State Academic Symphony Orchestra: Leon Agulyansky «Conductor»

For the first time!

Two conductors on the one stage

World premier!

Belarus-Israel-French project

Leon Agulyansky

"Conductor"

The theatrical performance-confession of Valery Anisenko according to the play, which is dedicated to legendary conductor, our contemporary, Maestro Misha Katz

G.Bizet – R.Shchedrin

"Carmen Suite"

Conductor Misha Katz (France)

The unique story of the conductor Misha Katz formed the basis for the monoplay of the Israel playwright Leon Agulyansky. They met in 2008 at the Mikhoels Festival in Moscow. Maestro Katz performed "Carmen Suite" with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. "My life turned in another direction, - Leon Agulyansky said in an interview, - I left the Hall not as a religioner, but devout believer, because I had witnessed the Miracle".

Later, in conversations after the concerts of Misha Katz, when blood and flesh were still imbued with the genius sound of music, Leon gleaned the history of the great conductor. Therefore was created a play in which pain, despair and rejection of worldly goods for the sake of happiness to hear and rise towards the Light.

The world-famous conductor Leonard Bernstein, previously teacher of Maestro Katz, commented on the conductor's art of his pupil: "Such a profound understanding of music can only be explained by the divine gift". In the work with the orchestras of the world, a unique conductor's approach of Misha Katz is shown. Ideal technical "sterile" performance is unacceptable for him. Accent, pause, "shamanism", the search for the divine and personal in the work make this maestro's concerts an Event, part of the fate of performers and the public.

Actor and director Valery Anisenko didn’t immediately turned attention to the play of Leon Agulyansky. But years have passed before he declared: "This is my story! ". Now the play "Conductor", premiered in Belarus and Israel, was defined by the director as a confession of Valery Anisenkо.

Ten years have passed since that fateful performance of "Carmen Suite" in Moscow. Maestro Katz promises a different sound, another interpretation, energy. Perhaps, someone else's life will change after the applause has subsided. But first the story, which bonded fates of creators and which impossible to forget, will sound from the stage and will go to the hall.

Maestro Misha Katz (France) was born in Rostov-on-Don, a graduate of Moscow Conservatory, a student of M. Rоstropovich and L. Bernstein. Since 1997 - guest conductor in orchestras of England, Belgium, Russia, France, Moldova, Czech Republic, Spain, Serbia, Switzerland, Romania, Poland, Denmark, Georgia, Sweden, Slovakia, Israel, Monaco, Ukraine, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Macedonia, the USA, Canada, Malta.

He was awarded five medals for his contribution to the world art, including the UNESCO Commemorative Medal "Five Continents".

Since 2016 he is artistic director of the International Music Festival in Cannes.

Valery Anisenko (Belarus), professor, Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus. He was born in Vitebsk, a graduate of the Belarusian Theater and Art Institute and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS). A well-known director and actor, who has produced six feature and documentary films, more than a hundred radio plays, played many roles in the theater and cinema. Founder and first chief director of the Theater-studio of the film actor, previously the artistic director of the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama and the National academic theatre n. a. Yakub Kolas. Nowadays he is the artistic director of the Minsk Regional Drama Theater; the laureate of three State Prizes of the Republic of Belarus.

Leon Agulyansky (Israel) was born in Leningrad. Member Playwright of the Dramatists Guild of America and Russia, a member of the Union of Russian and Israel Writers. The author of eleven plays, eight of which put on in theaters of five countries, including in Belarus: "What hurts? ", "A spot of someone else's whiskey", "Conductor". Laureate of the Award n. a. A.P. Chekhov.