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Marat Gelman, a famous gallery owner and collector who was born in Chisinau, this week presented the National Museum of Art with 74 works by artist Teodor Kiriakoff-Suruceanu and nine paintings by Andrei Sirbu.
The situation in the book publishing sector in Romania and Moldova is becoming more and more complicated. On August 1, Romania increased the VAT rate on books from 5% to 11%. The decision became a serious test for local publishers and directly affected Moldovan players who are active on the Romanian market.
Moldovan artist Iurie Palkov has an unusual way of drawing – he holds a pencil in his fist. This has been his habit since he was three years old. In the same way he holds a brush, a pen and even a pen. But it is not only this fact that makes him interesting.
The new season at the Organ Hall will open on August 21 with an extraordinary concert. The outstanding Moldovan violinist Ilian Ghirnets and the National Chamber Orchestra under the baton of the chief conductor Cristian Florea will present an exclusive program preceding their participation in the George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest.
Until August 31, the National Museum of Nature and Ethnography presents the exhibition of the folk master Victor Pelin “Wood, Soul, Passion – the Life of Creation”, timed to coincide with his 75th anniversary.
There are events that repeat themselves year after year and remain in the shadows. And there are those that pass almost unnoticed – but become more and more significant with each new edition. The NextGENERATION competition of young designers, held in Chisinau with the support of ZIPHOUSE, is just one of them. It builds the reputation of Moldovan fashion industry not by declarations, but by results. It is no longer a student catwalk, but a space where new visual languages, trends, and cultural intonations emerge – even if still in search, but with a clear handwriting.
This year Moldova celebrates the 80th anniversary of the legendary State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble “JOC”. Several large-scale events are planned for the festive date, the first concert of the ensemble will be held on May 24 in the Green Theater.
Since April, cinemas in Chisinau have been showing the feature film “Turceanca”, produced by the creative association BessarabKino. The author of the idea, scriptwriter, actor, creative producer Iakov Gribinenco talked about the difficulties faced by the creators of modern cinema in Moldova and how movies can be made without money, on enthusiasm alone.
On April 16, the Pushkin House-Museum opened the exhibition “The Heart of Will Begs” – illustrations to Pushkin’s poem “Gypsies” by the master of book graphics and calligraphy, engraver Ilya Trofimovich Bogdesko (1923-2010).
On April 12 and 13, the State Russian Drama Theater named after A. P. Chekhov hosted the premiere of the play “The Process” based on the novel by F. Kafka, directed by Oleg Mardar. The performance offered the audience a new format – a synthesis of plasticity, choreography, acrobatics and dramatic art.
On April 3, the Organ Hall hosted a concert of soprano Natalia Roman (Moldova-Italy) in duet with baritone Vladimir Dragos. Arias and duets from operas and operettas by G. Puccini, G. Verdi, F. Lehar and other composers were performed.
