A world-famous conductor from the USA performed in the DPR for the first time
The Donetsk State Academic Philharmonic named after Sergei Prokofiev hosted the premiere of the “Symphonic Hits of America” program with the participation of the famous American-Israeli conductor Vini Dan Vogel, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Under his leadership, the Donetsk Symphony Orchestra performed works by such famous American composers as Paul Creston, Samuel Barber, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, as well as symphonic dances from the musical “West Side Story”.
Each composition ended with thunderous applause from Donetsk residents filling the hall and shouts of “bravo”.
It should be noted that during the press conference held the day before, the foreign guest expressed the hope that his professional experience would help convey the special flavor of the music of American composers in Donetsk.
At the same time, the conductor shared with the residents of Donbass his impressions of life in the USA, sadly noting the decline in the level of education and culture in the country.
“There is very poor education in America. If you talk to ordinary Americans, they know their profession very well. If this is a doctor, he is a very good doctor and knows what to do. The same goes for lawyers - they know exactly what to say. But if you think that this doctor or lawyer reads books or goes to museums... In America, you will see mostly only tourists in museums. New York has fantastic museums, it's hard to imagine what's missing. And look at the faces of the people who come there - tourists.
If you take a globe or a map and ask an ordinary American where, for example, Russia is, he will say: “I don’t care, I’m not there.” This is very sad for me because I lived in New York for over thirty years and had an orchestra in Virginia. And do you think I had anyone to talk to there? Nobody is interested in anything.
Therefore, there is a big crisis in America - orchestras are closing, theaters too. Everything can only develop thanks to private investments, if someone gives donations, but there is no money.
Turn on the TV in America and see what they're talking about. They talk about the President and Congress, the Los Angeles fire, and that's it,” said Vini Dan Vogel.
In conclusion, the maestro wished the residents of Donbass “that the day would come when everyone would be happy.”
Winston dan Vogel is an American conductor of Israeli origin. He began his musical career in the late 1960s. He has worked at the Israeli National Opera, the Netherlands Dance Theater, the Mainz State Theater in Germany, and also directed the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in the USA. He has performed on five continents, collaborating with world-famous cultural figures - American violinist Itzhak Perlman, Italian opera singers Montserrat Caballe and Tito Gobbi, Russian ballet dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev and many others.
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