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The 15th festival held in Russia last May was our largest and most
ambitious venture measured by the number of participants, events,
venues, new contacts, and the outpourings of appreciation. More than two
hundred people participated in the Festival, and more than twenty events
took place over a period of sixteen days. Continuing our long standing
tradition of involving former festival participants in new collaborative
initiatives, we are most proud of the fact that a number of these
participants who had met at previous festivals, met again. Young
American composers Matt Van Brink and Ramon Castillo hosted young
composers from St. Petersburg back in 2001. Now no longer students but
teachers and recognized composers, they were reunited with their Russian
counterparts. As in past years, Americans shared the concert stage with
Russians, and American professors worked with the students of St
Petersburg.
Boston University violinist in Red Square, 2002
International collaboration in culture and education is the mission of
the Educational Bridge Project <http://www.educationalbridgeproject.org>
which was first established in 1997 by Professor Ludmilla Leibman to
foster the exchange of music and musicians between Boston and St.
Petersburg. Fifteen festivals have brought together more than 500
musicians, artists and educators to collaborate in performances, share
ideas in discussions, and learn about new teaching methods in
composition and interpretation. Through these initiatives the Project
has contributed to building artistic, educational and humanitarian
bridges between the United States and Russia. Their performances have
delighted audiences of music lovers of both countries, from
schoolchildren to college students to community groups.
This fall the Educational Bridge Project's sixteenth Russian-American
festival will begin on Tuesday, October 27th and continues through
Thursday, November 12th in Boston. The festival plans to feature
representatives of the prestigious artistic and educational institutions
of St. Petersburg, the cultural capital of Russia, and includes
collaborative concerts, lectures, and multi-media presentations.
Selected events:
*November 3, **5 p.m*. Elena Kiyko's presentation on the history of the
St. Petersburg Radio (Boston University, College of Arts and Sciences,
725 Commonwealth Avenue, room 224)
*November 10, **5 p.m*. "The Russian School of Literary Translation" -
presentation by St. Petersburg University Professor Nina Zonina (Boston
University, College of Arts and Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, room
224)**
*November 11, 7 p.m.* "Conversations on Russian Music" -- talk by
Ludmilla Leibman on Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and
performance of the masterpiece by St. Petersburg pianist Igor Uryash
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Elizabeth Parks Killian Hall,
Rm. 14W-111, Hayden Library Bldg, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge)
*November 12, 7 p.m.* Piano recital by Maestro Uryash -- Rachmaninov
"Variations on Corelli's Theme" and "Variation on Chopin's
Theme" and
Mussorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition." Pre-concert talk by Professor
Margarita Ufimtseva, author of the book, "St. Petersburg Pianist Igor
Uryash" (Harvard Musical Association, 57A Chestnut St., Beacon Hill)
Russian chorus performing American composition, 2009
The list of American institutions which have participated in the
Educational Bridge Project's festivals includes Boston University,
Harvard University, Brandeis University, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Yale University, Tufts University, the New England and
Boston Conservatories. Among their Russian counterparts are the St.
Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories, St. Petersburg University, the
Mariinsky Theater, the Hermitage Museum, and the Moscow Cultural
Foundation. All programs of the Festival are free and open to the public.
For an updated schedule of events and concerts visit:
www.educationalbridgeproject.org/current festival
Ludmilla Leibman <mailto:Ludmilla.leibman@gmail.com>
Executive Director
The Educational Bridge Project
65 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
Ludmilla.leibman(a)gmail.com <mailto:Ludmilla.leibman@gmail.com>
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Dr. Ludmilla Leibman
Executive Director
Educational Bridge Project
65 Bay State Road Suite 6
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
1.617.867.0017
1.617.512.1712 (c)
www.educationalbridgeproject.org <http://www.educationalbridgeproject.org>
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