Russia is famous for having nurtured world-famous political figures, creative personalities and scientists. One of the most famous composers is the namesake of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Alexander Tchaikovsky. What he is famous for, what works brought him the greatest fame, read the article.
Who is Tchaikovsky Alexander Vladimirovich?
Hearing this surname, people immediately think about the composer, who composed such musical works as Swan Lake, an opera based on the novel of the same name in verses Eugene Onegin, transferred the Christmas fairy tale The Nutcracker to music.
That Tchaikovsky, which is discussed in this article, is also a musician. He masterfully owns the piano, teaches at the leading conservatory of the country, namely in Moscow. Also, Tchaikovsky Alexander Vladimirovich held the post of rector at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Having the gift of teaching, Alexander Tchaikovsky raised many winners and prize-winners of international music competitions established by UNESCO. Graduates who studied with him received a considerable number of awards. A. A. Syumak, a graduate student of Alexander Vladimirovich, received an award called the “International Tribune of Composers”, which pianists are rarely able to achieve.
Biography of Alexander Tchaikovsky
This teacher, musician and just a talented person was born on February 19, 1946 in Moscow. Starting from the sixty-fifth year of the last century, he studied at the conservatory in Moscow and studied with the leading teachers of the institution. After graduation, he continued his studies in graduate school, and later he himself fell into the field of teaching. First, he became a professor in the essay department, and in 1997, he received the post of head of this department.
Tchaikovsky Alexander Vladimirovich, composer and teacher, has a great working experience. For nearly a decade, he was an adviser to the Mariinsky Theater and helped to select the repertoire of speakers. Then he took the post of rector of the conservatory, which is located in St. Petersburg. He teaches at leading conservatories in the world, writes articles on musical topics, and his compositions are published in the best publications. In addition, he is a member of the jury of numerous competitions.
Creative activity of Alexander Tchaikovsky
Being an extremely talented musician, Tchaikovsky Alexander Vladimirovich writes his compositions in various genres, from symphonies to operas. The music theater in the work of this composer takes a leading role: the musician writes all kinds of operas, ballets, concerts. In each piece, he manages to fully reveal the individuality of musical instruments.
Tchaikovsky Alexander Vladimirovich writes music not only on tragic plots. His repertoire includes several comic operas based on the stories of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov and Arkady Petrovich Gaidar and fables of Ivan Andreevich Krylov.
Composer Alexander Tchaikovsky, whose biography is interesting to all admirers of his work, wrote several compositions for violin, cello and viola. In addition, he wrote music for various films and productions in the theater.
The most famous works
Since Alexander Tchaikovsky wrote a considerable number of works, some of them became less famous than others. Those works that recognize the work of this composer are most often operas and concerts.
For example, he brought great fame to concerts for piano and orchestra, written with an interval of twenty years. The first of them was composed in 1972. Inspired by the work of Sergei Eisenstein, the composer wrote the ballet “Battleship Potemkin” in 1986.
A. Tchaikovsky wrote a large number of works for children. Among them, the opera Fidelity, written in the eighty-fourth year of the last century, is most famous.
Also known are ballad songs in French for piano and voice. They are widely spread in France.
Achievements of Alexander Tchaikovsky
Having no family ties with the namesake Peter Ilyich, Alexander Tchaikovsky, the composer of Russia, is the nephew of the musician Boris Tchaikovsky.
His uncle received the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union, and his nephew followed in the footsteps of a relative, although he became a People's Artist of the Russian Federation. He received this title in 2005.
For numerous successes in creative and teaching activities, Tchaikovsky Alexander Vladimirovich was also named Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. He has been holding this title since 1985.
