The Mariinsky Theatre orchestra will open the Stars on Baikal music festival

The anniversary Stars on Baikal festival will open with the Mariinsky Theatre orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev, with Denis Matsuev as soloist. Of special interest is Mozart's concerto for three pianos with 15 year old Alexander Malofeev, for which opening tickets are already sold out. The festival program includes concerts in Irkutsk, and performances in Bratsk, Sayansk and Cheremkhovo, as well as charity projects and unusual events.

As reported on the website of the Irkutsk Musical Theater named after Zagursky, the anniversary international music festival “Stars on Baikal” will be opened by the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra led by Artistic Director Valery Gergiev.
On September 1, the event will open at the musical theater. The soloist will be the renowned pianist Denis Matsuev, and the conductor will be the chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev.
The maestro, together with Denis Matsuev and 15-year-old pianist Alexander Malofeev, will perform Mozart’s Concerto No. 2 for three pianos. As a reminder, Alexander became the winner of the VIII International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in 2014.
According to the box office of the Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic, all tickets for the opening have been sold out. You can listen to one of the opening musicians, Malofeev, on September 5; tickets are still available for this event.
As the director of the Irkutsk Musical Theater named after N.M. Zagursky, Tatyana Mezentseva, said, this will be a dramatic performance. And the artists who will come to us are French actress Fanny Ardant and the actor Gérard Depardieu, known to all of us. We have not had such projects at the festival before. Denis promised us an interesting program.
Another innovation will be the festival’s expansion beyond Irkutsk. “Stars on Baikal” concerts will be held in Bratsk, Sayansk, and Cheremkhovo.
Next, the stars will meet in a football match and hold charity concerts and the “Note DO” auction.
The anniversary music festival “Stars on Baikal” will take place from September 1 to 13 at the main venues of the Zagursky Musical Theater and the Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic, as well as at the philharmonic’s branches in the region.