28 March 2014, Friday

On Thursday, March 27 the Saidashev Concert Hall in Kazan has hosted a solo recital by Hibla Gerzmava appearing alongside the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted by Alexander Sladkovsky.

20 March 2014, Thursday

We are excited to announce that Melodiya, prestigious Russia’s record label, has released Hibla Gerzmava’s album this week. The recording that comes in both CD and DVD was made at the Moscow International House of Music in October 2013. It features famous arias by Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Mozart and Verdi performed by Hibla Gerzmava alongside the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under Vladimir Spivakov. Baritone Arsen Sogomonian appears in some works in this recording. Discs can be purchased at the Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre or on Amazon. The recording is also available on iTunes.

17 March 2014, Monday

On Tuesday, March 18 the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory will see the performance of Verdi’s Requiem performed by the State Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan under Alexander Sladkovsky alongside the Yurlov State Academic Choir Capella (artistic director: Gennady Dmitryak) and soloists soprano Hibla Gerzmava, mezzo-soprano Elena Manistina (soloist with the Bolshoi Opera), tenor Evgeny Akimov (soloist with the Mariinsky Opera), and bass Mikhail Kazakov (soloist with the Bolshoi Opera). This concert will be part of the 13th Hibla Gerzmava Invites... Music Festival.