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The Belgorod Philharmonic closes its anniversary season

On June 8, 2017, the closing of the 50th season will take place in the Great Hall of the Belgorod State Philharmonic. Four leading orchestras of the Philharmonic will perform on stage - a symphony orchestra, an orchestra of Russian folk instruments, a concert orchestra of wind instruments, big- band No Commentand soloists. On the eve of an important event, let's take stock of the outgoing season.

The Belgorod Philharmonic, which according to the latest data is included in the ranking of the country's leading concert organizations, - a place where large and small musical groups, soloists from Russia and the world, professionals and music lovers unite. Classics and jazz, modern youth projects and academic music coexist here. It is surprising that in such a small city, whose population is not even four hundred thousand inhabitants, its own culture of listening to music has developed, its own performers and composers, musicologists and music researchers have appeared.

One of the main assets of the Philharmonic is musical projects aimed at involving listeners of all ages. In 2016-2017 The range of festivals held at philharmonic venues has expanded.

First Youth Arts Festival "Floors" became a real discovery for Belgorod residents and guests of the city! On five floors - platforms of a multi-level art space - fascinating performances unfolded (starting from the “Jazz Cellar” in the basement of the Philharmonic, ending with the “Art Veranda” on the 5th floor). It was a real celebration of the arts, the main heroes of which were young people. Three festival days in September 2016 included cultural events in five main areas: music, cinema, literature, choreography, theater. Among the festival participants are both Belgorod residents and artists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kharkov and other cities - choreographer Alexander Mogilev, jazz singer Kristina Kovaleva, actors of the Spichka Theater and the BGADT named after. Shchepkina, group N.E.V.A. On April 12, 2017, the youth arts festival “Etazhi” became the winner VI Interregional festival of the event industry “Event-breakthrough 2016”, held in Nizhny Novgorod, in the category “Best Event in the field of art and culture” and was awarded the Grand Prix.

For the fifth time in November 2016, the Belgorod public greeted the festival "Sheremetev Musical Assemblies" , which during the anniversary season was dedicated to the art of the Silver Age. The cultural event is supported by the Fund for the Development of Classical Musical Art in the Belgorod Region. Within the walls of the Philharmonic, outstanding representatives of three art forms demonstrated their skills - music, poetry and ballet. The festival was opened with a performance by the Belgorod Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Honored Artist of Ukraine Rashit Nigamatullin, a chamber choir under the direction of Elena Alekseeva, Honored Artist of the Republic of Karelia Vladimir Tselebrovsky (baritone, St. Petersburg) and People's Artist of Russia, pianist Nikolai Lugansky. The literary and musical performance “You Don’t Become a Memory” was presented by People’s Artist of Russia Valery Barinov, Honored Artist of Russia Olga Kabo, accompanied by Honored Artist of Russia Matvey Kostolevsky (viola). At the closing of the festival, the most striking scenes from the ballet repertoire of Sergei Diaghilev’s “Russian Seasons” were performed by prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Yulia Makhalina and soloists of the Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theaters.

The IV Festival took place in January "Christmas Choral Assemblies", which for the first time brought together the youngest performers of the best choral groups in the region, performing on the same stage with adult participants. The festival is held annually as part of the project “Development of mass choral performance in the Belgorod region.”

At the beginning of spring VI International Music Festival BelgorodMusicFest “Borislav Strulev and friends” once again gathered friends and like-minded people from around the world. The program included a kaleidoscope of musical genres, premiere performances, and new names. The festival featured four concerts, master classes, creative meetings with artists, a photo exhibition by Kirill Simakov, and an innovative art project by Borislav Strulev ArtCello. Among the world-famous stars are Nino Katamadze (Georgia) and the INSIGHT group, Anna Aglatova (soprano), Sergei Semishkur (tenor), Vladimir Magomadov (countertenor), Denis Buryakov (US flute), Mikhail Venshchikov (ballet), Arkady Schilkloper (Germany) ), Ludovic Beyer trio, Tammy McCann (jazz vocals, USA).

In June 2017, immediately after the end of the concert season, Belgorod residents will witness a new project - The First International Festival of Carillon Music "Belgorod Ringing" . Seven concerts in Belgorod, Gubkin, Stary Oskol, the villages of Prokhorovka and Dubovoe, carillonists from Russia and Belgium, performances by the Shadows fire mystery theater, dance groups and unusual surprises await visitors to the unique festival. Few people know that the Belgorod carillon is the only mobile carillon in Russia, one of the three concert carillons in the country today. The initiator of the carillon festival in Belgorod is the soloist of the Belgorod Philharmonic, laureate of international competitions Timur Khaliullin, whose student Anastasia Khlyupina received a grant to hold the Belgorod Ringing Festival.

The central musical event of the 50th season was anniversary concert of the Philharmonic on December 15, in which Leading philharmonic groups and soloists took part.

The anniversary coincided with a series of anniversaries of the Philharmonic artists. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Nina Strizhova, the owner of a strong, bright, timbre-rich mezzo-soprano, celebrated the 20th anniversary of her creative activity with two concerts. Belgorod jazz master Vladimir Uvarov and his big- band No Comment: his 70th anniversary, 50 years in music and the 15th anniversary of the band. The anniversary creative evening was celebrated by Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Olga Tsymbalist. The song and dance ensemble “Belogorye”, widely known throughout Russia, whose permanent leader is Natalya Chendeva, celebrated its 45th anniversary.

An anniversary creative evening was held for the chief conductor of the orchestra of Russian folk instruments, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, artistic director of the Philharmonic Evgeniy Aleshnikov

The performance of premieres is always attractive to listeners. Among the programs of the 50th season, works written specifically for the Belgorod Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments and the Belgorod Carillon stood out. One of these is Partita No. 2 “Maktub” with solo accordion and carillon by the modern Belgorod composer Artyom Nizhnik (soloists - Alexander Sakharchuk (bayan) and Timur Khaliullin (carillon)). Another premiere - "The Power of the North" Moscow composer Dmitry Kalinin. Both compositions were performed at the anniversary recital of Evgeny Aleshnikov.

Held world ppremiere four-part composition by Artem Nizhnik "Alchemist" for an orchestra of Russian folk instruments and a reader based on the famous novel of the same name by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho.

First a cello suite based on themes from the musical was performed "Catherine the Great" composer Sergei Dreznin within VI International music festival BelgorodMusicFest “Borislav Strulev and friends”. Also premiered was a composition by contemporary British composer Michael Nyman "Memorial".

The anniversary season of the Belgorod Philharmonic presented listeners with about 30 subscriptions. Some of the most remarkable evenings are associated with the performances of the Philharmonic soloist, winner of international competitions Galina Zolnikova (soprano), whose name was given the title of “Belgorod prima donna”. The famous Russian baritone, laureate of international competitions Sergei Plyusnin presented a joint program together with soloists of the Philharmonic and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, accompanist Lyudmila Petrova. “Half a Century with the Piano” is one of the most significant programs of the pianist, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation Irina Sokolova.

Among the most striking programs of the orchestra of Russian folk instruments are performances by the group with famous performers Ekaterina Mochalova, Ivan Kuznetsov, Vladislav Kosarev, Alena Bikkulova.

The Mezzo Music Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Natalya Borovik, presented the programs “Music of Love”, “Baroque Music”, “From Classics to Contemporary”, as well as “Seasons”, in which the winner of international competitions Yulia Igonina, one of the most sought-after violinists in the country, took part , who performed the Belgorod premiere of Sergei Akhunov’s composition “The Seasons”. The group performed in December at the Moscow International House of Music together with Daniil Kramer and Alevtina Polyakova (Moscow), and as part of the BelgorodMusicFest festival with Nino Katamadze and Arkady Shilkloper.

Among the numerous programs of the symphony orchestra are performances of works dedicated to the anniversaries of major composers: the 110th anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Shostakovich, the 125th anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev, the 135th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky. The program of pianist, winner of international competitions Andrei Yaroshinsky was dedicated to the 260th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Mozart.

Artists of the Belgorod Philharmonic - award winners: Vera Tokaeva - laureate of the "Youth of the Belgorod Region" award in 2016, Galina Zolnikova - scholarship recipient of the Government of the Russian Federation in 2016, laureate of the Prokhorovskoe Field award in 2016, Alexander Sakharchuk - scholarship recipient of the Government of the Russian Federation in 2017, Yuri Fukalov, Evgeniy Dobrov, Nikolai Biryukov are laureates of the Prokhorovskoye Pole Prize 2016.

The Belgorod Organ Hall is a place of attraction for leading organists in Russia and Europe. During the anniversary season in Belgorod they performed Alexey Shevchenko, Elizaveta Panchenko, Evgenia Krivitskaya, Matthias Dreissig(Germany), Henry Fairs(Great Britain), Hayo Bourema(Holland). Belgorod organist Timur Khaliullin together with the soloists of the Philharmonic, he prepared several dozen bright concert programs that enjoyed constant success with the public.

The Belgorod Philharmonic in the 50th season is a platform for socially significant events for the region and the country, including the creation of a regional branch of the Association of Brass Bands and Percussionists on Brass and Percussion Instruments “Wind Society” (chairman of the Belgorod branch is the chief conductor of the concert orchestra of brass instruments of the Philharmonic, Yuri Merkulov ).

“Musical Fidgets” is a new phenomenon in the creative activities of the Philharmonic in addition to the existing children's subscriptions. This is a good project of cultural, musical and entertaining leisure for young children and their parents.

In the anniversary season, outstanding and young musicians of the country performed at the Belgorod Philharmonic: Vladimir Spivakov and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Ildar and Askar Abdrazakov, Nikolai Lugansky, Nikita Borisoglebsky, Philip Kopachevsky, Ailen Pritchin, Alexander Ramm, Anton Baranov, Konstantin Shamray, Daniel Zaretsky and etc.

Half a century is the beginning of the journey. There are new stellar victories, creative achievements, and performances by brilliant soloists ahead. With great pleasure, the Belgorod Philharmonic invites all music connoisseurs and music lovers of the country to its concert halls in the new 51st season!

Music observer of the BGF Marina ANDREIKINA

Photos courtesy of the BGF press service

It’s funny to say, but 5 years ago I considered an invitation to go to a concert at the Philharmonic to be a dubious pleasure. And now I can hardly imagine what it’s like not to listen to classical music performed live!?

Two and a half years of work at the Philharmonic greatly changed my attitude towards classical, folk, brass, choral and pop art, introduced me to the work of classical and contemporary composers, and gave me the opportunity to hear live many world-famous musicians and soloists, famous groups.

Therefore, as soon as the Belgorod Philharmonic presented 23 subscription programs for the next season on its website, I immediately went to study them. By the way, until April 24, there are discounts of up to 25% on subscriptions. And on April 23, from 15:00, presentations of concert programs of soloists and groups will be held in the Great and Organ Halls.

I note that the next concert season of the Philharmonic is 2016-2017. - anniversary. The region's main concert venue is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This means that fans of classical, folk, brass, and jazz music can expect large-scale festivals, vibrant concert programs, meeting new artists and meetings with Belgorod residents’ favorite musicians.

Are there those here who have not yet understood the system of Philharmonic subscriptions and do not understand why they are needed at all? I'm telling you! (Warning, a lot of text!)

Symphony Orchestra(chief conductor - Honored Artist of Ukraine Rashit Nigamatullin, conductor - Dmitry Filatov) invites everyone to the concerts included in the most popular subscription No. 2 “Symphonic hits”, which appeared last season with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, subscription No. 30 “Stars of the 21st Century” , as well as the new subscription series No. 3 “Masterpieces of World Music”.

During the anniversary season for the Philharmonic, we will meet with famous Moscow performers - violinists Nikita Borisoglebsky and Ailen Pritchin, pianists Andrei Yaroshinsky, Konstantin Shamray, Philip Kopachevsky, as well as cellist Alexander Ramm. The evening programs will feature music from Spain and Russia, masterpieces of opera and ballet, dedications to anniversaries - Dmitry Shostakovich (110 years since his birth), Sergei Prokofiev (125 years since his birth), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (260 years since his birth).

(chief conductor - Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation Evgeny Aleshnikov) traditionally offers two subscriptions in Belgorod - No. 12 “Meetings on Thursdays with an orchestra of Russian folk instruments” and No. 17 “Musical miniatures” (orchestra artists performing), as well as a subscription in Stary Oskol - No. 14 “Musical meetings”.

The subscription will open on the bright anniversary evening of maestro Evgeniy Aleshnikov. During the season, together with the orchestra, we will hear the favorite of Belgorod residents - laureate of international competitions, participant in the art project “Tenor of the 21st Century” Alexander Zakharov (tenor, Moscow), as well as theater and film actress Alena Bikkulova (St. Petersburg), known to listeners from television series “The Taste of Pomegranate”, “Tatiana’s Day”, “Gangster Petersburg”.

As part of the “Musical Miniatures” series, listeners will meet with members of the Bis Quartet and Tokayev Quartet, Tamara Kuznetsova, Nadezhda Bondarenko, Galina Zolnikova, Oksana Nikitina, Mikhail Pidruchny and soloists of ORNI.

My favorite philharmonic group is a laureate of international festivals and competitions concert wind orchestra(chief conductor - Yuri Merkulov, conductor - Alexander Yagovdik) will delight us in his subscription No. 15 “Reflection of Time”.

During the season, we come to listen to popular classics - works by Dvorak, Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Gershwin, songs from the repertoire of Muslim Magomayev, Valery Obodzinsky, Evgeny Martynov, as well as the best dance music in the programs “March, Waltz, Tango, and foxtrot..." and "Spanish Fiesta".

Subscription No. 29 “Jazz for All Seasons” appeared last season and immediately became popular among fans of jazz music. Performed by big band No Comment(chief conductor - Vladimir Uvarov, conductor - Igor Ovcharov) and soloists Arina Gunter and Ekaterina Novikova, the music of the greatest B. Goodman, C. Basie, D. Ellington, T. Jones, G. Goodwin, S. Kenton, famous compositions from the repertoire of jazz divas - Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Diana Schur. And on New Year’s holidays, the band will traditionally invite you to celebrate “Christmas in Jazz Style” with the musicians.

Fans of vocal music in the new season, instead of 4 subscriptions, will receive 3 subscription series - No. 9 “Vocal evenings with friends”, No. 22 “Singing dream” (vocal and choral subscription) and No. 26 “Evenings by candlelight” (musical literary meetings).

IN All of them from the Small and Large Halls will move to the Organ Hall, where the voices of the Philharmonic soloists - Evgeny Grigoriev, Vladimir Boyko, Svetlana Lomonosova, Nina Strizhova, Natalya Pashun, Natalya Voskresenskaya, Galina Zolnikova, Oksana Nikitina, Nikolai Biryukov, Elina Pisarenko, Oleg Kulikov and guests the stars will sound to the accompaniment of the piano Lyudmila Petrova And Irina Sokolova, and also together with the organ Timur Khaliullin.

There are many good concerts, so I will only say about those that I liked.

As part of subscription No. 9 “Vocal evenings with friends,” we are waiting for a concert in memory of Galina Vishnevskaya (90 years since her birth), in which the soloist of the Bolshoi Theater, graduate of the Vishnevskaya Center for Opera Singing, laureate of international competitions Sergei Plyusnin (baritone) will take part. Do you remember when he came to Belgorod to take part in a concert performance of the opera “Iolanta” by P. I. Tchaikovsky? I look forward to meeting this artist again with great anticipation!

Musical and literary meetings within the framework of “Evenings by Candlelight” will be dedicated to the poetry of N. Gumilyov, O. Mandelstam, N. Rubtsov, I. Bunin, I. Brodsky, E. Baratynsky, Y. Polonsky, A. Maykov, A. Tolstoy, L. Meya, K. Balmont. Listeners will experience a real triumph of music and words. The latter will be performed by reader Alexander Voronin.

The vocal and choral subscription “Singing Dream” will give Belgorod residents meetings with chamber choir Philharmonic (chief conductor - Elena Alekseeva) in the programs “From Christmas to Christmas” and “Knights of the Stage”. And of course, meetings with Galina Zolnikova and Oksana Nikitina in the Soprano - mezzo-soprano program. By the way, this subscription is another favorite of mine!

In the next season, the Philharmonic replaced subscription No. 4 “Chamber Evenings” with a new cycle - No. 33 “Music Salon”. The special atmosphere of the music salon will be recreated in the Organ Hall, where piano and guitar works will be performed in solo and ensemble performances by Russian musicians Andrei Yaroshinsky, Dmitry Filatov, Konstantin Shamray, Oleg Ivanov, Alexander Parfenov, and the Mezzo Music chamber orchestra conducted by Natalia Borovik. The authors of the subscription claim that even the most refined audience will like it!

Irina Sokolova’s author’s subscription No. 20 “Romance with the Piano” will also move to the Organ Hall. The pianist invites fans to her anniversary recital “Half a Century with the Piano,” and also invites her to celebrate together the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great pianist Emil Gilels.

For its youngest listeners, the Philharmonic has prepared programs as part of subscriptions No. 5 “Symphonic matinees for children and parents” and No. 13 “Visiting the orchestra of Russian folk instruments.”

Listeners are invited to get acquainted with the famous symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf,” the music for which was written by Sergei Prokofiev, and the wonderful fairy tale “Mowgli” by Rudyard Kipling, which will be performed to the wonderful music of Sofia Gubaidulina. No less interesting will be children's programs performed by an orchestra of Russian folk instruments.

Take your child to the Philharmonic and get many new and unusual impressions not only from the programs, but also from your child’s encounter with music!

For older children, choose family subscription No. 23 “Family and Music”. The Philharmonic invites you to spend Sunday with the whole family together with the No Comment big band, the Belogorye song and dance ensemble and the concert wind orchestra.

Lectures and concerts by the Philharmonic musicologist Natalia Giryavenko in the Organ Hall this season, the public liked it so much that the Philharmonic offered her author’s subscription No. 32 “Natalia Giryavenko tells...”

In the program “Under the Arches of Cathedrals” in 2016-217. We are waiting for a fascinating excursion into the history of European organ art, an evening “You, Mozart, God ...”, dedicated to the 260th anniversary of the birth of W. Mozart, and a lecture-concert “The Organ and the 20th Century”, which will help to understand the features of the organ art of the 20th century centuries.

On the Philharmonic website you can get acquainted with all the programs, as well as subscriptions that take place in Stary Oskol and Gubkin.

There are still questions - ask, I will answer with pleasure!

Season tickets for the 50th concert season

Subscription No. 2 “Symphonic hits”

The 50th anniversary concert season will give music lovers only the best! Subscription No. 2 “Symphonic hits” - one of the most beloved and popular subscriptions of the Belgorod State Philharmonic - prepares new unforgettable encounters with beauty for listeners! Masterpieces of world piano, symphonic, opera and ballet classics will be performed by the Belgorod Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Honored Artist of Ukraine Rashit Nigamatullin and Dmitry Filatov. Moscow pianist Konstantin Shamray, as well as Philharmonic soloists Galina Zolnikova and Oksana Nikitina will take part in the subscription concerts.

On November 11, the subscription will open with music from Spain. Getting acquainted with the enchanting canvases of temperamental Spanish music of the 19th-20th centuries will be bright and brilliant. Original works by Spanish composers Manuel de Falla (suite “Love Enchantress”), Jeronimo Jimenez (interlude from zarzuela “The Wedding of Luis Alonso”), Preludes by Ruperto Chapi and Federico Chueca will delight you with their novelty - these will be Belgorod premieres. These works were performed by the orchestra on tour in Spain and Portugal.

On December 7, listeners will enjoy an evening of Russian music. The “Russia” program will feature Symphony No. 1 in G minor by Vasily Kalinnikov, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The symphony has 4 parts, which present images of Russian nature and light lyrics. Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra by Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by the laureate of international competitions Konstantin Shamray (piano, Moscow) is the most performed and most beloved concert by the public of the great Russian composer...

On February 3, the stage of the Great Hall of the Philharmonic will turn for one evening into a magnificent venue for Her Majesty the Opera. Masterpieces of world opera classics - arias and ensembles from operas by Russian and foreign composers - will be performed by laureates of international competitions Galina Zolnikova (soprano) and Oksana Nikitina (mezzo-soprano) accompanied by the Belgorod Symphony Orchestra.

The subscription will end on April 7 with the program “Anthology of Russian Ballet”. The wonderful ballet music of Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Gliere, Amirov, Gavrilin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich... will sound expressive and reverent, lyrically transparent and dynamically powerful.

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San Sanych — 02/20/2017

I attended an organ concert for the first time in my life. I have never heard such a loud and melodic organ sound. Timur is a professional in his field! He masterfully performed famous works on such an instrument.

Marina — 04/08/2015

Today the Philharmonic performed at school No. 11 with a military theme. The price for tickets is 150 rubles, and previously 120 rubles, have they become more expensive? And the artists are not Philharmonic, they passed off as the Philharmonic - it’s a scam, you need to figure it out...

Elena – 02/08/2014

Julia, I can’t help but respond to your review. It’s all completely untrue - the actors’ makeup was excellent, we could even see it from afar, the characters had a hint of the Olympics, but were not Olympic at all, the word “Olympics” was never even mentioned! Santa Claus had both a mustache and a beard. And lastly, if you decided that the final song was about evil, then you only watched half of the performance. Our children really enjoyed the performance. Good luck to you!

Rimma – 03-01-2014

I dream of going to an organ music concert. The building and interior are amazing!

Yulia — 01/02/2014

HELLO. I watched the New Year's performance 2014 with my child. HACK. The costumes were put together, as they say, what happened. The Olympic characters are hardly recognizable, a donkey, an evil tiger cat, someone with round ears. The actors had no makeup. Santa Claus - without a mustache with burgundy face. The climax is a song about how EVIL will win!! The child cried with fear!! GONE.

Evgeniy — 30-10-2012

There are many shortcomings in the building, like the cultural center of our city, but there is little smell of culture. Why they made a wardrobe downstairs is still not clear. Ticket prices are very high, but here, so to speak, there is no money - don’t go. And recently, we booked tickets for October 15th, when we arrived at the box office we were told that they were accidentally given to the wrong people, also with the same name. We had to buy a ticket for 3000 rubles, the cashier never came to meet us, the old ones were 2200 rubles.

Lyudmila — 10/24/2012

It’s a beautiful building both outside and inside. But the fact that there isn’t a single chair or banquette in the foyer where you can sit while waiting for friends cancels everything out. It’s painful to watch how elderly women stand in the foyer with a cane and look for something to lean on or sitting on the cold steps in front of the Philharmonic and an even sadder sight is when they barely climb these high steps from the cloakroom with a cane to the balcony. True, they say that there is an elevator somewhere, but no one could show it. It’s a shame for these elderly people who, because of this, will not be able to attend such wonderful concerts.

Tatyana — 09/21/2012

Yesterday I was at the Philharmonic at the concert “Organists of German Cathedrals”. By the way, the winner of international competitions, Wolfgang Abendroth, spoke. I admire the performer, the concert is good. But the organization spoiled the impression. Firstly, for some reason, towards the end of the performance, the assistant who was turning over the music book disappeared somewhere. As a result, Wolfgang was forced to flip through his own sheet music and play the organ at the same time, which is not easy, given the specifics of the instrument. Secondly, some kind of indistinct game happened with the lighting in the hall. During the performance, the main light was first dimmed, the blue backlight was turned on, at the end, the backlight was removed for the duration of applause, and the main light was turned on. This is how it should be in general. However, for some reason, in the end, all these manipulations with light were apparently considered unnecessary, and the works were performed in full light. And at the end of the concert, when Wolfgang expressed a desire to communicate with the audience, who called him for an encore, of course, he did it in his native German. However, for some reason, there was no translator assigned to him. What exactly he wanted to convey to the viewer, one can only guess, unless of course you speak German. Well, as far as I know, when an artist of this level, and indeed of any level, is invited, it is customary for him to organize the presentation of flowers after the concert. This is done at the expense of the inviting organization, in case none of the spectators donate bouquets. The Philharmonic didn’t worry about this either. So I’m wondering if Wolfgang will still want to come to Belgorod or will he prefer another city? Although Belgorod is a regional center, the organization of this and similar events is sometimes worse than in some run-down general store. That's why this is so, dear Belgorod residents?

Anna -08/21/2012 — 08/21/2012

Yesterday's incident (08/20/2012) forced me to leave a review. A young man and I were sitting on a bench on the territory of the Philharmonic, (which is not at all prohibited), a security guard came up to us and warned that there were cameras installed there and that we should behave civilly, we took this into account, although we were a little surprised by this, we just sat and We were talking, after which a man immediately approached without introducing himself, began talking in a raised tone, threatening that everything was being recorded on camera, and that everything we were doing here he would post on YouTube tomorrow. I was shocked, I tried to enter into a dialogue with him, but he he started talking and gesticulating even louder, and the smell of alcohol came from him, the young man and I were about to leave and then the guard came up again and started talking behind the cameras again, I asked who the man was, and it turned out to be the head of security, I asked why they at the workplace they are intoxicated, the security guard did not answer anything, he simply walked away! I have long wanted to visit the Philharmonic, but after this, I made certain conclusions! And I hope the administration will take appropriate measures regarding the “valiant” security!

Natalie – 10/31/2011

Firstly (not at the address, but about a sore point), it’s a shame that the children were kicked out of the recreation center. Having studied in this building as a child for 10 years, coming here now, I hoped to at least somehow justify this act of the city authorities. Perhaps that’s why I can’t objectively assess the feasibility of financial investments. I can’t say that the inside is very chic and worth it. Normal renovation (why wasn’t it done before? Not good for children?), nice, chandeliers, the design of the hall is suitable, you can see it well was (from the 5th row).
But in some places, as the Zheleznodorozhnikov Palace of Culture used to be, it remains the same. The dressing room itself is locked in a room into which it is not even possible to enter after the concert, because It’s cramped and stuffy. Having decided after the concert to wait out those eager to quickly push through, we went to the Melodiya cafe to drink tea, where the cloakroom teacher soon came running, saying, ah-ah-ah, who’s naughty here, we need to pick up our things first, and then sit down. The cafe itself does not have much variety. And the interior! Any Soviet cultural center would have coveted the curtains and tablecloths)) It’s clear that they tried, but in some places it turned out to be rustic with Soviet service.