Grand opening of the Festival 

The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan
Conductor Alexander Sladkovsky
Soloists Hibla Gerzmava (soprano)
Denis Matsuev (piano)
Presenter Julian Makarov

I Part
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The scene of Tatiana's letter from the opera "Eugene Onegin"
Romances for voice and orchestra:
"Was I in the field but there was no grass"
(words by Ivan Surikov), Op. 47 No. 7
"To forget so soon" (words by Alexei Apukhtin)
"It was early spring" (words by Alexei Tolstoy), Op. 38 No. 2
Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra
in B Flat minor, Op. 23
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso — Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino semplice — Prestissimo
III. Allegro con fuoco

II Part
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
I. Andante — Allegro con anima
II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza
III. Valse. Allegro moderato
IV. Finale. Andante maestoso — Allegro vivace