Shchedrin. Performed by the Mariinsky Orchestra and soloists. Conductor - Valery Gergiev

PERFORMERS:
Soloist: Abisal Gergiev (piano)
Narrator: Polina Malikova (Tolstun)
The Mariinsky Orchestra and soloists
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

PROGRAMME:
Rodion Shchedrin
The Adventures of a Monkey
a musical narrative based on Mikhail Zoshchenko's eponymous tale, a concerto for narrator, trumpet, horn, flute, harp and two percussionists accompanied by string orchestra and cembalo in memory of Maya Plisetskaya who dearly loved this story
(Musical materials provided by SCHOTT MUSIC GmbH & Co, Mainz, Germany)

Excerpts from the ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse

Piano Concerto No. 1

Age category 6+