The 9th June was a busy day for NFBM Ltd! Whilst Maxim Vengerov was in concert at the Istanbul Music Festival, mezzo soprano Olga Borodina was performing in Paris at the Maison de la radio with the Orchestre National de France & Daniele Gatti.

Chosen to perform at the farewell concert by the maestro himself, Ms Borodina performed Prokofiev’s Alexandre Nevsky cantata.

The performance was broadcast live on France Musique and Arte Concert and is still available to watch on ARTE Concert’s website (click here). Catch Olga’s performance from 1:08:25!

After two excellent concerts at the Sheldonian Theatre Oxford & Barbican Centre London with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov travelled to Istanbul with the Menuhin Academy Soloists of the International Menuhin Music Academy – IMMA for the 44th Istanbul Muzik Festivali.

Together they performed a program of Bach, Mozart and Tchaikovsky at the Yehudi Menuhin centenary concert to a sold out Lutfi Kirdar Center.

#istmuzikfest16

Prior to their concert together at London’s Barbican Centre (6th June), Classic FM filmed a sneak preview of Maxim and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsing Sibelius’s original violin concerto (1904 version):

“Peerless virtuosity! The great Maxim Vengerov and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra” Classic FM

Click here to watch the preview!

The middle of May saw Maxim return to Tokyo for the 4th annual Maxim Vengerov Festival organised by Flagship Japan.

The festival opened with a special gala concert in aid of Fukushima at Kioi Hall and other festival highlights included:

19/05 Maxim & Helene Grimaud in concert with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra @ Orchard hall

21/05 Maxim & Helene Grimaud in recital @ Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall

We are delighted to announce that Maxim Vengerov and Olga Borodina will be in performing in the following upcoming concerts:

Olga Borodina will perform Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky cantata at the First Night of the BBC Proms, on Friday 15th July at the Royal Albert Hall.

Maxim Vengerov & Roustem Saitkoulov will be performing in recital at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival. You can catch them at the Usher Hall on Wednesday 10th August.

Bring on the summer!