S.Melentieva - "Petals on the wind"

08 Nov

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]World Pianist Day, celebrated on November 8th each year, honors pianists, their music and their contributions to culture and art worldwide. The 10th annual World Pianist Day, in 2024, marks a decade of recognizing the artistry, dedication, and impact of pianists across various genres, from classical to jazz, pop, and beyond. This day serves as an opportunity for pianists, music enthusiasts, and institutions to celebrate...

23 Jul

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Music should talk” said professor of the Moscow Conservatory Viktor Merzhanov. And Confucius said: “It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness forever” These words are some of the mottos of the Luminary Education Center (Luminary means light). Thanks to it and the amazing team of the Center, this little musical story became possible: we lit this candle together with our friends...

01 Jun

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column video_bg="yes" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1QqA-5paI4" video_bg_parallax="content-moving"][vc_empty_space height="50px"][vc_column_text] "Petals on the wind" [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] My first official single  "Petals on the wind" is out! The piece can be listened to on the following platforms: [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Apple - https://music.apple.com/ru/album/petals-on-the-wind-single/1749654601 MTC - https://music.mts.ru/album/31425256 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/7HleM4X6daluL5hpTbSyRJ VK Music - https://music.vk.com/link/vSy3c VKontakte - https://vk.com/audio-2001079577_128079577_bb2a1f2bdbedc68727 Yandex - https://music.yandex.ru/album/31425256 Youtube - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AvlTxP2FQqA Zvuk - https://zvuk.com/artist/212925073 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="70px"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

03 Feb

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column video_bg="yes" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1QqA-5paI4" video_bg_parallax="content-moving"][vc_empty_space height="50px"][vc_column_text] "Russian snow" Exhibition and piano evening at the Moscow Conservatory [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]That was incredible! "Russian snow", my personal art exhibition and creative evening took place at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. 26 paintings in the style of abstract expressionism, poetic installations and my own art experiment with black canvas. On the closing day my creative evening took place, I performed my music and some beautiful...

29 Jan

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] "Russian snow" The black canvas installation [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The central subject of my exhibition at the Moscow Conservatory was the experimental art installation “Russian Snow”, with a black canvas and a music stand. First, I placed an empty black canvas on a stretcher, symbolizing a turned off TV or phone screen, or some empty space, in front of which I invited visitors to the exhibition...

02 Dec

From the 15th of December to the 17th of January in a hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory there will be my personal exhibition entitled "Russian snow": a collection of acrylic and oil paintings inspired largely by my visit to London in 2019. On the closing day there will be a small piano concert with piano works by contemporary Latvian composer Vitaly Neugasimov, a Russian premiere, more info will be shared...

08 Nov

Music learning in childhood, why is so important   While aesthetic education is the foundation of a harmonious personality, music learning has become one of its most effective tools. It enhances cognitive development, especially in childhood, when the motivation of a child as his or her motivation is not yet based on a certain career track. Music enables direct activation of cognitive mechanisms and hormonal system of the brain via development of emotional sphere,...

11 Oct

My speech at the Music20 Summit in Indonesia   Svetlana Melentieva Ph.D., pianist, piano educator President of WPTA-Russia "Dear distinguished colleagues and fellow musicians from G20 counties gathered today under Indonesian G20 Summit presidency. Thank you for this great opportunity to share my vision of a role of music in today’s world. It is great honour and responsibility to represent Russia today, at the Music20 Summit, on behalf of Russian Music union, as a President of...