Musicology Annotation << Back Vladimir Mikhaylovich Kurlin – touches to the portrait of the Maestro Vitaliy P. Fartushnyy The article covers the personality of the outstanding musician of the 20th century Vladimir Mikhaylovich Kurlin and offers a brief overview of the most important publications on the artist and teacher, thus capturing the multiplicity of the interests of the hereditary Russian member of the intelligentsia, professor at the Leningrad Conservatory, who is for the fi rst time shown in an informal setting. At the same time, it reveals the unique qualities of Kurlin as a performer, an oboist: the immensity of the coverage of the artistic phenomena, high academic manner based on solicitous attitude to the style and content, close attention to the sound («singing» with the instrument). It emphasizes the importance of the creative work of Kurlin for the formation and development of solo performance on wind instruments not only in Leningrad but also in the Soviet Union. The article draws attention to the methods of training oboists, which Kurlin bases on «benchmark» mastery of the oboe, that raise the problems of upbringing an actor, an artist-creator, who is able to convey all the diversity and depth of the artistic concepts to the listener. The article points out personal qualities, experience and intelligence as important components of Kurlin’s pedagogical skills. It also raises the problem of preserving the artistic legacy of the musician, mainly of the part that is related to the well-organized and classifi ed, but unfound personal archive. Keywords: V.M. Kurlin; oboe; Leningrad Conservatory; Petrozavodsk; solo performance; methodology; artistic legacy. Contacts: E-mail: fartushny@yandex.ru Pp. 50-55.