Sergey Roldugin performed with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

A series of concerts dedicated to the 80th anniversary of composer Alexander Tchaikovsky ended with a unique performance that brought together three prominent figures of classical music at once. The Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic conducted by Yuri Simonov performed in the capital, with maestro Sergey Roldugin as soloist. Each note is like a clear phrase that creates a dialogue between the artist and the audience. For more information, see the story by Maxim Prikhody, a correspondent for Izvestia.

Tchaikovsky's first concert is being played in the Tchaikovsky Hall, but not the one that was at the Olympics — for piano, but for cello and orchestra. And its author is not Pyotr Ilyich, but Alexander Vladimirovich Tchaikovsky. And this musical evening in honor of his 80th birthday.

"This is my early concert, I wrote it almost 50 years ago. With age, of course, attitudes change towards the same music," said composer, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Alexander Tchaikovsky.

The modern classic Tchaikovsky wrote symphonies about covid, ballets about the revolution, operas based on Chekhov and Solzhenitsyn, but he loves orchestral music most of all.

"I'm more independent here. In opera, you are especially dependent on everyone — on the theater, on the production, on the singers, on the orchestra. And here is the orchestra and only me," he said.

At the same time, there are two anniversaries in the hall. The legendary Yuri Simonov, the chief conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, recently celebrated his 85th birthday, so the program is festive and the atmosphere is good.

"The Tchaikovsky Concert Hall is full. Tickets on sale ended in advance. The sophisticated metropolitan audience does not miss such significant events in the world of music," the Izvestia correspondent said.

And the main event is Sergey Roldugin's arrival in Moscow.

"When you come to Moscow, you always have to fight with someone, prove something, and win something. The center of the world, I think so. That's right, people were born and live here who are an example for the whole world of art," said Sergey Roldugin, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, artistic director of the St. Petersburg House of Music.

The cello in the maestro's hands is sometimes alarming, sometimes gently lulling. After all, it is the task of the performer to match the colors to the contour strictly outlined by the composer.

"It's very good that the performers fell in love with this concert, because we all play differently, each time we find new colors, nuances and some kind of idea. And therefore this work must live, and it lives," Roldugin said.

And the demanding connoisseurs of beauty in the capital appreciated both the work and the performance.

"Very visible music. There was everything there — birds and waves," said Elena, a concert attendee.

"The cello is also fascinating," Tatiana noted.

This evening, Moscow music lovers witnessed the birth of genuine synergy, when three great masters of our time met on the same stage: a composer, a conductor and a soloist and performed as a single, brilliantly played trio.

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