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"Aida": bright, stylish, stylistically accurate, atmospheric
03.02.2020
Premiere screenings of Aida will continue on our stage <...> Reviews and opinions of experts that appeared after the November premiere testify that the first use of Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece in the history of the Mikhailovsky Theater was a great creative success.
Ekaterina Kretova, music reviewer for Moskovsky Komsomolets, highly appreciates the work of the musical director and conductor of the performance, Alexander Vedernikov, who “chooses a very noble and intellectual tone to interpret the score.” The orchestra manages to play “smartly, with restrained passion: no provocations, which are very much in Verdi’s music, and this bribed from the first bars of the overture,” writes MK. “Well, the surprise that Vedernikov prepared in the scene of the famous march from the second act turned out to be a truly musical masterpiece: real Egyptian natural pipes appeared on the stage, which brilliantly performed the famous theme.” The author of Novaya Gazeta, Maria Babalova, agrees with her colleague, noting “the sound of the orchestra is stylistically accurate, emotional, and varied in nuances.”
According to the music columnist for Radio Russia, Olga Rusanova, Aida at the Mikhailovsky Theater is an "atmospheric performance" that "undoubtedly makes a strong impression." “At the premiere, it was felt that the maestro put his whole soul into it, carefully worked with musicians, singers, director, artist.” The Music in Events program emphasized the leading role of the musical director of the production, Alexander Vedernikov, in the overall success and called the stage performance of the Verdi score "bright and stylish."
Musicologist Vladimir Dudin, in a review published in St. Petersburg Vedomosti, noted the special "sensitivity to musical structures" shown by production designer Marius Nyakroshyus. "In the new performance, attention is drawn to the "slowness of the action, the emphasized rituality of the costumes, the whimsical shimmer of black and gold," the reviewer notes, adding that "the design message of the new Aida" became even more obvious after the performance, when behind the scenes one could see near the dress of Amneris or Aida.” Thus, the outstanding work of costume designer Nadezhda Gultyaeva was paid tribute to.
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"Aida": bright, stylish, stylistically accurate, atmospheric
03.02.2020
Premiere screenings of Aida will continue on our stage <...> Reviews and opinions of experts that appeared after the November premiere testify that the first use of Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece in the history of the Mikhailovsky Theater was a great creative success.
Ekaterina Kretova, music reviewer for Moskovsky Komsomolets, highly appreciates the work of the musical director and conductor of the performance, Alexander Vedernikov, who “chooses a very noble and intellectual tone to interpret the score.” The orchestra manages to play “smartly, with restrained passion: no provocations, which are very much in Verdi’s music, and this bribed from the first bars of the overture,” writes MK. “Well, the surprise that Vedernikov prepared in the scene of the famous march from the second act turned out to be a truly musical masterpiece: real Egyptian natural pipes appeared on the stage, which brilliantly performed the famous theme.” The author of Novaya Gazeta, Maria Babalova, agrees with her colleague, noting “the sound of the orchestra is stylistically accurate, emotional, and varied in nuances.”
According to the music columnist for Radio Russia, Olga Rusanova, Aida at the Mikhailovsky Theater is an "atmospheric performance" that "undoubtedly makes a strong impression." “At the premiere, it was felt that the maestro put his whole soul into it, carefully worked with musicians, singers, director, artist.” The Music in Events program emphasized the leading role of the musical director of the production, Alexander Vedernikov, in the overall success and called the stage performance of the Verdi score "bright and stylish."
Musicologist Vladimir Dudin, in a review published in St. Petersburg Vedomosti, noted the special "sensitivity to musical structures" shown by production designer Marius Nyakroshyus. "In the new performance, attention is drawn to the "slowness of the action, the emphasized rituality of the costumes, the whimsical shimmer of black and gold," the reviewer notes, adding that "the design message of the new Aida" became even more obvious after the performance, when behind the scenes one could see near the dress of Amneris or Aida.” Thus, the outstanding work of costume designer Nadezhda Gultyaeva was paid tribute to.
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Alexander Vedernikov passed away
October 30, 2020
"An outstanding musician has passed away. For me personally, for the Mikhailovsky Theater, and for the entire musical world, this is an irreparable loss," says Vladimir Kekhman, artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Theater, with pain... The last performance conducted by the maestro was “Rural Honor” at the opening of the opera season. On November 10, the Mikhailovsky Theater will dedicate a performance to the memory of Alexander Alexandrovich Vedernikov. The Kingdom of heaven."
The staff of the Mikhailovsky Theater, where the maestro has worked since 2019, highly appreciated his personal and creative qualities. A deep, serious musician, he achieved the highest quality of orchestral sound, carefully worked with all groups of instruments. An event in the creative life of the theater was the production of the opera Aida, the musical level of which is comparable to the highest achievements of the world's leading ensembles. The symphonic programs prepared by Alexander Vedernikov with the Mikhailovsky Theater Orchestra and presented in the Great Hall of the Philharmonic enjoyed great success.
Alexander Vedernikov enjoyed well-deserved respect throughout the music world. From 2001 to 2009, he was the chief conductor and musical director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. From 2009 to 2018, he led the Odense Symphony Orchestra (Denmark). He served as Chief Conductor of the Royal Danish Opera. The maestro has actively collaborated with opera houses and musical ensembles from different countries, and in 2008 won the prestigious prize of the BBC Music Magazine for the CD recording of Dmitry Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto.
Alexander Vedernikov had serious creative plans for the Mikhailovsky Theater. The entire theater staff took the news of his untimely departure with pain. This man lived by music and infected everyone around him with his love of art and creativity. In the very short time that Maestro has been leading our orchestra, he has done a great job. And this is something that cannot be taken away from us.: the results that our musicians have achieved by working with him. It will all remain in our theater, for our audience, as a memory of an extraordinary musician. We express our deepest and most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.
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Alexander Vedernikov passed away
October 30, 2020
"An outstanding musician has passed away. For me personally, for the Mikhailovsky Theater, and for the entire musical world, this is an irreparable loss," says Vladimir Kekhman, artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Theater, with pain... The last performance conducted by the maestro was “Rural Honor” at the opening of the opera season. On November 10, the Mikhailovsky Theater will dedicate a performance to the memory of Alexander Alexandrovich Vedernikov. The Kingdom of heaven."
The staff of the Mikhailovsky Theater, where the maestro has worked since 2019, highly appreciated his personal and creative qualities. A deep, serious musician, he achieved the highest quality of orchestral sound, carefully worked with all groups of instruments. An event in the creative life of the theater was the production of the opera Aida, the musical level of which is comparable to the highest achievements of the world's leading ensembles. The symphonic programs prepared by Alexander Vedernikov with the Mikhailovsky Theater Orchestra and presented in the Great Hall of the Philharmonic enjoyed great success.
Alexander Vedernikov enjoyed well-deserved respect throughout the music world. From 2001 to 2009, he was the chief conductor and musical director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. From 2009 to 2018, he led the Odense Symphony Orchestra (Denmark). He served as Chief Conductor of the Royal Danish Opera. The maestro has actively collaborated with opera houses and musical ensembles from different countries, and in 2008 won the prestigious prize of the BBC Music Magazine for the CD recording of Dmitry Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto.
Alexander Vedernikov had serious creative plans for the Mikhailovsky Theater. The entire theater staff took the news of his untimely departure with pain. This man lived by music and infected everyone around him with his love of art and creativity. In the very short time that Maestro has been leading our orchestra, he has done a great job. And this is something that cannot be taken away from us.: the results that our musicians have achieved by working with him. It will all remain in our theater, for our audience, as a memory of an extraordinary musician. We express our deepest and most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.
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