Musicophiles, heres a show you absolutely cant miss. This month, Valery Gergiev and The Mariinsky Orchestra will perform live right here in Shanghai for one night only. Dont miss this must-see musical event at Shanghai Oriental Art Center on November 21.
The Mariinsky Orchestra is one of the oldest musical ensembles in Russia. It traces its history back to the early 18th century and the development of the Court Instrumental Chapel. In the 19th century, Czech conductor and composer Eduard Npravnk played an extremely important role in the emergence of the Mariinsky Orchestra, and went on to direct it for over half a century.
The excellence of the orchestra was recognized on numerous occasions by the world-class musicians who conducted it, among them Berlioz, Wagner, von Blow, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Nikisch and Rachmaninoff. In Soviet times, the ensembles illustrious traditions were continued by conductors such as Vladimir Dranishnikov, Ariy Pazovsky, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Konstantin Simeonov and Yuri Temirkanov. The orchestra has had the honor of being the first to perform many operas and ballets by Tchaikovsky, operas by Glinka, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov and ballets by Shostakovich, Khachaturian and Asafiev.
Since 1988, the orchestra has been directed by Valery Gergiev, a musician of the highest order and an outstanding figure in the music world. Maestro Gergievs arrival at the helm ushered in a new era of rapid expansion of the orchestras repertoire, which today includes every symphony by Beethoven, Mahler, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Requiems by Mozart, Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms and Tishchenko and various works by composers such as Stravinsky, Messiaen, Dutilleux, Henze, Shchedrin, Gubaidulina, Kancheli and Karetnikov. The orchestra regularly performs symphony music at prestigious concert venues around the world.
Gergiev became the Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, leading the orchestra, opera and ballet companies, in 1996. With the arrival of the renowned conductor at the helm, it became a tradition to hold major thematic festivals marking various anniversaries of famous composers. These festivals saw performances not only of well-known scores but also of rarely performed pieces or works that had never been staged before.
Gergiev has also worked with the Philharmonic Orchestras of Berlin, Vienna, the Symphony Orchestras of Chicago, Cleveland, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Amsterdam) and many other ensembles. He has been the chief conductor or artistic director of the London philharmonic, Munich philharmonic and other worlds top symphony orchestras. Gergiev has also picked up several prestigious awards throughout his storied career.
Program
Debussy | Prlude laprs-midi dun faune
Mendelssohn | Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90
Shostakovich | Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47
* Program is subject to change
Shanghai Oriental Art Center - Shoac Concert Hall
425 Dingxiang Lu, by Shiji Dadao
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Call 021-6854 1234 or scan the QR code below to secure your tickets.
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