New 'Rector Of Moscow University Invites…' Concert Held On March 23
03.04.2022
On March 23, the event featured a performance by Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. The event continues the musical tradition carried on for 30 years. This year, the concert coincided with the 30 year anniversary of Professor Sadovnichiy’s rectorship.
The show was opened with the fanfare of the “Festive Oveture” by Dmitri Shostakovich, followed by the overture-fantasy “Romeo and Juliet” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The festivities culminated with “The Firebird” orchestral pieces by Igor Stravinsky.
Prominent Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was an early supporter of the initiative, proposed by the Rector 30 years ago. On March 23, Gergiev was awarded the Star of Moscow University. In 30 years, Moscow State University hosted more than 300 concerts. Throughout the years, the events featured world-renowned artists, such as Maya Plisetskaya, Rodion Shchedrin, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Galina Vishnevskaya, and others.
Photo: Lomonosow Moscow State University website
On March 23, the event featured a performance by Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. The event continues the musical tradition carried on for 30 years. This year, the concert coincided with the 30 year anniversary of Professor Sadovnichiy’s rectorship.The show was opened with the fanfare of the “Festive Oveture” by Dmitri Shostakovich, followed by the overture-fantasy “Romeo and Juliet” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The festivities culminated with “The Firebird” orchestral pieces by Igor Stravinsky.
Prominent Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was an early supporter of the initiative, proposed by the Rector 30 years ago. On March 23, Gergiev was awarded the Star of Moscow University. In 30 years, Moscow State University hosted more than 300 concerts. Throughout the years, the events featured world-renowned artists, such as Maya Plisetskaya, Rodion Shchedrin, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Galina Vishnevskaya, and others.
Photo: Lomonosow Moscow State University website