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October 21, 2011
METROPOL Group acts as a partner of the gala-concert of international creative project Stradivarius-dialog
Stradivarius-Dialogue is a unique cultural project of French and
Russian Dialogue Association. The co-presidents of the association
are the president of Russian railroads OJSC Vladimir Yakunin from
Russian part and honorary chairman of Total S.A. Terry
Demare.
Artistic project Stradivarius-dialog served as a symbolic bond
between the previous year of France in Russia and current year of
Italy in Russia. Stradivarius-dialog gala concert became a world
premiere that brought together several masterpieces of the great
master on one stage. On October 20, 2011 five violins, an alto and
a violoncello of Antonio Stradivarius, the great Italian master,
played in the Great Hall of Moscow conservatoire. The legendary
instruments showed their brilliant abilities in the hands of young
musicians representing Russia and France.
Students and postgraduates of Moscow conservatorium competed to
participate in this glorious event. During the gala concert young
laureates of well-known international contests performed together
with Moskovia Chamber orchestra led by Professor Eduard Grach,
People’s Artist of the USSR.
The instruments were provided by State Central museum of musical
culture named after M.Glinka, where State collection of unique
musical instruments of the Russian Federation has been kept since
2010.
“Our rich experience in safe keeping and restoration of musical
instruments shows that in order to live, the instruments must
play. The participants in Stradivarius-Dialog had a rare
possibility to play original instruments made by the unrivalled
Stradivarius” – said Mikhail Bryzgalov, director of State Central
Museum of Musical Culture named after M.Glinka.
Famous French art patron and wine maker Bernard Magre also provided
a unique violin from his collection. He named the masterpiece of
Stradivarius after one of his chateaus – the famous
Fombrauge.
“Artistic and cultural partnership is a part of my values system
representing moral values that I can not deny. When you have a
chance for success you need to share I with someone” – this is the
life motto of Bernard Magre. Institut Culturel, a charity fund
founded by him, supports young talents in the sphere of modern art,
literature and music and in particular is planning an event of the
same kind in France.
“The masterpieces of famous masters should be given to the society
as historical and cultural heritage. This is the main purpose of
Stradivarius-dialog” – specified Alexandr Sokolov, rector of Moscow
conservatoire named after P.Tchaikovsky in the opening
address.
The gala concert of Stradivarius-dialog was organized by Moscow
conservatoire named after P.Tchaikovsky, State Central Museum of
Musical Culture named after M.Glinka and wine trading company
Alianta Group.
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