Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation
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The Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation represents Jeunesses Musicales Russia and has been a member of Jeunesses Musicales International since 2005.
s and renowned medical specialists, of well-known politicians and mass media leaders, economists and businessmen.
The principal goals of the Spivakov Foundation’s activities are: to assist young people gifted in music and arts in the development of their talents and in the organization of their creative process in Russia and abroad; to preserve and develop cultural values and traditions and to provide comprehensive charity support.
The Foundation helps young talented musicians, dancers, painters and authors, organizing for them master classes, concerts, tours and exhibitions. Pupils of the foundation participate in national and international competitions and festivals. Since 1994 the Spivakov Foundation is a co-organizer and a permanent participant of the International Musical Festival in Colmar
, France.
Permanent support is given to specialized music schools in Moscow
,
St. Petersburg, Siberia
, the Ural
and Volga regions, Ukraine
and Belorussia as well as to a number of art schools and art studios by providing them with necessary materials and school supplies.
The Spivakov Foundation participates in the programs contributing to the development of human personality, in the domains of education, science, culture and art. The Foundation carries out charitable activities in the sphere of children’s health care; it supports orphanages, children’s homes and children’s hospitals.
The Spivakov Foundation is a partner of a number of national and international organizations working in the domain of musical culture. It participates in the UNESCO
project "In Support of the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence".
In 2000 UNESCO awarded to the Spivakov Foundation the honorary medal “For the contribution to the development of the musical culture of the 3rd millennium”.
Branches of the Spivakov Foundation are functioning in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia and in Colmar, France, in Kharkov, Ukraine, in Croatia. Representative offices are opened in Ufa, Togliatti, Smolensk (Russia); in Kirghizia, in Uzbekistan and in Germany.
Organization of concerts for young talents is one of the most important activities of the Spivakov Foundation, such as series of concerts at the Moscow International Performing Arts Center, the State Armoury, the N.Roerich Museum, the Moscow Philharmonic Society, numerous concert halls over Russia, the CIS and the Baltic countries, in orphanages, boarding schools, retired-people homes, young delinquents rehabilitation centers. Pupils of the Foundation participate in charity concerts all over the world.
The Spivakov Foundation arranges artistic competitions, festivals, exhibitions, among which the “Moscow Meets Friends” International Festival with its selective competition of young musicians from different cities of Russia should be mentioned.
A lot of exhibitions of young painters, sculptors, applied-artists and designers are permanently organized by the Foundation.
Under the auspices of Maestro Spivakov, the Foundation acquires and passes high-quality musical instruments on to young musicians. The Foundation allocates scholarships and bonuses to bursars of the Foundation, arranges financial assistance for children in need, covers medical treatment of indisposed children, and provides medical instruments and medicines.
Coaching and promotion of young talents is one of the main goals of the Spivakov Foundation. These activities involve master classes with leading musicians and teachers in Russia, sending young musicians to master classes and music schools abroad, CD recording and releasing, printing booklets etc.
For the three years of its existence the “Moscow Meets Friends” International Festival has hosted over 5000 participants from over 50 countries. The Festival has emerged as a significant artistic event in the cultural life of Russia and got a wide response all over the world.
The V International Festival MOSCOW MEETS FRIENDS «Time for charity»
The Festival is organized by the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation in close cooperation with the Moscow City Government and Moscow Committee of Culture with the support of:
The organizing committee features a number of renowned politicians, scientists, public figures, persons of art and culture.
History
The Spivakov Foundation was founded in May 1994 as a non-commercial organization. Its Board of Trustees performing advisory and representative activities was composed of famous artistArtist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
s and renowned medical specialists, of well-known politicians and mass media leaders, economists and businessmen.
The principal goals of the Spivakov Foundation’s activities are: to assist young people gifted in music and arts in the development of their talents and in the organization of their creative process in Russia and abroad; to preserve and develop cultural values and traditions and to provide comprehensive charity support.
The Foundation helps young talented musicians, dancers, painters and authors, organizing for them master classes, concerts, tours and exhibitions. Pupils of the foundation participate in national and international competitions and festivals. Since 1994 the Spivakov Foundation is a co-organizer and a permanent participant of the International Musical Festival in Colmar
Colmar
Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
, France.
Permanent support is given to specialized music schools in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
,
St. Petersburg, Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, the Ural
Ural (region)
Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It extends approximately from north to south, from the Arctic Ocean to the bend of Ural River near Orsk city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the eastern side of...
and Volga regions, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and Belorussia as well as to a number of art schools and art studios by providing them with necessary materials and school supplies.
The Spivakov Foundation participates in the programs contributing to the development of human personality, in the domains of education, science, culture and art. The Foundation carries out charitable activities in the sphere of children’s health care; it supports orphanages, children’s homes and children’s hospitals.
The Spivakov Foundation is a partner of a number of national and international organizations working in the domain of musical culture. It participates in the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
project "In Support of the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence".
Achievements
Since 1994 the Spivakov Foundation has- rendered support for 8000 children,
- organized over 4000 concerts of its grant-aided kids in Russia and other countries all over the world,
- arranged over 300 art exhibitions,
- attracted over 1000 children for participation in the foundation’s programs and projects, with 350 of them being award-winners of international competitions and festivals,
- given 262 musical instruments as presents,
- sponsored over 90 complicated surgical operations and arranged comprehensive medical examination and medical care for over 150 children.
In 2000 UNESCO awarded to the Spivakov Foundation the honorary medal “For the contribution to the development of the musical culture of the 3rd millennium”.
Branches of the Spivakov Foundation are functioning in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia and in Colmar, France, in Kharkov, Ukraine, in Croatia. Representative offices are opened in Ufa, Togliatti, Smolensk (Russia); in Kirghizia, in Uzbekistan and in Germany.
Activities
The activities of the Foundation combine both humanitarian and educational targets: creation of better life conditions for orphans and support for sick children, assistance to children gifted in music and arts in their development and growth, acquisition of musical instruments for children, allocation of scholarships and grants, participation of young musicians in concerts and festivals, organization of master classes, tours and exhibitions for young artists.Organization of concerts for young talents is one of the most important activities of the Spivakov Foundation, such as series of concerts at the Moscow International Performing Arts Center, the State Armoury, the N.Roerich Museum, the Moscow Philharmonic Society, numerous concert halls over Russia, the CIS and the Baltic countries, in orphanages, boarding schools, retired-people homes, young delinquents rehabilitation centers. Pupils of the Foundation participate in charity concerts all over the world.
The Spivakov Foundation arranges artistic competitions, festivals, exhibitions, among which the “Moscow Meets Friends” International Festival with its selective competition of young musicians from different cities of Russia should be mentioned.
A lot of exhibitions of young painters, sculptors, applied-artists and designers are permanently organized by the Foundation.
Under the auspices of Maestro Spivakov, the Foundation acquires and passes high-quality musical instruments on to young musicians. The Foundation allocates scholarships and bonuses to bursars of the Foundation, arranges financial assistance for children in need, covers medical treatment of indisposed children, and provides medical instruments and medicines.
Coaching and promotion of young talents is one of the main goals of the Spivakov Foundation. These activities involve master classes with leading musicians and teachers in Russia, sending young musicians to master classes and music schools abroad, CD recording and releasing, printing booklets etc.
For the three years of its existence the “Moscow Meets Friends” International Festival has hosted over 5000 participants from over 50 countries. The Festival has emerged as a significant artistic event in the cultural life of Russia and got a wide response all over the world.
Events
May, 27 - June 3, 2008The V International Festival MOSCOW MEETS FRIENDS «Time for charity»
- About 2000 young talents - musicians, dancers and even circus artists - to participate
- About 20,000 people will have the opportunity to visit concerts and other Festival events. Not less than 10 mln people will see online translations and read publications on the festival.
- Festival aims to influence the public positively in order to encourage charity and call for attention of the authorities and society to be paid on the abandoned children’s problems.
The Festival is organized by the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation in close cooperation with the Moscow City Government and Moscow Committee of Culture with the support of:
- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
- UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
- Presidential Administration of RussiaPresidential Administration of RussiaThe Presidential Administration of Russia ) is the executive office of Russia's president created by a decree of Boris Yeltsin on 19 July 1991 as an institution supporting the activity of the president and vice-president The Presidential Administration of Russia (also known as Staff of Russia’s...
- State DumaState DumaThe State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
of the Russian Federation - Federation Council of RussiaFederation Council of RussiaFederation Council of Russia ) is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation...
The organizing committee features a number of renowned politicians, scientists, public figures, persons of art and culture.
- KolomenskoyeKolomenskoyeKolomenskoye is a former royal estate situated several kilometers to the south-east of the city-centre of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna...
- Gorky ParkGorky Park (Moscow)Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure is an amusement park in Moscow, named after Maxim Gorky.-History:...
See also
- Jeunesses Musicales Russia
- Jeunesses Musicales International
- Vladimir SpivakovVladimir SpivakovVladimir Teodorovich Spivakov is a leading Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the chamber orchestra....