Young professionals are needed in absolutely every industry, but when it comes to music, the price of high-quality training is extremely high. That is why it is so important to talk about this, and as loudly as possible. There are a number of disappearing professions in the music world that will soon be impossible to fill. For example, organ building is a complex profession, and there are fewer and fewer specialists in this field every year, while not enough new masters are appearing. Today, there are great difficulties in training orchestra musicians who play wind and string instruments. During the discussion, leading figures in culture and education will address the problems that exist today, namely the disappearing musical specialties and the shortage of personnel in orchestras. Such round tables help identify the main areas of cooperation between music universities and concert organizations, outline prospects for the development of a system for identifying talented children, and determine the role of concert organizations in this process. Today, more than ever, the development of professionals is a pressing issue, as the musical future of our country depends on them.
Moderator:
Alexander Ryzhinsky, Rector of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music.
Speakers:
- Elena Lavrinvich, Head of the Department of State Support for the Arts and External Relations, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg;
- Svetlana Ermakova, Director of the Department of Regional Policy, Education and Project Management, Ministry of Culture;
- Alina Bulakhova, Director, Federal Resource Information and Analytical Center for Arts Education, Gnessin Russian Academy of Music;
- Svetlana Borukha, Director, Belgorod State Philharmonic;
- Alexander Kolotursky, Director, Sverdlovsk State Academic Philharmonic;
- Vyacheslav Starodubtsev, Acting Rector, Novosibirsk State Conservatory named after M.I. Glinka;
- Nika Strizhak, TV host, documentary film author and director;
- Tserenzhigmed Sharavtseren, Rector, Mongolian State Conservatory;
- Alla Nikitina, Director, St. Petersburg Children’s School of Arts named after M.I. Glinka;
- Valery Vorona, Acting Rector, M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov State Musical Pedagogical Institute.