Biography
Evgeny Svetlanov - a conductor, who, in addition to musical and composer's activities, was also engaged in literary work. The pianist was a laureate of government awards. For the contribution to the development of music and for creativity, he received Lenin and state awards, the title of People's Artist.The conductor of 45 years managed the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, combining the USSR State Orchestra.
Childhood and youth
Evgeny Svetlanov was born on September 6, 1928. Tie a biography with music, a young Muscovite turned out to be destined over, because the boy grew in a creative family. His parents were opera singers and soloists of the Bolshoi Theater, so in childhood Evgeny often remained at rehearsals and the scenes of productions, like his sister Anna.
Music boy began to engage in six years. He was a chorister, participated in the pantomimes and manifested interest in art. In 1944, Svetlana became a student of a musical pedagogical school. Then he entered the institute. Gnesins, and in 1951 turned out to be a student of the Moscow Conservatory.
In his youth, the composer demonstrated an incredible potential, so at the 4th course of the Conservatory received an invitation to act as a conductor-assistant to the Greater Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio.
Personal life
The musician was married 2 times. In the first marriage, he joined the Larisa Avdeeva, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. In 1956, his wife gave him his son. The personal life of the couple was successful until in 1974 in the apartment of the spouses, a journalist Radio Radio "Lighthouse" named Nina. The musicologist visited the pianist to take an interview, and in the same evening fell in love with a man.In the conversation, it turned out that both participants of the conversation adore fishing, and at the end of communication the conductor invited the girl to meet after work. She did not believe her happiness and was afraid that these were empty words.
But the date took place in a small restaurant for dinner. Nina was divorced and did not suspect that her relationship with Svetlana will be collapsed. The next day he stayed at her night and just slept, and then disappeared for a year.
Casual call put everything in places. Eugene came to the journalist, and after her time she became his wife. Nina Svetlana devoted her husband all his life, the children in their marriage did not appear.
Music
Svetlana was realized in the profession since the 1955th. From 1963, he served as 2 years by the post of chief conductor in the Bolshoi Theater and during this time he spent 16 operas and 9 ballet performances for the remote control. Of these, in 12 he made a director. Among them were "Paganini" to the music of Sergei Rakhmaninov, the "sorcerer" of Peter Tchaikovsky, "Ivan Susanin" Mikhail Glinka and others.
In 1962, Svetlana was appointed to the position of musical leader of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. The playground became rolling space for performances belonging to a large. After 2 years, the first Italian tour of the opera team of the theater took place. In Milan, Yevgeny Svetlanov conducted in La Scala in three opera performances and managed symphony orchestras.
Returning to his homeland, the composer was appointed the artist of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra. He combined work with contractual activities, so from 1992 to 2000 he managed the Hague Residents orchestra. Big Theater extended cooperation with a musician from 2000 to 2002.
The first copyright works of the composer were Cantata "Native Fields", Rhapsody "Pictures of Spain", SI-Minor Symphony and three Russian songs. With these works, he attracted the attention of the public and the professional community, and in the 1970s he submitted large-format symphonies to the courts, as well as a number of rhapsodies and essays for execution on wind instruments. Svetlana created and chamber works.
In his work, the composer combined the traditions of classical Russian music, developing them as a brilliant interpreter. Music studies noted that Evgeni Svetlana's style echoed with the work of Rachmaninov.
The man won recognition in his homeland and abroad. Guiding foreign teams, he conducted, for example, "Nutcracker" Tchaikovsky in the London "Covent Garden". The USSR state register under his control performed works by Soviet and foreign authors.
Death
Evgeny Svetlanov collided with a cancer - a tumor appeared on his thigh. Instead of one operation, which the doctors recommended, had 10 surgical interventions, followed by 25 chemotherapy sessions.By the 11th operation, the conductor was already used to walk the crutches and suffered from strong pain. The musician died on May 3, 2020 in Moscow. The cause of death was the consequences of the disease.
Memory
Evgeny Svetlana left a rich creative heritage after death, consisting of records of musical works, concerts and performances. He managed to create "anthology of Russian symphonic music", writing almost all the works of famous composers from Dmitry Shostakovich and Ludwig Van Beethoven to Richard Wagner and Anton Rubinstein and others. Some works first sounded performed by the Orchestra under the control of Svetlana.
Among the compositions, the lion's share was the works of Tchaikovsky, such as "Polonaise", "Waltz Flowers", "Swan Lake" and "Seasons". But there was a place and little-known essays like "Mademoiselle Nitush" by composer Florimon Erve.
The memory of Svetlana is stored by generations. In his honor, the State Court of Russia, a large hall in the International House of Music in Moscow, a few streets, music schools, and even Airbus A330 aircraft and a small planet number 4135 are named.
Today, the photo of the conductor is posted in books about music and textbooks for specialized trends.
Settings
- 1955 - "Pskovtyanka"
- 1958 - "Charger"
- 1959 - "Thunder's trail"
- 1961 - "Not only love"
- 1963 - Paganini
- 1964 - "October"
- 1978 - "Othello"
- 1983 - "Tale of the Invisible Grade Kitege and the Virgin Fevronia"
- 1988 - "Golden Cockerel"
- 1999 - "Pskovtyanka"