MOSCOW, May 11. German conductor and organist Leo Kremer will perform at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic on May 15 and 18, the institution's press service reports.
On the first evening, he will conduct the Chamber Orchestra of the Honored Collective of Russia. Works by Viennese composers will be performed: Beethoven's Second Symphony, Schubert's Third Symphony and Mozart's Oboe Concerto.
During the second, Kremer will perform works by Bach and Mendelssohn on the organ.
«»On my collaboration with the St. I can talk for long hours: my first performance here took place about forty years ago, of course, many memorable stories have happened over the years, but the main thing I must say is that it is a great honor for me every time, a great gift from the Lord — to come to St. Petersburg and work with both philharmonic orchestras,” says the conductor.
Kremer is a laureate of international organ competitions in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy.He heads the Saarland Bach Society.
His Petersburg performances are included in the program of the 16th International Musical Collection Festival, which opened on May 4 with a concert by Eliso Virsaladze and the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic conducted by People's Artist of Russia Nikolai Alekseev.
Earlier it was reported about the tour of the Igor Moiseev Ballet in Algeria.
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