Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory published a complete collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) in honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the German composer. The sonatas were recorded in the performance on copies of historical instruments of the classic era. According to the Conservatory speaker, the famous American piano master and…
Music label “Snafu Records” said that it will select musicians using artificial intelligence technology. According to company representatives, AI can find future stars long before competitors pay attention to them. Every week, the algorithm analyzes about 150 thousand tracks hosted by Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud and Tiktok. Artificial intelligence takes into account the mentions of songs…
Record company “Melodiya” received the prestigious International Classical Music Award (ICMA) again. First Deputy General Director of “Melodiya” Karina Abramyan, who is also the CEO of the Russian Union of Composers and the Executive Secretary of the Council of Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) told the Culture magazine about the significance of this award…
On December 5, “Polish Avant-Garde” concert was held at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, dedicated to Polish music of the second half of the 20th century. Polish musician Lukas Dlugosz (flute) and the New Music Studio soloist ensemble directed by Igor Dronov, Conductor, Honored Artist of Russia, Member of the Council…
On November 13 – 15, 2019, the Second Intellectual Property (IP) Judges Forum was held at the Headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. The event aims to promote inter-ethnic dialogue among judicial bodies, provide judges from all over the world a platform to exchange experience on current issues in intellectual property…
A concert of world-famous musicians took place at St. Petersburg House of Music – Sergey Roldugin, the famous Russian cellist, member of the Council of Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS), and Vincent Lucas, Parisian flutist. The program of the event included works by Bach, Saint-Saens, Weber, and many other prominent composers. Vincent Lucas’s biography…
The Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, directed by Viktor Eliseev, Vice President of the Council of Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS), performed in Beijing with “Evening in Heihe” concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the People’s Republic…
The record company “Melodiya” presented the disc “B like Britain” of the piano duet of the Russian pianist, member of the Supervisory Board of VOIS Ludmila Berlinskaya and French musician Arthur Ansel, dedicated to English music of the 20th century. This is the third disc from the series “Two Pianos Originals Project” (“Original Works for…
Russian Union of Composers will hold educational courses entitled “Composer Readings” for young authors in six cities – Moscow, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Rostov-on-Don and Nizhny Novgorod. “Composer Readings” won the competition of long-term projects of the Fund of Presidential Grants. The project also includes a series of concerts with the participation of the Moscow…