2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25
Where do you usually spend your leisure time: at home on the couch, in company with a TV? Plunging into the abyss of passions of the next series at the computer? Perhaps you go to the cinema or visit? Of course, there are theaters, exhibitions, museums. But why not spend a free evening at a classical music concert? Today, the Small Hall of the Conservatory can offer the same rich cultural program as other outstanding European halls.
Look into the past
Unfortunately, today a full house at a classical music concert is a rarity, although earlier musical education was considered a prerequisite for the full and harmonious development of a person. The piano stood in almost every more or less we althy family, and music lessons were included in the daily program of teaching children. Musicians still longingly remember the First Competition. Tchaikovsky, when literally the whole country followed him on TV and radio. Now events in the world of classical music are fragmentarily heard by us in the form of rare flashes of streamers over the road, and sometimes from a billboard in the subway we catch a stern look from a famous musician, most often from a very narrow list.
But actuallyIn fact, going to a concert hall is an exciting and exciting action! Only there you can get emotions that you will not get anywhere else by joining the mystery of Music.
Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory: history
The Moscow Conservatory was founded by Russian pianist Nikolai Rubintshtein, brother of Anton, who in turn opened the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Initially, it was placed in the mansion of Baroness Cherkasova on Vozdvizhenka. It received its historical place at Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 13 when the Russian Musical Society bought the house of Prince Vorontsov in 1878. Soon it was decided to build a new building for the conservatory on this site, and already in 1898 the grand opening of the Small Hall took place. The Great Hall was opened in 1901.
After restoration in 2015
The purpose of the restoration, which lasted six months, was to restore the historical interiors of the small hall and its acoustics. The building was almost in disrepair, so the foundation was strengthened first, then all the supporting structures. A huge amount of soil was removed from the hall by hand. When work began on the restoration of the ceiling and the workers removed the whitewash, they saw a panel by the artist N. Egoriev. In Soviet times, they saw a religious motive in it, so they closed it.
After the work was completed, the Small Hall of the Conservatory began to look the same as in 1898, when it was first opened. The wood-panelled walls in the foyer are now light green again.
I. Antonenko, the head of the restoration project, was most afraid of disturbing the acoustics of the hall and damaging the organ standing there. Since it is impossible to take out this tool, fine dust from work could settle on its pipes. Fortunately, the fears were not confirmed. The organists say it sounds even better than before.
The Small Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory has always been famous for its amazing acoustics, in every corner you could hear the finest pianissimo. As noted by many musicians who performed there after the restoration, this quality of the hall remained the same. To achieve even greater authenticity, new Viennese chairs were placed in the stalls. They dampen unnecessary vibrations and allow sound to fly freely into the hall.
Conservatory, small hall: concert poster
The small hall of the conservatory can accommodate about 500 people. The small size dictates the nature of the concerts that take place there. Mostly chamber ensembles perform here, and vocal music evenings are held. Pianists love this hall for its amazing acoustics and amazing, intimate atmosphere and often choose it for their recitals. Very often, the Small Hall of the Conservatory provides its stage for classy evenings of professors of the Moscow Conservatory, where you can listen to the performances of young talents.
Unique acoustics, the ability to conduct Internet broadcasts around the world online have long provided this hall with a place among the best European concertsites. And the fairly affordable cost of tickets allows you to make it one of the permanent places for spending the evening.
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