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Music is a universal language that transcends social and cultural divisions to bring people together . For the past one hundred years , the Rainier III Academy has been bringing rhythm , melody and beauty to the Principality . From more austere , classical beginnings to trendy , current music , to the debut of its theatre program , the last century has seen the Academy evolve and grow with the times . Since 1922 , the establishment has been helping beginner students find their passion by leading them on a journey of transformation through practice and skill sharing , until they can soar as seasoned artists and bring out poignant , joyful and deep emotions with their performances .
Музыка — это универсальный язык , преодолевающий социальные и культурные различия и по-настоящему объединяющий людей . Вот уже целый век настоящим храмом искусства в Княжестве является Академия музыки и театра Ренье III . За сто лет существования Академия заметно преобразилась , и сегодня ее образовательные программы охватывают самые разные музыкальные стили — от строгой классики до модной современной музыки . Появилось в Академии и собственное отделение театра .
С момента открытия в 1922 году преподаватели Академии Ренье III помогли не одному поколению студентов обрести профессию и стать профессиональными музыкантами или же освоить игру на музыкальных инструментах в качестве прекрасного хобби , рождающего самые радостные и глубокие эмоции .
VIRTUOSO CELLIST FLEES RUSSIA AND RETURNS TO MONACO TO BECOME SCHOOL ’ S FIRST DIRECTOR
When Monaco ’ s School of Music was first created , it offered only two classes : music theory and ensemble music . Back then , the school was directed by a Monegasque who , as a young boy , ventured to Turin , Italy to receive his musical education . Orphaned as a child , Louis Abbiate was inspired to pick up an instrument by his musical father . He quickly excelled as a gifted cellist and won first prize in the Turin Conservatory before joining the Paris Conservatory , where he also won first prize . He then moved back to Monaco and worked as the principal cellist for the Casino orchestra before his career as a virtuoso cellist took off and he performed shows across Europe and Russia . The famous conductor Arturo Toscanini invited him to join the orchestra of the famous La Scala in Milan .
Louis Abbiate was offered a job as a professor at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1911 , which he kept for ten years . But , following the October Revolution , he had to leave all his possessions behind as he fled Saint Petersburg with his Russian wife and returned to Monaco . In 1922 , he became the first director of the newly created Municipal School of Music , a position he kept until his death in 1933 .
FROM A SCHOOL TO AN ACADEMY
At the time of its creation , the Monaco music school was located in the area of the current port of Fontvieille .
Gala Concert as it happens Юбилейный концерт
Since 1934 , the school , recognized as a municipal school by government ordinance , was located in Villa Millefiori . In the 1940s , it was called the Superior Municipal School of Music and in 1956 received a new name — the Prince Rainier III Academy of Music .
On July 1 , 1976 , Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace attend the inauguration of the new premises in Rue Princesse Florestine , and in 1994 the Academy of Music moves to Boulevard Albert I , where it is located to this day .
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