Hvorostovsky-Orbelian In Concert At Kremlin Palace
Better late than never! Big things are happening in the next few days which are bound to add to the luster of Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and Constantine Orbelian, all Delos favorite artists.
Monday, May 9th is the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, an event celebrated almost universally, but an especially big event in Russia where the conflict created havoc and destruction beyond description.
To commemorate this occasion Russia is staging a major parade and public gathering in Red Square and a gala concert at the Kremlin Palace, over 80 heads of state including U.S. President George Bush are slated to attend and hear the offerings of the creme de la creme of Russian artists, including Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who will sing a selection of War Songs… some of the very ones you can hear on his Delos CD Where are You, my Brothers?
Busy Dmitri then rushes back to New York’s Metropolitan Opera to finish his run as Valentin in the Met’s new Faust, then back again to Russia to join Constantine Orbelian and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in an intense 2 1/2 week tour of Russian cities which figured prominently in World War II’s pivotal battles and glorious victories. Between May 25 and June 12, Hvorostovsky, the MCO and Constantine will give concerts highlighting the War Songs in eight locations: Tula, Moscow, Smolensk, Volgograd, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, and St. Petersburg.
Those of you who have access to the RTV channel on your own TV at home can view a little preview this very weekend. Saturday night May 7 at 8 p.m. Constantine Orbelian is being interviewed about these coming events. He will probably add valuable insights and fascinating anecdotes, enriching the whole story of the war years and the ultimate survival with his unique viewpoint.
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