On May 7, 2025 the musical world will celebrate the 185th anniversary of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s birth. In anticipation of the great day, the Mariinsky Theatre and the Primorsky Stage announce the Festival “Approaching jubilee of Pyotr Tchaikovsky”, presenting some selected works composed by the hero of the anniversary.
In Vladivostok, the project will open with pearls of Russian ballet. On April 12, 2025 the fairy-tale ballet-féerie The Sleeping Beauty will be performed in the Great Hall of the Theatre. Konstantin Sergeyev’s version of the ballet Swan Lake based both choreographically and musically on the revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, will be presented on April 17, 2025. The third Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet – The Nutcracker – in the expressive choreography by Eldar Aliev, People’s Artist of Russia, Ballet Artistic Director of the Primorsky Stage, will be performed on April 26, 2025 at 14:00 and 19:00.
The Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage under Pavel Smelkov’s baton will present the large-scale tribute concert “Tchaikovsky – 185” on April 18, 2025. Soloists of the evening will be pianist Sergey Davydchenko, the recipient of the 1st prize and the Gold Medal at the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition, and soprano Alisa Fedorenko, a soloist of the Primorsky Stage Opera Company. The audience will be able to enjoy the famous Piano Concerto No. 1; three pieces from the piano cycle The Seasons, orchestrated by Pavel Smelkov, Principal Conductor of the Primorsky Stage; Alexander Smelkov’s elegy Where Lies the Secret of Your Charms to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s poem; and the Overture-Fantasy Romeo and Juliet.
On April 20, 2025 the II Far East Easter Festival will start at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. Iolanta, a philosophical fairy tale and the most lightful opera by Tchaikovsky, will be performed on the opening night of the Festival.
It should be noted that the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will continue celebrating the anniversary of the great Russian composer’s birth until the end of May. As part of the II Far East Easter Festival, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s music will be performed in the biggest cities and towns of the Far East, and special events will be held at the Primorsky Stage in Vladivostok. On May 18, 2025 the large-scale symphony concert will be given in the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage. The best-known sacred composition by Tchaikovsky – Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom – will be for the first time presented by the Mariinsky Chorus of the Primorsky Stage on May 29, 2025. The vocal lyrics evening “Tchaikovsky – 185. Gala concert of romances” to be given by soloists of the opera company and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage will be held on May 31, 2025.
Besides, for the great occasion, the Primorsky Stage affords an opportunity to subscribe for the thematic series of performances, which allows the public to buy tickets for most of the Festival events at a special price.
