Concert of soloists of The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and graduates of the Bolshoi Theatre’s Young Artists Opera Program.Arranged with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation .

On 11 December the Young Voices of The Bolshoi Theatre will perform in Antwerp at AMUZ [Festival Van Vlaanderen-Antwerpen]. The concert of the young soloists of one of the predominant symbols of Russian culture – The Bolshoi Theatre – is the part of the Russian Cultural Seasons International Festival. The Bolshoi Theatre artists will perform arias from world-famous operas, including masterpieces by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini and others.

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes + pause

Participants: Anna Aglatova, soprano | Ruslana Koval, soprano | Sergei Radchenko, tenor | Oleksandr Kyreiev, baritone | Grigory Shkarupa, bass | Elizaveta Dmitrieva, piano | Dmitry Vdovin, artistic director of the program

Special guest – Aleksandr Torchilin, bass

The concert is organized with the support of the EuroChem company.

11 December, 2017 20:00 -- amuz

The Cathedral of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, was a vibrant hub of musical activity around the year 1700. The excellent music composed there has only recently been rediscovered, and will be performed at this atmospheric Christmas concert. The programme includes polyphonic villancicos: a genre of folk music that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. This popularity was mainly due to the mixture of typical Baroque with traditional Latin American music. Música Temprana will also perform other Christmas music from Ecuador and Peru.

14 December, 2017 21:00 -- amuz

Violinist Amandine Beyer has released a CD of solo concertos by Vivaldi, an attractive portrayal of Vivaldi as a composer for the theatre. Beyer combines exciting virtuosity with grace, beauty and dizzying vitality. Il teatro alla moda, a satirical pamphlet dating from 1720, pokes fun at the predictability of composers at the time, including Vivaldi, as well as the silliness of opera and the virtuosity of soloists. Gli Incogniti has borrowed the pamphlets title to prove the exact opposite with Vivaldi’s dynamic violin concertos.

15 December, 2017 21:00 -- amuz

The ensemble VOCES8 has put together a wintery programme with pieces that conjure up snowy landscapes and cosy Christmases, music for the Virgin Mary and a cappella gems from the Baroque to the present day. The immense purity and precision of the singers, combined with the warmth of their sound, is sure to move you. The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance, Gramophone writes. They bring a new dimension to the word ensemble with meticulous timing and tuning.

17 December, 2017 15:00 -- amuz

Conductor Grete Pedersen and her Norwegian Soloists Choir, with guests including the famous Norwegian lutenist Rolf Lislevand, perform an atmospheric Christmas concert with traditional Christmas songs including Praetorius Es ist ein Ros entsprungen and Christmas carols from the far north. Anyone who heard their concert at NORWAYinPRIMETIME will know that this fantastic choir is guaranteed to present a memorable concert experience. This atmospheric evening is sure to put you in the mood for Christmas.

21 December, 2017 21:00 -- amuz

Artist in residence Hana Blažíková has chosen to present a recital of early Baroque solo madrigals and arias by Italian composers who paid particular attention to the expressiveness of the text. They created a new type of music that was not so much an ingeniously devised polyphonic fabric of sound as an appeal to the emotions. Unsurprisingly, betrayed hearts, passionate love and bliss proved to be rewarding themes.

12 January, 2018 21:00 -- amuz