Vladimir Spivakov: biography (photo)

Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich is a famous violinist all over the world, as well as a conductor. He leads an active tour activity. Vladimir Teodorovich is the founder of his own charitable foundation.

Biography

Vladimir Spivakov graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1967. By that time, he already had a number of awards, received at the competitions of the International level.

In 1975, the maestro held several solo concerts in the US, which were a great success. Later Vladimir Teodorovich repeatedly performed with the best orchestras of the world. The world's leading critics note that Spivakov's performing style is intelligent, artistic, bright, emotional, the sound is rich and voluminous. The musician always says that his skill is due to the teachers Y. Yankelevich and D. Oistrakh. In 1979, Vladimir Teodorovich created a chamber string orchestra under the title "Moscow Virtuosi", where he is a soloist, chief conductor and artistic director. Before organizing the team, V. Spivakov conducted a long preparatory work. He studied the art of conducting with L. Maazel, I. Guzman and even L. Bernstein. The latter gave Vladimir Teodorovich his own conductor's baton, with which Spivakov does not break up to this day.

A family

The personal life of Vladimir Spivakov is not a secret. Almost 30 years he is married to Saty Sahakyants. The maestro calls his wife a rare woman, in which the mind and beauty are combined.

She was married twice to Vladimir Spivakov. The conductor's family is not small. He and Satie have three daughters: Anna, Tatiana and Catherine. Also, the maestro has a son from a second marriage and a niece who has remained an orphan.

Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich, whose personal life is covered in this article, loves his family very much. All his children are art people. Ekaterina writes poetry and songs for a jazz band. Tatiana deals with theater, flute and drawing. Son of Vladimir Teodorovich, Alexander Rozhdestvensky - violinist.

Violin

Vladimir Spivakov, music for which has always been the most important in life, began his creative career in 7 years. At first he was trained in playing the cello. But the future famous musician was very slim and small, so he asked to replace his instrument with something easier. After which he was assigned to a violin. At first the boy studied in the ordinary music school, and in 1961 he moved to the decennial at the conservatory. His teacher considered Vladimir talented and said that in his hands any pan would sound.

Until 1997, Vladimir Teodorovich played the violin, created by master Francesco Gobetti. He was presented to her by his teacher - Professor Yankelevich. And in 1997 his dream came true - he had the violin Antonio Stradivari, which he received as a gift from fans and patrons of art.

Conductor's career

Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich organized the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra in 1979. He gathered talented musicians into his team and created for them an atmosphere of freedom of creativity. Before Vladimir Spivakov's orchestra received world recognition, the musicians had to rehearse at night and in places not suitable for this. In the work of V. Spivakov his principles, which provide him with a successful management of the artists. He treats his musicians with respect and understanding. Vladimir Teodorovich believes that nothing good will come of it if the psychic conductor will stand before the artists, each of whom has his own character, his life circumstances and problems.

Charitable Foundation

Vladimir Spivakov in 1994 established his own charitable foundation. His goal is to help young talents. The Vladimir Spivakov Foundation organizes concerts, the proceeds from which are spent on the purchase of good musical instruments, as well as to pay for the education and living in Moscow of gifted children from the province. Vladimir Spivakov helps not only musicians. The Foundation organizes exhibitions for children with an artistic gift. Many young talents, who received help from the FEF, have already grown up and become famous musicians, sculptors, painters. The foundation also helps sick children.

Poster of the fund in the 2015-2016 season

The Vladimir Spivakov Charitable Foundation offers the following activities:

• Concert from the series "Children to Children. Hear the future call. " "Christmas miracles." Moscow.
• The play of Mark Razovsky "Mozart and Salieri". Participate in the Moscow Theater "At the Nikitsky Gate" and the scholarship fund. Chelyabinsk.
• Concert to the 70th anniversary of the professor of the Moscow Conservatory. PI Tchaikovsky I. Gavrysh. Moscow.
• Concert of laureates of the 1 Moscow International Pianists Contest Vladimir Krainev. Moscow.
• Concert of the Fund's scholars with the participation of the Chamber Orchestra I. Lerman. Naberezhnye Chelny.
• Peter de Grot Festival, Holland.
• All-Russian festival-competition of young performers "Magic of Sound". Cities: Togliatti, Oktyabrsk, Syzran, Zhigulevsk, Samara, Novokuibyshevsk, Chapaevsk, Otradnoye, Kinel-Cherkassy, Podbelsk, Pohvistnevo.
• The second open competition "Melodies of romance." Dzerzhinsk.
• The subscription is "Her Majesty Music". Cities: Myshkin, Uglich, Rybinsk, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov.
• Fifth International Festival "Peregrinos Musicales". Spain.
• Concert from the series "Children to Children. Hear the future call. " "We are waiting for spring". Moscow.
• The Seventh International Shostakovich Children's Contest. Moscow.
• Concert from the series "Children to Children. Hear the future call. " «The musical ball». Moscow.
• International Music Festival "ARSLONGA". Moscow.
• "Children are for children. Hear the future call. " "With friends". Moscow.
• Season 2015/2016, Subscription 165. Fellows and "Virtuosos of Moscow" are performing. Moscow.
• "Children for children." "The triumph of harmony." Moscow.
• The First International Yadviga Shchipanova Competition.
• Year of literature. Fellows of the Foundation. Moscow.
• The Fifth Moscow Open Competition-Festival. Yu. N. Dolzhikova. Moscow.
• International Children's Festival Kinotavrik. Sochi.
• "Children are for children. "Friends meet again." Moscow.
• "Caravan of infinity ..." Moscow.
• "Night of the Arts". Moscow.

Interesting facts about personality

Vladimir Spivakov does not allow anyone to touch his violin, he believes that because of this, its molecular composition will be violated. The conductor collects paintings. Maestro loves to read. His favorite writers are: Borges, Merab Mamardashvili, Gogol, Nabokov, Proust, Kundera, Leskov, Hesse. Vladimir Teodorovich loves to rest alone, in his opinion, the artist needs it to reflect on, to build plans. He is grateful to his wife for giving him the opportunity to be alone. The maestro is unpretentious in eating and can exist in not very comfortable conditions. V.Spivakov likes simple food - pelmeni, black bread and stewed cabbage with sausages. The conductor considers himself a superstitious person. The famous violinist is a kind person. And extreme unorganized.

Awards and Prizes

Vladimir Spivakov - People's Artist of the USSR, as well as Ukraine, Bashkortostan and Ossetia. On his 50th birthday, the maestro received his own planet as a gift, which was named after him. The artist has a large number of orders, medals and the highest state awards not only in Russia, but also in many other countries. In 2002, the maestro became an honorary doctor of the Moscow State University. Vladimir Teodorovich bears the title of "Artist of the World of UNESCO". For his creative life, the maestro received a huge number of different awards.