From October 29 to November 3, 2024, the opera program of the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival was taking place, featuring modern and classical opera masterpieces. The audience of the Far East was treated both to the Primorsky Stage repertoire, that is, The Enchanted Wanderer by Rodion Shchedrin and Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, and to vibrant premieres from St. Petersburg: the historical opera drama Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi and the comic opera La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini. During the Festival, the program was supplemented by another event, the famous Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. In total, more than 8,500 spectators have attended the opera part of the Festival
From October 29 to November 3, 2024, the opera program of the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival was taking place, featuring modern and classical opera masterpieces. The audience of the Far East was treated both to the Primorsky Stage repertoire, that is, The Enchanted Wanderer by Rodion Shchedrin and Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, and to vibrant premieres from St Petersburg: the historical opera drama Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi and the comic opera La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini. During the Festival, the program was supplemented by another event, the famous Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. In total, more than 8,500 spectators have attended the opera part of the Festival.
To commemorate the birthday of the outstanding modern composer Rodion Shchedrin, on October 29, 2024, the Festival started with a brilliant work by the master, The Enchanted Wanderer opera. The full version of this masterpiece is currently available in just two cities in the world, St Petersburg and Vladivostok. The main parts were performed by the Primorsky Stage soloists Yevgeny Plekhanov, Ilya Astafurov and Tatiana Makarchuk. The program continued with Italian opera pearls, Tosca by Giacomo Puccini and, for the first time in Vladivostok, Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi. The performances featured the famous Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev and the Primorsky Stage Chorus. The main parts were performed by soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre: Tatiana Serjan, Sergei Skorokhodov, Vyacheslav Vasilyev, Yakov Strizhak, Olga Maslova and Zinaida Tsarenko.
During the Festival, maestro Valery Gergiev decided to present another musical gift to the public of the Far East: on November 1, 2024, the famous opera by Giacomo Puccini, Turandot, was performed on the Primorsky Stage, dedicated to the 86th anniversary of the founding of the Primorsky Region. The title part was performed by the Mariinsky soloist Olga Maslova, one of the most brilliant performers of the part of Turandot on the world opera stage.
The Festival closed with the premiere of Gioachino Rossini’s sparkling opera buffa La Cenerentola. All three performances were sold out and received thunderous applause from the audience. The spectacular performance was presented by the Mariinsky soloists, many of whom were performing in Vladivostok for the first time: Tsvetana Omeltchuk, Isabella Andriasyan, Anna Knyazeva, Denis Zakirov, Vladimir Feliauer, Sergei Romanov, Denis Begansky, Svetlana Karpova, Klim Tikhonov, Miroslav Molchanov, Viktor Korotich, Yakov Strizhak. The premiere performances were accompanied by the Mariinsky Chamber Chorus and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage conducted by Pavel Smelkov.
Let us remind you that this year the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival consists of two parts. The ballet program will be taking place from November 14 to 17, 2024 on the Primorsky Stage. The audience will enjoy the premieres of the Mariinsky Theatre performed by the leading soloists of the St Petersburg ballet company: Anyuta set to music by Valery Gavrilin (November 14 and 15, 2024) and Coppélia by Leo Delibes (November 16, 2024 and November 17, 2024 at 14:00 and 19:00).
On November 1, 2024 at 12:00, the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot in its semi-concert version, to mark the 86th anniversary of the foundation of Primorsky Region. This momentous event will come as an addition to the opera program of the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival
On November 1, 2024 at 12:00, the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot in its semi-concert version, to mark the 86th anniversary of the foundation of Primorsky Region. This momentous event will come as an addition to the opera program of the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival.
The title part will be performed by the soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre Olga Maslova, who has become one of today’s most brilliant performers of the part of Turandot in the world. The singer has received many rave reviews from the public and critics in Russia, Korea and Italy, where she has shined as the cruel princess. She has performed the part of Turandot on the stages of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, KSPO Dome in Seoul, Arena di Verona, Sferisterio di Macerata, and the Florence Opera House.
“The singer’s vivid, powerful voice rings with the strongest Damascus steel, even at the very top notes”, the critics wrote.
The singer will be accompanied by the Mariinsky Theatre's tenor Sergei Skorokhodov and the outstanding soloists of the Primorsky Stage: Alina Mikhailik, Yevgeny Plekhanov, Dmitry Migulyov, Alexei Repin, Ilya Astafurov, Vsevolod Marilov, Mingiyan Odzhaev, Alexei Kostyuk.
Valery Gergiev will be conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra. The maestro will conduct Turandot in Vladivostok for the first time. The famous Mariinsky Orchestra will become another star of the upcoming semi-concert performance.
Turandot is one of the most performed operas of the 20th century; its libretto is based on the tragicomic Chinese fairy tale by Carlo Gozzi of a cruel princess ruining suitors who cannot give the right answers to her riddles.
The last autumn month in the repertoire of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will be full of notable events. The current playbill contains premieres and best performances. Great events are also awaiting the audiences at the International Mariinsky Far East Festival
The last autumn month in the repertoire of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will be full of notable events. The current playbill contains premieres and best performances. Great events are also awaiting the audiences at the International Mariinsky Far East Festival.
IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival
The IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival will be taking place in Vladivostok from October 29 till November 17, 2024. The opera and ballet programmes will be presented in a special format. The opera programme will be presented from October 29 to November 3, 2024. From November 14 to 17, 2024, the Far East audiences will enjoy the recent ballet premieres of the Mariinsky Theatre, Coppélia and Anyuta.
On October 29, 2024, the large-scale forum will open with Rodion Shchedrin’s contemporary opera-parable The Enchanted Wanderer. The leading parts, accompanied by the combined Mariinsky Orchestra and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage under the baton of Valery Gergiev, will be performed by the soloists of the Primorsky Stage Yevgeny Plekhanov, Ilya Astafurov, and Tatiana Makarchuk.
On October 30, 2024, soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre Tatiana Serjan and Sergei Skorokhodov will present Tosca by Giacomo Puccini produced by the Primorsky Stage. On October 31, 2024, the premiere of the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed by the outstanding singers of the Mariinsky Theatre: Vyacheslav Vasilyev, Sergei Skorokhodov, Yakov Strizhak, Olga Maslova, and Zinaida Tsarenko. On these two days, the Mariinsky Orchestra will be conducted by Valery Gergiev.
The opera programme of the Festival will end with the premiere performances of Gioachino Rossini’s opera La Cenerentola. The fairy-tale opera buffa will be presented by several casts of soloists from St.Petersburg. On November 2 and 3, 2024 at 19:00, Tsvetana Omeltchuk, Isabella Andriasyan, Anna Knyazeva, Denis Zakirov, Vladimir Feliauer, Sergei Romanov, Denis Begansky will take the stage; on November 3, 2024 at 13:00, Svetlana Karpova, Isabella Andriasyan, Anna Knyazeva, Klim Tikhonov, Miroslav Molchanov, Viktor Korotich, and Yakov Strizhak. The performances will be accompanied by the Chamber Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage conducted by Pavel Smelkov.
The ballet part of the music forum will take place from November 14 to 17, 2024. During these four days, the Far East audiences will be able to enjoy for the first time the recent St.Petersburg premieres: Anyuta set to music by Valery Gavrilin (November 14 and 15, 2024), and Coppélia by Leo Delibes (November 16 and 17, 2024 at 14:00 and 19:00). The main parts will be performed by outstanding dancers of the Mariinsky Theatre: prima ballerinas Renata Shakirova and Nadezhda Batoeva, principal dancer Kimin Kim, soloists Alexander Sergeev, Konstantin Zverev, Roman Malyshev, Maxim Izmestiev, Alexandra Khiteyeva, Maxim Zyuzin, Roman Belyakov, Nikita Korneyev, Yaroslav Baibordin, May Nagahisa, Vlada Borodulina, and Philipp Stepin. The Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage will be conducted by Arseny Shuplyakov.
Opera and Ballet Masterpieces
The November repertoire playbill will present the recent premieres of the Primorsky Stage: the masterpiece of bel canto era Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti (November 6 and 8, 2024) and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s brightest opera Iolanta (November 30, 2024). The November repertoire of the Primorsky Stage will also include the operas Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo (November 10, 2024), Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi (November 21, 2024), Carmen by Georges Bizet (November 24, 2024), and Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (November 28, 2024).
The ballet playbill of the month will feature the most popular performances of the classical heritage, the epitomes of classical dance imagery: Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (November 7, 2024) and La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus (November 27 and 29, 2024), as well as new interpretations of classical performances in the original versions of the Primorsky Stage: Le Corsaire by Adolphe Adam (November 9, 2024 at 15:00 and 19:00) and The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (November 22, 23, 2024 at 14:00 and 19:00).
Special Events at the Chamber Hall
In November, the Chamber Hall will present new chamber repertoire programmes. On November 6, 2024, a memorable Evening of music for trombone will take place. The programme will include works by Alexander Borodin, Ferdinand David, Gottfried Finger, Claude Debussy, Frank Martin, and Enrique Crespo. The music will be performed by an ensemble of trombones, tuba, and piano, revealing the multifaceted sound of these instruments. On November 23, 2024, the audiences will be able to enjoy “Melodies of the 20th century” programme. Opera soloists and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage will perform works by contemporary composers. The programme will include vocal miniatures and instrumental works by Nino Rota, Jefrem Podgaitz, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alexander Zhurbin, as well as music by Giya Kancheli from the films When Almonds Blossomed, Day of Wrath, Don’t Grieve, Tears Were Falling arranged for piano.
For the youngest audiences, the Chamber Hall will present performances from the children’s playbill: Murych the Cat by Sergei Banevich (November 9, 2024), and The Turnip by Rustam Sagdiev (November 23, 2024 at 12:00 and 14:00).
The IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival will be held on the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre in two stages. The opera program will be presented from October 29 to November 3, 2024, and the ballet program, from November 14 to 17, 2024. For the first time, the audiences in Vladivostok will enjoy the recent ballet premieres of the Mariinsky Theatre, Coppélia by Leo Delibes and Anyuta set to music by Valery Gavrilin
The IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival will be held on the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre in two stages. The opera program will be presented from October 29 to November 3, 2024, and the ballet program, from November 14 to 17, 2024. For the first time, the audiences in Vladivostok will enjoy the recent ballet premieres of the Mariinsky Theatre, Coppélia by Leo Delibes and Anyuta set to music by Valery Gavrilin.
On November 14 and 15, 2024, the ballet part of the Festival will open with Anyuta set to music by Valery Gavrilin. The plot of Anton Chekhov’s famous story, Anna on the Neck, will be presented in a choreographic realization created by Vladimir Vasiliev, People’s Artist of the USSR. It is noteworthy that Anyuta has been transferred from the screen to the stage, and not vice versa, and it makes this ballet so unique. The teleballet was created in Leningrad and premiered in 1982. The Mariinsky Theatre production came as the first stage version of the ballet in St Petersburg.
In Vladivostok, the production will be presented by soloists of the Mariinsky Ballet Company. On November 14, 2024, Renata Shakirova, Alexander Sergeev, Konstantin Zverev, Roman Malyshev, Maxim Izmestiev will take the stage; on November 15, 2024, Alexandra Khiteyeva, Maxim Zyuzin, Roman Belyakov, Nikita Korneyev, and Yaroslav Baibordin.
On November 16 and 17, 2024, the Primorsky Stage will host performances of Leo Delibes’ comic ballet Coppélia. Choreographer Alexander Sergeev and designer Leonid Alexeev have created a fairy-tale performance for family viewing. Everybody dances here: people, dolls, kittens and even a teddy bear! The choreographer has endowed each character with his unique plastic language, offering the performers a mixture of virtuoso variations. The fascinating plot, colorful design and charming characters will appeal to audiences of all ages.
The main parts will be performed by the Mariinsky Ballet Company soloists. On November 16, 2024, Konstantin Zverev, Nadezhda Batoeva, Kimin Kim, May Nagahisa will be performing; on November 17, 2024 at 14:00, Roman Belyakov, Alexandra Khiteyeva, Nikita Korneyev, Vlada Borodulina; and on November 17, 2024 at 19:00, Maxim Zyuzin, Renata Shakirova, Philipp Stepin, and May Nagahisa.
The Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage will perform under the baton of the Mariinsky Theatre conductor, Arseny Shuplyakov.
Let us remind you that the opera part of the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival will be taking place from October 29 to November 3, 2024. The Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage will present The Enchanted Wanderer by Rodion Shchedrin (October 29, 2024), Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (October 30, 2024), Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (October 31, 2024), and La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini (November 2 and 3, 2024 at 13:00 and 19:00). In some of the events, leading soloists and the Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev will participate.
In October, the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will continue to honor the revered Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
In October, the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will continue to honor the revered Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
On October 13, 2024, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, the most cheerful of the composer’s operas, will be performed. Based on the fairytale by Alexander Pushkin, it was composed to coincide with the centenary of the poet’s birth, and is as close as possible to the original Pushkin’s text. This year, the production of the Primorsky Stage also celebrates a special anniversary, as the opera premiered exactly 10 years ago (on October 11, 2014). Today, the audiences enjoy an updated version of the production directed by Ekaterina Malaya, supplemented with video projections and even more colorful stage sets and costumes.
On October 26, 2024, the Primorsky Stage will for the first time host the performance of the Central Concert Exemplary Orchestra of the Navy named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. The Orchestra is one of the best creative ensembles of the Russian Armed Forces, and it has earned authority and recognition not only in Russia, but also abroad. The figure of Rimsky-Korsakov is of particular importance for the Orchestra, since the composer’s life and work were inextricably linked with the sea and the navy service. It is no coincidence that in 1994 the Orchestra was named after him. In Vladivostok, the ensemble will perform works by Rimsky-Korsakov, as well as masterpieces by other composers, namely Mikhail Glinka, Richard Wagner, Natalia Tchaikovskaya, Boris Diev, and Boris Anisimov. The soloists of the night will be multi-saxophonist Ivan Dyma and oboist Vladimir Vyatkin. Valentin Lyashchenko will be conducting.
The playbill of December 11, 2024 will feature The Snow Maiden opera. This fairytale and at the same time philosophical opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov has been holding the stage of Russian theatres for over one hundred and forty years, having passed through hundreds of adaptations. The audience of the Primorsky Stage will enjoy one of the most beautiful Russian operas in the stylish design by Georgy Tsypin, a set designer whose works are in demand all over the world. On the New Year’s eve, the famous “spring fairy tale” will melt the heart of every viewer.
On October 23 and 24, 2024, Denis Matsuev Presents: Generations Dialogue Festival is to be held for the first time at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre with support from the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives. Internationally renowned soloists and younger representatives of the Russian performing school will appear on the same stage
On October 23 and 24, 2024, Denis Matsuev Presents: Generations Dialogue Festival is to be held for the first time at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre with support from the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives. Internationally renowned soloists and younger representatives of the Russian performing school will appear on the same stage.
A big Gala concert will be given on October 23, 2024. Such young virtuosos as violinist Stefaniya Pospekhina, Second Prize winner at the XI International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians and Grand Prix winner at the I International Competition for Young Musicians “Symphony of Yamal”, and pianist Vladimir Karyakin, prizewinner at the IV International Grand Piano Competition for Young Pianists, will appear in Part I. Such distinguished musicians as Yekaterina Mochalova (domra) and Borislav Strulyov (cello) will also perform. The programme includes compositions by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pablo de Sarasate, Alexander Alyabyev and Henri Vieuxtemps. Part II will include Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by maestro Denis Matsuev.
On October 24, 2024, the Festival will go on, and the public will be able to enjoy the programme “From Classical to Jazz” including improvisations on classical and jazz themes, which will be performed by such eminent musicians as Denis Matsuev (piano), Andrei Ivanov (double bass), Alexander Zinger (drums), Yekaterina Mochalova (domra), and Borislav Strulyov (cello). Sofya Turina, winner at the XVII International Nutcracker Television Contest for Young Musicians, winner at Saxotone Moscow International Saxophone&Clarinet Competition, and Grand Prix winner at “The Triumph of Jazz” Competition, will be their companion on the stage.
The final concert will be given at the Primorsky Branch of the Central Music School – Academy of Performing Arts on October 24, 2024. Then the generations dialogue will be taken up by Kirill Rogovoy, Varvara Zarudneva and Vladimir Karyakin, prizewinners at the International Grand Piano Competition for Young Pianists, and Stefaniya Pospekhina (violin), Grand Prix winner at the I International Competition for Young Musicians “Symphony of Yamal”. The public will be able to enjoy compositions by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Maurice Ravel, and Jean-Philippe Rameau.
“I am very glad that brilliant musicians and very young performers who are, however, known well by now appear with me on the stage. Our mission is to help the new generation and their phenomenal talents,” said the Artistic Director of the Festival, Denis Matsuev.
Over the years, virtuoso pianist Denis Matsuev, People’s Artist of Russia and recipient of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, has taken an active part in public activities to support young gifted performers. He is the President of the Charitable Foundation New Names, and the Artistic Director of the International Grand Piano Competition for Young Pianists. He is a jury member at a series of youth competitions. The new creative project Denis Matsuev Presents: Generations Dialogue continues the tradition; since 2022 it has banded musicians of different generations, allowing young talents to appear with skilled masters on the same stage.
A rich concert programme is scheduled for this October at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. Several orchestras and outstanding musicians will perform here for the first time
A rich concert programme is scheduled for this October at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. Several orchestras and outstanding musicians will perform here for the first time.
On October 7, 2024, the China National Center of the Performing Arts (NCPA) Orchestra will hold a concert here. The NCPA Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the largest and most prestigious theatre complex in China. Founded in 2010, the Orchestra regularly participates in the performances of operas and symphony programmes on its home stage and at other significant venues around the world. In October, the ensemble will perform in Russia for the first time. The Vladivostok concert programme will feature Russian classical masterpieces and works by contemporary Chinese composers. The concert will be held with the participation of soloists Luo Wei (piano) and Semyon Salomatnikov (trumpet), as part of the Cross Year of Russian-Chinese Culture.
On October 23 and 24, 2024, the Primorsky Stage will host Denis Matsuev Presents: Generations Dialogue Festival for the first time. Denis Matsuev, People’s Artist of Russia, is known to the public not only as a virtuoso pianist, but also as a public figure who supports young talented musicians. As part of the Festival, world-famous soloists, such as Andrei Ivanov (double bass), Alexander Zinger (drums), Yekaterina Mochalova (domra), Borislav Strulyov (cello), will share the stage with outstanding young performers: Stefaniya Pospekhina (violin), Vladimir Karyakin (piano) and Sofya Turina (saxophone). On October 23, 2024, the music forum will open with a Gala concert with the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage conducted by Pavel Smelkov. On October 24, 2024, the audience will enjoy the musical evening “From Classics to Jazz”.
On October 26, 2024, the musical marathon will continue with a performance of the Central Concert Exemplary Orchestra of the Navy commemorating the 180th anniversary of the main storyteller of Russian classics, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Considering the composer’s special contribution to the development of naval orchestras, in 1994 the oldest musical ensemble in the country was named after him. For the great classical composer’s anniversary, the Orchestra will perform the symphonic suite Capriccio Espagnol and variations on a theme from Mikhail Glinka’s romance song Why Do You Cry, Young Beauty, for oboe and military band. The programme of Part I will also include the overture from Mikhail Glinka’s opera A Life for the Tsar and the prelude to Act III of Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin. Part II will feature musical pieces by contemporary composers: Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra by Boris Diev, The Typhoon overture by Natalia Tchaikovskaya and Cruiser Varyag by Boris Anisimov, which was performed by the Orchestra during its last visit to Vladivostok in 1977. The soloists are prizewinners at Russian and international competitions Ivan Dyma (tenor saxophone) and Vladimir Vyatkin (oboe). Captain 2nd rank Valentin Lyashchenko will take the conductor’s baton.
It is also worth mentioning that last weekend, the opera soloists, the Chorus of the Primorsky Stage and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage performed a large-scale public symphony concert in the Central Square of Vladivostok in honor of the Great Consecration of the Transfiguration Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Primorye.
On October 10 and 12, 2024 (at 15:00 and 19:00) the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting one of the most striking and sophisticated performances of the Ballet Company, A Thousand and One Nights by Fikret Amirov. The evening performance on October 12, 2024 will mark the anniversary of the artistic career of the Ballet Artistic Director of the Primorsky Stage Eldar Aliev. This autumn he is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his artistic career
On October 10 and 12, 2024 (at 15:00 and 19:00) the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting one of the most striking and sophisticated performances of the Ballet Company, A Thousand and One Nights by Fikret Amirov. The evening performance on October 12, 2024 will mark the anniversary of the artistic career of the Ballet Artistic Director of the Primorsky Stage Eldar Aliev. This autumn he is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his artistic career.
Eldar Aliev is an Honored Artistic Creator of Russia, laureate of the Soul of Dance prize in the Knight of Dance nomination. His creative effort is inextricably linked with the Mariinsky (Kirov) Theatre. He graduated from the Baku Choreography Academy, and later, from the Pedagogical Department of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St Petersburg.
Between 1979-1992, Eldar Aliev was a principal dancer in the Kirov (Mariinsky) Ballet. He proved to be not only a technically outstanding classical and contemporary dancer but a talented interpreter of the roles he performed. His repertoire included leading roles in Don Quixote, The Legend of Love, Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, La Bayadère, Spartacus, and many more. Eldar Aliev’s touring career spans over 40 countries and the most prestigious stages of the world.
Eldar Aliev has worked as guest consultant, coach, choreographer, and artistic director with leading companies and ballet academies of Europe, Asia, and America, including National Ballet of China, Royal Swedish Ballet, Slovak National Ballet, Serbian National Theatre, National Ballet of Canada, National Ballet of Argentina, Hungarian National Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Colorado Ballet (USA), Universal Ballet (Korea) in Seoul, Hong Kong Ballet, Beijing Dance Academy, Teatro Massimo (Italy), and Ballet Nacional de España.
Since 2014, Mr. Aliev has been deputy chairman of the jury at the Varna International Ballet Competition.
Since February 2015, he has been Head Ballet Master at the Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theatre; since 2016 – Head Ballet Master at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre; since 2021 – Ballet Artistic Director of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre.
In June 2016, Eldar Aliev was awarded the title of Honorary Professor of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music (China) in the field of dance. In 2017, he was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Legislative Assembly of the Primorsky Territory and in 2018, the Diploma of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation. In April 2021, by decree of the President of Russia, he was awarded the title of Honored Artistic Creator of Russia.
In 2022, Eldar Aliev was awarded the title of laureate of the Soul of Dance prize in the Knight of Dance nomination.
In April 2022, on direction of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Eldar Aliev was decorated with the “Dostlug” Order (the Order of Friendship) for his special contribution to international friendship.
With his direct participation, the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre has been established, and a repertoire has been created including both classical ballets (transfers of the Mariinsky Theatre productions) and original stage works choreographed by the Ballet Master.
From October 29 to November 3, 2024, the opera program of the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival will be presented in Vladivostok with the participation of the leading soloists of the Mariinsky Opera Company and the Mariinsky Orchestra under the conduction of Valery Gergiev. The opera program of the annual Festival includes four titles. Those will include performances of the Mariinsky Theatre that have never been presented in Vladivostok before, and the Primorsky Stage productions
From October 29 to November 3, 2024, the opera program of the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival will be presented in Vladivostok with the participation of the leading soloists of the Mariinsky Opera Company and the Mariinsky Orchestra under the conduction of Valery Gergiev. The opera program of the annual Festival includes four titles. Those will include performances of the Mariinsky Theatre that have never been presented in Vladivostok before, and the Primorsky Stage productions.
On October 29, 2024, the Festival will open with the opera The Enchanted Wanderer by the outstanding modern composer Rodion Shchedrin. Composed in 2002 and based on the novel of the same name by Nikolai Leskov, this opera-parable immediately received international recognition. Last year, the masterpiece was staged in Vladivostok. The laconic and stylish performance directed by Alexei Stepanyuk will be presented by opera soloists and the Chorus of the Primorsky Stage. Valery Gergiev will be conducting the Combined Mariinsky Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage.
On October 30, 2024, Giacomo Puccini’s opera Tosca will be performed in the Great Hall of the Theatre. The performance will tell the tragic love story of the artist Mario Cavardossi and the singer Floria Tosca, unfolding against the lush backdrop of the eternal Rome. The Primorsky version of Tosca is designed in the Empire style. At the Festival, the opera will be performed by soloists of the Mariinsky Opera Company and the Mariinsky Orchestra, together with the Chorus of the Primorsky Stage under the conduction of maestro Valery Gergiev.
On October 31, 2024, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Nabucco, a recent premiere of the Mariinsky Theatre, will be presented at the Primorsky Stage for the first time. The story about the cruel King of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar, who has chosen the path of truth and gone through triumph, betrayal and insanity, once captivated the thirty-year-old Verdi and helped him out of a life crisis. The Italian operatic masterpiece will be performed by soloists of the Mariinsky Opera Company and the Mariinsky Orchestra, together with the Chorus of the Primorsky Stage. Valery Gergiev will be at the conductor’s console.
On November 2 and 3, 2024 (at 13:00 and 19:00) Gioachino Rossini’s opera La Cenerentola will be presented in Vladivostok for the first time. The composer, together with the librettist Jacopo Ferretti have significantly revised the plot of Charles Perrault’s famous fairy tale and transferred the action to their own epoch, offering the audiences good humor and a fascinating richness of the music. This spring, the opera was staged at the Mariinsky Theatre by Director Ekaterina Malaya. Residents and guests of Vladivostok will enjoy the opera performed by soloists of the Mariinsky Opera Company, the Chamber Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Mariinsky Orchestra under the direction of the Principal Conductor of the Primorsky Stage Pavel Smelkov.
The large-scale public concert is to be given by the Opera Company, the Chorus of the Primorsky Stage and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage under the baton of the Principal Conductor Pavel Smelkov in the central square of Vladivostok on September 29, 2024 at 16:00
The large-scale public concert is to be given by the Opera Company, the Chorus of the Primorsky Stage and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage under the baton of the Principal Conductor Pavel Smelkov in the central square of Vladivostok on September 29, 2024 at 16:00.
The occasional concert will mark both the Great Consecration of the Transfiguration Cathedral building and the anniversary of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin’s birth.
At 16:00 the singers and musicians will give a big concert at which the cantata New Temple composed by Alexander Smelkov on the occasion of the opening of the Transfiguration Cathedral will be performed. The composition was premiered here, in the central square of Vladivostok, in September 2023 to commemorate the opening of the main Cathedral of the Primorsky Region.
Moreover, the concert is to be a continuation of the series of events marking the 225th anniversary of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin’s birth. The repertoire of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre is rich in the music legacy inspired by the greatest Russian poet’s works. This year the operas, special concert programmes and musical performances have been assembled to form the cycle “Pushkin – 225”. Some selected compositions have entered into the programme of the public concert. The audience will be able to enjoy the Coronation Scene from the opera Boris Godunov by Modest Musorgsky and the arioso The Prophet by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, based on Pushkin’s works.
