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j)  to complete studies

k)  a committed chamber musician

X. Complete the sentences using word combinations below:

1.Denis Kozhukhin was launched onto the international scene after winning First Prize

2.He has quickly established

3.In 2014/15, Kozhukhin makes his debut

4.In February 2014, Kozhukhin was Temirkanov’s soloist on his

5.He performed the complete cycle of Prokofiev sonatas

6.He received tuition from teachers

7.Kozhukhin has also been awarded 1st Prize at the Vendome Prize in Lisbon in 2009,

8.Kozhukhin is a committed chamber musician

1)  in Russia, Spain and Germany; 2)  and has worked with leading world famous musicians; 3)  at Musashino Hall in Japan; 4)  in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels; 5)  a formidable reputation; 6)  with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 7)  major US tour with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic; 8)  and 3rd Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006.

XI. Retell the text using active vocabulary.

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UNIT 2

Nikolai Lugansky

Capable of great refinement and sensitivity in Mozart and Chopin, and breathtaking virtuosity and «crystalline beauty» (The Financial Times) in Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Nikolai Lugansky is a pianist of extraordinary depth and versatility.

This summer will see his debuts at the festivals of Aspen and Tanglewood. Upcoming recital and chamber music performances include the Alte Oper Frankfurt, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, New York’s 92nd St. Y, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire and the Great Hall of the St Petersburg Philharmonia. His chamber music collaborators include Mischa Maisky, Vadim Repin and Alexander Kniazev. Lugansky regularly appears at some of the world’s most distinguished festivals, including the BBC Proms, La Roque d’Anthéron, and the Verbier, Rheingau and Edinburgh International festivals.

An award winning recording artist, Nikolai Lugansky records exclusively for the Naïve-Ambroisie label. His recital CD featuring Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonatas won the Diapason d’Or and an ECHO Klassik Award and his recording of concertos by Grieg and Prokofiev with Kent Nagano and the Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin was a Gramophone Editor’s Choice. His earlier recordings have also won a number of awards. Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival and is also a supporter of, and regular performer at, the Rachmaninov Estate and Museum of Ivanovka. He performed the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the closing concert of the inaugural Ivanovka Rachmaninov Festival in June 2014 with the Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.

Nikolai Lugansky studied at Moscow’s Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire where his teachers included Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky. He was awarded the honour of People’s Artist of Russia in April 2013.

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I. Fill in the gaps with derivatives of the words in brackets:

1.Capable of great ________ (refine) and sensitivity in Mozart and Chopin, and breathtaking virtuosity and «crystalline beauty» in Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Nikolai Lugansky is a ________

(piano) of extraordinary ________ (deep) and versatility.

2.Upcoming recital and chamber music ________ (perform) include the Alte Oper Frankfurt, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire and the Great Hall of the St Petersburg Philharmonia.

3.Lugansky ________ (regular) appears at some of the world’s most distinguished festivals, including the BBC Proms, La Roque d’Antheron, and the Verbier, Rheingau and Edinburgh International festivals.

4.An award winning recording _______ (art), Nikolai Lugansky records ________ (exclude) for the Naive-Ambroisie label.

5.His ________ (recite) CD featuring Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonatas won the Diapason d’Or and an ECHO Klassik Award and his recording of concertos by Grieg and Prokofiev with Kent Nagano and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin was a Gramophone Editor’s Choice.

6.His earlier ________ (record) have also won a number of awards.

7.Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival and is also a ________ (support) of, and regular ________

(perform) at, the Rachmaninov Estate and Museum of Ivanovka.

8.He performed the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the

________ (closes) concert of the inaugural Ivanovka Rachmaninov Festival in June 2014 with the Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.

9.Nikolai Lugansky studied at Moscow’s Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire where his ________ (teach) included Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky.

II. Use the appropriate verb form to fill each of the gaps:

1. This summer _______ (see) his debuts at the festivals of Aspen and Tanglewood.

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2.His chamber music collaborators ________ (include) Mischa Maisky, Vadim Repin and Alexander Kniazev.

3.Lugansky regularly ________ (appear) at some of the world’s most distinguished festivals, ________ (include) the BBC Proms, La Roque d’Antheron, and the Verbier, Rheingau and Edinburgh International festivals.

4.His recital CD ________ (feature) Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonatas won the Diapason d’Or and an ECHO Klassik Award.

5.He ________ (perform) the composer’s Piano Concerto No.3 at the ________ (close) concert of the inaugural Ivanovka Rachmaninov Festival in June 2014 with the Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.

6.Nikolai Lugansky ________ (study) at Moscow’s Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire where his teachers

________ (include) Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky.

7.He ________ (award) the honour of People’s Artist of Russia in April 2013.

III. Insert prepositions where necessary:

1.Capable _____ great refinement and sensitivity _____ Mozart and Chopin, and breathtaking virtuosity and «crystalline beauty»

_____ Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Nikolai Lugansky is a pianist

_____ extraordinary depth and versatility.

2.This summer will see his debuts _____ the festivals _____ Aspen and Tanglewood.

3.Upcoming recital and chamber music performances include the Great Hall _____ the Moscow Conservatoire and the Great Hall

_____ the St Petersburg Philharmonia.

4.Lugansky regularly appears _____ some _____ the world’s most distinguished festivals, including the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International festivals.

5.An award winning recording artist, Nikolai Lugansky records exclusively _____ the Naive-Ambroisie label.

6.His recital CD featuring Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonatas won the Diapason d’Or and an ECHO Klassik Award and his recording

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_____ concertos _____ Grieg and Prokofiev _____ Kent Nagano and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin was a Gramophone Editor’s Choice.

7.His earlier recordings have also won a number _____ awards.

8.Lugansky is Artistic Director _____ the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival and is also a supporter _____, and regular performer

_____, the Rachmaninov Estate and Museum _____ Ivanovka.

9.He performed the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3 _____

the closing concert _____ the inaugural Ivanovka Rachmaninov Festival _____ June 2014 _____ the Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.

10.Nikolai Lugansky studied _____ Moscow’s Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire where his teachers included Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky.

11.He was awarded the honour _____ People’s Artist _____ Russia

_____ April 2013.

IV. Fill the gaps with the words below:

awards, beauty, by, closing, des, extraordinary, have, honour, label, most, performed, records, regular, regularly, studied, teachers, will, winning

1.Capable of great refinement and sensitivity in Mozart and Chopin, and breathtaking virtuosity and «crystalline _______» in Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Nikolai Lugansky is a pianist of

_______ depth and versatility.

2.This summer _______ see his debuts at the festivals of Aspen and Tanglewood.

3.Upcoming recital and chamber music performances include Paris’ Theatre _______ Champs-Elysees, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire and the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia.

4.Lugansky ________ appears at some of the world’s _______

distinguished festivals.

5.An award _______ recording artist, Nikolai Lugansky _______

exclusively for the Naive-Ambroisie _______.

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6.His recital CD featuring Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonatas won the Diapason d’Or and an ECHO Klassik Award and his recording of concertos _______ Grieg and Prokofiev with Kent Nagano and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin was a Gramophone Editor’s Choice.

7.His earlier recordings ________ also won a number of ________.

8.Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival and is also a supporter of, and _______ performer at, the Rachmaninov Estate and Museum of Ivanovka.

9.He _______ the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the _______

concert of the inaugural Ivanovka Rachmaninov Festival in June 2014 with the Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.

10.Nikolai Lugansky _______ at Moscow’s Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire where his __________ included Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky.

11.He was awarded the _____ of People’s Artist of Russia in April 2013.

V.Fill the gaps with suitable fragments:

a)  and the Moscow Conservatoire where his teachers included Tatiana Kestner

b)  including the BBC Proms

c)  with the Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev d)  Nikolai Lugansky records exclusively for the Naive-Ambroisie label

e)  Vadim Repin and Alexander Kniazev

f)  and chamber music performances include the Alte Oper Frankfurt

g)  and is also a supporter of

h)  and sensitivity in Mozart and Chopin

Capable of great refinement (1) ____, and breathtaking virtuosity and «crystalline beauty» in Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Nikolai Lugansky is a pianist of extraordinary depth and versatility.

This summer will see his debuts at the festivals of Aspen and Tanglewood. Upcoming recital (2) ____, London’s Wigmore

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Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Paris’ Theatre des Champs-Elysees and other major concert halls.

His chamber music collaborators include Mischa Maisky,

(3) ____. Lugansky regularly appears at some of the world’s most distinguished festivals, (4) ____, La Roque d’Antheron, and the Verbier, Rheingau and Edinburgh International festivals.

An award winning recording artist, (5) ____. His earlier recordings have also won a number of awards. Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival (6) ____, and regular performer at, the Rachmaninov Estate and Museum of Ivanovka. He performed the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the closing concert of the inaugural Ivanovka Rachmaninov Festival in June 2014 (7) ____.

Nikolai Lugansky studied at Moscow’s Central Music School (8)

____, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky.

VI. Answer the following questions:

1.What newspaper called Nikolai Lugansky as a pianist of extraordinary depth and versatility?

2.How does he play compositions by Mozart and Chopin?

3.In what cities and concert halls does he give recitals and chamber music performances?

4.Who are his music collaborators?

5.At what of the world’s most distinguished festivals does Lugansky regularly appear?

6.For what label does Nikolai Lugansky record exclusively?

7.Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival, isn’t he?

8.Have his recordings won a number of awards?

9.Where and with whom did he study?

10.When was he awarded the honour of People’s Artist of Russia?

VII. True or false?

1. Nikolai Lugansky is capable of great refinement and sensitivity in Mozart and Chopin as well as breathtaking virtuosity and «crystalline beauty».

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2.His recitals and chamber music performances include many world famous concert halls all over the world.

3.Lugansky regularly appears at some of the world’s most distinguished festivals.

4.His chamber music collaborators include Mischa Maisky, Vadim Repin and Alexander Kniazev.

5.An award winning recording artist, Nikolai Lugansky records exclusively for the Melodia label.

6.Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Scriabin Festival.

7.He himself never performs at the Museum of Ivanovka.

8.Nikolai Lugansky studied at Leningrad’s Central Music School and the Leningrad Conservatoire.

VIII. Find English equivalents in the text:

a)  удивительная утонченность и восприимчивость b)  виртуозность, от которой захватывает дыхание c)  пианист чрезвычайной глубины и многогранности d)  предстоящий концерт

e)  камерные музыкальные выступления f)  регулярно появляться

g)  выдающиеся фестивали h)  торжественное открытие i)  Народный артист России

IX. What is the Russian for:

a)  great refinement and sensitivity b)  breath taking virtuosity

c)  a pianist of extraordinary depth and versatility d)  upcoming recital

e)  to appear regularly f)  distinguished festivals

g)  an award winning recording artist h)  a / to feature

i)  a regular performer

j)  inaugural, to inaugurate k)  People’s Artist of Russia

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X. Complete the sentences using word combinations below:

1.Nikolai Lugansky is a pianist of

2.He is capable of great refinement and sensitivity and

3.Lugansky’s upcoming recitals and chamber music performances include

4.Lugansky regularly appears at

5.An award winning recording artist, Nikolai Lugansky records exclusively for

6.Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival and

7.Nikolai Lugansky studied at Moscow’s Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire

8.He was awarded the honour of

1)  where his teachers included Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky; 2)  People’s Artist of Russia in April 2013; 3)  the Naïve-Ambroisie label; 4)  extraordinary depth and versatility; 5)  breathtaking virtuosity and «crystalline beauty» in Mozart and Chopin; 6)  best concert halls in Germany, France, England, Austria, America and Russia; 7)  some of the world’s most distinguished festivals; 8)  is also a supporter of and regular performer at the Rachmaninov Estate and Museum of Ivanovka.

XI. Retell the text using active vocabulary.

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UNIT 3

Daniil Trifonov

Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has made a spectacular ascent to classical music stardom since winning First Prize at both the Tchaikovsky and Rubinstein competitions in 2011 at the age of 20. In his performances he combines consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth. Small wonder that every western capital is in thrall to him.

Recital engagements took the pianist from Chicago to London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro, and other international musical hotspots, and he collaborated with 19 of the world’s foremost orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the symphony orchestras of Washington, San Francisco, and London. He tours with a solo recital program of Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt. He also went on a duo recital tour in partnership with Grammy Award-winning violinist Gidon Kremer.

In 2012–2013, Trifonov made debuts with all the «Big Five» orchestras — the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and Philadelphia Orchestra — and with European ensembles.

As an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, Trifonov’s future plans with the label include recording Rachmaninov’s complete piano concertos. His discography also features a Chopin album for Decca and a recording of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra.

It was during the 2010–2011 season that Trifonov won medals at three of the music world’s most prestigious competitions, taking Third Prize in Warsaw’s Chopin Competition, First Prize in Tel Aviv’s Rubinstein Competition, and both First Prize and Grand Prix — an additional honor bestowed on the best overall competitor in any category — in Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Competition. In 2013 he was also awarded the prestigious Franco Abbiati Prize for Best Instrumental Soloist by Italy’s foremost music critics.

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