The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has canceled its April 28 concert with Vladimir Spivakov. The company noted that the concert was set to feature the conductor and the Russian National Symphony at the Sala Zubin Mehta. Audiences will either get a credit or a refund for the canceled performance. The news comes as many companies are cutting ties with Putin-tied artists. {…}
For the past week the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, under the direction fo Vladimir Spivakov, has been touring the country performing works from Shostakovich, Bellini, Grieg, Mozart and many more. It has been a tour accompanied by Hibla Gerzmava and Danielle Atka. After successful concerts in Chicago, it was time for New York audiences to see what the hype was {…}
Hibla Gerzmava will make her Canadian debut this June, as a special guest when Show One Productions presents her in concert with the Moscow Virtuosi and its famed founder/conductor Vladimir Spivakov at Roy Thomson Hall. Gerzmava, who has become an important star in the opera world will perform arias from Bellini’s “Norma,” Verdi’s “I Masnadieri” and Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” According {…}