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Merging tradition and the contemporary

Merging tradition and the contemporary

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 03/03/2021 12:51 PM

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra announces six new concerts for Spring 2021, broadcast for free

Scottish Chamber Orchestra announces six new concerts for Spring 2021, broadcast for free

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 02/03/2021 7:43 AM

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Alexander Karpeyev about Pushkin Music Festival 2021

Alexander Karpeyev about Pushkin Music Festival 2021

BY Alexander Karpeyev POSTED 26/02/2021 7:30 AM

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Talking Music with Olga Jegunova: 7 Notes

Talking Music with Olga Jegunova: 7 Notes

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 24/02/2021 9:54 PM

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Russian and Slavonic Research Seminar series: 25 February

Russian and Slavonic Research Seminar series: 25 February

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 23/02/2021 5:00 PM

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LENA KOLESNIKOVA IS SELECTED FOR PRESENT CONTINUOUS, M HKA / V–A–C ACQUISITION PROGRAMME

LENA KOLESNIKOVA IS SELECTED FOR PRESENT CONTINUOUS, M HKA / V–A–C ACQUISITION PROGRAMME

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 19/02/2021 12:41 PM

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Marina Frolova-Walker and Peter Donohoe: lecture-recital on Stravinsky’s piano masterpieces

Marina Frolova-Walker and Peter Donohoe: lecture-recital on Stravinsky’s piano masterpieces

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 18/02/2021 10:45 AM

Gresham College invited everyone to there online lecture-recital on Stravinsky’s piano masterpieces with Professor Marina Frolova-Walker and pianist Peter Donohoe on Friday, 26 February at 6pm GMT. This event is part of a series of lecture-recitals on Russian Piano Masterpieces for Gresham College (free lectures since 1597) which are available to watch online. Stravinsky didn’t write a […] Read More

Aleksandr Lungin’s award-winning exploration of the search for poetry in life after war

Aleksandr Lungin’s award-winning exploration of the search for poetry in life after war

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 17/02/2021 10:54 AM

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Joseph Brodsky’s Travels Through Life

Joseph Brodsky’s Travels Through Life

BY Peter Lowe POSTED 15/02/2021 7:16 PM

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Story of the Future: Tretyakov Gallery’s take on the Avant-garde and Kinetic Art in Russia

Story of the Future: Tretyakov Gallery’s take on the Avant-garde and Kinetic Art in Russia

BY Ksenia Golubovich POSTED 12/02/2021 11:27 AM

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Moscow Museum of Russian Impressionism: Online Programme

Moscow Museum of Russian Impressionism: Online Programme

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 11/02/2021 2:34 PM

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THE PUSHKIN HOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021: A NEW ONLINE ADVENTURE IN RUSSIAN MUSIC

THE PUSHKIN HOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021: A NEW ONLINE ADVENTURE IN RUSSIAN MUSIC

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 08/02/2021 11:49 AM

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Interview with Nikita Sorokine: Conducting music and music’s place in the world (part 2)

Interview with Nikita Sorokine: Conducting music and music’s place in the world (part 2)

BY Yulia Savikovskaya POSTED 07/02/2021 2:12 PM

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Making sense of the manuals: The VIII International Organ Festival at Mariinsky Theatre

Making sense of the manuals: The VIII International Organ Festival at Mariinsky Theatre

BY Yulia Savikovskaya POSTED 03/02/2021 4:12 PM

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World-first streaming platform dedicated to Russian cinema launching in the UK

World-first streaming platform dedicated to Russian cinema launching in the UK

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 02/02/2021 9:30 AM

Kino Klassika Foundation embrace VOD to bring cinema from Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia to film fans in the UK Read More

Nikita Sorokine: Learning to understand music (Part 1)

Nikita Sorokine: Learning to understand music (Part 1)

BY Yulia Savikovskaya POSTED 01/02/2021 9:55 AM

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When in need of a fairytale: joyful music for difficult times

When in need of a fairytale: joyful music for difficult times

BY Elena Toponogova POSTED 30/01/2021 8:03 PM

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Kusochek: a taste of Russia in each episode

Kusochek: a taste of Russia in each episode

BY Lara Olszowska POSTED 27/01/2021 10:09 AM

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Anush Hovhannisyan and Mikhail Shilaev: Online Fundraising Concert 30 January

Anush Hovhannisyan and Mikhail Shilaev: Online Fundraising Concert 30 January

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 25/01/2021 6:09 PM

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Follow the lead of the stars: how Ralph Fiennes and other celebrities help Russian children

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 23/01/2021 1:43 PM

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Blotnikov’s tribute to surrealist poet Kharms

Blotnikov’s tribute to surrealist poet Kharms

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 21/01/2021 7:29 PM

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Russia Accursed! Red Terror Through the Eyes of the Artist Ivan Vladimirov by Andre Ruzhnikov

Russia Accursed! Red Terror Through the Eyes of the Artist Ivan Vladimirov by Andre Ruzhnikov

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The Russian Revolution and Civil War – as never seen before! More Information

TOLSTOY GETS BUZZED AND WOODIED LOVE, DEATH AND OTHER CROSS-CULTURAL RUMINATIONS

TOLSTOY GETS BUZZED AND WOODIED LOVE, DEATH AND OTHER CROSS-CULTURAL RUMINATIONS

BY James Butterwick POSTED 15/01/2021 3:56 PM

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“TO THE WESTERN WORLD” at 2021 Origin 1st Irish Virtual Film Festival

“TO THE WESTERN WORLD” at 2021 Origin 1st Irish Virtual Film Festival

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 13/01/2021 9:33 PM

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World-first streaming platform dedicated to Russian cinema to launch in the UK

World-first streaming platform dedicated to Russian cinema to launch in the UK

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 12/01/2021 9:12 PM

Cinema from Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia coming to film fans in the UK Read More

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Our contributor and artist Ksenia Kazintseva @esse

Our contributor and artist Ksenia Kazintseva @essentialaspects met with musician Mariia Chernaia @mashache_ to talk about art, music, education, and performance. Read it on our website now (link in bio) ✨ Photos by Fedor Samoilov.

#fineart #music #russianmusic #russianart #russiancomposer #russianpianist #performanceart #performance #musicconcert #tradition #classicalmusic #education #фортепиано #пианистка #композитор #русскаямузыка #пианист #классическаямузыка #концерт #перформанс #искусство #традиция #образование #музыкальноеобразование #musician #performer #guestinterview

NEW KUSOCHEK EPISODE OUT ✨ This week Lara @lolsz

NEW KUSOCHEK EPISODE OUT ✨ This week Lara @lolszowska #interviews Ieva Blazeviciute, a Lithuanian art director at Vice who has recently designed and published a #photography book exploring the meaning of the label Post-Soviet and what this concept means to people from former #Soviet states, not just Russia. Ieva discusses how her understanding of #identity has been impacted by #learning new languages, travelling abroad alone and witnessing the sudden trend in the West of adopting Soviet #aesthetics. She shares the story behind her #artwork and has a great recommendation for non-Russian speakers who want to experience some #modern #poetry of an #authentic #Russian soul.

Find Ieva on Instagram @ieva_blzvct and her illustrations etc @gloomy_business

#russianfineart #russiandesign #postsoviet #illustration #sovietart #1999

Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) @scottishchambero

Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) @scottishchamberorchestra announces six new online concerts for Spring 2021, broadcast for free. During March and April, concerts include the World Premiere of SCO Associate Composer Anna Clyne’s Overflow, guest artists such as baritone Marcus Farnswort and oboist Nicholas Daniel, works by Vítězslava Kaprálová and Dani Howard, and a version of Prokofiev’s Sonata for Solo Violin in D major played by 8 violinists. Filmed at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh and Perth Concert Hall @perthconcerthall, the concerts will be broadcast via SCO’s @youtube and @facebook channels and available for catch up for 30 days. Read more in our latest article (tap link in bio).

#classicalmusic #chamberorchestra #upcomingconcerts #newevents #digitalconcert #visitonline #классическаямузыка #камерныйоркестр #онлайнконцерт

In this complicated time for the culture industry,

In this complicated time for the culture industry, we’d like to support @coroliricosiciliano by telling you a little bit about them.

CHORUS OF THE SICILIAN OPERA: AN OSCAR CHOIR

Choral institution established on the international scene, ambassador of the "BELCANTO" in the world.

Founded in 2008, it is now considered one of the most important opera and symphonic choirs in Italy; since its inception it has been directed by the bass Francesco Costa, Oscar della Lirica 2016, with the artistic direction of the soprano Giovanna Collica and the presidency of the baritenor Alberto M. A. Munafò.

The special care for vocality and style and the versatility of its choir members, allows the Chorus to address both the sophisticated, symphonic and sacred music and the robust traditional repertoire.

Are there any organisations you support?

Which photo is your favourite: 1, 2, 3 or 4? We couldn’t pick.

#classicalmusic #coroliricosiciliano #operachoor #sicilianmusic #classicalmusic #classicalvocal #musicaperformance #concertohotos #сицилия #хор #классическаямузыка #итальянскаямузыка #coroitaliano #coro #sicilia #opera #watchonline #qanda

In just a few days, on 2 March 2021 Pushkin House

In just a few days, on 2 March 2021 Pushkin House Music Festival will be launched online. We spoke with Dr Alexander Karpeyev, Pushkin House Music Festival’s Artistic Director, about the history behind the festival and this year’s highlights, and are delighted to share his story with you. Read more via our website accessible through the taplink in our bio. @akarpeyev @pushkinhouselondon

#classicalmusic #pushkinhouse #concert #classicalconcert #interview #chamberorchestra #composition #musicfestival #музыкальныйфестиваль #прямосейчас #интервью #композиция #классическаямузыка #оркестр

Talking music with Olga Jegunova @olgajegunova is

Talking music with Olga Jegunova @olgajegunova is a brilliant new podcast available on all your favourite platforms now! What is the musical language? Why are there seven notes and more 🎵 Search up “talking music” or click the link in our bio.

Editor: Matylda Dymek
Visual designer: Christian Moehring
Photo: Roman Drits
Special thanks to Bernard Oppetit

#newpodcast #talkmusic #talkingmusic #listennow #russianmusic #classicalmusic #artandculture #inconversation #sevennotes #классическаямузыка #подкаст #новыйэпизол #русскаямцзыка #russiansabroad #olgarhythm

Russian Week in London - Maslenitsa Festival will

Russian Week in London - Maslenitsa Festival will be on from march 8th to the 14th, only about a week away! It will immerse visitors in folk craft, Russian music, cinema and literature as well as gathering everyone at an online concert to celebrate the coming of spring! And yes, there will be a pancake making class! @ensembleproductions
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#maslenitsa #festival #russianfestival #springfestival #масленица #русскийфестиваль #весеннийфестиваль #londonmaslenitsa #maslenitsalondon #russianculture #russiansinlondon #russiansabroad #onlinefestival #onlineevent #onlineconcert #russianfolklore #folkcraft #crafting #pancakeday #celebrate

Gresham College @greshamcollege invites everyone t

Gresham College @greshamcollege invites everyone to there online lecture-recital on Stravinsky’s piano masterpieces with Professor Marina Frolova-Walker and pianist Peter Donohoe on Friday, 26 February at 6pm GMT. This event is part of a series of lecture-recitals on Russian Piano Masterpieces for Gresham College (free lectures since 1597) which are available to watch online. More info on our website via the tap link ✨
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#stravinsky #greshamcollege #gresham #lecturerecital #onlinelecture #lectureseries #classicalmusic #talkmusic #russianculture #talkseries #watchonline #comingsoon

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp (M HKA) an

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp (M HKA) and V-A-C Foundation @vacfoundation are delighted to announce this year’s winner of Present Continuous, an annual scheme set up to support and promote the new generations of Russian artists. A graduate of KICA (the Krasnodar Institute of Contemporary Art), Lena Kolesnikova’s work, titled Co-op Sunrise (Voskhod Cooperative), looks at people’s lives in the country’s growing “garage cooperatives”, a new underground phenomenon spreading across the country’s regional areas in particular, whereby people are converting these containers, traditionally used for parking, into small businesses. Read more on our website via the tap link.
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#garage #collaboration #community #kica #museumofcontemporaryart #antwerp #presentcotinuous #voskhod #winnerannounced #cooperative #lenakolesnikova #kolesnikova #fineart #contemporaryart #russianart

This week on Klassiki our Pick of the Week is Grea

This week on Klassiki our Pick of the Week is Great Poetry (Большая поэзия), Aleksandr Lungin‘s critically acclaimed exploration of friendship, betrayal and the struggles of returning to life after war. Find out more via our taplink and stream via @klassiki.online by @kinoklassika ✨
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#cinematography #streamlive #newfilm #lungin #лунгин #кинематограф #новыйфильм #kinoklassika #klassiki #киноклассика

@akhmatova.museum revealing Joseph Brodsky, an out

@akhmatova.museum revealing Joseph Brodsky, an outstanding Russian poet to even to the most distant viewer online and in person ✨ Latest article by Peter Lowe out via our taplink 🔮
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#brodsky #newexhibition #onlineshow #akhmatova #akhmatovamuseum #ахматова #музейахматовой #бродский #новаявыставка #новаястатья #newarticle #russianliterature #russianculture #dissident #russiansabroad #русскаялитература #поэзия #poetry #prose

Have you heard about Kinetic Art? Ksenia Golubovic

Have you heard about Kinetic Art? Ksenia Golubovich uncovers the latest trends covering the avant-garde and beyond at the @tretyakov_gallery in our latest article (link in bio).

#fineart #kineticart #newmedia #artnews #newexhibition #третьяковка #третьяковскаягалерея #кинетическоеискусство #новаявыставка #russiansabroad #futureofart

How did impressionism influence fashion? Has it le

How did impressionism influence fashion? Has it left a footprint on our lives as a whole? @rusimp_museum offer a variety of lectures answering these questions and more, as well as featuring the latest exhibitions. Find more via our website (link in bio).

#russianimpressionism #modernarg #contemporaryart #impressionism #impressionismfashion #finearthistory #arthistory #sovietart #onlinelectures #newprogramme #newcollection

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Are you a Russian art researcher? A jewellery expert? Interested in anything Russian culture? Then join our team of contributors. Anyone can apply and write as much and as frequently as you wish.

We give academics, curators, critics, and graduate students the chance to publish their reviews and articles as well as to promote any upcoming events of interest to the UK community around Russian art and culture.

Being a contributor gives you an opportunity to gain journalism experience and build up your CV, have your thoughts and opinions read by thousands of people, join our network of creative industry experts.

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Pushkin House @pushkinhouselondon is proud to be h

Pushkin House @pushkinhouselondon is proud to be hosting its second annual Music Festival this year, despite the uncertainty and the ever-changing circumstances caused by the pandemic. Our 2021 edition will be delivered digitally, with all concerts recorded in our 18th-century home, ‘premiered’ online then available to watch on demand. The sparkling programme will again give prominence to lesser-known Russian composers such as #Alyabyev, #Arensky, #Genishta, #Glinka, and there will be a particular focus on the music of #Kapustin who died last year. The more renowned composers on the programme include #Balakirev, #Prokofiev, #Rimsky-Korsakov and #Tchaikovsky.
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#musicfestival #pushkinhouse #classicalmusic #contemporarycomposer #classicalcomposer

What is a conductor’s role? Music as an essentia

What is a conductor’s role? Music as an essential part of global development. Part two of @ysavikovskaya’s interview with @nikitasorokine is now out on our website via our tap link ✨
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#newinterview #parttwo #classicalmusic #russianmusic #russianculture #readnow #contemporarycomposition #classiccontemporary #musicduringcovid #anthropology

In this week's installment of Kusochek, Lara @lols

In this week's installment of Kusochek, Lara @lolszowska interviews Liudmila Tomanek, a chartered translator and PhD student of polyphony in translation. Tune in to hear about Liudmila's memories of the collapse of the USSR and the wild 90s, her analysis of Nobel Peace Prize winner Svetlana Alexeivich's works of literature and a bit of etymological trivia about French and Russian. Liudmila also reads an excerpt from her Russian recommendation of the week and explains why you might find onions sprouting above her dishwasher at home!
Search Kusochek on your favourite platforms or use our taplink for @spotifyuk and @applepodcasts ✨
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#newepisode #kusochek #podcast #postussr #polyphony #translation #ussr #nostalgia #memories #russianculture #russiaforall

The sound of an organ breaking in its pipes, the g

The sound of an organ breaking in its pipes, the grandeur of its surroundings. Immerse yourself in one of @mariinsky’s latest programmes as part of the International Organ Festival covered by @ysavikovskaya via our taplink or russianartandculture.com/making-sense-of-the-manuals-the-viii-international-organ-festival-at-mariinsky-theatre/
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#classicalmusic #organfedtival #mariinskytheatre #organmusic #grendeur #russianculture #russianmusic #stpetersburg #мариинка #фестивальорганноймузыки

“When cinemas went dark, we were, like so many,

“When cinemas went dark, we were, like so many, forced to rethink how we could continue to serve our audience. We took a chance, and started a weekly online film season, free to audiences in the UK. We bet on the idea that online viewers would be interested in this rare and hard to find content.” - Justine Waddell, founder of @kinoklassika on the upcoming launch of @klassiki.online - a free streaming platform for rare cultural content. Catch them tomorrow with Ralph Fiennes, and read more via russianartandculture.com/world-first-streaming-platform-dedicated-to-russian-cinema-launching-in-the-uk/ or the taplink.
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#ralphfiennes #klassiki #kinoklassika #freestreaming #culturalfilms #cinematography #rarecontent #launchtomorrow #comingsoon #watchonlinefree #newplatform #cinemaathome #pandemiccinema #lockdownscreening #russianculture #russiancinema

Music is a primal need, but why are we so inherent

Music is a primal need, but why are we so inherently drawn to it? In @ysavikovskaya’s latest article, she speaks to @nikitasorokine about its significance, the role of the audiences, the relationship of the orchestra and the conductor, the message of the composer and what could be called a musical composition, the primary role of sounds in human nature, and many others. Find it via our taplink or russianartandculture.com/nikita-sorokine-learning-to-understand-music-part-1/
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#classicalmusic #musicalneeds #understandingmusic #readingmusic #humannature #russianculture #russianmusic #composition #contemporarycomposition #contemporaryclassical #contemporaryclassics #newinterview #anthropology

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