Yuri Bashmet (Russian: Юрий Башмет, Ukrainian: Юрій Башмет, (24 January 1953, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia), Moscow-based contemporary conductor and viola soloist. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Central market and Church in Rostov. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... Violist is a term sometimes used for a musician who plays the viola. ...

BIOGRAPHY AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

In 1971, he graduated from the Lvov secondary special music school. From 1971 till 1976, he studied in the Moscow Conservatoire. His first viola teacher was Professor Vadim Borisovsky; after whose death in 1972 was succeeded by Professor Feodor Druzhinin. Feodor Druzhinin was also the tutor of Yury Bashmet for the probation period and for his postgraduate study in Moscow Conservatoire (1976-1978). Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Lviv ( Львів in Ukrainian; Львов, Lvov in Russian; Lwów in Polish; Leopolis in Latin; Lemberg in German—see also cities alternative names) is a city in western Ukraine with 830,000 inhabitants (an additional 200,000 commute daily from... The Moscow Conservatory is a prominent music school in Russia, whose graduates included Sergey Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, Aram Khachaturian, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Alfred Schnittke. ...

In 1972, Yuri Bashmet purchased a 1758 viola made by Milanese luthier Paolo Testore, which he uses for his performances to date. When he was a student, he was granted the Second Award at the International Contest of Violists in Budapest (1975) and Grand Prix at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich (1976), attaining worldwide recognition. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An engravers impression of Antonio Stradivari examining an instrument. ... Carlo Giuseppe Testore (c 1665-1716) was a Luthier, noted in particular for his double basses. ... The ARD International Music Competition is the biggest international competition in Germany for classical music. ...

In the late 1970s – early 1980s, Bashmet developed his career as a solo performer. He began his active concert activities in 1976, with a tour of Germany with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra founded by R. Barshay. He has performed in leading concert halls the world over: in Europe, USA, Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. He was the first violist to perform a solo recital in such halls as New York's Carnegie Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Barbican in London, the Berlin Philharmonic, La Scala of Milan, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, and the Great Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic. Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... concertgebouw The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Barbican in Kraków Barbican (from mediæval Latin barbecana) - a fortified outpost or gateway, such as an outer defence to a city or castle and any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defence purposes. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the worlds leading orchestras. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ...

Yuri Bashmet has performed under many noted conductors, including Rafael Kubelik, Mstislav Rostropovich, Seiji Ozawa, Valery Gergiev, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, Yehudi Menuhin, Charles Édouard Dutoit, Neville Marriner, Paul Sacher, Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink, Kent Nagano, Simon Rattle, Yuri Temirkanov, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Rafael Jeroným Kubelík (June 29, 1914 – August 11, 1996) was a Czech conductor and composer. ... Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopoldovič Rostropovič, IPA pronunciation ), (March 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007), known to close friends as “Slava”, was a cellist and conductor. ... Seiji Ozawa , born September 1, 1935) is a Japanese conductor. ... Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev, Russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев (born 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company director. ... Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Генна́дий Рожде́ственский) (born May 4, 1931) is a Russian conductor. ... Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE was born September 25, 1927 in Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Davis studied the clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London, where he was barred from taking conducting lessons owing to his lack of ability at the piano. ... Gardiner conducting Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE (born April 20, 1943, Fontmell, Dorset, England) is an English conductor. ... Yehudi Menuhin album cover Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was a Jewish-born, American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom and eventually became a British citizen. ... Charles Édouard Dutoit (born October 7, 1936) is a Swiss conductor. ... Sir Neville Marriner (born April 15, 1924) is a conductor and violinist. ... Paul Sacher (April 28, 1906 – May 26, 1999) was a Swiss conductor, patron and impresario. ... Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944), nicknamed MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer. ... Kurt Masur Conducting Mendelssohns Scottish Symphony Kurt Masur (born July 18, 1927) is a German conductor. ... Bernard Johan Herman Haitink CH KBE (born March 4, 1929) is a Dutch conductor. ... Kent Nagano is the current music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. ... Simon Rattle recording Porgy and Bess with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road in 1988, aged 33. ... Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov (born December 10, 1938) is a Russian conductor. ... Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born December 6, 1929) is an Austrian conductor, known for his historically accurate performances of music from the classical era and earlier. ...

He started his conducting activity in 1985, consistent with his reputation as a bold contemporary artist not afraid of taking risks. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1986, Yuri Bashmet founded the chamber orchestra, “Moscow Soloists”. In 1991, when the orchestra was on the tour in France, Yuri Bashmet, as an Art Director of the Orchestra, signed a temporary contract with the Administration of the city of Montpelier. Afterwards the musicians of the orchestra decided to stay in France; a decision untenable for Bashmet himself, who had committed contractually to return to Russia. He consequently resigned his position with the Orchestra, while inviting the musicians to return to Russia with him. Soon after that the Orchestra disbanded, and its members have joined other ensembles abroad. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Montpellier is the name of a Southern French city. ...

In 1992, Bashmet reconstituted the orchestra featuring some of the most talented young musicians of Russia who are graduates and postgraduate students of the Moscow Conservatoire. This orchestra performs in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire and has toured extensively abroad. Its performances have been recorded for broadcast by major radio companies, including the BBC, Radio Bavaria, Radio France, and Radio Luxembourg. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Radio France is the French public service radio broadcaster. ... Radio Luxembourg (1933-1992, 2005-)was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in Europe. ...

The orchestra has recorded several CDs, among these a recording of the Alfred Schnittke Triple Concerto (ЕМI Records), soloists: Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Mstislav Rostropovich. Another CD, of the Thirteenth String Quartet by Shostakovich and the quintet by Brahms (Sony Classics), was acclaimed "Best Album of 1998" by The Strad magazine, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Alfred Schnittke April 6, 1989, Moscow Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, November 24, 1934 Engels - August 3, 1998 Hamburg) was a Russian and Soviet composer. ... Gidon Kremer (Latvian: ; born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian violinist and conductor. ... Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopoldovič Rostropovič, IPA pronunciation ), (March 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007), known to close friends as “Slava”, was a cellist and conductor. ... Dmitri Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $68. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Strad is a monthly classical music magazine about string instruments, including cellists, violinists, and violists. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

As a soloist and a conductor, Bashmet has performed with leading symphony orchestras: Berliner Philharmoniker, Berlin Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Вауrische Rundfunk, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Wiener Philharmonic, Orchestra Radio France, Orchestre de Paris, etc. Repertoire with these orchestras has included the symphonic works of Brahms, Haydn, Schubert, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven. A particularly noted concert at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow featured Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13. The Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, Russia The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: , Bolshoy Teatr, Large Theater) is a theatre and opera company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of ballet and opera. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ...

Bashmet has performed recitals, as well as his joint performances together with noted musicians including Mstislav Rostropovich, Gidon Kremer, Sviatoslav Richter, Isaac Stern, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Martha Agerich, Mischa Maisky, M. Portal, Shlomo Mintz, Oleg Kagan, Natalia Gutman, Victor Tretyakov, and Maria Joao Pires. Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Russian: , Svjatoslav Teofilovič Rikhter; March 20 [O.S. March 7] 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist, widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. ... Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) is widely considered one of the finest violin virtuosi of the twentieth century. ... Anne-Sophie Mutter (born June 29, 1963 in Rheinfelden, Germany) is a German violinist. ... Shlomo Mintz (born 1957 Moscow) is a highly regarded Israeli violin virtuoso, violist and conductor. ...

Of particular note are Bashmet's performances in collaboration with Sviatoslav Richter, two performers who belong to different generations but share common artistic views. They have staged joint performances at the “December Evenings” festival in the Pushkin museum in Moscow, as well as on world tours. Another of Bashmet's longstanding artistic friendships, personal and in performance, is with Mstislav Rostropovich.

Numerous modern composers have composed works especially for Yuri Bashmet or dedicated to him, including 50 viola concertos and other works: A. Schnittke - "Concerto", "Monologue"; S. Gubaidullina - "Concerto", E. Denisov -"Concerto", D. Tavener - "The Myth Bearer"; M. Pletnev – “Concerto”, A. Golovin - "Sonata-breve". A. Raskatov - "Sonata"; G. Kancheli - "Liturgy " and “Styx”; A. Tchaikovsky – two “Concertos”; Barkauskas - "Concert", A. Eshpay - "Concert"; P. Ruders - "Concerto". A. Schnittke - "Concerto for three" (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer), and many other. Yuri Bashmet has transcribed the "String Trio" by A. Schnittke for string orchestra; this work was issued by “Sikorsky” (Vienna) under the name “Trio - Sonata”).

Particular works for which Bashmet is known include “Chakona by J.S. Bach, Sonata “Arpeggioni” by F. Schubert, Symphonia Concertante for violin and viola by W. Mozart, Viola Sonata by D. Shostakovich, and the Concerto for viola and orchestra by A. Schnittke.

Yuri Bashmet has participated in many festivals al over the world: Tanglewood (USA), Bordeaux, Biarritz, Menton (France), Brussels, Kainuu, Mikkeli (Finland), Kroyt (Germany), Siena, Sorrento, Camerino, Streza (Italy), and "March Music Lias" (Ruse, Bulgaria). He is an Artistic director and one of the organizers of the festivals in Rolandsek (Germany), Tur (France) and Elba Island (Italy). He is a regular participant of the Promenade-Concerts in Albert-Hall (London, UK). The highest appraisal of Bashmet’s talent was his appointment to the position of the art director of the “December evenings” music festival in Moscow, a position held for 17 years by Sviatoslav Richter.

Yuri Bashmet is a founder and a Jury Chairman of the International Contest of Violists in Moscow, the first and only event of its kind in Russia. He is the President of the L. Tertis International Contest of Violists in Great Britain, the member of Jury for the violists’ contests in Munich and “Maurice Vie” in Paris.

Bashmet has won acclaim with music critics on the international scene. Quotation from the German press: “the first violist of the world” - Yury Bashmet. "...His perfect interpretation and the brilliance of sound he can be compared only to David Oistrakh..."

Cinema and TV broadcasting companies of different countries (Great Britain, France, Russia) have filmed several movies about his art. Several times his CDs won prestigious European awards, including the “Diapason d’or” and "Choc."

Bashmet's artistry has won recognition in various awards and regalia in Russia and abroad. He has been granted the high titles of the Honorary Artist of RSFSR (1983), Honorary Artist of the USSR (1991), State Award of the USSR (1986), State Awards of the Russian Federation (1994 and 1996), Аward-1993 "Best Musical Instrument Performer of the Year” (a title comparable to the “Oscar” in cinema). Yuri Bashmet is an Honorary Academician of the London Academy of Arts.

In 1995, he was awarded one of the most prestigious awards in the world, of the "Sonnings Musikfond” in Copenhagen. Previous recipients include Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Benjamin Britten, Menuhin, Isaac Stern, Arthur Rubinstein, Dmitri Shostakovich, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sviatoslav Richter, and Gidon Kremer. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский, Igor Fëdorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of 20th-century music. ... Leonard Bernstein (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (November 22, 1913 Lowestoft, Suffolk - December 4, 1976 Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. ... For the 19th century Russian pianist and composer, see Anton Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982) was a Polish pianist who is widely considered as one of the greatest piano virtuosos of the 20th Century. ...

In 1999, by the Act of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of France, Yuri Bashmet was grated the rank of the Officer of Arts and Literature. In the same time the Prime Minister of Lithuania marked his invaluable impact to the Art by granting Bashmet the highest honor of the Republic of Lithuania; in 2000 the President of Italy granted him a honor “For Contribution to Motherland”, and in 2002, the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin presented him the honor “For Contribution to Motherland”, 3rd grade. In 2003, Yuri Bashmet was granted the rank of Commander of the French Legion of Honor. Medal for the officer class, decorated with a rosette Napoleon wearing the Grand Cross The President of France is the Grand Master of the Legion. ...

In 2000, the Russian Biographic Society granted Yuri Bashmet the honorary title “The Man of the Year”, in 2001 – “Zealot of the Enlightenment”. In 2003, Bashmet has become the laureate of the “Olympus” National Award.

Since 1978, Yuri Bashmet teaches students of the Moscow Conservatoire; at first at the position of docent (since 1988), now he is a professor of the Moscow Conservatoire (since 1996).

Since 1980, Yuri Bashmet conducts master classes in Japan, Europe, USA, and Hong Kong. He teaches at the summer courses in the music academies of Kidzhan (Siena, Italy) and Tours (France). His students have won many of the international contests and now are performing in orchestras worldwide.

In 1996, he created and heads the “Experimental Chair of Viola”, where in addition to the works of solo viola repertoire, the curriculum includes extended studies of the viola parts in the chamber, operatic and symphonic music, as well as advanced study of the performance styles of the past and the present time.

Yuri Bashmet leads national education projects, as a presenter and art director of the TV programs "The Station of Dream" and "Music in the Museums of the World".

Yuri Bashmet has participated in many large-scale charity actions of the international importance, in Carnegie Hall (with Elton John and Stevie Wonder), in London (in the memory of Princess Diana); in the concerts, whose proceeds were transferred to the funds aimed to help the victims of the natural disasters in Armenia, Japan, and to the funds helping handicapped children. Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE [2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris),[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ...

The International Charity Fund, established by Yuri Bashmet, has established the Shostakovich International Award for outstanding achievements in the field of the international art. This award was granted to Gidon Kremer, Thomas Quasthoff, Victor Tretyakov, Valery Gergiev, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Olga Borodina, Irina Antonova, Natalia Gutman, and Evgeny Kissin. Its impact into the peacemaking activities can hardly be overestimated.

Awards

• Sonning Award (1995; Denmark)

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External links

• Official Site