Bass World 3: Music in St. Petersburg

Authors

Christian Hales, Brigham Young University
Eric Hansen, Brigham Young University

Keywords

bass world 3, music, St. Petersburg, Russia, Artem's World Bass Festival

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Music

Abstract

Russia has always been known for its indelible contributions to the arts. The likes of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rostropovich and Koussevitzky cultivated their great talents there. Eric Hansen, professor of double bass at Brigham Young University, encouraged me to use some of his connections in Russia as an opportunity to experience this rich arts culture. His friend, Artem Chirkov, is principal Bassist of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and winner of the Bradetitch International Bass Competition. Eric suggested that I make the trip to St. Petersburg to participate in Artem’s World Bass Festival because it would help to prepare me for my required recital the coming semester, It would expose me to different schools of pedagogy and I would have the reference of some world class musicians to better gauge my skills as a bass player.

Recommended Citation

Hales, Christian and Hansen, Eric (2017) "Bass World 3: Music in St. Petersburg," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2017: Iss. 1, Article 138.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2017/iss1/138