For the first time in Dubna: Festival of Vladimir Spivakov and the Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Virtuosi"
Within the framework of the project, the Cultural Centre “Mir” will host nine concerts of the State Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi” and Russian stage stars: an evening of jazz, theatrical performances to the music of Tchaikovsky and Handel, Music Laboratories for children, three performances with Vladimir Spivakov as a conductor and soloist and others. The Festival has both an educational and social mission: according to tradition, master classes of soloists of the legendary collective and a free concert for students and teachers of music schools are scheduled in the programme.
The Festival will bring together music from different eras, areas and styles - from baroque masterpieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Corelli to compositions by romantics and composers of the 20th‑21st centuries, as well as jazz and movie soundtracks. The concerts will feature works by Borodin, Britten, Grieg, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Piazzolla, Rota, Williams, Rogers and other authors.
The organizers emphasize that one of the main features of the project is accessibility for a wide audience, so the cost of tickets is kept at the usual level for the city.
What's in the programme?
The opening concert will feature world classics from Bach to Britten. Traditionally, it is in this evening that guests will hear the anthem of the Festival - the Pathetic Adagio of Alexander Borodin arranged for strings. The brilliant pianist Philip Kopachevsky and the Choir "Masters of choral singing" will appear on the same stage with the orchestra. At the remote control - Arsenty Tkachenko.
The second day of the project "The formula of harmony. Season VI" will unite jazz and classics. “Moscow Virtuosi” will meet with charismatic jazz trumpeters Vadim Eilenkrig and Kirill Soldatov. They will present music from Piazzolla and world jazz standards to iconic soundtracks and contemporary author music. Drive, brilliant improvisations and contrasts - that's what the audience will definitely remember!
As part of the third day, an ensemble of soloists of the Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi” will perform especially for young Dubna musicians and their mentors. The famous collective "in miniature" will present one of the brightest works of the Romantic era for the chamber ensemble of Johannes Brahms.
In the evening, the audience will be immersed in the world of Russian classics - music, word and emotions that touch to the core. The legendary "Moscow Virtuosi" and the artist of the Moscow Theater "Modern" Yury Anpilogov will present the musical and poetic composition "Seasons" - Tchaikovsky's masterpieces, accompanied by poems by Russian poets. "For me, Tchaikovsky is everything! And when this is accompanied by reading Pushkin's poems, for example, this is doubly all!" - this is how one of the listeners of the premiere described her emotions.
In the programme of the fourth day,an educational concert for the whole family about music and physics - "Music laboratory" will be held. "Virtuosi" and the physicist engineer Philip Ryabov present: experiments on stage, fascinating facts about sound physics and even a master class on constructing instruments. Here, children make live discoveries and learn how music works and adults fall in love with it again.
And in the evening, without leaving Dubna, the citizens and guests of the city will be able to go on a visa-free trip to Southern Europe with Vladimir Spivakov and Moscow Virtuosi. This evening, the maestro will not only stand at the conductor's desk, but also pick up the violin. The programme includes pearls of the work of Italian masters of baroque and classicism, as well as a "musical guide to Spain".
The fifth day of the Festival will begin with the second "Music laboratory", where listeners will learn about the mysterious union between music and geography. The real scientist Philip Ryabov will tell you how nature inspired people to create music all over the world, which useful vegetable the 70% of musical instruments were once constructed from and much more. Bright images and interesting stories will not leave indifferent either children or adults and the concert of one of the best chamber orchestras in the world will remind you that music is a kind of science.
The evening will be dedicated to the birthday of Mozart, whose music is rightfully considered eternal. The world celebrated the anniversary of the Austrian genius in January and “Moscow Virtuosi” did not bypass this holiday, extending it until the end of the year. The legendary team and People's Artist of the Russian Federation, the pianist Nikolay Lugansky will perform under the direction of maestro Vladimir Spivakov.
The final of the Festival will be a major production - the musical and literary composition "Handel's resurrection" with Vladimir Spivakov and "Moscow Virtuosi". An exciting biographical history of the last years of the life of the great polyphonist composer performed by People's Artist of the Russian Federation Viktor Verzhbitsky, the Academic Big Choir "Masters of choral singing" and soloists.
About the project
The Festival “Formula of harmony” was launched by the State Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi” in 2021, in the Year of Science and Technology. According to the organizers, the Festival is held in science cities and closed cities of the country. Its task is not only to acquaint the audience with the best examples of classical music and the highest standards of performing arts, but also to form a cultural environment that contributes to the preservation of the cultural code and the development of small towns. Subsequently, this idea was developed within the framework of the Decade of Science and Technology (2022–2031), announced by President V.V. Putin in Russia.
The project was successfully completed in Pushchino, Moscow Region (2021), Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region (2022), Protvino, Moscow Region (2023), Michurinsk, Tambov Region (2024) and Obninsk, Kaluga Region (2025). According to the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation S. V. Kirienko, the Festival "unites science and music in a unique way, becomes an incentive for the intellectual and cultural development of life in the science cities of our country".
Traditionally, it is organized by the Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi” Support Fund. Artistic Director - People's Artist of the USSR, UNESCO World Artist, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Vladimir Spivakov.
"Formula of harmony. Season VI "is held with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the Kurchatov Institute Research Centre, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Moscow Region and the Dubna City Administration. General partner - Bank PSB. Co‑organizer - JINR. Information partners of the project TV channel "Dubna" and "Radio of native roads".
Press Service of the State Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Virtuosi"