State Chamber Orchestra opens new season on September 23

The opening of the new concert season of the State Chamber Orchestra will be held in the Grand Concert Hall of the Belgosphilarmonia on September 23, the Minsk-Novosti news agency reported.

The Sound from Olympus program is symbolic. The evening is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding pianist, People's Artist of the USSR Nikolai Petrov. The main guest and soloist of the program will be the world-famous pianist Nina Kavtaradze - the author of the best-selling book of the same name, a separate chapter of which is dedicated to N. Petrov.

Audiences will hear Concerto No. 4 Sol Major for Piano and Orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven. This is one of the most profound and lyrical compositions of the composer, which is rightfully considered the performing calling card of N. Kavtaradze.

Also sounded Requiem in D minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a mystical and majestic work for soloists, choir and orchestra. For its monumental embodiment, several leading creative forces of the country will unite on the philharmonic stage - the State Chamber Choir and the Chamber Orchestra of the Belarusian State Academy of Music.

N. Kavtaradze will share with the audience not only impeccable musical skill, but also live memories of N. Petrov.

The program starts at 19:00.