Where Sounds Are Born. Concert in the Mountains. "Higher Than Sound" Festival, August 15, 2026

🌄 Music, mountains, and inspiration are the main protagonists of the "Higher Than Sound" festival.

📍 Arkhyz and other settlements in Karachay-Cherkessia become venues for 43 festival events from August 12 to 26.

🎶 The concert program brings together performers from Russia and abroad.

🎻 Participants include soloists, ensembles, orchestras, and opera artists.

🏔️ The festival's locations themselves create a special atmosphere, where nature becomes part of the musical space.

✨ Here, familiar pieces sound completely new.

🎼 Concert Program

🏔️ The concert will take place at the upper station of the "Soyuz" cable car, where the music of great composers will meet the panoramas of the Caucasus Mountains.

🎻 Orchestra AlterSono – soloists of leading Russian orchestras and laureates of international competitions – will perform famous works of operatic and symphonic classics.

The conductor is Clément Nonnès (France), a laureate of the S.V. Rachmaninoff International Competition.

✨ Soloists of the concert:
🎤 Lyubov Aksyonova (soprano) – soloist of the Paris National Opera Academy, artist of the Berlin State Opera Studio, guest artist of the Bolshoi Theatre;
🎭 Igor Gornostaev (baritone) – laureate of the "Onegin" National Opera Award, leading soloist of the Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of the Voronezh Region.

🎶 Program:

🎻 P. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for String Orchestra (Movement I)
🌹 W. A. Mozart – Susanna's Aria from the opera "The Marriage of Figaro"
🎭 G. Verdi – Rigoletto's Aria from the opera "Rigoletto"
✨ J. Strauss – Adele's Laughing Song from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
🐂 G. Bizet – Escamillo's Couplets from the opera "Carmen"
💕 W. A. Mozart – Duet of Don Giovanni and Zerlina from the opera "Don Giovanni"

📍 Venue: Upper station of the "Soyuz" cable car, Arkhyz Resort
⏰ Start: 12:00 PM
⏳ Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

🎟️ To attend, you need to purchase a cable car ticket to the "Soyuz" station at the ticket offices of the "Arkhyz" resort. A discount is available for concert guests upon presentation of the event ticket.

📝 You can register in advance, specifying the number of tickets.

⚠️ In case of unfavorable weather conditions, the concert will be held at the MFC "Romantik" (12 Gornaya Street).

ℹ️ The program is subject to change.