"Armenia" International Music Festival
22-26 September, 2019 • Yerevan, Armenia

Concerts

Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 27’

I Allegro molto appassionato
II Andante
III Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Alexey Shor
Seascapes for Violin and Orchestra 16’

I Abandoned Lighthouse
II Lonely Sail
III Gathering Storm
IV Summer Hail          

Soloist: Andrey Baranov (violin)

— Intermission —

Alexey Shor
Cello Concerto "Musical Pilgrimage"

I Allegro
II Adagio
III Ritmico 

Rodion Shchedrin
Quadrille for Cello and String Orchestra from the Opera "Not only Love"

Soloist: Jonathan Roozeman (cello)

Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 “Classical Symphony”

I Allegro
II Larghetto
III Gavotta: Non troppo allegro
IV Finale: Molto vivace

Conductor: Conrad van Alphen
ARMENIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA



 

The Concert is dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia

Mikhail Kokzhayev
“Sardarapat” Symphonic Poem

Alexey Shor
4 Pieces from the Ballet Suite “Crystal Palace”

Introduction and Aria of White Lady
Ode to Anna
Angel’s Song
Vocalise

Pietro Mascagni
Intermezzo from the Opera “Cavalleria Rusticana”

Giacomo Puccini
Mimi’s aria “Si mi chiamano Mimi” from the Opera “La Boheme”

Antonin Dvorak
Rusalka’s Aria from the Opera “Rusalka”

Ottorino Respighi / Giacomo Rossini
Tarantella Napoletana 

Giacomo Rossini
Rosina's Cavatina from the Opera “The Barber of Seville” 

Anna Kasian (soprano)
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
ARMENIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 


Pyotr Tchaikovsky
“The Sleeping Beauty” Suite Op. 66a 

I Introduction
II Adagio
III Pas de caractère
IV Panorama
V Waltz

Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.16

I Andantino-Allegretto 
II Scherzo: Vivace 
III Intermezzo: Allegro moderato 
IV Finale: Allegro tempestoso  

Soloist: Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
ARMENIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA


 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasy No.3 in D minor, KV 397

Alexey Shor
Childhood Memories Cycle for Piano

I Chasing fireflies
II Blooming May
III First Dance
IV Sandbox
V Marionette’s Waltz
VI Last Days of Summer
VII Hidden message
VIII Hourglass
IX Air
X Raindrops on the roof
XI Naiveté
XII Coming of Age
XIII Melancholy
XIV First Love

— Intermission —

Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.

Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55/2

Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178

I. Lento assai – Allegro energico – Grandioso – Rezitativo
II. Andante Sostenuto – Quasi adagio
III. Allegro energico – Più mosso – Stretta quasi presto – Presto Prestissimo
IV. Andante sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Lento assai

Soloist: Ingolf Wunder (piano)


 

CLOSING CONCERT OF THE FESTIVAL

Alexey Shor
Piano Concerto No.2

Soloist: Nareh Arghamanyan (piano)
Conductor: Felix Korobov

— Intermission —

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35

I Allegro moderato
II Canzonetta: Andante
III Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Alexey Shor
Violin Concerto “Phantasms”

I Dance of the Graces
II Elegy
III Flight of a Falcon

Soloist: Daniel Lozakovich (violin)
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
ARMENIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA