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Exclusive: 1st ever LIVE 360 symphony concert from Mariinsky Theater | Exclusive: 1st ever LIVE 360 symphony concert from Mariinsky Theater |
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RT brings you the first ever 360-degree panoramic live stream of a concert by the world-famous Mariinsky Theater symphony orchestra, led by maestro Valery Gergiev. | RT brings you the first ever 360-degree panoramic live stream of a concert by the world-famous Mariinsky Theater symphony orchestra, led by maestro Valery Gergiev. |
The concert, which honors the 125th birthday of Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev, started at 10pm Moscow time (19:00 GMT) and was streamed on all of RT’s YouTube channels and the RT360 app, along with a live translation. | |
The event also featured the famous pianist Denis Matsuev. | |
“Today for the first time in the history of the Mariinsky Theater, a live broadcast of our concert with Valery Gergiev and the Symphony Orchestra will be shown in 360 degrees,” Matsuev told RT earlier. | |
“It is an absolutely unique concert for which special technology will be employed that will allow viewers from all over the world to get a panoramic view of what’s going on onstage. This is a unique project of the TV channel RT, which will certainly attract a new audience to the concert halls and will contribute to the popularization of classical music around the whole world, for which many thanks to RT!” | “It is an absolutely unique concert for which special technology will be employed that will allow viewers from all over the world to get a panoramic view of what’s going on onstage. This is a unique project of the TV channel RT, which will certainly attract a new audience to the concert halls and will contribute to the popularization of classical music around the whole world, for which many thanks to RT!” |
The performance marks the start of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum on 1 December. The live footage was shot in the unique 360-degree format, best experienced through a VR headset. |
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