In Wait for Eurasia
Chamber hall
Lectures on the Festival eve
Speaker: Aleksandra Shakiryanova, Musicologist
November 15, Friday, 19:00
The Raft of the Medusa (Das Floß der Medusa) by Hans Werner Henze: three perspectives on the tragedy
November 25, Monday, 19:00
Indian version of Tristan and Isolde: Turangalîla-Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen
A Talk with a Guest
Chamber hall
November 29, Friday, during intermission
The Raft of the Medusa: half an hour before the Russian premiere
Speaker: Michael Kerstan, Director, Hans Werner Henze-Foundation (Germany)
Host: Yan Dribinsky, Artist Manager, Head of Eastern Europe Department, Karsten Witt Musik Management (Germany)
Tuning Up: Pre-Concert Talks
Small Lobby
December 3, Tuesday, 18:00
Messiaen. Harawi for soprano and piano
Messiaen. Cinq Rechants for small choir
Lieberson. Neruda Songs (for mezzo-soprano and orchestra)
Speaker: Aleksandra Shakiryanova, Musicologist
December 6, Friday, 18:00
Bartók. Piano Concerto no. 2
Messiaen. Turangalîla-Symphonie
Speaker: Aleksandra Shakiryanova, Musicologist
Live Streams
November 29, Friday, Streaming from 18:00
Eurasia Festival Opening Night
November 30, Saturday, Streaming from 17:30
Mdzlevari Ensemble
December 2, Monday, Streaming from 18:00
Oliver Zeffman, Laura van der Heijden and Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra
The Battle of Painters: Art Contest
Aegis Art Gallery (Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Grand Lobby)
The exhibit will anonymously feature the works by the young local artists on the Festival’s theme - Songs of Love and Death, while the audience will be asked to pick the winner.
The Bird Cherry Pie Ceremony: Post-Concert Autographs & Photographs with Artists
November 29, Friday, Dmitry Liss, Andrei Petrenko, Sergey Pimenov, Holger Falk, Sarah Wegener, Vladimir Ognev
November 30, Saturday, Mdzlevari Ensemble, Kakhaber Onashvili
December 1, Sunday, Julia Lezhneva, Dmitry Sinkovsky
December 2, Monday, Oliver Zeffman, Laura van der Heijden
December 3, Tuesday, Dmitry Liss, Andrei Petrenko, Maria Ostroukhova, Alexander Shaikin
December 4, Wednesday, Andreas Grau and Götz Schumacher, Stephan Boehme
December 5, Thursday, Mikhail Pletnev, Stanislav Kochanovsky
December 6, Friday, Dmitry Liss, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Natalie Forget
