Where do you usually spend your leisure time:at home on the couch, in company with a TV? Plunging into the abyss of the passions of the next series at the computer? Maybe go to the movies or visit? Of course, there are still theaters, exhibitions, museums. But why do not you spend a free evening at a concert of classical music? Today the Small Hall of the Conservatory can offer the same rich cultural program, like other outstanding European halls.
Unfortunately, today sold out at the concertClassical music is a great rarity, although earlier music education was considered an indispensable condition for the full and harmonious development of the personality. The piano stood in almost every slightly wealthy family, and music lessons were part of the daily education program for children. Musicians still longingly remember the First Competition. Tchaikovsky, when literally the whole country watched him on TV and radio. Now events in the world of classical music fragmentary reach us in the form of rare flashes of stretch marks over the road, and sometimes with a billboard in the subway we catch the stern look of a famous musician, often from a very narrow list.
But in fact, a trip to the concert hall is an exciting and exciting action! Only there you will be able to receive emotions that you will not get anywhere else, by joining the mystery of Music.
Moscow Conservatory was founded by Russianpianist Nicholas Rubinstein, brother of Anton, who, in turn, opened the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Initially, it was located in the mansion of Baroness Cherkasova on Vozdvizhenka. It received its historic 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 large hall was opened in 1901.
Цель реставрации, которая длилась полгода, consisted in the restoration of the historic interiors of the small hall and its acoustics. The building was almost in a state of emergency, so first of all the foundation was strengthened, then all the supporting structures. A huge amount of soil was removed from the hall manually. When the restoration of the ceiling began and the workers removed the whitewash, the panel of the artist N. Egorev appeared in their eyes. In Soviet times, they saw a religious motive, so they closed it down.
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 walls in the foyer, lined with wooden panels, again became light green.
AND.Antonenko, the head of the restoration project, was most afraid to break the acoustics of the hall and damage the organ standing there. Since it is impossible to remove this instrument, fine dust from the work could have accumulated on its pipes. Fortunately, the fears were not confirmed. Organists claim that it began to sound even better than before.
The Small Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory is alwaysfamous for its stunning acoustics, in every corner of it was heard the thinnest pianissimo. As noted by many musicians who performed there after the restoration, this quality of the hall remained the same. In order to achieve even greater authenticity, new Viennese chairs were placed in the stalls. They quench the extra vibrations and allow the sound to fly freely into the hall.
The small hall of the conservatory accommodates about 500 people.The small size dictates the nature of the concerts that take place there. Mostly chamber ensembles perform here, vocal music nights are held. Pianists love this hall for its amazing acoustics and amazing, intimate atmosphere and often choose it for their solo concerts. Very often, the Small Hall of the Conservatory provides its stage for the class parties of the Moscow State Conservatory professors, where you can listen to the performances of young talents.
Unique acoustics, the ability to conductInternet broadcasts around the world online have long ensured this place to be among the best European concert venues. A fairly affordable ticket price allows you to make it one of the regular places for the evening.
