Rybnikov, Yuri Konstantinovich

Yuri Konstantinovich was born on January 27, 1917 in the city of Kostroma, in a family of indigenous Kostroma. As long as he remembered, he sang, sang accompanying himself on the guitar, balalaika.

Love for the Russian folk song came to him from his parents. The family loved music, song. Father Konstantin Vladimirovich, a lawyer by profession, took a guitar, balalaika and a song poured to the soft accompaniment. Both sang - both father and mother (Olga Nikanorovna, librarian), now separately, then together. They sang, not possessing rich voices, but they sang faithfully, meaningfully, they always always heard a “story of the soul” among them.

They sang with the dignity of a Russian man, who for centuries has been clear about the folk truth that the song, even the funniest, is no laughing matter. It was their singing that was the first musical “university” of Yuri Rybnikov. He owes it to his family, that through reading fairy tales, oral stories of elders and, of course, through a song, somehow by itself, without imposing, he forever acquired the concepts - “Homeland”, “ours”, “his native land”.

“The main thing in my life that I appreciate and what I am happy with,” said Yuri Konstantinovich, “is that I was born in Russia, on the Volga and that I heard a Russian folk song from childhood.”

After graduating from school, Yuri Rybnikov goes to the city of Leningrad, where he enters the music school at the Leningrad Conservatory.

The war interrupted classes at a music school. The school is evacuated to Tashkent, Yuri Rybnikov remains in besieged Leningrad . Under bombardments and shelling, he works as a milling machine operator at the Kirov plant , and serves as a guard for the plant.

150 grams of siege bread, lacked a young body. He was so exhausted that one day he was leaving the next shift, fell on the street, and when he was taken to the hospital, they considered him dead, but caught a weak breath.

As a student, Yuri Rybnikov suffered the Leningrad blockade. Half-dead, taken out of Leningrad to Kostroma, having healed, he performed with a team of actors under the guidance of playwright Victor Rozov, in hospitals and military units.

The war is over. Yuri Rybnikov goes to Leningrad to continue his studies. In 1948, he successfully graduated from the music school at the Leningrad Conservatory in two faculties: composer and orchestra.

From that time, wherever his fate brought him - to Leningrad or to Moscow, to Ufa, Chelyabinsk or to his native Kostroma, he has served the music and song with dignity.

In 1952, Yu.K. Rybnikov successfully completed two-year composer courses at the Leningrad branch of the Union of Composers of the USSR under the leadership of V. Solovyov-Sedy .

As a songwriter, Yuri Rybnikov worked a lot in the genre of army and navy songs. The composer devotes his first songs to the hero city of Leningrad, his brave defenders. This should primarily include the song-anthem "The City of Lenin", which was repeatedly performed by the choir on the Leningrad Radio.

The theme of warfare has always remained in the work of Yu. Rybnikov. It is no accident that the songs from the military cycle “Soldiers walked to Berlin”, “May morning”, “Memory”, “Soldiers walked”, “Between Malaya Vishera and Mstoy”, “Experienced soldier” and others are distinguished by their special depth and strength.

A number of his songs, not only sounded in amateur performances, but also was published by the Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense.

In 1950-1952, Y. Rybnikov worked as head of the musical part of the Kostroma Drama Theater. A.N. Ostrovsky , writes music for the plays "Dawn over Moscow", "How the Steel Was Tempered", "The Tale of Ivanushka and Vasilisa the Beautiful", "Kingdom of Curved Mirrors". This music invariably received the most positive critique. Noting its bright melody, reviewers wrote: “A deeply Russian and original melody is close to folk, but this is not a template imitation of a Russian song, but its independent rethinking.” (Assessment of musical consultants V. Kochetov, S. Ruyazov, Sokolov-Kamina, minutes No. 22 1951 and No. 25 of 1953)

On the melodic and musical talent of the composer Yu.K. Rybnikov in different years was noted by composers: professor of the Leningrad Conservatory V.K. Tomilin, Moscow composer Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR im. M. Glinka A.S. Shirokov, composer S. Aksyuk, Honored Art Workers of the RSFSR, composers E.G. Popov, M.A. Chumakov, P.V. Thermal.

The songs of Yuri Rybnikov are melodic, tuneful, genre and thematically diverse: the patriotic “Oh, Russia”, “My Motherland”; and meditation songs “Memory”, “Remember this May”, “Friends of the“ Partisans ”; and lyrical, comic, ditties, refrains.

The great importance of the creativity of Yu.K. Rybnikov, as a gifted professional composer in the development of the musical culture of the city of Kostroma (from the minutes of the Session of the section of mass genres of LOSSK from 02.10.1951, chairman, composer G. Nosov).

About the special meaning of the songs of Yu. K. Rybnikov, where he is the author of music and words about his native city, about the Volga, written at a high musical level with great knowledge of choral studies, with great love of the author for his native side, for her people, history, they say: composer, professor of the Gorky Conservatory A.A. Nesterov; Associate Professor of the Department of Composition of the Leningrad Conservatory V.P. Chistyakov and I.E. Rogalev; Moscow musical consultants composers and CDNT Moscow, A. Milievsky and B. Karahan.

Songs Yu.K. Rybnikov has repeatedly been winners in regional and national competitions.

At regional competitions dedicated to the significant dates of our Motherland: the 825th anniversary of the city of Kostroma, the Day of Police, workers of the Non-Chernozem Region - “Oh, my land is my land”, “Evening comes to Kostroma”, “Memory”, “Hour gifts”, “On the feat century ”, and others were awarded with Diplomas of 1 degree and 1 prize.

According to the results of the VIII All-Russian competition of patriotic music, the song “New Home” was awarded a Diploma of the 2nd degree and 2 prizes (Moscow, chairman of the jury People's Artist of the USSR, composer VS Levashov).

At the IX All-Russian competition dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the song “May Day” was awarded the 3rd degree Diploma and 3 prizes (Moscow, chairman of the jury, People's Artist of the USSR, composer N.V. Kutuzov).

The songs of Yuri Rybnikov are melodic, tuneful, genre and thematically diverse. Here are the patriotic “Oh, Russia”, “Ivan Susanin”, “Native Fields”, “My Homeland”; meditation songs “Memory”, “May morning”, “Remember this May”, “Friends of the“ partisans ”,“ I am wide open I will open the window ”; lyrical "Song about the aspen", "Smeared the path", "Oh, dawn", "What are you pole-field"; comic, ditties, refrain "Spring Meadow", "Zavolzhanka"; songs about the hometown “My City”, “My Kostroma Region”, “My Kostroma” and others.

Songs of Yu. Rybnikov, as well as his processing of Russian folk songs, including songs of the Kostroma region, are known far beyond the borders of Kostroma, performed by amateur and professional groups, it’s enough to point to the songs “I Will Go Out into the Field”, “Memory”, “Here Take Your Own” ring ”,“ On the Porch ”,“ Spring Meadow ”,“ What is Suffering ”and many others.

The songs of Yu. Rybnikov were published by the Moscow publishers "Music", "Sings Russian Folk Choir", the military publishing house of the USSR Ministry of Defense.

More than 50 years of life of Yu.K. Rybnikov gave music: played in the symphony orchestra of the opera house, was the head. musical part of the Drama Theater. A.N. Ostrovsky. He worked with the choir groups of the garrison House of Officers, the Teacher’s House, the club "Red Weaver", with the orchestra of Russian folk instruments of the Children's Club of the Flax Mill Lenin, with the choirs of vocational schools in the city of Mias, Chelyabinsk region. However, all this activity of Yu. Rybnikov turned out to be only a preparation for this great creative work, which he began in the Russian folk choir created by him.

In 1959, Yuri Konstantinovich created the first amateur Russian folk choir in Kostroma, to which he devoted 25 years of his life. With great enthusiasm and interest, he began a new job.

All the knowledge acquired in the past, all the richest creative experience of him as a composer were widely used in the new art collective. Since the creation of the choir, his compositional work on a song of the folk genre has become dominant. Originality, individuality, vivid original repertoire - this is what distinguishes this wonderful team, and the great merit of the leader Yu.K. Rybnikova. His energy, painstaking work, personal charm, great determination made the amateur team famous and leading in Russia. Evidence of this is letters from Moscow and Leningrad, Karelia, Orenburg, Ulyanovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ordzhonikidze.

Unforgettable multiple performances by the collective on Central television, Recordings on the Central and regional radio (1960, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1974)

Vivid performances at the All-Russian and All-Union reviews and competitions of amateur folk art of workers, which took place in Moscow, Leningrad, Gorky (1965, 1967, 1974, 1975-1977), where the team was invariably awarded the title of Laureate. Speeches at the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR, Moscow, where the All-Russian show-competition of amateur choirs of folk songs and orchestras of folk instruments was held under the motto "Let us glorify the working people!" The jury of the competition was chaired by the Honored Artist of the USSR A.V. Prokoshina praised the performance of the choir, having awarded him with a special diploma of the Main Committee of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR. Artistic Director Yu.K. Rybnikov was awarded the Silver Medal, choreographer V.I. Lazarev and soloist of the choir S. Chervinev - bronze medals.

The concert activity of the choir is diverse and wide: touring in the Yaroslavl region and the city of Yaroslavl, the city of Ivanovo (1962-1963).

Moscow - performance in the Column Hall of the House of Unions, concerts for the working people of the capital and in the cities of the Moscow Region (1965). Successful performance in Moscow at the Polytechnic Museum (1979). A ten-day trip of the choir with concerts in the cities of the Non-Black Earth Region (1978). The choir performs successfully in Novgorod, Leningrad, Petrodvorets, Gatchina, Vladimir, Suzdal, Gus-Khrustalny (1979)

In the summer of 1981, the choir went on a tour to the city of Rivne (Ukraine). Successful performance of the team at the All-Union Friendship Festival “Songs over Gorynya”. Concerts of the choir in the cities of Rivne region: Sarny, Kostopol, Berezny.

Twice with dignity, the choir represented Kostroma, Russian songs, dances, music on tours of the cities of the Petrkovo Voivodeship of Poland (1985.1989).

The life of Yuri Rybnikov is the creation of a huge number of poems, versatile and original songs. Particularly noteworthy are the programs created in the choir on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the vocal and choreographic production of “Russia-Volga-Kostroma” music and lyrics by Yu. Rybnikov.

Ardent patriotism and passionate citizenship combined in his art with soulful lyricism, cordiality, good humor.

For the great creative and organizational work of Yu.K. Rybnikov was awarded the title of Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation (1965), awarded the Medal for Valorous Labor (1970), the Silver Medal of VDNH of the USSR (1974), numerous Diplomas, Honorary Diplomas of the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR and the USSR.

In 1976, an amateur Russian folk choir was renamed an amateur song and dance ensemble.

In 1988, by the decision of the Regional Executive Committee, the ensemble was named after the founder of the choir, Yuri Konstantinovich Rybnikov. ^[one]

Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."

Silver medal of VDNH of the USSR "For success in the national economy of the USSR "

1965 - the title of Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR of November 22, 1965)

• Concert dedicated to the memory of the Kostroma poet and composer Yuri Konstantinovich Rybnikov