This project acquired a reputation as a real decoration of Novosibirsk artistic life. The festival is held once in 2 years. The highest quality of performers and collectives, difference of impressions: theatre plays, opera, ballet, exhibition, concerts. Novosibirsk Philharmonics traditionally presents a part of the Christmas festival.


2 December 2011, 18-30
Palace of Culture of Railway workers  
With the support of Embassy of France in Russia
Raphael Oleg, violin (France)
Elena Rozanova, piano (France)
Francois Salque, cello (France)
NOVOSIBIRSK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor – Fabio Mastrangelo (Italy)  

L. Beethoven – Overture «Coriolanus»  
L. Beethoven – Concert for violin, piano, cello and orchestra, C major, op. 56  
G. Gershwin – Rhapsody in blue  
M. de Falla – «Cocked Hat», music of the ballet

300 – 1200 rub.

Elena Rozanova, Francois Salque




NOVOSIBIRSK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA




3 December, 18-30
Philharmonic chamber hall
With the support of Embassy of the Netherlands in Russia
Duo JAZZ PROMINENTS (the Netherlands):
Bert van den Brink, organ
Eric Vloeimans, trumpet

300 – 650 rub.

Eric Vloeimans




Bert van den Brink




4 December, 18-30
Philharmonic chamber hall
Richard Galliano, accordion, bandoneon (France)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF NOSIBIRSK PHILHARMONICS
Conductor – Alim Shakhmametyev 

I.S. Bach – Double concerto for oboe and violin, C minor, BWV 1060 (arrangement)
А. Piazzolla – «Aconcagua», concert for bandoneon and orchestra
А. Piazzolla – Adios Nonino  
R. Galliano – Petite suite Francaise  
R. Galliano – Opale Concerto  
R. Galliano – «La Valse a Margaux»

500 – 1800 rub.

Richard Galliano




CHAMBER ORCHESTRA




5 December, 18-30
Philharmonic chamber hall  
«SINCERELLY YOURS…»
Boris Andrianov, cello
Arthur Smolianinov, artistic word
Jacob Katsnelson, piano

The most concealed pages of life of composers in words and notes. What great composers wrote to their muses and who were their sources of inspiration for creating immortal compositions.

400 – 1200 rub.

Boris Andrianov




6 December, 18-30
Philharmonic chamber hall
With the support of General Consulate of Germany in Novosibirsk
Ensemble of winds «ARIRANG-QUINTET» (Germany)
Sakura Kindinis, flute
Jorg Schneider, oboe
Steffen Dillner, clarinet
Sebastian Schindler, horn
Monika Schindler, bassoon 

K.M. Weber – Quintet, F major 
W.А. Mozart – Serenade, C minor (KV 388)
А. Piazzolla – History of tango

250 – 500 rub.


7 December, 18-30
Palace of Culture of Railway workers
«ADAGIO & FURIOSO»
Orchestra «GYPSY DEVILS ORCHESTRA» (Slovakia)
Ernest Sarkozi, cymbales
Silvia Sarkozi, cello, vocal
Stefan Bahyak, violin
Jozef Farkas, alto
Zoltan Grunza, clarinet
Emil Hasala, violin
Alexander Mihok, double bass
Tibor Leval, double bass

Popular compositions by Albinoni, Dvorak, Paganini, Liszt, Sarasate, Kalman, Brahms, Monti
Potpourri on the themes of Russian, Slovak, Jewish, Gipsy folk songs

600 – 3000 rub.

Orchestra «GYPSY DEVILS ORCHESTRA»




8 December, 18-30
Philharmonic chamber hall  
Ensemble of percussions of Mark Pekarsky (Moscow)
DJ Hans Shulman
Video-artist – Vladimir Smolyar

Visual-acoustic performance V. Martynov — «Antiphons», musical composition

400 – 1100 rub.

Ensemble of percussions of Mark Pekarsky




9 December, 18-30
Philharmonic chamber hall
«EL ARTE DE FANTASIA»

Ensemble «THE HARP CONSORT»:
Javier Diaz-Latorre (Spain) – vihuela, baroque guitar
Ricardo Padilla (Finland) — percussions
Andrew Lawrence-King (Great Britain) – Spanish baroque harp

Ensemble of Early music of Novosibirsk philharmonics «INSULA MAGICA»

Josquin, Luduvico, Cabezon, Milan, Sanz, Ribayaz, Murcia

250 – 500 rub.

Ensemble «THE HARP CONSORT»




10 December, 18-30
Philharmonic chamber hall
Boris Berezovsky, piano 

S. Rachmaninov – Preludes, op. 23 
N. Medtner – Six tales 
R. Schumann – Kreisleriana

600 – 1500 rub.

Boris Berezovsky