Vladimir Spivakov was awarded thanks of the President of Tatarstan – Tatar-inform (subscription)

 Concert in honor of the 70th anniversary of the maestro visited by the Deputy Prime Minister – the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tatarstan Ravil Akhmetshin.

(Moscow, 13 September, “Tatar-Inform”). Yesterday was 70 years old violinist and conductor, the president of the Moscow International House of Music, the artistic director and chief conductor of the “Moscow Virtuosi” and the National Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Spivakov.

Jubilee maestro said on stage House of Music, which he headed for 11 years , since its foundation. Congratulated came head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Sergei Ivanov, Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, politicians, public figures, artists and colleagues.

Gratitude of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov “For the long-term cooperation in the field of education creatively gifted youth and significant contribution to the promotion of musical art and national culture “Vladimir Spivakov gave the Deputy Prime Minister – the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tatarstan Ravil Akhmetshin also visited the anniversary concert. At evening attended by the wife of the President of Kyrgyzstan Raisa Atambayev, the press center of the embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tatarstan.

to congratulate Vladimir Spivakov came international stars: American opera singer Jessye Norman, tenor Juan Diego Florez (Peru – Austria), violinist Vadim Gluzman (Israel). Musical gifts celebrant prepared pianist Denis Matsuev, opera singer Hibla Gerzmava and pupils Charitable Foundation Spivakov cellist Anastasia Kobekin and saxophonist Matthew Sherlyn.

It should be noted that the anniversary of the conductor is surrounded by other, not less important dates in his life and work 35 years have passed since the founding of the orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”, celebrated 20 years of the International Charity Fund V.T.Spivakova, noted the 10th anniversary of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, artistic director he is.

International Charitable Activities Fund aimed at finding and supporting young talents. Over the years, he organized about 7000 concerts in Russia and abroad, and his fellows began more than 3 thousand people donated more than 700 musical instruments, more than 12 thousand children received financial assistance to hundreds of children allocated to medical care.

scholarships and program participants Fund V.T.Spivakova become talented children from different Russian regions, many of them at festivals play their national music. Quite a few of them, and the young musicians of the Republic of Tatarstan. Scholar and is the great-grandson of the poet-hero Musa Jalil – Michael Mitrofanov-Jalil, actively participated in many concerts Fund, including abroad. The young violinist has experience performing with the Presidential Orchestra of Russia and Orchestra “Province” in Naberezhnye Chelny.