From November 4 to 6, the Universe of Sound festival will take place at the Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic, marking the Irkutsk organ birthday. The opening features Organ Plus with young musicians, prizewinners of international contests, and works by Bach, Bizet, Mussorgsky and others. The second day will feature a solo evening by Decebal Grigoruță, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of his career, and the festival will close with British organist Colin Andrews performing Bach. Tickets are on sale, group requests accepted.
The “Universe of Sound” festival will take place at the Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic. It will be held from November 4 to 6. On the birthday of the Irkutsk organ, the festival will open. On November 4, residents of Irkutsk and visitors to the city will hear young musicians at the “Organ Plus” concert.European and international competition laureate organist Yana Yudenkova will present her program: a combination of the organ with various instruments and vocals.
Laureates of international competitions Maria Toshcheva (soprano), Natalya Rechenkaya (flute), Gombo Ganbaatar (oboe), Ruslan Valeev (clarinet), etc. will perform.
As the philharmonic’s press service reports, the concert will feature works by Bach, Bizet, Mussorgsky, Glazunov, Elgar, and Kikta.
On November 5, as part of the festival, there will be an author’s evening by composer and performer Dechebal Grigoruțe.
This evening will be dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the musician’s creative career. Philharmonic soloists will also take part in the concert.
At the closing on November 6, organist Colin Andrews from the United Kingdom will perform for visitors. He will present Bach’s music to the audience.
Ticket sales for the event are already open. Group applications are also being accepted.