CDK Music
Video Programs

1. Telefilm "Stars from Rossi Street". 39'. 2003
This film is about one unique apartment in St-Petersburg where at different times lived dancers Rudolf Nuriev, Michael Barishnikov, and Valery Panov, conductors Valery Gergiev and Evgeni Kolobov, and baletmasters Dmitry Brianzev, Vladimir Vassiliev, and Ekaterina Maximova. People who visited this apartment were famous as well.
Excerpts from ballets: Don Carlos by Verdi, Don Quixote by Minkus, Zolushka by Rossini, and Creation of the World by Andrei Petrov.
The film is full off unique historical footage featuring celebrities who lived and created in this apartment.
Painter Taimuraz Murvanidze, who also used to live in this apartment, speaks about its inhabitants.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko 
Editor: Alexey Maklakov 
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno 
Producer: Mikhail Sasonko

2.  “Ballet in Peterhof". 27'. 1990
The film features soloist-dancers of the Mariinsky Theater: Gabriela Komleva, Farukh Ruzimatov, Valentina Ganibalova, Svetlana Efremova, Margarita Kulik and Vladimir Kim. 
Fragments of the ballets were shot in parks of the Peterhof city.
Music: Pas de Deux by Tchaikovsky, Gavotte by Lulli, Spartak by Khachaturian, Faust by  Gounod, and Karmen by Bizet-Schedrin.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko, Viacheslav Bulaenko and Boris Kipnis
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

3. "White Nights".  23'. 2005.
The film features soloists-dancers of the Mariinsky Theater: Gabriela Komleva, Farukh Ruzimatov, Valentina Ganibalova, Svetlana Efremova, Margarita Kulik and Vladimir Kim.
Scenes from different ballets were shot in Saint-Petersburg during white nights.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko, Viacheslav Bulaenko and Boris Kipnis
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

4.  Television film "St-Petersburg Stars". 39'. 2003.
The brightest stars of different generations on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater.
The film features Natalia Dudinskaja and Konstantin Sergejev, Rudolf Nurijev and Natalia Makarova, Mikhail Barishnikov, Valerij Panov, Gabriella Komleva as Cachucha, a great Spanish dancer, of the French marquise in Lully's "Gavote"; Diana Vishneva, named the best ballerina of 2003, dancing parts of Fire Bird by Stravinsky and Kitri in Don Quixote by Minkus.
Unique Uliana Lopatkina in Girl and Death and Fokin's miniature, The Dying Swan; stylish Irma Nioradze as Zarema in "Bakhchisaray Fountain" and as elegant soloist in Balanchin's chamber ballets; Valentina Ganibalova as Mistress of the Copper Mountain  in Stone Flower ...
This film is a fantasy about the beauty of the majestic city and about aesthetics of the ballet, past and present.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova, cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko, Vyacheslav Bulaenko and Boris Kipnis, film manager -  Elena Sakhno, producer - Mikhail Sasonko.

5. Telefilm "Boris Eifman's Ballet Theater". 72'. 1999.
It was twenty-five years ago when Boris Eifman, one of the most brilliant modern choreographers, started his artistic career. Each of his productions was an outstanding event. Alla Osipenko, Maris Liepa, John Markovsky, Valentina Ganibalova, and Valery Mikhailovsky were his loyal adherents.  Later Eifman created a unique troupe, which included several generations of extraordinary ballet dancers. He directed such ballets as  "Idiot" and "The Karamazov Brothers" after Dostoevsky novels, choreographed comedies "The Twelfth Night"after Shakespeare and "A Crazy Day" after Beaumarchais, "Master and Margarita" after Bulgakov, philosophical ballet "Jerusalem", Mozart's "Requiem" and many others. Alfred Schnittke, Rodin Schedrin, and Andrei Petrov speak about Boris Eifman.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko
Editor: Alexey Maklakov
Film Manager; Elena Sakhno
Producer: Mikhail Sasonko

6. “Wonderkids”. 35'. 1990.
The program is about the childhood of Vadim Repin, Polina Osetinskaja, Maxim Vengerov and Evgeni Kissin.
 Music: Repin plays Violin Concerto by Tikhon Khrennikov and Violin Sonata#2 by Brahms.
Osetinskaya plays Etude by Scriabin.
Vengerov plays “Music for violin and symphony orchestra” by Vladislav Uspensky.
Kissin plays “Mazurka in a-minor” by Chopin.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko
Film Manager; Elena Sakhno

7.  Television film "Evgeni Kissin from the Land of Music". 53'. 2003.
The film presents excerpts from different performances by Evgeni Kissin and opens the artistic world of one of the best pianists of the 20th and 21th centuries. Evgeni Kissin tells us about his favourite works of fiction and poetry and reflects on his relationship with theater and ballet.
During a few days spent in St-Petersburg, Kissin managed to visit the Russian Museum, the Yusupov palace, and the Boris Eifman Modern Ballet theater and participate in the "Square of Arts Festival", where he played Brahms' piano concerto with the St-Petersburg Philarmonic Orchestra (Yuri Temirkanov, conductor) as well as performed a solo piano program. Viewers will listen to fragments of these concerts and will witness a unique performance of Evgeni Kissin in the ancient amphitheatre in Orange, France, where a crowd of spectators enthusiastically greeted this subtle and high-spirited musician. You will listen to Evgeni Kissin reciting Vladimir Mayakovsky's poetry and speaking about his links with Russia.
The film also shows Kissin in his childhood and youth.
Excerpts from Kissin’s performances also include works by Glinka, Chopin, Strauss and more..  
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko, Vyacheslav Bulaenko and Boris Kipnis, film manager -  Elena Sakhno, producer - Mikhail Sasonko.

8. Vadim Repin, violin; Pavel Kogan, conductor. Brahms Violin Concerto. 40'. 1995.

SP Philharmonic.
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko, Vyacheslav Bulaenko and Boris Kipnis
Film manager -  Elena Sakhno
Producer - Mikhail Sasonko.

9. Television film "Shostakovich: father and son". 29'. 2003.
This film tells the story of the artistic growth of Maxim Shostakovich, world-known conductor and son of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Fragments from Shostakovich's Symphonies # 4,5,7 and 8 are performed by the Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra under baton of Evgeni Mravinsky and Maxim Shostakovich. Fragments from the opera "Katerina Izmailova" are performed, featuring Galina Vishnevskaya as Katerina. We hear the memories of Dmitry Shostakovich's wife, his children and grandchildren. The movie also includes excerpts from the First Piano Concerto by Shostakovich.  Dmitri Shostakovich is playing the piano part himself. Irina Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano) and Elena Gaudasinskaja(piano) perform Shostakokoch's cycle “Hamlet” after Marina Tsvetajeva. There are also excerpts from Shostakovich's ballet ‘”The Young Lady and the Hooligan”.
 Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Operator: Anatoli Onoshko
Film manager: Elena Sakhno
Producer: Mikhail Sasonko.

10. "Eifman in Bolshoi". 39' 2005.
Documentary containing footage from different ballets by Eifman.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Operator: Anatoli Onoshko
Film manager: Elena Sakhno
Producer: Mikhail Sasonko

11. Film Ballet “Russian Hamlet” . 39'. 2002.
The subject is the relationship between Ekaterina the Great and her son, Pavel I.
Written and choreographed by Boris Eifman.
Music by Tchaikovsky and Debussy.
Stars: Igor Markov, Albert Galichanin, Elena Kuzmina and artists of the Theater of Modern Ballet
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operator: Anatoly Onoshko
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

12. “Red  Giselle”. 39'. 1998.
This is a TV program about the creation of a new ballet by Boris Eifman. "Red Giselle" is dedicated to famous Russian ballet dancer Olga Spesivtseva. Her bio, including her relationship with Soviet authorities, her immigration and the mad house in Paris where Olga finished her life, is  the subject of the film.
Written and choreographed by Boris Eifman.
Music by Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov, Drigo.
Stars: Vera Arbuzova, Albert Galichanin, Igor Markov and the artists of the Theater of Modern Ballet
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
Stage design: Viacheslav Okunev
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

13. Telefilm “Killers”. 60'. 1998.
Written and staged by Boris Eifman, based on "Therese Raquin" by Emile Zola.
Music by Vivaldi and Schnittke
Stars: Valentina Morozova, Albert Galichanin, Igor Markov and the artists of the Theater of Modern Ballet by Boris Eifman.
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operator: Anatoly Onoshko
Editor: Alexey Maklakov
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno
Producer: Mikhail Sasonko 

14. Film-Ballet “Jerusalem”. 60'. 1999.
Written and choreographed by Boris Eifman.
Jewish and Russian folk music, excerpts from music by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.
The ballet is about different denominations linked to Jerusalem. 
Stars: Igor Markov, Albert Galichanin, Elena Kuzmina and the artists of the Theater of Modern Ballet.
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
Stage design: Viacheslav Okunev
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

15. Telefilm about Eifman’s ballet “The Karamazov Brothers” based on the novel by Dostoevsky. 60'. 1996.
Written and choreographed by Boris Eifman.
Stars: Igor Markov, Albert Galichanin, Elena Kuzmina, Vera Arbuzova and the artists of the Theater of Modern Ballet.
Music by Rachmaninov (Symphony #2) and Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition).
Interviews with Andrei Petrov, Andrei Voznesensky, and Zoja Boguslavskaja.
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
Stage design: Viacheslav Okunev.
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

16.     Polina Osetinskaya. JS Bach – Partitas #1 & 6.  Dmitri Shostakovich – selected Preludes and Fugues. Recorded concert at the St-Petersburg Philharmony. 80'. 2003.
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
Stage design: Viacheslav Okunev
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

17. Telefilm "Extraordinary children of an extraordinary country". 60'. 2004.
The film features the youngest generation of Russian musicians: Alexandr Boldachev, Yana Vasilieva, Vitaly Medvedev, Semen Gurevich.
Music: trios by Sviridov and Shostakovich, Monti, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Ravel.
This program will be finished in December.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Operator : Yuri Zuev
Producers: Sakhno and Sasonko

18-19. “Dialogue with a Child”  and “Dialogue with a youth”  - two films about Russian pianist Polina Osetinskaja. 26'. 1999, 2002.
First program: Bach Partitas #5 and 6, Fantastic Dance, Preludes and Fugues by Shostakovich.
Duration 26 minutes.
Second program: Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Desiatnikov.
Directed by Irina Taimanova.
Stage design: Viacheslav Okunev
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno

20.  Telefilm "Perpetum Mobile", featuring Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaja. 50'. 2002.
The First Cello Concerto by Shostakovich, overtures "1812" by Tchaikovsky and "Katerina Izmailova" by Shostakovich, “Satires” by Sasha Cherniy, fragments from a masterclass given by Rostropovich, excerpts from Cello Sonata by Britten, romances by Glinka, fragments from Prokofiev's opera “War and Peace”.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
TV operators: Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko
Film Manager: Elena Sakhno
Producer: Mikhail Sosonko

21. Musical by Vladislav Uspensky, "Anna Karenina", based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy. 60'. 2003.
Conductor Alexander Sladkovsky.
Galina Sidorenko (mezzo-soprano) as Anna.
Alexander Pakhmutov (baritone) as Karenin.
Sergei Muravjev (tenor) as Vronsky.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Yuri Zuev and Anatoly Onoshko.
Film manager - Elena Sakhno.
Producer - Mikhail Sasonko. 

22. Telefilm "Russian Romance". 30'. 2003.
Famous Russian singer Irina Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano) performs romances by Glinka, Dargomizhsky, Verstovsky, Rachmaninov, and Tchaikovsky as well as romances by ancient Russian composers (anonymous). Palaces of St-Petersburg are the background of this performance.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko.
Film manager - Elena Sakhno

23. Irina Bogacheva(mezzo-soprano) in a video film “Italian Dreams”. 26'. 2000.
Popular Italian folk songs shot in palaces of Petersburg, Pavlovsk and Peterhof.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko.
Film manager - Elena Sakhno.

24. Galina Vishnevskaja performing twelve characters  in “Satires” by Shostakovich after Sasha Chernij. 22'. 2002.
at the Museum of the Theatrical Art. Decorations by Meyerhold.
Dmitri Shostakovich plays piano accompaniment. 
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulaenko.
Studio design: Vereschagin and Vorobjeva.

25. “Songs and Dances of Death” by Mussorgsky , orchestration by Dmitri Shostakovich. 21'. 1994.
The orchstration of this score was dedicated by Shostakovich to Galina Vishnevskaja.
Vishnevskaja performs eight characters: Mother, Death, Bride, Bridegroom, Russian Woman and Witch, Soldier and Colonel.
The film was shot in the Nevskaja Lavra Cemetery and in a TV studio.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Studio design: Natalia Vorobjeva.
Cameramen - Anatolu Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulajenko

26. Mstislav Rostropovich "Mask, we know you!". 26'. 1998.
Rostropoich celebrates his birthday in the Rostropovich Music school, St-Petersburg.
Participants: Valery Gergiev, Vladislav Uspensky, Yuri Temirkanov, Mikhail Schemiakin, Boris Tischenko, Maxim Shostakovich, and Mikhail Piotrovsky.
Fragments from different performances by Rostropovich and Vishnevskaja.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko and Yuri Zuev.

27. “This Merry Rostropovich”. 60'. 1993.
This is the first concert by Rostropovich after his return from immigration. The concert took place at the St-Petersburg Philharmonia with the Washington Symphony Orchestra.
Excerpts from the program: Shostakovich - Symphony #10
Schnittke - Symphony #6
Shostakovich - Antract from “Katerina Izmailova”.
John Stafford Smith - "The Star-Spangled Banner”
Fragments from “Benefit Performance”, a film about Rostropovich and Vishnevskaja.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulajenko.

28. A concert by Mstislav Rostropovich at “Octiabrsky” concert hall, St Petersburg. 60'. October, 1994.
Entire compositions are shot:
Tchaikovsky : Rococo Variations
Tchaikovsky : Suite from ‘Nutcracker”
Tchaikovsky: “1812”
 St Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor and soloist: Mstislav Rostropovich.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulajenko.

29. Maya Plisetskaya "Ball Maya".  60'. 1999.
Shot in Tsarskoje Selo. Dedicated to Maya Plisetskaya.
Excerpts from her performances: Don Quixote by Minkus, Raimonda by Glazunov, Karmen Suite by Bizet- Schedrin, Anna Karenina by Schedrin, Swan by Saint-Saens, Musical Moments by Schubert, Prelude by JS Bach.
Winners of the Maya Ballet Competition take part in this movie.
They perform Tango by Piazzola and an Italian folk song.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameramen - Anatoly Onoshko and Viacheslav Bulajenko

30. Galina Vishnevskaja. 60'. 1996.
Dialogue with Galina Vishnevskaja and her life and the characters she played.
Shot in Kronstadt and St-Petersburg.
Music: Tchaikovsky - Aria of Tatiana from “Evgeni Onegin”.
Puccini - Aria of Liza from "Madam Butterfly”  (conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky)
Shostakovich -The Wedding Scene from "Katerina Izmailova". Scene with Sergei in her Bedroom. (Conductor  Mstislav Rostropovich).
Interview with Vishnevskaja.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova.
Cameraman: Anatoly Onoshko.

31. “Book of Complaints”. Mono opera by Igor Rogalev after a story by Anton Chekhov. 22'. 1995. Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) performs 16 characters: Author, Servant, Important Lady, Husband of the Important Lady, Priest, Card-player, Drunkard, Policeman, Loving Student, Granny, Schoolboy, Important Officer, Lady in Green, Director of Train Station, and Thief.
This is a comedy-opera featuring different the characters of a Russian provincial town.
Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of St- Petersburg.
Conductor, Ravil Martinov.
Written and directed by Irina Taimanova
Cameramen: Viacheslav Bulajenko, Vladimir Dedinkin.
Studio design: Natalia Plotnikova and Nina Trebisova