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The famous Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory is the second after the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Its founder, Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinshtein, had not only to organize the training of professional composers and performers in the city. The change, the breaking of stereotypes about the frivolous attitude to music in Moscow can only be compared with the plowing up of virgin soil. The first virtuoso among European pianists managed to master this in just a few years.
It all started with…
Organized by N. Rubinshtein and V. Kologrivov in 1860, the music classes at the RMS grew so much in a few years that they needed to be expanded. Since 1865, the young and persistent celebrity made daily visits to representatives of the city authorities. N. G. Rubinstein at that time was not even 25 years old. In the end, thanks to the petition of the patroness of the RMS, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, the Moscow Higher Musical Educational School was opened before the emperor. This happened in September 1866.
From the startwork of the institution and until his death at the age of 46 (1881), Nikolai Rubinstein remained the permanent director, conductor of the student orchestra and professor of the piano class.
By the beginning of the 1980s, thanks to the efforts and leadership of a single person, the level of musical enlightenment in Moscow society was no longer inferior not only to St. Petersburg, but also to many European centers. Foreign talents went to study in Moscow, get a Russian education!
The title "named after Tchaikovsky" began to be worn by the conservatory a little later.
New buildings and concert halls
The first building (the house of Baroness Cherkasova) stopped meeting the requirements of the conservatory two years later. A suitable building and property of the IRMO in 1877 was Vorontsov's house (on B. Nikitskaya). Big Conservatory. Tchaikovsky occupies rebuilt buildings at this address today.
By the end of 1895, 430 people were engaged in the educational institution. For the extensive concert activity of the musical society, a concert hall was absolutely necessary. The brother of the founder of the conservatory took up the collection of funds for these purposes. The head of the St. Petersburg Higher Musical School, Anton Rubinstein, organized a special fund. Thanks to the collection from concert activities, donations from individuals, government and city subsidies, knowledge and strength of the academician of architecture V. P. Zagorsky, the construction of new buildings began in the same place.
Old and new
From the former building, built in the 18th century, only the facade, decorated with the famous semi-rotunda, remains.
Three years later, classes began in new premises, the Small Concert Hall was opened. This date coincided with the fifth anniversary of the death of P. I. Tchaikovsky, who worked for many years at the conservatory for the glory of Russian musical culture.
Under the new building were located an office and extensive basements. In the service building there were apartments for employees and employees. In 1901 the construction was completed completely. Subsequent changes were made in the early 40s of the 20th century. In accordance with the increased cultural demands of Moscow, another floor was built on the project of the architect I. E. Bondarenko. In the higher musical institution. Tchaikovsky (conservatory) opened another concert hall, named Rachmaninov.
About the most famous concert hall in the world
A distinctive feature of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory is excellent acoustics. Tchaikovsky himself would have been pleased with the magnificent sound of the orchestra and piano. The conservatory hall initially accommodated up to 2.5 thousand listeners. The number of seats has now been reduced to 1,737 in line with comfort requirements.
Honorary title to them. The Tchaikovsky Conservatory received in 1940. And in 1954, a monument to the great composer was erected near the square in front of the main building.
Since November 2006 The Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatorybears the name of the founder of the main Russian higher music school - N. G. Rubinshtein.
Orchestral organ in the best of halls
Moscow philanthropists did a lot during the years of perestroika of the musical alma mater: from the purchase of carpets and furniture to a beautiful organ produced by Cavalier-Coll. It was named the best in the world during the 1900 Paris World's Fair.
The unique instrument has completely unusual features, representing a kind of universal combination of orchestra and piano. It is not for nothing that such a term as organ symphonism appeared in music. A magnificent instrument occupies a space of 70 square meters. m, a pulpit in front of him and a basement room for furs. 3136 metal and wood pipes are controlled by 50 registers.
Higher Moscow Musical College. Tchaikovsky (Conservatory) has an excellent opportunity to educate specialists who masterfully master classical and modern arts.
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