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The dream of any musician is to achieve a high level of skill, to receive a positive assessment of critics and recognition of listeners who are not indifferent to the musical art. It is a great honor for the performers to demonstrate their mastery of the instrument on the stage of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
Conservatory… Big Hall… These words are associated with many memories of a great time spent at subscription concerts, international competitions, festivals. Both professionals and amateurs note the extraordinary acoustics of the room, as well as the successful architectural solution and convenient location of the hall.
The Great Hall of the Conservatory: how it all began
The project of the building was proposed at the end of the 19th century by the architect V. P. Zagorsky. As a basis, the master took the house of Princess E. R. Dashkova, built in the 18th century, but only the facade with a semi-rotunda remained from the original appearance of the building.
The construction was financed by Moscow patrons. With their savings, they managed to purchase one of the best organs in the world, as well as furniture and everything necessary for holding concerts. So it was builtconservatory. A large hall was placed in the main building of the building.
The grand opening of the educational institution took place in April 1901. During the First World War (1915-1917), the premises were provided for a military hospital, and from 1924 to 1933, Muscovites and guests of the capital in the Great Hall not only listened to music, but also watched movies. Since 1940, the conservatory has been named after P. I. Tchaikovsky.
Interior Features
The Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory is a unique space designed for a large number of spectators. The design of the ceiling, resembling the soundboard of a violin instrument, is interesting. As a result of such an architectural refinement, the sound becomes voluminous, and the noise of the ventilation system is also completely eliminated. Streams of polluted air are directed into the space under the cover of special gratings.
The staircase leading to the lobby is decorated with ancient Greek statues. The place where visitors leave their outerwear is decorated with a colonnade and naves. The lobby looks better when it is empty, but this is only possible during a concert.
Wide marble stairs lead to the foyer of the concert hall. On one of the walls hangs a painting by I. E. Repin “Slavic Composers”. Since 2011, the room has been decorated with a stained-glass window of St. Cecilia. The image was completely destroyed by the Nazis and was considered irretrievably lost. The image of the patroness of music was restored from a photograph.
On the walls of the hall are portraits of P. I. Tchaikovsky, M. I. Glinka, M. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. S. Dargomyzhsky, M. P. Mussorgsky and others. Thanks to the extraordinary acoustics of the room, the listener enjoys the music, regardless of whether he is in the stalls or in the second row of the amphitheater.
The specificity of musical art is such that one can speak of the genius of a work in case of harmony between the composer's intention, the skill of the performer and the emotional response of the listener. An important role in achieving such unity is played by the architectural features of the building. The Moscow Conservatory, whose Great Hall was designed taking into account the structure of sound waves and the human ear, is a vivid confirmation of this.
Famous organ
In the center of the hall is an organ. The world-famous instrument of the French company Cavaye-Col, produced in 1899, was recognized at the X World Exhibition of 1900 in Paris. During concerts until 1913, calcantes (bellows swingers) were used to extract sound. Later, air was supplied by an electric motor.
The organ that still works properly has three manuals (C-G), a pedal keyboard of the same range, fifty registers, mechanical playing and register tractures, twelve vinlands, two paired bellows and seven adjusting bellows. The surface area of the instrument is seventy square meters.
Since 1988, the Conservatory has been an artistic and historical monument.
Events
The Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory is a venue for performances by orchestras, solo performers and choirs. ATIn 1935, the musicians of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra took the stage for the first time. Also, graduates of the institution demonstrate their skills in the concert hall.
Classical music lovers attend subscription concerts. Up to 300 such events are held annually. Young talents compete at the International Tchaikovsky Competitions, and musicologists take part in conferences.
Famous people about the concert hall
After restoration The Great Hall of the Conservatory. Tchaikovsky was covered by a graduate of the institution, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. Vladyka compared the building of the conservatory with a temple. Indeed, spiritual music often sounds within these walls, in particular the works of J. S. Bach. Musical instruments and human voices praise God.
The well-known Soviet teacher and pianist G. Neuhaus considered the Great Hall of the Conservatory the best concert venue in the capital. Conductor Igor Markevich notes the extraordinary comfort of the room, as well as the unique atmosphere of the hall, conducive to music-making both in content and form. According to Irakli Andronikov, the conservatory, the Great Hall, is not just a building for concerts, but a concept filled with special meaning for everyone who loves music.
Since 2006, the main building of the conservatory, which houses the world famous hall, bears the name of the founder of the educational institution Nikolai Rubinstein.
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