Percussion

Aleksey Amosov

In the orchestra since 2018

Alexei Amosov was born in 1972. In 1991, he finished the Music college at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1996, he graduated from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.

In 1995–2005, Alexei Amosov was a soloist at the Russian Bolshoi Theatre orchestra. As a xylophone soloist, he regularly performed with the wind orchestra and brass ensemble of the Bolshoi Theatre. In 2005–2018, he was the concertmaster of the percussion section at the Kolobov Moscow “New Opera” theatre.

Since 2018, Alexei Amosov has been a member of the musicAeterna orchestra.

WHAT IS THE HARDEST PART OF WORKING AS A MUSICIAN? AND WHAT PART OF YOUR WORK GIVES YOU JOY?

Working with Maestro, collaborating with world-class professionals, playing at the world’s best concert halls — all these things give me joy. As for the hardest part, it is probably the necessity to always give your 100% and to be ready for unexpected challenges at any time. This is especially true if you play modern music. It is both complex and breathtaking, and every day brings you a new challenge to tackle.

HOW MANY INSTRUMENTS DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR ARSENAL?

I’ve lost count: there are hundreds. New tasks keep popping up, so I have to come up with new instruments and new techniques — such as playing a piece of styrofoam with a double bass bow or hitting a tam-tam with a rubber ball. I’ve had to play the water gong not long ago: I put a gong into a water-filled tub and played tremolo. In a word, there are no limits to professional growth here. I love this abundance of various percussion instruments — that’s why I switched to them from playing the piano as a child.

WHAT MUSIC DO YOU FIND MORE INTERESTING TO PLAY: MODERN OR OLD?

I love both. Modern music is certainly more inventive and unorthodox when it comes to technique, but old music has its own challenges. For instance, the cymbals in Tchaikovsky’s symphony should be played with an ideal sound. That’s no easy feat!

WHAT COULD YOU COMPARE WORKING AT MUSICAETERNA TO?

I don’t even know. Perhaps to mountain skiing in the Alps. Each concert gives me such a powerful adrenaline rush and such a euphoric feeling that I doubt I could find similar sensations in anything else.

IS THERE A PIECE OF MUSIC YOU DREAM TO PLAY?

It probably hasn’t been created yet.

musicAeterna orchestra events

October 11, 19:00

Moscow | Zaryadye Hall

Hændel. A Dedication Ceremony to George Frideric Handel

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)

Prelude

Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)

Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)

As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)

Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)

Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)

Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)

He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)

Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)

O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)

Performers:

artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe

Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko

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October 17, 22:30

Madrid | Auditorio Nacional de Música