Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire

Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire is a public music conservatory in Petrozavodsk, the Republic of Karelia, Russia. ^[1]

The Petrozavodsk Conservatoire has around 100 faculty members and provides undergraduate and postgraduate training in music to its 600 students. ^[2]

The Petrozavodsk Conservatoire has two associated orchestras and a choir: ^[3] Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Folk Instruments Orchestra and Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Academic Choir. ^[4]

History

The Petrozavodsk Conservatoire was founded in 1967 as a branch of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and became an independent higher education institution in 1991.  

In 2013 it was named after the Russian composer Alexander Glazunov, former director of Saint Petersburg Conservatory. ^[5]

Directors and rectors

• Georgi Lapchinski (1967—1971)
• Vladimir Kasatkin (1971—1976)
• Vyachheslav Kalaberda (1977—1997)
• Sergei Sukhov (1997—2002)
• Vladimir Soloviev (2002—2018) ^[6]
• Aleksei Kubyshkin (since 2018) ^{[7] [8]}

International music competitions

• International Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists ^[9]
• International "Silver Sounds" Contest for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion ^[10]
• International Folk Instruments Performers Competition "The Cup of the North" named after Albin Repnikov ^[11]
• International Alexander Glazunov Youth Music Competition ^[12]

Departments

Source: ^[13]

• Piano Solo
• Chamber Ensemble and Piano Accompaniment
• Strings
• Woodwind, Brass and Percussion instruments
• Folk Instruments
• Vocal Arts
• Conducting
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music History
• Finno-Ugric Music

Alumni

• Alexander Lubyantsev, International Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner
• Yulia Matochkina, ^{[14] [15] [16]} International Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner
• Nadezhda Pavlova ^[17]
• Arina Vaganova ^[18]
• Larisa Gabitova ^[19]
• Yuri Klaz ^[20]
• Mikhail Totsky ^{[21] [22]}
• Valentin Bogdanov ^[23]

References

1. "Ministry of Culture Russian Federation - Higher Education Institutions Образовательные организации высшего образования". culture.gov.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
2. "Russian Education Institutions Website - Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire". petrozavodsk.ucheba.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
3. "Glazunov Conservatoire - Ensembles". glazunovcons.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
4. Poulenc Gloria at Mariinsky Theatre - Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Academic Choir. "Пуленк. Gloria". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
5. "Glazunov Conservatoire - History". glazunovcons.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
6. "National Library of the Republic of Karelia - the 50 year anniversary of the Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire Календарь знаменательных дат 2017". library.karelia.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
7. "Muzobozrenie Classical Music News - Appointment of Aleksei Kubyshkin". Музыкальное обозрение (in Russian). 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
8. "Ministry of Culture Russian Federation - Appointment of Aleksei Kubyshkin". culture.gov.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
9. "International Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists 2019". glazunovcons.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
10. "9th "Silver Sounds" International Ensemble Contest for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion 2021". glazunovcons.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
11. "Repnikov International Folk Instruments Performers Contest "Cup of the North" (2019)". glazunovcons.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
12. "International Alexander Glazunov Youth Music Competition 2019". glazunovcons.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
13. "Glazunov Conservatoire - Departments". glazunovcons.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
14. "Mariinsky Theatre - Yulia Matochkina". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
15. "Bolshoi Theatre - Yulia Matochkina Оперная труппа Большого театра". www.bolshoi.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
16. "Yulia Matochkina • Salzburger Festspiele". Salzburger Festspiele. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
17. "Nadezhda Pavlova | Perm Opera and Ballet Theater". permopera.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
18. "Mariinsky Theatre - Arina Vaganova". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
19. "Mariinsky Theatre - Larisa Gabitova". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
20. "Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir – Yuri Klaz, Maestro" . Retrieved 2021-01-29.
21. "Karelian State Philharmonic - Mikhail Totsky". kgfptz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
22. "Ruskeala Symphony Music Festival - Mikhail Totsky". www.ruskeala-symphony.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
23. "Mikhailovsky Theatre - Valentin Bogdanov". 28 January 2021.

External links

• http://glazunovcons.ru/

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