The Austrian tourism office in Moscow believes that the cross-year of tourism will contribute to the growth of bilateral tourist flows and will enrich the experience of the two countries in the development of tourism projects.
Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova from the Russian side and the head of the section of the Austrian Ministry of Economics Elisabeth Udolf-Strobl from the Austrian side signed a joint statement and program for holding a cross year of culture in 2017, starting with the opening of the national tourism office in Vienna. RIA Novosti reports this.
The parties intend to post on their Internet portals a preliminary list of programs, which will be supplemented with new activities over the next months and until the project closes in November next year.
As Ms. Udolf-Strobl noted, both sides are open to new ideas and initiatives. In turn, Alla Manilova noted that they expect initiatives “from the cultural institutions themselves.”
“Our world-famous museums, figures in music, theater, cinema and other fields love Austria and the Austrian public very much, and we will support them, including financially, and implement all their projects in Austria,” she said.
Udolf-Strobl recalled that the first major event of the tourism year will be the grand opening in mid-December in Vienna, followed by Russia’s participation in the international tourism exhibition Ferien-Messe-Wien. Also in January, a tourism business forum will be held with the presentation of new tourist routes “Unknown Russia” and routes for Austrian fans on the occasion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
A symposium “Tourism of the Future” is planned for the spring in Moscow and the participation of Russian regions in an exhibition on mountain tourism technologies in Innsbruck. In the summer, a gastronomic marathon with a presentation of national cuisines will take place in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, and next fall a summit of winemakers will be held in Sochi and the famous Vienna Museum Albertina will bring an exhibition of works by Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka to the Russian capital. In addition, during the year, several dozen more conferences, meetings, tours and forums for journalists, businessmen and cultural figures will be held in Saratov and Yekaterinburg, Yelets, Linz and Baden and in other cities and regions.
As Gerald Böhm, head of the ATOR, told the ATOR Bulletin, Austria has extensive experience in tourism, in serving guests from all over the world, in the creation and development of ski and spa resorts, in the construction of hotels and other tourist facilities, including using “ green technologies, as well as in such areas as IT technologies and tourism marketing.
“At the same time, it is important that our initiatives and exchange of experience are bilateral. We have a lot to learn from each other,” emphasized Gerald Böhm.
The coming year 2017 will be a cross year of tourism between Russia and Austria. This was officially announced on Wednesday at the Russian Embassy in Vienna, where Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova and her Austrian counterpart Elisabeth Udolph-Strobl signed a joint statement and program of the main events of the year.
“I won’t hide that we negotiated for many weeks and months with the support of our Austrian colleagues,” Russian Ambassador to Austria Dmitry Lyubinsky said before the ceremony. He admitted that the very fact of signing documents on holding a year of tourism became a dream come true for him.
The ambassador clarified that the signed plan is preliminary in nature and is open to initiatives from both Russian and Austrian organizations. “The program is a living document, and new initiatives will appear on both our sides, which both Moscow and Vienna will support,” Lyubinsky said.
Alla Manilova reported that the year received support from the UN. The Director General of the UN World Tourism Organization, Taleb Rifai, confirmed his participation in the official ceremony scheduled for January 12 in Vienna. The opening of the year itself will be essentially a 3-day Russian-Austrian tourism forum, which will be attended by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, ministers of culture and tourism of a number of Russian regions, governors and vice-governors of regions aimed at tourism cooperation with Austria. The North Caucasus and Krasnodar region plan to strengthen ties with Tyrol in the field of mountain tourism. A presentation of new Russian programs for tourists from Austria is expected - first of all, these are the regions of the Center and North-West of Russia, river tourism, cultural routes to the estates of Russian cultural figures, trips to Baikal and Kamchatka. And on January 12, a gala concert will be held in the former imperial Hofburg Palace, where the laureates of the last Tchaikovsky Competition will perform.
In December, a special office for promoting tourism to Russia will open in Vienna - Visit Russia. And for the year, according to the program, many events are envisaged - from a special Imperial Ball in Baden to weeks of tourism in different regions of Russia and Austria, presentation of specialized routes from those dedicated to Russian and Austrian composers to wellness routes. A joint festival of small tourist towns is planned for July-August in Yelets.
“We will particularly focus our attention on areas of activity where there are similarities in landscapes and products. We will be talking about topics such as mountain and sports tourism and, of course, urban and cultural tourism,” said Udolf-Strobl.
Manilova emphasized the partnership nature of the upcoming events. "Both sides understand that this is a two-way street," she said. “Of course, we want to have more Austrian tourists. Of course, we want to have Austrian investments in tourism. But at the same time, we understand that Austria needs, with our help, to overcome the negative trend that has emerged in our bilateral tourism flows," added the Deputy Minister. For this, she said, it is planned to promote new tourist routes - “so that tourists go not only to Vienna and Salzburg.” The same applies to Russia. “We have one limiting factor: we do not promote Russia well,” she said.
In late spring or early summer, Moscow will host ceremonial events dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the diplomatic mission of Baron Sigismund von Herberstein, who arrived in Russia in 1517 as an envoy of Emperor Maximillian and left the famous "Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii", known in Russia as " Notes on Muscovy" is one of the important sources on the history of Rus' in the late Middle Ages.
Cultural events will also be held as part of the year of tourism. The most significant of them is an exhibition from the Albertina Museum in Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, dedicated to the art of Vienna at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, especially the works of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka. This exhibition is scheduled to open in October 2017 and will run until January 2018.
The foreign ministries of the two countries have already exchanged notes on visa issues, which should stimulate the issuance of six-month visas for tourists.
At the same time, officials emphasized the non-political nature of tourism. “Politics affects tourism only in one case: Russian tourists do not want to travel to countries where they may expect an unfriendly attitude towards themselves. Austria is not one of these countries. Austria has a great attitude towards Russian tourists!” said Manilova.
ATHENS, November 24. /TASS/. The cross year of tourism between Russia and Greece 2017-2018 ended on Friday evening with a concert of Russian and Greek artists at the Athens concert hall Megaro Musicis (Palace of Music). The performance was attended by deputies, members of the Greek government, as well as other lovers of Russian art.
During the ceremonial part of the evening, the Russian Ambassador to Greece Andrei Maslov spoke. He noted that the Cross Year of Tourism between Russia and Greece 2017-2018, during which many successful events took place in both Russia and Greece, ends with a real holiday for relations between the two countries. “And today we will enjoy a unique concert at the closing ceremony of the year with the participation of the State Academic Kuban Cossack Choir and famous Greek artists,” the diplomat said.
According to him, the Year of Tourism, which followed the cross year of Russia and Greece in 2016, showed the effectiveness of the Russian-Greek partnership. “Thanks to joint coordination, we were able to unite regions, deputies, businessmen of both countries to discuss issues of cooperation in the field of tourism,” Maslov said. “These mutually beneficial contacts further strengthened the bilateral tourist flow. During the summer season, Greece remained one of the most popular destinations for Russians abroad".
The ambassador expressed the opinion that the number of tourists from Russia this year will be at the same level as in 2017, and thanked “the Greek side, personally the Greek Minister of Tourism Elena Koundura and her excellent partners for their joint work on the successful implementation of the Year of Tourism.”
Cooperation in the humanitarian sphere
Maslov also read out a greeting from Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. According to the head of the Ministry of Culture, the year of tourism became “a natural continuation of the [previous] cross-year of culture and confirmed the high level of mutual understanding” existing between the two countries in the humanitarian sphere. “Over the past year, several dozen events were organized and held, including cultural and educational events, projects in the field of event, gastronomic and pilgrimage tourism, a number of business meetings and professional forums,” Medinsky noted.
According to him, “it was also possible to build a dialogue at the interregional level, laying a solid foundation for continued cooperation after the end of the Year of Tourism.” The minister called it symbolic that the bright and beautiful end of the Year of Tourism will be the performance of the largest folk group of the Krasnodar Territory - the Kuban Cossack Choir. In conclusion, Medinsky expressed his conviction that the historical, cultural and spiritual kinship of the Russian and Greek peoples will continue to contribute to the success of the two countries.
Popular destination among Russians
Greek Tourism Minister Elena Koundura also welcomed those gathered to “this great holiday, which is dedicated to tourism and friendly relations between the Greek and Russian peoples.” According to her, the Cross Year of Tourism between Russia and Greece 2017-2018 gave excellent results and led to a new impetus in the joint development of tourism." "Our Russian friends love Greece and include our country among the leading tourist destinations," Kundura said, noting, that sales results in 2018 and advance bookings for 2019 indicate that Greece is for Russian tourists "the second most important country they choose for their holidays."
“Tourism, like cultural exchanges, builds bridges for bilateral ties, mutual understanding and cooperation, tourism unites people and nations, promotes progress in the social sphere and economy,” the minister said, noting that despite the end of the cross-year of tourism, a new foundation is being laid for further cooperation between countries. “Cooperation between the regions of Russia and Greece in the field of tourism will be of particular importance in the future,” concluded Kundura.
At the concert in honor of the end of the Year of Tourism, the Greek ensemble of folk dances and folklore studies "Horopegnio" under the direction of Giorgos Pantziaridis, the folk symphony orchestra "En Hordo", the children's choir of Spyros Lambros, as well as famous Greek singers Melina Aslanidou and Kostas Makedonas, performed incendiary national songs. From Russia, the State Academic Kuban Cossack Choir performed at the concert, as well as Greek sirtaki and bouzouki in their own production.
Opening of the “Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia” in the Bryansk Region
Opening of the “Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia” in the Bryansk region.
The program of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia has started in the Bryansk region. On the eve of the New Year 2018, at Bryansk City Gymnasium No. 4 (director N.M. Vinogradova), a solemn ceremony of signing an agreement took place between the Regional Philharmonic (director G.N Osnovina), the Regional Universal Scientific Library named after. F.I. Tyutchev (director S.S. Dedyulya), the Scientific Library of the State Technical University (director G.I. Lartseva) and city gymnasium No. 4 (director N.M. Vinogradova) on jointly holding events dedicated to Austrian musical culture in 2018 .
The signing ceremony took place as part of the Viennese traditional ball, which has been held at the gymnasium every year for twenty years. In her address to the participants of the ball, the director of the gymnasium, Nadezhda Mikhailovna Vinogradova, expressed confidence that this year will bring the gymnasium students new encounters with the music of the classics of the Austrian school, and will allow them to learn more about the life and work of W. A. Mozart, G. Mahler, F. Schubert. Director of the Bryansk Philharmonic Galina Nikolaevna Osnovina told those present about the main program events of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia, and emphasized the importance of interaction between cultural institutions, education and higher schools in the education and aesthetic education of children and youth. The Bryansk Governor's Symphony Orchestra (conductor Vladimir Meshkov) included in the program of a large Christmas concert the performance of waltzes and polkas by I. Strauss (son), which caused an enthusiastic reception from the Bryansk public.
An unexpectedly pleasant experience for the townspeople was the opening of Mozart’s musical environment in the popular Bryansk restaurant “Meat is”, when Viennese coffee and unique Viennese strudel are served in the cafeteria, and visitors can enjoy the sound of W. Mozart’s early symphonies and his piano concertos throughout the day. January 16 at the Bryansk Regional Universal Scientific Library
The first exhibition of the 2018 project of books, sheet music and records by W.A. Mozart will open under the title “Eternal Light in Music. Your name is Mozart."
February 01 in the city of Klintsy at the Children's Art School named after. E. Belyaev with a concert of works by Austrian composers, the children's program of events of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia opens. The performers will be musicians from the Bryansk region and Moscow.
2018 has just begun, but it is already filled with anticipation for bright creative Bryansk events dedicated to the wonderful musical culture of Austria.
On December 29, 2017, an Agreement on creative cooperation was signed between the Bryansk Regional Scientific Universal Library named after. F.I. Tyutchev, the Bryansk Regional Philharmonic, the library of the Bryansk State Technical University and Gymnasium No. 4 of Bryansk as part of the cross year of music of Austria and Russia.
Presentation of the exhibition “Eternal Light in Music. Your name is Mozart,” dedicated to V.A. Mozart.
2018 begins with the implementation of the program “Music Without Borders” developed by the Bryansk region. Cross year of music between Austria and Russia.” As part of this program, on January 16, 2018 at 14.00, the Bryansk Regional Scientific Universal Library named after. F.I. Tyutchev there will be a presentation of the exhibition “Eternal Light in Music. Your name is Mozart,” dedicated to V.A. Mozart.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791) is an outstanding Austrian composer, a prominent representative of the Viennese classical school. Mozart's musical heritage is enormous: operas, symphonies, concerts, sonatas, chamber instrumental ensembles, sacred music, and so on. Many of them are masterpieces of musical art. Mozart's work is an important stage in the development of leading musical genres; symphonic, operatic, chamber.
In the sections “Life and Work of V.A. Mozart”, “Opera creativity”, “Listening to V.A. Mozart”, “Playing works by V.A. Mozart" presents books, sheet music, records and audio discs from the department of musical notation literature.
Our partners in the regional program of the year of music in Austria and Russia are starting Mozartian musical environments.
The restaurant “Meat is”, as part of the regional program of the Year of Music of Austria in Russia, notifies its partners, friends and guests about the opening of weekly Viennese musical environments at its base. Here, throughout the year, every Wednesday, starting from January 17, you can treat yourself to a cup of Viennese coffee and aromatic strudel, which is a favorite Viennese delicacy. These days, visitors will be greeted by the sound of the music of the great genius of Austrian culture Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which for the whole world is the personification of the highest harmony of divine light.
We are confident that the warmth and hospitality of our partner, the Myaso Eest restaurant, will be an excellent addition to the bright mosaic canvas of the Bryansk region’s original regional programs dedicated to Austrian music.
On February 1, the grand opening of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia will take place in the best concert hall in the city of Klintsy, the Sovremennik Center for Culture and Leisure.
On February 1, the grand opening of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia will take place in the best concert hall in the city of Klintsy, the Sovremennik Center for Culture and Leisure. The initiator and main organizer is the E. Belyaev Children's Art School (director N.B. Baidakova). Teachers and students of art schools in Klintsy, Pochep, Novozybkov, Unecha, the Klintsy military orchestra (conductor A. Plotnikov), and famous musicians from Bryansk and Moscow took part in the preparation of the concert program. By tradition, the concert will be attended by former graduates of the Klintsy School of Arts, now recognized masters: Professor, Dean of the Vocal Faculty of the International Slavic Institute, Laureate of International Competitions Dmitry Grinich, soloist of the G. Vishnevskaya Center for Opera Singing, D. Tarasenko, his musical greeting to The organizers of the concert were sent by the Laureate of international and all-Russian competitions E. Mazalova.
The concert will feature works by I. Haydn, W. Mozart, F. Schubert, J. Strauss, P. Mahler, R. Lehár, F. Kreisler for vocals, piano, violin, flute, clarinet, arranged for accordion, trumpet, for the first time The play “Mozart and Salieri” by Bryansk composer V. Dubinin will be performed. The concert will end with the sound of one of the most beloved works by listeners, “Radetzky March” by J. Strauss
Immediately before the concert, all spectators will become participants in a theatrical performance dedicated to the music of Austria. A special place in the foyer will be occupied by an exhibition of children's drawings based on the music of Austrian composers. The Klintsovsky concert promises to be an interesting and vibrant event of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia in the Bryansk region. The concert program is attached.
In response to an invitation to dialogue with the Austrian Cultural Forum, the director of the Philharmonic, Galina Nikolaevna Osnovina, sent this letter.
In the Bryansk Regional Scientific Universal Library named after. F.I. Tyutchev hosted a presentation of the exhibition “Eternal Light in Music. Your name is Mozart,” dedicated to V.A. Mozart.
2018 began with the implementation of the “Music Without Borders” program developed by the Bryansk region. Cross year of music between Austria and Russia.” As part of this program, on January 16, 2018 in the Bryansk Regional Scientific Universal Library named after. F.I. Tyutchev hosted a presentation of the exhibition “Eternal Light in Music. Your name is Mozart,” dedicated to V.A. Mozart.
On February 1, the grand opening of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia took place in the best concert hall in the city of Klintsy, the Sovremennik Center for Culture and Leisure.
High school students of Bryansk City Gymnasium No. 4 became spectators of the thematic screening of the musical feature film “Farewell to St. Petersburg” (Lenfilm film studio, director Y. Fried, in the role of I. Strauss G. Yakovlev).
The screening of the film was preceded by a speech by musicologist, member of the Union of Composers N.A. Somova about the life and work of the remarkable Austrian composer Johann Strauss (son).
The thematic film screening was held as part of the events of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia and aroused genuine interest among young people.
The children shared their impressions. They were most struck by the fate of the composer. Some called it tragic, some called it amazing. They also noted that an interesting actor was chosen for the main role in the film, who was able to convey what Strauss felt. And, of course, the conversation touched on music. In fact, music plays one of the main roles in this film.
The Gymnasium teachers expressed gratitude that Strauss's music provided an interesting topic for conversation with the children. Somehow it turned out that it became much wider than one could imagine.
As part of the project of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia, on the stage of the Druzhba cinema theater of the Bryansk Regional Philharmonic, on February 24, 2018, the performance “Die Fledermaus”, an operetta by I. Strauss, will take place with the participation of leading artists of Moscow musical theaters.
As part of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia project, teachers of the art department of the Klintsov Children's Art School organized a competition of children's works dedicated to the music of Austrian composers.
Based on the results of the competition, the works were shown at an exhibition at the Sovremennik cultural and leisure center.
From February 20 to 22, Bryansk Technical University will host “Mozart Days,” during which the Bryansk Philharmonic, together with the university library, will hold lectures and conversations about the life and work of the great Austrian composer, screenings of documentaries and feature films, and book exhibitions.
The organizers of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia in the Bryansk region set themselves the task of revealing to university youth the boundless and wonderful world of the great Austrian composers who changed the course of development of world musical culture, to introduce music lovers to the musical masterpieces of Austrian music, which are considered among the pinnacle achievements of world musical culture . The Mozart Days program will include:
— lecture-conversation by musicologist, member of the Union of Composers of the Russian Federation N.A. Somova;
— screening of an experimental Russian documentary about the work of Mozart;
— viewing of the feature film “Amadeus” (USA, dir. M. Forman);
— presentation of a book exhibition;
— discussions, free exchange of opinions.
On March 21, the Bryansk kindergarten “Mayak” hosts the youngest participants of the “Music without Borders” program with a concert. Cross year of music between Austria and Russia.” Students of the academy (as the concerts of famous performers were called in the time of W.A. Mozart) will be students from the senior groups of the kindergarten.
Students of the famous Bryansk teacher, Honored Worker of Culture of Russia L.I. Igoshina will perform a concert in front of the youngest music lovers of the Bryansk region.
The concert program will feature minuets and sonatinas by V.A. Mozart, the opening speech for children was prepared by Honored Worker of Culture, member of the Union of Composers of Russia, Deputy Director of the Philharmonic N.A. Somova.
The organizers of the concert set themselves the task of captivating young listeners on an amazing musical journey through the pages of the music of the great Austrian composer, attracting children's attention to the wide possibilities of music education in the regional center, and creating a sustainable interest in classical music. On the same day, music director of the program L.I. Igoshin will do at the Bryansk Children's Art School named after P.I. Tchaikovsky television recording of an open lesson on the topic “Work at the Children's Art School on sonatas by V.A. Mozart." In March, it is planned to hold an open lesson on the pedagogical features of working in primary grades on the works of V. Mozart by L.I. Igoshina at the Klintsov Children's Art School named after. E. Belyaeva.
Carrying out a children's cycle of musical events of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia for children seems extremely important, since all classical European music education is largely based on Austrian music.
The Year of Austrian Music in the Bryansk Region continues.
A real spring gift for residents of the village of Star on February 2, 2018 will be the presentation of the thematic program of the Bryansk Regional Philharmonic “My Love, My Russia!” The program will feature wonderful poems and songs by Soviet and Russian composers, Russian folk songs.
The entire program is permeated with a reverent attitude towards the beloved Fatherland, pride in Russia and the great people who created great history and culture.
The program was prepared by all the best creative groups of the Philharmonic, including the multiple Laureate of International All-Russian competitions folk music ensemble “Vataga”, the long-loved vocal and instrumental ensemble VIA “Stozhary” in the Bryansk region, wonderful artists of the choreographic ensemble “ERklez”, the Art Class group, soloist Lyubov Nesterova and the brilliant virtuosos on folk instruments of the Nadya ensemble.
The thematic program “My Love, My Russia” opens up wide opportunities for artists, allowing them to show the full range of their expressive and artistic performing skills.
Program “My love, my Russia!” prepared by the Philharmonic staff within the framework of the main theme of 2018 “Spring, Victory, Future, Life.”
In the German hall of the Bryansk Regional Scientific Universal Library named after. F.I. Tyutchev, a book exhibition opened, Austrian Literature of the 20th Century, as part of the program events of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia.
The book exhibition is dedicated to the key figures of Austrian literature of the 20th century: G. von Hofmannsthal, F. Kafka, R.M. Rilke, S. Zweig, T. Bernhard, who made an exceptional contribution to European artistic culture, enriched literature with new ideas and images, and carried out a true revolution in the field of literary language and form.
The Hall of German Literature widely presented domestic publications of Austrian writers, interestingly presented the collection of Austrian literature in German, many books from this collection were received by the regional library from the Goethe Center. An interesting slide film about the life and work of Austrian writers, prepared by department specialists and skillfully selected music by A. Schoenberg, F. Schrecker and G. Mahler created a unique atmosphere on the opening day of the exhibition.
Librarians, representatives of creative public organizations, and students of Bryansk universities became mentors of the ceremony. A review of the exhibition and a lecture on the main trends in the development of Austrian literature in the 20th century was given by I.I., senior lecturer of foreign literature at the Faculty of Philology of Bryansk State University. Flatbread.
Love for Austrian literature I.I. Lepeshko, her passion and deep knowledge of the work of Austrian writers amazed the audience and aroused a burning desire among young people to become more familiar with the amazing, dramatic and rich artistic culture of Austria.
As part of the program of events of the “Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia,” on March 14, a series of wonderful educational programs for children and youth took place in Bryansk and Klintsy.
Member of the Union of Composers V.I. Dubinin came to visit the senior high school students of Bryansk City Gymnasium No. 4 (Director N.M. Vinogradova) with an author’s concert.
Dubinin told the children about the peculiarities of composer's creativity, introduced the audience to his theatrical works from different years, and shared his impressions about the music and work of the great Austrian composers. The audience’s attention was focused on V. Dubinin’s piano piece “Mozart and Salieri,” which sparked a lively discussion among schoolchildren about geniuses and talents, about bearers of cultural traditions and their destroyers, about moral values and the high purpose of the art of music.
At the same time, at the Klintsov Children's Art School named after. EAT. Belyaev, in parallel streams, teachers-musicians from Zlynka, Klimovo, Krasnaya Gora and the city of Klintsy studied piano and button accordion. Honored Worker of Culture of Russia L.I. Igoshina (piano) and Laureate of International Competitions D.M. Kozlov (accordion) conducted open lessons with children of secondary classes of art schools on the topic “Working on the works of V.A. Mozart and Russian composers."
Teachers from art schools in the Bryansk region followed with interest the work of the wonderful musicians L. Igoshina and D. Kozlov, listened to their precise and subtle comments and wishes on the interpretation of the works of W. Mozart, on the stylistic features of the music of Austrian and Russian composers.
This March day will remain in the memory of Bryansk musicians for a long time with its sincere note of admiration for the work of the great W. Mozart and reverence for his immortal music.
Information about the work of cultural institutions of the Bryansk region on cultural cooperation between Russia and Austria.
Cultural institutions of the Bryansk region have accumulated some experience in working on cultural cooperation with Austria.
Over the last period, the most striking events in the cultural life of the region, dedicated to Austrian culture and art, were associated with the names of V.A. Mozart, F. Schubert, I. Strauss, I. Haydn.
So in 2006, which was dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great Austrian composer V.A. Mozart, the Bryansk Chamber Orchestra has prepared a series of programs from the works of W. Mozart. These concerts took place in the Druzhba concert hall, in cities and districts of the region.
The Bryansk methodological office for primary music and art education held a regional competition for the best performance of works by V.A. Mozart, a series of methodological open lessons and lectures on the study of Mozart’s work and the performance of his works.
In 2007, the Bryansk City Academic Choir (directed by Honored Artist of Russia Mario Bustillo) took part in the International Viennese Choir Competition named after F. Schubert and won the main prize of the Grand Prix competition and first places for the best performance of Schubert’s works in the “Mixed Choir” category.
Austrian musicologists and specialists in the field of contemporary music have repeatedly taken part in the Festival of Contemporary Art. N. Roslavets and N. Gabo in Bryansk, presenting extremely relevant scientific reports on the ways of development of modern Austrian music. As part of festival events in Bryansk, works by A. Schoenberg, A. Berg, and A. Webern were repeatedly performed. This year, a special thematic program of the famous Russian group, the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music, was dedicated to the work of composers of the Novo Vienna school. The work of A. Berg was studied on the discussion platform of the student club “Apodeon” of the Bryansk Music School (opera “Wozzeck”), the object of discussion at the club meeting in different years were the works of R. Strauss, A. Schoenberg, A. Webern.
Since 2011, the Bryansk Governor's Symphony Orchestra has been actively including works by Austrian composers in its repertoire. The orchestra's performance together with the Bryansk City Academic Choir of W. Mozart's Requiem, the Symphonies of F. Schubert, I. Haydn, and Mozart's B caused a particularly great public outcry. The program “On the Beautiful Blue Danube,” dedicated to the work of I. Strauss, enjoyed great popularity among listeners for several seasons. During the period of its creation, the Bryansk Governor's Symphony Orchestra prepared about 50 thematic programs from the works of Austrian composers. Programs in which symphonic works by Richard Strauss, Franz Schubert, V.A. were performed were especially highly appreciated by specialists. Mozart.
The music of Austrian composers often becomes an object of study and comprehension by young artists. So this year, students of the art department of the Klintsov Children's Art School named after. EAT. Belyaeva took part in the thematic competition “Drawing the music of Mozart and Schubert.” A total of 150 works (painting, graphics, watercolor) took part in the competition. The work of young artists on this topic was preceded by serious popular science and educational activities of teachers who talked about the life and work of brilliant Austrian composers. Previously, students of the Bryansk City Art School prepared and sent their artistic works to Austria to participate in the International Art Festival, the focus of which was on researching the characteristics of children's and adolescents' perception of art phenomena. Bryansk children's works were highly appreciated by specialists.
In 2019, the Bryansk Art School, which maintains constant creative contacts with 65 countries around the world, is holding an open competition of children's works “Your Spiritual Treasures” on the topic “Young artists about the great artists of the world.” The organizing committee of the competition provides an invitation to participate in the competition for young talents in Austria.
For several years, the student literary club “Equator” has been operating on the basis of the Bryansk State Technical University, which aims to expand the literary horizons of students and open them to the world of European literature. In 2017, the club studied the works of F. Kafka. As part of the Cross Year of Austria and Russia, club participants examined the works of S. Zweig, R.M. Rilke, Hofmannsthal and held an open discussion club together with senior students of Bryansk City Gymnasium No. 4 on the works of F. Kafka.
In 2018, Bryansk State Technical University hosted V.A. Days for the first time. Mozart, initiated by the University Scientific Library and the Bryansk Philharmonic.
The work of cultural institutions in the Bryansk region to promote Austrian culture intensified significantly that year in connection with the implementation of the program of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia.
As part of the IV International Cultural Forum in St. Petersburg (December 2017), the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Russian Embassy in Austria announced the launch in 2018 of the Cross Year of Music between Austria and Russia program, aimed at further developing and strengthening cultural ties between Russia and Austria . Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation A.Yu. Manilova, in her address to all representatives of the regions - participants in the press conference on the Year of Austria, expressed her wish to pay serious attention to this work and timely publish work plans for 2018 on their websites.
Director of the Bryansk Regional Philharmonic Society G.N. Upon arrival in Bryansk, Osnovina created a working group to develop a plan of events for the cross year of music of the two countries; united the project partners, which were the Administration of the city of Klintsy, the Klintsy children's art school named after E. Belyaev, the Bryansk city children's art school named after. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Bryansk Regional Library named after. F.I. Tyutchev, Bryansk City Gymnasium No. 4, Kindergarten "Mayak", Scientific Library of Bryansk State Technical University and Literary Club "Equator" BSTU.
In December 2017 During the New Year's ball at Bryansk City Gymnasium No. 4, an agreement was concluded between the project participants and an action program was approved. The Philharmonic has posted all materials about the steps taken in this direction on its website.
The program of events developed by the Philharmonic covers the entire year 2018 and includes cycles of educational events: lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and is designed for the widest segment of residents of the Bryansk region. The program of the Bryansk Regional Philharmonic aroused great interest among the Austrian International Cultural Forum, about which the President of the Forum, Mr. S. Mraz, informed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Russia.
Currently the following work has been carried out:
— The Bryansk Governor's Symphony Orchestra held a series of concerts from works by Austrian and Russian composers at the Druzhba concert hall in the region.
— Exhibitions of books and music by V.A. were held in the regional library with great success. Mozart, F. Schubert.
As part of the exhibition of the department of foreign literature about the works of R.M. Rilke, F. Kafka, S. Zweig held public lectures on the work of Austrian writers and meetings with students of the state university.
— The Philharmonic dedicated the concert of the 30th International Festival of Contemporary Art to the composers of the New Vienna School. N. Roslavets and N. Gabo with the participation of the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music.
— Based on the regional scientific library named after. F.I. Tyutchev, Bryansk Gymnasium No. 4 and the scientific library of BSTU hosted film screenings of documentaries and feature films about the life and work of Austrian composers.
— In the Mayak kindergarten, a music worker introduced the kids to the music of V.A. Mozart.
— For the first time in history, BSTU hosted Mozart Days, the program of which included conversations and lectures about V.A. Mozart, a three-day screening of documentaries and feature films about the life and work of the composer.
The literary club "Equator" BSTU held a series of events for university students about the work of Austrian writers and went with open events to gymnasium No. 4, where a discussion and educational meeting on the culture of Austria was held for high school students.
Art school teams did a lot of work to participate in the Austrian program. Thus, an art competition of children's works based on the music of V.A. was held at the Klintsov Children's Art School. Mozart and F. Schubert. Over 100 schoolchildren took part in the opening ceremony of the Year of Music of Austria in Klintsy on the stage of the Sovremennik cultural and leisure center. Based on the results of the competition, a disk was made reflecting the progress of the competition and handed over to the Austrian Embassy. The official opening ceremony of the Year of Music of Austria in the Bryansk Region was attended by the Director of the Department of Culture of the Bryansk Region Krivtsova E. S., Deputy Director of the Department of Culture of the Bryansk Region Marina E. A., representatives of the administration of the city of Klintsy and public organizations.
At the Klintsov Children's Art School, teachers from the Bryansk School named after. P.I. Tchaikovsky L.I. Igoshin and D.M. Kozlov conducted an open lesson on the methods of working in primary classes on the works of W. Mozart. Open lesson L.I. Igoshina was filmed as a video film and is ready for use as a teaching aid.
In April of this year. soloist of the symphony orchestra A. Vorobyova won the title of Laureate and 1st Prize in Vienna at the International Competition “Musical Heritage of Vienna” and received a letter of welcome from the President of the Austrian Cultural Forum.
The most important events of the Year of Austria are planned for September 2018.
According to the recognition of specialists from the Austrian Embassy, the work of the Bryansk Philharmonic under the “Music Without Borders” program is deep, widespread, diverse in forms of work and has no analogues in Russia.
This circumstance led to the invitation of the director of the Philharmonic G.N. Osnovina to the Austrian Embassy for a meeting with the President of the Austrian International Cultural Forum, Mr. S. Mraz, at which the parties discussed the implementation of the “Music without Borders” program in the Bryansk region. G.N. Osnovina was also invited as an official guest to the Grand Reception of the Austrian Embassy on April 19 this year, among public figures, famous figures of art and culture of Russia, taking the most active part in the events of the Cross Year of Music of Austria and Russia. During a personal meeting between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Russia and the director of the Bryansk Regional Philharmonic, the Austrian side expressed a desire to visit the Bryansk region and cultural institutions of the Bryansk region on an official visit in order to become thoroughly familiar with the creative work of Bryansk cultural figures in promoting Austrian music
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Russia, having expressed a desire to visit the Bryansk region, asked to consider the possibility of his participation in concert events for various categories of listeners: preschool age, users of library services and one event of the choice of the Philharmonic.
The Minister of Culture and Tourism Development of Greece Elena Koundura is visiting Moscow, taking part in the opening ceremony of the Cross Year of Tourism Greece-Russia 2017-2018
A joint statement on holding the Cross Year of Tourism was signed on September 19, 2017 at the Expocentre Fairgrounds by the Greek Minister of Tourism Elena Kundura and the Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova.
They also formed a preliminary plan for bilateral programs and projects for the development of Russian-Greek tourism.
During the opening ceremony, the Commissioners of the Cross Year from both sides noted the fact of the spiritual closeness of the two peoples, their centuries-old cultural and historical ties.
The Russia-Greece Cross Year of Tourism 2017–2018 was initiated by the Greek side in continuation of the successfully held Russia-Greece Cross Year 2016. Last year, the ministries implemented a large-scale program of events in the field of culture and tourism: more than 50 projects were prepared in the field of musical and theatrical arts, cinematography, exhibition exchanges, science and research, cultural, educational and pilgrimage tourism, interregional cooperation.
Among the events planned during the Cross Year of Tourism are participation in the development and promotion of a cultural route within the framework of the Council of Europe project “Shrines of Undivided Christianity,” a Russian-Greek gastronomic week, and the joint organization of a regatta in the Ionian Sea and in Sochi.
As A. Manilova noted, the Russia-Greece Cross Year 2016 brought noticeable results. “We recorded an increase in mutual tourist flows at the end of 2016. The number of Greek tourists in Russia increased by 8%, Russian - by 23%, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization, 850 thousand Russians visited this country,” said the Deputy Minister.
Alla Manilova also recalled that in the first half of 2017 the number of Russian tourists in Greece increased by another 16%.
The year of tourism is starting from a very positive base. We expect from it a visible, significant, perhaps even radical increase in tourist flows. But behind this is not only the millions that tourists bring into the coffers of the two countries. This is live communication between our citizens, learning about history, culture, nature, traditions, and strengthening friendship. This is an opportunity to give our countries a powerful impetus for mutual development,” she said, also noting that holding cross tourism years often leads to moves towards facilitating visa procedures. Thus, last year the Greek side, faced with an increase in demand, reduced the period for issuing visas to Russians, increased the number of visa centers, and began issuing multiple-entry visas more often.
After a truly successful 2016, we decided to hold a Cross Year of Tourism between the two countries in 2017–2018. It will be a wonderful year filled with activities. I am sure that tourism unites people and unites nations. We have already developed a program of events that will be held in different regions of Russia and Greece,” said Greek Minister of Tourism E. Koundura.
She also noted that this year Russia and Greece joined the executive board of the UNWTO (World Tourism Organization), a specialized intergovernmental agency of the UN system that unites 156 countries.
We wanted to thank Russia for its support during the vote. Both our countries are now in leading positions in this organization, this imposes additional responsibility on us, but will also bring undoubted benefits,” the Greek minister emphasized.
On the evening of September 19, a gala reception was held at the Greek Embassy in Russia to mark the opening of the Greece-Russia Cross Year of Tourism 2017–2018.
The highlight of the ceremony was the performance of the musical group Georgios Katsaros- famous Greek musician and songwriter, artistic director of the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Athens.
Nikos Sidiropoulos, Moscow
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