Pleshak, Viktor Vasilyevich

Born in Leningrad. Graduated with honors from the Leningrad Choral School. M. I. Glinka in 1964 and the Leningrad State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov in the specialty "choral conducting" in 1970 (class of professor E. P. Kudryavtseva) and "composition" in 1981 (classes of professors V. V. Pushkova, A.D. Mnatsakanyan and B.I. Tishchenko).

In 1969–1975, he worked as a teacher at the Leningrad Institute of Culture named after N. K. Krupskaya , in 1975–80 - as head of the musical part of the Lensovet Theater ^[1] .

Since 1980 - the “free artist”.

Since 1982, he has been a member of the Composers' Union, chairman of the section of popular music and a member of the Board of the Union of Composers of St. Petersburg, as well as a member of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, Academician of the International Academy of Ecology, Human and Nature Safety (MANEB), Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, laureate Prize of the Leningrad Komsomol (for the cycle of civil songs "But still marches ..."), winner of the National Theater Prize "Golden Mask" (musical "Incognito from St. Petersburg", 2000), International Children's Theater Festival "Blue Bird" ("Canterville Ghost", 2000, "Inheritance", 2002), winner of the First Festival of New Music Projects of Russia "New Shores" ("Angels in Time", 2004).

Awarded the Silver Medal. N. K. Roerich for his contribution to the ecology of culture (2003).

V. V. Pleshak is the author of more than 100 compositions for the musical theater, among them are the operas The Tale of a Dead Princess and Seven Heroes, Under the First Star, Tales for Turnip, the Red Devils ballet, the musicals “Madam Ministress” , “Real Man”, “The Night Before Christmas”, “The Legend of the Submarine”. Completed the last unfinished musical Yevgeny Ptichkin "Ivan da Maryushka."

His musical performances are held in different cities of Russia: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, etc., and the near abroad: Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus. The most famous of them are “Sweet sinners”, “Incognito from St. Petersburg”, “Christmas Eve”, “Canterville Ghost”. ^[2] Victor Pleshak is the author of musical comedies, musical fairy tales, symphonic plays and pop songs ^[1] performed by Iosif Kobzon , Eduard Khil , Mikhail Boyarsky , Igor Sklyar , Elena Kamburova , Victor Krivonos , Marina Kapuro , Anna Kovalchuk and other famous the artists. ^[3]

He lives and works in St. Petersburg .

“Victor Pleshak ... is a composer who successfully works in his specialty, whose work is widely used by the country's musical practice.” ( Boris Tishchenko )

“Acquaintance with the works of Viktor Vasilyevich Pleshak allows judging him as a composer who relies on a solid professional foundation and who knows how to build on this foundation not only typical musical constructions. Almost extremely wide spectrum of his genre interests attracts attention, stretching from popular songs to conceptual symphonic forms. It is gratifying, at the same time, that the composer’s many years of work in popular and applied genres has not dulled, as sometimes happens, his sense of responsibility for his major problematic compositions. ” ( Gennady Banshchikov )

“I know Viktor Pleshak for a very long time. He immediately surprised me by the seriousness of the attitude to the song as a genre. Knowing how to listen to the life around him, he quickly found his individual intonation and carries it through his entire creative life. He sings his song. ” ( Igor Tsvetkov )

“... The composer V.V. Pleshaku songs on a civil theme: “But still marches”, “The crew - one family”, “Cities - cities”, and “Victory Parade” and many others ... ”; “... On the“ Leningrad Springs ”his songs are sure to sound. They are the public domain of our city ... ”; “Another area in which Victor Pleshak is a recognized master is music for the theater. Here and operetta, and musicals, and compositions for children. At such a difficult time for the implementation of theatrical productions, works by Pleshak were staged and continue to be staged in the theaters of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, etc. ” ( Andrey Pavlovich Petrov )

“The professionalism, versatility and theatricality of V. V. Pleshak’s music clearly manifested themselves in the work on the productions of our theater, in which musical performances traditionally occupy an important place ...“ How to draw a bird ”,“ Man, animal and virtue ”,“ Mother ”, “Peace to your home”, “Talents and admirers”, “Kuss of the KGB”, “Double-headed eagle”, “Puss in Boots” ... Many of these performances, being successful with the public, went more than 100 times, went on tour in Russia and countries of near and far abroad ". (Artistic director of the Lensovet Theater Vladislav Pazi )

“The composer’s musical palette is diverse: his music is always in line with the artistic intent of the playwright and the director, always original and good.” (Artistic director of the theater Buff Isaac Shtokbant )

“Victor Pleshak is rightfully considered one of the most repertory domestic theater composers. His works have long been included in the programs of many theaters in the country. By the number of performances among the performances of Viktor Pleshak, the musicals are “Sweet Sinners”, “Knight's Passions” (or “Love Remedy”) and “Incognito from St. Petersburg”. The musical theater of Victor Pleschak is distinguished by bright genre colors and intriguing plot twists. Thanks to this, Pleshak's music is always in the interest of listeners, and his theatrical compositions are fertile ground for performers: for his roles in performances, the actors were repeatedly awarded prizes at numerous competitions and festivals, and the Incognito from Petersburg musical staged by the Krasnoyarsk Theater of Musical Comedy received the prestigious national theatrical award "Golden Mask". (From the booklet of the Ist All-Russian Festival of Theater Projects “New Shores”)

“Operetta is not operetta; vaudeville - not vaudeville; a farce is not a farce — the devil knows what it is, but only very professional, musical and funny. ” (Theater critic A. Vladimirskaya. From a review of the performance of the St. Petersburg Theater of the Musical Comedy "Oh, these lovely sinners")

“Legacy” - the musical is truly wonderful. Youth in content, spirit and composition of performers, he turned out to be easy without lightness, funny without playfulness and with humor without vulgarity. The tempo and rhythms of Victor Pleschak’s musical naturally naturally reflected the dynamics of modern life. ” (Music critic Lyudmila Petrova. From a review of the play of the St. Petersburg pop-musical theater "Draw")

“... Composer V. Pleshak, like the famous showman, turns the procession of recognizable masks into a musical kaleidoscope of brilliant benefit performance. In the new work of the Petersburg author, the heroes of the immortal Gogol's "Inspector" spoke in intonations and rhythms, close to today's audience ... ". ) Music critic Elena Yezerskaya. From the review of the play "Incognito from St. Petersburg" of the Krasnoyarsk Theater of Musical Comedy)

“In recent years, stereotypes caused by the exploitation of techniques tested in numerous television series and cartoons began to take shape in a musical theater for children, trying to“ modernize ”famous fairy tale characters by all means. The music of Victor Pleschak in this respect is a pleasant exception. It is melodic, it has a lot of lyrics and sparkling fun. This music is simple for perception, and at the same time it cannot be called simplified. The musical numbers in the performance are organically linked with the stage action, they are its logical continuation. To the performance of the Odessa operetta, in our opinion, the definition of “living” most precisely fits. I want to believe that the new “Kot in boots” is destined to long-term life on the stage and in the hearts of young viewers. ” (Music critic Roman Brodavko. From a review of the play "Mr. Cat" of the Odessa Theater of Musical Comedy)

“Today your name is well known to music lovers. Your works - whether songs or musicals, music for films and performances - are inherent in such valuable and worthy qualities as mature compositional professionalism, relief of thematism, appeal to a wide audience of listeners, a pronounced lyrical beginning, kindness and humor. These properties find a response in the soul of the listeners, which provides many of your works with a long and happy creative life. Purposefully and fruitfully working in the field of music of so-called democratic genres, you have made a valuable contribution to this important area of ​​musical creativity. A serious and searching artist, you use the well-deserved authority of your colleagues, and your personal qualities have earned the respect of everyone who knows you. ” Board of the St. Petersburg branch of the Union of Composers of Russia . from the anniversary address)

Symphonies

• First Symphony "In Memory of the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War" (1984)

• Grand Symphony for Soloists, Mixed Choir and Orchestra (2016)

Operas

• 1984 - Thin hands of the rain, opera blues (libretto by M. Kushnirsky , Yu. Nemirovskaya based on the play of the menagerie by T. Williams )
• 1986 - The Tale of the Dead Tsarevna and the Seven Bogatyrs (libretto by Y. Aleksandrov, based on the tale by A. S. Pushkin , edited: 1988, 1990)
• 1988 - Kozma Prutkov, farce opera (libretto by A. Menshikov , B. Salibov )
• 1990 - Caution! Baba Yaga! (libretto Y. Aleksandrova )
• 1991 - Tales for Repka (the libretto by O. Serdobolsky based on Russian folk tales)
• 2000 - Under the first star (libretto by A. Shulgina based on the fairy tale by G.-H. Andersen “The Girl with matches” and “The Snow Queen” )

The ballets

• 1980 - The Red Devils (libretto by I. Gaft after the tale by P. Blyakhin )
• 2014 - Little Red Riding Hood (libretto by V. Korolkov)

Operetta / Musicals / Vaudeville

• 1981 - Knight's Passion - I (libretto by V. Krasnogorov )
• 1984 - Real man (libretto V. Krasnogorov )
• 1984 - Valencian widow (libretto by B. Ratser and V. Konstantinov based on the play Lope de Vega )
• 1988 - Lovely sinners (libretto by V. Krasnogorov based on the plays of Francois Rabelais and A.-R. Lesage )
• 1989 - Man on the issue (libretto B. Racer and V. Konstantinov )
• 1989 - Mr. Cat (libretto by A. Tasskin after the tale of Charles Perrot )
• 1991 - Knight's Passion - II , or the Cure for Love (libretto by V. Krasnogorov )
• 1991 - Swedish match (libretto by G. Tsvetkov and V. Kavtorin after the story by A. P. Chekhov of the same name)
• 1992 - Hussar from the KGB (based on the play by B. Racer and V. Konstantinov )
• 1992 - The Millionaire (libretto by I. Shtokbant based on the play by Bernard Shaw )
• 1994 - Two Maples (libretto by R. Sats-Karpova and B. Ryabov after the tale by Yevgeny Schwarz )
• 1994 - Shadow (libretto by I. Shtokban based on the play by Evgeny Schwarz )
• 1994 - Marriage announcement (libretto by R. Sats-Karpova and B. Ryabov based on the play 3. Labisha )
• 1994 - Crazy Suit (libretto by O. Yernev based on the play “Inspector General” by N. V. Gogol
• 1994 - The Canterville Ghost (libretto by K. Gershov after the tale of Oscar Wilde )
• 1994 - Don Juan (libretto by I. Shtokbant based on the play by J.-B. Moliere )
• 1994 - Mrs. Ministersh (libretto by V. Konstantinov based on the play by Bronislav Nushich )
• 1994 - Jealous of herself (libretto by B. Ratser and V. Konstantinov based on the play by T. de Molin )
• 1995 - Ivan da Maryushka , together with E. Ptichkin (libretto R. Sats-Karpova and B. Ryabova )
• 1995 - Comedy of Love (libretto by M. Briman based on the play by John Fletcher )
• 1995 - How Emelya Barbie fell in love (libretto by B. Racer and V. Konstantinov )
• 1996 - The Great Combinator (libretto by I. Shtokbant based on the novel by I. Ilf and E. Petrov )
• 1996 - Competition Marriage (libretto by O. Yernev based on the play by Karl Goldoni )
• 1996 - Ostap from Pyatigorsk ( A. Pokrovsky's libretto)
• 1996 - Journey on the train "As if" , or "Pranks of Baba Yaga" (libretto by A. Taskin )
• 1997 - The Canterville Ghost ( K. Gershov 's libretto after the story of Oscar Wilde )
• 1997 - Tartuffe (libretto by E. Gorina based on the play by J.-B. Moliere )
• 1997 - The Golden Ass (libretto by A. Hort based on Apuleius novel)
• 1997 - Puss in Boots (libretto by S. Prokofieva and G. Sapgir after the tale of Charles Perrot )
• 1998 - The Tale of Ruslan and Lyudmila (libretto by O. Yernev after the tale of A.S. Pushkin and Russian folklore, 2nd edition: 1999)
• 1998 - Arsenic and old wine (libretto by A. Merlin , based on a play by G. Kesselring )
• 1999 - Incognito from Petersburg (libretto by O. Yerneva based on the play by N. V. Gogol , 2nd ed.)
• 2001 - The Hour of the Star (libretto by E. Bogdanova )
• 2001 - Monsieur pimp (libretto by A. Novikov and G. Traugot based on the play by A. R. Furton )
• 2002 - Inheritance (libretto E. Paltseva )
• 2003 - I am close, I am near, I am here , or a Poem about a submarine (libretto by A. Shulgina )
• 2004 - Angels in time (libretto M. Smolyannikov and V. Filimonov )
• 2004 - The Night Before Christmas , or the Cherevichki for the Beloved ( O. Yernev 's libretto on the novel by N. V. Gogol ; 2 ed .: 2005)
• 2006 - Marriage (libretto by O. Yerneva based on the play by N. V. Gogol )
• 2007 - Threesome game (libretto by S. Stolyarov based on E. Braginsky’s play of the same name)
• 2008 - Woman on vacation (based on the play by E. Braginsky "The game of three" )
• 2012 - The amazing journey of the rabbit Edward , together with S. Pleshak (libretto N. Golya )
• 2015 - Young fleets of the Northern Fleet (based on the story “Boys with Bows” by V. Pikul , libretto by E. Paltsev )
• 2015 - Petersburg apartments (after the vaudeville F. Koni of the same name)

Christmas musical tales

• The Tale of Blot (1986)
• New Year's Cruise (1987)
• Hat Mr. Andersen (1999)
• His Majesty Time (2000)
• Magic Elixir (2001)
• New Year's bouquet (2002)
• Space Journey to Christmas (2003)
• King Pentium IV (2004)
• Cinema in Anichkov (2005)
• It's not a hat (2006)
• Fabulous New Year's journey (2006)
• Santa Claus's Magic Globe (2007)
• Christmas Star Light (2008)
• An incredible journey in a protected forest (2009)
• Kingdom of honest words (2010)
• The tale of the clock with a secret and not only about this (2011)
• Samovar Kingdom (2012)
• New Year on the roof (2013)
• Santa Claus vs. Block Busters (2014)
• Cinderella in Anichkov (2014)
• New Year's Adventure in the Tower (for the “Universe of Water” museum complex) (2015)

Cantatas and oratorios

• “Blossom, Union”, solemn cantata for the reader, mixed choir and large symphony orchestra (1972)
• "Time is not waiting", a cantata for children's choir and symphonic orchestra (1974)
• "Pioneer of Leningrad", cantata for soloists, children's choir and pop symphonic orchestra (1978)
• “The Matchmaking of Elisha”, cantata on folk texts for soloists, mixed choir and large symphony orchestra (1987)
• “Frozen Songs”, cantata for two female voices and piano (1988)
• “This grain”, cantata for soloists, mixed choir and symphony orchestra (1990)
• Unique Petersburg, oratorio for the reader, soloists, mixed choir and orchestra (1st ed. - 2003)

• “Ode in honor of Zara Dolukhanova”, for three soloists and piano
• “To my city”, for bass, mezzo-soprano, mixed and children's choir, accompanied by a large symphony orchestra (2006)
• Window to Europe, for soprano solo, rock band and large symphony orchestra (2006)
• St. Petersburg is the radiant son, song cantata for children's choir and piano (2004–2008)
• “Flowers”, cantata for children's choir and grand piano sextet to poems of Russian poets (2012)
• “My Russia”, vocal-symphonic diptych for reader, folk voice, baritone, male choir and folk instruments orchestra (2013)
• "Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov", an oratorio for the reader, soloists, mixed choir and folk instruments orchestra (2014)
• "The Seasons", cantata for children's choir and piano sextet (2014)
• “When the Bells Toll”, an oratorio for the reader, tenor, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra of folk instruments (2015)
• “The Tale of the Fox and Kotofey Ivanovich”, concert for the reader, flute, piano and string orchestra (2015)
• “Our friendship!”, Vocal-symphonic triptych (2015)
• Creation of the World, oratorio for the reader, children's choir and piano sextet (2016)
• “Passion for the Russian Revolution of 1917”, poetry for orchestra, choir, organ, reader and soloists (2017)

Feature Film Music

• 1992 - “ High Security Comedy ” (directed by V. Studennikov, M. Grigoriev)
• 1993 - " Shish on kokuy! "(Director I. Pushkarev)

Music to documentaries

• 1977 - “ The most needed person ” (director L. Derbysheva)
• 1982 - “The land is entrusted to you ” (director Alexey Uchitel )
• 1983 - “ We are from the blockade ” (director Alexey Uchitel )
• 1984 - “ Festival for a meeting ” (director Alexey Uchitel )
• 1984 - The Third Ukrainian Front (directed by L. Chernyshov)
• 1984 - “The Lessons of History ” (directed by L. Chernyshov)
• 1984 - “ Zenith Gold ” (directed by Mikhail Litvyakov )
• 1985 - Planet Natasha (directed by Alexey Uchitel )
• 1985 - “ Trans-Baikal Front ” (directed by L. Chernyshov)

Music to dramatic performances

• 1971 - City without love ( L. Ustinov )
• 1972 - Guilty without guilt ( A. N. Ostrovsky )
• 1972 - Star Boy ( Scarlet Wilde )
• 1975 - Invasion ( L. Leonov )
• 1975 - How to draw a bird (I. Vladimirov on the classics of literature)
• 1976 - Mother ( Karel Čapek )
• 1976 - The Real Man ( V. Krasnogorov )
• 1977 - White dress ( V. Karpov )
• 1978 - Prince with a crest ( F. Koni , verses by E. Gvozdeva)
• 1978 - Man, Animal, and Virtue ( Luigi Pirandello )
• 1979 - Peace to your home ( Vasily Shukshin , Vasily Belov )
• 1979 - Half my house ( A. Sokolov )
• 1980 - Oh, women! ( Robert Merle )
• 1981 - Dating with the Holy Bapbara ( Antonio Enrique Gomez )
• 1982 - Love in Staro-Korotkino ( V. Lipatov )
• 1983 - Fantasy ( V. Levtov )
• 1991 - Talents and Fans ( A. N. Ostrovsky )
• 1992 - Piece for mother and daughter
• 1992 - The Enchanted Maples , ( Eugene Schwartz )
• 1992 - Blues ( C. Meunier )
• 1993 - Little Red Riding Hood ( E. Schwartz )
• 1993 - The Marriage of Balzaminov ( A. N. Ostrovsky )
• 1993 - Cherche la femme ( Oleg Yernev )
• 1993 - Double-headed eagle ( Jean Cocteau )
• 1995 - Weekend Canceled ( Mario Fratti )
• 1995 - Scandal in the Passage ( F. M. Dostoevsky )
• 1996 - Wife for sale ( B. Racer , V. Konstantinov )
• 1998 - Glass Menagerie ( T. Williams )
• 1998 - The Tamed Tamer ( John Fletcher )
• 1998 - Harold and Mot ( Colin Higgins )
• 2001 - Banana ( Slawomir Mrozhek )
• 2001 - Tea with sponge cake ( Somerset Maugham )
• 2004 - Auditor ( N. V. Gogol )
• 2006 - Theater ( Somerset Maugham )
• 2013 - Uncle's Dream ( F. M. Dostoevsky )

• “Unique Petersburg” (words by Y. Pogorelsky ), performed by Mikhail Lukonin
• “Crew One Family” (words by Yu. Pogorelsky), performed by Edward Gil , Gems , Yuri Bogatikov
• “Favorite Team” (words by V. Gina ), performed by Yuri Ohochinsky
• “Leningradka” (words by M. Dahie), performed by Elena Vaenga , Tatyana Bulanova , Nina Urgant
• “After all, we are Leningradians with you” (words by M. Dahie), performed by German Orlov , Valentin Nikulin
• “But still marches” (words by M. Dahie), performed by Joseph Kobzon , Edward Gil , Yuri Bogatikov
• “Victory Parade” (words by V. Levtov), ​​performed by Joseph Kobzon
• “Song about the circus” (words by B. Akhmadulina), performed by Maria Babanova
• “Our name is stars” (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Edward Gil
• “Mask” (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Mikhail Boyarsky
• “New Year” (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Mikhail Boyarsky
• “Evil is out of luck!” (Words by V. Sergeeva ) performed by Mikhail Boyarsky
• “The Ballad of a Homeless Bard” (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Igor Sklyar
• "Understudy" (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Igor Sklyar
• “Not to be together” (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Anna Kovalchuk
• “Just the King” (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Marina Kapuro
• “Monologue of the guitar” (words by V. Sergeeva ), performed by Natalya Kuzminskaya

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• Medal of the Order for Services to the Fatherland, II degree ( November 13, 2009 ) - for merits in the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful activity ^[5] .
• Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ( May 20, 2004 ) - for merits in the field of art ^[6] .
• Winner of the Leningrad Komsomol Prize (since 1980 ), winner of the Golden Mask National Theater Award (for the Incognito from Petersburg musical, 2000), winner of the Prize of the All-Russian Festival of Children, Youth and Youth Performances Blue Bird (The Center of the Ghost, 2000; Inheritance, 2002) ^[1] .

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