“Svetlanov – Universe!” Festival (Crazy Weekend)
We are happy to announce the launch of the “Svetlanov – Universe!” Festival, which will be held on November 10th and 11th, 2018 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. For the first time ever, 13 concerts will be given in a single weekend in all halls of the Conservatory.
This first edition is a tribute to one of the greatest Russian musicians of the 20th century – Evgeny Svetlanov – to commemorate the 90th anniversary of his birth.
Programme
The subtitle of the Festival “Crazy Weekend” highlights the versatile character of this event with 13 concerts of classical music including Maestro Svetlanov‘s favourite classic works, jazz, his own compositions and new works paying tribute to his memory.
The Festival also will include master classes, an Evgeny Svetlanov tribute exhibition of the Moscow Museum, video projections of documentaries and performances with Maestro Svetlanov, as well as round tables titled “A Corner of Memory”.
The mission of the Festival is to create in the Conservatory – and Moscow city at large – a “crazy” and creative musical atmosphere.
Among the artists and orchestras who will dedicate their performances to Evgeny Svetlanov during the Festival: Evgeny Svetlanov National Symphony State Orchestra, two Moscow Conservatory Orchestras, Alexander Yurlov Russian State Capella, Alexandre Vedernikov, Vadim Repin, Alexander Kniazev, Boris Berezovsky, Dmitri Makhtin, Andrei Korobeinikov, Alexandre Rudin, Yana Ivanilova, Ekaterina Morozova, Vsevolod Grivnov, Petr Migunov, Yaron Herman (jazz), Quatuor Borodine, as well as Lio Kuokman, Robert Trevino, Roberto Fores Veses and Kalle Kuusava (Winners of past Svetlanov Conducting Competitions, now world-renowned conductors) and many others.
Get to know the full programme.
Direction
The Festival is organized by the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition and supported by: The Moscow Conservatory, The Trans-Siberian Art Festival, The Moscow Museum, Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati, artists’ agency “Olga Aleksandrova Management”, Radio France, The Svetlanov Foundation as well as by medici.tv who will broadcast the concerts of the Festival live from the Conservatory halls.
Founder and Artistic Director of the Festival – Mrs Marina Bower.
The Festival Executive Producer is the PR and Concert Agency “Tourne” (Moscow) headed by Mrs Galina Golubova.
The first press conference was held on April 11th. You can watch some excerpts here (in Russian).
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All the information about the festival on the website: https://svetlanovfest.ru
Contacts of the Festival
In Russia:
Agency “Tourne”:
Tel: +7 (977) 347-8176, +7 (495) 741-7735
Send an e-mail
In France:
Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition
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