Répons Ensemble
Répons Ensemble
Friday, 23 May 2025
The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall
19:00
The Répons Ensemble
Artistic Director — Mehdi Hosseini
The program:
Svetlana LAVROVA (*1970)
Vos-duh (Premiere, 2025)
for ensemble
Stefano GERVASONI (*1962)
Godspell (Russian premiere, 2002)
five poems by Philip Levin
for voice, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Fernando GARNERO (*1976)
Granite lip (Russian premiere, 2014)
for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, trombone, accordion, violin, viola and cello
Vladimir GORLINSKY (*1984)
Laughing Gase (2021)
for flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, viola and cello
Alexander RADVILOVICH (*1955)
From the Time of Rurik (World premiere of new version, 2016/2025)
for soprano and ensemble
Panayiotis KOKORAS (*1974)
Demonic Animal (2021)
for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello
Roman PARKHOMENKO (*1993)
Elements II: VETVI (Premiere,2025)
for ensemble
Performers:
Katerina Kovanzhi, voice
Georgy Dolgov, flutes
Denis Bystrov, oboe
Serafima Verkholat, clarinets and saxophone
Kirill Miron, french horn
Nikolai Stranatkovsky, trumpet
Gerard Costes, trombone
Alexey Amosov, percussion
Anton Nazarko, percussion
Alexey Glazkov, piano
Arseniy Kiryukhin, accordion
Mikhail Krutik, violin
Victoria Velkova, violin
Dinara Muratova, viola
Daria Lutsenko, cello
Conductor: Fedor Lednev
The Ensemble Répons was created by the renowned composer Mehdi Hosseini in St. Petersburg, Russia. The ensemble brings together the best of St. Petersburg’s experts in contemporary music repertoire, selected from orchestras of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Mariinsky Theatre, musicAeterna and other city ensembles. Their knowledge and experience in the field of contemporary academic music allows the ensemble to perform a wide variety of music from the 20th to the 21st Century. The ensemble’s principal conductor, Fyodor Lednev and the ensemble’s concertmaster, solo violinist Vladislav Pesin are among the leading experts in the new academic music movement, which includes prominent musicians with an international reputation.
The ensemble’s priority is to introduce listeners to the works of contemporary composers. The ensemble’s repertoire includes the entire spectrum of styles and authors of academic music of the past and the present century, as well as a fast experience with electroacoustic music and multimedia projects. The ensemble’s first concert was a great success at the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall in 2023. It is also the resident ensemble of the St. Petersburg Contemporary Music Center. Répons ensemble has become one of the leading Russian ensembles for promoting new music.
The 12th St. Petersburg International New Music Festival, the largest annual forum of contemporary classical music in Russia and one of the most comprehensive platforms for global new music events. It will be held from May 23 to June 7, 2025. Organized by the St. Petersburg Contemporary Music Center ‘reMusik.org’ under the direction of the artistic director and prominent composer Mehdi Hosseini, the festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of St. Petersburg, and the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives.
The two-week festival will showcase over 70 diverse artistic events. Concerts will take place at premier music venues across the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. In addition to the many concerts, the festival will also feature online and offline educational programs, presentations, round table discussions, lectures, composer readings, creative meetings, and educational programs called “Composer Courses” for young authors from around the world that are led by prominent teachers from around the globe. Additionally, there will be a laboratory dedicated to improvisational and experimental music.
The St. Petersburg International New Music Festival is a unique event within Russia’s musical culture. It encompasses various aspects of modern academic music, including experimental, electroacoustic, electronic music, multimedia projects, sound art, as well as’ free improvisation’. The presentation format is not limited to traditional academic concerts, but goes beyond it by incorporating diverse performances and experimental shows.
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14+
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