Caesar Pugni: New to the creative biography. The composer's activity on the concert stage of the summer gardens of St. Petersburg and Moscow
Journal: Ученые записки Российской академии музыки имени Гнесиных
Year: 2023

The subject of this article is the composing and conducting activity of Caesar Pugni in the summer gardens of St. Petersburg and Moscow, which has been completely unknown until now. For the first time, this side of his multifaceted artistic activity is considered: organizing and compiling concert programs and composing. In his concert work, Pugni sought to popularize the works by Russian composers, primarily by M. I. Glinka. Puni was one of the first composers to respond to the events of the Cri