Экзаменационный (типовой) материал ОГЭ / Английский / 12 задание / 33

1.  When was the Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory built?
2. Where was the pianist Van Cliburn from?
3. What was Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s first job as a professional musician?
4. Which architect designed the building of Moscow Conservatory?
5. What academic degrees does Moscow Conservatory offer?
6. What is the emblem of the Tchaikovsky Competition?
7. Who gave the organ to the Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory?

A. Moscow conservatory is one of the best-known professional schools of music in the world. Alma Mater to many world-famous musicians and the main venue of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow Conservatory attracts many young musicians from all over the world who compete for the right to study here and become a Bachelor in Music Performance, Master of Music or a PhD.

B. Founded in 1866 by the famous pianist Nikolay Rubinstein, Moscow Conservatory was the second conservatory to be opened in Russia. The first one had been opened four years earlier in St. Petersburg by Nikolay Rubenstein’s brother – Anton Rubinstein, also an outstanding pianist. Pyotr Tchaikovsky was one of the first students of St. Petersburg Conservatory, graduating from it in 1866. He was immediately hired by Nikolay Rubinstein to teach music theory in the new conservatory in Moscow.

C. For eleven years after its opening, Moscow Conservatory had been located in a rented house in Vozdvizhenka street, but it soon became too small for the fastgrowing
school of music. In 1877 a bigger building was bought in Nikitskaya street, which soon also became too small. It was decided that the building had to be rebuilt. By 1898 the main Conservatory building had been finished and had a small concert hall – Maly Hall. In 1901 the Grand Hall opened its doors to the first listeners.

D. The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory is arguably the best concert hall in Moscow, with its acoustics second to none. An organ created by the famous French organ-builder Cavaillé-Coll was presented to the Grand Hall in 1901 by the rich businessman Sergey von Derviz. On both sides of the hall under the windows there are portraits of great composers. In the corridors surrounding the hall there are sculptures and paintings of well-known musicians, including two paintings by Ilya Repin.

E. The International Tchaikovsky Competition was first held in Moscow in 1958 and included only two specialties – piano and violin. Later on, other specialties were added, and now there are six of them, including cello, voice, woodwinds and brass instruments. The very first winner of the piano competition, a Texan pianist, Van Cliburn, was greatly admired by the Moscow audience and soon became a legend. He came back to Moscow several times with concerts.

F. Tchaikovsky’s statue in front of the Conservatory was designed by the outstanding Russian sculptor Vera Mukhina. Perhaps, more well-known for her iconic Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, Vera Mukhina created Tchaikovsky’s statue in 1945, at the age of 55. For different reasons it took the government almost 10 years to install the statue, which happened shortly after Vera Mukhina died. For years this statue was the symbol of the Tchaikovsky
Competition.

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