The history of the worldwide famous Andreyev State Academic Russian Orchestra (the former Imperial Russian Orchestra) lasts for more than one hundred years. Created by the outstanding musician and educator Vasily Andreyev in the year 1888, the ensemble gained international recognition already in the first years of its existence. The main idea of Andreyev was to "combine the dress-suit and balalaika", to create an orchestra, built upon the instruments. As a result, this collective has been and is now a phenomenon unique not only for the Russian, but the world musical culture.
Cast and Creative Team for Andreyev State Academic Russian Orchestra-New Year Concert 2012 at Guangzhou Opera House
Programmes
Andreyev. Waltz "Balalaika"
Russian Folk Songs "People blame me", "In the forest","Yo, Heave Ho!","I went dancing with a mosquito"
Varlamov. "The red sarafan"
Russian Folk Song "The Volga river"
Blanter "The black eyed Cossack girl"
Russian Folk Song "The slender rowan-tree"?
Russian Folk Song "Humorous song"
Russian Folk Dance "Peasant lady"
Russian Folk Song "The pedlars"
Intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov – The skomorokh dance
Lyadov – Kikimora
Chaikovsky – Iolanta's arioso
Rahmaninov – It's beautiful here
Blanter – Katyusha
Alyabiev-Vyetan – The Nightingale
Sviridov – "The Troika", "The Romance", "The military march"
Dmitriev – "The old carousel"
Diniku – Hora staccato
Johann Strauss – Polka "Trik-trak", "Thunder and lighting"
Teodorakis – Ouverture to the folk opera "The quarter of angels"