The Sixth Northern Lyre Harp Festival will open on Tuesday at the Mariinsky Theater with the participation of a symphony orchestra led by People’s Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev. This has been reported TASS.
Orchestra soloist Sofia Kiprskaya will be the soloist at the opening of the festival’s founder and organizer, Reinhold Gliere’s concerto for harp and orchestra in E-flat major. In March, he was awarded the President’s Prize of Russia for young cultural figures “for his contribution to the development and dissemination of the traditions of the national harp school”.
“There are many national instruments related to our harp in our vast country. And on the National Year of Cultures proclaimed in Russia, St. I would love to introduce the people of St. Petersburg to the fascinating sound of these instruments.”
Alongside the modern European harp, related Celtic and Romanesque harps, wheeled and Scythian lyres, Russian gusli, Kalmyk and Altai yathi will be played.
It was previously reported that the AVANTI competition was held for professional composers. will pass For the fourth time from April to October 2022.
Source: Gazeta
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