Shapinskaya Ekaterina Nikolaevna,
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor,
Russian State University of Physical Education,
Sport, Youth and Tourism.
e-mail: reenash@mail.ru

Music for All Time.
A Conversation with Head of the Elena Obraztsova Foundation N. Ignatennko.

Abstract. The article dwells upon key questions of modern culture, such as preservation of classical heritage, ways of introducing classical music to young people, possibilities of museums to popularize it, the role of Elena Obraztsova in preserving and developing achievements of Russian musical culture.

Keywords. Musical culture, opera, Foundation, classical music, popularization, vocal art, museum, archive.