Tambov will host the V festival of classical music “Red Alley”

On October 18, the V festival of classical music “Red Alley” (6+) starts in Tambov, organized by the Academic Symphony Orchestra named after S.V. Rachmaninov. The artistic director of the forum is Alexei Morgunov. This year the program will combine four concerts with the participation of famous Russian and foreign musicians. All performances will be held in the concert hall “Pigment”.

The opening of the festival will be marked by the performance of the Luhansk Regional Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alexander Shchurov. The program of the first evening includes an overture to the opera “Euriant” by Weber and the Second Piano Concerto of Saint-Saëns (soloist – Nikolai Kuznetsov). In the second part, Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony will be performed. The concert will be held as part of the program of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation "All-Russian Philharmonic Seasons".

On October 25, the relay will be taken by the State Academic Symphony Chapel of Russia named after V. Polyansky. The evening will be dedicated to the music of Sergei Rachmaninov: the fantasy “The Cliff”, “Rhapsody on the theme of Paganini” and the Third Piano Concerto will be played. Solo will be pianists Rui Min (China) and Philip Rudenko, behind the console will stand Alexei Morgunov and Alexei Aslanov. The concert will be held in the framework of the project “My Rachmaninov”.

On November 1, the Academic Symphony Orchestra named after S.V. Rachmaninov will appear on the stage under the conductor from Vietnam Chan Nyat Min. The program will unite the musical traditions of the three countries: plays on the themes of Vietnamese folk music, “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” by Manuel de Falla and the symphonic suite “Cheherazade” by Rimsky-Korsakov.

The festival will end on November 8 with a concert of the Tambov orchestra conducted by Alexei Morgunov. The soloist will be honored artist of Russia cellist Boris Andrianov. The concert for cello and orchestra of Dvorak and the Fourth Symphony of Taneyev will be performed. Before the start, an open lecture by musicologist Elina Andrianova “Time of Sergei Taneyev” will be held.

Since 2025, the festival “Red Alley” has acquired international status.