It was commissioned and premiered in Chicoutimi, Canada on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of French-Canadian conductor Jacques Clément.

This symphony is scored for the following orchestra (percussion, performed by 3 players):[3] The recording of the Maslenitsa Overture gained average-to-positive reviews.

David Nice of BBC Music Magazine wrote: "The ‘Maslenitsa’ Overture, celebrating the Russian shrovetide festival, is all generic stuff".

[5] Guy Rickards of Gramophone wrote: "A vibrantly orchestrated homage to Glinka and Mussorgsky".

[6] Colin Clarke of Classical Explorer wrote: "Maslenitsa Overture, a colourful musical picture of the week before Lent".