Oleg Akkuratov, whose biography will be told in this article, is a young pianist, virtuoso, laureate of prestigious contests and festivals. The ingenious musician is blind from birth, brought up in a boarding school.
Biography
Oleg Akkuratov was born in the Krasnodar Territory, in the village of Morevka, in 1989. He was raised by his grandparents, his mother was only fifteen years old. The pianist was born blind. Musical abilities began to appear in the boy at the age of 4 years. His grandmother took him to audition in Armavir, the only music boarding school in Russia for visually impaired and blind children. He was accepted there to study, and the boy left home. In Armavir, Oleg learned musical notation using the Braille system. At the age of 6, he already played the first concert of P.I. Tchaikovsky, which he learned by ear from the record. Then he won his first victory in the competition. In 2008, Oleg graduated from the Moscow College of Music of Variety and Jazz Art and entered the Institute of Music.
Oleg has absolute pitch, excellent musical memory, a wonderful sense of rhythm. He performs both classical and jazz. There are no complicated works for him. A. Akkuratov sings well, has a pleasant lyrical baritone.
Creative way
In 2003, while still a student, Oleg Akkuratov spoke in the United Kingdom before the Pope. And also participated in the concert of the outstanding opera diva Montserrat Caballe.
In 2005, a young pianist performed in Moscow, St. Petersburg and London. His partners were world famous orchestras.
In 2006, Oleg proved to be a talented vocalist, taking 1st place in the competition of choral groups and soloists.
In 2009, A. Akkuratov was the hero of the program "Let them talk" A. Malakhov. Then he moved to live in Morevka, with his father and his family. He headed the MICh Band Jazz Orchestra in Yeysk, and became the soloist of the Russian Opera Theater. A concert was organized at the Moscow Conservatory, in which Oleg Akkuratov was supposed to perform. The pianist planned to fulfill JS Bach's fantasy together with a combined choir of 815 people and the Yuri Bashmet Orchestra . But the concert did not take place. Oleg’s father, who had never taken any part in the fate of his son, prevented this speech.
Because of blindness, a pianist has to spend 10 or more hours a day on mastering new works. Oleg is constantly developing and improving.
Awards
The holder of a large number of diplomas is Oleg Akkuratov. The blind pianist became the laureate of a large number of competitions and festivals of the regional, all-Russian and international levels. He received his first diploma in 2002.
Contests in which Oleg Akkuratov won
- "Star youth of the planet."
- Competition of young jazz music performers.
- "Piano in Jazz" (competition of young performers).
- Competition of young pianists named after K. Igumnov.
- "Orpheus".
- Competition of young composers of the Kuban and many others.
In 2001, he became a scholarship holder for the Gifted Children program.
Newfound family
Oleg Akkuratov, as mentioned above, was brought up with his grandmother, and then in a special music school for visually impaired and blind children. Parents did not take any part in the upbringing of the musician. A few years ago, Oleg found his father and stepmother. As well as two brothers and a sister. Oleg now lives with them in Morevka. They manage his whole life. Rumor has it that relatives made the pianist perform almost in restaurants so that he would make money from them, since none of his family members worked. His apartment, which he received from the state, was put up for sale, and the money accumulated in his account was spent. The pianist’s father is going to become its concert director, because he believes that the musician does not need strangers, although he does not have the necessary experience for this.
Concert programs
Oleg Akkuratov is actively touring. He travels to different cities, and also performs at prestigious venues in the capital.
This season's concert programs:
- “Remembers the saved world” (evening in memory of the composer A. Eshpay);
- festival of musical humor in Chelyabinsk;
- a concert with Deborah Brown;
- "Queens of Beauty";
- performance with Igor Butman and his orchestra;
- Musical evenings in Aramil and Yekaterinburg;
- a concert with the Russian Chamber Orchestra;
- charity marathon "Tsvetik-Semitsvetik";
- a concert with Jesse Jones and others.
A landmark event in which Oleg Akkuratov took part was a concert "The possibilities are limited - the possibilities are limitless." The pianist performed in a duet with E. Kunz. The musicians performed the Four Fantasia F. Schubert in F minor in four hands. The performance was vibrant and emotional. The musicians played great with each other and sounded like one man.
Great actress
Oleg Akkuratov became the prototype of the main character of the film "Colorful Twilight", in which actress Lyudmila Gurchenko acted as a director and composer. The picture was shot in 2009. The premiere screening took place in the Moscow cinema. Lyudmila Markovna loved the blind pianist very much, called him a son and did a lot for him. She attended a school in Armavir, where Oleg studied, and took part in a charity concert. The great actress and young pianist sang songs that were included in the film "Motley Twilight", which at that time was still in the process of filming. A lot of listeners came to the concert. Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Akkuratov for a long time were not allowed to leave the stage. The death of the great actress was a blow for the musician.
Mikhail Okun, Oleg’s teacher, is seriously concerned about the future of his student.