Prof. Alexander Bonduryansky

Prof. Alexander Bonduryansky, Ph.D. in History of Arts, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation,

Vice-Rector on Artistic Activities and Academic Association of Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (since 2011)

The Forecast of Professional Music Education in Russia

Abstract

The article considers today’s problems of professional music education in Russia. Among the ways to solve them, the author suggests that the system of continuous professional music education, which has been a long-term tradition initiated by Rubinstein brothers, be preserved.

Keywords

Elementary, secondary and higher professional music education,

the brothers Anton and Nikolay Rubinstein,

the spetsialitet — a five-year specialist program of studying all musical professions,

undergraduate studies (Bachelor’s program),

graduate studies (Master’s program),

post-graduate studies (Doctoral program).