Schedule for Opening of the International Choral Festival. CHORUS GALA 2022

Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Artistic Director: Nikolai Kornev
Artistic Director: Vladimir Begletsov

Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Principal Chorus Master – Andrei Petrenko, Honoured Artist of Russia

St Petersburg Chamber Chorus
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor – Nikolai Kornev, Honoured Artist of Russia

Smolny Cathedral Chamber Chorus
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor – Vladimir Begletsov, Honoured Artist of Russia

St Petersburg State Conservatoire Student Chorus
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor – Valery Uspensky

The programme includes works by Georgy Sviridov