Music & musicians through the eyes of Soviet photographers (PHOTOS)
Even if they didn't have instruments in their hands, you can still feel music in the air! Take a look at atmospheric reportage shots by photographers of different generations, from Moses Nappelbaum and Alexander Rodchenko to David Glorian and Evgeny Evtyukhov.
Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff driving his yacht ‘Senar’ on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, 1939
Aram Khachaturian’s ballet ‘Gayane’ on the stage of Yerevan Opera and Ballet Theater in the Armenian SSR. The dance with sabers is performed by ballet dancers V. Khachaturian and E. Araratova, 1944
Conductor Ariy Pazovsky, 1940s
Composer Igor Stravinsky in the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, 1962
Composer Sergei Prokofiev with his wife Mira Mendelssohn, 1946
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin rehearsing before a concert on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the United Nations in Paris, 1958
Pianist Van Cliburn performing at the First International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, 1958
Opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya with her kids, 1959
Composer Dmitry Shostakovich with his wife Irina Shostakovich, 1972
‘Lezginka’ State Folk Dance Ensemble of Dagestan performing a choreographic composition, called ‘Untsukuls’, 1973
Composer Rodion Shchedrin and ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, 1978
Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet ‘Romeo and Juliet’ staged by the Bolshoi Theater. Scene from ‘Capuletti's Ball’, 1995-1999
Rehearsal for the gala concert on the Red Square dedicated to the opening of the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia (pianist Denis Matsuev at the piano, center, opera stars Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov on the left).
Vladimir Volkov performing at the Volkov Manifest Jazz Festival, 2024
The ‘Objective About Music’ photo exhibition will be on display at the Russian National Museum of Music in Moscow from March 13 to June 8, 2025.
