Today, one often hears discussions about the fact that among modern youth there are no more capable and zealous, today Mozart, Paganini and Pushkin have translated. Is it really so? Maybe it’s worth a closer look and see that our society is rich in young talents and talents. Arthur Naziullin is the brightest representative of a young galaxy of musicians not only in modern Russia, but also in the world. An unusually gifted person with many talents and inhuman ability to work, with great willpower and the desire to reach the heights of the profession.
“I traded cello for clarinet because of its lighter weight”
The greatest clarinet player of our time, Naziullin Arthur Iskandarovich began his music studies at the age of five. Parents chose a cello for him, but after a year and a half of rehearsals, his parents were tired of carrying a huge instrument case behind him, and it was decided to change the cello to clarinet. And so began his clarinet player career. The musician himself jokes that the piccolo flute is the most ideal option, you can just carry it in your pocket.
And it is thanks to this decision that we now know the brilliant clarinet player of our time Arthur Naziullin. Clarinet is a unique and at the same time universal instrument, its “voice” can be heard in many concerts and musical works of both past times and written today.
With equal success, jazz, folk and pop music will be performed on the clarinet. It is beautiful both in the solo version and in any concert lineup, it has great range capabilities and soft warm sound.
Arthur Naziullin: biography
Naziullin Arthur was born on 5.06.1988 in the capital of Bashkiria, Ufa, in a family of musicians. Arthur's mother is an honored artist of the Republic of Bashkiria, an violist, and her father plays the clarinet. It is not surprising that Arthur from a young age became interested in music. His first educational institution was the Ufa State Academy of Arts. Later he studied at the Kazan State Conservatory. The next step is the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory and the Berlin School of Music. His teachers were R. Baghdasaryan, D. Kuhn, S. Meyer, R. Vele, M. Marang.
2002 can be considered the year of the creative debut of Arthur Naziullin. He takes part as a soloist in the concert program of the New Names Foundation, and already in 2004 he became the winner of this competition, his play was awarded with a special prize “Talent”.
In 2007, Arthur brilliantly and powerfully performs at the International Clarinet Competition in Vancouver (Canada), where he won the first prize.
Concert activity
Arthur Naziullin performs at the largest and most prestigious music venues in Russia and the world. Its viewers belong to different social strata, religion, and culture. And with the same dedication and skill, he plays for a simple resident of the metropolis, and for members of the royal family.
In the course of his creative work, Arthur Naziullin collaborated with such orchestras as the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Halle (Germany), Lisbon sinfonietta (Portugal), the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Antalia state orchestra (Turkey), Victoria symphony (Canada) , State Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Virtuosi".
A. Naziullin fruitfully collaborates with such prominent figures of art and culture as M. Dunaevsky, L. Tsagrozek, P. Zuckerman, M. Gorenstein, K. Steffens, E. Mechetina, D. Matsuev, T. Zimmerman, A. Ruggiero, V. Spivakov, P. Nersesyan, A. Sladkovsky, Yu. Simonov, and many others.
Clarinet player today
By the age of 27, Arthur Naziullin deservedly ranks among the ten best clarinetists of our time, is a laureate of many all-Russian, international competitions, performs on concert stages in countries such as Russia, Germany, America, France, Canada, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, etc. He is the author of music for films and theatrical productions.
The musician is the owner of a grant from the President of Russia. The clarinetist became the exclusive soloist of the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic. Arthur Naziullin teaches clarinet master classes in ten countries. The scale of his extraordinary personality is also confirmed by his active charitable activities, all the funds from which are directed to the development of musical culture and transferred to children's musical institutions. In 2014, the musician established the “Constellation” award to support talented young performers.
Arthur Naziullin's Magic Clarinet
Any performance of a musician is interesting and spectacular; this distinguishes him from many classical music performers. And his game is saturated with exciting depth, the whole multicolor gamut of shades is subordinate to him. His clarinet truly works wonders, he drowns in languid bliss, then spins in a reckless dance, and after a moment fills the listener with all-penetrating tenderness or overwhelms with explosive passion. This is what causes a flurry of applause from the public in Berlin, Moscow, Prague, Salavat or New York.
Any admirer of music who is familiar with the musician’s work does not doubt for a second that this musician has a great future. And he already has what he needs in full: a lively crazy energy, a desire for the unconquered heights of the profession, the scene loves him, and he sincerely loves his audience. Each of his speeches for a long time leaves a mark in his memory, and for someone, maybe, determines the fate of the future.