Annex 1
Singapore Arts Festival 2005
Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”
Programme
Vladimir Spivakov, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
22 June
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060 (18’)
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
(Soloists: Vladimir Spivakov and Alexey Utkin)
Arnold Schönberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (28’)
Intermission (20’)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (45’)
Pezzo in forma di Sonatina
Walzer: Moderato
Élégie: Larghetto elegiaco
Finale (Tema Russo): Andante – Allegro con spirito
23 June
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (18’)
Vivace
Largo ma non tanto
Allegro
(Soloists: Vladimir Spivakov and Alexey Lundin)
Béla Bartók Divertissement (27’)
Allegro non troppo
Molto adagio
Allegro assai
Intermission (20’)
Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E minor, F.I. 37 (RV 278) (15’)
Allegro molto – Andantino
Largo
Allegro
(Soloist: Vladimir Spivakov)
Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor, Hob. I:45 “Farewell”
Allegro assai
Adagio
Menuet: Allegro
Finale: Presto – Adagio
Annex 2
Singapore Arts Festival 2005
Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”
Biography of Vladimir Spivakov
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
Vladimir Spivakov is a founding member, permanent music director, chief conductor and soloist of the Moscow Virtuosi. He was a student of Yuri Yankelevich and David Oistrakh at the Moscow State Conservatory where he graduated in 1967. He won numerous prizes at international violin competitions, including the Thibaud-Long (Paris, 1965), Paganini (Genoa, 1967), Montreal (1969) and Tchaikovsky (Moscow, 1970) competitions.
Since 1975, he has performed as soloist with the world’s finest orchestras, eminent conductors and in the great musical capitals. Music critics has praised his “vivid artistry”, “deep understanding of a composer’s concepts”, “richness, beauty and volume of sound” and high intellect in his performances.
In 1979, Spivakov and a group of friends formed the Moscow Virtuosi, which he remains its permanent director and chief conductor. As a conductor, he received tutelage from Israel Gusman, Lorin Maazel and Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein presented him with his personal baton, one that has never left his side ever since. In 1989, he founded the Colmar Music Festival (France), which he still heads.
Spivakov received the People’s Artist and State Prize of the USSR in 1989. In 1993, he founded the Vladimir Spivakov International Charitable Foundation, which raises funds and undertakes humanitarian, cultural and educational works. The Russian Space Centre also named a small planet “Spivakov” after him on his 50th birthday.
From 1999 to 2002, Spivakov was the artistic director and chief conductor of the Russian National Orchestra. In 2003, he was appointed artistic director and chief conductor of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. Spivakov plays on an Antonio Stradivarius violin, granted to him for life by grateful patrons and admirers.
Annex 3
Singapore Arts Festival 2005
Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”
Background of Moscow Virtuosi
One of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, Moscow Virtuosi was formed in 1979 by soloists and musicians from Moscow’s best symphonic and chamber orchestras. Led by violin virtuoso Vladimir Spivakov, the orchestra gained official status and funding from the Soviet government in 1983. An exclusive recording contract with the BMG/RCA Victor label soon brought the orchestra rave reviews and worldwide prominence. In 1997, it was conferred municipal and State chamber orchestra status by the Moscow City Administration.
Moscow Virtuosi gives over a hundred concerts each year, including tours throughout Russia, Europe, North America and the Far East. It has performed in prestigious venues such as the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Musikverein (Vienna), Royal Albert Hall (London), Carnegie Hall (New York), Suntory Hall (Tokyo) as well as in small towns. Moscow Virtuosi has been resident at the Moscow International Palace of Music since 2003.
Moscow Virtuosi performs a wide range of music, from baroque to contemporary, catering to a wide variety of tastes. It constantly seeks new audiences and young people through its outreach concerts and free matinees. Serving a social role, it has also performed concerts for the victims of the Chernobyl disaster, Armenian earthquake and Stalinist repression.
Moscow Virtuosi has a discography of over 30 recordings, including the music of contemporary composers Penderecki, Schnittke, Gubaidulina, Pärt, Kancheli, and collaborations with soloists like Evgeny Kissin, Shlomo Mintz, Mikhail Rudy, Vladimir Krainev, Justus Frantz and Nathalie Stutzmann.
Annex 4
Singapore Arts Festival 2005
Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”
Musicians list
First Violins Harpsichord
Alexey Lundin, Principal Dmitry Chepiga
Georgy Tsay
Alexey Strelnikov Stage-manager
Dmitry Chepiga Vladimir Khusainov
Dimitry Egorov
Evgeny Stembolskiy
Second Violins
Yury Dashevskiy
Evgeny Shulkov
Denis Shulgin
Evgeny Levin
Vitaly Khandras
Timur Vorotnikov
Violas
Yury Yurov
Anton Kulapov
Dmitry Glebov
Sergey Ovsyannikov
Cellos
Viacheslav Marinyuk
Dmitry Prokofiev
Alexey Steblev
Double Basses
Grigory Kovalevsky
Andrey Stepin
Oboes
Alexey Utkin
Mikhail Evstigneev
Horns
Fedor Yarovoy
Artur Arzumanov