The Memorial Rimsky-Korsakov Museum
Located at 28, Zagorodny Prospect, St.Petersburg, is the
apartment where the composer lived the last 15 years of
his life. Now, The Memorial Rimsky-Korsakov Museum, has a wealth of his belongings, including the impressive
Serov's portrait.
The museum is not far from Nevsky prospect,
the main avenue in St. Petersburg. There, several musicians, composers and friends used to gather for musical meetings.
In the living room stands
Rimsky-Korsakov's piano, once played by himself, Stravinsky,
Glazunov, Scriabin, Rachmaninov and others. In
the studio, Rimsky-Korsakov worked and composed several
works such as the operas Christmas Eve, Sadko, The Golden Cockerel, the orchestral pieces On the Tomb, Serenade for
cello and orchestra and his marvelous Trio for piano, violin
and cello.
Other links: A promoting St. Petersburg russian site
Leandro Farina, e-mail: farina@rimsky-korsakov.com
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