Maslenitsa is a folk holiday dedicated to seeing off winter. In 2022, Pancake Week begins on February 28 and ends on March 6. The St. Petersburg Opera presents the audience with a spring concert, which will be broadcast online on March 5 at 17:00 Moscow time VKontakte: https://vk.com/video-5715063_456239467
In programme:
1. A. Boisdie. Big Concert Duet for Harp and Piano “Bird Trills”
Performed by the laureates of International Competitions
Elizaveta Alexandrova (harp) and Olga Mityokina (piano)
2. S. McDonald. A Stray Cat Asleep on the Roof
Performed by the laureate of International Competitions Anastasia Tverdova (harp)
3. N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. The third Song of Lel' from The Snow Maiden opera
Performed by the laureates of International Competitions Larisa Pominova (vocal), Elizaveta Alexandrova (harp) and Olga Mityokina (piano)
4. S. Prokofiev. Prelude in C-dur
Performed by the laureate of International Competitions Elizaveta Alexandrova (harp)
5. N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. Melting scene from The Snow Maiden opera
Performed by the laureates of International Competitions Aleksandra Lyapich (vocal), Elizaveta Alexandrova (harp) and Olga Mityokina (piano)
6. B. Smetana, H. Trnecek. Fantasia for harp solo on the themes of the symphonic poem “Vltava”
Performed by the laureate of International Competitions Elizaveta Alexandrova (harp)
7. S. Rachmaninoff. Spring Waters
Performed by the laureates of International Competitions Valentina Fedeneva (vocal), Elizaveta Alexandrova (harp) and Olga Mityokina (piano)