The influence of concert tours on the development of the piano art of the western ukrainian region in the 19th century.

Вплив гастрольно-концертної діяльності на становлення фортепіанного мистецтва західноукраїнського регіону у ХІХ столітті

Abstract

Objective. The research is connected with the analysis of the tour-concert activity of outstanding European figures and the study of their influence on the formation of the Western-Ukrainian piano tradition, which, thanks to its historical, cultural and semantic features, relies on a specifically transformed Western European performing model. The methodology of the study is the simultaneous application of historical, cultural, musicological analytical and executive interpretation approaches. This methodological direction allows us to disclose and analyze the influence of the concert tours of European artists on the formation of the piano performing arts of Ukraine. The scientific novelty of the work is to cover the tour and concert activity of representatives of European piano art in the Western European region during the 19th century, analyze the influence of individual achievements of outstanding European art representatives on the formation of the national tradition in the field of piano performance and pedagogy. Conclusions. The analysis of concert-performing traditions, including tours of outstanding European and Western pianists in the panorama of piano performances of regional, national and international levels, makes it possible to reach certain generalizations. The professionalization of the concert-tour practice of the XIX century created the basis for the intensification of the performances of the guest performers in the Western Ukrainian lands, greatly expanded the representation of various performing traditions.
Keywords: West-Ukrainian piano tradition, touring and concert activity, piano performance, West-Ukrainian piano school.