Maria Meerovich pianist. International project "musical expedition". How do you like the audience? What are your impressions?

took place in Vladimir final concert"Musical Expedition" This unique project for our country is taking place in the region for the second year in a row. About the results musical journey- Kristina Ivanova.

It was an experiment, and it was a success, say the organizers of the Musical Expedition project. Last year it all started with an unexpected idea to hold a concert at the ruins of Khrapovitsky’s estate. Not only the audience liked it, but also the musicians. So much so that this year world-famous artists again set off on a creative journey: Kovrov, Mstera, Gorokhovets, the Taneyev family estate in Marinino and the village of Davydovo.

MARIA MEEROVICH, PIANIST:"Absolutely everyone had the opportunity to come to any concert. Due to the fact that it is on outdoors. And it was so nice to see people coming from other places. And for Vladimir, traveling through villages is simply a delight.”

And the culmination of this delight is the final concert on Vladimir’s Cathedral Square. The artists and guests of the festival were personally congratulated by the regional governor Svetlana Orlova. The head of the region promised that such cultural events will definitely become traditional. The participants of the “Expedition” are sure that the concert has already become such. The program is rich and unusual: it all started with the performance of classical works, and then a surprise awaited the viewer.

Crossover concert - a harmonious synthesis of classics with rock, pop and electronic music. Works by Bach with bluesy notes or Gershwin in a jazz arrangement. This is not DJing, the musicians deny. This is the ability to subtly erase the border, leaving the unique sound of the classics.

One of the main guests of the festival was Georgy Yufa, a famous cellist. Participant in the show "The Voice". In Vladimir, the artist not only played with the Governor’s Orchestra, but also performed solo parts. According to Georgy (and he calls himself a student of Boris Andrianov), this format of the “Musical Expedition” is a godsend. To hear many of those who performed at the Musical Expedition venues, you often need to try to buy tickets in time and even fly to other countries.

GEORGE YUFA CELLIST, SINGER:“I believe that this is simply necessary. People who were lucky enough to attend the festival concerts, perhaps in a different situation, would not have been able to attend. I would especially like to thank the orchestra artists, who today, in fact, spent half a day or even more here, on the site, in the wild wind and in the cold. And in general, I think this is a heroic and professional feat.”

The second “Expedition” succeeded, says the main organizer of the musical trip, Boris Andrianov. It is already being called a record for the number of viewers. It is especially important that most of them, the author of the project emphasizes, are provincial listeners.

BORIS ANDRIANOV, CELLIST, AUTHOR OF THE "MUSICAL EXPEDITION" PROJECT:"I saw amazement on their faces, because this was something unexpected. Absolutely. We played serious music, but we played in places where it had never been heard. And this inconsistency, this inconsistency - it worked. And it was such an experiment that was a great success, it seems to me.”

ALEVTINA MALOVA, SPECTATOR:“Great idea. I was in Davydovo yesterday. It’s just super. I think bringing art to the masses is very cool.”

What the route will be next year has not yet been decided. But they promised that the “Musical Expedition” would definitely hit the road again.

Kristina Ivanova, Andrey Dubrovsky

Rishon Lezion Symphony Orchestra - two concerts under the direction of Andres Mustonen as part of « MustonenFest. Tallinn-Tel Aviv 2016".
The Trumpet Song concert on February 23 (Tel Aviv), March 2 (Rehovot), March 3 and 5 (Rishon Lezion) features trumpeter Sergei Nakaryakov and pianist Maria Meerovich. The concerts will take place within the framework of "MustonenFest. Tallinn-Tel Aviv 2016".
The second program on February 28 in Tel Aviv and March 1 in Rishon Lezion features pianist Astrid Balzan, the Estonian National Opera boys choir,Voices Musicalesand soloists of the Estonian National Opera.

Estonian Choir Voces Musicales

The concert program "Trumpet Song" includes Arvo Pärt's 3rd Symphony, Shostakovich's Concerto for Trumpet, Piano and Orchestra, Yuri Harutyunyan's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra and Beethoven's 2nd Symphony. The Gala Concert program includes Verdi. Overture to the opera “Force of Destiny”; arias from works by Verdi, Donizetti, Francesco Cilea; Mozart - Laudate Dominom; Arvo Pärt - Credo; Weinberg - variations on a theme by Mozart; Beethoven - Fantasia in C minor for piano, choir and symphony orchestra.
“One of Israel’s favorite performers, the famous conductor and violinist from Estonia, Andres Mustonen, returns to Israel and performs again with the Rishon Lezion Symphony Orchestra this season after our very successful collaboration last year,” says orchestra director Ariel Cohen. - But this time, the outstanding trumpeter Sergei Nakaryakov will take the stage with him and the orchestra. I suggest listening to his recordings on YouTube and I’m sure that after that listeners will rush to buy tickets. Sergei Nakaryakov will also give a resital together with pianist Maria Meerovich and I am sure that it will be a separate musical memorable experience. The program of the “Gala Concert” is very diverse - from Beethoven’s “Fantasy for Chorus” - a colorful musical masterpiece, the forerunner of his 9th symphony, to works by Pärt and Weinberg. Andres Mustonen wove for us an unusual musical combination of choirs, soloists and a composer from Estonia together with an orchestra, composer and pianist from Israel. And the main thing is the interweaving of wonderful music, perfect for such a festival as MustonenFest. Tallinn-Tel Aviv".

Sergey Nakaryakov is one of the most famous trumpet players in the world. They say about this musician: “He was born with a trumpet in his hands.” Divine sound, phenomenal skill and limitless virtuosity made young artist world star. He participates in the largest international promotions, records with the best companies. Sergei Nakaryakov is a native of Nizhny Novgorod, but has long settled in France. Each of his performances turns into an unforgettable holiday for the public. Anyone who has heard Sergei Nakaryakov at least once will definitely want to hear him again.

WITH ergey Nakaryakov. Photo: Thierry Cohen

Sergei Nakaryakov achieved impressive success by boldly breaking the established rules of execution classical music on the pipe. After performing at the Krosholm festival at the age of 13, Sergei Nakaryakov was called the “Paganini of the trumpet” by the Finnish press. And in 1997, the publication Music und Theater called Sergei Nakaryakov “Caruso of the trumpets,” noting the extraordinary timbral brightness of his playing.

Possessing a huge repertoire, Sergei Nakaryakov is constantly expanding it, creating his own arrangements of various works for trumpet. He also plays the flugelhorn.

Sergei Nakaryakov was born in Gorky ( Nizhny Novgorod) in 1977. He began learning to play the piano very early. After an accident in 1986, he gave up piano lessons and began studying trumpet under his father at the age of nine. Almost immediately he attracted attention, speaking at various music competitions young performers. In 1991 he achieved great success at the Ivo Pogorelich Festival in Bad Worishofen. In August of the same year he made his debut with Litovsky chamber orchestra at the festival in Salzburg, and a year later was invited to the Schleswig-Holstein music festival, where he received the Prix Davidoff award.

Currently, Sergei Nakaryakov plays in the most prestigious halls in the world, including the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Lincoln Center in New York, Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London; performs at festivals in many European countries. Every year he makes a multi-day tour of Japan. Sergei Nakaryakov also often performs in the USA with solo concerts and in collaboration with world-famous musicians, orchestras and conductors. He usually gives solo concerts accompanied by his sister, pianist Vera Nakaryakova or Belgian pianist Maria Meerovich.

Maria Meerovich is a wonderful pianist, a representative of the St. Petersburg piano school, with a soft, melodious sound, thoughtful, natural manner. Meerovich lives in Belgium. Her creative union with Sergei Nakaryakov is already 11 years old.

Maria Meerovich. Photo: Thierry Cohen

Maria Meerovich was born in St. Petersburg. At the age of eight she already performed at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. She studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1990, after receiving a scholarship from the “Fonds Alex de Vries” - Y. Menuhin Foundation, Maria moved to Belgium, graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, and immediately began pedagogical activity at the same institute.
Maria is a laureate of first prizes at the G.B. Viotti (Italy) and C. Hennen (Holland) competitions, and has performed in such famous halls as the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Theater des Champs Elysees (Paris), Opera City Hall(Tokyo), Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), National Center of the Performing Arts (Beijing). She took part in festivals in Schleswig-Holstein, Bad Kissingen (Germany), Martha Argerich festivals in Beppu (Japan) and Lugano (Switzerland), festivals in Aix en Provence and Beauvais (France), New Port (USA), and many others .

Photos provided by the festival press service " MustonenFest. Tallinn-Tel Aviv 2016" and the Rishon Lezion Symphony Orchestra

Culture

On June 11, a unique event took place on the stage of the Philharmonic Society as part of the Platonov Arts Festival, in which the world-recognized Vadim Repin, Sergei Nakaryakov and Maria Meerovich took part. According to the organizers, tickets were sold out several months before the concert. The thing is that the musicians are performing in a trio format for the first time.

Violin, piano and flugelhorn
Pianist Maria Meerovich and trumpeter Sergei Nakaryakov have been giving joint concerts for eleven years. They were united with Vadim Repin by Johannes Brahms, or rather a trio he wrote for piano, violin and horn. Interestingly, Brahms originally planned to create an opera. While working on it, he often communicated with Turgenev. The opera was never written, but a wonderful trio appeared, the writing of which was to some extent inspired by our compatriot. Initially, the third instrument was the horn. In the concert, her part is played by Sergei Nakaryakov on the flugelhorn, a young instrument in classical music. “Sergey Nakaryakov has the skill to make a work interesting,” says Vadim Repin. The program also included works by Robert Schumann, Francis Poulenc and Claude Debussy.

Antique or modern instruments?
During conversations with journalists, the musicians talked about their instruments, the boom of classical music and much more. Violinist Vadim Repin brought to Voronezh an instrument that is about three hundred years old. It was on this violin that Tchaikovsky's concerto was first played. Repin explained why musicians treat instruments with such reverence. “Instruments are like our vocal cords,” he says. “Everyone has their own personality.” Over time, a friendship develops between the musician and the instrument. Interestingly, unlike violins, new instruments are preferred in wind instruments. The service life of a pipe is on average 30-40 years.

Concert = performers + sympathetic audience
The musicians also noted the boom of classical music in Asia, especially in China. The thing is that now there are several bright performers and aroused this very interest. The same process can occur in any other area. A few talented individuals make something attractive to the public. In general, the musicians noted that the audience had become significantly “younger.” In Russia, according to Vadim Repin, there is an excellent balance in terms of the public: it is quite spoiled and treats everything with interest. In order for the concert to really take place, it is not enough for the skill of the performers, it requires an audience that has come to empathize. The violinist also said that concerts in Russia are his priority. “After concerts in Russia there are always warm memories.”

Support for young talents
All three performers felt the “taste of the stage” in childhood. Vadim Repin told the press that he tries to meet with young people as often as possible and give some master classes. It is impossible to teach anything in two hours, but you can set the vector of development, which is sometimes very important for young musicians. As part of the festival in Novosibirsk, organized by Vadim Repin, the “Children for Children” project is being implemented, when young talents and play for children.

The musicians also noted the high level of the Platonov Arts Festival. Vadim Repin said that Mikhail Pletnev, who presented the residents of Voronezh with a unique piano concert, came from the capital of the Black Earth Region very inspired.

Fiery temperament combined with impeccable technique, poetry and sensitivity of interpretations are the main qualities of the performing style of one of the most irresistible violinists today Vadim Repin.

“Vadim Repin is one of the best violinists in the world. Like his great Russian predecessors, he can convey tension and passion without forcing the sound...,” the Los Angeles Times wrote about him.

At the age of 11, the violinist won Gold medal at the International Wieniawski Competition. In 1985, at the age of 14, Vadim Repin performed in Tokyo, Munich, Berlin and Helsinki; a year later - a successful debut at New York's Carnegie Hall. In 1989, Vadim Repin became the youngest winner of the most prestigious International competition Queen Elizabeth in Brussels throughout its history. After this victory, the musician received worldwide recognition.

Vadim Repin is a welcome guest in the most prestigious halls of the world, where he performs solo and chamber concerts and with the best orchestras: the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestras of Berlin, Vienna, Israel, Los Angeles, New York, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, symphony orchestras London, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, Montreal, Cincinnati, Cleveland, the La Scala Theater Orchestra in Milan and many others.

Repin has recorded more than 30 discs, awarded with such prestigious international awards as Echo Award as Instrumentalist of the Year 1999, Diapason d'Or, Prix Caecilia and Edison Award.

Vadim Repin plays a 1743 Bonjour Guarneri del Gesu violin.

Maria Meerovich (piano), Sergey Nakaryakov (trumpet)

One of the most famous trumpet players in the world Sergey Nakaryakov achieved impressive success by boldly breaking the established rules of performing classical trumpet music.

After performing at the Krosholm festival at the age of 13, Sergei Nakariakov was called the “Paganini of the trumpet” by the Finnish press. And in 1997, the publication Music und Theater called Sergei Nakaryakov “Caruso of the trumpets,” noting the extraordinary timbral brightness of his playing.

Sergei's repertoire is amazing in its diversity. He performs works specially written for trumpet, as well as transcriptions from violin, viola, oboe, piano, horn, voice, and cello.

In addition, he masterfully plays the flugelhorn, performing various arrangements on it, thereby expanding the artistic and technical potential of this instrument.

In 2002, Sergei Nakaryakov received an award from the German state television channel ZDF ECHO Klassik from the German Phono-Academy as the best instrumentalist of the year. Sergei Nakaryakov’s recordings at TELDEC CLASSICS INTERNATIONAL (WARNER), where he has been an exclusive artist since the age of 15, received excellent reviews from the public and critics.

Currently, Sergei Nakaryakov plays in the most prestigious halls in the world, including the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Lincoln Center in New York, Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London; performs at festivals in many European countries. Every year he tours Japan. Sergei Nakaryakov also often performs in the USA with solo concerts and in collaboration with world-famous musicians, orchestras and conductors. He usually gives solo concerts accompanied by his sister, pianist Vera Nakaryakova or Belgian pianist Maria Meerovich.

World-famous trumpeter Sergei Nakaryakov (Russia - Israel), violinist Daishin Kashimoto (Japan) and pianist Maria Meerovich (Belgium) will perform a joint concert on March 28 in the Small Hall of the Philharmonic.

Through the efforts of Berin Art Management, three virtuoso performers will gather on one stage to present high-quality performances of classical works to the St. Petersburg public famous composers. The concert program will include works by Schumann - Adagio and Alegro, op.70, "Arabesques", op.18, Liszt "Dedication", Three fantasy plays, op.73, as well as works by Brahms - Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 in A major, op.100, Trio for piano, violin and horn in E-flat major, op.40.

Sergey Nakaryakov - Today one of the most famous trumpeters in the world. He achieved impressive success by boldly breaking the established rules of classical trumpet performance.

After performing at the Krosholm Festival at the age of 13, Sergei was dubbed the “Paganini of the trumpet” by the Finnish press. And in 1997, the publication Music und Theater called Sergei Nakaryakov “Caruso of the trumpets,” noting the extraordinary timbral brightness of his playing.

Possessing a huge repertoire, Nakaryakov constantly expands it, creating his own arrangements of various works for trumpet. He also plays the flugelhorn.

Daishin Kashimoto - Widely known as a chamber musician. His chamber ensemble partners included such outstanding performers as Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Misha Maisky, Gerard Causset, Eric Le Sage, Emmanuel Pahu and Itamar Golan. Among his most important engagements in this area are annual chamber concerts with Mung Woon Chung in Japan and Korea, the La Folle Journée festival in Nantes, a tour of Japanese cities with Itamar Golan, and a duet concert with pianist Konstantin Lifshitz at the Dresden Music Festival.

Daishin Kashimoto is an exclusive artist under the Sony Classical record label and has released several albums for the label. The violinist is a prize-winner of several major international competitions.

Maria Meerovich - was born in St. Petersburg. At the age of 8 she was already performing with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Maria studied at State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1990, after receiving a scholarship from the Fonds Alex de Vries - Y. Menuhin Foundation, she moved to Belgium, graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, and immediately began teaching at the same institute.

Maria is a laureate of first prizes at the G.B. Viotti (Italy) and C. Hennen (Holland) competitions, and has performed in such famous halls as the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Theater des Champs Elysees (Paris), Opera City Hall (Tokyo), Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), National Center of the Performing Arts (Beijing). She took part in festivals in Schleswig-Holstein, Bad Kissingen (Germany), Martha Argerich festivals in Beppu (Japan) and Lugano (Switzerland), festivals in Aix en Provence and Beauvais (France), New Port (USA), and many others . Her partners were: famous musicians like Pinchas Tsukerman, Dora Schwartzberg, Boris Berezovsky, Maxim Vengerov and others.

The concert has an intermission.