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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