Programme of the VII International Music Festival «Golden Violins of Odessa» which will tak place on September 12 - 19, 2021
September 12
The City Garden
16.00 - 19.00
«Garden of Violins», performances of various musical groups and soloists in different locations of the City Garden and Deribasovskaya Street.
19.30
Grand Opening ceremony of the Festival at the Summer Theater of the City Garden. Concert with the participation of soloists and symphony orchestras («Dancing on the Violin»), as well as the world famous ensemble of soloists «The Janoska Ensemble» (Austria), People's Artist of Ukraine Bogdana Pivnenko (violin) and students of Professor Dora Schwarzberg (Austria). Admission is free.
September 13
The Odessa Stolyarsky Special Music School
18.00
Сoncert of students of the violin class of Professor Bogdana Pivnenko. Admission is free.
September 14
The Odessa Stolyarsky Special Music School
Master classes by Bogdana Pivnenko and Dora Schwarzberg. Admission is free.
18.00
Concert of Dora Schwarzberg's students. The Odessa Stolyarsky Special Music School. Admission is free.
September 15
The Odessa Regional Philharmonic
19.00
Concert «Violin Premieres»
The works «Elegic Poem» by E. Ysaye will be performed for the first time, as well as a suite for two violins and M. Moshkovsky's orchestra performed by winners of international competitions Olga and Ilya Kaler (USA). Odessa Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Honoured Artist of Ukraine Igor Shavruk.
"The Janoska Ensemble" with musical fantasies and improvisations
September 16
The Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
19:00
Odessa National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by People's Artist of Ukraine Hobart Earle. Soloists - Thomas Christian (Austria), Ani Schnarch (UK), Ilya Kaler (USA). The programme includes: Violin concerts by N. Paganini, H. Vieuxtemps and the suite «Baal Schem» by E. Bloch (three scenes from the life of the Hasidim).
September 18
The Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
19.00
The final concert of the Festival is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of P. Stolyarsky and the 90th anniversary of the famous Odessa violinist, laureate of international competitions, the only living student of P. Stolyarsky: Professor Eduard Grach.
In the Concert "To you - Peter Solomonovich - in three generations!» virtuoso works for violin and orchestra by H. Wieniawski, N. Paganini, C. Saint-Saens will be performed by laureates of international competitions, students of E. Grach. Katerina Mrvich (Serbia), Alina Kuroedova, Haik Kazazyan, Agasha Grigorieva. Symphony Orchestra of the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Conductors: chief conductor Vyacheslav Chernukho-Volich and conductor Vitaly Kovalchuk.