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Anna Gladkova

In the choir since 2019

Anna Gladkova graduated from the vocal department of the Omsk Shebalin Music College (the class of Raisa Chebanenko) and the vocal department of the Moscow Popov Academy of Choral Art (the class of Lyubov Sharnina). She has performed in the Academy’s chamber and large choir, including solo parts, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Japan, and Poland. Anna is the laureate of Russian and international competitions.

From 2013 to 2019, she worked as an artist at the Yurlov State Academic Choral Capella of Russia Alexandre under the direction of Gennady Dmitryak. Since 2019, she has been an artist of the musicAeterna choir.

WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE MUSICAETERNA WITH?
The main association with musicAeterna for me is an enigma, a mystery. I've known about this ensemble for quite a while, I've heard how some kind of magic happens during performances on stage, and it always seemed unattainable to me. I thought it was an exclusive community that I would never be able to join. Therefore, when I was invited to work in the choir, I accepted the offer without hesitation and moved to St Petersburg from Moscow.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC PIECE?
If I were asked to choose one piece that I would perform for the rest of my life, I would choose something from Tchaikovsky or Rachmaninoff's romances. You live a small life within each of them. Generally speaking, I can't imagine life without singing. I have my own favourite 'number' for every mood, from Schubert's The Forest King to Lyubasha's aria from The Tsar's Bride, because singing is also an opportunity to vent emotions.
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Choral singing is a serious school of communication. It is impossible to be a soloist here, you always need to listen to your neighbours, to the general sound and, of course, follow the choirmaster. At the same time, it is also a great support. If I'm in a bad mood, it's enough for me to invite someone for a cup of coffee, laugh, and I'll come back to the rehearsal a completely different person. I seek for my inspiration in people.
WHO IS YOUR MAIN AUDIENCE?
If I know that my friends or family are in the audience, the feeling of the concert immediately changes. I am thinking, 'I wonder if they liked it now. Have they heard the conveying of this theme?' For me as an artist, it helps a lot to know that someone from the audience is especially supportive of you at the moment of performance.
WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR FREE TIME?
In my free time, I do macramé: it's my way of distracting myself. Also, it is nice to see something new being born in your hands. I have already made garments for several friends, one of them, also a member of our choir, even wore my top when we sang in a concert. Sometimes I dream that I will make each of our choristers something different, and we will sing a concert in these outfits. In the meantime, I'm doing macramé for myself: I'm coming up with a wardrobe for a trip to the Diaghilev Festival.

musicAeterna choir events

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February 23, 19:00
Moscow | Zaryadye Hall
Esperia
mystery-concert

Hildegardof Bingen (1098–1179)
O virga ac diadema | O branch and diadem
sequence

Teodor Currentzis
Alleluia

Φῶς ἱλαρὸν | O Gladsome Radiance
the entrance chant of Great Vespers, the Byzantine tradition

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
 Voskres iz groba |Christ is risen from the grave
Troparion No. 14 from the All-Night Vigil for mixed choir, Op. 37 (1915) 

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933–2010)
Amen for mixed choir, Op. 35 (1975)

Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ | Confess to the Lord
antiphon of the Byzantine tradition

Sub tuum praesidium | Under Your mercy we take refuge
hymn to the Virgin (3rd-4th century)

Alexander Knaifel (1943–2024)
Uteshityelyu | To thee, Comforter
Prayer to the Holy Spirit for mixed choir (1995)

Ave rex gentis anglorum | Hail, King of the English people
hymn to King Edward the Martyr (England, 11th century)

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Ave verum corpus (1952)

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
A Hymn to the Virgin for double choir (1930)

Teodor Currentzis
Εωθινόν | Morning Chant (2022)

Improvisation on Bikapo sound sculptures

The programme is subject to change.

Musical Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Anna Guseva
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Choreographer Aisylu Mirhafizkhan
Lighting Designer Natalia Tuzova

Performers:

musicAeterna Choir
musicAeterna Dance
musicAeterna Orchestra soloists and guest artists:
Alexander Shirunov, accordion
Sasha Listova, piano
Andrey Baranenko, organ
Alexey Amosov, Andrey Volosovsky, Maxim Sanin, percussion
Yiorgos Kaloudis, classical Cretan lyra
Maria Zorkina, lever harp
Olga Komok, organetto

Bikapo improvisation performers:
Lada Raskolnikova
Alexey Sulin
Mikhail Myasoyedov
Eleonora Myasoyedova

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February 24, 19:00
Moscow | Zaryadye Hall
Esperia
mystery-concert

Hildegardof Bingen (1098–1179)
O virga ac diadema | O branch and diadem
sequence

Teodor Currentzis
Alleluia

Φῶς ἱλαρὸν | O Gladsome Radiance
the entrance chant of Great Vespers, the Byzantine tradition

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
 Voskres iz groba |Christ is risen from the grave
Troparion No. 14 from the All-Night Vigil for mixed choir, Op. 37 (1915) 

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933–2010)
Amen for mixed choir, Op. 35 (1975)

Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ | Confess to the Lord
antiphon of the Byzantine tradition

Sub tuum praesidium | Under Your mercy we take refuge
hymn to the Virgin (3rd-4th century)

Alexander Knaifel (1943–2024)
Uteshityelyu | To thee, Comforter
Prayer to the Holy Spirit for mixed choir (1995)

Ave rex gentis anglorum | Hail, King of the English people
hymn to King Edward the Martyr (England, 11th century)

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Ave verum corpus (1952)

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
A Hymn to the Virgin for double choir (1930)

Teodor Currentzis
Εωθινόν | Morning Chant (2022)

Improvisation on Bikapo sound sculptures

The programme is subject to change.

Musical Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Anna Guseva
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Choreographer Aisylu Mirhafizkhan
Lighting Designer Natalia Tuzova

Performers:

musicAeterna Choir
musicAeterna Dance
musicAeterna Orchestra soloists and guest artists:
Alexander Shirunov, accordion
Sasha Listova, piano
Andrey Baranenko, organ
Alexey Amosov, Andrey Volosovsky, Maxim Sanin, percussion
Yiorgos Kaloudis, classical Cretan lyra
Maria Zorkina, lever harp
Olga Komok, organetto

Bikapo improvisation performers:
Lada Raskolnikova
Alexey Sulin
Mikhail Myasoyedov
Eleonora Myasoyedova

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April 5, 20:00
Moscow | Great Hall of the Conservatory
Сoncert of musicAeterna: Kurtág, Brahms
Symphony concert

György Kurtág (b. 1926)
Songs of Despair and Sorrow for mixed choir with instrumental accompaniment, Op. 18 (1980–1994)

So weary, so wretched to the words of Mikhail Lermontov (1840)
Night, an empty street, a lamp, a drug-store to the words of Alexander Blok (1912)
Blue Evening to the words of Sergei Yesenin (1925)
Where can I go to in this January? to the words of Osip Mandelstam (1937)
The Crucifixion to the words of Anna Akhmatova (1939)
It’s time to the words of Marina Tsvetaeva (1941)

Grabstein für Stephan | Gravestone for Stephan for guitar and instrumental ensemble, Op. 15c
(1989)

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Ein deutsches Requiem | A German Requiem for soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, Op. 45 (1865–1869)

Selig sind, die da Leid tragen | Blessed are those who weep, for they will be comforted
Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras | For all flesh is like grass
Herr, lehre doch mich, dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss | Lord, teach me that I must have an end
Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth! | How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit | Ye now therefore have sorrow
Denn wir haben hier keine bleibende Statt | For here we have no continuing city
Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben | Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord

The programme is subject to change.

Performers:

Iveta Simonyan — soprano
Vladislav Chizhov — baritone

The musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
Conductor — Teodor Currentzis 

 

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April 6, 20:00
Moscow | Great Hall of the Conservatory
Сoncert of musicAeterna: Kurtág, Brahms
Symphony concert

György Kurtág (b. 1926)
Songs of Despair and Sorrow for mixed choir with instrumental accompaniment, Op. 18 (1980–1994)

So weary, so wretched to the words of Mikhail Lermontov (1840)
Night, an empty street, a lamp, a drug-store to the words of Alexander Blok (1912)
Blue Evening to the words of Sergei Yesenin (1925)
Where can I go to in this January? to the words of Osip Mandelstam (1937)
The Crucifixion to the words of Anna Akhmatova (1939)
It’s time to the words of Marina Tsvetaeva (1941)

Grabstein für Stephan | Gravestone for Stephan for guitar and instrumental ensemble, Op. 15c
(1989)

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Ein deutsches Requiem | A German Requiem for soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, Op. 45 (1865–1869)

Selig sind, die da Leid tragen | Blessed are those who weep, for they will be comforted
Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras | For all flesh is like grass
Herr, lehre doch mich, dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss | Lord, teach me that I must have an end
Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth! | How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit | Ye now therefore have sorrow
Denn wir haben hier keine bleibende Statt | For here we have no continuing city
Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben | Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord

The programme is subject to change.

Performers:

Iveta Simonyan — soprano
Vladislav Chizhov — baritone

The musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
Conductor — Teodor Currentzis