Biography
Denis Matsuev is a Russian musician, a famous virtuoso pianist, who in 2011 received the title "People's Artist of the Russian Federation". Its popularity extends far beyond the narrow circle of classical music lovers.The number of Pianist concerts per year reaches 150. The Unknown Rakhmaninov drive entered the list of nominees for the prestigious Grammy Prize.
Childhood and youth
Denis Leonidovich Matsuev was born on June 11, 1975 in the city of Irkutsk. The family of the Great Pianist was associated with music over many generations. Grandfather Matsueva worked as an artist of the circus orchestra, where he played the drums and percussions. Leonid Viktorovich Matsuev, Denis's father, was a pianist and a composer writing music for theatrical productions of Irkutsk. Irina Dmitrievna Gomelskaya, the mother of the future celebrity, taught the piano.
Since childhood, parents have developed love for music in Denis, as well as the skills of piano execution. The first lessons of the future virtuoso gave His grandmother - Vera Albertovna Ramamul, who owned the skills of the game on several musical instruments. In Irkutsk, Denis visited the Art School. The first teacher of the piano in the life of Matsueva was the love of Nikolaevna Sementsov.
Music gifts did not interfere with Denis to remain a fidget boy who spent his free time on a football field or ice rink. Matsuev seriously dreamed of a sports career, and music paid only 2 hours a day - lacked patience. But during this time, the boy managed to assimilate the material that the peers was taught for weeks. Young pianist has been doing more selfless sports, although one time was considered the smallest in class. No one assumed that in his youth, the young man will turn into a gigantine under 2 meters in growth (the growth of Denis is now - 198 cm, and the weight is 85 kg).
After graduating from school, the guy studied for some time in the Irkutsk Music School, but already at that time felt the need to continue studying in the capital.
In an interview with Matsuev, speaks gratefully about parents who consider the main reason for success. The boy was available to the opportunities that other children were available.
Music
Since 1990, the Moscow biography of Matsueva is started. Here, a young pianist begins studying in the central specialized music school at the conservatory. Peter Tchaikovsky. A year later, becomes a winner of the competition held by the International Public Charitable Foundation "New Names". Thanks to this organization, the young virtuoso gets the opportunity to visit 40 countries with concerts.In 1993, Matsuev enters the Moscow Conservatory, where he studies at the Department of Piano with Alexei Nadkin and Sergey Dorensky. While still a student of the Conservatory, Denis becomes the soloist of Moscow Philharmonic in 1995.
In 1998, studying at the last year of the Conservatory, the pianist wins the XI International Tchaikovsky Competition. The speech of a young man noticed critics, caused a response and in the public, putting the beginning of his popularity.
During the competitive speech, the Contractor preferred a concert style of the game instead of averagedly correct manner of execution adopted in contests.
Since 2004, Denis presents in the Concert Program of the Moscow Philharmonic Self-an annual subscription called "Solist Denis Matsuev". The peculiarity of these concerts was the attraction of the famous world and Russian orchestras while maintaining the availability of tickets for most listeners. The teams, participants in the concerts of Maestro, entered the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra under the control of Valery Gergiev, the Russian National Orchestra with Mikhail Plenev, the Orchestra of Soloists headed by Vladimir Spivakov.
In the same year, Denis signed a contract with the Sony BMG Music Entertainment label. Gradually, Matsuev's speeches are becoming increasingly popular, and the albums from its discography are not dusting on the shelves of music stores.
Together with the label, the musician records the first album Tribute to Horowitz. The disk includes the favorite concert numbers of Vladimir Horowitsa, including variations in the themes from classic opera masterpieces, "Mephisto-Waltz" and "Hungarian Rhapsodia" of Ferenz Leaf. In addition, Matsuev becomes a representative of the piano of the company "Yamaha".
Gradually, a man becomes a recognizable musician in many countries of the world, and its concerts are looking forward to not only Russians. The tour schedule is scheduled for several years ahead, what Matsuev informs fans from the pages of the official site. In 2017, he continued to give joint concerts with famous classic musical teams of the planet.
Among the achievements of the musician, a special place is taken by the "Unknown Rakhmaninov" disk, recorded on the piano, which belonged to the great composer personally. The history of this record began with the fact that after the concert in Paris Alexander, the grandson of the composer Sergey Rakhmaninova, suggested Matsueva to fulfill the Great Composer found in the archives and Suite. The right to the premiere execution of Denis received in return for a friendly promise to quit smoking, given Alexander Rakhmaninov, which he, by the way, kept.
Matsuev also loves musical marathons. Until now, he remains the only pianist who performed all 3 Tchaikovsky concert in one evening.
Denis refers to those performers who, having achieved success in academic music, went to the level when their popularity began to seize more and more listeners who are not included in the circle of classical music lovers.
Matsuev is the head of numerous charitable programs, the purpose of which is the popularization of classical music among young people, supporting young tagging and conducting pianist contests.
In the mid-summer of 2010, Denis became a guest of Vladimir Posner. In the studio, he told the leading about the penetration of show business in classical music and why, in his opinion, young talented musicians are now difficult to disappear for the international scene. The pianist also shared the problem of classical music in Russia - the lack of halls for its execution, and spoke about criticism, the Russian audience and about natural temperament. Spectators of the Program "Posner" after the appearance of an artist in the studio emphasized many new information about him.
In 2011, the musician was awarded the title of Honorary Professor Moscow State University. Also, the pianist organized the Star Festival on Baikal, which takes place annually in Irkutsk. Later entered the jury of the talent show "Russia-1" "Blue Bird".
Also in the hometown of the musician, the opening of the "Music House of Denis Matsueva" took place, where the headquarters of the "Stars on Baikal" festival was located and a concert hall with a capacity of 60 people. This house has become one of the platforms for the speeches of the musicians of the New Names Foundation, and there are master classes, exhibitions of contemporary art and small concents.
A year later, Denis Matsuev became a trustee of Vladimir Putin, at that time he was re-elected for the next time and was in the status of the "presidential candidate". The pianist explained to the questions of reporters about such a decision that in Russia the art is given not so much attention, there is no more gravity of subsidies. Because of this, many talents disappear, because music classes are not capable of feeding them. United with Putin, he hopes to revive art in his country.
The new 2017 on the Culp channel took place a concert show with the participation of Matsueva. Together with the German violinist David Garrett, he performed the composition of Antonio Baccini "Horovod Gnomoms".
Known love Denis Matsueva and to Jazz. The artist highly appreciates this style of music, considering it no less significant than the classics. The pianist often complements jazz miniatures and improvisations of their concerts. In 2017, he submitted to the court to the audience a new program "Jazz in a circle of friends", which included works by the authorship of the musician himself.
In early 2018, Matsueva and Vladimir Fedoseyev took place a concert in the Great Hall of the Conservatory. It was the third concert of the new "Beethoven cycle" of the Greater Symphony Orchestra. The cycle "Beethoven ... and Beethoven" launched back in 2004. Previously, Denis has already performed in Vienna and Bonn, in the homeland of the composer. He performed various Sonatas Ludwig Van Beethoven, including the 23rd Appassionate.
In March, the pianist appeared in the studio Boris Korchevnikova. And although the conversation covered different periods of the life of the artist, the most time dedicated to the Major Motherland Denis. On the air he said that when concerts in Irkutsk gives, it is definitely found with friends and visits the bathhouse. And then demonstrated on the back of Korchevnikov, as deftly owns a bath broom.
On the 145th anniversary of Sergei Rakhmaninova, Matsuev carried out another dream - in 2 pm, he performed all the piano concerts of the composer. Speech took place in the concert hall. Tchaikovsky on April 1 and 2, 2018.
Matsuev and charity, regularly arrange concerts for disabled people, visually impaired children. At one time, Denis became a member of the marathon "Children Beslan".
Then Maestro spoke at the Economic Forum in Davos with a concert, in which beginner pianists, the wards of the New Names Foundation - Elisha Mysin, Sonya Tyurina and Varvara Kutuzov.
And the year ended for the musician a great concert in Syktyvkar, to the preparation for which Denis approached with full responsibility. The artist arrived in advance and specifically took a piano adjustment with him, which was engaged in a tool for 14 hours in a row. According to Matsueva, the tool of the theater is not suitable for professional speeches, and therefore he intends to ask the head of Komi a new piano.
By the way, the concert was held with a bang, for the audience the musician prepared the New Year Tchaikovsky-Gala. The concert includes two large works of the famous Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky, accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The performance passed in one breath, the audience did not want to let go of the artist. In gratitude to the applause of the pianist performed a composition "in the Cave of the Mountain King" of the Norwegian composer Edward Griega, the Etude of Alexander Scriabin and the expression of Franz Schubert.
Personal life
Denis Matsuev has not decided to marry for a long time. He was pleased with his personal life and seriously did not apply to the stamp in the passport. But in the media began to appear information about the beloved pianist. She became Ekaterina Shipulin, the Bolshoi Theater Prima Ballerina. The wedding passed in a narrow family circle.
In October 2016, his wife gave Denis daughter. The girl was called Anna. About the heiress Pianist told the public only a year later, still without demonstrating her photos. According to Matsueva, the daughter shows interest in music, especially the baby "Parsley" Igor Stravinsky. Father noticed Anna a tendency to conduct: during the father's game, the girl moves his hands in the tact.
Star scene with nostalgia refers to its city. The apartment of the parents in Irkutsk he decided not to sell and not repair, but to leave everything as it was. Compatriots also keep the memory of the Great Maestro. In their native school, a party was preserved, followed by a musician, a piano, on which little Denis played on change.
Also, a pianist has retained love of football from ornament. Denis is sick for the club "Spartak", and, according to his own confession, to win the Tchaikovsky contest, he helped him that he watched the broadcast of the World Cup instead of listening to competitors.
Matsuev's talent lovers were more interested in the pedigree famous pianist, trying to figure out his nationality. Denis Leonidovich answers such desires to learn about his life simply, stating that "by nationality he is Sibiryak." But nothing is known about his citizenship.
Matsuev leads a personal page in "Instagram", most of the publications are devoted to his work. But a periodic musician lay out photos and videos from a personal archive, devoting subscribers to their privacy.
Denis Matsuev now
2020 did not leave Matsueva without concerts. In February 2020, he had a third solo concert, dedicated to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who had a special role in the life of the musician.In the summer, a pianist-virtuoso visited the studio of the first channel. The leading program "Evening Urgant" he said, as he spent the first in his life such a long vacation, because, like others, due to a coronavirus infection, the concerts were forced to celebrate concerts. He also told, as accustomed to celebrate his birthday. And then played with Ivan to the game in which both participants in the movements of the opponents should guess the melody.
In mid-November, the musician has already planned the traditional 3-day festival "Denis Matsuev ...", which was supposed to pass in Yekaterinburg in the summer, but because of the epidemic was moved to autumn.
In the first evening, the audience enjoyed the sounds of the piano performed by Denis, under the maintenance of the Ural Symphony Orchestra. In the second of everyone, his solo performance was waiting, and on the third evening the classics fans heard jazz compositions.
In early November, it became known that the project "Blue Bird" returns to screens in a new format. A new rule appeared in the project, and Dima Bilan was joined to members of the jury. Denis Matsuev will also evaluate the speeches of the young talents of the All-Russian Competition.
Discography
- 2004 - TRIBUTE TO HOROWITZ
- 2005 - Stravinsky - Firebird Suite, Shchedrin - Piano Concerto No.5
- 2006 - Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
- 2007 - Unknown Rachmaninoff
- 2008 - The Carnegie Hall Concert
- 2011 - S. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 & Rhapsody on A Theme Of Paganini
- 2013 - S. Rachmaninov. Piano Concerto, G. Gershwin. RHAPSODY IN BLUE.
- 2014 - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
- 2020 SHOSTAKOVICH / Schnittke / Lutosławski