From September 3 to 11, Irkutsk will host the 8th international music festival Stars on Baikal, curated by Denis Matsuev. It will feature soloists, orchestras, organ and piano evenings, young musicians concerts and master classes.

The eighth international music festival “Stars on Baikal” will take place in Irkutsk from September 3 to 11. The festival program is curated by People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, artistic director of the “Stars on Baikal” festival Denis Matsuev. This was reported by the Minister of Culture and Archives of the Irkutsk Region, Vitaly Barshnikov.
The festival is expected to feature the State Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan under the baton of conductor Alexander Sladkovsky, Mariinsky Theatre opera and ballet soloist Vasily Gerello, soloist of the State Bolshoi Theatre Anastasia Goryacheva, musicians Valery Sokolov (violin) Germany, Alexander Toradze (piano) (USA), Alexander Knyazev (cello), Boris Strulev (cello), Igor Fedotov (clarinet), Sofya Kiprskaya (harp), Harry Grodberg (organ), Andrey Ivanov (double bass), and Dmitry Sevastyanov (percussion). The festival program also includes the Governor’s Symphony Orchestra of the Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic under the direction of chief conductor, Honored Artist of the Arts Ilmar Lapinsch. The concerts will be hosted by Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Stanislav Belza.
As part of the festival, organ music concerts, a solo recital by Vasily Gerello, and a piano evening by Alexander Toradze will be held at the concert venues of the Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic.
At Denis Matsuev’s House of Music during the festival, master classes by professors of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, teachers and representatives of the “New Names” foundation, and concerts by young musicians will take place. As part of the festival, the charity auction “Note DO” is traditionally planned in support of gifted children of the Irkutsk Region, as well as a football match of the festival participants.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region