PERFORMERS:
The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
Soloist and conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici
Special guests: Ekaterina Shipulina, Oleg Gabyshev
PROGRAMME:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, Op. 48
Astor Piazzolla
Café 1930 from Histoire du Tango (arranged by Alexei Krasheninnikov)
Choreographer: Oleg Gabyshev
Giacomo Puccini
Crisantemi
Astor Piazzolla
Tango Ballet (arranged by Leonid Desyatnikov)
Choreographer: Oleg Gabyshev
The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble is a group of musicians who perform on the world’s most famous and unique-sounding string instruments in the world. The ensemble was founded on the initiative of Valery Gergiev, Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre. The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble includes the finest instrumentalists and lead soloists in the Mariinsky Orchestra. Popular and well-loved classical works sound completely different when performed by them than at an average concert thanks to the incredibly rich and beautiful timbres of the instruments of Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri, Guadanini and Gofriller.