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Alexander Lubyantsev
Alexander Mikhailovich Lubyantsev (Russian: Александр Михайлович Лубянцев, ''Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lubiantsev'', also transliterated ''Lubiantcev'', born 27 December 1986) is a Russian pianist and composer. He is a laureate of the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition and the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition, at which he received the bronze medal, no gold awarded, and has also been a prizewinner in over ten other piano competitions. His performance at the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition and the ensuing events are also quite significant. At this competition, a notable outcry and vivid protests by audience members and music critics after Lubyantsev's exit led the critics to institute their own additional prize with the support of the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation for Cultural Initiatives. Lubyantsev won this new award with the most votes. This ''Special Prize'' of the Moscow Music Critics' Association has continued to be awarded in subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast
Roshchino (russian: Ро́щино; fi, Raivola), Raivola before 1948, is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, and a station on the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. It is situated on the Karelian Isthmus northwest of St. Petersburg, approximately halfway to Vyborg. Population: In the wooded areas surrounding Roshchino there are multiple marshes and small lakes. Lintula larch forest is located some to the west from the railroad station. History Raivola was first shown on maps of Finland in the 16th century. After 1812 it was under jurisdiction of Grand Duchy of Finland being part of Russian Empire, a part of Viipuri Province. The mixed Russian-Finnish population of the area was engaged in agriculture. Around 1802 count Saltykov resettled some 609 of his subjects from Oryol Governorate to the area to meet growing manpower demands for his iron works; in addition to the iron foundry maps of mid-19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |