Overshadowed by world events, Yekaterinburg’s Bach Fest opens with stirring performances

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns: Taras Baginets (organ), Konstantin Tyulkin, Platon Gazeliridi (pianists), Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir, Urals Youth Symphony Orchestra / Aleksey Dorkin (conductor). Streamed live on Digital Concert Hall from Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Hall, 1.3.2022. (GT)

Aleksey Dorkin conducts the Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir and Urals Youth Symphony Orchestra

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Irina Churilova’s magnificent characterisation enlightens Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta at the Mariinsky

Russian FederationRussian Federation Tchaikovsky, Iolanta: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Zaurbek Gugkaev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 16.1.2022. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s Iolanta

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Gergiev’s Mariinsky proves there is much to admire in Tchaikovsky’s The Enchantress

Russian FederationRussian Federation Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 4.12.2021. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s The Enchantress (c) Valentin Baranovsky

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Irina Churilova sings a magnificent Fevronia at the Mariinsky in Rimsky-Korsakov’s late opera

Russian FederationRussian Federation Rimsky-Korsakov, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia: Singers, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Pavel Smelkov (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 30.11.2021. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia

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