Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s extraordinary career is about much more than his glamorous image. The real story of his success starts when audiences close their eyes and listen to his dark, unmistakable baritone voice, and his broad range, incomparable legato, and breath control. Next one notices the fierce intensity and power of his interpretations and in recent years, the unmistakable elegance of maturity. The key to his brilliance is his capacity for inhabiting the music he sings. For all his stardom, Mr. Hvorostovsky may be one of the finest recitalists of our time.

“… one of the most remarkable international vocal careers of recent years. His voice is redolent of luxury: beautiful tone, pinpoint intonation and impassioned delivery.”
—The New York Times

“Genuine stars are rare in the classical music world, though Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky ranks among them. He is glamourous and audiences love him. The moment he steps on to the platform there are cheers … staggering stuff, all of it …” —The Guardian (UK)

Program:

Fauré
Automne
Sylvie
Après un Rêve
Fleur Jetée

Taneyev
Lyudi spyat (People Sleep) Op. 17, No. 10
Menuet Op. 26, No. 9
Zimnii put (The Winter Road) Op. 32, No. 4
Stalaktity (Stalactites) Op. 26, No. 6
Byotsa serdce bespokoinoye (The Restless Heart is Beating) Op.17, No.9

Liszt
I' vidi in terra angelici costumi (from Tre Sonetti di Petrarca)
Pace non trovo (from Tre Sonetti di Petrarca)

Tchaikovsky
6 Romances, Op. 73
1. My sideli s toboi (We Sat Together)
2. Noch (Night)
3. V etu lunnuyu noch (In This Moonlit Night)
4. Zakatilos solnce (The Sun Has Set)
5. Sred mrachnyh dney (Amid Sombre Days)
6. Snova, kak prezhde, odin... (Again, As Before, Alone)

Encores:

Verdi
Credo in un Dio crudel from Otello

Rachmaninoff
In The Silence Of The Night