Kimmel Center Presents Master Musicians Vocal Series
April 25, 2006
Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky performs a solo vocal recital program with pianist Ivari Ilja Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at 8pm in Verizon Hall. The evening program will include works by Tchaikovsky, Musorgski, Duparc, and Rachmaninov.
Prior to the performance there will be a pre-concert discussion with writer Ted Libbey and Mervon Mehta in the Merck Education Center at 6:30pm. Ted Libbey, one of the most respected music critics in the classical arena, has served as the Director of Media Arts Programs for The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) since 2002. He also authored the Performance Today Basic Record Library booklet as well as the recently completed eleven-year project, NPR Guide to Building A Classical Music Library, which will be available in May.
Regular tickets for Hvorostovsky’s vocal recital are $69, $59, $51, $41, and $36, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org or at the Kimmel Center Box Office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply) For group sales call 215-893-5883.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center Box Office beginning 2.5 hours prior to evening performances and 11:30am for matinees.
Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky made his western operatic debut at the Nice Opera, after which his career rapidly expanded to international venues such as the Royal Opera House, the Berlin State Opera, the Teatro alla Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. A number of composers have been inspired to write pieces specifically for his renowned voice, including Georgi Sviridov and Giya Kancheli. Although the “Siberian Tiger” no longer resides in Russia, he has continued to develop his understanding of Russia’s cultural heritage with his explorations of Russian sacred music and Romances.
Pianist Ivari Ilja was born in Tallinn, Estonia, where he studied piano at the Tallinn State Conservatoire and at the Moscow Tchaikovsky. He has won prices in several national and international competitions, including the Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and the Vianna da Motta Piano Competition in Lisbon. Ilja has given numerous recitals and performed as a soloist with orchestras including the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, with such conductors as Arvo Volmer, Eri Klas, Leo Krämer, Veronica Dudarova, Urs Schneider, Roman Matsov, Imants Resnis, Andres Mustonen, Peeter Lilje, Theodore Kuchar and Vello Pähn.
Kimmel Center Presents’ 2005-2006 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Sovereign Bank, The American Express Company, Verizon Foundation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The William Penn Foundation. Special Student Matinees at the Kimmel Center are generously supported by Merck & Co., Inc. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte and Southern Wine and Spirit. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Master Musicians Vocal Series
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 | 8pm
Verizon Hall
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Ivari Ilja, piano
Tchaikovsky
Smert, Opus 57 n.5
Noch, Opus 60 n.9
Nochi bezumnie, Opus 60 n.6
Na son gryadushi, Opus 27, n.1
Den li zarit, Opus 47, n.6
Musorgski
Pesni i plyaski smerti
Kolibelnaya
Serenade
Trepak
Polkovodez
Duparc
Phidyle
Soupir
Extase
La Vague el la Cloche
Rachmaninov
V molchani nochi tainoi, Opus 4 n.3
Ya opjat odinokii, Opus 26 n.9
Otryvok iz Mjusse, Opus 21 n.6
Son, Opus 8 n.5
Kak mne bol’no, Opus 21 n.12
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