Royal Festival Hall
Fri 31 May 2002
7:30 pm
Royal Festival Hall
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Gala Concert
in the presence of HRH The Prince Michael of Kent
Programme:
Dmitry Shostakovich. Festive Overture
Jules Massenet. Thais - Meditation
Franz Waxman. Carmen Fantasie for violin & orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi. Don Carlos - O Carlo, ascolta
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The Queen of Spades, 'Ya vas lyublyu bezmerno'
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Piano Concerto No.1 - first movement.
INTERVAL
Anatol Lyadov. Polonaise in C for orchestra, Op.49 (in memory of A.S.Pushkin)
Francesco Cilea. Adriana Lecouvreur - Acerba Voluta
Camille Saint-Saens. Samson et Dalila - Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
Max Bruch. Romance for viola and orchestra, Op.85
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake - Suite
Participants:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
Sir Peter Ustinov, introduction
A gala concert in celebration of this unique orchestra's 200th Anniversary.Conducted by Principal Conductor Yuri Temirkanov and with the graciousparticipation of Yuri Bashmet, Olga Borodina, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Evgeny Kissin and Maxim Vengerov, and introduced by Sir Peter Ustinov, the gala programme will feature soloists and orchestra performing timeless jewels of their repertoire.