Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich - a world-famous violinist, as well as a conductor. He leads an active touring activity. Vladimir Teodorovich - founder of his own charity fund.
Biography
Vladimir Spivakov in 1967 graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. By this time, he already had a number of prizes received at international competitions.
In 1975, the maestro held several recitals in the USA, which were a great success. Later Vladimir Teodorovich repeatedly performed with the best orchestras in the world. Leading world critics note that V. Spivakov's performing style is intelligent, artistic, vibrant, emotional, sound is rich and voluminous. The musician himself always says that his mastery is due to teachers Y. Yankelevich and D. Oistrakh. In 1979, Vladimir Teodorovich created a chamber string orchestra called “Moscow Virtuosos”, where he is a soloist, chief conductor and artistic director. Before organizing the team, V. Spivakov spent a long preparatory work. He studied the art of conducting with L. Maazel, I. Guzman and even L. Bernstein. The latter gave Vladimir Theodorovich his own conductor’s wand, with which Spivakov has not parted to this day.
A family
The personal life of Vladimir Spivakov is not a secret. For almost 30 years he has been married to Sati Sahakyants. The maestro calls his wife a rare woman who combines mind and beauty.
Before her, Vladimir Spivakov was married twice. The family of the conductor is not small. He and Sati have three daughters: Anna, Tatyana and Catherine. The maestro also has a son from his second marriage and a niece who has remained an orphan.
Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich, whose personal life is covered in this article, loves his family very much. All his children are people of art. Catherine writes poems and songs for a jazz band. Tatyana is engaged in theater, flute and painting. The son of Vladimir Teodorovich, Alexander Rozhdestvensky is a violinist.
Violin
Vladimir Spivakov, for whom music has always been the most important thing in life, began his career at the age of 7. At first he learned to play the cello. But the future famous musician was very thin and small, so he asked him to replace the instrument with something lighter. Then he was identified as a violin. At first the boy studied at ordinary music schools, and in 1961 he transferred to a ten at the conservatory. His teacher considered Vladimir talented and said that in his hands any pan would sound.
Until 1997, Vladimir Teodorovich played the violin, created by the master Francesco Gobetti. He was given it by his teacher - Professor Yankelevich. And in 1997 his dream came true - he had the violin Antonio Stradivari, which he received as a gift from fans and patrons.
Conductor career
Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich organized the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra in 1979. He gathered in his team the most talented musicians and created for them an atmosphere of creative freedom. Before the Vladimir Spivakov Orchestra gained worldwide recognition, the musicians had to rehearse at night and in places that were not at all suitable for this. V. Spivakov’s work has its own principles, which provide him with successful leadership of artists. He treats his musicians with respect and understanding. Vladimir Teodorovich believes that nothing good will happen if the artists, each of whom has his own character, his own life circumstances and problems, have a nutty conductor.
Charity fund
Vladimir Spivakov in 1994 established his own charitable foundation. His goal is to help young talents. The Vladimir Spivakov Foundation organizes concerts, the proceeds of which are spent on the purchase of good musical instruments, as well as on the tuition and accommodation of gifted children from the provinces in Moscow. Vladimir Spivakov helps not only musicians. The foundation organizes exhibitions for children with an artistic gift. Many young talents, who received help from the FVS, have already grown and become famous musicians, sculptors, painters. The foundation also helps sick children.
Fund poster in the season 2015-2016
The Vladimir Spivakov Charity Fund offers the following events:
- Concert from the series “Children for Children. Hear the future call. ” "Christmas miracles." Moscow.
- Performance by Mark Razovsky “Mozart and Salieri”. The Moscow Theater "At the Nikitsky Gate" and scholarship holders are participating. Chelyabinsk.
- Concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the professor at the Moscow Conservatory P.I. Tchaikovsky I. Gavrysh. Moscow.
- Concert of the laureates of the 1st Moscow International Piano Competition Vladimir Krainev. Moscow.
- Concert of scholarship holders with the participation of the Chamber Orchestra I. Lerman. Naberezhnye Chelny.
- "Peter de Grot Festival", Holland.
- All-Russian festival-contest of young performers "The Magic of Sound". Cities: Tolyatti, Oktyabrsk, Syzran, Zhigulevsk, Samara, Novokuybyshevsk, Chapaevsk, Otradnoe, Kinel-Cherkasy, Podbelsk, Pohvistnevo.
- The second open competition "Melodies of the Romance". Dzerzhinsk.
- Subscription "Her Majesty the Music." Cities: Myshkin, Uglich, Rybinsk, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov.
- Fifth International Festival "Peregrinos Musicales". Spain.
- Concert from the series “Children for Children. Hear the future call. ” "Waiting for spring." Moscow.
- Seventh International Children's Competition named after D. D. Shostakovich. Moscow.
- Concert from the series “Children for Children. Hear the future call. ” "Musical Ball". Moscow.
- International Music Festival "ARSLONGA". Moscow.
- “Children to children. Hear the future call. ” "With friends". Moscow.
- Season 2015/2016, Subscription 165. Fellows and Moscow Virtuosos are performing. Moscow.
- “Children to children.” "The triumph of harmony." Moscow.
- The First International Competition named after Yadviga Schipanova.
- Year of literature. Speech by the fellows of the fund. Moscow.
- The Fifth Moscow Open Competition-Festival named after Yu. N. Dolzhikova. Moscow.
- International Children's Festival "Kinotavrik". Sochi
- “Children to children. "Friends meet again." Moscow.
- "Caravan of Infinity ..." Moscow.
- "Night of the Arts." Moscow.
Interesting facts about personality
Vladimir Spivakov does not allow anyone to touch his violin, he believes that because of this, its molecular composition will be violated. The conductor collects paintings. The maestro loves to read. His favorite writers: Borges, Merab Mamardashvili, Gogol, Nabokov, Proust, Kundera, Leskov, Hesse. Vladimir Teodorovich likes to relax alone, in his opinion, the artist needs it to reflect, to make plans. He is grateful to his wife for giving him the opportunity to be alone. The maestro is unpretentious in food and can exist in not very comfortable conditions. V. Spivakov loves simple food - dumplings, brown bread and stewed cabbage with sausages. The conductor considers himself a superstitious person. The famous violinist is a kind person. And extreme unorganized.
Awards and prizes
Vladimir Spivakov - People's Artist of the USSR, as well as Ukraine, Bashkortostan and Ossetia. On his 50th birthday, the maestro received as a gift his own planet, which was named after him. The artist has a large number of orders, medals and the highest state awards not only in Russia, but also in many other countries. In 2002, the maestro became an honorary doctor of Moscow State University. Vladimir Teodorovich bears the title of “UNESCO Peace Artist”. For his creative life, the maestro has received a huge number of various awards.