Kornakov Yu. Concerto № 2 for flute and orchestra. Piano score and part

Yuri Kornakov, the acknowledged master, one of the leading Petersburgian composers, the pianist, the pedagogue. Не is very famous among those, whose passion is music art. Kornakov works ш different genres, i. e. the music-theatrical, the symphonic, the chamber-instrumental, the choral, the vocal ones. His piano compositions and the music for children have enjoyed great popularity. 

Kornakov's music is original and his creative work is versatile. His compositions are perpetually included to various international festivals' programmes.

Yuri Kornakov is the Honoured Art Worker of Russia, the professor of the St Petersburg Culture and Arts University and the Humanitarian University of Trade unions. 

His talant’s and skill’s recognition was revealed by the victories at many All Union and All-Russian composers' competitions, at the First Prokifiev International Competition, at the four international competitions ш Japan, and his ballet “The Lord of Jungle” (to R. Kipling) was awarded the State Prize of Buryatia. 

Already for а long time Yuri Kornakov is fond of communicating with the well-known native and foreign wind performers. Hence, there appeared many compositions: two concertos for flute and orchestra, the Wind Quintet, the Polonaise-fantasy for flutes quartet and piano with percussion, two sonatas and the Concerto Capriccio for flute, the Sonata for oboe, the Suite for bassoon, pieces for clarinet etc. All of them arouse mostly vivid interest ш the minds of performers and listeners. This is not really а surprise, as they are written with the comprehensive competence ш the sphere of instruments, their technological and artistic possibilities.

The Concerto No 2 for flute and orchestra enters performers' repertoire, being full of dramatic effect and virtuosity due to its expounding cadences. The Concerto dedicated to its executant — the talented flutist Nikolai Popov.