Past Events

Opening concert of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts’ annual series of events “Summer in Eduard Steinberg’s Studio” Programme: Arvo Pärt Summa for strings Edison Denisov Sonata for solo clarinet Alfred Schnittke String Trio (1985) Sergei Berinsky Partita for solo cello Sofia Gubaidulina String Trio, 1st movement (1988) Lyubov Terskaya “In the Lens” for cello and tape Evgenia Bril Mozart-mirabelle for clarinet and strings Performers: Nikita Agafonov, clarinet Alisa Grazhevskaya, violin Ekaterina Fomitskaya, violin Ekaterina Markova, viola Olga Galochkina,…

Festival closing concert Programme: V. Tarnopolsky, M. Pisaro, J. Tejera, N. Prokopenko, A. Moustoukis, V. Genin, A. Radvilovich Programme: Vladimir Tarnopolsky Perpetuum Moebius for flute/alto flute, bass clarinet, piano, violin and cello (2017) Michael Pisaro Grain Canons for flute, percussion, piano and cello (2016) Januibe Tejera Hors Cadre for saxophone, piano, violin and cello (2023) Russian premiere Natalia Prokopenko Dusk Rays for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello (2018) Andreas Moustoukis TLON for flute, bass clarinet, piano, violin and…

Opening concert Programme: Gérard Grisey Enchanges for double bass and two pianos Georgy Dorokhov Manifesto for three performers Kazimierz Serocki Swinging music for trombone, piano, violin and cello Helmut Lachenmann Sakura Variations for alto saxophone, piano and percussion Yuri Kasparov “Four Detached Views Out of the Window” for flute, piano, violin and cello Vladimir Gorlinsky Viola / Flute / Piano for viola, flute and piano Olga Bochikhina Musica Sacra I for performers Performers: Natalia Cherkasova, piano Mona Khaba, piano Grigory…

Programme: L. Beethoven, G. Telemann, S. Reich, H. Villa-Lobos, D. Schuler, G. Crumb Over the centuries, composers have been fascinated by the use of unusual instruments and combinations of them, by performing music in places not intended for it, and by creative provocation. Some unconventional ideas were later established in music history and became absolute classics, and in the 20th and 21st centuries the number of compositional experiments has only grown. The “NEformat” concert-excursion by the Studio for New Music…

A concert at the “Crazy Days” festival Programme: music by Salvatore Sciarrino Programme: Salvatore Sciarrino Ai limiti della notte for solo cello Anamorfosi “Bergson’s Clock” for solo flute Quintettino No. 1 for clarinet and string quartet Let Me Die Before I Wake for clarinet 6 Capricci (Nos. 2, 3, 6) for solo violin Performers: Studio for New Music soloists ensemble Marina Rubinstein, flute Nikita Agafonov, clarinet Mona Khaba, piano Stanislav Malyshev, violin Marina Katarzhnova, violin Ekaterina Markova, viola Olga Galochkina,…

Concert at the La Folle Journée festival Programme: music by Salvatore Sciarrino Programme: Salvatore Sciarrino Ai limiti della notte for solo cello Anamorfosi L’orologio di Bergson for solo flute Quintettino No. 1 for clarinet and string quartet Let Me Die Before I Wake for clarinet 6 Capricci (Nos. 2, 3, 6) for solo violin Performers: Studio for New Music soloists ensemble Marina Rubinstein, flute Nikita Agafonov, clarinet Mona Khaba, piano Stanislav Malyshev, violin Marina Katarzhnova, violin Ekaterina Markova, viola Olga…

Concert at the “Crazy Days” festival Programme: I. Stravinsky, E. Denisov, S. Sciarrino, A. Schnittke, O. Raeva, V. Tarnopolsky Programme: Igor Stravinsky Serenade from the ballet “Pulcinella” Edison Denisov Ode for clarinet, piano and percussion Salvatore Sciarrino “L’orologio di Bergson” for solo flute Alfred Schnittke Serenade for ensemble Olga Raeva “Transfiguration” for viola, cello and double bass Vladimir Tarnopolsky “Perpetuum Moebius” for ensemble Performers: Studio for New Music soloists ensemble Marina Rubinstein, flute Nikita Agafonov, clarinet Andrey Vinnitsky, percussion Mona…

On the 90th anniversary of the composer’s birth Programme: anonymous 16th-century composers, A. Volkonsky, W. Byrd, G. Caccini, O. Lassus, J. Sweelinck, S. Scheidt Performers: Ekaterina Kichigina (soprano) Yuri Martynov (positive organ) Alexandra Vinnik (harpsichord) Alexey Shevchenko (harpsichord) Mikhail Dubov (harpsichord) Studio for New Music ensemble Conductor — Honoured Artist of Russia Igor Dronov