Watch the concert on Mariinsky TV here.
The programme includes:
Antonio Vivaldi
Double Cello Sonata No 9 in G Minor
Richard Wagner
Triumphant procession into the cathedral from Act II of the opera Lohengrin (transcription for cello by Friedrich Grützmacher)
Sofia Gubaidulina
Fata Morgana for eight cellos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas brasileiras No 1 for eight cellos
Introdução (Embolada)
Prelúdio (Modinha)
George Gershwin
Clara’s lullaby from the opera Porgy and Bess
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Andante cantabile for five cellos
Aija Puurtinen
Witch and Sun the Father for soprano and four cellos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas brasileiras No 5 for soprano and eight cellos
Ária (Cantilena)
Dança (Martelo)