The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, under the direction of UNESCO Artist for the World Vladimir Spivakov, held a charity concert on the stage of the International Palace of Forums “Uzbekistan”.

The program was called the “Corner of France”. Under the direction of the maestro, fragments from the opera “Carmen” by Georges Bizet were performed in Rodion Shchedrin’s transcription for strings and percussion instruments (“Carmen Suite”), “Pavane” by Gabriel Fauré – an appeal to the ancient genre of stately court dance, the suite “Paris” by Jacques Ibert – a musical tour of the capital of France in six parts and the legendary “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel.

At the end of the concert, the maestro gave four encores. He performed “Pas de deux” from the ballet “The Nutcracker”, “Tango” by Schnittke, “Fantasy on the theme of the film “8 ½” by Ikov, as well as Botir Zokirov’s work “Umid”.

The concert was supported by the Art and Culture Development Foundation of Uzbekistan and the Art, Science, and Sports Charitable Foundation.

Nazokat Usmanova, UzA