Ensemble of soloists "Classic-Avangard" will celebrate the 35th anniversary with a concert in the Belarusian State Philharmonic

The program “Second Breath” will be presented by the soloists ensemble “Classic-Avangard” to the 35th anniversary of the team in the Belgosphilarmonia on October 20, the Minsk-Novosti news agency reported.

The masterpieces of Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Astor Piazzolla, Alexander Zfasman will be heard. The soloists will be young artists of the ensemble, virtuososos, laureates of international competitions.

There will also be musical numbers with the participation of the soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus - Honored Artist of Belarus Oksana Volkova (mezzo-soprano) and Andrei Logvinov (baritone).

Unlimited genre and stylistic palette of the repertoire, performing potential, number of premiere programs and high professional level are the main characteristics of the ensemble. Concert programs are diverse: from ancient music of the XV-XVI centuries to the works of modern composers.

The ensemble employs professional musicians - laureates and diploma winners of international competitions. Due to the high professional skill of artists, mobility and versatile composition of instruments, Classic-Avangard uses a unique opportunity to prepare and perform any programs at a high professional and artistic level in a short time.

Classic-Avangard pays great attention to the popularization of the music of Belarusian composers. The band conducts a series of concerts “From the origins to the present”, where the music of Belarusian composers of different eras, including Galina Gorelova, Dmitry Smolsky, Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, sounds.

The ensemble prepared programs for the anniversary dates of the great composers: the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, the 120th anniversary of Aram Khachaturyan and the 180th anniversary of Edward Grieg.

For reference

Ensemble of soloists "Classic-Avangard" was founded in 1991. The creator of the ensemble and its leader was a famous musician, arranger, Honored Artist of Belarus Vladimir Baydov.

In 2021, the ensemble of soloists was completely updated, and the new artistic director was the winner of numerous international competitions, violinist and conductor Lyudmila Kalinovskaya.