Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire Explained

Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire is a public music conservatory in Petrozavodsk, the Republic of Karelia, Russia.^[1]

The Petrozavodsk Conservatoire has around 100 faculty members and provides undergraduate and postgraduate training in music to its 600 students.^[2]

The Petrozavodsk Conservatoire has two associated orchestras and a choir:^[3] Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Folk Instruments Orchestra and Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Academic Choir^[4]

History

The Petrozavodsk Conservatoire was founded in 1967 as a branch of the Saint-Petersburg Conservatory and became an independent higher education institution in 1991.  

In 2013 it was named after the Russian composer Alexander Glazunov, former director of Saint-Petersburg Conservatory.^[5]

Directors and rectors

• Georgi Lapchinski (1967—1971)
• Vladimir Kasatkin (1971—1976)
• Vyachheslav Kalaberda (1977—1997)
• Sergei Sukhov (1997—2002)
• Vladimir Soloviev (2002—2018)^[6]
• Aleksei Kubyshkin (since 2018)^{[7] [8]}

International music competitions

• International Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists^[9]
• International "Silver Sounds" Contest for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion^[10]
• International Folk Instruments Performers Competition "The Cup of the North" named after Albin Repnikov^[11]
• International Alexander Glazunov Youth Music Competition^[12]

Departments^[13]

• Piano Solo
• Chamber Ensemble and Piano Accompaniment
• Strings
• Woodwind, Brass and Percussion instruments
• Folk Instruments
• Vocal Arts
• Conducting
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music History
• Finno-Ugric Music

Alumni

• Alexander Lubyantsev, International Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner
• Yulia Matochkina,^{[14] [15] [16]} International Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner
• Nadezhda Pavlova^[17]
• Arina Vaganova^[18]
• Larisa Gabitova^[19]
• Yuri Klaz^[20]
• Mikhail Totsky^{[21] [22]}
• Valentin Bogdanov^[23]

External links

• http://glazunovcons.ru/

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Culture Russian Federation - Higher Education Institutions Образовательные организации высшего образования. 2021-01-22. culture.gov.ru.
2. Web site: Russian Education Institutions Website - Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire. 2021-01-22. petrozavodsk.ucheba.ru. ru.
3. Web site: Glazunov Conservatoire - Ensembles. 2021-01-22. glazunovcons.ru.
4. Web site: Poulenc Gloria at Mariinsky Theatre - Petrozavodsk Conservatoire Academic Choir. Пуленк. Gloria. 2021-01-22. www.mariinsky.ru.
5. Web site: Glazunov Conservatoire - History. 2021-01-22. glazunovcons.ru.
6. Web site: National Library of the Republic of Karelia - the 50 year anniversary of the Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire Календарь знаменательных дат 2017. 2021-01-22. library.karelia.ru.
7. Web site: 2018-12-06. Muzobozrenie Classical Music News - Appointment of Aleksei Kubyshkin. 2021-01-22. Музыкальное обозрение. ru-RU.
8. Web site: Ministry of Culture Russian Federation - Appointment of Aleksei Kubyshkin. 2021-01-26. culture.gov.ru.
9. Web site: International Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists 2019. 2021-01-22. glazunovcons.ru.
10. Web site: 9th "Silver Sounds" International Ensemble Contest for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion 2021. 2021-01-22. glazunovcons.ru.
11. Web site: Repnikov International Folk Instruments Performers Contest "Cup of the North" (2019). 2021-01-22. glazunovcons.ru.
12. Web site: International Alexander Glazunov Youth Music Competition 2019. 2021-01-22. glazunovcons.ru.
13. Web site: Glazunov Conservatoire - Departments. 2021-01-22. glazunovcons.ru.
14. Web site: Mariinsky Theatre - Yulia Matochkina. 2021-01-22. www.mariinsky.ru.
15. Web site: Bolshoi Theatre - Yulia Matochkina Оперная труппа Большого театра. 2021-01-22. www.bolshoi.ru.
16. Web site: Yulia Matochkina • Salzburger Festspiele. 2021-01-22. Salzburger Festspiele. en-US.
17. Web site: Nadezhda Pavlova Perm Opera and Ballet Theater. 2021-01-22. permopera.ru. en.
18. Web site: Mariinsky Theatre - Arina Vaganova. 2021-01-22. www.mariinsky.ru.
19. Web site: Mariinsky Theatre - Larisa Gabitova. 2021-01-22. www.mariinsky.ru.
20. Web site: Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir – Yuri Klaz, Maestro. 2021-01-29. en-US.
21. Web site: Karelian State Philharmonic - Mikhail Totsky. 2021-02-02. kgfptz.ru. ru-RU.
22. Web site: Ruskeala Symphony Music Festival - Mikhail Totsky. 2021-02-02. www.ruskeala-symphony.com.
23. Web site: 28 January 2021. Mikhailovsky Theatre - Valentin Bogdanov.