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Violin Ensemble of Novosibirsk State Technical University

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Violin Ensemble of Novosibirsk State Technical University - the Ensemble of violinists which was founded in 1970. Director - Mikhail Blam.

The first rehearsals took place in February and already in April the Ensemble gave the first performance. The first members were the students of the Technical University, who finished 7-year music school. Later many teachers of music schools, students of different Novosibirsk Institutes, doctors, engineers and scientists joined the Ensemble.

In 1975 the Ensemble participated in the Festival in Lvov, Ukraine, and since 1979, it has the title "People's" and gives annual concert in Novosibirsk Conservatory.

In 1985 the Ensemble went to Yerevan, Armenia, and was awarded the first prize at the Festival of Classic Music.

The greatest success came in 1990 when at the first All-union Festival of Chamber and Symphony Orchestras the Ensemble was awarded the first prize.

In 1990 the Ensemble was invited to Germany to take part in the International Festival "Eurotreff" and had a great success that was followed by numerous publications in media.

In 1993 the Ensemble took trip to Salonici, Greece, where gave a performance in final concert of the International Fair.

The repertoire includes Bach and Vivaldi concerts, works by Brahms, Strauss, Kreisler, Dvorzak, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Sviridov, Shedrin, Khachaturyan, all together more than 80. All of them are learned by heart that contributes to unity and artistic expression.

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