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MINSK, 15 February (BelTA) - People's artist of the USSR, Russian violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov will give a master class to students of the Belarusian State Academy of Music on 17 February, producer and organizer of the 4th International Festival Vladimir Spivakov Invites Maxim Berin said at a press conference, BelTA has learned.

The International Festival Vladimir Spivakov Invites offers a diverse program every year. This year’s concerts have been almost sold out, noted Maxim Berin. Opera lovers in Minsk and Mogilev will be able to enjoy the classics masterpieces performed by the world’s best musicians. Students of the Academy of Music will have the opportunity to attend a master class by the Maestro. In 2014 the Belarusian students got a change to listen to the acclaimed baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and the number of people willing to attend the class was much bigger that the Academy of Music could accommodate. Maxim Berin stressed that the master class by Vladimir Spivakov has also drawn a great deal of interest.

The Head of the Department of Arts of Belarus’ Culture Ministry, Marianna Nikolayeva, noted that the International Festival Vladimir Spivakov Invites aims to develop international cooperation in the field of culture and popularizes the best achievements in the field of music and national art. She expressed confidence that this year's festival will be no exception and fans will enjoy the meetings with the best musicians of our time.

Alpha-Bank supports Maestro Spivakov's festival from 2010 and is proud of this beautiful tradition that gives the Belarusian audience the joy of belonging to high art, Chairman of the Board of Alfa-Bank (Belarus) Igor Katibnikov said. Over the years, the festival has become an integral part of the life of our country and the Bank but every time the festival amazes us with new facets and opens up new talents. I am confident that in the Year of Culture the program of the festival will again meet the highest expectations, he noted.

This year’s edition of the international festival Vladimir Spivakov Invites will bring together a constellation of eminent performers. The program of the festival will open on 16 February with a concert Viva La Opera by world-renowned opera diva Hibla Gerzmava accompanied by the orchestra of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus. Partaking in the festival will also be prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater Ulyana Lopatkina and cello virtuoso Mischa Maisky. One of the main events of the festival will be the premiere of Roman Viktyuk’s music and drama production Tenderness featuring Sati Spivakova in the lead role.

On 18 February, Vladimir Spivakov will present his program Hour of Bach on the stage of the Mogilev Oblast Philharmonic Society. “It is just once in two years that I Manage to bring together such a bright constellation of stars. I am confident that the amazing Belarusian audience will truly enjoy the concerts by the world renowned musicians,” Vladimir Spivakov stressed.

The festival named after the great contemporary musician has been very popular with music lovers in Moscow and also in France’s Colmar for 10 years. In 2016 Belarus will host the festival for the fourth time. The festival will be held in cooperation with the Culture Ministry of Belarus and Alfa-Bank. The organizer of the festival is Berin Art Management.

The fourth edition of the International Festival Vladimir Spivakov Invites will be held in Minsk and Mogilev from 16 to 21 February 2016. For the fourth time Alpha-Bank (Belarus) will be general partner of this large-scale event in the cultural life of Belarus.