Memorial apartment S.T. Richter

12th of February at a press conference in the Svyatoslav Richter Memorial Apartment of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin presented the music program for 2018.

The memorial apartment of Svyatoslav Richter continues the musical and exhibition cycle “The Years of Wanderings of Svyatoslav Richter”, this time dedicated to England and America.

The concerts will be attended by famous performers, “stars” of different generations - Alexander Gindin, and Yuri Martynov, Lyudmila Berlinskaya and Yuri Polubelov, Pyotr Laul and Sergey Kuznetsov, Nikita Mndoyants and Alexey Kurbatov, Alexander Ramm and Evgeny Rumyantsev, Sergey Poltavsky and Daria Filippenko, Alisa Gitsba and Marina Karpechenko, Svetlana Sumacheva and Maria Ostroukhova, Olga Grechko and Dmitry Khromov, guests from foreign countries Arthur Ansel, Hannah Marty and Jack Dzhekovich, ancient and modern music ensembles “NeoBarocco”, “Canto Vivo”, “Rusquartet”, “ Studio of New Music" and other wonderful musicians.

In addition to lectures and concerts, within the framework of the “Literary and Musical Lounge” there will be a performance “Halloween”, or “An Extraordinary Concert”, and the family subscription “Word. Music. A game".

In October 2018, the Svyatoslav Richter Memorial Apartment will open exhibition “Years of wanderings of Svyatoslav Richter. England - America" ​​- based on the funds of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin, other domestic museums, as well as the B. Britten archive in Aldborough (Great Britain).

The exhibition will feature rare archival materials from the collections of Richter and Britten: postcards and letters, posters and concert programs, photographs, sheet music and autographed records, memorial items, portraits and engravings, sketches of scenery and costumes, paintings and graphic works with views of cities and monuments of England and America, captured by artists from different countries.

In addition, the Department of Musical Culture of the Pushkin Museum. A.S. Pushkin is preparing projects for landmark exhibitions in 2018.

Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkina Irina Bakanova:“Department of Musical Culture of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin is a special department. The name of Svyatoslav Richter, with whom he is associated, is dear not only to our museum, but also to the public that has formed around him over many decades. This year we have an extensive program ahead of us. These will be not only concerts, but also lectures and master classes. The musicians taking part in the events not only understand Richter’s value as a performer, but also combine their talent with the ability to work with archival materials - together with our colleagues they study the funds and specially learn the works. Thanks to this, the museum has the opportunity to present rare, exclusive programs.”

Irina Baklanova

Julia De-Klerk

MEMORIAL APARTMENT OF SVYATOSLAV RICHTER POSTER FOR MUSICAL EVENINGS 2018

JANUARY

"American Theater of New Music for Piano"

In a programme: G. Cowell, J. Antheil, J. Cram, La Monte Young, K. Cardew, F. Rzewski

Executor:

Vladimir Ivanov-Rakievsky

Children's art festival "January Evenings"

Admission by invitation only

« Hommage à John Field»

Klavierabend laureate of international competitions Olga Makarova

In a programme: J. Field, M. Glinka, F. Chopin, F. Liszt, G. Fauré,

A. Scriabin, B. Britten

FEBRUARY

"From English and Russian poetry"

In a programme: D. Shostakovich, B. Britten, V. Martynov

Performers:Ekaterina Sycheva(soprano)

Pavel Bykov (baritone)

Nikolai Gladskikh (countertenor)

Igor Stepanich(piano)

"The Old and New Worlds: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"

In a programme: A. Bax, B. Britten, D. Tavener, L. Foss, F. Bridge,

M. Nyman, L. Lieberman, J. Stevenson

Performers:Daria Filippenko(alto)

Irina Stachinskaya(flute)

Ksenia Apalko(piano)

Alexey Sulimov(vocals)

"STELLA MARIS - music of the sea»

In a programme: G.F. Handel, Anonim, G. Purcell, I. Yusupova

Performers: Honored Artist of Russia, People's Artist of Abkhazia,

soloist of the musical theater "HELIKON-OPERA" Alisa Gitsba

and soloists of the ensemble “LA STRAVAGANZA” consisting of -

Svetlana Sheveleva(block flute)

Asya Grechishcheva(lute, theorbo)

Igor Stepanich(piano)

"Pioneers of the American Avant-Garde"

In a programme: Charles Ives and Henry Cowell

Performers: ensemble of soloists "STUDIO OF NEW MUSIC" consisting of -

Mona Haba(piano)

Ekaterina Kichigina(soprano)

Stanislav Malyshev(violin)

Inna Zilberman(violin)

Anna Burchik(alto)

Olga Kalinova(cello)

MARCH

"Musical LondonXVIIIcentury"

In a programme: I.K. Pepusch, K.F. Abel, I.K. Bach, G.F. Handel, G. Finger,

M. Clementi, F.M. Veracini, N. Porpora, N. Matthijs

Performers: ensemble "NEOBAROCCO" consisting of -

Olga Filippova(harpsichord)

Alexander Gulin(viola da gamba, baroque cello)

Asya Grechishcheva(lute, theorbo)

Ekaterina Tugarinova(traverse flute)

Opening of the exhibition “Childhood and adolescence of Svyatoslav Richter”

(exhibits from the pianist’s memorial fund and archive)

Date to be confirmed

"Richter visiting Britten"

(Aldborough Festival programs)

Piano duet winners of international competitions

Peter Laul and Sergei Kuznetsov

In a programme: V.A. Mozart, B. Britten, F. Schubert

Family subscription

"WORD. MUSIC. A GAME"

ConcertI. « In the palaces of the Mediterranean." Music of the European aristocracy

Performers: Anna Toncheva

Anna Shkurovskaya

"Henry Purcell and the English Virginalists"

In a programme: G. Purcell, J. Bull, F. Richardson, P. Phillips, W. Bird

Executor

Yuri Martynov (clavichord)

APRIL

Recital of the laureateXVInternational competition

named after P.I. Tchaikovsky Alexandra Ramma (2nd prize)

In a programme: Benjamin Britten. Three Suites for cello

"American Ragtime and George Crum's Instrumental Theater"

In a programme: S. Joplin, J. Lam, J. Scott, K. Woods, A. Matthews, J. Cram

Executor: laureate of international competitions

Mikhail Mordvinov (piano)

« HommageJohn Cage"

In a programme: D. Cage, D. Cheglakov, T. Mikheeva

Performers:Dmitry Cheglakov(electronics, vocals)

Tatyana Mikheeva(vocals)

"Irish songs and English serenades - a view from afar"

In a programme: A. Dvorak, L.V. Beethoven, V. Silvestrov

Performers:

Ekaterina Kichigina(soprano)

Madina Ruzmatova(violin)

Yuri Polubelov(piano)

Rustam Komachkov(cello)

« Music of today without a dictionary"

In a programme: M. Feldman, T. Ades, P. Nazaykinskaya, G. Briers, M. McConnell,

J. Cage, D. Lang

Performers: laureates of international competitions

Alexey Kurbatov(piano)

Nadezhda Artamonova(violin)

Sergey Poltavsky(alto)

Evgeny Rumyantsev(cello)

Family subscription

"WORD. MUSIC. A GAME"

ConcertII. "Emerald Island" Music of Ireland and Scotland

Performers: Anna Toncheva

Andrey Bayramov

Vladimir Lazerson

MAY

Fantastic Four between Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy

In a programme: G. Corigliano, M. Nyman,J. Williams, J. Menotti

Performers: laureates of international competitions

Nikita Mndoyants(piano)

Anton Prishchepa(clarinet)

Anastasia Petrunina(violin)

Sergey Poltavsky(alto)

"In the British Kingdom." English musicXVI- XVIIIcenturies

In a programme: Henry VIII, T. Hume, J. Yorkston, I.K. Pepush,

Performers: early music ensemble “LA CAMPANELLA”

Opening of the exhibition “In Memory of Japan”

(exhibits from the S. Richter Memorial Fund)

Date to be confirmed

"Masters English musical renaissance startedXXcentury"

In a programme: A. Bax, D. Tovey, F. Bridge, R. Vaughan-Williams

Performers: Moscow Ensemble of Soloists consisting of -

Denis Chefanov(piano)

Natalia Kalinicheva(violin)

Alexey Simakin(alto)

Mikhail Kalinichev(cello)

Carlos Navarro-Herrera(double bass)

Family subscription

"WORD. MUSIC. A GAME"

ConcertIII. "Silk Road". Music of Ancient China, the Arab East and European cities

Performers: Anna Toncheva

Dmitry Ignatov

Anastasia Bondareva

JUNE

The Vladimir Spivakov Foundation presents

laureates of the Moscow Meets Friends festival

(The program and participants of the concert will be announced in May)

"Lute Pleasures" Music of the English Renaissance

In a programme: T. Hume, J. Dowland, J. Johnson, T. Morley,

J. Marchand, T. Ford, F. Rosseter

Performers: ensemble "CANTO VIVO" consisting of -

Andrey Chernyshov(vocals, lute)

Maria Belova(lute)

"George Gershwin and jazz age»

In a programme: J. Gershwin, D. Ellington, K. Porter, Vernon Duke

and jazz standards of the 1920s-1930s

Performers: Jack Djekovic(vocals)

Ivan Akatov(pipe)

Valeria Esaulenko(piano)

Daria Sokolova(double bass)

Konstantin Voynov(drums)

SEPTEMBER

Family subscription

"WORD. MUSIC. A GAME"

Concert IV . "A country Drumming, or How to make a tool from leather"

Presenter:Anna Toncheva

« God Save the Queen »

In a programme: T. Campion, J. Dowland, G. Donizetti, R. Schumann, E. Elgar

Performers: Svetlana Sumacheva(soprano)

Anna Sinitsyna(mezzo-soprano)

Nadezhda Kotnova(piano)

Asya Grechishcheva(lute)

"Anglomania". Concert performance

In a programme: W. Bird, G. Purcell, J. Haydn, G.F. Handel, P. Hope, A. Prishchepa, J. Clark, M. Arnold

Performers:Alexander Posikera(bassoon, recorders)

Anton Prishchepa(clarinet, piano, drums)

Zoya Vyazovskaya(flute, Celtic harp, drums)

OCTOBER

“Cello sonatas in triple perspective:

Bridge-Britten-Barber"

In a programme: F. Bridge, B. Britten, S. Barber

Performers:

Olga Makarova(piano)

Oleg Bugaev(cello)

« Ars antiqua Anglica»

In a programme: motets, conductas, sequences and rondels

from English manuscripts of the 13th–14th centuries

Performers: soloist of the English ensemble "SEQUENZA"

Hannah Marty(vocals, medieval harp)

Anastasia Bondareva(vocals)

Danil Ryabchikov(cytol)

Opening of the exhibition“Years of wanderings of Svyatoslav Richter.

ENGLAND - AMERICA"

Family subscription

"WORD. MUSIC. A GAME"

Concert V. “Singing Wheel” - hurdy-gurdy and organ-organ

Presenter: Anna Toncheva

« Halloween", or "An Extraordinary Concert".

Musical performance

In a programme: R. Clark, M. Kennedy-Fraser, J. Carpenter, G. Backlund,

E. Reede, E. Elgar, F. Bridge, S. Coleridge-Taylor, L. Monckton

Performers: laureates of international competitions:

Maria Ostroukhova(mezzo-soprano)

Elizaveta Miller(piano)

NOVEMBER

« Classics of American Music: Barber and Bernstein"

In a programme: S. Barber, L. Bernstein

Performers: laureates of international competitions:

Elena Tarasova(piano)

Valeria Esaulenko(piano)

Nikolay Ageev(clarinet)

Maria Simakova(soprano)

Family subscription

"WORD. MUSIC. A GAME"

Concert VI. “Songs with lyre and lute.

Court and folk music of Europe"

Presenter:Antonina Toncheva

"Shakespeare in Musical TheaterXVIII– XXcenturies"

In a programme: G. Purcell, J.F. Lemp, G. Rossini, G. Berlioz, C. Saint-Saens, R. Wagner, R. Strauss, B. Britten, J. Sibelius, E.V. Korngold, V. Shebalin, V. Gavrilin, K. Porter

Performers: soloists of the Moscow Musical Theater

"HELIKON-OPERA":

Marina Karpechenko(soprano)

Dmitry Khromov(tenor)

"Russian Americans"

In a programme: A. Cherepnin, I. Stravinsky, A. Lurie, L. Ornstein, V. Dukelsky

Performers: ensemble of soloists "STUDIO OF NEW MUSIC" consisting of:

Ekaterina Kichigina(soprano)

Stanislav Malyshev(violin)

Inna Zilberman(violin)

Anna Burchik(alto)

Olga Kalinova(cello)

Mona Haba(piano)

Natalia Cherkasova(piano)

« B like Britten »

In a programme: A. Bax, B. Brittain, J. Bowen, R.R. Bennett

Performers: piano duet from France consisting of:

Lyudmila Berlinskaya

Arthur Ansel

DECEMBER

« Roadmovies: along the roads of American music"

In a programme: K. Porter, J. Kern, Chick Corea, J. Adams,

J. Cage, C. Ives

Performers: laureates of international competitions:

Elizaveta Miller(piano)

Stanislav Malyshev(violin)

Olga Grechko(soprano)

"An English History of German Music"

In a programme: I.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, J. Haydn, F. Mendelssohn

Executor: laureate of international competitions

Peter Laul (piano)

Klavierabend Elizaveta Leonskaya

« Rusquartet"and Alexander Gindin wish you a Merry Christmas

In a programme: J. Dove, E. Elgar, L. Auerbach

Performers: laureate of international competitions

Alexander Gindin (piano)

"RUSQUARTET" consisting of:

Ksenia Gamaris(1st violin)

Anna Yanchishina(2nd violin)

Ksenia Zhuleva(alto)

Pyotr Karetnikov(cello)

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I spent August 1, 2014 in the Kaluga region in the city of Tarusa, which is closely connected with the history of Russian art and culture. The great Russian pianist Svyatoslav Richter was born on March 20, 1915 in Zhitomir (Russian Empire), and died on August 1, 1997 in Moscow, and since then in our country this day has been dedicated to his memory.

According to tradition, on this day the Richter Festival in Tarusa, which annually brings together many wonderful musicians and music lovers, ends with a clavira band. This year, on Richter’s memorial day, pianist Alexey Volodin played a solo concert at the Mir cinema and concert hall, paying tribute to Richter with a wonderful clavira band with a program of romantic works.
But I arrived in Tarusa long before the concert to immerse myself in the atmosphere of the city and suburbs, explore local attractions and, most importantly, visit Richter’s legendary dacha near Tarusa on the banks of the Oka River not far from the village of Alekino.

In Tarusa itself, Richter never had a mansion or apartment; he only came to his dacha.

By the way, traveling from Moscow to Tarusa turned out to be surprisingly convenient: by high-speed train to Serpukhov, and then by regular bus or by car to the center of Tarusa, when the whole journey, if you know the schedule, takes no more than two hours, and with a call for a car - an hour and a half . It is also very convenient to travel around the outskirts of Tarusa by car, which is what I did.

Nevertheless, I decided not to drive close to Richter’s dacha, because I felt that for me this would be something unnatural, too comfortable, and I left for myself the opportunity to make a modest pilgrimage and walk to Richter’s house on foot - among the fields and forests, looking at the Oka.

It is known that Svyatoslav Teofilovich was very fond of taking long walks in nature, in particular, memoirs were published about how he came barefoot along a dusty road to his own concerts in provincial Russian cities. And in memory of his passion for walking, I walked the last mile “on my own two feet,” although it was wildly hot - well over 30 degrees.

And this is the sight that greeted me when I approached the house of the great musician:

I was struck by the direction of the house somewhere high: as if it was not a dacha or a dwelling, but a watchtower from the times of ancient Rus'! There is something mesmerizing about this, I couldn’t take my eyes off this building. A similar feeling arises in anyone who glances at Moscow from the window of Richter’s apartment on Bolshaya Bronnaya, located on the top floor of a tower house - as if one were soaring above the terrain and soaring in the heights.

I was a little disappointed when I was told that Richter was limited by the area of ​​his dacha plot allowed in the Soviet years, and that was the only reason he aimed his building into the sky, but who would believe it, looking at the house standing on a steep bank, at these log cabins, placed on top of each other, and from below - on a stone foundation?!

In the design of this house I see the greatness and originality of Richter’s thinking,

reflected even in the smallest details, and even though Richter was limited by the size of the site, he, like a true creator, whose imagination flares up the more the more restrictions he encounters, found an ingenious way out of the situation.

Taking advantage of this, or rather, hoping in advance that on August 1 the house would be prepared to receive guests - musicians and listeners of the concert that took place the next day in a clearing near the house, I went inside and examined in detail all the floors of the dacha: cold even in the extreme heat a basement in the depths of a stone foundation, a stone 1st floor, as well as wooden 2nd and 3rd floors - a total of 4 levels.

The entire basement is lined with stone, which outlines utility niches and containers:

The base of the stove is also installed there, penetrating the entire house through all floors from bottom to top:

Above the basement - stone 1st floor:

The 2nd floor is a log house standing on the walls of the 1st floor:

The 3rd floor is a log house standing on the log house of the 2nd floor, there is also a ladder to a small balcony:

From the balcony there is a wonderful view of the surrounding area and the Oka River:

The floors are connected by narrow and steep flights of stairs:

In the courtyard, the foundation of the bathhouse in which Richter lived before the house was built has been preserved. And nearby, as in a fairy tale, flows a very clean stream, cold even in this heat, from where Richter himself collected water for household needs. As I understood his plan, the presence of a wonderful stream was one of the important reasons for choosing this place to build a house. The stream is simply marvelous, I immediately dubbed it “Richter’s stream.” It is not decorated in any way and, probably, does not require any registration, only a large pipe has been laid with a road surface above it to provide access to the dacha. I went down to the stream and drank water straight from it by the handful, not being afraid of anything. The absence of any industry in the entire area, the transparency and taste of the ice water clearly indicated its highest quality. And nearby on the Oka there is a sandy beach:

The road to the beach passes 100 meters from Richter’s dacha, and this beach, as satellite images indicate, is artificial and of recent origin. In Richter’s time there was no beach, although today it can be considered a wonderful addition to Richter’s house and to the entire area - a very convenient place for swimming, which I did not fail to take advantage of.

The day was very hot, and the sand became so hot that it was impossible to walk on it for a long time without shoes, so sometimes I stepped into the cold Richter Creek, which flows right next to the Oka River, and my feet literally froze in the cold moisture - a fantastic feeling in such a heat.

Having explored Richter’s house, met its stream and swam in the river, I said goodbye to the house and went to Tarusa - to get acquainted with the city, museums, monuments, and also listen to A. Volodin’s concert.

In 1999, a new branch of the Museum-Apartment of S. T. Richter opened at the Museum of Fine Arts. Svyatoslav Richter played his first concert at the Pushkin Museum in 1949, he played two Beethoven sonatas. A close friendship began between S. Richter and the director of the Pushkin Museum I. Antonova, which opened up new points of contact between music and fine art.

The museum-apartment of S. Richter is located on Bolshaya Bronnaya Street. From the 16th floor there is an excellent view of the old buildings of the center of Moscow. When you hear the word museum, images of an ancient estate with columns appear. Richter's apartment museum is located in a typical brick house, but when you enter it, you are immersed in a special atmosphere. Inside the apartment, everything is equipped for business - a piano for rehearsals, cabinets for music, a relaxation room. Next to the piano on a stand there was usually a reproduction that was associated with the piece being rehearsed: Delacroix when he played Chopin, Goya and Schille - Schumann, Bruegel - Brahms, Malevich - Scriabin.

Richter did not teach, but rehearsed a lot with young artists, for many of them these rehearsals became “Universities”.

Even though Richter was not a collector, his house is decorated with paintings. He was well versed in art, and sometimes organized exhibitions of young artists at his home.

In 1978, the Pushkin Museum hosted the exhibition “The Musician and His Encounters in Art,” which presented portraits of people whom Richter knew and loved. The musician acted as a director of the catalogue, and here his literary talent showed itself. This is how he described Picasso: “I will never forget this man with eyes as hot as coal; he was over eighty, and he was the youngest of all. He ran up the stairs like a boy, showing off his rooms, in which there was divine disorder, and admired the pattern of the curling "In the hay of the plant. From this visit I have a portrait of Frederic Joliot-Curie, a drawing by a brilliantly precise pen of an unwavering hand."

S. Richter himself was fond of art. Friendship with the artist A. Troyanovskaya grew into Richter’s passion for pastels. The master’s collection includes works by Russian artists - V. Shukhaev, P. Konchalovsky, N. Goncharova, A. Fonvizin, and foreign ones - H. Hartung, A. Calder, H. Miro, P. Picasso. Most of his collection was bequeathed to the Pushkin Museum, the paintings are now in the Museum of Personal Collections, the exhibition in the Richter memorial apartment is changing. His own pastels are displayed in one of the rooms. Falk noted in Richter's pastels "The amazing sensation of light." A. Troyanovskaya said that Richter worked only from impression and memory. The works “Street in Beijing”, “Twilight in Skaterny Lane”, “Yerevan”, “Moscow” are presented here.

The museum has the room of Nina Dorliak, the singer and wife of the musician. In 1945, they performed together for the first time at S. Prokofiev’s author’s evening. At this time, the union of Dorliak and Richter began on stage and in life. Soon Nina Lvovna devoted herself to her family and teaching at the Conservatory, but for Richter his wife remained his most important friend and judge. Richter and music are inseparable, this was the case when he was alive, music is now the main component of the museum. When can you come, ask the head of the museum. The most likely answer is, come when they are rehearsing the performance. Getting to know the museum while listening to live music is a rarity for other museums, but for the Richter Museum this is rather the rule. The museum hosts concerts and musical evenings. The festival "December Evenings" is an authoritative phenomenon in the musical and cultural life of the country (N. Tregub)

In the early 1970s, Svyatoslav Richter and Nina Dorliak settled on the sixteenth floor of building 2/6 on Bolshaya Bronnaya Street, not far from the Conservatory. This house is a typical brick tower. But when you go upstairs and enter the apartment, you find yourself in a special world. No luxury, no fuss of things. The character and lifestyle of the owner, the special energy of a person whom Yuri Bashmet calls “a safe-conduct of truth in art” are felt in everything.

In a large room, called the “hall” in the old days, Richter practiced alone or rehearsed with other musicians. There are two Steinway & Sons pianos, two antique Italian floor lamps donated by the mayor of Florence, a tapestry, and paintings. Auditions of operas or viewings of favorite films took place in the hall.

In the office, or, as Richter himself called this room, “the closet,” there are cabinets with books, records, and cassettes. The most valuable thing here is a cabinet with sheet music, on which the maestro’s notes have been preserved. There is also a wooden figurine of the Infant John the Baptist, this is a memory of the Musical Festivals organized by Richter in Touraine in France. On the wall there is a plaster counter-relief with the profile of Boris Pasternak from the monument in Peredelkino - like an imprint, a trace left by a person on the earth, an image wonderfully found by Sarah Lebedeva. Nearby hangs a small landscape of Saryan, a gift from Elena Sergeevna Bulgakova.

The secretary contains the manuscript of Sergei Prokofiev's Ninth Sonata, dedicated to Richter, a photograph of Heinrich Neuhaus, a drawing by Picasso, and Solzhenitsyn's "Little Girls". Such was Richter's social circle.

The “Green Room” is a relaxation room; on concert days it turned into an artistic room. On the wall hangs a portrait of his father, Teofil Danilovich, an elegant, reserved man. He graduated from the Vienna Conservatory as a pianist and composer. Teofil Danilovich and Anna Pavlovna (Svyatoslav’s mother) were unable to leave Odessa in 1941, when Nazi troops were approaching the city. Teofil Danilovich was arrested and executed on the night of November 6–7 as a “German spy.” Anna Pavlovna went to Romania, and then to Germany, forever leaving Russia and her only son, who at that time was in Moscow and was also awaiting arrest. They met only 20 years later.

Svyatoslav Richter's artistic interests and passions were varied; he not only loved painting, but was also an artist himself. His pastels are displayed in a small room. In them, Robert Falk noted the “amazing sensation of light.” In Nina Lvovna’s former kitchen there are photographs telling about the musician’s life.

The museum tries to preserve the musical and family traditions established by the owners of this hospitable house.

Pre-registration is required before visiting by phone: (495) 695–83–46, (495) 697–47–05.

Operating mode:

• Wednesday-Saturday - from 14:00 to 20:00;
• Sunday - from 12:00 to 18:00;
• Monday, Tuesday - closed.

Ticket prices:

• entrance ticket - 200 rubles;
• discount ticket - 100 rubles;
• children under 16 years old are free.

Concert of Reuben Ostrovsky on S. Richter's birthday

The memorial apartment is one of the special places in Moscow that I want and want to talk about.

Last year on the portal, today we are talking with Yulia Isaakovna De-Klerk - head of the Department of Musical Culture of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts - about the events that have been taking place in recent years in this extremely hospitable, warm and LIVING house. I omit my questions; the story is told on behalf of Yulia Isaakovna.

I joined the work of the Memorial Apartment of Svyatoslav Teofilovich Richter in March 2015. The season in our museum differs from the generally accepted concert season: we live in calendar years from January to December. And in 2015, when the centenary of the great pianist was celebrated, we held concerts, the program of which included works exclusively from the maestro’s repertoire. Elizaveta Leonskaya came to us specially, and graduate students also played within these walls: and Alexey Kudryashov (Alexey is a regular participant in our programs).

In addition to wonderful concerts, this year will be remembered for three large exhibitions:

– a widely publicized exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the maestro “Svyatoslav Richter. From the first person,” which took place in the Department of Personal Collections of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition featured more than sixty works of painting and graphics, rare photographs, sheet music, posters, and never-before-published archival documents. This exhibition primarily introduced the public to the artistic interests of Svyatoslav Richter, which, like his talents, were extremely diverse. As the pianist himself said: “Music is the most important thing in my life, but it is still not my whole life; I’m an omnivorous creature... and not because I’m scattered, I just love a lot.”

– Exhibition “Svyatoslav Richter. Ars Ludus”, timed to coincide with the XV Tchaikovsky Competition, was opened at the Moscow Conservatory, where it aroused great interest.

– 2015 ended with the exhibition “Portraits in the Interior”, held within the walls of the Memorial Apartment. A wonderful intimate exhibition was created, which featured portraits of Richter created by his contemporaries - artists of different generations: Robert Falk, Anna Troyanovskaya, Vasily Shukhaev, Jan Levinstein, Alexander Labas, Artem Tambiev, Vladimir Ilyushchenko and many others.

2016 was, naturally, dedicated to the anniversaries of two great composers - and, whose names are inextricably linked with the creative biography of Svyatoslav Richter. Our concert programs presented not only the most striking and significant works of Prokofiev and Shostakovich, but a wide range of stylistic and genre parallels from ancient music to the works of our contemporaries. The public was presented with the music of their teachers and students, Russian and foreign authors - almost all the most important composers of the 20th century.

We are rightfully proud of the absolutely stunning exhibition dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Shostakovich “Dmitry Shostakovich - Svyatoslav Richter. Variations on the theme of the era”, which ended last year. The composer visited the apartment of Svyatoslav Teofilovich and Nina Lvovna more than once, which made it possible to highlight several thematic sections and storylines in the exhibition. The exhibits were brought from various museums - including Irina Antonovna Shostakovich, breaking all her taboos, providing the rarest materials for the exhibition: manuscripts, photographs, a book of Jewish poetry with notes by D. Shostakovich.

Opening of the exhibition “Dmitry Shostakovich – Svyatoslav Richter. Variations on the theme of the era"

Both exhibitions and concerts arouse ever-growing interest from spectators in the events of the Memorial Apartment. There was a real explosion of spectator activity in our museum. Previously, 4-5 concerts a year took place within these walls. In 2015, the number of our visitors was 1,500, in 2016 – 3,500, and in the first quarter of 2017 alone, the figure was already close to a small record: 1,700-1,800 people.

It is very important to say that almost all concert programs in 2016 consisted largely of works by composers of the 20th century. At the same time, the maestro himself did not always play works by composers of his generation, but he knew EVERYTHING. Svyatoslav Teofilovich's interest in the work of his contemporaries was extremely high: he listened a lot and collected records. We keep signal copies with dedicatory inscriptions.

Still, we took a lot of risks. When music or music is announced, it is not difficult to gather 50 people (which is exactly how many spectators our hall can accommodate). But if you offer essays, or A. Lokshina, this is a completely different question. We wrote a lot of press releases, gave announcements on various Internet portals, carried out numerous mailings, and now we can safely say that the public fully appreciated this project. A lot of young people come, we have regular spectators. Viewers appreciate that here they can hear non-trivial programs in very interesting performances, which is extremely valuable.

And you know, the ice has broken not only in terms of spectator activity. If previously we invited new performers and did not always receive positive responses, now very interesting musicians call the museum and ask us to consider the possibility of their participation in our projects. I can just name the star cast: Elizaveta Leonskaya, Reuben Ostrovsky, Yana Ivanilova, Petr Laul, Sergey Kuznetsov, Lyudmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ansel, and Alexey Kudryashov, Sergey Poltavsky and Evgeny Rumyantsev, Mikhail Dubov and Mona Haba, Anastasia Petrunina - these performers are no longer once they gave wonderful concerts in the Richter Memorial Apartment. Our frequent guests are soloists of the ensemble “Studio of New Music” and “Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music” (MASM), “Rusquartet”, singers Svetlana Sumacheva, Ekaterina Kichigina, Olga Grechko, Maria Makeeva, as well as other musicians who have won international recognition, laureates of prestigious competitions and festivals.

Anastasia Petrunina, Evgeny Rumyantsev and Nikita Mndoyants

Personally, together with the musicians, I pay great attention to the selection of repertoire and compilation of programs. It is curious that many pianists prefer ensemble performances to solo programs, but Svyatoslav Teofilovich himself devoted a lot of time to chamber performance.

It is these circumstances that inspire us to create truly non-standard programs. Thus, one of our last concerts, on June 7, was dedicated to the music of the French composers of the famous “Six” and was simply brilliant, with a full house! I would like to say a huge thank you to all the musicians who approach projects in the S. Richter Memorial Apartment with such dedication and responsibility, teach new compositions on purpose, and rehearse for a long time. I take off my hat and bow deeply to them.

We united all the concerts of 2017-2018 under the general title “Years of Wanderings” and dedicated them to Svyatoslav Teofilovich’s travels around the world. At the same time, it must be said that we are attracted not just by the geographical points where the maestro gave concerts, but by Richter’s metaphysical wanderings. From every part of the world, he sent postcards to close friends in which he shared his enthusiastic impressions. Richter was interested in literally everything: architecture, plastic and fine arts. He made a special trip to Avignon for the Pablo Picasso exhibition, and was later invited to the artist’s 80th birthday in Nice. It’s not for nothing that we have two works by Pablo Picasso in our apartment, which he gave to S.T. Richter: “Dove” and “Horseman and Bull”.

2017 is entirely dedicated to France and Italy - countries that Richter especially loved, calling them his “spiritual homeland.” The next year, 2018, will introduce us to Richter’s travels around England and America, and, of course, the central figure of this cycle will be Benjamin Britten, with whom Richter had very warm, friendly relations. 2019 will most likely be dedicated to Austria and Germany. I don’t want to talk about the planned programs in advance; I hope we will adequately implement our plans.

Another generous gift that Svyatoslav Teofilovich gave to all of us is the presence of music in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Most museums have musical accompaniment, but in ours music is part of a single concept, an equal component of the entire life of the museum. I’m not just talking about the world-famous “December Evenings,” which have been taking place within the museum’s walls since 1981, and have long become one of its symbols. Since March last year, the “Musical Exhibitions” project has been resumed in the Italian Courtyard - a series of concerts and lectures timed to coincide with the iconic opening days of the season. The main goal of this project is to maximize the cultural and historical context of the exhibitions, accompanying them with a series of musical journeys. The concerts are attended by laureates of international competitions, leading soloists of opera houses, famous musical groups and conductors. During this time, we managed to prepare concerts and lectures for wonderful exhibitions: “Caravaggio and Followers”, “The Cranach Family. From Renaissance to Mannerism”, “The Crazy Years of Montparnasse”, “Caprichos”. Goya and Dali", "Giorgio Morandi. 1890-1964", "Venice of the Renaissance. Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese. From the collection of Italy and Russia,” etc.

And in the fall of 2017, two more interesting concerts await us: October 19 – concert-lecture “Left March” as part of the exhibition “Tsai Guoqiang. October”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. Its program will include works by I. Schillinger, S. Prokofiev, A. Lurie, A. Davidenko. Including the premiere of the opera “Aelita, or the Revolution on Mars” by contemporary composer Iraida Yusupova. Performers are soloists of the MASM ensemble, the Eidos choir, Lydia Kavina (theremin) and many others. And on November 23, a concert “Musical Expressionism: pro mundo – pro domo” will take place as part of the exhibition “Drawings by Klimt and Schiele from the collection of the Albertina Museum, Vienna.” Performers: Questa Musica ensemble. Artistic director and conductor – Philip Chizhevsky.

In the Memorial Apartment we will open the season after the summer holidays on September 14 with another meeting with the wonderful musician, pianist, professor at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, candidate of art history, Reuben Ostrovsky. In 2017, a new project began in the “tower” on Bolshaya Bronnaya - a series of lectures “Legends of Performing Arts”, conducted by Reuben Ostrovsky. The third meeting, September 14 (Thursday), will be dedicated to Sergei Rachmaninov. And we invite all lovers of piano music, as well as those who are interested in the great pianists of the past and present - their fates, rare recordings of concerts, paradoxical judgments about music and musicians. At each meeting, Reuben Ostrovsky not only initiates listeners into the secrets of the craft, but also introduces him to musical recordings from S. T. Richter’s personal collection.

On October 8, the premiere of a musical performance specially created for the Memorial Apartment will take place: “The Three Ages of Casanova” based on the plays of Marina Tsvetaeva (performers: actors of the Moscow Theater-Studio “Tabakerka”, Elena Tarasova (piano) and an ensemble of soloists, director - Alexander Limin, composer - Alexey Kurbatov). And on November 1, we are opening the exhibition “The Years of Wanderings of Svyatoslav Richter: France-Italy”, where visitors will be able to see works by P. Picasso, R. Guttuso, F. Leger, A. Calder, as well as letters, photographs, sheet music and records from the archive Svyatoslav Richter.

I can’t tell you in detail about all the events, but I promise there will be a lot of interesting things! Keep an eye on the schedule – recently the museum’s website has launched online sales of tickets for our concerts. As you can see, the S.T. Richter Memorial Apartment lives life to the fullest. The professionals who work here are passionate, active, well aware of the significant and rich heritage they have inherited, and we all do our best to ensure that interest in the work of this wonderful musician only increases.

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