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Gergiev Festival opens in Rotterdam

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Gergiev Festival opens in Rotterdam


15.09.2017

RF Ministry of Culture22th Gergiev Festival has started on September 14th in Rotterdam. Maestro Gergiev leads Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra and Consolidated Youth orchestra of Codarts Rotterdam University and Hague Conservatory.

There are two main topics this year: The Russian Revolution and Russian Avant Garde. These themes have something in common among themselves. Compositions of Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Stravinsky are chosen to explore this commonness.

At the opening night the Poem of Ecstasy and Rêverie by Skryabin, and The Rite of Spring and Funeral Song (Netherland premier) by Stravinsky were performed by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

Today the program is to be devoted to the Revolution topic, unveiling Chamber Symphony by Popov, The Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution by Prokofiev, and Twelve by Tischenko.

Third day will be dedicated to Shostakovitch with the 5th Symphony played by the Youth orchestra and the 4th Symphony and 1st Concerto performed by Mariinsky Orchestra.

Concert for the young listeners on September 17th is going to be the final point of the festival. The performance will include Stravinsky's music for the ballet Firebird with actors reading and a sand animation.

Afterwards Russian musicians will leave Rotterdam for Ghent to give a concert as a part of Ghent Festival of Flanders.

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