A New Visual Identity for the 6th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition
One of the missions of the Svetlanov Legacy Charity is to support art and talent across disciplines, reflecting Maestro Svetlanov’s open-minded spirit. In 2025, the Svetlanov Legacy Charity established a new partnership with the Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués (LISAA) of Paris.Nineteen students from around the world were invited to create a new visual identity […]
James Inverne – That Bastard, Puccini! – World Premiere, London 2025
In 2025, The Svetlanov Legacy Charity supported the new play That Bastard, Puccini! by British playwright James Inverne. The work premiered at the Park Theatre, London, from 10 July to 9 August 2025. Set in 1893, the play explores the rivalry between Giacomo Puccini and Ruggero Leoncavallo, who both laid claim to the subject of […]
Restoring of the Evgeny Svetlanov’s Complete Musical Works
Since 2023, The Svetlanov Legacy Charity has been working on restoring and digitalizing the complete musical works composed by Evgeny Svetlanov. To make his scores accessible to audiences and musicians worldwide, the Charity is preparing digital editions of all his compositions. Check the available scores
Tribute to Shostakovich
Program detail The Svetlanov Legacy Charity supported a unique concert devoted to the 50th anniversary of the death of Shostakovitch. Anderi Korobeinkov performed three concert with complete cycle of Preludes and Fugues by Dmitry Shostakovich at the La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival (France).
Release of Paul Ben-Haim’s Orchestral and Chamber Works
In 2025, The Svetlanov Legacy Charity supported the release of a 2-CD recording devoted to the orchestral and chamber music of Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984), one of the leading Israeli composers of the 20th century. The project was accomplished with the Staatskapelle Weimar, violinist Liv Migdal, and conductor Jesko Sirvend, Second Prize Winner of the 5th […]
Nimrod Borenstein – Symphony No. 1 “Jerusalem”
In 2024, The Svetlanov Legacy Charity commissioned Nimrod Borenstein, the Anglo-French-Israeli composer, to write a new work: the Symphony No. 1 “Jerusalem” (Op. 100). Borenstein (b. 1969, Tel Aviv) is one of today’s most distinctive and internationally acclaimed contemporary composers. His works have been performed at major venues including the Royal Opera House and Royal […]
Thierry Escaich – “Towards the Light” (Tribute to Gabriel Fauré)
In 2024, The Svetlanov Legacy Charity, together with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and the Orchestre de Paris, commissioned French composer Thierry Escaich to write a new work in tribute to the 100th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s death. The piece, entitled Towards the Light (Vers la lumière), adopts the orchestration of Fauré’s Requiem […]
Tribute Concert to Evgeny Svetlanov in Rome
In 2023, The Svetlanov Legacy Charity supported a concert in Rome dedicated to the memory of Evgeny Svetlanov, featuring pianist Evgeny Kissin with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Giovanni Alvino. On this occasion, Evgeny Kissin performed Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Ahead of the concert, Evgeny Kissin shared these words:“I keep […]
The Unquenchable Torch
The Svetlanov Legacy Charity and the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition supported The Unquenchable Torch, a literary-musical performance commemorating Soviet Yiddish poets, members of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee who were executed under the Stalinist regime. This poignant program, first performed at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2022, unites pianist Evgeny Kissin and actor Veniamin […]
Creation of the Svetlanov Legacy Award
According to Evgeny Svetlanov’s will, The Svetlanov Legacy Charity established the Svetlanov Legacy Award at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Presented every four years, the award is intended to encourage and support talented young composers or conductors. The first laureate was Antonino Abate, a young emerging Sicilian composer, chosen by the Roayl Academy […]