None of the violinists in the world have enjoyed such popularity, as many books have been written about anyone as about Paganini. For his contemporaries, he seemed a mystery, a phenomenon. His name was covered with legend during his lifetime. He gave birth to a whole trend in the romantic art of the first half of the 19th century. Paganini was an excellent master not only of the violin, but also of the guitar. The violinist achieved great skill in various kinds of onomatopoeic techniques, imitating the singing of birds, the cries of animals, the creak of a cart, the grumbling of old women, who delighted and entertained the general public.

The life of a musician is constantly overgrown with fictional facts, fantastic legends and all kinds of speculation. Its appearance, combined with the unprecedented skill of the game, amazed people! In Frankfurt am Main, R. Schumann listens to him and, shocked, writes in his diary: “... However, as soon as he easily and imperceptibly threw his magic chains on the crowd, she immediately hesitated. The links of the chain became more and more wonderful, they were closing in already, people were crowding closer to each other, he tightened them all tighter, until they gradually merged, as it were, into a single listener ... ”.

The ladies were delighted with Paganini's play, and some even fainted. Balzac, Schumann, Rossini and Berlioz were under the hypnotic influence of Paganini's violin. One of the famous statements of Balzac about the famous virtuoso - “... Paganini seems to me the Napoleon of the genre; but we do not have Paganini in politics ... ". Paganini's music has inspired many composers. His works have gained worldwide fame in the transcriptions of Liszt, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms and Rachmaninoff.

Dear friends! You will be able to understand the Paganini phenomenon, open the secret doors of his secrets at a concert composed entirely of the works of the great musician, where the music itself will prompt the answers to all questions!

Program:
Paganini
- Grand Sonata for Guitar and Violin
- Caprices Nos. 13, 14, 24 arranged for violin and cello
- Variations on one string on a theme of Rossini's opera "Moses in Egypt" for cello and guitar
- Concert Sonata for Violin and Guitar
- Concert Terzet for Violin, Cello and Guitar in D major

Performers:
Julia Pokrovskaya (violin)
Oleg Bugaev (cello)
Arkady Reznik (guitar)

The program is hosted by Andrey Lavinsky