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Six musical “Wunderkind” earn coveted spot performing with Russian superstar ballerinas. In celebration of the 20^th Anniversary of the Great Russian Nutcracker,five hand-selected “Musical Wunderkind” in cities across the country accompany Moscow Ballet ballerina in St Saen’s Dying Swan. The six, each in their respective cities, perform “Dying Swan” from Carnival of the Animals, prior to the curtain rising on the Great Russian Nutcracker.Moscow Ballet created the cross discipline program, “Musical Wunderkind,” as a salute to talented young Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition winners. Unique to Moscow Ballet, the program is an unprecedented cooperation between the internationally renowned ballet company and up and coming student musicians. Los Angeles Philharmonic winner Edvard Pogossian’s reaction to performing with Moscow Ballet is, “Of course I would love to do it…I am very much looking forward to…this incredible opportunity!” The experience develops young musician’s interpretation skills in a way practice cannot. From Washington D.C. to Los Angeles: see Dallas’ Xavier Wilson, Cleveland’s Fedor Amosov, Chicago’s Ben Solomonow, Minneapolis’ Rachelle Smith, Los Angeles Edvard Pogossian, and in Betheda and Fairfax’ Fedor Ouspensky