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Anatoly Lunacharsky, the Minister of Education, also played a very important role in Vera Dulovas musical career. He organized the Fund to Help Gifted Young People, and this fund subsidized young Veras study in Germany with Professor Max Saal. In Germany, she not only studied but also listened to vast amounts of music and worked at music libraries. At the Berlin Library she found manuscripts written for harpsichord by composers of the 17th-18th centuries, which she later transcribed for harp and published in Russia. As an outstanding young harpist in Germany, she was invited to the home of Albert Einstein; she performed Mozarts Concerto for flute and harp with Bruno Walter; and she was formally presented to Otto Klemperer.
In 1929, Vera Dulova returned to Russia, and in 1935, she was awarded a shared first prize of the All-Union Competition of Musicians with D. Oistrakh and Y. Flier. It was from the 1930 that her active concert life began, and she became a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra. Soon after that she also began teaching.
It is difficult to enumerate all the towns and regions of the former Soviet Union where Vera gave concerts. Her harp sounded from the most southern town in Russia Kushka to the North Pole. At a drifting station called North Pole-4, Vera was awarded the title Honored Polar Explorer on 12 April 1955.
Vera Dulova gave many concerts with her husband, the famous bass-baritone, Peoples Artist of Russia, Alexander Baturin. Vera also enjoyed a great popularity in Russia, and her portraits were painted by many outstanding Russian artists.
One of the most distinctive features of her concerts were the first performances in Russia of many works she had brought from abroad. She was the first harpist in Russia to perform harp pieces by P. Hindemith, B. Britten, A. Jolivet, G. Tailleferre, A. Casella, C. Pascal, J. M. Damase, H. Villa-Lobos, A. Zecchi and others.
One of the most distinctive features of her concerts were the first performances in Russia of many works she had brought from abroad. She was the first harpist in Russia to perform harp pieces by P. Hindemith, B. Britten, A. Jolivet, G. Tailleferre, A. Casella, C. Pascal, J. M. Damase, H. Villa-Lobos, A. Zecchi and others.
Inspired by her art performance, many Russian composers wrote for her and dedicated their compositions to her. Among these composers are A. Mosolov, L. Knipper, S. Vasilenko, E. Golubev, A. Khachaturian, E. Denisov, A. Baltin and V. Kikta.
Dulova also made some perfect harp transcriptions of clavecin [harpsichord] music by L. Daquin, J.-B. Lully, E Couperin, and J.-F. Rameau, as well as her very popular transcriptions of Ravels Laideronnette, Empresse des Pagodes from Mother Goose Suite and Morning Serenade from Prokofievs ballet, Romeo and Juliette.
It is natural that such an outstanding artistic personality belonged not only to Russia but also to the whole world. Her appearances were highlighted occasions in every country Great Britain, The Netherlands, USA, France, Italy, Germany, Japan and Australia, to name a few. In 1968, the Berlin Radio asked its listeners to name the concert artist they would most want to hear in its final concert. Vera Dulovas name was the unanimous first choice. Vera Dulova was made an Honored Citizen of Gargilesse (France), awarded a golden medal by the American Harp Society and given such titles by newspaper critics as Queen of the Harp, The Harpist No. 1, and The Harpist of the World. Her recordings, CDs and radio recordings are an anthology of the vast performing art of this great harpist.
The Bolshoi Theater had a very special place in Vera Dulovas life. Her famous performances of the solos, cadenzas and variations from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Don Quixote and Raymonda were a brilliant enrichment to the ballets.
Vera Dulova was Professor of the Moscow Conservatory and a recognized leader of the Russian Harp School. She educated many outstanding harpists who work in Russia and abroad today. She gave master classes in many countries, and her pupils received prizes at the most prestigious international competitions. One other very important contribution Mme. Dulova made to Russia was her initiative to create a Russian harp company. She understood perfectly that without a factory within Russia to build harps, Russian harp education would be impossible. With her constant consultation, the Russian harp was designed and manufactured. Schools, colleges and conservatories could buy instruments. It was the necessary foundation of the Russian harp education.
In 1964, Mme. Dulova formed the Russian Harp Society. Her service to music was awarded by the Government, and she received the title Peoples Artist of the USSR as well as the State Prize of the USSR.
While Vera Dulova has passed away, she will be remembered in the world of music as the great harpist of the 20th century and her harp music will continue to sound in our hearts.
Personal Memories of Vera Dulova[44]
by Natalya Shameyeva
I met Vera Dulova after my graduation from the Gnessins Musical and Pedagogical Institute. l was her student at the post-graduate course of the Moscow Conservatory. First of all, she completely changed my hand position and very soon we started to prepare for the All-Union Competition and then international competitions. During the summer, she took me to her dacha (small house) in the Crimea and gave me lessons even though it was the holidays.