Vladimir Spivakov

Vladimir Spivakov is an outstanding Russian musician, violin virtuoso, conductor and leader of two orchestras, founder of the International Charitable Foundation. He is considered one of the most famous popularizers of the classics; musicians thank him for returning them to human dignity. Vladimir himself dreams of what Osip Mandelstam once wrote about - "to become a lifelong friend of all living."

Vladimir was born in Ufa on September 12, 1944. The musician's mother Ekaterina Osipovna Weintraub, a Jewish national, was a talented pianist. Before the war, she studied at the Leningrad Conservatory, gave concerts, survived the blockade, then was evacuated to her husband in Bashkiria. Teodor Vladimirovich, a process engineer by profession, was demobilized from the front due to a serious injury.

After the war, the whole family returned to Leningrad, to their former life. At that time, the Spivakovs lived in communal apartments, constantly moving. They also had a chance to live next to the Nikolsky Cathedral. It was there that the boy was baptized (he was secretly taken to church by a neighbor in a communal apartment).

From infancy, Volodya was surrounded by music. The mother played classical pieces for her son. Initially, the parents saw the heir in the future as a cellist, but the heavy instrument gave a small, physically weak 6-year-old child a lot of trouble. Then Vladimir was asked to choose a violin.

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The first years of study was hard for the young musician. A miracle happened when the little violinist first heard Tchaikovsky's melody and played it on one string, after which the teacher changed his anger to mercy.

In 1955, Volodya was sent to a music school at the Leningrad Conservatory, where the boy impressed his teachers L.M.Sigal and V.I.Sher with his innate talent. At the music school, Spivakov met Solomon Volkov, a future music critic. By the way, in 2014 Volkov's book “Dialogues with Vladimir Spivakov” was published, timed to coincide with his 70th birthday.

At the same time, Vladimir studied in an ordinary high school, while local hooligans often beat him for a company with other Jewish children. Then the boy signed up for the boxing section (by the way, he even got the 2nd grade) in order to stand up for himself.

At the age of 13, Spivakov became a laureate of the Leningrad competition "White Nights" among young musicians, and a little later made his debut on the stage of the Leningrad Conservatory. Vladimir was noticed by Moscow teachers.

Without finishing school in Leningrad, the future famous conductor moved to Moscow, where he attended a special school at the Moscow Conservatory, living in a boarding school. In addition to music, Volodya was fascinated by painting, but the desire to go on stage overpowered the craving for artistic craft. His entire further biography was associated only with music.

In 1963, Spivakov entered the conservatory on the course of Yuri Yankelevich, and in 1970 the young man became his graduate student. The teacher presented the talented student with a violin by Francesco Gobetti. While still a student, Vladimir Teodorovich performed at various international competitions, became a laureate of events in Paris and Genoa. In many ways, he was helped by the lessons that the novice violinist took from the famous David Oistrakh.

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Spivakov's professional concert activity in his homeland began in 1975, and soon he began to conquer foreign venues. He made a splash in the famous Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, performed with the orchestras of Leningrad, Moscow, Paris, New York, London, Chicago.

Spivakov's archive contains the richest repertoire from classics to contemporary authors, many awards and an extensive geography of travel. He worked with many famous conductors of the 20th century, including Yevgeny Mravinsky, Yevgeny Svetlanov, Yuri Temirkanov, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado and others.

In 1979, Spivakov founded the Moscow Virtuosi collective, which included only eminent musicians and talented performers. At the same time, Vladimir made his debut as a symphony conductor with the Chicago Orchestra.

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He studied conducting in Russia with Israel Guzman, as well as Leonard Bernstein and Lorin Maazel in the USA. Spivakov keeps the conductor's baton, donated by Bernstein, as a relic along with the violin of Antonio Stradivari.

Spivakov is the founder of the Moscow International Festival "Vladimir Spivakov Invites ...", a member of the jury of many international competitions and festivals, is actively involved in charity and support of young talents. In 1994 he founded the Vladimir Spivakov International Charitable Foundation.

In 2006, Vladimir Teodorovich was awarded the title of "Artist of Peace by UNESCO" for "the outstanding contribution of a musician to world art, his activities in the name of peace and the development of dialogue between cultures."

The first wife of the artist was the musician Svetlana Bezrodnaya. Young people were passionate about art, the beloved did a lot to create her husband's orchestra. The couple later broke up.

The second wife of the maestro was Victoria Postnikova, a talented pianist. They were young, in love and incredibly happy, and soon the couple had a son, who also later made a career in music. But over time, the feelings cooled: the spouses could not stand the test of everyday life, which destroyed their personal life.

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Today Vladimir Spivakov is happily married. His wife is actress and TV journalist Sati Spivakova (Sahakyants), a graduate of GITIS. She is 18 years younger than the musician. The acquaintance took place at a concert, but earlier Spivakov had already visited the parents' house of the future wife, where he saw a photo of Sati. The novel ended with a wedding.

The couple have three own children - girls Tatiana, Anna and Ekaterina. After the death of Vladimir's sister, the couple took her daughter Alexandra into their family. The eldest Katya lives now in the USA, she made a career as a music producer. Tatiana studied at the French theater school Cours Florent, and then graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Art. The youngest Anna became a jazz singer and works in France under the pseudonym Anna Kova. Sasha also settled in Europe and is engaged in the hotel business.

Now the conductor continues his active creative work. In September 2019, the artist visited his native Ufa, where the opening of the festival "Vladimir Spivakov invites ..." took place.

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On the first day of the solemn event, the musician was awarded the state award of the Republic of Bashkortostan - the Order of Salavat Yulaev. This became known from the official profile of Spivakov on Instagram.

1974 - Mozart W. A. ​​Sonatas for two violins, cello and organ 1977 - P. Tchaikovsky: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 35 1979 - Vladimir Spivakov plays and conducts 1979 - Violin miniatures 1990 - W. A. ​​Mozart: Three divertissements for string orchestra

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