Klevitsky, Alexander Leonidovich

Alexander Klevitsky was born in Moscow on May 1, 1954 .

Father - Leonid Moiseevich Klevitsky, a polygraph educator, worked as a secretary of the party organization of the publishing house of the Komsomol Central Committee " Young Guard ". Mom - Kamira Mikhailovna Feigina, graduating from the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​(now MSLU ), worked as an English teacher.

Study and career

While studying at secondary school No. 122, Alexander was selected ( 1964 ) by Ninel Davidovna Kamburg to the Moscow Boys Choir , based in this school. Education in the chapel became decisive in the formation of further creative activity.

Received higher musical education in the specialty "conductor of an academic choir." Already a certified young man, he was called up for service in the ranks of the Soviet Army ( Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ), where he led the divisional ensemble as the main conductor. This time was the development of his multifaceted musical abilities. He manifests himself as a composer and arranger .

In the late 1970s, the peak of popularity of vocal and instrumental ensembles . In several of them, Alexander works not only as a performer, but also as a musical director (“ Hope ” and others).

In 1979 - 1983 - musical director in the vocal and instrumental ensemble " Good fellows ." As a musician, versatile and progressive was largely an innovator in the team.

In 1983 - 1987 he taught the arrangement and conducting at the pop-jazz department of the Music College named after Gnesins (now - State Music College of pop and jazz art). For many years and to the present he is the chairman of the state examination committee of this educational institution.

In 1985, Alexander Klevitsky was invited to the USSR Composers Union as deputy chairman of the jazz-pop and song commission. (The chairman of the commission is People's Artist of the USSR, composer A.N. Pakhmutova ).

In 1986 - 1990 - chief consultant to the secretariat of the board of the Union of Composers of the USSR.

In 1988 , the US-Russian program “Music is Louder than Words” was organized. In collaboration with the American composer M. Stoller, the song “Moscow is You” was written. Subsequently, having performed this song, the American singer Pamela Miller became the laureate of the International Competition “Step to Parnassus”.

In 1997, A. Klevitsky founded on television a competition of young performers “Stairway to Heaven,” where one of the participants was a jazz orchestra he created under the name “All Stars”.

Together with Yuri Nikolaev creates the All-Russian television music contest "Morning Star".

Alexander was repeatedly invited to the jury of international music competitions, such as: “Step to Parnassus”, “ Slavic Bazaar ”, “ Eurovision ”, vocal competition in Bregenz, etc. From 2001 to 2003 he worked as a music designer for TVC television screensavers and programs.

In 2004, a book was published about the life and work of the composer “Climbing the Steps ...” by T. Zhurbinskaya (musicologist, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation).

In the spring of 2004, the composer was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation .

In December 2007, Alexander Leonidovich was appointed artistic director and chief conductor of the Academic Bolshoi Concert Orchestra. Yu. V. Silantyev.

Creativity

Alexander Klevitsky writes music in a wide variety of genres - from light pop to serious academic.

The first composer success came in the 1980s. Together with the poet Eugene Suponev, Klevitsky wrote the song “Keep People the Globe of the Earth”, performed by Joseph Kobzon .

The names of many young performers became known thanks to the songs of Klevitsky. Among them, Marina Khlebnikova and Anna Reznikova .

Klevitsky worked with young performers not only as a composer, but also as a producer .

His songs included Joseph Kobzon and Zurab Sotkilava , Tamara Gverdtsiteli , Anna Veski , Sergey Penkin , Nina Shatskaya , A'Cappella ExpreSSS, Lada Dance , Julia Nachalova , Dima Bilan , Vitas and many others in their repertoire.

The composer is co-authored by songwriters Larisa Rubalskaya , Ilya Reznik , Nikolai Denisov , Margarita Pushkina , Nikolai Dobronravov , Mikhail Shabrov , Karen Kavaleryan , Alexander Vulykh , Rimma Kozakova, Dmitry Panfilov, Yuri Ryashentsev and others.

The author of the anthem of the national television award " TEFI ", the author of the anthem of the sports society "Dynamo".

Pays attention to children's creativity. Written music for many animated films. Many songs have been written for the children's musical theater DoMiSolka . The song "Cute Adults" became a hit of the children's team.

In 2000, the children's theater project "Little Country" was created. The performance to the music of A. Klevitsky took place during the New Year holidays 2000–01 and 2001–02 at the Luzhniki Sports Palace.

Klevitsky’s music, including musical quotes from his songs (the so-called “Black Swan” in the series “A Gift to Santa Claus”), sounds in more than 200 subjects of B. Grachevsky ’s children's humorous magazine “ Jumble ”.

Great musical forms include rock operas and musicals “ Jelsomino in the country of liars ” and “Ship of Fools”.

The song “Moonlight” from the musical “Jelsomino” was performed in English and recognized as the best at the international competition of young performers in Bregenz (Austria).

In 1998, the premiere of the musical film "Angel with a Cigarette" was held on New Year's Eve. The musical consists of 13 songs that were performed by comedian Yefim Shifrin . For the actor, this work was a kind of benefit.

The music of Alexander Klevitsky sounds in many feature films and documentaries.

In 2009, the director B. Grachevsky shot the feature film “ The Roof ”, the music was written by Klevitsky. In early July 2009, Klevitsky was awarded the prize of the XIII-th All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts in the nomination "For the best soundtrack" (the film "Roof").

In co-authorship with the politician E. M. Primakov , the song “War Remains in the Song” was written.

In February 2007, at a creative evening, which was held in the Concert Hall. Tchaikovsky hosted the premiere of music written for the ballet " Shagreen Skin ".

In December 2007 he headed the Academic Bolshoi Concert Orchestra named after Yu. Silantieva.

Rewards

• Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ( March 10, 2004 ) - for his merits in the field of art ^[1] .
• The certificate of honor of the President of the Russian Federation ( April 27, 2015 ) - for services to the development of culture, education, science, training of qualified specialists and many years of fruitful activity ^[2] .
• He was awarded an honorary diploma of the Industrial Chamber - "For a significant contribution to the musical culture and art of the Fatherland" (Musical Fund of Russia)
• He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Union of Moscow Composers.
• Laureate of the honorary prize of the Russian Authors Society - “For the contribution of the development of science, culture and art”
• Honorary Diploma of the Russian Authors Society - “For Contribution to the Development of the System of Intellectual Property Protection of the Russian Federation”
• Honorary Diploma of the World Intellectual Property Organization - “For Contribution to the Development of the Intellectual Property Protection System of the Russian Federation”

Songs

• “Moscow is you”
• Sochi-Moscow
• "Coast of Russia"
• “Off-season” (“New Songs about the Main” - 1990)
• "I'm not mad at you"
• “I so want to forget you”
• "Losses"
• “Kiss without love”
• “Pearl” (Laureate of the All-Union Radio Competition for Young Performers - 1989)
• "Where are you?"
• "Lullaby to Tatyana"
• “Everything will be back”
• "I do not pray for myself"
• "Sometimes"
• "I do not forget you"
• "Do not believe January"
• "Highway"
• "Love and Falsehood"
• “Like day and night”
• "Cunning and love" (romance)
• “In the Silver Wind” (romance)
• "Black Swan"
• "Moonlight"
• "Mom's blues"
• Winter Jazz
• "Tommy"
• “Call in the morning”
• “Someone loves you”
• Lilies for Lilies
• "How? Why? ”(Song of the Year 2006)
• "My holiday"
• “Viva to the King”
• “Adult daughter of a young man” (words by Nikolai Denisov ) - performed by Mikhail Boyarsky and Kristina Aglints
• “Do not believe January” (words by Naum Olev ) - Pavel Smeyan performs
• “Salt-Mortale” (words by Naum Olev ) - performed by Pavel Smeyan
• “Where are you friends?”
• "Dream"
• "I feel you"
• “Let's assume that I lied to them”
• "Bard's song"
• Five to Five
• "Lullaby"
• “Cute adults”
• "Keep people, the globe of the earth"
• "Prayer"
• “The war remains in the songs”
• "Stairway to Heaven"
• "Anthem of the National Television Award TEFI"
• "Anthem of the sports society DYNAMO"
• “A Premonition of Love” (instrumental)
• “Touch” (instrumental)
• The Cycle (instrumental)

And many others.

Movies

• Newsreel " Jumble "
• Gingerbread man, gingerbread man! .. (cartoon)
• Innocent Creatures ( 2008 )
• The Roof ( 2009 )
• Between notes or tantric symphony (2015)

Musicals

• “ Jelsomino in the country of liars ” (based on the tale of Gianni Rodari) (1989)
• The Ship of Fools (according to Sebastian Brandt )
• “Angel with a cigarette butt” (1998) (dir. E. Ginzburg, libretto-Yu. Ryashentsev)
• "Intrigues of the insidious queen"
• “Rock Boxing History”
• "Little country"
• "Magic island"

Ballet

• " Shagreen skin "

Discography

• “Rock-history of BOXING” ( 1990 )
• “I am a Psychic” ( 1993 )
• “Once Again About Football” ( 1996 )
• “Music for an Unrequited Movie” ( 2003 )
• “Climbing the stairs ...” ( 2005 )

Interview

• Portal "Culture". In the Union of Composers, I had a position of Woland. Interview with Ella Genina.
• The magazine "Show master". Tips non-party, or where to start a career in show business. Interview with Vladimir Chejemov.
• Radio "Lighthouse". Alexander Klevitsky and Igor Bazilevsky visiting Peter Fadeev. (inaccessible link)

Video

• Alexander Klevitsky "Molitva"
• Duet M. Boyarsky and K. Aglints at a recital of the remarkable composer Alexander Klevitsky
• Alexander Klevitsky "Shores of Russia"
• Alexander Klevitsky "Sochi-Moscva"
• Alexander Klevitsky "The touch"
• Nina Shatskaya, romance “In the Silver Wind” (inaccessible link)