In the capital ended the memorial festival of Nikolai Petrov

MOSCOW. Nikolai Petrov is the winner, who subjugated his time in music.

The annual memorial festival of virtuoso pianist Nikolai Petrov was successfully held in Moscow. In fact, it did not begin on April 15, but the day before. Bach played in the Great Hall of the Conservatory. In honor of the 73rd birthday of Nikolai Arnoldovich and in memory of him. On the stage this evening were representatives of different generations. Those with whom Petrova had long-standing friendship and cooperation - Alexander Gindin and Dmitry Kogan, and very young musicians - Kaluga Youth Symphony Orchestra. Alexander Sheftelievich has been leading him since last year. The great pianist devoted much time and attention to discovering new names and supporting young talents. The Tchaikovsky Conservatory, of which he was a professor for many years, was no exception. The charity foundation founded by him in the crisis of 1998 helped older musicians and teachers to stay afloat in the most difficult years. This festival has become a dedication to the centennial of Alma Mater Petrova.

The festival program, which lasted from April 15 to 19, had many surprises and discoveries for the sophisticated Moscow audience. She was able to hear the “battle of the choirs” - the chamber conservative and Tula state, the same age as Petrov. The performances of young and experienced vocalists and instrumentalists - Daniil Kramer, Alisa Gitsba, Mikhail Turpanov and Nikita Mndoyants, Alexander Vetukh, friends, students, like-minded Nikolai Petrov, helped create the creative atmosphere he cherished. Classes with him, in which music prodigies received invaluable advice and a thorough “debriefing” without discounts at a young age, were universities for his students.

Back in 1967, the famous musicologist Viktor Delson talked about Petrov’s limitless and amazing possibilities. A brilliant memory allowed him to avoid inaccuracies in the game, which he considered absolutely unacceptable for himself. He did not exhaust himself with scales after the initial stage of the music school, finding everything necessary for improving technology in works from his vast repertoire. Ironically, he called himself a terrible lazy person. He admired Arthur Rubinstein, who harmoniously combined Mozartian lightness in relation to life and an incredibly successful career.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru