A grand concert in the Pashkov House will be preceded for the first time by the opening of the 15th International Festival "Musical Kremlin named after Nikolai Petrov" Automatic translate

The anniversary XV International Festival “Musical Kremlin named after Nikolai Petrov” will be held in the Armory of the Moscow Kremlin from April 7 to 13. Since 2014, the internationally renowned violinist, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Kogan, a pupil and friend of the founder of the International Musical Kremlin Festival, an outstanding pianist Nikolai Petrov, has been the artistic director of the Festival.

For the first time in the history of the Festival, its opening will be preceded by a special concert at the Pashkov House, which will be held under the auspices of the new artistic director Dmitry Kogan on April 5, 2014.

Within the walls of the old mansion, Dmitry Kogan (violin), Svetlana Kasyan (soprano), Maxim Pasteur (tenor), Askar Abdrazakov (bass), and the Krasnoyarsk Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark will perform with special solemnity corresponding to the level of the event, the era of the House and the significance of the Festival. Kadina.

According to Dmitry Kogan, artistic director of the International Musical Kremlin Kremlin Festival Dmitry Kogan, the choice of the venue for the concert preceding the Festival is symbolic.

“Pashkov’s house is one of the most beautiful places in Moscow and one of the most beautiful chamber halls in the world - a place where pomposity and grace harmoniously combine, and, besides, it has excellent acoustics. The fact that the concert preceding the festival will take place here is symbolic… Pashkov’s house is located opposite the Borovitskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin, opposite the entrance to the Kremlin - this is a bunch, meaning that this year the festival for the first time in its history goes beyond the Kremlin, this is a sign that he will develop and expand, but the historical part of the festival in the Armory will remain unchanged, ”said Dmitry Kogan.

For 15 years, the April festival of classical music within the walls of the Moscow Kremlin has been one of the key events in the cultural life of the capital, thanks to which connoisseurs of classical music can hear outstanding contemporary musicians on the same platform for 7 days.

The honor to open the XV Music Festival “Musical Kremlin” in the Armory of the Moscow Kremlin on April 7, 2014 for the first time belongs to several orchestras.

The uniqueness of the program of the official opening of the 15th Anniversary Festival “Musical Kremlin” on April 7, 2014, in the Armory of the Moscow Kremlin, lies in Dmitry Kogan’s special ability to synthesize different orchestras, programs and genres.

The concert program on April 7, 2014, awaiting guests at the opening ceremony of the Festival in the Armory of the Moscow Kremlin: Dmitry Kogan and the Volga Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Chamber Orchestra, tenor Zurab Sotkilava, Julia Zilberkvit (piano, USA).

“The Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi, instrumental concerts by Bach, arias of famous opera composers, Italian songs and other works will be heard in the Moscow Kremlin.

In addition, according to the organizers, a surprise awaits the guests at the opening, which they will only learn about on April 7th.

The Musical Kremlin Festival in the Armory was created by the outstanding virtuoso pianist Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov. Until 2011, he was led by the Maestro and with his participation.

In 2012, in memory of the deceased musician, the Ministry of Culture of Russia decided that the Festival would be traditionally held in the Armory of the Moscow Kremlin and be named after Nikolai Petrov.