The Kingdom of the Flute

We present to your attention the project "The Kingdom of the Flute". This concert took place within the framework of the 1st Open Moscow Festival of Wind Music named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.

Leading soloists of the capital's orchestras, such as Nikolai Popov, Stanislav Yaroshevsky and Elena Mitrofanova - Bolshoi Theater, Alexey Mazur and Evgenia Yaroslavtseva - MGASO, Viktor Khotulev - NFOR, teachers of leading educational institutions of Moscow: Olga Ivusheykova - Moscow Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, Svyatoslav Golubenko - RAM named after Gnessins and other famous flutists will present various types of flutes to the Moscow public.

A unique event of this event was the presentation to the general public of the flute of Emperor Nicholas II, which was presented from his collection by the famous Russian collector, founder of the "Museum of Enlightenment" Vadim Wolfson. The original work of the Italian composer, conductor and musicologist Ferruccio Busoni was performed on this instrument.

As is known, since the reign of Paul I, the tradition of playing the flute has been preserved through the centuries in the Romanov family. All Russian emperors played the flute and the main collection of flutes of the royal family is kept in St. Petersburg.

The teacher of Nicholas II was Fyodor Stepanov, the first Russian professor of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, whose competition will be held in the spring of 2025 in the city on the Neva.

The audience also got acquainted with other types of flutes at the concert - bass, alto and piccolo. The audience was also presented with a wooden flute from the early 20th century, which was played by the grandfather of the organizer of the 1st Open Moscow Festival of Wind Music named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Popov - Lev Ostrovsky, soloist of the Mikhailovsky Theater of St. Petersburg.

The concert will feature the famous Russian flute quartet "Sirinx" under the direction of the vice-rector of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music Svyatoslav Golubenko and the youth flute orchestra under the direction of the honored artist, professor Vladimir Kudri.

The evening's program included works by Russian and foreign classics, as well as music by contemporary composers.

The 1st Open Moscow Festival of Wind Music named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov was held with the support of the Association of Wind and Percussion Instruments "Valery Khalilov Wind Society" and the Russian State Medical Center "Orpheus". The festival was organized by the ANO "Center for Cultural Initiatives of Nikolai Popov"

Moscow. Club of the Moscow Flute Center. October 27, 2024.