Sergey Smbatyan to direct "Moscow Virtuosi" Orchestra
On November 26 the artistic director and principal conductor of the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia Sergey Smbatyan will lead world renowned "Moscow Virtuosi" Chamber Orchestra at Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. It should be reminded that "Moscow Virtuosi" Chamber Orchestra was established in 1979; the founder, artistic director and principal conductor is world famous Vladimir Spivakov. Sergey Smbatyan will direct the closing concert of the VIVACELLO Festival. The mentioned concert is dedicated to 175th Anniversary of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. During the event the participants of Tchaikovsky Competition will perform. Together with laureates of the previous years, Ivan Monighetti and Boris Andrianov will perform the winner of this year as well; 17-year-old virtuoso cellist Jonathan Rouzman. The concert program will include works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Robert Schuman and Alexander Rosenblatt works. In fact, Rosenblatt’s Jazz Variations on a Rococo Theme written for Cello and Orchestra will be performed for the first time. Alexander Rosenblatt is famous for his jazz arrangements of classical composers. Especially for this occasion he created his own versions of Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme. Under the baton of Sergey Smbatyan the mixture of classical and jazz music promises bright and memorable impressions.
