Mendelssohn's Hymn of Phrase

In 2011/2012 the Petrozavodsk Academy Symphony Orchestra took part in the Italian-Russian project with two performances of  the Hymn of Phrase by Felix Mendelssohn in Petrozavodsk and Rome.  The Symphony Orchestra performed together with the Italian choir Le Querce del Tasso combined with Nomentano and Visconti liceo choirs. The first concert took place at the Petrozavodsk Academy Concert Hall on December 11, 2011 after the series of rehearsals under the leadreship of maestro Marco Boido (Rome) in association with Vladimir Levchuk (Petrozavodsk). The second and the main concert within the international project “Musica per il Kenia”  took place in Rome on May 5, 2012 in Auditorium Parco Della Musica - Sala Sinopoli. The performance became a huge success bringing lots of compliments to 55 young musicians from Petrozavodsk, soloists Natalia Kovtun (soprano), Irina Krupenich (soprano), Daniele De Prosperi (tenor) and  maestro Marco Boido.  To view the pictures from the final concert please click here