Moscow International Musical Arts Center. Grand Hall SCHEDULE for Moscow International Musical Arts Center. Grand Hall 2022
The Moscow International Musical Arts Center on Red Hills is built
under the initiative of the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov and the world famous
musician and public figure Vladimir Spivakov with the finance support of the
Government of Moscow. Though Moscow is one of the biggest cultural centers of
the world this center is the first concert hall for the classical music built in
the city in the last 100 years. The first stone in the foundation of the
building was placed on the arrow of Red Hill Island on September 7, 2000. The
Center was built in 18 months by the Turk Company “Enka” on the project of The
Comradeship of Theatre Architects (the architects are Y. Gnedovsky, V.
Krasilnikov). On December 26, 2002 the ceremony of the opening of the MIPAC
took place. At the Ceremony participated President of The Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin who compared the Center with “a beautiful glass cup” and noted
that “the Ceremony is a bright event not only in the cultural life of Moscow but
for all the country”. The MIPAC is the central element of a large
architectural ensemble situated on the Krasnokholmskaya Embankment of The
Moscow-River. It has a beautiful view on the ancient Novospassky
Monastery.
The cupola of the MIPAC is crowned with a treble clef performed by
Zeretely. The height of the construction is 9, 5 meters. The clef weights about
two tons and additional details – some four tons. The complex role mechanism
allows the construction to rotate like a weathervane. Finally the MIPAC is
supposed to include not only three concert halls but also a first-class hotel, a
restaurant, musical and flower shops and a saloon of the company
“Bluttner”. The concert activity of the Center in its Grand and Chamber Halls
began in mid March 2003. In May 2003 Theater Hall opened. In the first months
of the Center’s activity performed such world famous musician and artists as
Kent Nagano, Lucian Pavarotti, Vladimir Spivakov, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Bashmet,
Zurab Sotkilava, Denis Mazuev, “The Orchestra of the World”, The Russian
National Orchestra, The Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, The Russian Academic
Symphonic Orchestra, The Academy of Choir Art under the direction of V. Popov,
The Ensemble “German brass”, and also famous masters of the domestic jazz – A.
Croll, I. Bril, A. Kozlov. Not only art and music events but also such public
events as NIKA Awards (cinema award) and SLAVA Awards (sport awards) took place
in the MIPAC. All the three halls are available for organization of corporate
parties, conferences and congresses (you are welcome to receive more detailed
information by contacting us). The first president of the MIPAC – The National Artist of the Russian
Federation, the laureate of the State premium Alexander Voroshilo – headed the
Center since August 2002 till May 2003. in May 2003 by the bill of the mayor of
Moscow on the office of the President of the Moscow International Performance
Arts Center was appointed the national artist of the USSR, the laureate of the
State premiums, the professor Vladimir Spivakov. The General Director of the
MIPAC is Valery Gladir.
Vladimir Spivakov Vladimir Spivakov
(DOB 1944) - is the world famous violinist and conductor, a popular person,
President of the Moscow International Performance Art Center (MIPAC). As the
soloist V. Spivakov performed with the most famous conductors of the world – L.
Bernstein, C. Abbado, D. Sholty, C. Julini, E. Leiansdorf, C. Davis, S. Ozava,
S. Meta. He recorded more than 30 disks for a famous American company RCA, among
which a special attention should be paid to the cycle under the common title
“Modern Portrait”, including pieces by Webern, Shenberg, Shostakovich,
Gubaidulina, Denisov, Pyart, Schnitke, Shedrin, Penderezky. “The Virtuosi of
Moscow” created by Mr. Spivakov – is one of the best chamber orchestras in the
world. As a conductor Vladimir Spivakov worked together with the symphonic
orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, Los-Angeles, San-Francisco, Cleveland,
London, national orchestras of France, orchestras of theaters La Scala, Genuya,
Academy “Santa-Cecilia”, best Russian collectives. In 1989 V. Spivakov
organized an International music festival in Colmar (France), and he is still
the chief of the Festival. Since 1989 V. Spivakov is the member of the jury of
international competitions in Genuya, Paris, London, Montreal, he is the
president of the competition Sarasate in Spain, the head of the jury in the
violinists’ competition after Tchaikovsky in Moscow and a violinists’
competition in Monte-Carlo. “The New York Times” called the now world-famous
international beneficiary fund of Vladimir Spivakov “the shrine of goodness and
light”. The fund deals with improving of life conditions of orphan kids, helps
to ill children, creates possibilities for development of young talents in all
areas of art. In January 2003 Vladimir Spivakov became the art-adviser and
the chief conductor of the National Philharmonic of Russia.
Svetlanov
Hall The hall has 1753 seats. Its big vestibule is decorated with a
light tones’ marble. Near the winter garden from the observation grounds opens a
beautiful view on the ensemble of Novospass Monastery. The audience feels free
to enter the Hall by escalators and wide stairs. The Hall is paneled with
Siberian larch – the best acoustic wood in the world. In the end of the year
2004 there first sounded the biggest in Russia on the amount of steam registers
organ made by “Klais”. The dimensions of the stage: width – 19 meters, depth –
14 meters, heights – 13 meters.
Address: Kosmodamianskaya Emb., 52
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