Mariinsky Orchestra

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Cadogan Hall5 Sloane Terrace, London, Greater London, SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom

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Programme

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich (1844-1908)	Mlada: suite
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962)	Flute Concerto
Borne, François (1840-1920)	Fantasie Brillante sur Carmen
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

Matvey Demin	Flute
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev	Conductor

Valery Gergiev brings his prized Mariinsky Orchestra to Cadogan Hall for a pair of concerts celebrating the best upcoming talent and marking the 150th anniversary of Berlioz's death. Each date features a different soloist winner from the prestigious XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition of which Gergiev is Co-Chair. Elsewhre the programme highlights the dramatic capabilities of the Mariinsky Orchestra, with Rimsky-Korsakov operas, excerpts from Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet, and a full performance of his ode to the life of the artist and unrequited love, Symphonie fantastique.

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The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The demon symphony: Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Matvey Demin’s stellar UK debut flanked by an invigorated Gergiev

Young-Jin Hur, 8th October

Gergiev, Demin, and the Mariinsky Orchestra deliver a performance full of vitality, virtuosity, and determination.

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