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Mariinsky Theater artists has its 1st performance in South Korea since 2019

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Mariinsky Theater artists has its 1st performance in South Korea since 2019


26.11.2021

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The Russian Seasons Festival of Russian Culture continues in South Korea, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports. One of the notable events of the was the performance of the Stradivari-ensemble. Valery Gergiev, artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater, took the place at the conductor's stand. 

Gergiev noted that Russian musicians were the first to enter the Lotte Hall stage after a 2-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Valery Gergiev hopes that everything will get back to normal soon. He noted that one should not risk one's life, but few would agree to live without art.

Russian musicians performed works by Russian and foreign composers.

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