Cello
Alexander Prozorov
In the orchestra since 2004
CAN YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST PERFORMANCE WITH MUSICAETERNA?
I remember my first rehearsal with the troupe very clearly. It was, in fact, an audition. They were auditioning seven of us — and truth be told, I was not quite sure where I was and what for. I was still a student back then, so I was not really planning to get a job at that time. After the audition, I was the only one remaining out of seven. That is how it all began.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE THE MOST IN YOUR WORK WITH MUSICAETERNA?
Sincerity, I guess. It is hard to tell as I have not worked in any other troupes; still, I do not think I could experience the same in a different orchestra. In fact, I have spent the greater part of my life with musicAeterna, so it really is part of me now.
WHAT ELSE CAN GIVE YOU EMOTIONS AS STRONG AS THOSE YOU GET FROM PERFORMING ON STAGE?
I do not think there is anything else like that in my life. The stage is what gives me the brightest emotions. Doing your absolute best at rehearsals, being extremely focused at performances, and completely relaxing after them — this is truly like nothing else.
WHAT ARE YOUR THREE “DESERT ISLAND” MUSICAL ALBUMS?
To be frank, I do not listen to music outside of work. My life is full of music as it is; after rehearsals and performances, all I want is silence. I would, however, bring a collection of Bach’s Suites to a desert island.
musicAeterna orchestra events
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An event of Salzburg Festival
Paul Dessau
Guernica – Piano piece after Picasso
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Piano Sonata ‘27. April 1945’
Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor op. 110 – ‘In memory of the victims of fascism and the war’
Alfred Schnittke
Requiem for solo voices, choir and chamber ensemble
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An event of Salzburg Festival
August 17, 21:00
Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas – Opera in three acts on a libretto by Nahum Tate after Virgil’s epic poem Aeneis
(Concert Performance)
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 14 in G minor for soprano, bass and chamber orchestra op. 135
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November 17, 18:00
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Opera “Tristan and Isolde” (concert performance), 1859
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November 20, 17:00
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Opera “Tristan and Isolde” (concert performance), 1859