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"Lark"
Grieg – Ginsburg
"Peer Gynt" – Suite No. 1 from the music for the drama by G.Ibsen
Moscow Philharmonic Society begins live broadcasts of concerts without an audience from the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. The initiative was supported by leading Russian musicians, several collectives, musicologists and hosts of classical music concerts Artyom Vargaftik and Yaroslav Timofeev.
The broadcast program keeps being compiled. In addition to the concerts already indicated in the schedule, performances of the Chamber Orchestra of Russia, pianists Boris Berezovsky, Nikolai Lugansky, Dmitry Masleev, Philipp Kopachevsky, Alexey Melnikov, violinist Pavel Milyukov, guitarist Artyom Dervoed are planned.
The live broadcasts start at 19.00. Then the recording will be available in our video catalogue. All concerts will be held in one part.
Dmitry Masleev was born in Ulan-Ude in 1988. In 2011 graduated from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (class of Mikhail Petukhov), in 2014–2015 trained at the International Piano Academy Lake Como (Italy).
Prize-winner at the International Adilia Alieva Piano Competition (Gaillard, France, 2010; 1st prize), the Roma International Piano Competition (2011; Chopin Prize), the Antonio Napolitano International Piano Competition (Salerno, Italy, 2013; 1st prize), All-Russian Music Competition (2014; 3rd prize). In 2015 he won 1st prize and the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, following which he began to collaborate with illustrious orchestras throughout the world. Recipient of the State Prize of the Republic of Buryatia (2015). Honoured Artist of the Republic of Buryatia (2015). In January 2017 he made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Frequently tours to cities in Germany and France. On several occasions he has appeared at the Gasteig in Munich and the Philharmonie de Paris; has collaborated with the Münchner Symphoniker and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Has given recitals at the Philharmonie de Paris and the Fondation Louis Vuitton, has toured with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Mikko Franck to countries in Asia and has taken part in festivals in Lucerne, Montreux, Verbier, La Roque-d’Anthéron, Beauvais, Rheingau, Bad Kissingen, the Mariinsky International Piano Festival, the Stars of the White Nights festival, the Klavierfestival Ruhr and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival. Has appeared at the Wiener Konzerthaus with the Wiener KammerOrchester, at London’s Cadogan Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and many other venues.
In October 2017 Melodiya label released the pianist’s first solo album featuring works by Domenico Scarlatti, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The disc entered the Spotify Top Classical charts and received a Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. In December 2019 Melodiya released a new album (Rapid Movement) by the pianist featuring Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Alexander Tsfasman’s Suite for Piano and Orchestra and Nikolai Kapustin’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Radio and TV journalist Artyom Vargaftik was born in 1971 in Moscow. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory’s Academic School of Music and the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, then completed a postgraduate course at the Moscow Conservatory. He taught cello history at the Gnessin Academy of Music in 1997–2000 and was a trainer of music journalism in 2003–2006.
While still a student, he began working on the radio as a correspondent, presenter, and creator of musical programs. His programs Orchestra Pit and Music Scores Never Burn on the Kultura TV channel brought him a wide recognition. Both projects were awarded with TEFI national television awards in 2003 and 2004, respectively.
From 1994 to 2003, Artyom Vargaftik worked as a music journalist on the Echo of Moscow radio, and since 2003 he has been a columnist for Kultura Radio and Radio of Russia. He has taken part in numerous festivals and concerts in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Samara, Saratov, Kazan, and other Russian cities. He has been a regular concert presenter at festivals led by Boris Andrianov, such as Vivacello and Musical Expedition.
In 2007, he began to collaborate with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and their active collaboration is still ongoing (in the 2021/22 season, Artyom is creating and hosting The Story of a Masterpiece series). Artyom Vargaftik is also a regular host of concert programs at the Moscow International House of Music.