Villa Senar is an estate built in Switzerland by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff . He purchased the plot of land near Hertenstein on the shores of Lake Lucerne in 1932. The name of the estate originated from the names of Rachmaninoff and his wife: Sergei and Natalia, by combining the first two letters of each given name and the first of their surname. The architects of the very modern design were the Swiss architects Alfred Möri and Karl Friedrich Krebs.
17-577: The villa was designed to remind Rachmaninoff of the estate of Ivanovka the family had in southern Russia before the October Revolution and their migration to Western Europe in 1918. A park and a magnificent rose garden were laid at Senar. The Rachmaninoffs spent every summer at Senar until their final migration to the United States in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II . Two of Rachmaninoff's major compositions were written at Senar: Rhapsody on
34-466: A 2012 survey, 78.4% of the population of Tambov Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , making it the federal subject with the highest percentage of this religion in the whole country. In addition, 1% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 7% of the population declares to be " spiritual but not religious ", 10% is atheist , and 3.6% follows other religions or did not give an answer to
51-521: A Theme of Paganini completed in 1934 and the Third symphony completed in 1936. The villa hosted famous Russian immigrants, including Ivan Bunin and Vladimir Horowitz . Rachmaninoff left Senar for the last time on 16 August 1939, going to Paris and preparing to move to New York City . In 2013, it was reported that Russia was interested in purchasing the Villa and preserve it in memory of Rachmaninoff. After
68-569: Is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov . As of the 2010 Census , its population was 1,091,994. Tambov Oblast is situated in a forest steppe . It borders the Ryazan , Penza , Saratov , Voronezh and Lipetsk oblasts. The oldest known population of the Tambov region, the Mordovians - Moksha , formed as a nation of local ethnic groups from
85-559: Is a village and country estate located in Uvarovsky District , Tambov region, Russia . It was the summer residence of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff in the period between 1890 and 1917 (until his emigration). It was the family home of his aristocratic relatives, the Satins. Many of Rachmaninoff's earlier masterpieces were created in its bucolic atmosphere. A museum commemorating
102-499: The 1 April 2023, the 150th birthday of Rachmaninoff, the Villa was made accessible to the public. 47°01′52″N 8°23′52″E / 47.0312°N 8.3978°E / 47.0312; 8.3978 This Canton of Lucerne location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ivanovka estate 52°14′50.47″N 41°34′46.11″E / 52.2473528°N 41.5794750°E / 52.2473528; 41.5794750 Ivanovka ( Russian : Ивановка )
119-521: The 6th century BC. The first Russian settlers arrived in the pre-Mongol period , but the final settlement occurred in the 17th century. To protect the southern borders of Russia from the raids of the Tatars, and to further develop the Black Soil region , the Russian government built the walled cities of Kozlov (1635) and Tambov (1636). The cities protected the main path of nomad raids on Russian land and paved
136-772: The Governorate remained in existence until 1928. An attempt to establish Soviet control over the Tambov area led to the defeat and execution of "Red Sonya" (Sofia Nukhimovna Gel'berg) in the spring of 1918. During the Russian Civil War , an anti-Bolshevik uprising, the Tambov Rebellion , broke out in Tambov Governorate in 1920–1921. Tambov Oblast was finally created from the Voronezh and Samara Oblasts on September 27, 1937. The oblast attained its present form after
153-722: The Lilac Festival (1985–present), the Musical Summer in Ivanovka (1986–present), Jazz in Ivanovka (1989–present), Starry Summer in Ivanovka (1990–present), and Lilac Night in Ivanovka (1990–present). The first of a yearly series of scientific conferences was held in 1993, titled "S.V. Rachmaninov and world musical culture". This Tambov Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast ( Russian : Тамбо́вская о́бласть , romanized : Tambovskaya oblastʹ )
170-609: The buildings in the town of Ivanovka were destroyed during the October Revolution and Russian Civil War . The village was reconstructed when the Bureau of the Tambov Regional Committee decided to create an institution in the memory of Rachmaninoff. Local author D.V. Kalashnikov wrote a booklet titled "Rachmaninov sites in the Tambov Region" and campaigned for the creation of a site in his legacy. The museum of S.V. Rachmaninov
187-531: The death of Rachmaninoff, the villa stayed in possession of the family. His grand child Alexandre Rachmaninoff Conus established the Rachmaninoff foundation. After the death of Rachmaninoff Conus, his will mentioned Lucerne as a possible inheritor, but it was not worded properly enough. In order to prevent a possible legal case between Lucerne and his descendants the Canton Lucerne bought the estate in 2022 and on
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221-421: The end of the elections were distributed as follows: Population : 982,991 ( 2021 Census ) ; 1,091,994 ( 2010 Census ) ; 1,178,443 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,320,763 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.22 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 69.88 years (male — 65.41, female — 74.33) According to
238-416: The life and works of the composer was opened there in 1982. S. A. Satina , a cousin of Rachmaninoff's, wrote in her memoirs of the estate: The small village of Ivanovka adjoined our estate. Endless fields stretched around us, merging on the horizon with the sky. In the distance, in the west, the belfry of our parish church, located five miles from Ivanovka, was visible. In the north is someone's windmill, to
255-544: The separation of Penza Oblast (formerly part of Kuybyshev before joining Tambov) on February 4, 1939. The acting head of the administration of the Tambov Oblast since 4 October 2021 and Head of the Tambov Oblast since 20 September 2022 is Maxim Yegorov. Elections to the Regional Duma were held from 17 to 19 September 2021. 25 seats were distributed by party lists and 25 by single-member constituencies. The seats at
272-542: The way for a quick settlement of the region. Kozlovsky Uyezd originally existed in the Tambov area. In the course of the administrative reforms of Peter the Great in 1708 and 1719, it became part of Azov Governorate . New administrative divisions established the Tambov Viceroyalty in 1779 and from 1796 Tambov Governorate , with an area of 66.5 thousand km divided into 12 uyezds . With almost no change to its boundaries,
289-670: Was opened in August 1978 as a branch of the Tambov Regional Museum. On 18 June 1982, the Rachmaninoff House Museum was opened alongside a sculptural portrait by K. Ya. Malofeev and A.S. Kulikov. A number of elements of the estate have been slowly built, with a garage established in 1993, a pantry in 1994, and a manor house in 1995. Today, the village hosts many scientific conferences, music festivals, contests, concerts, music and theater assemblies. Festivals held have included
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