Peter Dranga (biography and creative activity)

Peter Dranga - accordionist-virtuoso, singer, model, actor, is a unique phenomenon on the Russian music scene. Currently, Dranga - one of the most sought-after musicians on our stage.

Petr Dranga: biography and the beginning of a career

Pyotr Yurievich was born in 1984 in Moscow, on the International Women's Day on March 8. His father - Yuri Petrovich Dranga - People's Artist of Russia, accordionist, and mother - Elena Kirillovna is also a musician. In addition to Petit, two older daughters grew up in the family, who later also devoted themselves to serving the Museum of Music. Little Peter from the very childhood showed interest in art, in particular music, and as an instrument he chose an accordion for himself - a big "accordion", on which his father always played. The boy asked his pupils for disciples and soon became his most loyal and obedient pupil. Soon he began to amaze listeners with his virtuosic play. Petr Dranga, along with his studies at the secondary school, also studied at the music school. Svyatoslav Richter. And he, as the best student, was constantly sent to various contests and festivals. At the age of 12 he became a laureate of the accordionists' contest in Moscow, and after some time - the winner of the musical competition in Castelfidardo, Italy.

First victories

Peter's repertoire included both classical works and music in the style of punk rock, grunge, art rock, folk, etc. Over time, he also mastered the game on acoustic and bass guitar. Thanks to this knowledge, Peter Dranga began to create arrangements for compositions in the classical style even at school and to perform them. This brought him fame in the circle of music lovers - fans of the accordion. Wherever he was sent, wherever he appeared, everywhere he was waiting for success and an ovation. The music of Peter Dranga, a handsome young man from Moscow, captivated everyone, regardless of nationality, age or gender. For him, the most significant were the victories in Beijing, St. Petersburg, Asturias and other cities. Already at the age of 15 he regularly took part in concerts of the Russian Culture Foundation.

Students

After school, the young accordionist Peter Dranga entered the Gnesin Musical College, and also continued to perform in concert programs of the Culture Foundation. Later he created his own band "Torra". However, the content of it required a lot of money, which the young man constantly lacked. Therefore, he went through moonlighting as a cleaner in an aquarium studio or a waiter in various cafes and bars. But money still was not enough, and his group soon broke up after the creation.

Tour

In 2002, he turned up a fortunate event - touring in the North Caucasus. Traveling from town to town, from the village to the village, Petr Dranga was finally able to get a lot of royalties. And when he finally returned to his native Moscow after a long journey, he was able to create his own studio. Here he conducted rehearsals, arranged arrangements, recorded albums. Gradually, Peter began to gain popularity among fans of parties, and he was invited to various clubs and bars.

Petr Dranga and Alexander Peskov

Once famous for the whole country parodist and humorist Aleskandr Peskov heard the music of a young accordionist, and he liked it so much that Peskov immediately invited him to take part in his show. Caught in the team of a famous variety actor, Dranga toured in many major cities of the CIS, and also visited Italy and the United States. The virtuoso game of the musician won many music lovers. During the tour, many stars (Patricia Kaas, Oleg Gazmanov and others) celebrated his talent and virtuosic play and began to invite them to accompany them at concerts.

Solo career

Closer to the middle of the 2000s Peter mainly performed with individual concerts, and in 2008 he already released his solo album "Twenty-Three". The disc included his arrangements of famous melodies and several works, authored by Peter Dranga himself. After that he became a frequent guest on television. Three years after the release of the first album, the second album was released. He was also waiting for success. In the same year he gave two grandiose solo concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Career of the singer and model

Suddenly, all of a sudden, Peter Dranga began singing. And imagine, he manages to be no worse than playing the accordion. His songs are becoming hits, and they are sung by the whole country. Thanks to Peter's beautiful appearance, he was invited to invite famous fashion houses as a model. In a word, today this thirty-year-old artist begins to gain popularity in many spheres.

Personal life

Peter does not like and never talks about his love affairs. Here he is always secretive and adamant. It is known that in 2010 he had a passionate affair with some girl Nastya. Then his name was often mentioned along with the name of the famous TV presenter and sportswoman charming Lyaysan Utyasheva. However, the novel, as such, was not between them. Recently you can hear about the creative tandem "Peter Dranga and Marina Devyatova." However, hardly anyone will venture to say with certainty that there is a love affair between a beautiful singer and a talented musician.

Interesting facts about Petra Dranga

He likes accordions of only one well-known Italian brand - Bugari Armando. In total, he has six tools of this brand. In addition to music, Dranga Jr. loves diving and swimming. He just loves fishing. Being a nomad by nature, he likes to travel, to find the unknown, to get new sensations. In 2010, all the other talents of Peter added more and actor's talent. He starred in the movie "Freaks" (2010).