Concerts 2012

1 January
Concert “New Year Fireworks” in the Saint Andrew Anglican Cathedral in Moscow
Program: J.S. Bach, A. Scarlatti, A. Vivaldi, V. Bellini, F. Liszt, R. Wagner.
Performed by prize winners of international contests – Anastasia Preminina (contralto), Alexey Balashov (oboe), Yulia Draginda (organ).

18 February
Aleksey Balashov’s solo concerto in Arkhipovsky Musical Salon at Bolshaya Nikitskaya 
“Oboe in the music history” concertos
Concert № 2 – “Oboe visiting Viennese classical music composers”
Program: J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, L. V. Beethoven
Performed by Alexey Balashov (oboe), Pavel Zagrebayev (classical oboe), Varvara Balashova (violin), Andrey Utushkin (viola), Natalia Movchan (cello), Ludmila Dukhan (piano).

24 February
“Classical music masterpieces”
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto in the Great Hall of the House of Scientists
Program: J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, W.A. Mozart, V. Bellini, G. Verdi – A.Pasculli.
Performed by the prize winners of international contests – Aleksey Balashov (oboe), Honored artist of Russia, principal performer of the musical theater Helicon-opera Alisa Gitsba (soprano)
Chamber Orchestra of the theater-college “Galina Vishnevskaya”
Conductor – Ayrat Kashayev

1 April
“Musical Kaleidoscope”
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto in Arkhipovsky Musical Salon at Bolshaya Nikitskaya
Performed by the prize winners of international cotests – Alexey Balashov, Ekaterina Valiulina (violin), Oksana Lesnichaya (soprano) and Fyodor Stroganov (organ, piano).
Program: J.S.Bach, A.Marcello, A.Vivaldi, G.Rossini, F.Kreisler, A.Alyabiyev and A.Pasculli.

12 April
Concerto for organ “Organ music pasterpieces and popular operatic arias” in Saint Andrew Cathedral.
Performed by Yulia Draginda (organ), Anastasia Preminina (mezzo-soprano) and Alexey Balashov (oboe).
Program: J.S.Bach, A.Vivaldi, G.Bizet, P.I.Tchaikovsky, V.Bellini.

17 April
“Chamber music masterpieces”
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto in Chamber Hall of the Central House of Scientists
Performed by international prize winners Aleksey Balashov (oboe) and Ludmila Dukhan (piano).
Program: Chamber music by J.S.Bach, W.A.Mozart, R.Schumann, A.Pasculli, C.Saint-Saëns, P.Sankan, A.Pirumov.

28 April
“The pearls of chamber music”
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto at Arkhangelsky.
Performed by Aleksey Balashov (oboe), Aleksandr Kuzavov (violin) and Aleksandr Sokolov (piano).
Program: J.S.Bach, W.A.Mozart, F.Schubert, G.Bizet – P.Wachsmann, A.Pasculli.

19 May
“Parks Festival”
Concerto at Gorky Park 
Performed by Alexey Balashov (oboe), Aleksandr Kuzavov (violin) and Ludmila Dukhan (piano)
Program: J.S.Bach, G.Gershwin – I.Frolov, A.Pasculli, A.Piazzolla.

21 May
Alexey Balashov took part in “Paks Festival” together with wind quintet “Modus Vevendi”
Performed by prize winners of international contests – Victor Hotulyov (flute), Aleksey Balashov (oboe), Nikolay Ageev (clarinet), Vitaly Shamidanov (bassoon) and Vitaly Kliuykov (horn).
Program: W.A.Mozart, J.Strauss, E.Grieg, G.Bizet, etc.

13 June
“A tour of Italy”
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto at “Organ evenings in Kuskovo” Festival
Performed by Aleksey Balashov (oboe) and Fyodor Stroganov (organ)
Program: J.S.Bach – A.Vivaldi, A.Vivaldi, V.Bellini, G.Rossini, A.Pasculli

21 July
“Romantic Fireworks”
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto in Art-Café at Patriarshiye
Performed by prize winners of international contests Aleksey Balashov (oboe) and Fyodor Stroganov (piano)
Program: J.Hummel, G.Rossini, V.Bellini, R.Schumann, A.Pasculli.

6 August
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto for national Olympic team of Russia at sport center “Krugloye Lake”
Performed by international prize winners Aleksey Balashov (oboe), Aleksandr Kuzavov (violin) and Aleksandr Sokolov (piano)
Program: J.S.Bach, W.A.Mozart, A.Pasculli, E.Morricone, A.Piazzolla, F.Lai, R.Cocciante.


10 August
“Camber Music Masterpieces”
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto in Art-Café at Patriarshiye
Performed by Alexey Balashov (oboe), Andrey Godik (oboe), Ludmila Dukhan (piano) and Aleksandr Sokolov (piano).
Program: W.A.Mozart, R.Schumann, C.Saint-Saëns, P.Hindemith, F.Poulenc, A.Dorati, B.Britten.


August 14-21
Alexey Balashov participated in the International contest of chamber duets Shwedish comptetition. Piano – Ludmila Dukhan.

24 August
Organ concerto “Bach and Italian virtuosos”. Solo concerto by Alexey Balashov in St. Pyotr and Pavel Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral.
Performed by international prize winners Aleksey Balashov (oboe) and Fyodor Stroganov (organ).
Program: J.S.Bach, A.Vivaldi, V.Bellini.

25 August
“A tour of Italy”.
Alexey Balashov’s solo concerto in Hlebny Dom Atrium in Tsaritsyno.
Performed by Aleksey Balashov (oboe) and Fyodor Stroganov (organ).
Program: J.S.Bach, A.Vivaldi, G.Rossini, V.Bellini, A.Pasculli.


30 August
“Sonnets”. Musical and poetic evening.
Alexey Balashov participated in X Moscow Festival “Dvoryanskiye sezony” (Noble seasons). Kuzminki Place. Konny dvor.
Performed by the prize winners of international competitions – Olga Veselova (soprano), Aleksey Balashov (oboe) and Fyodor Stroganov (piano), Pyotr Tataritsky – Person of the year prize winner – actor and recitationist.
Program: Petrarka’s sonnets, poems by P.Verlaine, V.Hugo, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian vocal and instrumental music masterpieces.

9 September
Alexey Balashov took part in the festival “Moscow Conservatory’s artistic youth”.
Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
Organ concerto. Performed by Aleksey Balashov (oboe) and Yulia Draginda (organ).

9 September
“Musical box”.
Solo concerto by Alexey Balashov at Hlebny Dom Atrium in Tsaritsyno.
Performed by Alexey Balashov (oboe), Ekaterina Valiulina (violin) and Aleksandr Sokolov (piano).

16 September
Alexey Balashov took part in the solo concerto by organ player Anna Yurkova in the Small Hall of Moscow Conservatory. 

11 October
Alexey Balashov performed at the concert of Composition Chair of Moscow Conservatory.
Program: A. Pirumov, A. Tchaikovsky, I Yusupova, and Moscow Conservatory composers.

17 October
“Sonnets”. Musical and poetic evening at Arkhipovsky Music Salon near the Conservatory.
Performed by international prize winners – Alexey Balashov (oboe), Olga Veselova (soprano), Fyodor Stroganov (piano) and Pyotr Tataritsky (actor, recitationist).
Program: Petrarka’s sonnets, poems by P. Verlaine, V. Hugo, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian vocal and instrumental music masterpieces.

6 November
Alexey Balashov participated in XXXIV International Festival “Moscow Autumn” in the Moscow Composer House.
Program: L.Rodionova, A.Tchaikovsky, V.Rubin, A.Eshpay.

11 November
“Romantic Fireworks” – concert in the Arkhipovsky Music Salon.
Performed by the international prize winners Alexey Balashov (oboe) and Victoria Goncharova (piano).
Program: J.Hummel, R.Schumann, J.Kalivoda, A.Pasculli, C.Saint-Saëns and I.Yusupova.


21 November
Alexey Balashov performed at XXXIV International Festival “Moscow Autumn” in the Composer House, Moscow.
Program: G.Zaytsev, V.Zaytseva, A.Mikhailova, S.Chechyotko, G.Sidorova, R.Manukov, V.Beliayeva, Z.Sudzilovsky.

25 November
Concerto “A tour of Europe” by Neapolitan instruments Ensemble in the Concert gallery “Aks-Art”.
Soloists – international prize winners – Ekaterina Pripuskova (mandolin), Anastasia Rubina (mandolin), Nikolay Milostnoy (guitar), Aleksey Surovtsev (accordion), Alexey Balashov (oboe) and Olga Lutsiv-Ternovskaya (soprano).
Program: Baroque Music and popular foreign classics.

26 November
Alexey Balashov performed at XXXIV international festival “Moscow Autumn” in the Composer House.
Program: V.Agafonnikov, I.Yusupova, M.Gagnidze, N.Barkovskaya, T.Efimov, T.Korganov.

17 December
Alexey Balashov performed at the concert by Ensemble “Serenade” in the Chamber Hall of Moscow Philharmonic.
Program: A.Albinoni, G.Vergini, etc.