State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin proposed creating a federal level organizing committee to celebrate the 90th birthday of composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998). It has been reported TASS With reference to the press service of the State Duma.
For the country, Volodin described Schnittke’s anniversary as a landmark event. “For myself, I will appeal to the government of the Russian Federation to form an organizing committee for the celebration of Alfred Schnittke’s 90th birthday. “Everything is necessary to ensure that as many people as possible come into contact with the creative legacy of our compatriot, composer Schnittke.”
The composer’s anniversary will be celebrated in November 2024. Schnittke was born on November 24, 1934 in Engels in the Saratov region. He created the opera “The Eleventh Commandment”, the ballet “Labyrinths”, a number of orchestral pieces, “We Call Ourselves Fire”, “Belorussky Station”, etc.
Since 2001 the Regional Philharmonic in Saratov is named after Alfred Schnittke, and since 2003 the High School for Music and Aesthetics in Engels is named after him. Schnittke’s music was played at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.
before in Petersburg passed Concert in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rachmaninov and Chaliapin.