The eighth Ruskeala Symphony Festival has started in the Ruskeala Mountain Park, the press service of the Head of the Republic of Karelia reported on July 27.
At the grand opening of the festival, guests were greeted by the Head of the Republic, Artur Parfenchikov.
“Time flies by and today we are already celebrating the eighth Ruskeala Symphony Festival. Each one is unique, each one is memorable and surprising. I am sure that you will love this festival too.”– he said.
This year the festival programme includes ten concerts in two days: the Quatro ensemble, Igor Butman’s quartet with Oleg Akkuratov, the Loiko Gypsy Trio, Gaik Kazazyan (violin, Moscow), soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, the Rimsky Korsakov Women’s Choir” (St. Petersburg), Military Orchestra of the Headquarters of the Leningrad Military District, Karelian National Song and Dance Ensemble “Kantele”, Symphony Orchestra of the Karelian Philharmonic and Quartet of Russian Folk Instruments “Four Quarters”.
The Symphony Orchestra of the Karelian State Philharmonic is a permanent participant in the festival. At the opening ceremony, the team was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the Regional Government. The orchestra’s artists – Olga Dorofeeva, Vasily Katanov, Evgeny Tarasenko – were awarded the honorary title of “Honored Artist of the Republic of Karelia”, Anatoly Palaev was awarded the Badge of Honour “For Contribution to the Development of the Republic of Karelia”.
On the first day of the festival, the vocal group “Kvatro” and the Karelian Philharmonic Symphony and Variety Orchestra performed for the audience.
The second day of the program includes the Four Quarters Russian Folk Instrument Quartet, the Kantele Ensemble, the Western Military District Headquarters Orchestra, the Karelian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, the Rimsky Korsakov Women’s Chamber Choir, the Loiko Gypsy Trio, and Igor Butman’s Quartet.
At the end of the festival, soloists of the Russian Bolshoi Theatre will perform the most famous opera arias.
Recall that the Ruskeala Symphony Festival was founded on the initiative of the head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov in 2017. This event became a phenomenon in the cultural and tourist life of Russia and entered the top 15 regional events in the country. Guests of the festival are attracted not only by the program of the event, but also by the opportunity to visit a unique monument of nature and industry – artificial marble quarries that arose on the site of marble mining of the 18th-20th centuries – the Ruskeala Mountain Park. The festival stages are located in the open air: in the pearl of the Mountain Park – the so-called “Italian Quarry”, on the water surface of the “Marble Canyon” and in other parts of the park.
The festival is held annually.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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