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Homage to Rudolph Nureyev
Ballet Gala and Dinner
21 March 2010
7:00 pm, Coliseum Theatre (English National Opera), London
A Ballet Gala in memory of the legendary ballet star Rudolph Nureyev, celebrating his extraordinary career from Kirov soloist to masterly choreographer. After his defection to the West in 1961, Nureyev became a household name – delighting audiences with his electrifying and daring performances – but he never forgot his roots and did much to revive the Russian tradition. Perhaps the greatest male dancer since Nijinsky, his longstanding partnership with Dame Margot Fonteyn of the Royal Ballet was one of the most famous in the history of dance.
The programme of the gala concert includes excerpts from such masterpieces as La Bayadère, Romeo and Juliet, Manon, Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, Le Corsair, as well as the short ballets The Moor’s Pavane (choreography by Jose Limon), Afternoon of a Faun (choreography by Jerome Robbins) and the last movements from Pierrot Lunaire (Choreography by Glen Tetley). Nureyev's dance and choreographic repertoire will be performed by international stars from the Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Berlin Staatsballet and Wiener Staatsballet.
Among them: Alina Cojocaru, Olga Esina, Mara Galeazzi, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Dmitri Gudanov, Nina Kaptsova, Johan Kobborg, Ivan Kozlov , Manuel Legris, Ulyana Lopatkina, David Makhateli, Roberta Marquez, Andrei Merkuriev, Marianela Nunez, Ivan Putrov, Gil Roman, Farukh Ruzimatov, Polina Semionova, Vladimir Shishlov, Thiago Soares, Inaki Urlezaga, Edward Watson, Svetlana Zakharova and Igor Zelensky.
The ballet gala will be accompanied by the orchestra of the English National Ballet conducted by Valery Ovsyannikov.
The gala evening will draw a link between Nureyev’s brilliant career in the West and his early years courtesy of the Rudolph Nureyev Classical Ballet Festival, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
Tickets:
www.eno.org/see-whats-on/productions/production-page.php
For VIP packages (best seats in the auditorium, champaign in the interval and dinner in the company of ballet dancers and special guests) please contact Ensemble Productions.
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7:00 pm, London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Melody Prom in association with Ensemble Productions present one of the most popular Russian bands
More info: melodyprom.com/index.php
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Yuri Bashmet and The Moscow Soloists Orchestra
23 February 2010
7:30 pm, Barbican Centre, London
The Moscow Soloists, one of the world’s most celebrated chamber orchestras was founded in 1992 by Yuri Bashmet who gathered together a group of young string players nominated by their professors as the most accomplished and gifted graduates of the Moscow Conservatory. Rich and diverse, its repertory ranges from masterpieces of the classical canon to challenging new works by living composers.
The Moscow Soloists are Grammy Award Winners - 2008.
At the Barbican maestro Bashmet and his orchestra will be joined by Steven Isserlis.
The programme:
E.Grieg “Holberg suite” for strings
J.Haydn Cello concerto No 1 in C Major (soloist Steven Isserlis)
J.Bach Brandenburg concerto No 3
N.Paganini Concertino for viola and orchestra in A Minor (soloist Yuri Bashmet)
P.Tchaikovsky Serenade for strings in C Major op 48
Tickets: www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp
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Russian Festival "Maslenitsa"
7 February 2010
1–6pm, Potters Fields Park SE1 2AA
(between Tower Bridge and City Hall), London
‘Maslenitsa’ is a Russian folk celebration that takes place just before Lent – rather like a week-long version of Britain’s Shrove Tuesday.
Following last year’s immensely successful inaugural event, the 2010 Maslenitsa Festival promises to be a vibrant and entertaining celebration of contemporary Russia and its rich cultural heritage.
The main stage will welcome a variety of folk, pop and rock performers specially invited from Russia as well as leading Russian groups based in the UK.
The programme includes folk and romance songs from the acclaimed ethno-folk group Pelageya; the Terem quartet, which brings together disparate musical trends with traditional musical instruments – including the domra, balalaika and accordion; the group After 11 from the folksong theatre ‘Russian Song’, founded by the famous folk diva Nadezhda Babkina, focusing on multi-voice singing; Dmitry Danilenko, the recent winner of a ‘grand-prix’ at the international ‘Slavyansky Bazar’ festival of arts (2009); the instrumental folk group White Day celebrated throughout Russia for its balalaika and rock performances; the talented young singer Alexa Pol who has taken part in many festivals and was a winner in last year’s Russian song contest in London; Belarus' favourite Angelika Agourbash and the charismatic bluesmen from St Petersburg, Billy’s Band. There will also be a performance by a folk dance group Kazan from the Tatarstan Republic which represents this culturally diverse region of the Russian Federation.
The children’s programme on the Scoop stage will feature puppet theatre pieces by the Moscow Marionette Theatre, a presentation of Maslenitsa traditions with audience interaction, performances of traditional songs by children’s groups, competitions and games.
In keeping with tradition, there will be tasty Maslenitsa specialty foods on sale – including the quintessentially Russian ‘blini’ (pancakes).
The festival is organised in co-operation with the Mayor of London, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and Lebara Mobile UK www.lebara-mobile.co.uk/en/index.php
Conditions of entry with alcohol
There are two licensed bars on site selling beer for your enjoyment at this event. Between 12.00hrs – 18.00hrs. Persons entering the premises agree to the following conditions:
1. No glass bottles or cans containing alcohol will be permitted inside the premises.
2. If you have purchased alcohol and wish to bring it into the venue with you, please contact an event steward. Stewards will issue you with a maximum of two 550mL plastic glasses, in which you may decant your alcohol into for consumption in the premises.
3. All other alcohol and glass / can containers must be disposed of in designated bins provided. This alcohol will not be returned.
4. Alcohol sold at the event cannot be taken off the premises.
5. We reserve the right to refuse entry to the premises in the event of non-compliance with the above conditions, or if a person is deemed to be drunk and incapable, drunk and disorderly or their behaviour amounts to a criminal offence.
Please drink responsibly and have an enjoyable day.
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Tatiana and Sergey Nikitin
8 January 2010
8 pm, Union Chapel Islingon, London
Husband-and-wife duo Sergey and Tatyana Nikitin are well-known in Russia since 1970s: they gained wide popularity as songwriters/performers of their own songs.
Sergey Nikitin is also a film composer as well as the author of children's songs.
This concert will feature the Nikitins' tunes loved by several generations of their audience.
Venue info: www.unionchapel.org.uk/
Sponsored by The Tsukanov Foundation
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