Europe Gala Ceremony 2017

30 September 2017 – St. Petersburg, Russia

Europe

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Aleksandr Malich

Aleksandr Malich

Host

Since graduating from St. Petersburg State University, Aleksandr Malich has been one of the most sought-after hosts on Russian Television. He cut his teeth working on “100 TV” channel and his credits include hosting “100 Percent Sound” and heading up the “ART TV”. He is also a documentary filmmaker and has hosted events such as Annual Tsarskoe Selo Ball and International Children's Day on the Palace Square.

Marina Kim

Marina Kim

Host

Marina Kim is a TV presenter, journalist and actress. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, she is a graduate of the Moscow State Institute. She has hosted on RBC TV and has anchored the news programme Vesti since 2007. She appeared in the hit TV series Dancing with the Stars, and has also become a presenter of Good Morning on Channel One. She hosts and moderates a number of prestigious round table discussions on various forums, such as APEC Summit in Vladivostok and the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

HAND MADE

HAND MADE

HAND MADE is a Russian theatre company that uses an original hand plastic technique in its performances. The company represents St. Petersburg at international festivals around the world, including performing at the Olympic Park during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. It is the winner of “Golden Sofit”, St. Petersburg’s Highest Theatre Prize.

Bis-Quit Ensemble

«Bis-Quit» Ensemble

The instrumental ensemble Bis-Quit is a virtuoso repertoire consisting of graduates of St. Petersburg State Conservatory and St. Petersburg Institute of Arts and Culture, and has performed more than 3,000 concerts in 40 Russian cities and 60 countries across the world. In 2011 the ensemble was awarded with the “Ambassador of the Russian culture” title by the Government of Saint Petersburg.

Ekaterina Sergeeva

Ekaterina Sergeeva

Ekaterina Sergeeva became a soloist at the Mariinsky Academy for Young Singers in 2004. She has recorded the opera “Elettra” with the London Symphony Orchestra, and also performed in the world premiere of “A Christmas Tale” by Rodion Shchedrin at the Mariinsky Theatre. She is currently a regular soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre and this season appears as Laura in “The Stone Guest” by Dargomyzhsky. Ekaterina has also toured across Germany, Japan and the USA!

Karina Chepurnova

Karina Chepurnova

A soprano at Mariinsky Theatre, Karina Chepurnova is the winner of the International Elena Obraztsova Competition and the recipient of a virtuosity award at the Rimsky-Korsakov Young Opera Singers Competition. This year she took part in the Celebration Concert dedicated to Victory Day at Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall, has performed at Budapest Operetta Theatre Gala and participated in an international project “SHOW OPERA” that unites classical music, virtuoso singing and contemporary show technology.

Aleksandr Trofimov

Aleksandr Trofimov

The tenor Aleksandr Trofimov has taken his talents across the globe, performing in the likes of China, Costa Rica, Finland, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. A graduate in musical theatre, he has been a soloist at the St. Petersburg Theatre of Musical Comedy for the past decade. Credits include performing at the Budapest Operetta Theatre, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Helsinki Arts Festival and the Baltic Sea Festival.

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