Trombones

Andrey Saltanov

In the orchestra since 2006

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A MUSICIAN?

This decision came naturally when my father sent me to music school. He was a trombone player and wanted me to follow in his footsteps. I’m very grateful to him now. Everything has fallen in place perfectly. Being part of such an orchestra and working with Teodor Currentzis is every musician’s dream. I can say I’m truly happy.

WHAT MAKES MUSICAETERNA STAND OUT?

Freedom… This orchestra runs by completely different rules. It’s not the place for those who want to clock out at 5 p.m., go home and forget about the work till next morning. Music is our life here.

WHAT CHANGES IN YOU WHEN YOU GO UP ON STAGE?

I like being on stage. I’m an open-hearted person and love to perform in front of an audience. Every concert feels like a party to me — particularly when I have a bit of music to play. Trombones may sometimes have very limited parts (this is particularly true for old music scores). So we usually just sit around and listen to great soloists working with Teodor.

WHAT DO YOU DREAM TO PERFORM?

Teodor tends to pick the pieces I’ve always wanted to play: Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Wagner. Everything Teodor may think of feels like a treat. You just can’t get bored with him!

DO YOU HAVE A LIFELONG DREAM?

I love where I’m at in my life right now: we tour a lot, play on the world’s biggest stages and work with the best soloists. I just wish I had more time for myself and my own projects. I have a lot of ideas, both in classical and in modern music. They demand time and focus to come to life though. I also dream to have all my family in the same city: right now, my wife lives in Perm, my child studies in Novosibirsk, and I work in Saint Petersburg. I want all of us to be together.

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