Tailpiece of “The Life of Avvakum”
Tailpiece of “The Life of Avvakum” in the Pustozersk Collection. Department of Manuscripts.
Title of “The Life of Avvakum”
Title of “The Life of Avvakum” in the Pustozersk Collection. Ca.1675.
Epiphanius (?-1682)
The Calvary Cross. Drawing in the Pustozersk Collection. Ca. 1675. Department of Manuscripts.
“Five Saints and Five Adversaries of the Old Faith”
“Five Saints and Five Adversaries of the Old Faith”. Illustration to “The Sermon of Love of Father Dorotheus” from the Pustozersk Collection. Ca.1675.
Avvakum (1620 or 1621-1682)
Headpiece and initial of “The Sermon of Love of Father Dorotheus” from the Pustozersk Collection. Ca.1675. Institute of Russian Literature. Saint-Petersburg.
The Zodiac from “The Russian Eagle”. 1667.
The Zodiac from “The Russian Eagle”. 1667, Historical Museum. Moscow.
Verse shaped as a star from the “Salutation”. 1665
Verse shaped as a star from the “Salutation”. 1665 Historical Museum. Moscow.
The Zodiac from “The Russian Eagle”.
The Zodiac from “The Russian Eagle”. 1667. Historical Museum. Moscow
Cruciform verse from the “Salutation”.
Cruciform verse from the “Salutation”. 1665. From the “Rythmologion” anthology. 1678-1680. Historical Museum. Moscow.
Title page of the manuscript book “Spiritual Supper”.
Title page of the manuscript book “Spiritual Supper”. 1676. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Title page of the manuscript book “Spiritual Supper”
Title page of the manuscript book “Spiritual Supper”. 1676. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Simeon of Polotsk (1629-1680).
Title page of the manuscript book “Spiritual Repast”. 1675. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Yelizaveta Andreevna Lavrovskaya 1845-1919.
Yelizaveta Andreevna Lavrovskaya 1845-1919, singer. Professor of solo singing 1888-1919.
Nickolai Sergeyevich Zverev 1832-1893, pianist.
Nickolai Sergeyevich Zverev 1832-1893, pianist, teacher of piano 1870-1893, since 1883 – professor. With his pupils.
Nickolai Mikhailovich Ladukhin 1860-1918.
Nickolai Mikhailovich Ladukhin 1860-1918, music theorist and composer. Teacher of solfege, harmony and instrumentation 1886-1917, since 1904 – professor.
Alfred Edmundovich von Glen (1858-1927).
Alfred Edmundovich von Glen (1858-1927). Professor 1890-1921.
A.I. Siloti and F. Liszt. Alexander Iljich Siloti (1863-1945).
A.I. Siloti and F. Liszt. Alexander Iljich Siloti (1863-1945), pupil of N.G. Rubinstein, pianist, conductor. Professor of piano. (1889-1891).
Alexandra Ivanovna Hubert.
Alexandra Ivanovna Hubert (nee Batalina, 1850-1837), pupil of N.G. Rubinstein, pianist. Teacher of piano 1874-1883, 1888-1910, 1915-1930, inspector 1889-1914. Merited Art Worker of the RSFSR.
Scene from Tableau 4 of P.I. Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin”.
Scene from Tableau 4 of P.I. Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin” in the Conservatoire student’s performance 1879.
S.V. Ghilev as Onegin.
S.V. Ghilev as Onegin, and V.V. Makhalov as German in the “Eugene Onegin” 1879.
Poster announcing premiere.
Poster announcing premiere of P.I. Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin” in the Conservatoire students’ performances 1879.
M.N. Klimentova – Muromtseva.
M.N. Klimentova – Muromtseva as Tatyana in P.I. Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin” 1879.
Yevlalia Pavlovna Kadmina (1853-1881).
Yevlalia Pavlovna Kadmina (1853-1881) pupil of A.D. Alexandrova – Kochetova, singer.
P.I. Tchaikovsky. Incidental music for A.N. Ostrovsky’s fairytale.
P.I. Tchaikovsky. Incidental music for A.N. Ostrovsky’s fairytale “The Snow Maiden”. Cover of the first edition.
P.I. Tchaikovsky
P.I. Tchaikovsky.
Ivan Vassilyevich Samarin (1817-1885).
Ivan Vassilyevich Samarin (1817-1885), dramatic actor. Teacher of declamation and dramatic art (1872-1885)
The opening ceremony of A.S. Pushkin Monument.
The opening ceremony of A.S. Pushkin Monument in the Tverskoj Boulevard in Moscow (now in Pushinskaya Sqare). A.M. Opekushin (1880). Gravure from N.P. Chekhov’s drawing from life.
The Diploma granted by the World Exhibition in Paris.
The Diploma granted by the World Exhibition in Paris to N.G. Rubinstein for participating in the Russian concert (1878) as a pianist and conductor.
Trocadero Place in Paris.
Trocadero Place in Paris, were held during the World Exhibition (1878).
N.G. Rubinstein.
N.G. Rubinstein. The portrait painted by V.G. Perov.
P.I. Tchaikovsky. First Piano Concerto.
P.I. Tchaikovsky. First Piano Concerto. Cover of the first edition.
Programme of the Conservatoire students’ perfomance of the opera Der Freischutz
Programme of the Conservatoire students’ perfomance of the opera Der Freischutz, which took place on N.G. Rubinstain’s name- day, by tradition marked by the Conservatoire (1875).
Programme of the students’ evening – party.
Programme of the students’ evening – party, when fragments from dramatic plays and symphonic music were performed. 1874.
Giacomo (Yakov Nickolayevich) Galvani (1825-1889).
Giacomo (Yakov Nickolayevich) Galvani (1825-1889), singer. Professor of solo singing (1869-1887).
P.A. Khokhov and M.M. Karyakin.
P.A. Khokhov and M.M. Karyakin, pupils of A.D. Alexandrova Kochetova.
P.I. Tchaikovsky’s letter to A.D. Alexandrova Kochetova.
P.I. Tchaikovsky’s letter to A.D. Alexandrova Kochetova.
Alexandra Dormidontova Alexandrova Kochetova (1833-1902), singer.
Alexandra Dormidontova Alexandrova Kochetova (1833-1902), singer, professor of solo (1866-1880).
P.I. Tchaikovsky. Flagment from Andante cantabile.
P.I. Tchaikovsky. Flagment from Andante cantabile – the second movement of the First Quartet. Autograph.
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883).
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883), writer. The portrait painted by V.G. Petrov.
Lev Nickolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910).
Lev Nickolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), writer. The photograph gifted by Tolstoy to the Conservatoire.
Wilhem (Vassily Fyodorovich) Fitzentagen (1848-1890).
Wilhem (Vassily Fyodorovich) Fitzentagen (1848-1890), German cellist. Professor of cello (1870-1890).
Karl Klingworth (1830-18-1916).
Karl Klingworth (1830-18-1916), German pianist, conductor. Professor of piano and chamber ensemble (1868-1881).
Adolf Davidovich Brodsky (1851-1929).
Adolf Davidovich Brodsky (1851-1929), violinist. Teacher of violin (1874-1878).
Teatralnaya Square in Moscow.
Teatralnaya Square in Moscow. Moscow: the Bolshoi Theater (centre) and the Maly Theater (the 1860s).
Scene from M. I. Glinka’s opera “A Life for the Tsar”.
Scene from M. I. Glinka’s opera “A Life for the Tsar”. (Ivan Susanin) performed by the Conservatoire students (1869).
Sergei Vassilyevich Shumsky (1821-1878).
Sergei Vassilyevich Shumsky (1821-1878) dramatic actor. Teacher of scenic art (1868-1872).
H. Berlioz’s autograph on the blackboard in the Conservatoire.
H. Berlioz’s autograph on the blackboard in the Conservatoire.
H. Berlioz’s letter to N.G. Rubinstein.
H. Berlioz’s letter to N.G. Rubinstein. Autograph.
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French composer, conductor, author of literary writings on music.
Playbill announcing H.Berlioz’s concert.
Playbill announcing H.Berlioz’s concert at the Manege (Exerzishaus) building.
The first Honours’ Board.
The first Honours’ Board at the Conservatorie.
Prince Vorontsov’s house in Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street.
Prince Vorontsov’s house in Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, where the Conservatorie located since 1871.
Nickolai Albertovich Hubert (1840-1888).
Nickolai Albertovich Hubert (1840-1888), music figure. Professor of the theory of music (1870-1888), director (1881-1883).
Herman Avgustovich Laroche (1845-1904).
Herman Avgustovich Laroche (1845-1904), music critic, composer. Professor of the theory and history of music (1867-1870, 1883-1886).
P.I. Tchaikovsky’s pupils at his classes.
P.I. Tchaikovsky’s pupils at his classes of free composition, harmony and instrumentation constituted the first Students’ Quartet of the Moscow Conservatoire.