, and unpleasant consequences, which could be triggered by a concert, did not stop Arnold Kats.
Pianist Geniušas Lucas (1990) is a hereditary musician, grandson of the pianist, famous professor of Moscow Conservatory Vera Gornostaeva, whose class he graduated in Moscow Conservatory. Pianist brightly asserted himself in many international competitions: in addition to the Competition named after Tchaikovsky, where he was awarded the Silver Medal (2015), Lucas Geniušas succeeded for another 11 music competitions, including the International Competition named after F.Chopin in Warsaw (2010, II Prize) International competition named after G. Bachauer in the US (2010, I Prize), seventh youth Delphic games of Russia (2008, Gold medal) and Deutscher Pianistenpreis (2012).
Concerts with Lucas Geniušas and Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra will complete the cycle "Winners of the XV International Competition named after P.I. Tchaikovsky", which included the concerts of Alexandr Ramm (chello), Dmitry masleev (piano), Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar (baritone) at the stage of Novosibirsk Philharmonic.
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