List of nominees for the prize of the Association of Musical Critics has been announced. The main criterion is outstanding achievements and civic courage Automatic translate

MOSCOW. On October 12, the Association of Musical Critics of the Capital announced the shortlist of the First Annual Award for Achievements for the 2014-15 Season

The merits of each of the six nominees are undeniable. Thanks to the titanic work of Polina Vaydman, the publication of the complete works of Peter Ilyich with original scores without censorship, political and other amendments was launched. Musicians and listeners will have access to spiritual works, the original version of the First Concert, the original edition of Eugene Onegin. Admiration deserves not only the fact of preparing a unique publication, but also the dedication, asceticism and selflessness of Weidman. She, who did not receive a dime for her work, had to convince officials from art of the enormous importance of the collected works and the expediency of the costs of its production.

"Satyagraha" composer Philip Glass was on the list by chance. The opera on human rights and resistance without violence, with Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Krishna as the main characters, was first posed in Russia, for which the question of the pursuit of truth (as Santiagraha is translated) can be called rhetorical. Vladimir Yurovsky, artistic director of the Svetlanov Orchestra, was noted by critics for the concert series "War and Peace", combining the works of Prokofiev, Messian, Schoenberg, Strauss, Pulenok. The choice is determined by the brightness and anti-war cycle and the issues that it raises: the rejection of imposed patterns, the rejection of dictatorship and totalitarianism.

There is no doubt that the Perm Opera is on the list of the MusicAeterna choir. Innovation, authenticity, outstanding level of performance, the artistic direction of Theodor Currentzis evoke the continued interest of the public.

The chamber music festival “Return” is noted for its relevance, the high level of selected works and the efforts made to return and organize the performances of prominent compatriots on the capital’s stage.

Wagner’s “Tannhauser”, which became the reason for the persecution of Boris Mezdrich and the young director Timofei Kulyabin, who almost paid for the resonant production of freedom, turned out to be a symbol of obscurantism victory in a single city.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru