I department
G.F.Handel – Concerto grosso in D minor, op.6 No.10
M.Ravel – Suite “Le tombeau de Couperin”
M.Mussorgsky – “Night on Bald Mountain”
II department
G.Kalinkovich – Concert-capriccio on a theme by Paganini
Soloist – Nikita Petrov
A.Piazzolla – “Winter in Buenos Aires” from the cycle “The Seasons”
Soloists – Nikita Petrov, Viktor Timofeev
G.Gershwin – “Cuban Overture”
R.May – Introduction and Reef
W.Schultz – “Witch Hunt”
“MUSICAL TREASURES”
Saxophone Orchestra “BELSAXO”
Artistic director and conductor – Pavel Kazak
Soloists – Nikita Petrov
Victor Timofeev
Presenter – Svetlana Rudenko
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On April 21, 2024 at 19:00, a concert of a unique orchestra will take place in the Big Concert Hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic. “BELSAXO” is the only saxophone orchestra in the Republic of Belarus. The orchestra consists of exclusively young talents – professional musicians, students and students of various educational institutions of the country.
“BELSAXO” is subject to a wide stylistic palette from baroque compositions to modern avant-garde. And the upcoming concert will make sure of this. The “Musical Treasures” program combines a masterpiece by G.F.Handel, an outstanding composition by M.Mussorgsky, music by unsurpassed masters of the 20th century – A.Piazzolla, G.Gershwin, and many well-known and long-loved compositions.
