On March 8 and 9, on Wednesday and Thursday, St. Petersburg Music House and the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in Israel invite to the concerts of the «Embassy of Musical Mastery» project to the International Women's Day. For the Israeli audience young soloists, laureates of international competitions trombonist Mikhail Vinnytskii (piano – laureate of international competitions Lyudmila Nabok) and pianist Andrei Dubov will perform. On March 8, the soloists will perform for the first time at the Akadma Conservatory in Ashdod, where they will also hold master classes for students, and on March 9 – in Russian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv.
 
The festive program consists of a popular classic, demanding a virtuoso performance. The vibrant sound of the trombone awaits listeners in Dane Launi Grøndahl’s Concerto, Improvisation No. 1 of the Uruguayan-German composer Enrique Crespo and Jean-Michel Defaye’s «A la maniere de Brahms». The whole range of piano sound - from exquisite lyrics to symphonic extent – will be covered by Andrey Dubov’s program. The pianist will perform the arrangements of the great Bach’s Ciaccona and the famous romances by Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff program will be followed by Études-tableaux. Colorful scenes of wide folk festival will sound in Three fragments from the ballet "Petrushka" by Igor Stravinsky.
 
Mikhail Vinnitskii, 23. Born in the village Yabluniv, Ternopil Region, Ukraine. Student of the St.Petersburg Conservatory (Class of People's Artist of Russia, Professor Victor Sumerkin). Laureate of the II prize of Mravinsky  International Competition (St.Petersburg, 2014), laureate of the II prize of the All-Russian Musical Competition within the brass quintet. Artist of the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra. Participant of the Music House programs since 2016.
 
Andrey Dubov, 29. Born in Moscow. Graduate of the Gnessins Russian State Academy of Music (class of Professor Sergey Senkov). Winner of the Almaty International Piano Competition (2015) and The Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition (France, 2015). Laureate of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (2016). Participant of the Music House programs since 2008.
 
Concert on March 8:
Akadma Ashdod Conservatory
19.30
Free entrance
Address: “Monart” centre, Derech Erets 8, Ashdod
Tel.: 08-8545135/9    
 
Concert on March 9:
Russian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv
19.00
Free entrance
Address: Tel Aviv, 38 Geula St.
Tel.: +972 (3) 5166242
 
"Embassy of Musical Mastery" – a unique project of the St. Petersburg Music House and "Rossotrudnichestvo", which takes place since 2012 and includes the creative meetings of leading Russian musicians, as well as tours of the young soloists at the Russian Science and Cultural Centers abroad. The next Concert of "Embassy of Musical Mastery" to the International Women's Day will be held in Bethlehem Peace Center on March 10.