02/03/2013

In site section “Concerts and Performances” an announcement of a concert of russian piano music in Åland’s Institute of Music (Mariehamn, Suomi) on February 27^th, 2013 is added.

02/01/2013

Site section “Musical albums” is essentially enhanced by the description of a “Long Live, Saint Petersburg!” Music Collection (with possibility of listening of music in full), and also 5 new audio albums and 3 DVD-albums which have been produced by the Art Union “Maestro” in 2010–2012.

01/15/2013

The Art Union “Maestro” produced a new double audio album “Selected Works: pieces for symphonic orchestra” by composer Leonid Levashkevich.

Two CD of this albumn contains 28 pieces performed by Symphony Orchestra “Maestro” (artistic director and chief conductor – Alexander Chernobaev).
Soloists: Honored Artist of Russia Alexander Shustin (violin), winners of international competitions Andrew Baranenko (piano), Alexander Satsenko (accordion), Nikita Petrov (saxophone), Sofia Maltseva (cello).
Instrumentation by Alexander Chernobaev.

See more information about
double audio album “Selected Works”

12/19/2012

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a concert of russian piano music in the White hall of the St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University on December 6^th, 2012 (records 240–228) are added.

12/04/2012

The “Admiralteyskiy” Bank and the Art Union “Maestro” represents “Long Live, Saint Petersburg!” Music Collection.

Eight CD of a collection united more than seven hours of exclusive music of modern St.Petersburg composer Leonid Levashkevich.
Four audio albums contains pieces for symphonic orchestra: “The Road of Love”, “The Seasons”, “Tango, Waltzes, Ragtimes” and “Dances, Overtures”. Pieces performed by Symphony Orchestra “Maestro” (artistic director and chief conductor – Alexander Chernobaev).
Double album “Meditation” contains pieces by L.Levashkevich in concert adaptation for piano by Andrew Baranenko (piano).
Album “Autumn Romance” contains L.Levashkevich's songs on lyrics by Dmitry Kirshin, Natalia Kulik and Tatiana Timofeeva.
Album “Summer Rain” united light instrumental music.

See more information about
“Long Live, Saint Petersburg!” Music Collection

09/20/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2012” short data on a presentation of the free skating of Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov on “February” music piece by Leonid Levashkevich, on September 16^th, 2012 are added.

08/26/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2012” short data on a participation of the official Russian delegation representing the veteran organizations of St.Petersburg and Leningrad region, composer Leonid Levashkevich and a duet of virtuosos of “Maestro” in the celebratory actions devoted to 69 anniversary of clearing of Kharkov from fascist aggressors, to the City Day and 21 anniversary of independence of Ukraine, on August 21^st–26^th, 2012 are added.

07/29/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2012” short data on a celebratory charitable concert “Tango, Waltzes, Ragtimes” in the Big Concert Hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society on July 2^nd, 2012 are added.
In site section “Video Records” fragments of a celebratory charitable concert “Tango, Waltzes, Ragtimes” in the Grand hall of the St.Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D.Shostakovich on May 8^th, 2012 (records 227–218) are added.

06/30/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2012” short data on a participation of the Art Union “Maestro” in a concert devoted to 20 anniversary of the State Russian Concert Orchestra of St.Petersburg on June 27^th, 2012 are added.

05/30/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2012” short data on a celebratory charitable concert “Tango, Waltzes, Ragtimes” for veterans of the Great Patriotic War, workers of home front and inhabitants of blockade Leningrad in the Grand hall of the St.Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D.Shostakovich on May 8^th, 2012 are added.

04/23/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2012” short data on a performance of ensemble of soloists “Maestro” in a Concert hall of St.Petersburg State Academic Capella, on April 2^nd, 2012 are added.
In site section “Video Records” fragments of a performance of ensemble of soloists “Maestro” in a Concert hall of St.Petersburg State Academic Capella, on April 2^nd, 2012 (records 217–210) are added.

04/07/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2012” short data on a concert of Symphony Orchestra “Maestro” in St.Petersburg “Music-Hall” Theatre on February 26^th, 2012 are added.
In site section “Video Records” fragments of a concert of Symphony Orchestra “Maestro” in St.Petersburg “Music-Hall” Theatre on February 26^th, 2012 (records 209–190) are added.

02/15/2012

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a concert of virtuoso soloists of “Maestro” in the Grand hall of Museum of Derzhavin and Russian Literature of his Time, on December 10^th, 2011 (records 189–183) are added.

01/21/2012

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2011” short data on a concert of virtuoso soloists of “Maestro” in the Grand hall of Museum of Derzhavin and Russian Literature of his Time on December 10^th, 2011 are added.

08/15/2011

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2011” short data on a celebratory charitable concert of the Belarusian Philharmonic Orchestra in the Big Concert Hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society, on July 2^nd, 2011 are added.
In site section “Video Records” fragments of a celebratory charitable concert of the Belarusian Philharmonic Orchestra in the Big Concert Hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society, on July 2^nd, 2011 (records 182–162) are added.

06/30/2011

Site section “Ringtones” is fully reorganized. A new enchanced section “Ringtones” contains 123 free mobile ringtones, which actually are fragments of musical pieces by L.Levashkevich and V.Gaponov (MP3, 128 Kbps).

06/27/2011

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2011” short data on a concert of ensemble of soloists of “Maestro” in India on June 9–10^th, 2011 are added.

06/26/2011

In site section “Musical Albums” full versions of double album “The Road of Love” and audio-albums “The Road of Love”, “Romantic Piano”, “Romantic Piano Music” are placed.

02/10/2011

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2011” short data on a concert of virtuoso duet of “Maestro” in the White hall of the Gorchakov Palace on February 3^rd, 2011 are added.

11/17/2010

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2010” short data on a concert of virtuoso duet of “Maestro” in the Grand hall of Erarta Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art on October 23^rd, 2010, including links to fragments of video records of a concert, are added.

06/01/2010

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a celebratory charitable concert for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and inhabitants of blockade Leningrad, devoted to the Victory 65 anniversary, in the Grand hall of the St.Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D.Shostakovich on May 8^th, 2010 (records 161–138) are added.

05/08/2010

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2010” short data on the celebratory charitable concert for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and inhabitants of blockade Leningrad, devoted to the Victory 65 anniversary, in the Grand hall of the St.Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D.Shostakovich on May 8^th, 2010 are added.

03/12/2010

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a performance of the Art Union “Maestro” in the IX International Competition-Festival of Art-Musical Creativity “Vivat, Talent!” on March 5^th, 2010 (records 137–134), and fragments of a concert of soloists-virtuosos “Maestro” in the White hall of the St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University on February 21^st, 2010 (records 133–127) are added.

03/11/2010

In site section “Musical Albums” discriptions of new audio albums “The Road of Love” (double album) and “Romantic Piano” are added.

03/11/2010

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2010” short data on a performance of the Art Union “Maestro” in the IX International Competition-Festival of Art-Musical Creativity “Vivat, Talent!” on March 5^th, 2010 are added.

The representative international jury has awarded 4 diplomas of winners of the first prize to members of the Art Union “Maestro”:
– Leonid Levashkevich – the best composer;
– Andrew Baranenko (piano) and Alexander Satsenko (accordion) – the best duet;
– Orchestrina “ARMONIA” – the best orchestra;
– Alexander Chernobaev – the best conductor.

03/11/2010

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2010” short data on a concert of soloists-virtuosos “Maestro” in the White hall of the St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University on February 21^st, 2010, and short data on a partisipation of the Art Union “Maestro” in a concert of chamber music at the Glazunov Hall of the St.Petersburg N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatoire on February 15^th, 2010 are added.

12/30/2009

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a concert “Stars of a World Opera Scene” on November 27^th, 2009 (records 126–124), and fragments of a concert of soloists-virtuosos “Maestro” in the White hall of the St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University on November 29^th, 2009 (records 123–112) are added.

12/02/2009

In site section “Responces and Articles” an article “A Swedish figure skater skates to the music of a Russian diplomat” from “The Daily Telegraph” is added.

12/02/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on a participation of the Art Union “Maestro” in a concert “Stars of a World Opera Scene” on November 27^th, 2009, and short data on a concert of soloists-virtuosos “Maestro” in the White hall of the St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University on November 29^th, 2009.

11/05/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on a concert of soloists-virtuosos “Maestro” in the German Church of Gothenburg (Sweden) on October 31^st, 2009. In site section “Video Records” fragments of this concert (records 111–92) are added.

10/31/2009

Art Union “Maestro” congratulates the Consul General of Russia in Gothenburg, composer David Mnatsakanyan on the 60 anniversary from the date of a birth!

The collective wishes David long years of health, successes in a diplomatic field for the glory of Russia, inspiration and achievement of new heights in the field of musical art.

10/23/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on a participation of the Art Union “Maestro” in the international musical project “World Hospice & Palliative Care Day” on October 10^th, 2009.

07/20/2009

In site section “Musical Albums” discriptions of new audio and video albums “The Road of Love”, “Romantic Piano Music” and “Concert in the Polytechnic University” by the Art Union “Maestro” are added.

07/19/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” is added link to video record of performance of composer David Mnatsakanyan in celebrating of Day of Russia in Gothenburg (Sweden) on June 12^th, 2009.

06/25/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on a participation of the Art Union “Maestro” in celebrating of Day of Russia in Gothenburg (Sweden) on June 12^th, 2009.

06/24/2009

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a concert of the Art Union “Maestro” in St.Petersburg Museum of G.R.Derzhavin and Russian literature of its time on June 11^th, 2009 (records 91–81) are added.

06/23/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on a concert of the Art Union “Maestro” in St.Petersburg Museum of G.R.Derzhavin and Russian literature of its time on June 11^th, 2009.

05/10/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on a participation of the Art Union “Maestro” in a concert “Songs and music of military years”, devoted to the Victory Day, on May 8^th, 2009.

03/20/2009

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a concert of the symphonic orchestra conducted by Alexander Chernobaev in Educational theatre of the State academy of a theatrical art “In Mokhovaya street” (St.Petersburg) on February 23^rd, 2009 (records 80–62) are added.

02/27/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on a concert of the symphonic orchestra conducted by Alexander Chernobaev in Educational theatre of the State academy of a theatrical art “In Mokhovaya street” (St.Petersburg) on February 23^rd, 2009.

02/20/2009

The Art Union “Maestro” has replenished with the new creative person – conductor – Alexander Chernobaev.

Alexander Chernobaev in 1989 has finished the Leningrad conservatory on a class of percussion instruments. Worked in an orchestra of Russian folk instruments of V.V. Andreev, in a St.Petersburg Philharmonic orchestra, in a chamber orchestra of the state Hermitage conducted by S.Sondeckis. As the soloist performed in the Big hall of the Petersburg Philharmonic society, Carnegie-hall in New York, Kennedy-centre in Washington, Victoria-hall in Geneva, and also in many halls of Europe and Japan. Worked with conductors: J.Temirkanov, V.Gergiev, N.Alekseev, A.Dmitriev (Russia), K.Penderecki, K.Kord (Poland), M.Liljefors (Sweden), A.Spörri (Switzerland), E.Fujino (Japan), and others.
Since 1990 – one of leading participants of the St.Petersburg ensemble of percussion instruments “the Shock club”, is the author of the majority of arrangements of classical music for this ensemble. In 2005 became the head unique on a cast and art possibilities of ensemble of the soloists-instrumentalists, received the name “Orchestrino ARMONIA”. Now A.Chernobaev works as the second conductor of the State Russian concert orchestra of St.Petersburg.
A.Chernobaev and L.Levashkevich's creative meeting has occurred in the spring of 2008. Since A.Chernobaev's this moment becomes one of active participants of the Art Union “Maestro”, by A.Chernobaev are made all arrangements for the new symphonic program “The Road of Love”.

02/05/2009

In site section “Video Records” fragments of concerts of January tour of the St.Petersburg Virtuoso Ensemble “Maestro” in Northern Europe are added:
records 61–49 – performance in the German Church of Gothenburg (Sweden);
records 48–42 – performances in the Vimmerby ecumenical church, in the Vimmerby Central Church and in the Lutheran church of Eksjö (Sweden);
records 41–35 – performance in the Norwegian Academy of Music (Oslo).

02/01/2009

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2009” are added short data on performances of the St.Petersburg Virtuoso Ensemble “Maestro” in Finland, Norway and Sweden on January 10–19^th, 2009.

01/03/2009

Activity of the Art Union “Maestro” was awarded at the Russian federal level.

According to the decision of the Competitive commission from October 22^nd, 2008, Art Union “Maestro” became one of winners of competition of socially significant projects in a sphere of education, cultures, art and the public diplomacy, the President of the Russian Federation spent according to the order №192-РП from April 14^th, 2008 “About maintenance in 2008 of the state support of the noncommercial non-governmental organizations participating in development of institutes of a civil society”. On December 22^nd, 2008 the director of “Maestro” L.V.Levashkevich has received the corresponding certificate from hands of the chairman of Board of International humanitarian public fund “Knowledge”, professor F.F.Svetik.

12/17/2008

Information Internet portals inform on execution by young musicians of a concert suite “Dances” for a piano in 4 hands by composer Leonid Levashkevich, in Alexander Pashkov's concert adaptation.

On August 24^th, 2007 in Omsk a regional museum of the fine arts of a name M.A.Vrubel annual conference of teachers of music, the fine arts and world art culture has taken place. According to RIA “Omsk-inform”, in end of the concert program «the pupil of a grammar school the No.85 Vladimir Retner who has just come back from Poland from the international competition has acted. Vladimir has executed Chopin some products, then mum Nina Vladimirovna has joined it. They have masterly played the “Polka” by Levashkevich.
On December 12^th, 2005 in St.Petersburg IV International competition of a name of Anton Rubinshtejn “The Miniature in Russian music” in which performers from Russia have taken part, Belarus, Ukraine and from the far abroad has come to the end. According to the State Broadcasting Company “Tula”, “students of the Tula college of arts of a name Dargomyzhsky Vera Starodubova and Diana Pinchuk, hardly probable, not first time have appeared in a cohort of professionals. On jury court have offered “The Toreador and the Spaniard” by Rubinshtejn, three dances from concert suite by Levashkevich–Pashkov and two fragments from a cantata “Moscow” by Tchaikovsky. As a result, have taken the third place”.

12/01/2008

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2008” are added short data on participation of a member of the Art Union “Maestro”, composer David Mnatsakanjan in a concert on November 28^th, 2008 in the German Church of Gothenburg (Sweden).

10/29/2008

In site section “Video Records” fragments of a concert of the St.Petersburg Virtuoso Ensemble “Maestro” in the White hall of the St.Petersburg state polytechnical university on October 11^th, 2008 (records 34–25) are added.

10/19/2008

On a site the new section of “Video Records” containing fragments of performances of the Art Union “Maestro” in 2005–2008 is opened.

10/19/2008

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2008” are added short data on a concert of the St.Petersburg Virtuoso Ensemble “Maestro” in the White hall of the St.Petersburg state polytechnical university on October 11^th, 2008.

10/18/2008

In site section “Concerts and performances / 2008” are added a photos from the official bulletin of city Royal club of Gothenburg (Sweden) for June, 2008.

09/02/2008

A London newspaper “The Daily Telegraph” publishes an article about a member of the Art Union “Maestro” David Mnatsakanyan.

On 30^th August 2008 the newspaper “The Daily Telegraph” published an article called “A diplomat with music in his soul”, dedicated to the composer David Mnatsakanyan. In particular, the authoritative edition reports:
“David Mnatsakanyan, diplomat and amateur musician, author of six symphonies, worked in India for five years and is now the Russian consul general in Goteborg, Sweden.
Mnatsakanyan, 58, of Armenian ancestry, has a special ritual for his dearest guests. It starts with a tea party and unhurried talk. Then the host goes to the piano.
Not that classical music surprises his friends, but they are amazed to hear the rare performer David is, with superb renditions of Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Handel, Brahms and Rachmaninoff”.
For the full English-language text of the article go to: http://rbth.rg.ru .

08/30/2008

The Art Union “Maestro” has replenished with the new creative person – the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Gothenburg (Sweden), composer David Mnatsakanyan.

His poetic suite “My way” gained wide popularity after a leading Swedish figure skater Adrian Shultheiss used this piece as a musical basis for the demonstrative program in the figure skating World championship in Gothenburg. See the video of A.Shultheiss performance on YouTube.
The official site of the Russian Foreign Ministry notices: “A loud applause from almost ten thousand Swedes and foreign spectators, who have gathered in the “Skandinavium” palace of sports, welcomed A.Shultheiss’ performance, as well as the author of the music – D.V.Mnatsakanyan, who was watching the performance box for guests of honour. The event was broadcast live on TV across Sweden, all countries of Europe and the North America”.
“My way” first was performed in concert by the Art Union “Maestro” March 2008. In the White Hall of the Big Peterhof Palace, it was performed by the Big symphonic orchestra under the baton of Pavel Oparovskiy, in transcription by Vladimir Gaponov.
According to the official site of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Sweden David Mnatsakanyan, welcoming numerous music lovers, “noted considerable success of the Petersburg based musicians on the Swedish land. The concerts held in Sweden have put a strong basis for the further development of creative cooperation and have once again proved that music is the best diplomacy, a strong bridge connecting the banks of different cultures. In this sense, the contribution from the Petersburg performers to the efforts to strengthen the Russian-Swedish alliance can hardly be overestimated”.

08/27/2008

Official site of the Art Union “Maestro” is opened.

Official site of the Art Union “Maestro” contains brief information about the collective, fragments of musical pieces by the composers Leonid Levashkevich and Vladimir Gaponov, brief reports on past concerts and performances, reviews of the works, videos, and also mobile ringtones – fragments of musical pieces by “Maestro”.