, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ().
The beginning of the creative path
Dmitry Kogan was born on October 27, 1978 in Moscow into a famous musical dynasty. His grandfather was the outstanding violinist Leonid Kogan, his grandmother was the famous violinist and teacher Elizaveta Gilels, his father was conductor Pavel Kogan, his mother was pianist Lyubov Kazinskaya, who graduated from the Academy of Music. Gnesins.
From the age of six he began to study the violin at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory. P. I. Tchaikovsky.
In 1996-1999 Kogan is a student of the Moscow Conservatory (class of I. S. Bezrodny) and, almost simultaneously (1996-2000), a student of the J. Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, where he studied with I. S. Bezrodny and Thomas Haapanen.
At the age of ten, Dmitry first performed with a symphony orchestra, at fifteen - with an orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
Performing career
In 1997, the musician made his debut in the UK and the USA. Dmitry Kogan constantly performs in the most prestigious concert halls in Europe, Asia, America, Australia, the Middle East, the CIS and Baltic countries.
Dmitry Kogan is a participant in prestigious world-class festivals: Carentine Summer (Austria), Menton Music Festival (France), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Perth Music Festival (Scotland), as well as festivals in Athens, Vilnius, Shanghai, Ogdon, Helsinki. In festivals - "Cherry Forest", "Russian Winter", "Musical Kremlin", "Sakharov Festival" and many others.
A special place in the violinist's repertoire is occupied by a cycle of 24 caprices by N. Paganini, which for a long time were considered unplayable. There are only a few violinists in the world who perform the entire cycle of caprices. In total, the violinist has recorded 10 CDs by the recording companies Delos, Conforza, DV Classics and others. His repertoire includes almost all major concertos for violin and orchestra.
The musician pays great attention to the restoration of the status of classical music in the value system of modern society, conducts master classes in different countries, devotes a lot of time to charitable activities and supporting actions in favor of children and youth.
In April 2011, through the efforts of the violinist Dmitry Kogan and the head of the AVS-group holding, philanthropist Valery Savelyev, the Fund for Support of Unique Cultural Projects was created. Kogan.
The public stage of the Foundation's first project was Dmitry Kogan's concert in the Hall of Columns on May 26, 2011. On the Russian stage, five great violins, Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Guadanini and Vuillaume, revealed the richness and depth of their sound in Dmitry's hands.
The legendary Robrecht violin, created in 1728 by the greatest Cremonese master Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri (del Gesu), was acquired by the Foundation for the Support of Unique Cultural Projects and on September 1, 2011 was transferred to Dmitry Kogan in Milan.
The unprecedented cultural project "Five Great Violins in One Concert" is presented with great success by the violinist at the best concert venues in Russia and abroad.
In January 2013, the Five Great Violins concert was presented by Dmitry Kogan at the World Economic Forum in Davos in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, representatives of the world political and business elite.
In 2015, Dmitry Kogan presented a new unique project, including the performance of Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons with a modern multimedia video projection.
Public and charitable activities
Dmitry Kogan devotes a lot of time to charitable activities and supporting actions in favor of children and youth.
Kogan was the first violinist who gave charity concerts in Beslan and after the earthquake in Nevelsk.
In September 2008, Dmitry Kogan was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of the city of Nevelsk for his charitable activities. Thus, Dmitry became the youngest Russian who has ever been awarded the title of honorary citizen of a city in the Russian Federation.
In August 2010 he was elected an honorary professor at the Athens Conservatory.
From 2011 to 2013 he was the artistic director of the Samara State Philharmonic.
In October 2010, Dmitry Kogan became Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ural College of Music.
In April 2011, through the efforts of the violinist Dmitry Kogan and the head of the AVS-group holding, philanthropist Valery Savelyev, the Fund for Support of Unique Cultural Projects was created. Kogan. The main goal of the Foundation's work will be the development in Russia of the best world traditions of charity and patronage. The foundation plans to search for unique instruments, restore them from the best masters and transfer them to professional musicians. In addition, the foundation will identify the needs of music schools and colleges, look for and support young talents.
The public stage of the first project of the Foundation for the Support of Unique Cultural Projects was a concert by Dmitry Kogan in the Hall of Columns on May 26. On the Russian stage, five great violins, Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Guadanini and Vuillaume, revealed the richness and depth of their sound in Dmitry's hands.
The unique legendary violin "Robrecht", created in 1728 by the greatest Cremonese master Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri (del Gesu), was acquired by the Foundation for the Support of Unique Cultural Projects and on September 1, 2011 was transferred to Dmitry Kogan in Milan.
From 2011 to 2014, cultural advisor to the Governor of the Chelyabinsk region.
In April 2012, Dmitry Kogan, together with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, headed the board of trustees of the Ural State Conservatory. M. P. Mussorgsky.
Since March 2012, a confidant of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin.
Dmitry Kogan - Honorary Professor of the Athens and Ural State Conservatories, Ulyanovsk State University, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ural College of Music.
Since April 2013, he has been heading the Musical Kremlin International Festival, founded by the great Russian pianist, friend and mentor of Dmitry Kogan, Nikolai Petrov.
Since June 2013, cultural advisor to the Governor of the Vladimir Region.
In April 2013, in the Hall of Columns of the House of the Unions, in Moscow, Dmitry Kogan recorded a charity album "Time of High Music". The disc, which was released with a circulation of more than 30,000 copies, was donated to music schools, children's art schools, colleges and higher educational institutions in all 83 constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
In February 2014, Dmitry Kogan was appointed artistic director of one of the leading musical groups in the capital - the Moscow Camerata orchestra.
In September 2014, the First Arctic Classical Music Festival was held in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug under the artistic direction of the maestro.
In September 2014, he was appointed cultural adviser to the Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Projects and festivals
"High Music Time"In April 2013, in the Hall of Columns of the House of the Unions, in Moscow, Dmitry Kogan recorded a charity album "Time of High Music".
The disc, which was released with a circulation of more than 30,000 copies, was donated to music schools, children's art schools, colleges and higher educational institutions in all 83 constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
June 15, 2013 in Tver began "TIME FOR HIGH MUSIC" - a charity tour of the violinist in 83 regions of the Russian Federation.
"Tools for Children"
On December 21, 2013, a charity concert by Honored Artist of Russia Dmitry Kogan took place in the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory. As part of the all-Russian charity project "Time of High Music", the famous violinist performed together with chamber and symphony orchestras from the regions of Russia, as well as students of the country's music schools, personally handing over instruments made by the best European masters to young talents. For many years, Dmitry Kogan has been engaged in charitable activities. He was the first violinist who gave charity concerts in Beslan and in the earthquake-ravaged Nevelsk. Each time, charitable events organized by Dmitry Kogan become an event in cultural and social life.
"Five Great Violins"
A unique cultural project implemented by Dmitry Kogan since the spring of 2011. The five greatest instruments of the legendary masters of the past - Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri, Guadanini, Vilhom reveal their unique sound in the hands of the maestro.
International Festival "Kremlin Musical named after. Nikolai Petrov"
The Musical Kremlin International Festival was founded in 2000 by Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov, a brilliant virtuoso pianist, teacher, professor and outstanding public figure. Since 2012, in memory of the prematurely deceased musician, the festival bears his name.
The permanent venue for the festival is the Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin. Since April 2013, the festival has been headed by a friend and student of Nikolai Petrov, Dmitry Kogan.
International festival "Days of high music"
The International Festival "Days of High Music" was founded by Dmitry Kogan in 2004 in Vladivostok, since then this festival has been held with unfailing success on Sakhalin, Khabarovsk, Chelyabinsk and Samara. Outstanding musicians and leading bands of the world are always welcome guests at the "Days of High Music"
Sacred Music Festival
The Volga Sacred Music Festival was founded in Samara in 2012 by Dmitry Kogan and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. The festival introduces the public to the best examples of choral works and oratorios. A number of world premieres have taken place at the festival.
Volga Philarmonic Orchestra
The Chamber Orchestra of the Samara State Philharmonic "Volga Philharmonic" was formed in 2011 on the initiative of Dmitry Kogan.
Orchestra "Moscow Camerata"
The Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Camerata", recognized as one of the leading musical groups in Moscow, was created at the end of 1994. In February 2014, Dmitry Kogan was appointed Artistic Director of the Moscow Camerata Orchestra.
Arctic Classical Music Festival
The Arctic Classical Music Festival was founded in 2014 by Dmitry Kogan and the Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug - Igor Koshin. The purpose of the festival is to introduce the inhabitants of the Far North of Russia to the best examples of classical music and high art. The festival is held annually.
International Musical "Kogan-Festival"
The International Musical "Kogan-Festival" is held by Dmitry Kogan together with the Government of the Yaroslavl Region and the Valentina Tereshkova Foundation. Festival concerts are held at the largest venues in Yaroslavl and the Yaroslavl region. Dmitry Kogan presents concerts of various styles and genres from authentic baroque music to an innovative combination of music and modern technologies.
Awards and titles
Discography
- 2002 Brahms. Three sonatas for violin and piano.
- 2005 year. Shostakovich. Two concertos for violin and orchestra.
- 2006 Works for two violins.
- 2007 Violin Sonatas by Brahms and Frank. Pieces for violin and piano.
- 2008 Virtuoso Pieces for Violin and Piano.
- year 2009. Disc dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory.
- 2010 Works for violin and chamber orchestra.
- year 2013. "Five Great Violins" (Russian edition)
- year 2013. "Five Great Violins" (foreign edition)
- year 2013. "Time of high music". Charity Disk.
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- I'm an officer. I would like to see, - said a Russian pleasant and lordly voice.Mavra Kuzminishna unlocked the gate. And a round-faced officer, about eighteen years old, with a type of face similar to the Rostovs, entered the yard.
- Let's go, father. They deigned to leave at Vespers yesterday,” said Mavra Kuzmipisna affectionately.
The young officer, standing at the gate, as if hesitant to enter or not to enter, clicked his tongue.
“Oh, what a shame!” he said. - I wish yesterday ... Oh, what a pity! ..
Mavra Kuzminishna, meanwhile, carefully and sympathetically looked at the familiar features of the Rostov breed in the face of a young man, and the tattered overcoat, and worn-out boots that were on him.
Why did you need a count? she asked.
– Yeah… what to do! - the officer said with annoyance and took hold of the gate, as if intending to leave. He again hesitated.
– Do you see? he suddenly said. “I am related to the count, and he has always been very kind to me. So, you see (he looked at his cloak and boots with a kind and cheerful smile), and he wore himself, and there was nothing; so I wanted to ask the count ...
Mavra Kuzminishna did not let him finish.
- You could wait a minute, father. One minute, she said. And as soon as the officer released his hand from the gate, Mavra Kuzminishna turned and with a quick old woman's step went to the backyard to her outbuilding.
While Mavra Kuzminishna was running towards her, the officer, lowering his head and looking at his torn boots, smiling slightly, walked around the yard. “What a pity that I did not find my uncle. What a nice old lady! Where did she run? And how can I find out which streets are closer to catching up with the regiment, which should now approach Rogozhskaya? thought the young officer at that time. Mavra Kuzminishna, with a frightened and at the same time resolute face, carrying a folded checkered handkerchief in her hands, came out around the corner. Before reaching a few steps, she, unfolding her handkerchief, took out of it a white twenty-five-ruble note and hastily gave it to the officer.
- If their excellencies were at home, it would be known, they would, for sure, by kindred, but maybe ... now ... - Mavra Kuzminishna became shy and confused. But the officer, without refusing and without haste, took the paper and thanked Mavra Kuzminishna. “As if the count were at home,” Mavra Kuzminishna kept saying apologetically. - Christ be with you, father! God save you, - said Mavra Kuzminishna, bowing and seeing him off. The officer, as if laughing at himself, smiling and shaking his head, ran almost at a trot through the empty streets to catch up with his regiment to the Yauzsky bridge.
And Mavra Kuzminishna stood for a long time with wet eyes in front of the closed gate, shaking her head thoughtfully and feeling an unexpected surge of maternal tenderness and pity for the unknown officer.
In the unfinished house on Varvarka, at the bottom of which there was a drinking house, drunken screams and songs were heard. About ten factory workers sat on benches by the tables in a small, dirty room. All of them, drunk, sweaty, with cloudy eyes, tensing up and opening their mouths wide, sang some kind of song. They sang apart, with difficulty, with an effort, obviously not because they wanted to sing, but only to prove that they were drunk and walking. One of them, a tall blond fellow in a clean blue coat, stood over them. His face, with a thin, straight nose, would have been beautiful, if not for thin, pursed, constantly moving lips and cloudy, frowning, motionless eyes. He stood over those who were singing, and, apparently imagining something, solemnly and angularly waved over their heads a white hand rolled up to the elbow, whose dirty fingers he unnaturally tried to spread out. The sleeve of his chuyka was constantly going down, and the fellow diligently rolled it up again with his left hand, as if there was something especially important in the fact that this white sinewy waving arm was always naked. In the middle of the song, shouts of a fight and blows were heard in the hallway and on the porch. The tall fellow waved his hand.
- Sabbat! he shouted commandingly. - Fight, guys! - And he, without ceasing to roll up his sleeve, went out onto the porch.
The factory workers followed him. The factory workers, who were drinking in the tavern that morning, led by a tall fellow, brought leather from the factory to the kisser, and for this they were given wine. The blacksmiths from the neighboring smithies, having heard the revelry in the tavern and believing that the tavern was broken, wanted to break into it by force. A fight broke out on the porch.
The kisser was fighting the blacksmith at the door, and while the factory workers were leaving, the blacksmith broke away from the kisser and fell face down on the pavement.
Another blacksmith rushed through the door, leaning on the kisser with his chest.
The fellow with his sleeve rolled up on the move still hit the blacksmith, who was rushing through the door, in the face and shouted wildly:
- Guys! ours are being beaten!
At this time, the first blacksmith rose from the ground and, scratching the blood on his broken face, shouted in a weeping voice:
- Guard! Killed!.. They killed a man! Brothers!..
- Oh, fathers, killed to death, killed a man! screeched the woman who came out of the next gate. A crowd of people gathered around the bloodied blacksmith.
“It wasn’t enough that you robbed the people, took off your shirts,” said a voice, turning to the kisser, “why did you kill a man? Robber!
The tall fellow, standing on the porch, with cloudy eyes led first to the kisser, then to the blacksmiths, as if thinking with whom he should now fight.
- Soulbreaker! he suddenly shouted at the kisser. - Knit it, guys!
- How, I tied one such and such! the kisser shouted, brushing aside the people who had attacked him, and tearing off his hat, he threw it on the ground. As if this action had some mysteriously menacing significance, the factory workers, who surrounded the kisser, stopped in indecision.
- I know the order, brother, very well. I'll go private. Do you think I won't? No one is ordered to rob anyone! shouted the kisser, raising his hat.
- And let's go, you go! And let's go ... oh you! the kisser and the tall fellow repeated one after another, and together they moved forward along the street. The bloodied blacksmith walked beside them. Factory workers and strangers followed them with a voice and a cry.
At the corner of Maroseyka, opposite a large house with locked shutters, on which there was a sign for a shoemaker, about twenty shoemakers, thin, weary people in dressing gowns and tattered chuikki, stood with sad faces.
"He's got the people right!" said a thin artisan with a thin beard and furrowed brows. - Well, he sucked our blood - and quit. He drove us, drove us - all week. And now he brought it to the last end, and he left.
Seeing the people and the bloody man, the artisan who spoke fell silent, and all the shoemakers joined the moving crowd with hasty curiosity.
- Where are the people going?
- It is known where, to the authorities goes.
- Well, did our strength really not take it?
- How did you think? Look what the people are saying.
There were questions and answers. The kisser, taking advantage of the increase in the crowd, lagged behind the people and returned to his tavern.
The tall fellow, not noticing the disappearance of his enemy the kisser, waving his bare arm, did not stop talking, thus drawing everyone's attention to himself. The people mainly pressed against him, assuming from him to obtain permission from all the questions that occupied them.
- He show the order, show the law, the authorities have been put on that! Is that what I say, Orthodox? said the tall fellow, smiling slightly.
- He thinks, and there are no bosses? Is it possible without a boss? And then rob it is not enough of them.
- What an empty talk! - echoed in the crowd. - Well, they will leave Moscow then! They told you to laugh, and you believed. How many of our troops are coming. So they let him in! For that boss. There, listen to what the people are doing, - they said, pointing to a tall fellow.
At the wall of China Town, another small group of people surrounded a man in a frieze overcoat, holding paper in his hands.
- Decree, decree read! Decree read! - was heard in the crowd, and the people rushed to the reader.
A man in a frieze overcoat was reading a poster dated August 31st. When the crowd surrounded him, he seemed to be embarrassed, but at the demand of the tall fellow who squeezed his way up to him, with a slight trembling in his voice, he began to read the poster from the beginning.
“Tomorrow I’m going early to the most serene prince,” he read (brightening! - solemnly, smiling with his mouth and frowning his eyebrows, repeated the tall fellow), “to talk with him, act and help the troops exterminate the villains; we will also become a spirit from them ... - the reader continued and stopped (“Did you see it?” - the small one shouted triumphantly. - He will unleash the whole distance for you ...”) ... - eradicate and send these guests to hell; I’ll come back for dinner, and we’ll get down to business, we’ll do it, we’ll finish it and finish off the villains. ”
The last words were read by the reader in perfect silence. The tall fellow lowered his head sadly. It was obvious that no one understood these last words. In particular, the words: "I'll arrive tomorrow at dinner," apparently even upset both the reader and the listeners. The understanding of the people was tuned to a high tune, and this was too simple and needlessly understandable; it was the very thing that each of them could have said, and that therefore a decree from a higher authority could not speak.
Everyone stood in gloomy silence. The tall fellow moved his lips and staggered.
“I should have asked him!.. Is he himself?.. Why, he asked! two mounted dragoons.
The police chief, who went that morning on the count's order to burn the barges and, on the occasion of this order, rescued a large sum of money that was in his pocket at that moment, seeing a crowd of people advancing towards him, ordered the coachman to stop.
- What kind of people? he shouted at the people, who were approaching the droshky, scattered and timid. - What kind of people? I'm asking you? repeated the chief of police, who received no answer.
“They, your honor,” said the clerk in a frieze overcoat, “they, your honor, at the announcement of the most illustrious count, not sparing their stomachs, wanted to serve, and not just some kind of rebellion, as it was said from the most illustrious count ...
“The count has not left, he is here, and there will be an order about you,” said the chief of police. – Went! he said to the coachman. The crowd stopped, crowding around those who had heard what the authorities said, and looking at the departing droshky.
The police chief at this time looked around in fright, said something to the coachman, and his horses went faster.
- Cheating, guys! Lead to yourself! shouted the voice of the tall fellow. - Don't let go, guys! Let him submit a report! Hold on! shouted the voices, and the people ran after the droshky.
The crowd behind the police chief with a noisy conversation headed for the Lubyanka.
“Well, gentlemen and merchants have left, and that’s why we’re disappearing?” Well, we are dogs, eh! – was heard more often in the crowd.
On the evening of September 1, after his meeting with Kutuzov, Count Rastopchin, upset and offended that he was not invited to the military council, that Kutuzov did not pay any attention to his proposal to take part in the defense of the capital, and surprised by the new look that opened to him in the camp , in which the question of the calmness of the capital and its patriotic mood turned out to be not only secondary, but completely unnecessary and insignificant - upset, offended and surprised by all this, Count Rostopchin returned to Moscow. After supper, the count, without undressing, lay down on the couch and at one o'clock was awakened by a courier who brought him a letter from Kutuzov. The letter said that since the troops were retreating to the Ryazan road beyond Moscow, would it please the count to send police officials to lead the troops through the city. This news was not news to Rostopchin. Not only from yesterday’s meeting with Kutuzov on Poklonnaya Gora, but also from the Battle of Borodino itself, when all the generals who came to Moscow unanimously said that it was impossible to give another battle, and when, with the permission of the count, state property and up to half of the inhabitants were already taken out every night. we left, - Count Rostopchin knew that Moscow would be abandoned; but nevertheless this news, reported in the form of a simple note with an order from Kutuzov and received at night, during the first dream, surprised and annoyed the count.
Subsequently, explaining his activities during this time, Count Rostopchin wrote several times in his notes that he then had two important goals: De maintenir la tranquillite a Moscou et d "en faire partir les habitants. [Keep calm in Moscow and expel from If we admit this dual purpose, any action of Rostopchin turns out to be irreproachable. Why weren’t the Moscow shrines, weapons, cartridges, gunpowder, grain supplies taken out, why were thousands of residents deceived by the fact that Moscow would not be surrendered, and ruined? in order to keep calm in the capital, answers the explanation of Count Rostopchin. Why were piles of unnecessary papers taken out of government offices and Leppich's ball and other objects? - In order to leave the city empty, the explanation of Count Rostopchin answers. One has only to assume that something threatened people's peace, and every action becomes justified.
All the horrors of terror were based only on concern for the people's peace.
What was the basis of Count Rostopchin's fear of public peace in Moscow in 1812? What reason was there to suppose a tendency to rebellion in the city? The inhabitants were leaving, the troops, retreating, filled Moscow. Why should the people revolt as a result of this?
Not only in Moscow, but throughout Russia, when the enemy entered, there was nothing resembling indignation. On the 1st and 2nd of September, more than ten thousand people remained in Moscow, and, apart from the crowd that had gathered in the courtyard of the commander-in-chief and attracted by him, there was nothing. It is obvious that even less one should have expected unrest among the people if, after the Battle of Borodino, when the abandonment of Moscow became obvious, or at least probably, if then, instead of disturbing the people with the distribution of weapons and posters, Rostopchin took measures to the removal of all sacred things, gunpowder, charges and money, and would directly announce to the people that the city was being abandoned.
Rostopchin, an ardent, sanguine man, who always moved in the highest circles of the administration, although with a patriotic feeling, had not the slightest idea about the people he thought to rule. From the very beginning of the enemy's entry into Smolensk, Rastopchin in his imagination formed for himself the role of the leader of the people's feelings - the heart of Russia. It not only seemed to him (as it seems to every administrator) that he controlled the external actions of the inhabitants of Moscow, but it seemed to him that he directed their mood through his appeals and posters, written in that jarring language, which in its midst despises the people and whom he does not understands when he hears it from above. Rastopchin liked the beautiful role of the leader of popular feeling so much, he got used to it so much that the need to get out of this role, the need to leave Moscow without any heroic effect took him by surprise, and he suddenly lost the ground on which he stood from under his feet, in resolutely did not know what to do. Although he knew, he did not believe with all his heart until the last minute in leaving Moscow and did nothing to this end. Residents moved out against his will. If government offices were taken out, then only at the request of officials, with whom the count reluctantly agreed. He himself was busy only with the role that he had made for himself. As is often the case with people endowed with ardent imagination, he had known for a long time that Moscow would be abandoned, but he knew only by reasoning, but he did not believe in it with all his heart, he was not transported by his imagination to this new position.
Violinist Dmitry Kogan
The famous violinist Dmitry Kogan died in Moscow at the age of 39. The cause of death was cancer.
In Moscow, at the age of 38, the famous Russian violinist, Honored Artist of Russia Dmitry Kogan died of cancer.
- A very talented young musician and a wonderful person left, - said Butman. - We had several joint projects with him, we performed together. We didn't meet for a while. I knew he was sick, but I didn't know how much. This is very sad news, and my deepest condolences to family and friends,- musician Igor Butman said in an interview with RIA Novosti about the death of Kogan.
Violinist Dmitry Kogan Dmitry Pavlovich Kogan Born October 27, 1978 in Moscow in a famous musical dynasty.
His grandfather was the outstanding violinist Leonid Kogan, his grandmother was the famous violinist and teacher Elizaveta Gilels, his father was conductor Pavel Kogan, and his mother was pianist Lyubov Kazinskaya, who graduated from the Academy of Music. Gnesins.
From the age of six he began to study the violin at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory. P. I. Tchaikovsky.
In 1996-1999 Kogan is a student of the Moscow Conservatory (class of I. S. Bezrodny) and, almost simultaneously (1996-2000), a student of the J. Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, where he studied with I. S. Bezrodny and Thomas Haapanen.
At the age of ten, Dmitry first performed with a symphony orchestra, at fifteen - with an orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
In 1997, the musician made his debut in the UK and the USA. Dmitry Kogan constantly performs in the most prestigious concert halls in Europe, Asia, America, Australia, the Middle East, the CIS and Baltic countries.
Dmitry Kogan was a participant in prestigious world-class festivals: Carinthian Summer (Austria), Menton Music Festival (France), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Perth Music Festival (Scotland), as well as festivals in Athens, Vilnius, Shanghai, Ogdon, Helsinki. In festivals - "Cherry Forest", "Russian Winter", "Musical Kremlin", "Sakharov Festival" and many others.
A special place in the violinist's repertoire was occupied by a cycle of 24 caprices by N. Paganini, which for a long time were considered unplayable. There are only a few violinists in the world who perform the entire cycle of caprices. In total, the violinist has recorded 10 CDs by the recording companies Delos, Conforza, DV Classics and others. His repertoire includes almost all major concertos for violin and orchestra.
The musician paid great attention to the restoration of the status of classical music in the value system of modern society, conducts master classes in different countries, devotes a lot of time to charitable activities and supporting actions in favor of children and youth.
On April 19, 2009, on Easter Day, Dmitry Kogan was the first person in his profession to give a concert for polar explorers at the North Pole.
January 15, 2010 Kogan was awarded the honorary title "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation".
In April 2011, through the efforts of the violinist Kogan and the head of the holding "AVS-group", philanthropist Valery Savelyev, the Fund for Support of Unique Cultural Projects was created. Kogan. The public stage of the Foundation's first project was Kogan's concert in the Hall of Columns on May 26, 2011. On the Russian stage, five great violins, Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Guadanini and Vuillaume, revealed the richness and depth of their sound in Dmitry's hands. The legendary Robrecht violin, created in 1728 by the Cremonese master Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri (del Gesu), was acquired by the Foundation for the Support of Unique Cultural Projects and on September 1, 2011 was transferred to Kogan in Milan.
The cultural project "Five Great Violins in One Concert" is successfully presented by the violinist at the best concert venues in Russia and abroad.
In January 2013, the "Five Great Violins" concert was presented by Kogan at the World Economic Forum in Davos in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, representatives of the world political and business elite.
In 2015, Kogan presented a new unique project, including the performance of Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons with modern multimedia video projection.
In 2009-2012, Dmitry was married to Ksenia Chilingarova, the daughter of a polar explorer and State Duma deputy Artur Chilingarov.
2002 - Brahms. Three sonatas for violin and piano
2005 - Shostakovich. Two concertos for violin and orchestra
2006 - Works for two violins
2007 - Violin sonatas by Brahms and Frank. Pieces for violin and piano
2008 — Virtuoso pieces for violin and piano
2009 - Disc dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory
2010 — Works for violin and chamber orchestra
2013 - "Five great violins" (Russian edition)
2013 - "Five Great Violins" (foreign edition)
2013 - "Time of high music". Charity Disc
Born on October 27, 1978 into a legendary Russian musical family, Dmitry Kogan is one of the leading Russian classical musicians of our time. His grandfather - Leonid Kogan - one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, grandmother Elizaveta Gilels - the famous violinist and sister of the pianist Emil Gilels, instilled in Dmitry a love of classical music from childhood. Dmitry began learning to play the violin at the age of 4, from the age of six he continued his studies at the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory, the first public debut - a concert with a symphony orchestra - took place at the age of 10, his first concert in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Dmitry played at the age of fifteen . Education continued at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Kogan has performed with leading Russian orchestras such as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Grand Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and the State Orchestra of Russia. In 1997, at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, the musician performed his debut Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in the UK. The US debut was marked by a concert with the Utah Symphony Orchestra at the age of 20. Dmitry Kogan constantly gave concerts as a soloist with leading symphony orchestras and conductors in the most prestigious halls in Europe, Asia, the Middle and Far East, the former republics of the USSR and the Baltic countries, namely, in the Vienna Musikverein Hall, the Berlin Konzerthaus and Hall of the Philharmonic, in the hall "Barbican" in London, "Herkulessal" in Munich, "Rudolfinum" in Prague, the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Great Hall of the Philharmonic in St. Petersburg.
Dmitry Kogan has participated in many prestigious world festivals such as Corinthian Summer Festival (Austria), Menton Music Festival (France), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Perth Festival (Scotland), music festivals in Athens, Vilnius, Shanghai, Ogden and Helsinki, as well as the festivals "Russian Winter", "Cherry Forest", "Musical Kremlin", "Sakharov Festival" and many others.
Magnificently performing as a leading soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and conductor, Kogan's program also included a cycle of 24 caprices by Nicolo Paganini, long considered impossible to perform, which, in turn, includes Kogan in a limited number of world violinists who have performed the whole cycle. Dmitry has recorded a number of CDs with the world's leading record labels.
The musician devoted a lot of time and effort to restoring and strengthening the status of classical music in the value system of modern society. Dmitry not only gave master classes in various countries of the world, but also took part in the activities of charitable societies, supporting actions in favor of children and youth.
In April 2009, Kogan became the first violinist to give a concert for polar explorers at the North Pole. In 2011, Dmitry created the Foundation for the Support of Unique Cultural Projects. The opening of the Foundation was marked by Dmitry's concert, during which the five great violins Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Guadanini and Vilhom revealed the richness and depth of their sound in Dmitry's talented hands.
Dmitry Kogan is the author and artistic director of the Leonid Kogan International Festival, as well as the annual Days of High Music festival, which has received wide recognition throughout Russia. In 2012, Kogan initiated the creation of the Volga Sacred Music Festival, which became a significant event for the entire region.
Kogan was an honorary professor at the Athens Conservatory, artistic director of the Moscow Camerata Orchestra and the Volga Symphony Orchestra. In April 2013, Dmitry was appointed artistic director of the Musical Kremlin festival.
In 2013, Kogan was invited to speak at the International Economic Forum in Davos for an audience of leading world leaders. Realizing the value of music, as well as its diplomatic and educational significance, Dmitry gave concerts for the President of Russia, the Prime Minister of the country, as well as for the leaders of world powers.
In 2015, Dmitry carried out the grandiose project “Time of High Music”, during which the audience of 85 regions of Russia had the opportunity to get acquainted with classical music performed by a unique soloist who performed on the legendary “Robrecht” violin, created in 1728 by the great master Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri (del Jesu).
Dmitry has created a number of musical multimedia projects, the latest of which was the project “The Legend of Valentine”, which premiered in the UK at the London Science Museum.
In Moscow, at the age of 39, the famous violinist Dmitry Kogan, Honored Artist of Russia, died. According to relatives, Kogan died on August 29 in Moscow after a serious illness. The funeral will take place on Saturday, September 2.
“The cause of death was an oncological disease,” the website kp.ru quotes the musician’s personal assistant Zhanna Prokofieva.
Musician Igor Butman said that it is very sad when such talented musicians die at an early age, RIA Novosti reports.
“A young very talented musician and a wonderful person left. We had several joint projects with him, we performed together. We didn't meet for a while. I knew he was sick, but I didn't know how much. This is very bitter news, and my deepest condolences to relatives and friends,” Butman said.
The death of Dmitry Kogan was a tragedy for the whole world of music, he was an established master with his audience and fans, said world-famous violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky.
“I knew Dima as a very young man, when he was just starting to play. It's bad when musicians leave, when it happens at this age - it's just a tragedy for the world of music, and, of course, especially for the family. Dmitry is the third generation of the famous Kogan family. He was part of a huge, great, musical dynasty. It was already an established musician who had his own audience, his fans. Very great grief, I can express my deepest condolences to his family and friends, ”said the musician.
Honored art worker, violinist Valery Vorona, called Kogan's death "a huge tragedy and loss." According to the musician, Kogan was on the rise, developing in many directions: as a violinist, as a conductor, and as a public figure.
“This is a person from whom much more could be expected,” the Fifth Channel quotes the Crow.
Dmitry Kogan was an ornament of any orchestra, everyone's favorite, a brilliant musician and a completely tireless person with many initiated projects, pianist Yuri Rozum said.
“What a misfortune! Dima is a bright musician, a true friend, he tried to do so many things, he was both a great conductor and a violinist with a million projects, a successor to the Kogan dynasty. We have been friends with him for a long time. Literally a few days before I found out about his illness, we met with him at the anniversary of Valentina Tereshkova, where he made a grandiose project - musical accompaniment to Tereshkova's whole life, shown in photographs, ”said Rozum.
The pianist noted that Kogan always participated in the projects of his charitable foundation, and he, in turn, participated in Kogan's concerts.
“It has always been a great joy. Dima is an absolutely tireless person with an incredible smile, he was loved, he was an adornment of every concert and any society where he appeared. What a grief for parents to survive a son who was in the prime of his creative powers, he had just begun his ascent, ”added the musician Rozum.
Dmitry Kogan was born on October 27, 1978 in Moscow into a well-known musical family. His grandfather was the outstanding violinist Leonid Kogan, his grandmother was the famous violinist and teacher Elizaveta Gilels, his father was conductor Pavel Kogan, and his mother was pianist Lyubov Kazinskaya, who graduated from the Academy of Music. Gnesins.
From the age of six, Dmitry studied violin at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky. At the age of ten, he first performed with a symphony orchestra, and at fifteen, with an orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. In 1997, the musician made his debut in the UK and the USA.
A special place in the violinist's repertoire was occupied by a cycle of 24 caprices by Paganini, which for a long time were considered unplayable. There are only a few violinists in the world who perform the entire cycle of caprices.
In 2015, the outstanding violinist performed in front of the Chelyabinsk audience as part of the Five Great Violins project. Kogan played five of the most famous and expensive violins in the world. The musician was also the initiator of the creation of the International Festival "Days of High Music" in 2004 in Vladivostok. Since that time, the festival has been successfully held on Sakhalin, in Khabarovsk, Chelyabinsk and Samara, according to the Gubernia 74 portal.
Dmitry Pavlovich Kogan is one of the most famous Russian violinists today. This article presents his biography. Dmitry Kogan is actively touring, releasing albums, organizing projects and managing a charitable foundation.
Biography
The future famous performer was born in Moscow in October 1978. The musician's father is a famous conductor, grandmother Elizaveta Gilels is a famous violinist, mother Lyubov Kazinskaya is a pianist. Dmitry's grandfather is a brilliant violinist Leonid Kogan.
The boy began to study music at the age of 6. He entered the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory named after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Since 1996, Dmitry became a student at two universities at once - the Moscow Conservatory and the Academy named after him in Helsinki. Dmitry was a teacher. After his death, the future famous violinist moved to the class of E.D. Rook in Moscow and T. Haapanen in Helsinki. For the first time with the symphony orchestra Kogan Dmitry Pavlovich performed at the age of 10 years. Since 1997, the musician has been touring the countries of Asia, Europe, America, Australia, the Baltic States and the CIS.
creative path
In 1998, Dmitry Kogan became a soloist. The violinist has recorded 8 albums over the years of his creative activity. Among them is a cycle of 24 caprices by the great N. Paganini. This album is unique. There are only a few violinists in the world who perform all 24 caprices of the great composer. Dmitry Kogan takes part in International festivals. He represents Russia in Greece, England, Latvia, Scotland, Germany, USA, France, China, Austria, Croatia and other countries.
In 2006, Dmitry became the Laureate of the Da Vinci international music award. In 2008-2009 he gave more than thirty solo concerts in different regions of Russia. The musician undertook this tour in order to promote and support classical music, which is the basis for the formation of the morality of generations. In April 2009, Dmitry Kogan gave a concert at the North Pole for polar explorers. He became the first musician to perform there. In 2010, the violinist held a number of charity concerts. In the same period, D. Kogan was awarded the title. In 2013, he organized not only charity concerts, but also master classes.
Repertoire
Dmitry Kogan performs the following works at his concert performances:
- "Concerto grosso for two violins, viola, cello, harpsichord and string orchestra" (Metropolitan Hilarion).
- "Six Romanian Dances" (Bela Bartok).
- “Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 2 in E major” (J.S. Bach).
- "The Seasons" (A. Vivaldi).
- "Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra" (D. Shostakovich).
- "Fantasy" on themes from "Porgy and Bess" (J. Gershwin).
- "Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor" (E. Grieg).
- "Gloria" for soloists and choir and orchestra (A. Vivaldi).
- "Scherzo for Violin and Piano" (I. Brahms).
- Chaconne (J.S. Bach).
- “Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in A-minor” (J.S. Bach).
- "Seasons in Buenos Aires" (A. Piazzolla).
- "Sonatina for duet of violin and piano" (F. Schubert).
- "Symphony No. 5" (P. Tchaikovsky).
- “Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major” (S. Frank).
- "Stabat Mater" for choir and orchestra (Metropolitan Hilarion).
- "Fugue on BACH".
- “Concert rhapsody for violin and orchestra “Gypsy”” (M. Ravel).
- A cycle of 24 caprices by N. Paganini.
In addition, the musician's repertoire includes works by V.A. Mozart, G. Wieniawski, L. Beethoven and other composers.
Projects
Dmitry Kogan organized a number of projects. Since December 2002, under his leadership, the International Festival named after his famous grandfather has been held. Since 2005, Dmitry has been the chairman of the board of trustees at the Philharmonic Society. The violinist also manages several other festivals:
- "Days of High Music" in Vladivostok.
- "Kogan Festival" in Yekaterinburg.
Since 2010, Dmitry has been an honorary professor at the Greek Athens Conservatory and chairman of the board of trustees at the Ural College of Music. In 2011, the musician was approved for the position of artistic director of the Samara Philharmonic.
Dmitry Kogan Foundation
Dmitry Kogan attaches great importance to charity. It supports various actions in favor of talented youth. Dmitry Pavlovich is a member of the Council for the Quality of Education under the United Russia party. In 2011, Dmitry Kogan, together with philanthropist Valery Savelyev, organized a foundation whose goal is to support interesting cultural projects. Its activity is aimed at finding, acquiring, restoring and transferring unique instruments to musicians. The foundation also searches for young talents and helps them. This organization purchased five unique violins created by the great masters - Amati, Stradivari, Guadanini, Guarneri and Vuillaume. Dmitry organized a concert at which he performed works on all these instruments. In his hands, all five violins fully revealed the richness of their unique sound. It was from this concert that the public stage in the work of the charitable foundation began.
