Music Projects

Based on the observation that young conductors at the start of their careers have few opportunities to rehearse and work with professional orchestras, the Cité Musicale-Metz held in September 2020 the first edition of its orchestral conducting masterclasses. Initially scheduled for July, the masterclasses were postponed from September 1 to 4, due to the health […]

From August 28 to 30 2020, the V International Festival-Competition of Folk Song and Dance Art “Kazan Towel” was held in Kazan. More than 600 applications were accepted from solo and ensemble performers of folk song, dance and instrumental genres. The total number of participants was over 3000 people. This year the festival-competition brought together […]

On August 27, 2020, the art residence “Sozvezdie-Yoldyzlyk” (eng. “Star Constellation”) opened in the historical building of the Alafuzov Theater in Kazan. The opening ceremony was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov. The new platform is designed to solve not only the […]

The concert was the first performance of the orchestra after the cancellation of all concerts due to the COVID-19  pandemic On Friday, August 21, the La Primavera Orchestra under the direction of Rustem Abyazov gave a free concert on the embankment of the Lake Kaban, the program included music of Tatar composer and conductor Ilyas […]

To celebrate 100 years of the music of Charlie Parker, Jr. – Kansas City, Missouri – where Charlie Parker Jr. grew up – CreativeCityKC invites you to honor his legacy and send us your birthday greetings. Kansas City and the UNESCO Creative Cities Network Cities of Music invite you to submit a short video clip […]

Kazan city is launching the V International Festival of Folk Songs and dance called Kazan Towel. The competition will take place on August 28-30 2020.  First of all we need to mention that “Kazan towel” took it’s name form ancient Tatar folk song and it defines the glory of Tatar art and purity of human […]

The Center of Contemporary Music of Sofia Gubaidulina supported by The Union of Composers of Russia and The Department of Culture of Kazan is honored to announce The International Competition of Young Composers named after Sofia Gubaidulina, dedicated to 90thanniversary of Sofia Gubaidulina. The competition will take place from July 1 of 2020. Main goals of […]

hell:wach is a concert experience initiated and organised by a hannover-based orchestra called “Orchester im Treppenhaus” (stair-case orchestra). They have initiated a 29-hour-classical music-marathon with musicians from Hannover and the region. The unique thing in these corona-virus affected times is that they have brought together many musicians from Hannover’s wide classical scene, orchestra musicians from […]

“Music — it speaks to our very soul. It has the ability to lift our spirits when we are feeling down, it can transport us around the world and through time and perhaps best of all, it’s free and available to everyone. From singing in the shower for an audience of one to an outdoor […]