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Astana Opera, Main Hall , Nur-Sultan (Astana)
4 Feb 2026, Wed
Composer:
Boris Asafyev
Cast:
Arman Urazgaliev
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Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra
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Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre , Saint Petersburg
11 Feb 2026, Wed
Cast:
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Mariinsky Ballett
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About
Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev, PAU was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet musicology. He is the dedicatee of Prokofiev's First Symphony. He was born in St. Petersburg.
Asafyev had a strong influence on Soviet music. His compositions include ballets, operas, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. His ballets include Flames of Paris, based on the French Revolution, and The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, which was first performed in 1934, and was performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 2006.
His writings, under the name Igor Glebov, include The Book about Stravinsky and Glinka (for which he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1948).
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