October, 14 2014 Hall soloists (the Honored Artist of Russia Lyudmila Golub and the laureate of international competitions Ekaterina Mechetina). The event will be organized by the charity foundation "Klassika" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The Bolshoi Theatre's chief conductor is quitting his position at the German Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester (DSO) in Berlin T ugan Sokhiev, the Bolshoi Theatre's music director and chief conductor announced that he would quit his position at the German Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester (DSO) in Berlin The newspaper "Izvestia" writes about this with reference to the orchestra administration. This is how the 37-year old conductor explained his decision: - The tasks I have taken on at the Bolshoi Theatre at the beginning of this year are more monumental than it was possible to predict when I took up the position. T ugan Sokhiev Maestro Sokhiev took charge of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester (DSO) in Berlin in 2010. His current contract expires in 2016; it will not be renewed. The orchestra representatives expressed regret and mentioned that the orchestra gained good experience working with Sokhiev, especially in mastering the "Russian and Slavic repertoire". T ugan Sokhiev signed a contract with the Bolshoi Theatre for the time period from February 1st 2014 till January 31st 2018. The document took into consideration the conductor's foreign engagements that did not allow him to start implementing his duties in full force from the very beginning. According to the Bolshoi Theatre General Director Vladimir Urin, the contract also has a detailed description of the activities that Tugan Sokhiev is supposed to implement in Moscow in 2014-2016. Lights of the Bolshoi The festival "Circle of Light" in the capital The best VJs of the world came to the IV International Moscow Festival "Circle of Light". The capital's mayor Sergey Sobyanin opened the festival. It was the first time in the history of this event, organized by Moscow Department for Media and Advertising, that the opening ceremony took place not on Red Square, but near Ostankino Tower, which became one of the festival venues for the first time. Sergey Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, mentioned at the opening ceremony that the festival had brought together 10 thousand foreign tourists, thousands of spectators and millions of TV viewers. /…/ This grandiose show that unites all elements - fire, water and air - starts from the journey to the east: fakirs, drummers and dancers appear on the stage, dragons sail on water and Ostankino tower shines with all colors of the kaleidoscope. Then it is the time for a French theme; architecture silhouettes of Paris and familiar portraits of the famous mime Marcel Marceau appear in the fog and splashes of the fountain and the accordion is playing. The 540-meter high Moscow Tower now looks like the most famous Paris sight, the Eifel Tower. Then the audience is taken to Las Vegas… The show closes with Russian motifs. Lighted miniatures of Moscow sights are floating on water: there is St. Basil's Cathedral, the Moscow State University and the Bolshoi Theatre. Stunning fireworks are sparkling in the night sky with thousands of lights; there also is a spectacular game of lights on Ostankino Tower. Vladimir Chernikov, the head of the Moscow Department for Media and Advertising, told "Rossiiskaya Gazeta" that each year the festival was coming to a new level and attracted more and more participants. This year 120 designers, artists and VJs from 30 countries, including Brazil, Chili, Columbia, Denmark, Switzerland and other countries, have taken part in the festival. They have demonstrated 137.5 hours of video installations. Last year there were only 24 teams from 11 countries. This year the list of the festival venues included Ostankino Tower, the Manezh Square, the Bolshoi Theatre and the museum-reserve "Tsaritsyno". All programs have been dif ferent. For example, in "Tsaritsyno" the audience has had a chance to see a laser show on the façade of the Big Palace of Catherine II. The Bolshoi Theatre's façade has become a huge screen for video mapping and unique 3D projections, just like it did in previous years. Similar installations transformed the Kuznetsky Most between the Bolshaya Dmitrovka and Petrkova. The festival closes late at night on October 14th. Starting from 7.30 p.m. the best numbers that have been presented during the festival will be demonstrated again on all venues. By the way: last year 3 million people attended the festival, but this year the organizers plan to have twice as many spectators. IV International Festival "Circle of Light" opened in Moscow on October 10th. The capital's main sights changed tremendously with the bright light installations. This year the organizers have promised to put up the greatest show in the festival's history. The Bolshoi Theatre has become one of the main venues of the festival "Circle of Light". Photo: Arkady Kolybalov/Rossiskaya Gazeta Every evening from October 10th till October 14th (7.30 p.m. - 11 p.m.) the Bolshoi Theatre's façade has been changed so much it was almost impossible to recognize it. 3D projections have been used to take the audience on a journey around the world!
The closing ceremony is taking place near the Bolshoi Theatre on October 14th. Admission to all events of the festival "Circle of Light" are free of charge. https:// http:// Bolshoi Theatre in the Internet Newsletter October, 14 2014 , 7 For articles published 10-12 October 2014 The Guardian (UK) announces an exhibition of theatre costumes in Belfast writing "the exhibition will attempt to capture the drama of the Bolshoi through costumes, images and sound." Ismene Brown the dance critic for the Spectator writes in her blog based on translations of Russian newspapers about the appointment of Irina Chernomurov, the wife of Bolshoi general director Vladimir Urin, to head the Bolshoi's strategic planning department. Chernomurov gave a detailed interview to the Russian newspaper Izvestia. Russia Today reports about the Circle of Light festival in Moscow with multimedia projections on Moscow landmarks including the Bolshoi Theatre. International editions continue to write obituaries about Russian theatre giant Yuri L yubimov. The article in the Spanish newspaper El Pais mentions that one of his last productions was Prince Igor at the Bolshoi Theatre. L'Express-L'Impartial (Switzerland) announces the upcoming season of live broadcasts of ballet and opera in cinemas including ballets from the Bolshoi Theatre. "from the prestigious Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, we can see seven ballets from the repertoire of the temple of classical dance including "The Nutcracker," "Swan Lake," "Pharaoh's Daughter," "Ivan the Terrible" and" La Bayadere" and "Legend of Love, "which will open the season in October". T omsk mass media: A concert of the Bolshoi Theatre's soloists will take place in Tomsk The concert, starring the Bolshoi Theatre's soloists, will take place at the Big Concert Hall of the Tomsk Regional Philharmonic Hall on October 16th. Olga Sukhodolina said: "Thanks to the joint project of the Tomsk Philharmonic Hall and the Galina V ishnevskaya Opera Centre in Moscow it is possible to give the local audience such a wonderful chance to hear a model opera performance". The Bolshoi Theatre's soloists will perform arias from operas by G. Verdi, P.I. T chaikovsky and N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov; this performance will become a part of the project "VERDI Plus". Six young opera singers, who are performing at famous theatres (including the legendary Bolshoi Theatre) will perform fragments from V erdi's operas - "Othello", "Don Carlos", "Les Vêpres Siciliennes", "Rigoletto" and "Traviata". The singers will be accompanied by the Tomsk Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Y aroslav Tkalenko. The program "VERDI Plus" includes fragments from Russian composers' works as well: the polonaise and Lensky's aria from the opera "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky, arias of Gryaznoy, L yubasha and Marfa, as well as the duet of Gryaznoy and Lyubasha from the opera "The Tsar's Bride" by Rimsky-Korsakov, and the comic scene of Naina and Farlaf from the opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" by Glinka.
Y aroslav Tkalenko, the chief conductor of the Tomsk Academic Symphony Orchestra, has been cooperating with the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center for 11 years; he has also included in the concert program the aria of Lakmé from the same- name opera by the French composer Delibes, which is performed quite rarely. It will be presented by Oxana Lesnichaya (coloratura soprano). Y aroslav Tkalenko said: "One can hear this unique voice either at the Bolshoi Theatre, or in a recording. This voice allowed Oxana Lesnichaya to perform at the most prestigious theatres in this country. The Tomsk audience will also have a chance to hear Alexander Kasyanov, who performs at the Bolshoi Theatre as well. In this concert he will perform the part of Grigori Gryaznoy from the opera "The Tsar's Bride", which he prepared ten years ago together with Galina P. Vishnevskaya; Mstislav L. Rostropovich gave him a master-class". /…/ The International Festival "Brass Days"-2014 On October 14th the IV International Festival "Brass Days"-2014 starts in Moscow. The program of the festival includes three concerts. On October 14th brass- ensembles of the best Russian orchestras - the Russian National Orchestra, the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, the National Philharmonic of Russia, as well as "G- Percussion" Ensemble of the Gnesin Academy of Music, Moscow Conservatory Student Brass-ensemble and "The Pocket Symphony" ensemble, directed by N.Kozhukhar, perform at the Moscow Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. "The Fortress Brass Quintet", composed of distinguished professors that teach in dif ferent states of the USA, is the special guest of the event.
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