" ... I am happy that I found a faithful friend for life in my wife.
She is a beloved and loving person who decorats and maks my life easier."
"I was very interested in painting...
It was fascinating to see how trees,
a river bank or the sea appeared on an empty canvas..."
"... In 1926, my friends and I bought a boat...
And one fine day we went down the Volga and on a high cliff,
in a thicket of hazel, built a hut, without using a single nail..."
" Books were my best friends...
I read the book until the stepmother came and extinguished the lamp. But in the morning, waking up a little, I clutched at what would happen next...
At first it was the tales of Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Andersen... Then came the turn of exciting adventures and travel.
... Jack London, Jules Verne, Dickens...
Maybe some works of literature become outdated, but to this day they can still cultivate courage, kindness,
repeat and honesty in their readers."
Ilya Musin with his students
1936, the first issue of class
Sitting: A. Scherling, I. Musin, A. Dembo, A. Ratner. Stand: E. Wenig, B. Thiles
Sitting: Mardon Nasimov, I. Musin, I. Sokolov. Are: Yu. Bogdanov, D. Tyulin.
Sitting: M. Heifets, F. Kanevskaya, I. Musin, N. Kayalova, V. Aivazov. Are: P. Arbuzov, M. Dvarionaite
Sitting: N. Kalova, Hans Leipold (GDR), I. Musin, Mesru Mezhmendov (Bulgaria), T. Granqvist. Are: Chan Queen (Vietnam), A. Shulman, V. Fedotov, K. Kolchinskaya, Khan Chun Tsze (North Korea), M. Pankova, Onni Kello (Finland)
Sitting: F. Glushchenko, I. Shcherbakov, N. Kayalova, I. Musin, F. Kanevskaya, Yu. Temirkanov. Standing: L. Kholostiakov, P. Bubelnikov, J. lapinsh, S. Domarkas, E. Joanesian.
Sitting: Yu. Bogdanov, M. Lubenets, V. Sinaisky, V. Chernushenko, I. Musin, Yu. Temirkanov, V. Gergiev, Sian Edwards, I. Gajibekov, T. Shipulina. Stand in the center: P. Bubelnikov, V. Alekseev, A. Polyanichko
Sitting: N. Frolov, I. Musin, E. Seredinskaia. Standing: Martin Brabbins (England), Ya. Adigezalov, V. Zvariichuk, Yu. Alperten, D. Zubov.
Musin Ilya and Sian Edwards
Ilya Musin and Ennio Nikotra in Italy
Ilya Musin and his students and colleagues
Ilya Musin and Teodor Kurentzis in St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Ilya Musin conducts a master class in Italy
(photos of Ennio Nicotra)
" Dear Maestro Musin,
I didn’t have a chance to meet you - I was too young. But now, because of your former student and assistant Maestro Ennio Nicotra, I have an opportunity to explore and learn your magic with him, to learn how to paint the Music. I am very grateful, for both of you."
( Dominik Steklasa , facebook post )
" ... The teacher's mission is not easy. This is a daily strenuous work that requires full dedication, burning with creativity and enthusiasm,
boundless enthusiasm, arising from genuine love for their work."
( Ilya Musin )