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RUSSIAN ARTS FOUNDATION :: February, 2011
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Other News in
Russian Arts
An exhibition of over 300 photos has opened in Moscow's Manege devoted to remembering the Glasnost and Perestroika era. [RussiaToday]
A new play, Peace Through Corn, debuted in Iowa this month. It focused on the relationship between Nikita Khrushchev and Roswell Garst, whose farm Khrushchev visited in 1959. [Daily Iowegian]
The Nutcracker in 3D, from Russian director Andrey Konchalovsky, made it onto the infamous list of nominees for the Golden Raspberry Award.
Moscow has a new Icon Museum, with some 4,000 works of Old Russian and Eastern Christian art, including about 600 icons. It is located on Goncharnaya ulitsa. [RussiaToday]
A rising star of the stage, Ukrainian playwright Anna Yablonska, was among those killed by the terrorist bombing this month at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. [RFE/RL Report]
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News from the Russian National Orchestra |
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Geweldige Muziek!
That's Dutch for "great music" - or so Google Translate tells us. Next month, the Russian National Orchestra will be making great music in Holland, with four concerts in Eindhoven and Amsterdam, including two at the world-famous Concertgebouw (above). For more information on concert programs, dates and times, visit the RNO On Tour page.
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Abu Dhabi Festival
 The Russian National Orchestra has planned a very special trip for its patrons and friends: to Abu Dhabi, from March 30-April 5, 2011. Making its debut at the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival, the RNO will appear with a galaxy of stars, including pianist Yefim Bronfman, opera greats Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ekaterina Siurina, conductor Nicola Luisotti, and principal dancers from the Bolshoi, Kirov and American Ballet Theatre.
Along with glorious music, guests will experience the rich culture of Abu Dhabi, spectacular sites from ancient to modern, and the special events for which RNO trips are renowned. For more information, see the PDF linked here.
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Classic FM Editor's Choice
 "This must be one of the finest performances of The Bells ever recorded. [This] enthralls from start to finish. José Serebrier secures choral and orchestral contributions of mesmerizing vividness and thrilling power to match: meanwhile the soloists (Lyubov Petrova, Andrei Popov and Sergei Leiferkus) all impress... Highly recommended."
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Brubeck Honored
On September 28, an intimate jazz concert at Richards of Greenwich was held to honor jazz legend Dave Brubeck with the Russian National Orchestra's prestigious Silver Baton Award (past recipients include Gordon Getty, Charles Simonyi, Barbara Roach and Peter T. Paul). The concert featured RNO soloists Maxim Rubtsov and Vladislav Lavrik, together with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet. Read more... |
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