Balakirev, Glinka. Festival Closing

The closing concert of the Nevsky Choral Assemblies festival, marking the 275th anniversary of Dmitry Bortnyansky's birth. The Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Capella under conductor Ilya Derbilov perform works by Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Lvov and Bortnyansky, with an introductory talk by musicologist Larisa Popkova. The programme runs in two parts and features soloists Timofey Kalmykov and Nikolay Andreev.