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Year 2021

On August 13-14, 2021, the marble rocks of Ruskeala Mountain Park once again became the natural setting for the concerts of the V International open-air Ruskeala Symphony Festival. Visitors were treated to 10 concerts at different venues: from dancing melodies of Russian folk instruments quartet to rock on bagpipes, from popular classics and music of modern composers of percussion ensemble to jazz manouche. And for the younger visitors an interactive theatrical programme was prepared by the artists of the Puppet Theatre of Karelia.


Photo by Leonid Nikolaev
Photo of the «Exprompt» concert by Liliia Konchakova, "Respublika" news agency

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V International Music Festival Ruskeala Symphony
August 13. Day 1
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22 : 00
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The main stage in the Italian Quarry
CINEMA NIGHT with the Philharmonic Orchestra
Cinema music
The Philharmonic Orchestra and the conductor Aleksei Niaga invite you to a wonderful meeting with the world of cinema music. Ekaterina Guseva (Honoured Artist of Russia) and Vladislav Kosarev (Honoured Artist of Karelia) are taking part in the concert.

concert with an intermission
Popular music from Russian and foreign films, including those shot in Karelia (The Dawns Here Are Quiet, Love and Pigeons, Anna Karenina etc.)
August 14. Day 2
10 : 00
11 : 00
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Ruskeala railway platform
RUSKEALA WELCOME
Meeting the Exprompt
On the Ruskeala railway platform trains greeted by the quartet of Russian folk instruments of the Karelian State Philharmonic Exprompt, laureate of the TV show Quartet 4x4 (Culture TV channel), the winner of the European prize in the field of world music, the laureate of international competitions in Germany and Italy
11 : 00
11 : 40
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The expanse of the Marble Canyon lake
RUSKEALA FOLK
At the Scotland mountains
Moscow & District Pipe Band is the first professional orchestra of the Scottish bagpipes and drums in Russia. The orchestra is already an important part of ceremonies and events not only in Scotland but also in many countries of the world. Time and culture development do not stand still, that's why folk and modern music from different regions of the world are played on Scottish bagpipes more and more often.
Artemii Vorobev is the founder and artistic director of the Moscow & District Pipe Band.
Traditional Scottish music
12 : 00
13 : 00
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The main stage in the Italian Quarry
RUSKEALA DRUMS
Percussive midday
The Renaissance Percussion is always an experiment, a creative approach to creating concert programmes. The ensemble loves to surprise its audience by engaging them on a musical journey. During a concert, an impressive amount of percussion instruments are on stage. They make the overall sound amazing and incredibly varied.
Popular classics and music from films arranged for the percussion ensemble
14 : 30
15 : 30
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The expanse of the Marble Canyon lake
RUSKEALA VOICES
Songs of the North
The Male Chamber Choir of the Karelian Philharmonic, which was created in the year of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Karelia on the initiative of the Head of the Republic of Karelia, has held its first concert season. Under the direction of Aleksei Umnov, the team achieved significant success: it performed several diverse programmes in Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga and other towns of Karelia, presented the republic on tour in Kaliningrad and now has prepared a new programme for a performance in Ruskeala Marble Canyon, where his debut performance took place a year ago.

The actor Aleksandr Kartushin will take part in the programme.
Russian choral music
14 : 30
15 : 30
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The square next to the old car parking
RUSKEALA BRASS
Music in the old park
For many listeners, the music of brass bands is associated with the old city parks. The tradition of performing brass music in parks in Russia was born almost a hundred years ago and is being revived today. A beautiful mountain park is a suitable place for the sound of old waltzes and foxtrots, music of the war and peace years. The brass band of the Philharmonic Orchestra plays for you (conductor - Anatolii Rybalko).
Music for a brass orchestra
16 : 00
17 : 00
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The main stage in the Italian Quarry
RUSKEALA SHOW
Bagpipe rock
Moscow & District Pipe Band is the first professional orchestra of the Scottish bagpipes and drums in Russia. The orchestra is already an important part of ceremonies and events not only in Scotland but also in many countries of the world. Time and culture development do not stand still, that's why folk and modern music from different regions of the world are played on Scottish bagpipes more and more often.
Artemii Vorobev is the founder and artistic director of the Moscow & District Pipe Band.
Original versions of the world hits, Russian folk songs in rock adaptation using authentic instruments rare for Russia - Scottish bagpipes and marching drums
18 : 00
19 : 00
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The main stage in the Italian Quarry
RUSKEALA JAZZ
Manouche star
Etoile Manouche is a project of the People's Artist of Russia Daniil Kramer. Maestro Daniil Kramer presents a new concert programme with new names: Dmitrii Kuptsov - the main popularizer of jazz-manouche in Russia, a virtuoso guitar player who represented the Russian jazz scene at the most prestigious jypsy-jazz festival - Festival Django Reinhardt (France). Together with Daniil Kramer and Dmitrii Kuptsov Polina Kasianova will appear on the stage - a bright and extraordinary singer who has the gift of “immersing” the listener into the atmosphere of each song performed, turning each performance into a series of fascinating “songs - performances”. Igor Ivanushkin - the most recognized manouche-contrabass player in Russia, a symbol of the Russian jazz scene of modern times also takes part in the concert.
Traditional jazz-manouche, compositions of Django Reinhardt and others 
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22 : 00
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The main stage in the Italian Quarry
RUSSKEALA NIGHT
Golden classics
At the end of the festival, there is a programme of the Philharmonic Orchestra under the conduction of Anatolii Rybalko. The soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre Violetta Lukianenko (soprano) and Roman Arndt (tenor) will present masterpieces of Russian and foreign music - famous opera arias and ensembles in the first part of the programme. In the second part, the laureate of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition Lukas Geniushas will perform one of the most famous piano concerts in the world - Petr Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1, one of the most frequently performed compositions on our planet.

concert with an intermission
Petr Tchaikovsky, Piano concerto no.1; arias, ensembles, overtures and symphonic intermezzos from the Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Puccini, Massenet operas.
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