In December 2002, a significant event took place in the cultural life of the Russian capital - the Moscow International House of Music was opened. The initiators of the construction of the new cultural center were Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and the outstanding musical and public figure Vladimir Spivakov.
MMDM - how it all began
The House of Music on Paveletskaya was created at the expense of the city budget. By the end of the last decade of the last century in Moscow, there was a disastrous situation with concert venues for classical music. The existing centers (at the Moscow Conservatory and the Tchaikovsky Hall) became morally obsolete and gradually collapsed, requiring large funds for capital restoration.
The city leadership decided to build a new philharmonic hall that meets all the requirements of high-quality performing arts. For the construction of a new center of musical culture, a place was chosen in the business district of the city - on the Red Hills, from where a picturesque view of the ancient Novospassky Monastery opens. Construction work lasted a year and a half.
Architectural features of the building
The Moscow House of Music on Paveletskaya is part of the Riverside architectural ensemble built on the Kosmodamianskaya embankment of the Moscow River. The central object of the complex is a spacious ten-story theater and concert building.
MIDM's infrastructure includes concert halls, a rehearsal room, and a recording studio equipped with the most modern equipment. In addition, there is an exhibition hall, a Bluthner store selling musical instruments, a summer cafe "Musical Terrace" with an equipped performance area, and a restaurant.
The House of Music on Paveletskaya Street resembles a crystal goblet. The association arises from the glass translucent walls of the building. The height of the building reaches forty-five meters, and the total area of the premises is over four tens of thousands of square meters.
The semicircular dome of the House is decorated with a sculptural composition by architect Zurab Tsereteli. It is a ten-meter steel structure in the form of a treble clef, which symbolizes the triumph of musical ideas and is a hallmark of the cultural center.
For the originality of the project, the team of the "Association of Theater Architects" was awarded the "Crystal Daedalus" prize.
Unique stage design
Above the arrangement of concert hallsa considerable number of specialists in acoustics, lighting, as well as designers and engineers worked. Thanks to their painstaking work, excellent sound accompaniment, high-quality lighting and original design are provided on all stages.
The House of Music on Paveletskaya presents three concert halls. The most important of them is named after the famous Soviet Russian conductor Evgeny Svetlanov. More than one and a half thousand people are freely located in the room. You can enjoy the beauty and power of sound in any part of the auditorium.
To improve the acoustic properties, the interior of the room is decorated with Siberian larch. Light marble was used as decorating elements.
Svetlanovsky Hall presents its stage for the main concert performances of classical music genres. It was in this room that an organ containing eighty-four registers and being the largest instrument in Russia was installed.
You can study the layout of the auditorium by visiting the official website. The House of Music on Paveletskaya also has a Chamber Hall, in which six hundred seats are arranged for spectators. In accordance with the name, the stage is provided for performers of chamber works. In addition, students of the capital's conservatories and other musical educational institutions hold their reporting performances here.
The theater hall is the smallest, it can accommodate just over five hundred seats. Its stage is intended for theatrical performances, fashion shows,public events. For the convenience of the performers, the hall is equipped with a transforming stage. Thanks to its high functionality, the Theater Hall can host receptions and even buffets.
Management of the House of Music
MMDM is the permanent residence of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. The head of the House of Music is Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov, People's Artist of the Soviet Union, laureate of state awards, professor.
In addition to active concert activities, the House of Music and its president are engaged in charity work. In 1994, the Vladimir Spivakov International Charitable Foundation was organized here.
MMDM has its own production center, which allows creating large-scale cultural projects of theatrical and concert orientation. Famous artists and groups are regularly invited to participate in major events.
Success of the first season
From the first day of its opening, the Musical House was announced as a solid theatrical and concert venue where serious artists, world stars perform: Zurab Sotkilava, Yuri Bashmet, Denis Matsuev, Luciano Pavarotti, Jesse Norman, Igor Butman. This is just a small list of famous people who performed in the first musical season, which opened the House of Music on Paveletskaya in 2003.
The poster of the festival "Mozartiana" gathered under the roof of the palace a huge number of fans of the immortal work of the famous composer. On the eve of the New Year holidays, in honor of the hero of the day, more than a dozen concerts were held with great success, at which the best Russian and foreign performers performed.
House of Music yesterday and today
The second musical season and all subsequent ones were filled with no less bright and spectacular events. The public especially noted the Organ Music Festival, a unique event that brought together the best European organists in March 2005. Concert venues were provided for showing excellent theatrical and ballet performances, opera performances, choral performances. Fans of original music were very impressed by the performances of the artists as part of the Antiaquarium Authentic Music Festival.
The House of Music on Paveletskaya dedicated another creative season to the centenary of the greatest composer of the 20th century, Dmitry Shostakovich. Many concerts were held in his honor, as well as the premiere of the opera Passenger.
Features of the repertoire
So year after year, the House of Music on Paveletskaya continues to arrange performances of different genres, delighting its audience with high-quality and bright world-class performers.
On the stages of all the halls, as well as the area of the summer cafe, performances of symphony orchestras, chamber, jazz, folk, pop music groups are held every day. Russian and foreign ballet, opera and theater artists demonstrate their art.
International festivals, conferences, forums are not rare. Occur alsoall kinds of presentation events, festive shows and theme nights.
Star staircase in MMDM
In 2007, in honor of the fifth anniversary, a kind of walk of fame called "Star Staircase" was created in MMDM. It is a series of sculptural works located along the central steps leading to the main hall. The compositions are open scores with the names and autographs of great artists who honored the concert stages of the House of Music with their art.
The first persons who got on the memorable pages included such famous personalities as Fanny Ardant, José Carreras, Denis Matsuev, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Marcelo Alvarez.
How to buy tickets and get to the concert
The cash desks of the House of Music on Paveletskaya are open daily, from ten to twenty-one hours. Tickets for performances can be bought not only here, but also through the official website.
It contains posters of upcoming events with a brief description. It also provides complete information on the availability and cost of tickets. On the site it is possible to order an electronic document, which, at the request of the customer, will be delivered by courier service. You can also redeem the ticket yourself by contacting the MMDM box office before the performance.
Almost every Muscovite familiar with the cultural life of the capital will easily tell you where the House of Music on Paveletskaya is located. Its address: Kosmodamianskaya embankment, 52, building 8.
To get there on foot, you need to go out onmetro station "Paveletskaya". The house of music is located ten minutes walk from it. For those arriving by private car, there is ample underground parking.
For preliminary information, you can always contact with questions by phone: (495) -730-10-11; (495)-730-18-52.
