Percussion for Maslenitsa

Peter Sadlo master-class
Musorgsky Hall (Upper Choral Hall)
Begins at 14:00
The outstanding German percussionist Peter Sadlo has been a prize-winner at numerous international competitions and is the timpanist and leader of the percussion section with the Münchner Philharmoniker, a lecturer at the Münchner Hochschule für Musik und Theater and a professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. The musician has a flourishing career as a soloist, appearing in recitals and with various ensembles. Peter Sadlo is convinced that “rhythm is part of the basic form of expression in music. Our ancestors, who listened to the beating of their hearts, instinctively integrated this primordial pulsation in their lifestyles in terms of acoustics. Even today, in a person’s consciousness rhythm or rhythmics are of fundamental importance, the essence that heralds the melody or the harmony.”

Andrei Ivanov church bell-ringing master-class for schoolteachers
Musorgsky Hall (Upper Choral Hall)
Begins at 16:00

Pavel Stepanov Rudimental Course: Pavel Stepanov rudimental snare drum master-class
Prokofiev Hall (Lower Choral Hall)
Begins at 17:30
Pavel Stepanov is the finest rudimental snare drummer in Russia. His achievements have been celebrated by American associations of rudimental drummers. Pavel is an honorary member of NARD (USA) and a member of both USARD (USA) and RDM (USA). Pavel also leads the rudimental department of the St Petersburg Drum Organisation. Pavel’s main activities, however, involve the Army Orchestra of the Western Military Region. In addition, Pavel Stepanov performs in the Church of St Peter the Apostle and teaches at the St Petersburg School of Percussion. Pavel endorses such manufacturers as Agner (drumsticks, Switzerland), Agean (cymbals, Turkey), ProLogix (training pads), The Hand and Rimma.

Participation in the master-classes is free.

The number of places available is limited.

Entry from 13:30 via the main entrance of the Mariinsky II (34 Dekabristov Street).