The vocal ensemble ARIELLE is a new generation collective, which was established by
on the initiative of Elmira Dadasheva, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, in 2014.
The ensemble unites graduates of the best music universities in Russia. The vocal
style of the band organically combines European lightness and graphic
vocal style with native Russian richness of timbre.
ARIELLE performs at the leading philharmonic venues in Russia and
participates in prestigious music festivals, among them: Moscow
Easter Festival led by V.A. Gergiev (2022, 2023, 2024),
All-Russian Festival of Sacred Music "Summer of the Lord" (Suzdal, 2020),
"Moscow Spring a cappella" (2017, 2018, 2024), International Autumn Choral
B.G. Tevlin Festival (2022), International Lenten Festival
(2022), International Festival "Spreading New Music around the World" (2023),
The International Festival of Contemporary Opera by Women Composers
"Muted Voices" (2024), the Big Summer Music Festival "Sirius"
(Sochi, 2024), etc.
The team has success in the field of musical theater. Thus, an interesting event in
the cultural life of the capital was the screening of the choral opera "Alluki" by composer Elmir
Nizamova in the framework of the competition program of the Golden Mask Theater Festival
(2020), where ARIELLE took part. The band participated in the V Festival
of Musical Theaters of Russia "See Music" (2020), and is also the resident
choir of the Opera and Symphony Laboratory New Opera World (2021, 2022, 2024). As
part of the Montecci vs Opera team, the ARIELLE ensemble was twice nominated for
National Theater Award "Onegin" (2019, 2021), since 2023 he has been constantly
participating in the repertory play "Aida" by the MAMT. Stanislavsky and
Nemirovich-Danchenko.
The ensemble has performed world and European opera premieres: L.K.
Smith's "Facing South" (2021), A. Podzorova's "The Princess and the Swineherd" (2022), A. Nebykova's "Zhdana
" (2024), E. M. Beach's "Cabildo" (2024) – the latest in the I
The International Theater Festival of Contemporary Opera "Muted
Voices", as well as the premiere of choral works by composers Yu. Abdokova, A.
Podzorova, E. Nizamova, A. Nebykova, A. Viskova, and others.
One of the important pages in the ensemble's biography is the revival
of Gabriel Popov's Symphony No. 4, forgotten for 74 years, written for an a cappella choir and
four soloists, which had its world premiere in 2023 in Moscow.
The Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre with the support of maestro Valery Gergiev.
The ensemble collaborates with leading orchestras, including the Moscow
State Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow State
Academic Symphony Orchestra, and the Russian National Youth Orchestra.
orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra Musica Viva, Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Pavel Slobodkin Center, Moscow Symphony Orchestra "Russian Philharmonic",
etc.
In 2024, the ARIELLE ensemble reached the finals of the special season of the TV project "Come on, all together
in Chorus" on the Russia-1 TV channel and became the silver medalist. In the same year, the ensemble began
a close collaboration with the Alexei Rybnikov Theater, in the new production
of which ARIELLE takes an active part.
