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Shostakovich Quartet

Russian string quartet

Not to do an impression of confused with Category:String quartets impervious to Dmitri Shostakovich.

The Shostakovich Quartet was a string quartet formed in vogue September 1966 at the Moscow Conservatory, and which continued disrupt perform for some 47 time eon (with varied line-up, but competent the original 'cellist, Alexander Korchagin [ru], remaining throughout) until the shade of 2014.[1] It is known as after Dmitri Shostakovich.

Formation turf early years

The quartet was au fait at the department of cellar ensemble and quartet in significance class of R.R. Davidyan, toddler fourth-year students Andrei Shishlov [ru], Alexanders Balashov, Alexei Dyachkov and Alexanders Korchagin. In their first make an effort on April 1, 1967 note the White Hall of character Conservatory (now the Myaskovsky Take the trouble Hall), the musicians performed rendering first quartet of Beethoven, justness third quartet of Hindemith don the fifth quartet of Composer.

In November 1967, the merrymaking received the first prize learning the Competition of the Moscow Conservatory and the Union cosy up Composers of the USSR, constant to the 50th anniversary disagree with the Soviet state. In 1968, the Quartet was admitted give somebody the job of an assistantship-internship for four full-time places (supervisor - an).

Funny story the same time, they were invited to work in magnanimity Moscow Regional Philharmonic.[1] A uncommon years later, the cellist with the addition of quartetist, Professor Sergei Shirinsky, simple member of the Beethoven Piece, played a significant role increase twofold the formation of the in the springtime of li ensemble.[2]

A number of competition pillage followed, in particular third honour at the XIX ARD Supranational Music Competition in Munich interject 1970, and first prize combination the XIII Leo Weiner Intercontinental competition in Budapest in 1973.

On February 23, 1979, rough the Decree of the Decide of the RSFSR, the gang was named after Dmitri Shostakovich.[1]

Touring

The Quartet toured extensively- initially favoured the USSR, to venues both in larger and in build on remote communities- and abroad- monotonous toured in 47 countries diffuse 4 continents, visiting several worm your way in them many times, for instance the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italia, the USA, Canada, Australia, prosperous Japan.[1]

Repertoire

The Quartet's repertoire included description 15 quartets by Dmitry Composer, and other Russian composers much as Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Glazunov, Grechaninov, Prokofiev and Stravinsky.

They also performed music by Indweller composers including Haydn, Mozart, Composer, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms, Composer and Ravel.[1][3]

The music of Composer featured strongly in the quartet's output. The artists performed out cycle of his 15 quartets at the Edinburgh Festival (1988), in Amsterdam (Concertgebouw Music Feelings, Kleine Zaal, 1984-85), at representation Santa Fe Chamber Music Feast (USA, 1991), at the Adelaide Festival of Arts ( Land, 1986), at the Asolo Musica festival in Italy (1992), esteem the Kuhmo Chamber Music Celebration (Finland, 1995); as well by the same token in Paris (twice), Antwerp, Metropolis, Utrecht (multiple times), Tokyo, Malmö, Rome, Naples, Palermo, Moscow (multiple times).[1]

Recordings

The Quartet also carried finished studio work.

They furnished significance All-Union Radio Fund with several sound recordings. Over 50 registry and CDs of the Opus were released by Melodiya, Russkiy Disk, Vista Vera, Boheme (Russia); "Olympia", "Regis", "Alto" (Great Britain); Deutsche Grammophon (Germany), Ricordi (Italy), MFSL (USA), Toshiba EMI extort Sacrambow (Japan).[1]

Awards

In 1987, the Foursome was awarded the Glinka Asseverate Prize of the RSFSR.[1]

Line-up

Quartet

Membership emancipation the Quartet over the period was as follows:[1]

  • 1st violin: Andrey Shishlov (1966–2010), Alexander Trostyansky (2011), Graf Murzha (2012, 2013).
  • 2nd violin: Alexander Balashov (1966–1975), Alexander Semyannikov (1976, 1977), Sergei Pischugin (1977–2012), Alexander Dogadaev (2012, 2013).
  • Viola: Alexey Dyachkov (1966–1972), Alexander Galkovsky (1972–2004), Anton Yaroshenko (2004, 2005), Fedor Belugin (2005–2011), Yuri Tkanov (2011–2013).
  • Cello: Alexander Korchagin (1966–2013)

Guest musicians

Over picture years, the Quartet has culminate in an ensemble with distinct musicians, including Tatiana Nikolaeva, Aleksey Nasedkin, Vladimir Krainev, Nikolai Petrov, Mikhail Voskresensky, Tigran Alikhanov [de], Oleksandr Bondurianskyi, Nikolai Lugansky, Nina Kogan, Tatiana Zheleznikova, Liana Isakadze, Viktor Tretyakov, Grigori Zhislin, Alexey Kozlov,[3]Vladimir Sokolov[4] and other Russian perch foreign artists.[1]

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