Natalia Zhukova

The History of Flute-playing in Russia: from Joseph Guillou to Alexander Korneev Natalia Zhukova

This work provides an excursion into the history of the culture of Russian music performance and covers the period from the 10th century to the present day. The aim of the work is to study the history of the culture of flute playing in Russia from the first invited musicians to the stars of the Russian flute school in the 20th century. It also looks into the role of flute in works of Russian classical composers: Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev and others, analysing extracts of their scores. Upon reading this work, the reader will gain an understanding of the role of the flute in Russian musical culture.