Cal Performances | Chamber Music and Orchestra | Dimitri Hvorostovsky, baritone with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra & the Academy of Choral Art, Moscow

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra
& the Academy of Choral Art, Moscow

Famous for his magnificent stage presence, exceedingly beautiful timbre, and superb technique"—what the New York Post lauds as "his nobility of tone and presence"—Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has commanded the highest praise in the world's great opera houses. He is joined by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, which performs over 120 concerts a year to sold-out houses worldwide. Their Berkeley performance celebrates the rich traditions of the Russian vocal arts, including choral, liturgical, and folk music, as well as favorite operatic arias. "Hvorostovsky sang peerlessly, bringing to his performances an authoritative feeling for the style, a deep sense of culture, and an instinctive ability to match vocal and linguistic colorings" (The New York Times).

Program Notes
Program notes are available online. [PDF]

Audio Clips
( Windows Media Player)

Death *

Aria of Prince Igor *

Video Clips
( Windows Media Player)

Moscow Nights *

Toreador's Song *

* Clips listed here are representative of the artists, but may be different than what are being played as part of the Cal Performances program

Sightlines
Sun, Nov 4, 2-2:30 pm, Zellerbach Hall
Pre-performance talk by Elena Sharkova, choir master for Symphony Silicon Valley. This Sightlines event is free to all event ticket holders.