The Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory is a chamber choir , created on the initiative of Professor A. S. Sokolov in December 1994 by conductor Boris Tevlin .
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| Genre | vocal , choral music |
| Years | Since 1994 - today |
| A country |  Russia |
| City | Moscow |
| Head | Alexander Solovyov |
| Composition | about 60 people |
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Content
History
The team is a Grand Prix laureate and winner of two gold medals at the International Choir Competition in Riva del Garda (Italy, 1998); laureate of I prize and winner of the Gold Medal of the I International Choir Competition named after Brahms at Wernigerode (Germany, 1999); winner of the 1st World Choir Olympics in Linz (Austria, 2000); laureate of “Grand Prix” of the XXII International Competition of Orthodox Church Music “Hajnówka” (Poland, 2003).
The geography of the choir tour: Russia, Austria, Germany, Italy, China, Poland, USA, Ukraine, France, Switzerland, Japan.
Participation in festivals: “Gidon Kremer at Lokenhaus”, “Sofia Gubaidulina in Zurich”, “Fabbrica del canto”, “Mittelfest”, “VI World Forum of Choral Music in Minneapolis”, “IX Usedom Music Festival”, “Russian Culture in Japan - 2006, 2008, 2012 ”,“ 2 Biennale d'art vocal ”,“ Music by P. Tchaikovsky ”(London),“ Voices of Orthodox Russia in Italy ”,“ December Evenings of Svyatoslav Richter ”,“ Easter Festivals of Valery Gergiev ” , “In memory of Alfred Schnittke”, “ Moscow Autumn ”, “Rodion Shchedrin. Self-portrait ”,“ Dedication to Oleg Kagan ”,“ Festival −75 years of Rodion Shchedrin ”,“ Big festival of RNO under the direction of Mikhail Pletnev ”,“ I International festival of choirs in Beijing ”, etc.
The main creative direction of the collective is the performance of works by domestic and foreign composers, including: E. Denisov, A. Lurie, N. Sidelnikov, I. Stravinsky, A. Schnittke , A. Schoenberg, V. Arzumanov, S. Gubaidulina, G. Kancheli, R. Ledenyov, A. Tchaikovsky, R. Shchedrin , A. Eshpay , E. Elgar, K. Nüstedt , K. Penderetsky, J. Svider, J. Tavener, R. Twardowski, E. Lloyd-Webber, etc.
The chamber choir took part in the concert performance of the operas: K. Gluck “Orpheus and Eurydice”, V. A. Mozart “Don Giovanni”, J. Rossini “Cinderella” (conductor T. Currentzis); E. Grieg “Per Gunt” (conductor V. Fedoseyev); S. Rachmaninov “Aleko”, “Francesca da Rimini”, N. Rimsky-Korsakov “May Night”, V. A. Mozart “The Magic Flute” (conductor M. Pletnev), G. Kancheli “Styx” (conductors J. Kakhidze , V. Gergiev, A. Sladkovsky, V. Ponkin).
Outstanding musicians performed with the Chamber Choir: Y. Bashmet, V. Gergiev, M. Pletnev, G. Rozhdestvensky, Y. Simonov, S. Sondetskis, V. Fedoseev, V. Yurovsky, E. Grach, D. Kakhidze, T. Kurentzis , R. de Leo, A. Rudin, J. Franz, E. Erickson, G. Grodberg, D. Kramer, V. Krainev, E. Mechetina, I. Monighetti, N. Petrov, A. Ogrinchuk; singers - A. Bonitatibus, E. Goodwin, O. Guryakova, V. Dzhioeva, M. Davydov, S. Kermes, L. Kleikomb, L. Kostyuk, S. Leiferkus, P. Chjoffe, I. Kobzon and others.
In 2010, the festival "In honor of the 15th anniversary of the Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory."
Chamber Choir Now
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
Since August 2012, the artistic director of the Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory is the closest associate of Professor B. G. Tevlin, laureate of the international competition, associate professor of the Department of Contemporary Choral Performing Arts of the Moscow Conservatory Alexander Solovyov .
Choirmaster
- Vladimir Lyubarsky (Principal Chorus Master, Choir Class Leader)
- Vyaznikov Alexey Vladimirovich (choirmaster)
- Chelmakina Maria Nikolaevna (assistant art director)
- Yasenkov Taras Yurievich (choirmaster)
Team Creative Life
In recent months, the Chamber Choir has repeatedly performed in the Great Hall of the Conservatory with various programs, including “Three Russian Songs” by S. Rachmaninov (conductor - G. Rozhdestvensky), “Requiem” by V. A. Mozart (conductors - V. Yurovsky, L. Kontorovich), Requiem by J. Verdi (conductor - G. Dmitryak ); in the Rachmaninov Hall of the conservatory, the collective presented a large solo program, including samples of Russian choral classics, and processing of folk songs; took part in the international festival “The musical worlds of Yu. N. Kholopov” with the program of contemporary music (S. Gubaidulina, E. Denisov, A. Schnittke). The team led by A. Solovyov took part in the “Festival of Russian Culture in Japan-2012”, the program “Voices of Orthodoxy in Moldova”, the A. Lovel’s Capella Festival “Holy Love”, the “Moscow Autumn” International Festival, and the “Youth Festival” choral, chamber and symphonic music ”(St. Petersburg), the International Music Festival“ Rodion Shchedrin. 80 years old ", All-Russian festival" Harmony and Peace ", I International Open Festival of Arts" Victory Day is dedicated to ... ".
On January 31, 2013, the Chamber Choir, led by Alexander Solovyov, addressed the meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, O. Yu. Golodets, on the restoration of the All-Russian Choral Society.
Discography
The choir’s discography includes the works of P. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninov, D. Shostakovich, A. Schnittke, S. Gubaidulina, R. Ledenyov, R. Shchedrin, K. Penderetsky, J. Tavener; the programs “Russian Sacred Music”, “Masterpieces of Foreign Music”, “Works of American Composers”, “English Choral Music”, “Composers of the Moscow Conservatory”, “Favorite Songs of the Great Patriotic War”, etc.
In 2008, the recording of the Chamber Choir conducted by B. G. Tevlin of the Russian choral opera R. Shchedrin “Boyarynya Morozova” was awarded the prestigious prize “Echo klassik-2008” in the category “Best Opera Performance of the Year”, nomination “Opera of the XX — XXI Centuries” .
| No. / No. | Year of issue | Picture | Album name | Description |
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| one | 1996 | - | V. Suslin. Three choirs to verses by D. Harms | The female group of the Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory |
| 2 | 2000 | - | American music | W. Billings, R. Young, C. Ives, S. Barber, R. Thompson, D. Bolling, Processing Spirituals |
| 3 | 2001 | XX century. Compositions for choir a cappella | S. Rachmaninov, R. Shchedrin, A. Schnittke, G. Sviridov, R. Ledenev, V. Kalinnikov, A. Schoenberg, K. Nustedt, J. Svider, K. Penderetsky | |
| four | 2002 | A. Schnittke. Concert for the choir to the words of G. Narekatsi. Three spiritual choirs | ||
| five | 2003 | - | Anniversary concert of K. Penderetsky XXII International Festival of Orthodox Church Music "Hajnówka 2003" | Bialystok Philharmonic Orchestra, conductors M. Nalesh-Nizyolowski, K. Penderetsky (Poland) R. Tvardovsky, R. Ledenyov, G. Sviridov, R. Shchedrin, J, Tavener, A. Schnittke, K. Penderetsky |
| 6 | 2003 | S. Rachmaninov. Choral works "Boris Tevlin Choral School." 2 CD | Sergey Rachmaninov. Chamber Choir | |
| 7 | 2004 | - | Author's concert by composer J. Tavener XXIII International Festival of Orthodox Church Music "Hajnówka 2004" | |
| eight | 2004 | Moscow Autumn 2004 XXVI International Festival of Contemporary Music "Moscow Autumn - 2004" | S. Gubaidulina, R. Shchedrin, R. Ledenyov, V. Kikta, V. Shebalin, I. Stravinsky, S. Rakhmaninov | |
| 9 | 2005 | D. Shostakovich. "Ten poems to verses of revolutionary poets" | ||
| ten | 2006 | Favorite songs | V. Soloviev-Sedoy, Y. Frenkel, K. Listov, N. Bogoslovsky, A. Novikov, M. Blanter, M. Fradkin, T. Khrennikov, K. Molchanov, N. Minkh, I. Dunaevsky. Choral transcriptions of Yuri Poteyenko | |
| eleven | 2007 | R. Shchedrin. "Boyar Morozov." Russian choral opera | ||
| 12 | 2012 | Performing art of Boris Tevlin | ||
| 13 | 2013 | CONCERT OF RUSSIAN MUSIC IN JAPAN | 1. D. Bortnyansky Concerto No. 15 “Come sing, people” 2. Vic. Kalinnikov Concert for the choir "Camo I will go from Thy spirit" 3. S. Rachmaninov "We sing to you" from the "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" 4. V. Kikta “As for the Church, for the German,” words A. Pushkina 5. S. Taneev “Look what a haze ...”, words I. Polonsky 6. S. Rakhmaninov “Vocalise”, arranged for choir by Y. Vasiliev 7. N. Sidelnikov “The Last Cry of the Accordion”, words folk 8. R. Shchedrin “Serenade” 9. A. Schnittke “Our Father” from the series “Three Spiritual Choirs” 10. P. Chesnokov “Blessed is the husband” 11. arr. A. V. Sveshnikov "Down Mother, along the Volga" 12. arr. A. Larina “Hour, Yes by Hour” 13. arr. A.V. Sveshnikov "In the Dark Forest" 14. arr. A. Zanorin "Along the St. Petersburg ..." 15. arr. S. Ekimova "On the mountain is viburnum" 16. arr. Y. Vasilyeva “The steppe, yes the steppe is round” 17. arr. V. Goncharova “Oh, you, Porushka-Paranya” 18. J. Frenkel “ Cranes ”, choral arrangement by Yu. Potenko 19. Ya. Frenkel “ Russian Field ”, words I. Goff 20. M. Blanter “Katyusha”, -c. M. Isakovsky, choral arrangement by I. Uryupin 21. M. Kuss “Amur Waves”, words K. Vasilieva and S. Popova 22. Japanese song "Sakura", I. Uryupina choral arrangement Soloists: Lyudmila Yeryutkina (soprano, 1.6), Maria Chelmakina (mezzo-soprano 1,3,12), Mikhail Davydov (baritone, 10,16,21), Daniel Kuchma (14), Evgeny Shachenko (bass, 1) , Taras Yasenkov (tenor, 1.17) Piano part: Daniil Kuchma (19.21) Mastering: Ruslana Oreshnikova, Moscow State Conservatory P.I. Tchaikovsky, 2013 Design: Maya Kobayashi (Yamaguchi) |