The Yaroslavl Academic Governor’s Symphony Orchestra, led by Vasily Valitov, has resumed rehearsals.
The orchestra’s roster has been joined by new musicians this season:
- Elena Danilyuk (violin), previously with the Arkhangelsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra;
- Vladislav Volkov (bass trombone), with experience at the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. A. Khvorostovsky;
- Dmitry Surikov (cello), who has performed with the Sochi Symphony Orchestra and was a guest soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia;
- Lyudmila Yakhina (cello), previously with the Surgut Symphony Orchestra and the Saransk Chamber Orchestra;
- Tigran Mgeryan (viola), previously with the Krasnoyarsk Academic Symphony Orchestra.
New Musicians and Season Plans
The season opening promises to be spectacular. In the orchestra’s upcoming concerts, YAGSO will perform with Dmitry Volosnikov and Irina Apeksimova.
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Maxim Fyodorov (bandoneon) will take part in the evening of Italian and Spanish capriccios.
The concert season opening programme will feature performances by guest soloists: People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR Aiman Musakhadzhayeva (violin) and international competition laureate Alexey Lyudevig (viola).
