At the same time, Anton and Nikolay Rubinstein founded the Russian Musical Society (RMS). A group that called itself "The Mighty Five", headed by Mily Balakirev chose ‘to compose and popularise Russian national traditions in classical music’. In the 19 th century, Russian folk music became the primary source for certain Russian composers. Then in 1648, Tsar Alexis I banned all musical instruments as he believed they were from the devil! Western composers and musicians were invited to perform and their music was celebrated. Musical instruments were forbidden in the Orthodox church.īeginning in the reign of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible 1547 - 1584), the Imperial Court began to witness a transformation of the country from a medieval state into an empire headed by a Tsar. Sacred music drew from the tradition from the Byzantine Empire and was characterised by bell ringing and choral singing. In the Muscovy period (late Middle Ages and the precursor of the Tsars), two major genres of music began to diverge: folk music which was used for entertainment and the sacred music of the Orthodox Church. Archaeologists have uncovered examples of these instruments in the Novgorod region. In the 11 th century, musical instruments began to be incorporated into folk music, with the most popular being stringed instruments such as the gusli or gudok (woodzither). Ritual songs included incantations for weather, crops, weddings and funerals. Slavic tribes, known for their love of music settled in Russia and their songs told the history of the tribe, described the landscape, and the characters of their folk heroes. There were no musical instruments at this time. And wherever I am, I always hear music in my head and heart.Russian folk music dates back as far as the 1 st millennium in the form of songs. I really love to travel, learn something new, it impresses and inspires me and then I want to compose and improvise on my favorite instrument. Share something wonderful, through music I can express my feelings and emotions. Thanks to the piano, I can acquaint the audience with the wonderful music of various composers, show what I can do. I really love to perform at big concerts and always look forward to my release. You can play any kind of music on it, move through time and space without noticing anything around. It sounds like a graceful violin, a gentle flute, an important contrabass or little bells. I think the grand piano is the king of all instruments. I touched the key with my finger and listened to this wonderful sound that this wonderful instrument made and seemed to me all around magical. And as soon as I could reach the keys I was always there for him. In the family, we affectionately called him Muse-Josephine. I grew up with my sister’s classes and concerts. And when I was born, the instrument was in our house. We always had music and I heard everything. And my mother told me that I always reacted differently to the sketches, sonatas and pieces my sister played – sometimes I froze, sometimes I moved actively. My older sister Lisa studied at the same music school to play the piano. When I was under my mother’s heart, I heard what was happening around me. My acquaintance with piano music took place long before my birth. I am very grateful to Ludmila Danilovna, she taught me everything: listen to music and play it. She said that it should stand as if you were holding an apple in your hand, that the instrument had a soul and it can speak and sing.Īnd since then, I can’t imagine myself without playing my favorite instrument. I remember my first lesson, how Ludmila Danilovna put my hand on the piano. She looked at my hand and said: Very good hand! We will try to study. When I met her, I was very young, I was not even four years old. My first piano teacher was Ludmila Danilovna Tikhomirova, Honored Worker of Culture. From the age of three I began to study music at the children’s music school № 1. I study at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory in the class of Professor Natalia Trull.
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