ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS
December 28 The opening concert featuring Andre Watts, one of America's most celebrated and beloved pianists, performing with Maestro Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra .BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 Symphony No. 5
December 29 Russia's famous Vladimir Fedoseev, conducting the Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna.Johann STRAUSS Marches, polkas, waltzes
December 30 Prize- winning classical violinist Nikolai Znaider, performing with Maestro Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.TCHAIKOVSKY Violin concerto «Swan Lake», ballet music
December 31 Special New Year's Eve Concert with the St. Petersburg Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Alexeev.
January 2 The extraordinary Peter Shaufuss Ballet of Denmark.«H.C.Andersen», ballet
January 3 Constantine Orbelian leading his marvelous Moscow Chamber Orchestra. Haik Kazazyan, Soloist.SCHNITTKE
Suite in Ancient Style
ARUTYUNIAN
Violin concerto
PROKOFIEV
The Five Visions Fugitives
TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for string orchestra
January 4 A vocal evening with the stars Anna Netrebko and Evgeny Akimov performing with Maestro Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.Opera arias and duets
WAGNER
Overture to «Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg»
Prelude and Death of Isolde from «Tristan und Isolde»
Overture to «Rienzi»
January 5 A new production of Don Juan directed by Alexander Morfov in the historic Komissarzhevskaya Theater.«Don Juan» by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere
January 6 Solo Recital by Freddy Kempf (UK), the young pianist "who conquered Moscow" in 1999.
BEETHOVEN
Sonata No.23 "Appassionata"
Sonata No.8 "Pathetique"
CHOPIN
12 Etudes, op.25
January 7 The festival closes with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the well known Italian Roberto Benzi, and features the Moscow born 15 year-old virtuoso violinist Alexandra Suomm.GLAZOUNOV «Stenka Razin», symphonic poem Violin concerto SCHUMANN Symphony ¹3 «Rhenish»
EVENTS OF THE FESTIVAL
December 28 Opening reception in the Grand Hotel Europe following the concert.
December 29 Grand Opening of an exclusive art exhibition in the State Russian Museum and Gala Reception.
December 31 Maestro Temirkanov's New Year's Eve Ball .
January 7 Closing Reception for the festival in the Grand Foyer of the Philharmonia .

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12.28.03 Opening of the festival. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with Maestro Yuri Temirkanov conducting. Sarah Chang, Soloist. Shostakovich Violin Concerto, No. 1. Dvorzak, Symphony No. 9. Grand Hall of the Philharmonia.
12.29.03 Yuri Bashmet conducting and performing with the "Moscow Soloists". Guest Soloist, Wu Man, pipa player. Toru Takemitsu. Three fragments form the music to the films "Jose Torres", "Black Rain", "Face of Another". Lou Harrison. Concerto for pipa with string orchestra. B. Britten. Lachrymae op. 48a. F. Shubert - G. Mahler. "Der Tod und das Madchen". Grand Hall of the Philharmonia.
12.30.03 St. Petersburg Symphonic Orchestra with Daniel Hege, guest American Conductor. Stefan Jackiw, Soloist. Barber Violin Concerto. Music of Leonard Bernstein. Grand Hall of the Philharmonia.
12.31.03 New Year's Eve concert with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Nikolai Alexeev conducting. Grand Hall of the Philharmonia.
01.02.04 Musical/Literary evening. "Love for all Seasons", a program devoted to the music and poetry of Russia and America. The theme of human passions as reflected in music from Glinka to Knaifel, from Ives to Copland and in poetry from Pushkin to Brodsky and Dickenson to Frost. Xenia Ensemble. Small Hall of the Philharmonia.
01.03.04 Premier. Boris Eifman's St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre performing new ballet "Who's Who". St. Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
01.04.04 St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Soloist. Mahler "Kindertotenlieder". Tchaikovsky, Symphony No 4. Grand Hall of the Philharmonia.
01.05.04 Piano Recital. John Lill. Beethoven. Sonata, n.21 in do magg. op.53 Barber. Sonata, op.26 Shopin. Ballade, n.4 in fa min. op.52 Prokofiev. Sonata, n.8 in si bem. magg. op.84 Small Hall of the Philharmonia.
01.06.04 St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. All Gershwin Concert, featuring the Morgan State University Choir, directed by Dr. Nathan Carter. Selections from Porgy and Bess. Fazil Say, Soloist. Rhapsody in Blue. Grand Hall of the Philharmonia.
01.07.04 Closing of the festival. Morgan State University Choir, recital. Program of folk songs, spirituals and show tunes. Grand Hall of the Philharmonia.
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27 2002 desember Opening of the Festival. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. Soloist - Evgeny Kissin. Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. Strauss, Life of a Hero. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
28 2002 desember Treasures of Russian and International Choral Music. The State Moscow Chamber Choir. Directed by Vladimir Minin. Rossini, Sviridov. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
29 desember 2002 Evening of Opera. St. Petersburg Symphonic Orchestra. Conductor Alexander Vedernikov. Soloists: Marina Meschcheriakova, soprano, Vladimir Chernow, baritone. Selections from Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini, Charpentier, Bellini, Wagner, Spontini. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
30 2002 desember Evgeny Kissin Recital. Scriabin, 5 preludes, Op. 15, Sonata No. 3. Glinka-Balakirev, The Lark. Balakirev, Islamey. Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
31 2002 desember New Year's Eve Concert. St. Petersburg Symphonic Orchestra. Conducted by Alan Buribayev. Berlioz, Roman Carnaval Overture. Faure, Pavana for orchestra. Bizet, L'Arlesienne, Suite No. 1. J. Strauss, Overture to Die Fledermaus. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
2 2003 january Ballet. Boris Eifman's Russian Hamlet. St. Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
3 2003 january St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. Soloist - Vadim Repin. Mussorgsky, Overture "Dawn on Moscow River". Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 1. Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
4 2003 january St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Alexander Dmitriev. Soloist -Truls Mork. Dvorak, Cello Concerto. Rachmaninov, Symphony No. 2. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
5 2003 january Chamber Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor, Dmitry Sitkovetsky. Barbara Hendricks, Soprano. Wagner, Seigfried Idyll. Berlioz, Nuits d'ete. Mozart arias Porgi Amor and Dove Sono from the Marriage of Figaro. Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1, "Classical". Great Hall of the Philharmonia.
6 2003 january St. Petersburg Symphonic Orchestra. Conductor Patrick Peire. Featuring Ewa Podles, mezzo soprano. Concert opera: Gluck's Orpheus et Euridice. Great Hall of the Philharmonia
7 2003 january Closing of the Festival. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. Soloist - Lang Lang. Grieg, Overture suite from Peer Gynt. Grieg, Piano Concerto. Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky. Great Hall of the Philharmonia.