“Though famous for his velvety lyric baritone and an unusually broad repertoire that encompasses Neapolitan folk songs and liturgical music Hvorostovsky is also opera’s reigning – and perhaps its one and only – hunk.” - W Magazine

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Recitals in Moscow and Paris showcase works by Rachmaninov, Taneyev, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky

Published Sunday, May 13, 2012

This May Dmitri Hvorostovsky and his longtime musical partner, pianist Ivari Ilja, unveil a new recital program of music by Rachmaninov, Taneyev, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky, with performances at the Moscow Conservatory (May 18) and Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet (May 21). Dmitri and Ivari open their concert with art songs by Sergei Taneyev and his pupil, Sergei Rachmaninov. In the second half of their program, the duo offer works by Franz Liszt, including selections from the Hungarian composer's setting of sonnets by Petrarch. Dmitri and Ivari close their Moscow and Paris performances with Tchaikovsky's Six Romances, op. 73.

Dmitri to sing at Minsk Sports Palace

Published Wednesday, May 9, 2012

This Sunday Dmitri appears in concert at the Sports Palace in Minsk with a program that features works by master operatic composers. The Sports Palace in the Belarusian capital has played host to an international array of performing artists across several genres. For his performance this weekend, Dmitri will sing works by Wagner, Rossini, Rubinstein, Bizet, and Verdi, among others.

Concert and recital preview

Published Monday, May 7, 2012

Having just finished his acclaimed performances in La traviata at the Metropolitan Opera, Dmitri Hvorostovsky looks ahead to concerts and recitals that take him across Europe and present him alongside several of his signature collaborators. In May, he joins his longtime performance partner Ivari Ilja for two recitals that feature the music of Taneyev, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, and Rachmaninov. Dmitri and Ivari appear at the Moscow Conservatory on May 18 and at Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet on May 21.

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