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The article is devoted to «Russian Symphony concerts» and «Russian Quartet evenings», founded by the wellknown timber industrialist and maecenas Mitrofan Petrovich Belyaev. Founded in 1885 and 1891, these concerts were regularly held in St. Petersburg and were public concerts for a wide audience, in which new works by Russian composers were constantly performed. «Russian Symphony concerts» and «Russian Quartet evenings» are considered in this article. The author highlights the features of concerts, their programs, as well as the composition of performers. The article describes the creation of a music Committee – «The Board for the promotion of Russian composers and musicians». Special attention is paid to the coverage of concerts in the periodical press. «Russian Symphony concerts» and «Russian Quartet evenings» played a signifi cant role in the development of the national musical culture, as they represented a unique type of concerts in the world concert practice of that time, the purpose of which was the formation of national art. |
