From the Philharmonic Hall St. Petersburg, (starts at 1:26)
On the eve of St. Petersburg 300th birthday
Anna Netrebko – soprano
Dmitri Hvorostovsky – baritone
Mischa Maisky – cello
Elisso Virsaladze – piano
Viktor Tretjakow – violin
Nikolai Alekseev – conductor
Yuri Temirkanov – conductor
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
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1:26 Dimitri Shostakóvich – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Yuri Temirkanov – conductor
7:14 Camille Saint-Saens – Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
Victor Tretyakov, violin
Nikolai Alekseev, conductor
18:13 Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in D major
(for the left hand)
Eliso Virsaladze, piano
Nikolai Alekseev, conductor
39:31 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Polonaise from Eugen Onegin
Nikolai Alekseev, conductor
44:55 Gaetano Donizetti – Lucia’s cavatina from Lucia di Lammermoor
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Nikolai Alekseev, conductor
54:06 Giacomo Puccini – Musette’s waltz from La Boheme
Nikolai Alekseev, conductor
58:35 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovski – “Ya vas liubliu…” from Pique Dame
Dmitri Hvorostovski, baritone
Nikolai Alekseev, conductor
1:05:34 Giuseppe Verdi – “O Carlo, ascolta…” from Don Carlo
Nikolai Alekseev, conductor
1:10:44 Ottorino Respighi – Adagio con variazioni
Mischa Maisky, cello
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
St. Petersburg, Russia’s fabled “window to Europe”, celebrates its anniversary presenting a gala of distinguished musical art featuring Anna Netrebko, Dimitri Hvorostovsky, Mischa Maisky and many others. Yuri Temirkanov conducts one of the oldest Russian symphonic ensemble: the St Petersburg Philharmonic.