March 4, Friday, 7 pm St. Petersburg Music House and Rossotrudnichestvo invite to Rome at concert of series "Embassy of Musical Mastery". On the International Women's Day eve at the Russian Science and Cultural Center will perform the laureate of Tchaikovsky International Competition (2015) Pavel Milyukov (violin). Piano pieces will perform the laureate of International Competitions Emin Martirosyan.
 
Program - the World's Masterpieces. You will hear the Beethoven's Fourth Violin Sonata, dedicated to the patron Count Moritz von Fries. Unlike other composer's sonatas, the Fourth just win the critics and continues to be a popular piece for violin repertoire. Gentle overflow of bells reminds to Paganini`s "Campanella" from the Second Violin Concert.
You will hear the music of another representative of the Romantic Era – Brahms` First Sonate. It is characterized by an extraordinary insight and dedicated to the sad event - the death of Robert Schumann`s son, who was a friend of Brahms.
   Also, the soloist will also perform the famous  Tchaikovsky`s Waltz-Scherzo. It is believed that the composer was inspired by "Spanish Symphony" of Frenchman Edouard Lalo. The first Sonata performance took place under the direction of the legendary Nikolai Rubinstein, and Tchaikovsky`s student, Polish violinist Stanislav Bartsevich, was awarded to play the solo part.
 
Pavel Milyukov (31 years old). Born in Perm. Graduate of the Moscow Conservatory (class of Professor Vladimir Ivanov). Student of Vienna Conservatory (class of Professor Boris Kushnir). Laureate of the International Competitions: «Kloster Shontal» (Germany), Saratstsi (Greece), Canetti (Hungary), Yampolsky (Moscow), Paganini (Moscow), David Oistrakh (Moscow), International Violin Competition in Astana (Kazakhstan, 2008). In recent years, he was the Winner of All-Russia Music Competition (Moscow, 2010), the Laureate of International Violin Competition in Seoul (South Korea, 2012), the Winner of Aram Khachatryan Competition (Armenia, 2012), the III Prize Winner of International Tchaikovsky Competition. (Moscow, 2015). The Member of St. Petersburg Music House Program since 2007, Soloist of the Moscow Philharmonia since 2012.
 
Russian Science and Cultural Center in Rome
Beginning at 7.30 pm
Admission Free
Address: 6 Piazza Benedetto Cairoli
Phone: +39-06-888-16-333
 
"Embassy of Musical Mastery" is 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.
 
St. Petersburg Music House is the federal cultural institution, established in 2006 to prepare young Russian musicians for international competitions and festivals, occupies The Palace of Grand Duke Alexis Romanov at 122 Moika River Bank.
Artistic director is famous cellist, People's Artist of Russia, professor Sergei Roldugin. 2015/2016 Season for Music House is Anniversary Year. It will celebrate 10 Years on February 3, 2016.
For more information visit: www.spdm.ru