Moscow. On Sunday, June 24, Moscow will witness a
unique musical event – the festival “BMW Opera for All”, organized by
the BMW Group Russia together with the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
of Russia. The oldest orchestra in the country – the Bolshoi Theatre
Symphony Orchestra under the guidance of its Chief Conductor and Music
Director Tugan Sokhiev ‒ will give a free, open-air concert in the
spectacular setting of Moscow’s Theatre Square. The capital’s
residents and guests will enjoy the best arias from outstanding
classical works by Russian and foreign composers. The concert will
start at 4 p.m.
“Open-air concerts with the stars of the world classical scene have
already become a good tradition in Europe. Thanks to this BMW Group’s
initiative, Berlin, Munich and London have been hosting the ‘Opera for
All’ festival for many years. We are delighted to be able to take it
over and bring this musical festival to Russia, together with our
long-term partner, the Bolshoi Theatre,” said Stefan Teuchert, CEO BMW
Group Russia, “We’ve supported many high-profile premieres held in the
theater, and now we let music outside. With the launch of the joint
‘Garage/BMW: Art/Tech Grant’, this year has already become very
special for the concern’s cultural presence in Russia, and ‘Opera for
All’ will make it just unforgettable. This project perfectly conveys
the essence of BMW Group’s cultural activities: bringing classical
music outside the concert hall, it gives people the opportunity to
enjoy art with no limitations whatsoever.”
Vladimir Urin, the general director of the Bolshoi Theatre: “I am
very glad that thanks to our long-term cooperation with the BMW Group
Russia, this June the residents and guests of Moscow will have an
opportunity not only to watch the matches of the World Cup, but also
to enjoy a concert of the soloists and orchestra of the Bolshoi
Theatre. It seems very important to me to expand our audience. I hope
that many listeners of this concert will return later to the Theatre
for our performances.”
Concerts from the BMW Group opera series are a hotly anticipated
event in the musical calendars of European capitals. Since 2007,
thanks to the BMW Group, more than 400,000 music fans have been able
to enjoy the festival. Under the guidance of Tugan Sokhiev, over 100
musicians of the Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra will appear on
stage at the premiere in Moscow under the theme “BMW Opera beyond
borders”. In the first section, the soloists of the theatre will
perform the main arias from the best Russian operas: “The Snow Maiden”
and “May Night” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, “Eugene Onegin” and “The
Queen of Spades” by Peter Tchaikovsky. The programme will also include
the overture to Mikhail Glinka’s opera “Ruslan and Lyudmila” and the
romance by Alexander Alyabyev “The Nightingale”. The second part of
the concert will be devoted to the works by foreign composers. The
guests will hear excerpts from the works by Giuseppe Verdi – “La
Traviata” and “La forzadel destino”, the operas by Gaetano Donizetti –
“Don Pasquale”, “L’elisir d’amore” and the musical masterpieces by
Georges Bizet – “Carmen” and “Les pêcheursde perles”. The perfect
complement to the programme will serve “Barcarolá” – the gentlest duet
for soprano and mezzo-soprano from Jacques Offenbach’s last opera “Les
contes d’Hoffmann”.
Following Moscow, the event will be held in the British capital. The
London Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Trafalgar Square on July
1. Under the guidance of Sir Simon Rattle – the sixth in the list of
top-20 greatest conductors of all time, according to BBC Music
Magazine – the orchestra will give already the sixth free concert in
London. This year’s program will be devoted to the theme of dance and
ballet and will include works by Dvorak, Massenet, Tchaikovsky and
Stravinsky. In addition, Trafalgar Square will host the world premiere
of the 29-year-old pianist and composer Kate Whitley, the founder of
the Multi-Story Orchestra, which promotes availability of classical music.
BMW Group Russia and the Bolshoi Theatre
For the whole world, the Bolshoi Theatre embodies the cultural life
of Russia. This is why the partnership between BMW Group and this
legendary creative institution, launched in 2004, is of the utmost
importance. It positively influences the company’s business and
reputation in Russia. For many years of cooperation, BMW Group Russia
has supported all the high-profile premiers of the Bolshoi Theatre,
including such operatic masterpieces as “The Flying Dutchman”,
“Mazepa”, “The Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Falstaff” and “War and
Peace”. Acting as a reliable partner, the BMW Group guarantees
absolute creative freedom in all cultural activities it is involved in
– as this is just as essential for groundbreaking artistic work as it
is for major innovations in a successful business.
About BMW Group’s Cultural Commitment
For almost 50 years now, the BMW Group has initiated and engaged in
over 100 cultural cooperations worldwide. The company places the main
focus of its long-term commitment on contemporary and modern art,
classical music and jazz as well as architecture and design. In 1972,
three large-scale paintings were created by the artist Gerhard Richter
specifically for the foyer of the BMW Group’s Munich headquarters.
Since then, artists such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Daniel Barenboim,
Jonas Kaufmann and architect Zaha Hadid have co-operated with BMW. In
2016 and 2017, female artist Cao Fei from China and American John
Baldessari created the next two vehicles for the BMW Art Car
Collection. Besides co-initiatives, such as BMW Tate Live, the BMW Art
Journey and the “Opera for All” concerts in Berlin, Munich and London,
the company also partners with leading museums and art fairs as well
as orchestras and opera houses around the world. The BMW Group takes
absolute creative freedom in all its cultural activities – as this
initiative is as essential for producing groundbreaking artistic work
as it is for major innovations in a successful business.
Further information: www.bmwgroup.com/culture
and www.bmwgroup.com/culture/overview
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For further questions please contact:
Dr Thomas Girst
BMW Group Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs
Head of Cultural Engagement
Telephone: +49-89-382-24753
Email: presse@bmw.de
Ilya Baryshev
BMW Group Russia
E-Mail: Ilya.Baryshev@bmw.com
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