Composers, attention! ❗️
Especially for you, we decided to hold a competition this year for the best piece for piccolo flute! It could be a chamber ensemble, a choir of flutes and piccolos, solo piccolo, piccolo and piano! Or maybe one of you would like to write for piccolo in the Baroque style?
The total duration of the piece should not exceed 10 minutes, any level of difficulty.
We will perform the winners' masterpieces at the Festival in November 2025! Prizes and worldwide fame await you, and we are waiting for your creations!
Send us your works and demos by the festival email
piccolo-festival@yandex.ru
no later than first of October inclusive.
The total duration of the piece should not exceed 10 minutes, any level of difficulty.
We will perform the winners' masterpieces at the Festival in November 2025! Prizes and worldwide fame await you, and we are waiting for your creations!
Send us your works and demos by the festival email
piccolo-festival@yandex.ru
no later than first of October inclusive.
About festival
The International Festival "Flute-Piccolo" in Saint-Petersburg is event not only in Russia, but also around the world. We, the people who play the piccolo flute, are deeply in love with our little instrument, which soars high with sound like a beautiful bird, has the most virtuosic technique and bright colors. I want to listen to him endlessly!
Our festival is unique in that for the first time in Russia, piccoloists from around the world will gather at three concert venues to perform classical and new, modern music.
Why are we doing this?
Previously, the piccolo was considered an orchestra instrument, and now it is finally becoming more and more a solo instrument, the merits of which have been appreciated by modern composers. And we will perform new items for you and present the classics in the arrangement.
Children also participate in our Festival. One of the concerts is dedicated to children's performance.
But our most important task is to share the experience of playing piccolo with students and schoolchildren.To do this, we conduct master classes with leading piccoloists from Russia and other countries.
Our festival is unique in that for the first time in Russia, piccoloists from around the world will gather at three concert venues to perform classical and new, modern music.
Why are we doing this?
Previously, the piccolo was considered an orchestra instrument, and now it is finally becoming more and more a solo instrument, the merits of which have been appreciated by modern composers. And we will perform new items for you and present the classics in the arrangement.
Children also participate in our Festival. One of the concerts is dedicated to children's performance.
But our most important task is to share the experience of playing piccolo with students and schoolchildren.To do this, we conduct master classes with leading piccoloists from Russia and other countries.
Festival- Manifest
About us
| Ksenia Kuelyar Artistic Director Piccolo player - Saint- Petersburg Philharmonic orchestra "The sound of piccolo resembles a fresh breeze that came from nowhere, so it blew — and it became easy and good, but it disappeared — and I want to feel it again..." |
| ANASTASIA KANEEVA Organizer The soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg '"For me, piccolo is, first of all, a state of mind! When you have a small instrument in your hands, there is a whole universe inside that you want to share with the world !" |
| MARIANNA MURZINA organizer Artist of the Honored Collective of Russia, Academic Symphony St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra " Piccolo for me is a small miracle with great possibilities - from a gentle piano to a whirlwind of sounds !" |
Concerts
- PICCOLO BAROCCO
Museum L.N. Benua
11/11
7:00 P.M.Soloists — piccolists of the best orchestras of Russia will perform works by A. Vivaldi, V.A. Mozart, as well as contemporary composers - D.Yavtukhovich and A.Posin in the truly beautiful hall of St. Petersburg — the Small Hall of the Philharmonic accompanied by the Infinitum Chamber Orchestra.
In the program: T.Denhard, H. Biftink, J.-M. Damaz,
A.Pozin, etc.
The concert is unique in that it will bring together a couple of dozen or even more piccolo players on stage at the same time to perform a surprise piece for our most devoted listeners. Performances by soloists-piccolists from the orchestra of the Mariinsky theater and others.Master-classesSoloists and piccolo masters from renowned orchestras will give master classes for school students, university students, professional flutists, and teachers. Professor at the Stella Vorarlberg University of Music and the Basel Academy of Music — Nolwenn Bargin, soloist of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra — Ksenia Kuelyar, Elena Isaeva- flute teacher of Music school by M.M. Ippolitov- Ivanov, Varvara Mistukova - solist of Capella symphony orchestra Moscow. Flute master classes are an essential part of the festival! And how could it be otherwise, since the connection between the piccolo and the flute is so close and intertwined! The classes will be conducted by Nolwenn Bargin (France–Switzerland) and Elena Isaeva (Russia, Moscow).Body BiomechanicsBody BiomechanicsThe Body Biomechanics session will be led by the author of a unique methodology, physician Lyubov Getsova.2,500 RUBFlute Master Class November 12
L.N. Benois Apartment MuseumFlute Master Class November 12
L.N. Benois Apartment MuseumNolwenn Bargin
Duration: 45 minutes
Applications are accepted by video submission until October 20.
Eligible participants: school and university students aged 14 and older.
To apply, please send an email to piccolo-festival@yandex.ru with the following information:- Full name
- Place of study/work
- Instructor’s name
- The program piece you would like to perform at the master class
5,000 RUBPiccolo Master Class
November 13 L.N. Benois Apartment MuseumPiccolo Master Class
November 13 L.N. Benois Apartment MuseumNolwenn Bargin
Duration: 45 minutes
Applications are accepted by video submission until October 20.
Eligible participants: school and university students aged 14 and older.
Please send your application to piccolo-festival@yandex.ru including:- Full name
- Place of study/work
- Instructor’s name
- The program you wish to perform
5,000 RUBActive ListenerActive ListenerAttend one of the master classes as an active listener.1000 RUBLecture “The Flutist on Stage”Lecture “The Flutist on Stage”Ksenia Kuelyar will present her original course “The Flutist on Stage”, share valuable tools for stage presence, and speak about her own performance experience.Ticket: 500 RUBNovember 13, 18:00
Vorontsov Academy, Small Hall
Lecture: “How to Create a Festival”
Speaker: Varvara MistyukovaNovember 13, 18:00
Vorontsov Academy, Small Hall
Lecture: “How to Create a Festival”
Speaker: Varvara MistyukovaNovember 13, 18:00
Vorontsov Academy, Small Hall
Lecture: “How to Create a Festival”
Speaker: Varvara MistyukovaVarvara Mistyukova — piccolo player, artistic director of the Moscow Festival “Masters of Piccolo” — will share her experience in creating a musical festival in Moscow.
Duration: 45 minutesVarvara Mistyukova — piccolo player, artistic director of the Moscow Festival “Masters of Piccolo” — will share her experience in creating a musical festival in Moscow.
Duration: 45 minutes
Ticket: 500 RUBNovember 12–14Master Classes by Elena Isaeva (Moscow)November 12–14Master Classes by Elena Isaeva (Moscow)November 12–14Master Classes by Elena Isaeva (Moscow)Elena Isaeva — teacher at the Ippolitov-Ivanov Children’s Music School and the Moscow Flute Center.Her master class on the author’s “Resonance Playing Technique on the Flute” includes:- Bodywork and resonance sensations
- Sound formation filled with overtones
- Practice on both the flute and piccolo
Payment for master classes, lectures and the attendee’s entrance fee can be made immediately before the start of the event.*Listener - ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS CAN BE LISTENER OF MASTER-CLASSESParticipantsGuestsVideoabout festivalGreat Saint-PetersburgHerman Befeftink "Twilight" for three piccolo and pianoPartners
Special thanks: Artemy Izmailov, Valeria Izmaylova, Nadezda Novozilova, Anastasia Murzina, Ekaterine Ivlieva, Denis NesterovContacts