Christmas melodies will be performed at the Vitebsk Philharmonic by musicians from Belarus and Russia

January 7, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA/. Christmas melodies will form the thematic basis of solo concerts by Russian performer Mikhail Vorotnoy and the chamber orchestra of the Vitebsk Philharmonic, which will take place on January 7 and 8 at the regional philharmonic as part of the Christmas Music Academy for young musicians. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the concert department of the regional philharmonic. Mikhail Vorotnoy, a renowned Russian musician and active promoter of piano music, is an associate professor at the Department of Musical and Instrumental Training of the Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University. He has performed in almost 180 concerts as a soloist, accompanist, and organist in concert halls in Russia and European countries. An experienced educator, he is constantly invited to be a member of the jury for various competitions and festivals, and conducts master classes at the Faculty of Music of RSPU, as well as in educational institutions in Poland, Sweden, and Ukraine. Mikhail Vorotnoy has prepared 13 laureates and diploma winners of international and All-Russian competitions and festivals. The program of his solo concert at the Vitebsk Philharmonic includes works by Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev. In addition to the piano concert, Mikhail Vorotnoy will give two master classes to young Vitebsk talents. The renowned educator will also introduce Vitebsk classical music lovers to his students, who have already won laureate titles at international competitions. Mikhail Vorotnoy's invitation has generated great interest, including among teachers of Vitebsk music educational institutions; in the future, such cooperation will provide Vitebsk students with the opportunity to participate in the educational programs of RSPU. During the New Year holidays, the Vitebsk Philharmonic's chamber orchestra traditionally presents its fans of chamber music with an interesting Christmas program. This year, the program will feature organ with orchestra alongside academic works and traditional Christmas melodies. The Christmas Music Academy will conclude on January 9 with a gala concert of all its participants, which will be a kind of summary of the creative interaction between the academy's teachers and students. The new philharmonic project of the Vitebsk Philharmonic is designed to provide students of the regional center's music schools with the opportunity to receive qualified lessons and consultations from renowned musicians and performers, as well as to get acquainted with masterpieces of world classics and music by contemporary composers. The Music Academy is held in two specialties (piano and vocal) and includes a cycle of two lessons for each specialty. -0-