St Petersburg Union of Composers
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The St. Petersburg Union of Composers, (Soyuz Kompositorov- Russian
: Союз композиторов) is a professional and creative musical association with its headquarters at the former mansion of the Princess Vera F. Gagarina
at 45 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St Petersburg, Russia
. It is a Department of the Union of Composers of the Russian Federation, formerly the Union of Soviet Composers
.
Amongst its members in its first decade of existence were established composers including B.V. Asafyev, V.M. Bogdanov-Berezovsky, A.P. Gladkovsky, V.M. Deshevovov, A.F. Pashchenko, Oles' Semyenovich Chishko
, Y.A. Shaporin, D.D. Shostakovich, and young musicians B.A. Arapov, B.G. Holz, I.I. Dzerzhinsky
, Y.V. Kochurov, V.V. Pushkov, G.N. Popov, V.P. Solovyev-Sedoy, M.I. Chulaki.
Chairmen of the Union have been: the musicologist B.A. Fingert, as first chairman; V.V. Shcherbachev (1935-37, 1944-48), I.O. Dunaevsky (1937-43), D.D. Shostakovich (1946-47), Chulaki (1947-48), Solovyev-Sedoy (1948-64), A.P. Petrov (from 1964).
From 1964 for almost 30 years Andrei Petrov
(died 2006) was the head of the St. Petersburg Union of Composers.
The Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers continued its work during the siege of 1941-44.
In the 1960-80s, S.P. Banevich, G.I. Banshchikov, Veniamin Yefimovich Basner
, V.A. Gavrilin, L.A. Desyatnikov, A.A. Kneifel, A.N. Kolker, S.M. Slonimsky, B.I. Tishchenko, V.A. Uspensky, G.I. Ustvolskaya, Y.A. Falik, and I.I. Schwarz became members of the Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers. These composers and musicians played an outstanding role in the musical life of the city in the last third of the 20th century.
Since 1964, the St. Petersburg Musical Spring festival has been held annually.
Since 1989, the Children's Musical Festival has been organised which includes children's competitions: the Bruk and Taymanov memorial Competition of Piano Duets, Brother and Sister, and the Gavrilin Competition ‘I Am a Composer’.
In 2003 the Petersburg Department of the Union of Composers had more than 210 members.
(who married the Romantic poet Pyotr Vyazemsky
). This mansion was built in the 18th century, rebuilt in 1835-40 by architect A.A. Montferrand
and in 1873-74 by architect I.V. Strom and M.E. Messmacher. It also houses the Board of Directors, the Administration of the House of Composers, a concert hall, a cinema hall, musical and book libraries, a record library, a hotel and a publishing house Kompozitor.
Russian language
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: Союз композиторов) is a professional and creative musical association with its headquarters at the former mansion of the Princess Vera F. Gagarina
Gagarin family
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at 45 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St Petersburg, Russia
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. It is a Department of the Union of Composers of the Russian Federation, formerly the Union of Soviet Composers
Union of Soviet Composers
The USSR Union of Composers or Union of Composers of the USSR , , was a professional organisation of composers in the Soviet Union...
.
History
The St. Petersburg Union of Composers was founded in 1932.Amongst its members in its first decade of existence were established composers including B.V. Asafyev, V.M. Bogdanov-Berezovsky, A.P. Gladkovsky, V.M. Deshevovov, A.F. Pashchenko, Oles' Semyenovich Chishko
Oles Chishko
Oles' Semyenovich Chishko was a Ukrainian and Russian Soviet composer and singer .Oles' Semyenovich Chishko was born on July 3, 1895. He graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of Music and drama in 1924 and studied composition with Pyotr Ryazanov at the Leningrad Conservatory. Chishko was a...
, Y.A. Shaporin, D.D. Shostakovich, and young musicians B.A. Arapov, B.G. Holz, I.I. Dzerzhinsky
Ivan Dzerzhinsky
Ivan Ivanovich Dzerzhinsky was a Russian composer. He is notable in that the work for which he best known, his opera Quiet Flows the Don , was more successful for its political potential than for any musical distinction.-Personal life and career:Born in Tambov, Dzerzhinsky had an extended formal...
, Y.V. Kochurov, V.V. Pushkov, G.N. Popov, V.P. Solovyev-Sedoy, M.I. Chulaki.
Chairmen of the Union have been: the musicologist B.A. Fingert, as first chairman; V.V. Shcherbachev (1935-37, 1944-48), I.O. Dunaevsky (1937-43), D.D. Shostakovich (1946-47), Chulaki (1947-48), Solovyev-Sedoy (1948-64), A.P. Petrov (from 1964).
From 1964 for almost 30 years Andrei Petrov
Andrei Petrov
Andrey Pavlovich Petrov was a Russian and Soviet composer. Andrey Petrov is known for his music for films such as I Step Through Moscow, Beware of the Car, and Office Romance.-Life:...
(died 2006) was the head of the St. Petersburg Union of Composers.
The Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers continued its work during the siege of 1941-44.
In the 1960-80s, S.P. Banevich, G.I. Banshchikov, Veniamin Yefimovich Basner
Veniamin Basner
Veniamin Efimovich Basner was a Russian composer, born at Yaroslavl on 1 January 1925, who died in St Petersburg on 3 September 1996. He was recognized by the Soviet Union as a People's Artist of Russia and a State prize-winner. An asteroid called 4267 Basner, discovered in 1971, was named in his...
, V.A. Gavrilin, L.A. Desyatnikov, A.A. Kneifel, A.N. Kolker, S.M. Slonimsky, B.I. Tishchenko, V.A. Uspensky, G.I. Ustvolskaya, Y.A. Falik, and I.I. Schwarz became members of the Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers. These composers and musicians played an outstanding role in the musical life of the city in the last third of the 20th century.
Since 1964, the St. Petersburg Musical Spring festival has been held annually.
Since 1989, the Children's Musical Festival has been organised which includes children's competitions: the Bruk and Taymanov memorial Competition of Piano Duets, Brother and Sister, and the Gavrilin Competition ‘I Am a Composer’.
In 2003 the Petersburg Department of the Union of Composers had more than 210 members.
Sections
The Union of Composers in St Petersburg has the following sections:- symphonic section
- musical theatre
- chamber and instrumental
- children’s music
- publicity section for the works by Leningrad/St Petersburg composers.
- musical studies and criticism (established after the war)
- popular songs and folk music (established after the war)
- youth sections
- Association of Sound Ways
- Association of the Modern Music
Location
In the 1930s, the Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers was located at 2 Rossi Street. It moved in 1948 to its present location at 45 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, the former mansion of Princess V.F. GagarinaGagarin family
thumb|right|250px|The Gagarin Coat of ArmsGagarin is a Rurikid princely family descending from sovereign rulers of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma.-Origins:...
(who married the Romantic poet Pyotr Vyazemsky
Pyotr Vyazemsky
Prince Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky or Petr Andreevich Viazemsky was a leading personality of the Golden Age of Russian poetry.- Biography :...
). This mansion was built in the 18th century, rebuilt in 1835-40 by architect A.A. Montferrand
Montferrand
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and in 1873-74 by architect I.V. Strom and M.E. Messmacher. It also houses the Board of Directors, the Administration of the House of Composers, a concert hall, a cinema hall, musical and book libraries, a record library, a hotel and a publishing house Kompozitor.