On 11 October the Gnessin Ensemble of Contemporary Choral Music Altro Coro under the direction of Alexander Ryzhinsky gave a concert at the Amphitheater of the historical and ethnographic complex Eternal City within the framework of the international project Russian Seasons. The Russian Seasons project is carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The ensemble of modern choral music Altro Coro presented its concert program Masterpieces of Choral Music: from Classics to Contemporaneity for residents and guests of Samarkand. Conductor and artistic director – Rector of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music Alexander Ryzhinsky. The famous ensemble Altro Coro, which in Italian means “another choir”, is unique not only for its stunning sound, but also for the excellent program of music that is rarely heard. A special collection of masterpieces was prepared deliberately for Russian Seasons in Samarkand.
The program of the evening included:
Sergei Rachmaninov
Rejoice, О Virgin Mary
from All Night Vigil
Sergei Rachmaninov
We Sing To Thee
from Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Soloist – Anastasia Zhurakovskaya (soprano)
Three Russian folk songs arranged by A. Sveshnikov:
Hour By Hour The Day Passes
O, My Garden
In The Dark Forest
Russian folk song arranged by V. Kalistratov
The Maid Walked In The Garden
Russian folk song arranged by A. Larin
The Trumpet Plays
Soloist – Anastasia Mashkovskaya (soprano)
Dmitry Shostakovich
Take Heart, Friends, We’re Marching Onward
From Ten Poems On Words By Revolutionary Poets Of The Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries
Vadim Salmanov
Song
Georgy Sviridov
Where Is Our Rose?
From the cycle Three Poems by A.S. Pushkin
Georgy Sviridov
Clear Fields
from the cycle Songs of Timelessness
Valery Gavrilin
Evening Music
from the choral symphony of action Chimes
Soloist – Anastasia Zhurakovskaya (soprano)
Don MacDonald
Tabula Rasa
Ēriks Ešenvalds
The Heaven’s Flock
Jakub Neske
Mironczarnia
Soloist – Anastasia Zhurakovskaya (soprano)
Grigory Ponomarenko
Poplars
Leonid Afanasyev (arranged by V. Mamchur)
I Look Into The Blue Lakes
Lev Knipper (arranged by S. Ekimov)
Polyushko –Pole (Oh, Fields, My Fields)
Naira Sharafieva
Nasihat (Edification)
Uzbek folk song arranged by N. Sharafieva
Deydi-yo
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy (arranged by A. Koposov)
Moscow Evenings
Let us remind that on 12 October a concert of the Moscow Soloists Chamber Ensemble conducted by the Artistic director and Chief conductor of the Ensemble, People’s Artist of the USSR, Grammy Award winner Yuri Bashmet will take place in the Eternal City, and on 13 October the company, recognized as the cultural heritage of Dagestan – State Academic Honored Dance Ensemble of Dagestan Lezginka will perform there. The artists will present the program created by the Director of the company, Honored Artist of Russia Dzhambulat Magomedov The World through Dance.
The historic and ethnographic park Eternal City is part of the tourist center Silk Road Samarkand – a unique multidisciplinary complex that combines cultural, medical and business tourism facilities. It has become a modern landmark not only of Samarkand, but throughout Central Asia. The name for the center was not a random choice: from the 2nd century BC the routes of the Great Silk Road passed on the territory of modern Uzbekistan. One of the important stops for caravans of merchandise was ancient Samarkand.
Eight world-class hotels, comfortable public spaces, parks, recreation and sports areas, concept restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as an international convention center and cultural facilities are located on the territory of Silk Road Samarkand.
We express our gratitude to the general information partner of the project, the international news agency Sputnik Uzbekistan!
Sputnik – up-to-date information about events in Uzbekistan and the world. Follow the news on the website and telegram channel Sputnik Uzbekistan.
We also thank the official information partner of the Russian Seasons project, the Interstate Television and Radio Company Mir , and the radio partner of the Russian Seasons project, the Federal Radio Station Radio Russia
