Alexander Vladimirovich Tchaikovsky
Alexander Wladimirowitsch Tschaikowski ( Russian Александр Владимирович Чайковский , scientific transliteration Aleksandr Vladimirovič Čajkovskij ; born February 19, 1946 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) is a Russian composer , university teacher and pianist .
Life
From 1966 to 1972 he studied piano with Heinrich Neuhaus and Lew Naumow at the Moscow Conservatory, as well as composition with Tichon Chrennikow , with whom he completed an aspirantur until 1975 . In 1976 he became a member of the Union of Composers of the USSR, from 1985 to 1991 he was secretary there.
From 1976 he taught himself at the Moscow Conservatory, from 1993 as a professor. From 1993 to 2002 he was artistic advisor to Valery Gergiev at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg . In 2001/02 he began teaching at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory , where he was rector from 2005 to 2008. Since 2003 he has also been the artistic director of the Moscow Philharmonic Society.
His work includes 9 operas, 3 ballets, 5 symphonies, oratorios, as well as numerous concerts, other orchestral works, chamber music and film music, etc. a. for Ivan and Marja .
Personal
Alexander Tchaikovsky is a nephew of the composer Boris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996). There are no family ties with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893).
Awards
- 1985: 1st Prize International Forum of Composers, Hollybush Festival USA
- 1988: Composer in Residence , Bad Kissingen Music Festival
- 1988: Honored Artist of the RSFSR
- 1995: Composer in Residence, Nova Scotia Festival Canada
- 2005: People's Artist of Russia
- 2016: Order of Friendship
- 2016: Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation
literature
- Alexander Tchaikovsky . In: Hermann Danuser, Hannelore Gerlach, Jürgen Köchel (eds.): Soviet music in the light of perestroika . Laaber, Laaber 1990, ISBN 3-89007-120-1 , pp. 432 .
- Alla Vladimirovna Grigor′yeva: Chaykovsky, Aleksandr Vladimirovich. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Web links
- Website of the composer ( Memento of June 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Catalog of works up to 2010 ( Memento from June 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Alexander Tchaikovsky on: Verlag Neue Musik
- Alexander Tchaikovsky at Allmusic (English)
- Alexander Tchaikovsky at Discogs (English)
- Aleksandr Chaykovskiy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Alla Vladimirovna Grigor′yeva: Chaykovsky, Aleksandr Vladimirovich. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- ↑ biography on mosconsv (Russian)
- ↑ a b c d e biography on: Verlag Neue Musik
- ↑ Biography in: belcanto (Russian)
- ↑ biography on: mariinsky.ru (English)
- ↑ a b c biography on: kino-teatr (Russian)
- ↑ Biography on: news_enc.academic 2012 (Russian)
- ↑ Order of Friendship 2016 (Russian)
- ↑ Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tchaikovsky, Alexander Vladimirovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Чайковский, Александр Владимирович |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow , Soviet Union |