“Belarusian Musical Autumn” starts in the Belarusian State Philharmonic. Who will perform

The Belarusian Musical Autumn Arts Festival will be held for the 52nd time in the Great and Small Halls of the Belgosphilarmonia from October 8 to November 29, the Minsk-Novosti news agency reported.

- 25 concerts will be presented on the Big Concert Stage, 16 musical projects will be presented in the Small Hall named after Grigory Shirma. The festival program includes performances by Belarusian bands and musicians, their colleagues from Russia, as well as from Italy, the United States, and Israel, the organizers said.

Among the guests of the festival are famous artists with interesting concerts. Singer Riccardo Foresi (Italy) will perform in the Great Hall on October 9 with the program “From Italy with Love”.

American jazz star, unique vocalist and trumpeter from Baltimore (USA) Vincent Gross, together with the international quartet Arch of Ovrutsky will present a new program of the best hits from the repertoire of Louis Armstrong.

Vincent Gross performs in the genres of jazz, gospel, blues, soul and funk. It combines vocal improvisation with expressive instrumental solos. W. Gross is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, a participant in projects nominated for the Grammy Award.

The cycle of concerts “Bach – List – Wagner” from the cycle “Masterpieces of world organ art” will be held on October 13. The winner of international competitions will be the winner of the All-Russian award “Organist of the Year” (2024) Alexander Shmitov (Russia).

On November 24, the concert “Masterpieces of German Organ Music from Baroque to the XXI Century” will be held. Soloist - laureate of international competitions, winner of the award "Organist of the Year" (2022) Vladimir Korolevsky (Russia).

Konstantin Khazanovich Quintet (St. Petersburg) will take the stage of the Belarusian State Philharmonic on October 23.

The evening of piano music “Dialogues” will be held on October 24. Yulia Arkhangelskaya (Belarus) and Tatiana Titova (Russia) will speak. The works of L. Van Beethoven, R. Schuman, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninov will be heard.

On October 27, guitarist Yoram Zerbib (Israel) will surprise the audience with the performance of famous pieces in the program “The Magic of the Guitar: From Seville to Jerusalem”. Conductor - Evgeny Bushkov.

People’s Artist of Russia Yuri Bashmet on November 9, together with the chamber ensemble “Soloists of Moscow” will perform with the program “Bach. Brandenburg Concerts”.

On November 10, the Belarusian-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of People’s Artist of Russia Yuri Bashmet is on the stage of the Philharmonic.

On November 12, soloists - laureates of international competitions Nicole Gorgadze, Kirill Belotserkovsky, Philip Murashko, Marina Yakhlakova, Vladimir Vishnevsky perform. In the program F. Chopin, E. Grieg, S. Rachmaninov, P. I. Tchaikovsky, K. Saint-Saëns, N. Kapustin, F. List, I. S. Bach, F. List, M. Ravel.

On November 18, vocalist Suren Platonov (Moscow) will perform with the National Academic Folk Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus named after I. I. Zhinovich with the program “Born for Music” dedicated to Muslim Magomayev.

On November 22, an evening of piano music will be held, where the winner of international competitions Vazgen Vartanyan (Russia) will perform. In the program of works by F. Chopin, F. List, T. Shahidi.