Gala: „Maestro & Stars des Balletts“ (July 2nd, 2022, Theater Akzent, Vienna)
Igor Zapravdin and I met for an informal lunch last April - we wanted to talk about this upcoming Gala!
As usual we not only talked about what we had planed to do but about so many other subjects…
And this is a good thing!
A Gala: I do believe that a Gala is and should be a celebration – and this time particularly, a big celebration is called for.
Yes. Let us celebrate Igor Zapravdin and his contribution to the World of Art.
It is time for this well-deserved celebration of Igor Zapravdin's 30 years intensive, meticulous, inexhaustible and profound work at the Vienna State Opera.
Not only as a répetiteur, not only for his innumerable appearances on stage in key roles and performances whenever a piano and music are needed on stage but also for his musical contribution, this immense musical gift silently and humbly made to the audiences - and which sometimes the audiences are not even aware of.
What would have been of Legris' „Le Corsaire“ without Maestro's - as he is lovingly called - deep knowledge, inputs and understanding of Minkus? I ask you this...
Mr Zapravdin's „road“ is a very special one for it not only combines infinite dedication with virtuosity but it is underlined all its way with love. Love for Music. Love for Art. Love for Ballet. And as said about him: This is my life!
Remarkable. „Chapeau“ - and in deep respect!
A magnificent – and very unusual – Programme which includes of all things even the very rare „The Californian Poppy“, an original Pavlova choreography) , will be performed on July 2nd at „Theater Akzent“ in Vienna. Here are some of its Highlights – the „icing on the cake“ of a very distinguished career:
*Giselle* – Adagio (Adam) Choreography: Coralli, Perrot, Petipa - Natasha Kusch & Davide Dato – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin, *Pas d’esclave / „Le Corsaire“* (von Oldenbourg) Choreography: Petipa - Diana Zinchenk & Solomon Osazuva, „Mersy Duet“ Solo (Richter) Choreography: Florient Cador – Javier Gonzalez Cabrera, * „Mercedes and Espada“* Duet (Minkus) Choreography: Belsky, Petipa, Gorsky – Ketevan Papava & Alexey Popov – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin, *„Lumenous“* (Max Richter) Choreography: András Lukács – Ioanna Avraam & Masayu Kimoto, *„Fanny Elssler Pas de deux“ * (Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer) Choreography: Pierre Lacotte – Iana Salenko & Dinu Tamazlacaru – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin, *„Opus 25“* (Chopin) Choreography: Eno Peçi – Maria Yakovlevna & Eno Peçi – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin, „La Esmeralda“ Pas de deux (R. Drigo) Choreography: Marius Petipa – Iryna Tsymbal & Edward Cooper – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin – Violin: Yuri Revich, „Sheherazade“ Pas de deux (Rimsky-Korsakov) Choreography: Fokine – Anna Chiara Amirante & Alessandro Staiano, „Gopak“ Solo (Soloviev-Sedoy) Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov – Solomon Osazuva, „With a Chance of Rain“ (Rachmaninov) Choreography: Liam Scarlett – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin: Liudmila Konovalova & Jakob Feyferlik, *„Ankth“ Solo* Choreography: Eno Peçi – Alexey Popov, *„The Californian Poppy“* Solo (Tschaikowsky) Choreography: Anna Pavlova – Iryna Tsymbal – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin – Violin: Yuri Revich, *„La Halte de Cavalerie“* Pas de deux (Ivan Armsheimer) – Choreography: Petipa – Grand Piano: Igor Zapravdin – Iana Salenko & Dinu Tamazlacaru and * FINALE – Potpourri”: Maestro
