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Direction d'orchestre

Vladimir Spivakov

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Academic Big Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”

National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia

Moscow International Performing Arts Center

Requiem No.1 (Cherubini)

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Russie

XII Moscow Christmas Sacred Music Festival Closing of the Festival Academic Grand Choir "Masters of Choral Singing" Artistic Director and Principal Conductor - Lev Kontorovich National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia Artistic Director - Vladimir Spivakov Conductor - Vladimir SPIVAKOV Cherubini. Requiem No. 1 for mixed choir and orchestra in C minor (In Memory of Louis XVI) “Even people who are far from religion have space in their souls for a religious feeling. It is this that has driven composers at all times, and it will continue to do so as long as the world exists…”, says Maestro Vladimir Spivakov, Artistic Director of the Christmas Festival at the House of Music. Luigi Cherubini's magnificent Requiem and its impact on listeners is a living confirmation of this. It was a huge success from the very first performance. caused genuine delight of several generations of composers: for example, Beethoven, fascinated by this beautiful music, valued it above Mozart's Requiem, Schumann called it "unequaled". Today, the Cherubini Requiem occupies an honorable place in the treasury of world musical art, it is known, loved and revered all over the world. “Turning to such creations, you forget about the difficulties of our life, rise above them and understand that everything is transient,” Vladimir Spivakov explains his choice of the program for the closing concert of the festival. And thanks to the participation in the concert of the leading Russian ensembles - "Masters of Choral Singing" and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under the direction of the maestro, this evening the concert hall will turn into a temple, and what is happening in it - into a common prayer that unites both musicians and spectators.

Requiem No.1 (Cherubini): Requiem Cherubini

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