Boris Tishchenko is a Russian composer, professor, and a worthy figure in the field of art. He is a national artist of the RSFSR. This great man will be discussed in the article.
Boris Tishchenko: a brief biography
Born in the city of Leningrad, present-day St. Petersburg on March 23, 1939, into an intelligent Russian family. His formation as an artist and composer began at the music school at the State Conservatory of Leningrad, where he studied under the leadership of G. Ustvolskaya from 1954 to 1957.
Until 1962, Tischenko studied composing at the LGK im. Rimsky-Korsakov, in 1963 he graduated from the piano department under the guidance of A. D. Logovinsky
In 1965, Boris completed postgraduate studies at the LGK in the class of Dmitry Shostakovich, which subsequently had a significant impact on Tishchenko’s career as an author of musical works.
Job
Since 1965, Boris Tishchenko, whose biography is considered in the article, began teaching in his, so to say, patrimony - the Leningrad Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov, where he worked all his life. In 1980, he received the position of assistant professor, and in 1986 - professors. In parallel with teaching, Tishchenko was engaged in composing, often performed his works, wrote articles, annotations, reviews, spoke at international seminars as a speaker, and took part in television and radio broadcasts.
Boris Tishchenko brought up a large number of students, among whom one can distinguish conductors, musicologists, opera directors and choreographers.
Awards
Boris Tishchenko, whose biography interests many fans of musical art, being an incredibly talented composer, began to write music at the age of 18. Immediately after graduating from the conservatory in 1966, he won the first prize of the Prague Spring International Competition for young composers for the first concert performed by a cello and orchestra, written while studying at graduate school with Shostakovich.
1978 brought Boris Tishchenko the State Prize of the RSFSR im. Glinka for his fifth symphony, which was dedicated to Shostakovich and permeated by his influence, “Symphony of Courage”, as well as a concert performed by flute, piano and string instrument orchestra. In the same year he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Later, in 1987, gained the status of a national artist.
After the collapse of the Union in different years, Tishchenko was awarded the Prize of the Mayor of St. Petersburg, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation for achievements in the formation of musical art and the creation of the Beatrice cycle.
Artworks
As a composer, Boris Tishchenko was multifaceted. He practiced himself in almost all known genres - both complex large classical works and piano pieces, put poetry to music, wrote musical accompaniment to films and theater plays, orchestrated an old opera.
The following works were included in the creative heritage of Boris Tishchenko:
- The Beatrice cycle, combining two Dante symphonies.
- Several symphonies, Nos. 3,4,5,6 and 7.
- "Requiem" performed by soprano, tenor and a large symphony orchestra.
- Compositions performed by piano.
- Concerts performed by an orchestra of string instruments, including violin, clarinet and piano.
- "Helom sages."
- "Quartet No. 6".
- "Will".
- Sad songs.
- 4 songs "White Stork".
- Requiem dedicated to the deceased princess of Thailand Galyani Wadhana.
- Vocal cycles "Drawing" and "Road".
- 3 songs.
- "Brother."
- Andante espressivo performed by cello and harp.
- 2 sonatas performed by cello and violin.
- A masterly piece of music (capriccio) "Rondo".
- "Fantasy".
Boris Tishchenko showed his versatility in writing music for films. Among his works are musical accompaniment to the films “Children of Vanyushin”, “Ivan Savvovich”, “The Death of Pushkin”, as well as orchestration of theatrical plays - “Taras Bulba” and many others.
Monteverdi’s opera Coronation of Poppea was first orchestrated, edited and staged in Russia by the works of Boris Tischenko.
He also wrote several ballets: based on the fairy tale for children of K. Chukovsky, “The Fly of the Tsokotuha”, “Yaroslavna” - based on the historical novel “The Word about Igor Igorev”, as well as the ballet “Twelve” based on the story of Alexander Blok.
Character and environment
According to friends, by nature, Boris Tishchenko was a very educated and intelligent person, at times ironic. He treated his family with great care, valued and respected his mother, and loved children very much.
He was not like anyone, he worked with full dedication, incredibly responsible approach to his task. Tishchenko had an amazing quality - he could get to the bottom of things, reveal and present to the world the emotions hidden in the depths of his soul, to accurately convey human nature. At the same time he was extremely able-bodied.
In his youth, Boris Tishchenko met and began to communicate closely with Joseph Brodsky, who brought him together with Anna Akhmatova, to whose poems he would later write Requiem. With Shostakovich, he maintained relationships all his life, until the death of the teacher.
Musical handwriting
The work of Boris Tishchenko has a certain style. Its formation was influenced by many composers. In particular, he admired the works of Mahler, Mussorgsky, Glinka, Tchaikovsky. The influences of the cultures of India, Japan and China also affected.
In the works of the composer, one can trace the elements of tragedy, drama and struggle, traditional for his era, motifs characteristic of Shostakovich’s works. This is especially noticeable in symphonies No. 4 and No. 5. The student has become a worthy successor to the traditions of his teacher.
However, Tishchenko developed his own special style. In his complex large-scale works, orchestral parts with choral introductions, recitative intonation are masterfully intertwined.
The composer was inspired by folk Russian folklore, striving to preserve and convey his originality, for example, in the ballet Yaroslavna. He embodied the folk color in his third symphony, creating a work consisting of, as it were, folk tunes conveyed by different instruments.
Boris Tishchenko passed away in the 72nd year of life after a serious illness. This person should be admired and set an example to the young generation. I would like musical art to know more of such talented composers.