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Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich
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Mussorgsky М.P., (1839-1881), composer
MUSSORGSKY Modest Petrovich (1839-1881, St. Petersburg), composer. Lived in St. Petersburg from 1849, he studied at St. Petrischule and the Guards and Cavalry Cadets College in 1852-56, situated at the present-day 54 Lermontovsky Avenue
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1876-1877
The summer. M.P. Musorgsky was living in Zhukovsky's country house in Pavlovsk Road (26 Pavlovsk Road). He worked on the operas "Khovanshchina" and "Sorochinskaya Yarmarka" ("Sorochinsk Fair") and composed "Pesni I Plyaski Smerti" (Songs and Dances
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Asafyev B. V. , (1884-1949) music theorist and composer
ASAFYEV Boris Vladimirovich (penname Igor Glebov) (1884, St. Petersburg - 1949), music theorist, composer, People"s Artist of the USSR (1946), member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1946)
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Balakirev M.A., (1836-1910) , composer
BALAKIREV Mily Alexeevich (1836-1910, St. Petersburg), composer, pianist, conductor, music and public figure. Studied at the Mathematics Department of Kazan University. Lived in St
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Chaliapin F.I., (1873-1938), singer
CHALIAPIN Fedor Ivanovich (1873-1938), opera artist (bass), People's Artist of the Republic (1923). Received no formal musical education. Chaliapin appeared for the first time on the stage in 1890 in Ufa, playing the part of Stolnik in S
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Communal Apartments
COMMUNAL APARTMENTS. The word combination "communal apartments" is a product of the Soviet epoch. However, first communal apartments appeared in the early 18th century, when rental lodging was partitioned by the landlords into "corners"
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Dargomyzhsky А.S., (1813-1869), composer
DARGOMYZHSKY Alexander Sergeevich (1813-1869, St. Petersburg), composer. Lived in St. Petersburg from 1817. Educated at home, similarly receiving a musical education. He learned to play the piano under composer and pianist F
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Dostoevskogo Street
DOSTOEVSKOGO STREET, running from Kuznechny Lane to Sotsialisticheskaya Street. In 1739-99, the main part of the street was called Skatertnaya; the length extending from Svechnoy Lane to Ruzovskaya Street bore the name Semenovskaya Street (after the
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Evenings of Contemporary Music, musical society
EVENINGS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, musical society, existed between 1901 and 1912, aimed to perform and popularise European and Russian chamber music from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
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Ginzburg I.Y., (1859-1939), sculptor
Ginzburg Ilya Yakovlevich (1859, St. Petersburg - 1939), sculptor. Pupil, then friend of M.M. Antokolsky from 1871. Lived in St. Petersburg from 1872. Studied at the Academy of Arts (1878-86). In 1911 became a member of the academy
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Golovin А.Y. (1863-1930), artist
GOLOVIN Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930, Detskoe Selo), stage designer and painter, full member of the Academy of Arts (1912), people's artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1928)
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Gravestones (entry)
GRAVESTONES. The Necropolis-Museum of the 18th Century preserves cast-iron gravestones of T.A. Litvinova, S.A. Apraxina, P.F. Balk-Polev, P.N. Melgunov and others (1730-50s) with typical epitaphs in ornamented frames with armour and heraldic symbols
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Griboyedova Canal
GRIBOYEDOVA CANAL (the Ekaterininsky Canal in 1767-1923) starts from the Moika River at the Field of Mars and flows into the Fontanka River at Malo-Kalinkin Bridge. It is 5 km long and 32 meters wide with water flow of 3.1 - 3.4 m3
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Iskusstv Square
ISKUSSTV SQUARE, situated between Inzhenernaya Street and Italyanskaya Street. Known as Mikhaylovskaya Square from 1834 to 1918, then called Lassalya Square until 1940, in memory of German socialist F. Lassal (1825-64)
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Jazz
JAZZ. Instrumental groups, dance and concert jazz music on city stages, appeared in Leningrad in the late 1920s. On April 28, 1927 the hall of the Capella hosted the debut concert of L.Y. Teplitsky's First Concert Jazz-Band. A year later G.V
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Kastorsky V.I., (1871-1948), singer
KASTORSKY Vladimir Ivanovich (1871 - 1948, Leningrad), opera singer (bass), chamber signer, and teacher, awarded an honoured artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1934 and honoured art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative
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Koltsov A.V. (1809-1842), poet
KOLTSOV Alexey Vasilievich (1809-1842), poet. Finished the first class of Voronezh School. He first came to St. Petersburg in 1836. He visited the city again in 1838 and 1840 (lived at V.G. Belinsky's, 15 Maly Avenue of Vasilievsky Island)
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Kryukov Canal
KRYUKOV CANAL runs from the Admiralty Canal by Truda Square to the Fontanka River. 1015 meters long, it was dug from the Neva River to the Moika River in 1719-20 and was named after the contractor Semen Kyukov in 1738 (the section from the Neva to
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Lapitsky I.M. (1876-1944), stage director
LAPITSKY (alias Mikhailov) Iosif Mikhailovich (1876-1944), actor, opera and drama director, musical and public figure, Honoured Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1936)
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Leonova D.М., (1829-1896), singer
LEONOVA (Gildmeister after her first marriage) Daria Mikhaylovna (1829, according to other reports, 1834-1896, St. Petersburg), opera singer (contralto), actress, chamber singer, and teacher. Lived in St
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Lermontovsky Avenue
LERMONTOVSKY AVENUE, running between Dekabristov Street and Obvodny Canal Embankment. Formed in 1912 as part of the joining of Bolshaya Masterskaya Street (from Dekabristov Street to Griboedova Canal)
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Lines of Vasilievsky Island (entry)
LINES Of VASILIEVSKY ISLAND, the historical name of a number of parallel streets that intersect Vasilievsky Island from the south to the north: First to Twenty-Ninth Lines, Birzhevaya Line, Kozhevennaya Line, Kosaya Line, Mendeleevskaya Line
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Lopukhov F.V., (1886-1973), choreographer
LOPUKHOV Fedor Vasilievich (1886, St. Petersburg - 1973, Leningrad), ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher, people's artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1956). A student of N. G
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Mariinsky Theatre
MARIINSKY THEATRE, State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (1 Teatralnaya Square), which takes its origin from the Russian court company established in 1783 "not only for comedies and tragedies, but for operas also"
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Mate V.V., (1856-1917), Artist
MATE Vasily Vasilievich (1856-1917, Petrograd) engraver and teacher. He studied at the School of Drawing at the Artists Encouragement Fund in1870-75, under L. A. Seryakov, and at the Academy of Arts in 1875-80, under F. I. Iordan
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Mokhovaya Street
MOKHOVAYA STREET (until 1826 - Khamovaya Street or Khamovskaya Street), between Tchaikovskogo Street and Belinskogo Street. It was built up in the settlement of weavers ("khamovnik" - hence the first name)
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Music Publishing Business
MUSIC PUBLISHING BUSINESS. Printed music was more expensive than handwritten in the 18th century to the first halа of the 19th century. Initially it was only printed for special occasions, later - only for a small number of followers
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Music Societies and Circles (general)
MUSICAL SOCIETIES AND CIRCLES, official associations of music lovers with their own charters and rights to hold public concerts and other activities. There were two associations founded in the last third of the 18th century: the Music Club (1772-77)
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Musical Drama Theatre
MUSICAL DRAMA THEATRE, operated in St. Petersburg (Petrograd) in 1912-19. Also performed at the Grand Hall of the Conservatory. Its founder and art director was I. M. Lapitsky
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Musical Schools and Colleges (entry)
MUSICAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, classes, courses, educational institutions for those who want to study music professionally or obtain general training in music, catering to various social groups and interests
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Mussorgsky Opera and Ballet Theatre
MUSSORGSKY OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE. Dates back to 1918, when it was established in the building of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (1 Iskusstv Square; 1833, architect А. P. Bryullov, rebuilt in 1859 by architect А. K. Cavos)
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Napravnik E.F., (1839-1916), composer
NAPRAVNIK Eduard Frantsevich (1839-1916, Petrograd), conductor, composer, and musician. Originally from the Czech Republic, he studied at an organ school and under I. F. Kittl, the director of the conservatory, in Prague. He lived in St
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Necropolis of Artists
NECROPOLIS OF ARTISTS (in 1823-76, the New Lazarevskoe Cemetary; in 1876-1937, the Tikhvinskoe Cemetery). Memorial Necropolis Park included in 1937 in the City Sculpture Museum. Its square takes up 1.2 hectares
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Nevsky Prospect
NEVSKY PROSPECT known as Bolshaya Pershpektivnaya Road or Bolshaya Pershpektiva until 1738, Nevskaya Prospektivaya Street or Nevskaya Perspektiva in 1738-1780s, and 25 October Avenue in 1918-44 so named in memory of the October Revolution of 1917
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Patti А. (1845-1919), singer
PATTI Adelina (1845-1919), Italian singer (soprano). In 1859, she made her debut on the opera stage. She had a unique voice, equally strong in all registers, with a metallic timber and perfect technique. In 1869-77, she performed in St
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Petrov O.A., (1807-1878), singer
PETROV Osip Afanasievich (1807-1878, St. Petersburg), performed in operas (bass), operettas, and dramas, chamber singer and teacher. Husband of A.Y. Petrova-Vorobyeva. Studied rudiments of music under kapellmeister Bekhman
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Petrova-Vorobyeva A.Y., (1817-1901), singer
PETROVA-VOROBYEVA (nee Vorobyeva) Anna Yakovlevna (1817 - 1901, St. Petersburg), opera singer (contralto), actress, chamber singer. Wife of O.A. Petrov. Graduated from the Theatre School, studying ballet with Ch. Didelot, and singing with A
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Platonova Y.F., (1841-1892), singer
PLATONOVA (nee Garder; married Tvaneva) Yulia Fedorovna (1841-1892, St. Petersburg), opera singer (lyric drama soprano), chamber singer. Studied singing under Postel, Director of the Mitavsky Musical Society
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Preobrazhenskaya S.P., (1904-1966), singer
PREOBRAZHENSKAYA Sofia Petrovna (1904, St. Petersburg - 1966, Leningrad), opera singer (mezzo-soprano), People's Artist of the USSR (1955). Graduated from Ershov and Zaytseva School of Music in 1928
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Radlov Sergey Ernestovich (1892-1958), director
RADLOV Sergey Ernestovich (1892-1958), director, pedagogue, Honoured Worker of the Arts of RSFSR (1940). He graduated from the history and philosophy department of the St. Petersburg University (1916)
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Remizov (Re-Mi) N.V. (1887-1975), artist
REMIZOV (alias Re-Mi, real name Vasilyev) Nikolay Vladimirovich (1887, St. Petersburg 1975), graphic artist, painter, theatre artist. He studied in the Academy of Arts (1908-16) under Dmitry Kardovsky (1908-16)
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Sanin А.А. (1869-1956), actor, director
SANIN (born Shenberg) Alexander Akimovich (1869-1956), actor and director. He graduated from Moscow University with a major in history and philosophy in 1895. He worked as an actor and director in the Society of Art and Literature from 1888 and at
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Shpalernaya Street
SHPALERNAYA STREET, from Gagarinskaya Street to Rastrelli Square. The street was known as First Line until 1727, then was called First Beregovaya Street. In the late 18th century it assumed the name Voskresenskaya Street or Voskresenskaya Embankment
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St. Petersburg Opera, the chamber musical theatre
ST. PETERSBURG OPERA (33 Galernaya Street), the state chamber musical theatre was established in 1987, director Y.I. Alexandrov. The opening ceremony took place on the theatre’s stage in the Yusupov Palace
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St. Petrischule
ST. PETRISCHULE situated at 10 Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street, a German school attached to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, the oldest school in St. Petersburg founded c. 1710. Scientist and teacher A. F
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Stars of White Nights, festival
STARS OF WHITE NIGHTS, the Mariinsky Theatre's annual summer international music festival. First held in 1993 on the initiative of Mariinsky Theatre conductor and artistic director V. А. Gergiev
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Suvorovsky Avenue
SUVOROVSKY AVENUE, from Nevsky Prospect to Proletarskoy Diktatury Square. The avenue was laid in the mid-18th century. It ran from the Elephant Yard (a menagerie) which used to occupy the site of the present-day Oktyabrskaya Hotel
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Sviridov G.V., (1915-1998), composer
SVIRIDOV Georgy Vasilievich (1915-1998), composer, People's Artist of the USSR (1970), Hero of Socialist Labour (1975). Lived in Leningrad in 1932-56. Graduated from the 1st Musical Institute (then located at 11 Tchaikovskogo Street; today known as
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Tsentralny (Central) District
TSENTRALNY (CENTRAL) DISTRICT, an administrative-territorial entity within St. Petersburg, with the territorial administration situated at 176 Nevsky Prospect. The district was set up in 1994, when Smolninsky District
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Utesov L.O., (1895-1982), singer
UTESOV Leonid Osipovich (real name Weisbein Lazar Iosifovich) (1895-1982), singer, actor, jazz band leader, People's Artist of the USSR (1965). Studied at the Faig Odessa Commercial School
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