28 March 2011

The series of subscription concerts given by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

The series of subscription concerts given by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall winds up with a program devoted to the works of Johannes Brahms, conducted by Maestro Vassily Sinaysky.

The Maestro will dedicate his second concert, in his capacity as Bolshoi Theatre Music Director, entirely to this outstanding German composer, including in the program, what is more, works very rarely performed in Russia.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Tragic Overture in D minor, op. 81

Rhapsody for Alto, Male Chorus and Orchestra, op. 53

Text by Goethe

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68

Soloist — Maria Gortsevskaya (mezzo-soprano)
Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor —  Maestro Vassily Sinaysky