Kursk conductor Sergei Proskurin lit “The Flame of Classics. Proskurin, Sergey Georgievich

"I am just a trumpeter and do not participate in the battle. Our trumpet calls people not to mutual strife and battles, but to make peace among themselves ..." these words of Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, likes to repeat Sergeyp Proskurin - professor, teacher , conductor and head of the Russian Chamber Orchestra of the Kursk State University and, by the way, a virtuoso trumpeter.

Our meeting with Sergei Georgievich took place on the eve of three anniversaries in his life at once: the 55th anniversary of his birth, the 35th creative activity and the 10th anniversary of the creation of his favorite brainchild - the Russian Chamber. We decided to talk with the maestro about life, family, music and much more.

- Sergey Georgievich, perhaps, let's start with how you came to the world of music?

In the life of every person, everything begins with the family. I was lucky because I was born in a musical family: my mother, Polina Timofeevna, teacher primary school, played the piano and guitar, dad, Georgy Timofeevich, worked as an electrician at the factory, and also knew how to play the guitar and button accordion. Besides, mother knew well German, loved to tell fairy tales and sang, so no one was ever bored in our house. At the age of three, my father taught me to play the balalaika, and he and his mother played along with me on the guitar - this was the first trio in my life. And already at the age of six they sent me to a music school.

- So early? But a music school means hours of classes, but you really want to run around? ..

And I succeeded: and musical notation mastered, and ran in the yard, and even attended sections in football, gymnastics at school - one did not interfere with the other.

How did you get into playing the trumpet?

This happened later, when I left my native Stary Oskol and went to study at the music school in Gubkin. I chose the trumpet thanks to my uncle, who was also a musician, taught and conducted a symphony orchestra, he supported me a lot, guided me, one might say, was my ideal.

- Why music? After all, this is not a very profitable occupation?

Rachmaninov also wrote: Music is bad business"But after all, the works performed by our orchestra have been listened to for more than 300 years! And if they have "lived" for several centuries and still excite the public, then they must be played.

- But you are not only a virtuoso trumpeter, you have also mastered the profession of a conductor, and with brilliance ...

You know, leading an orchestra is like running a small state - heavy, serious men's work. People at your disposal different characters, training, school, and you need to combine them, subordinate them to one idea and at the same time not suppress individuality.

I started to learn conducting because, as a soloist, I had seen enough of leaders who were unworthy of their orchestras. The reason is simple: first you need to play in a team for several years, to understand how it works. Personally, I think that I fully realized as a conductor only at the age of 50.

- How was the Russian Chamber Orchestra created?

Once I realized that there is not a single chamber orchestra in the Chernozem region, but it has many advantages: it is small, flexible, mobile. In addition, it is much easier for him to find musicians, because 15 people are not 80, as in a symphony. I shared my ideas with Vyacheslav Gvozdev, rector of Kursk state university and found support from him. This is how our team was born, in which initially there were 12 people, and in this moment- 20. Just like that, the stars "came together", or rather, two people: one is a far-sighted person with a rare business sense, and the other is a professional musician who combines European and Russian school. The result of this synthesis was our orchestra.

- What are the criteria for selection in your team?

First of all, diligence, professionalism and, of course, communication skills. There are people who are amazing musicians but can't work in a band. An orchestra is like an expensive car well-known brand: I got a part from another manufacturer - and the car will not go!

IN Lately I noticed another interesting feature of our Russian chamber: formerly a musician, no matter how prepared he was, he was drawn into the rhythm of the orchestra for at least a year, but now this time period has been much reduced and takes several months, apparently, the set bar makes people work on themselves and grow.

- Are there those who have been playing with you since the day of foundation?

Certainly! Unfortunately, there are not so many of them left - Sergey Sorokin, Lada Averyanova, Karina Proskurina, Irina Sorokina. It happens that a musician gets a more financially advantageous offer and leaves, this is normal. Of course, I really want the musicians to receive a decent salary, but often this remains a dream. It is very bitter to watch the situation when the need forces professional musician engage in other activities such as trading. This is wrong, because to get a diploma of an orchestra player, a person needs to study for 20 years!

- Sergey Georgievich, the orchestra is a family, and each family has its own traditions and customs. And how are you?

We celebrate all the holidays together, in the summer we organize picnics with amazing barbecue. And never say bad things about your colleagues. Music environment disposes to criticism, but I initially suppressed all attempts to discuss. After all, they also said about us that we would fall apart in a year or two after the foundation. Ten years have flown by, and we do not think. Because it is not difficult to create an orchestra, but not everyone can do a lot of good things with it over the years.

Among other things, we value each other, we try not to offend even a word. For example, you can ask a musician: " What are you playing there?!"And thereby set him up for aggression and a desire to defend himself. And if you ask the question in a different way:" What's in your notes?“Agree, it doesn’t sound so insulting and defiant.

- And yet what is the uniqueness of the Russian chamber?

For ten years, the orchestra has acquired its own face and individual sound. After all, we are not trying to imitate anyone, but we live, develop, constantly create new projects, which, again, would simply be impossible without the support of the university, because it acquires unique ancient instruments for us, gave us the opportunity to create a mini-conservatory and found own studio sound recordings. Without his help, we would not have been able to invite to our concerts famous musicians and composers not only from abroad, but also from Russia.

- Tell us about the most interesting sites which had to be played.

Perhaps this is the Moscow Conservatory and National Hall Madrid. The orchestra acquired a unique sound in various churches - Catholic, Protestant. In general, it doesn't matter for our musicians where to play.

- Sergey Georgievich, what are we all about music ... Let's talk a little about you. I think our readers have repeatedly asked the question: why did you return from abroad to Russia?

Firstly, the roots were pulled, and secondly, nostalgia tortured me. Now is not the 80s when creative people they were not allowed to write, play, speak out. Everyone has the opportunity to go, for example, to America, Italy, anywhere, see how people live, even work a little, and then return. In addition, my elderly parents remained in Russia. When I returned, I found so much good in my life: I created new family, because I have three children, met with wonderful people.

- Tell me, are you also a leader in the family?

Probably not. Although in the army and at school I constantly showed leadership qualities, because I created either sports teams or musical groups.

- Do you have creative crises?

No, I'm the type of person who will always find something to do.

- How do you relax from music?

I love taking pictures. Recently in Sweden in the mountains I "caught" a deer in the frame. I go in for sports, learn languages, and now I'm learning Italian. I also have one hobby - collecting vinyl records, and there is also a set of old equipment in good condition(even tube amplifiers) on which you can listen to them. The pride of my collection is Nikolai Geda's recordings.

I try to spend more time with my children. In general, I have four of them, by the way, I recently became a grandfather - my grandson is already four months old. You know, I so want to live longer in order to be able to be happy for my children and grandchildren!

- Sergey Georgievich, do you think a musician should be a believer?

The question of faith is always very difficult, but I believe that with the advent of Christ, the world has changed, and with it the music, which would not have appeared without the Creator.

- Your profession gives you a rare opportunity to get acquainted with interesting people. Tell us about the most memorable meetings.

I was always amazed that the more a person does and knows how to do, the easier and more modest he is in communication. Not so long ago I met Larisa Udovichenko. It would seem that an actress, a star, but how sincere she is - no arrogance, arrogance. I can say the same about Vasily Lanovoy, Evgeny Svetlanov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Marine Yashvili. Yes, fate gave me a lot interesting meetings. Communication with such people makes us better and richer spiritually.

- What would you wish the participants of the Russian Chamber Theater for a decade?

Respect and love your profession, be proud of it, because we are really engaged in a very serious, even economically unprofitable business. But after all, something else binds us - much more important, I would say, eternal, the music that we play.

Reference

Sergei Proskurin graduated from the Erdenko Children's Music School in Stary Oskol, then entered the brass department at Gubkinskoe School of Music, after there was the Saratov Conservatory and two graduate schools.

At the age of 30, Sergei Georgievich created and headed the first department of orchestral music in the Moldavian Republic in the Chisinau state institute Arts named after Muzichesku. In addition, in Moldova, Sergei Proskurin organized a brass quintet, as well as a symphony orchestra under the State Russian drama theater named after Chekhov.

In Sweden, Maestro Proskurin holds the position of Head of the Department of Wind Instruments at the State Conservatory in Falune, teaches, tours with the brass quintet created at the Conservatory in the cities of Europe, and is also actively involved in music as a trumpeter. Sergei Georgievich also writes music, and his works are performed by the famous jazz musician Max Schultz. Premiere next year Christmas Cantata"for children's choir and symphony orchestra written by the maestro.

in Kursk art gallery named after Alexander Deineka, the Planet of Life exhibition opens.
13.03.2019 Kurskaya Pravda The exhibition, which opens on March 15, presents works of painting, sculpture, graphics and arts and crafts from the gallery's collection.
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December 11th, 2017, 11:51 am

A celebration of Italian culture was the concert of the Russian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sergei Proskurin at the Kursk State University against the backdrop of an exhibition of Paola de Pascale, a contemporary photo artist and graphic artist from Naples, that opened here. This is the first action carried out as a result of the agreement on cultural cooperation between the Department instrumental performance KSU and the Cultural Association "Maxim Gorky", signed in September of this year.
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An artist whose work has been repeatedly exhibited in galleries in Naples, Rome, Brussels, Paris, Vienna, Chicago and others cultural centers, represents the direction that currently occupies a leading position in the art space of Europe and America. Is it "contemporary art" or modern Art. It is little understood a wide range, however, to grasp its energy and semantic essence is not so difficult - for this it is enough to draw a parallel with the work of Russian conceptual artists of the early twentieth century - and above all Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimir Malevich.
Kursk audience personal exhibition Paola de Pascale under the title "Tonsils of the Peoples" was presented by Elena Yakovleva, Doctor of Art History. Through experiments with form and color, the artist seeks to develop a universal language that leads to the original origins, deep inner knowledge, with the help of which it is possible to overcome stereotypes existing in society and confrontation between peoples.
The continuation of the Italian theme, directed into the depths of time, was the performance of the Russian Chamber Orchestra. Kursk music lovers are well aware of Sergei Proskurin's interest in the Baroque era. This time, the focus of his attention was the 4-part concerto grosso by the Italian composerXVIIIcentury by Francesco Geminiani. It was this music that the composer used in 1754 when staging the ballet " enchanted forest» on the plot of the great Tasso. Thanks to his expressive violin playing, who acquired the nickname "Frantic", Geminiani believed that good music expresses the movements of the soul, while the bad one does not express anything. With which it is difficult to disagree.
And this time the soloist of the RKO Natalya Vakulenko, who performed arias from the operas of Francesco Cilea and Vincenzo Bellini, put a victorious point in the Italian theme, including famous cavatina Norms.

Oleg Kachmarsky

October 8th, 2017 07:18 am

The agreement on cultural cooperation was signed by the Department of Instrumental Performance of the Kursk State University and the Neapolitan Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella.
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Here, in the center of Southern Italy, the Maxim Gorky Cultural Association, the successor of the Italian-Soviet Friendship Society, conducts its activities - organizing scientific conferences, various creative events. These places are connected with the fate of the outstanding Russian writer - long time, while in exile, Gorky lived on the island of Capri, repeatedly visited Naples and its environs - hence the name of the association. At the invitation of its President Luigi MARINOand with the assistance of a member of the association Valentina OLEYNIKOVA, Doctor of Arts, Associate Professor of KSU Elena YAKOVLEVA organized an international scientific and practical conference "Musical culture of modern Russia",which was attended by scientists from St. Petersburg, Kursk, Kemerovo, Astrakhan and other cities.It is symbolic that this event coincided with the 240th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Naples and Russia.
The conference was accompanied by an extensive The cultural program- acquaintance with Caserta - "Italian Versailles", a boat trip to Capri, a voyage through Pompeii, Bari - where the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker are kept, - along the Amalfi coast with its pearls of Sorrento, Amalfi, Maiori, Ravello, visiting cultural institutions of Naples, in particular , famous opera house San Carlo. In one of the oldest conservatories in Europe, San Pietro a Majella, as part of the conferencea monograph by Elena Yakovleva was presenteddedicated to the musical and educational activities of the Russian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sergei PROSKURIN.
This is already the second book about the team, which tells about cultural projects that are primarily socially oriented. Here is the "Maryinsky Musical Assemblies", at which the layer of the manor noble culture was revivedXVII- XVIIIcenturies, including the Overture of Ivan Baryatinsky found by Sergei Proskurin in the archive, restored and performed for the first time in 200 years. AND international festival classical music "Mariinsky Assemblies", by the name itself restoring the connection with cultural traditions Mariinsky female gymnasium, on the basis of which KSU was organized. And the projects "Russian Chamber Orchestra for Children" and "Children - the Future of Russia" aimed at educating children and youth (together with the Vladimir Spivakov Charitable Foundation). Everything that is called upon to implement the law on the fundamentals of public policy in the field of culture.
The cultural and educational activities of the Russian Chamber Orchestra of KSU were perceived by the Italian side with full understanding.
“Both in essence and in form, this is fully consistent with the European experience,” said Elsa EVANGELISTA, rector of the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella. - We also have a hall where we hold free concerts for the people of Naples, which come to famous masters, there are also similar groups ...
Which, however, is not surprising, if we take into account the fact that before his appearance at KSU, Sergei Proskurin worked in Europe for more than 20 years and in his work took as a basis the combination of the traditions of Russian and European musical cultures. And therefore, it became quite logical to agree on cooperation, which allows organizing joint projects, competitions, festivals, scientific conferences, cross master classes, internships and so on. The text of the agreement has already been drawn up, translated into Italian language and sent for approval to Naples.
And already in November-December of this year, the first draft of the new agreement is planned - "Evening of Italian Music", where, in addition to the performance of the Russian Chamber Orchestra, an exposition of works by contemporary Neapolitan artists and photographers will be presented.

Oleg Kachmarsky
photo: participants of the conference at the conservatory of San Pietro a Maiella

February 12th, 2017 01:00 pm

IN concert hall The MEGA GRINN shopping and entertainment complex hosted a concert by the Russian Chamber Orchestra of Kursk State University conducted by Sergei Proskurin, timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the ensemble and the 60th anniversary of its permanent leader.
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Behind During the years of creative activity of the orchestra, 10 CDs were recorded, more than 1200 concerts were given, a significant part of which-charitable. A huge number of works that were not previously performed in Russia were performed by the Russian Chamber Orchestra. Thanks to the selfless activity of Sergei Proskurin, the Russian audience was able to hear and see wonderful soloists, conductors, world-class composers from Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Taiwan, France, Japan, Ireland, the USA and other countries. Today the orchestra is one of the leading musical groups Russia, his performances are held in the best concert halls of the country, including the Moscow State Conservatory, the Moscow international home music, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in the halls of the Moscow Kremlin Museum, in the concert hall National Museum named after Glinka.
main feature corporate identity Sergei Proskurin is a synthesis of two schools of performing arts - on the one hand, European subtlety and precision, on the other - Russian depth. The musical palette of the group is distinguished by diversity: here the music is folk, light and jazz, but at the core, of course, the classics. Indicative in this sense was the anniversary gala concert, which featured works by Georges Bizet, George Frideric Handel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Giacomo Rossini; Neapolitan song performed by the People's Artist of Russia Zaur Tutov; beautiful voices of Ilona Korzhevich, Lyudmila Vorobieva and Natalia Vakulenko; Borodin and Tchaikovsky served by violin virtuoso Rodion Zamuruev; Scandinavian guests Albin Ohl and Lars Karlin performed…
And just as diverse were congratulations to the anniversaries: from representatives of the Orthodox Church and Deputy Minister of Culture Alexander Zhuravsky, from the people's mayor of Sevastopol Alexei Chaly and the main Russian communist Gennady Zyuganov, from Nikita Mikhalkov, Vladimir Spivakov, Vasily Lanovoy, Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Vinokur and even ... from Jackie Chan, with whom Maestro Proskurin managed to make friends while on tour in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Oleg Kachmarsky

January 21st, 2017 09:25 am

60 years marks the remarkable Kursk musician - soloist, conductor and teacher - Professor of Kursk State University, founder and head of the Department of Instrumental Performance, Artistic Director of the Russian Chamber Orchestra of KSU Sergei Proskurin.
Was born future musician January 26, 1957 in the city of Stary Oskol, the newly formed Belgorod Region. Here he graduated from a music school, after which he decided to become a trumpeter. That is why our first question to the maestro concerned the fateful choice of the instrument.
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- Sergey Georgievich, why exactly the pipe? What predetermined the choice?
- At the music school I studied bayan and piano. But then I really liked the pipe. Why? Yes, because it shone very beautifully, that is, it attracted purely visually. In addition, very loud sounds could be extracted from it. Well, besides, this is one of the most democratic instruments that can be played on the street - according to the tradition of brass bands playing for the people. And since then a branch of wind instruments was opened at the Gubkinsky Musical College, I went there and entered the "pipe".

- Perhaps, even then, you showed a craving for baroque music, where the trumpet plays an important role?
- This is already later, after graduate school. When I lived and worked in Sweden, I began to study the origin of the pipe - I wrote several books, in particular"Problems of trumpet performance of Baroque music: instrumentation, repertoire, traditions" and "The Trumpet of the Golden Age". I evencollected own museum ancient instruments. And since I lived in the very epicenter of Europe - Germany, Denmark, Sweden - where baroque is very popular, I absorbed this music.

- However, today the trumpet is more associated with jazz. After all, even the first face of jazz - Louis Armstrong - is a trumpeter. But in the classical tradition, it is somewhere in the depths ...
- That's right - something is in the depths, and something is on the surface. The fact is that classical music, in general, is elite. You need to be ready for it, as for knowing a language. You can hear the melody French, but not to know what is at stake, because you need to know the grammar, that is, to be in the depths. Therefore, the trumpet is associated with classical music among those who are in the subject. This is not on the surface, but much more serious and deeper. There is music of more accessible genres - it does not require much preparation of the listener. Not in the sense that the elite is better. Colors are not better or worse, it cannot be said that yellow is higher than red. But personally, over the past 30-40 years, I have been fascinated by classical, serious, deep music. Although I also played pop music and worked with many jazz musicians. Moreover, at one time I was the head of the department jazz music in Chisinau, led a big band, and on television I have many recordings of jazz music.

- But existence at the same time inevitably leads to interaction musical styles and genres...
- Mutual influence is obvious. Even if we take the beginning of the twentieth century, when jazz as a style was just being formed, it is very difficult to distinguish the music of Duke Ellington from the Impressionists, in particular, from piano works Debussy or Ravel. They are very close in harmony, in content, elements of impressionism are present in jazz, and vice versa. You can see elements of jazz in Shostakovich, not without reason many jazz musicians consider it theirs. Therefore, I prefer to divide music into good, that is, high-quality and ... less high-quality. And it is problematic to draw a clear line between styles and genres. Because all these styles complement each other, making up a single palette of music.

- At what stage creative way did you make a transition from solo music-making to conducting?
- As a soloist, I played in brass bands, symphony, chamber, big bands, at the Bolshoi Theater, in different countries, recorded a lot of music for the trumpet. And in the end I came to the conclusion that for further dialectical development I need to try to direct the music, to offer the musicians the sound that I see and hear. And the conductor's profession became the next stage of my development as a person.

- Did it happen in the foreign period of your life?
- I started studying to be a conductor when I was already teaching at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen. Although I received my first conducting lessons as a child from my uncle, a conductor of a symphony orchestra, one of those who influenced my life. Another such person was the Romanian conductor Dumitru Goya - a truly outstanding personality. Once playing with him in German concerts, I was captivated by his conducting style - very strict, deep, restrained, devoid of external effects. And he became my teacher in National University music in Bucharest. But he is not alone - I also studied conducting skills with two folk artists RF - Yuri Kochnev at the Saratov Conservatory and Ravil Martynov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. So I learned from three big masters. And when I decided to move to Russia and do something at home, I was already a practicing conductor.

Why did you want to return home?
- I feel Russian, so Russian culture, Russian language, Russian music are very dear to me. My roots are from Stary Oskol, near Kursk, my parents and relatives are buried here ... But as a performer, I learned a lot in Europe, as a trumpeter and conductor I had an internship in London, New York, so I learned a lot from European culture. The result is a kind of fusion - fusion - of Russian and European performing schools, which complement each other very well. Synthesis of Russian and European.

- Another aspect of your activity is pedagogical...
- It goes in parallel. I taught at the Saratov Conservatory, the Chisinau Conservatory, the Chisinau Institute of Arts, the Swedish State Conservatory, the Royal Academy of Copenhagen, the Beethoven Conservatory in Vienna. And so it turns out that pedagogical work I do exactly as much as performing. This is organically combined and it is not known which is more important. If you want to learn well, start teaching, because you can learn a lot of useful things from your own students.

- Sergey Georgievich, in your opinion, what is music?
- Aristotle said brilliant phrase: speech is given to the speaker to hide thoughts, and music is the truth. In music, you can't imply something - you do what you have. Major is written - you can't play minor. Music is very sincere, very pure, it is what shapes a person. I am sure: a person who listens to a good classical music becomes better, more harmonious, calmer. This is not only a medicine, but something else - contact with the laws of space, and the most direct contact.

Can music be expressed verbally? Does it contain any specific information?
- Yes, the music is very programmatic. People with a subtle psyche, with a not quite stable one, react to it most sharply. Music can be aggressive, it can inspire a person... after all, people went to battle, sang songs, beat the drum - and became fearless. And vice versa - music relaxes and makes you perceive the world in a completely different way. If we take our civilization and consider in what area man has reached greatest heights- I think in music. This is the apogee of the development of human intelligence. Can you imagine what Bach's polyphony is? At the same time, 5 different melodies sound - and none interfere with the other, everything gets along, everything works, you can hear the second voice and be impressed by the third or fifth, and so on in various proportions.
Of course, there are other sides to music as well. Now it is fashionable to talk about musical design. There is background music - when you come to a cafe and something is buzzing there ... or music for the car - so as not to fall asleep ... But in its highest manifestation, music makes you experience, reflect, think, feel.
My favorite music is Johann Sebastian Bach. It is outside of nationalities, it is directed only to space, to the divine principle, it contains information about the origin of the world. And among the Russian composers - Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky ... Sergei Vasilyevich is very close, because this is our state of mind - where we have to overcome something, where the emotional takes precedence over the rational. And Pyotr Ilyich is also a very emotional, dynamic composer, very melodic, which is also in tune with our nature, our locality, our character, our kind of instability. In this music I find everything that is typical for a Russian person.

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Biography

Education

• 1964-1970 - Stary Oskol Music School named after. M. G. Erdenko.
• 1971-1975 - Gubkin Musical College, trumpet class.
• 1975-1980 - Saratov State Conservatory. L. V. Sobinova, internship in the trumpet class of the Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR, Professor A. D. Selyanin.
• 1985-1987 - assistant-internship (postgraduate study) at the Saratov State Conservatory. L. V. Sobinov in the trumpet class of the Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR, Professor A. D. Selyanin.
• 1988 - Moscow State Conservatory. P. I. Tchaikovsky, an internship in the trumpet class of the Honored Artist of the RSFSR L. V. Volodin.

Work, creative biography

• 1976-1977 - Symphony Orchestra of the Saratov Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
• 1977-1978 - Symphony Orchestra of the Saratov Regional Philharmonic.
• 1979-1991 - Rostov Regional Philharmonic
• 1985-1987 - Saratov State Conservatory.
• 2001-2004 - chief conductor And artistic director Symphony Orchestra of the Kursk Regional Philharmonic.
• 2007-2018 - Professor at Kursk State University. Founder and head of the department of instrumental performance.

From 2018 to the present - professor at the Saratov State Conservatory, head of the conducting department.

From 2002 to the present, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Russian Chamber Orchestra

Social activity

Member of the public council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kursk region

Vice President of the Sports Kickboxing Federation of the Kursk Region

Prize awards

• 1987 - Diploma-recipient at the International Brass Quintet Competition. Special prize for the performance of music by Moldavian composers (Saratov)
• 2003 - "Person of the Year-2003", in the nomination "New Names" was awarded the "Kursk Antonovka" prize
• 2004 - "Manager of the Year-2004", in the nomination "Culture" with the award of an honorary medal in the Kremlin
• 2011 - memorial sign"For Labor and Fatherland"
• 2011 - Medal of the Order of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, Miracle Worker "For merits in charity"
• 2012 - Badge of honor "For special services to the city of Kursk"
• 2013 - Awarded honorary title"Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation". Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 20, 2013.
• 2013 - Badge of Honor of Kursk State University
• 2014 - Medal for a significant contribution to the preparation and holding of the XXII Olympic winter games and XI Paralympic Games in Sochi. President of Russia V.V. Putin
• 2014 - Full member (academician) International Academy creativity, Moscow
• 2016 - Natalia Sats Prize and medal of the International Academy of Creativity for outstanding creative contribution V musical art, Moscow, April 15, 2016.
• 2017 - Medal "Loyalty to Russia, Honor, Dignity" of the State Security Veterans Fund. Fund President Major General V. Kruglov
• 2017 - Order of St. Nicholas Archbishop of Mirlikiysky the Wonderworker "For outstanding services in matters of charity and mercy, to the glory of the Land and the Russian people" Order No. 335
• 2017 - Awarded with the medal "Glory and Honor" 1st degree Russian Orthodox Church for the contribution to the preservation of traditional values ​​in society January 26, 2017 award No. 83. Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill

The Russian Chamber Orchestra played with five outstanding contemporary soloists.

The program includes the "cream" of the classics, works loved and recognizable anywhere in the world. The composition of the orchestra is also international - Russia, France, Belgium, Korea. The universal language of music helped to "play along".

“We have been practicing concerts with guest soloists for a long time. And each performance is unique. This time is no exception. Real happiness is to perform with such masters of their craft, so we prepared for a long time and carefully”,

- says the artistic director of the Russian Chamber Orchestra Sergei Proskurin.

The rehearsals were not in vain, and the guests who arrived noted this.

The orchestra is just amazing! It’s amazing that in a small Russian city there is a team of this level!”

By the way, the soloists themselves deserve to be discussed separately. So, let's get acquainted.

The real diva of the evening, who enchanted the whole audience with her voice, is the soloist Bolshoi Theater Oksana Lesnichaya. A native of Togliatti, who graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, who managed to work in the capital's Chamber musical theater, and at the Galina Vishnevskaya Center for Opera Singing, and at the Yurlov Choir Chapel.

Despite her young age, Oksana already has rich creative experience. IN different time she sang Cleopatra in Handel's Julius Caesar, Parasi in Sorochinskaya Fair" Mussorgsky, Xenia in "Boris Godunov", Faust's Margaret.

She was Eurydice, Lyudmila and even the Queen of the Night. And more than a dozen legendary female opera images turned out to be within the power of this charming girl. Despite hyper-employment, Oksana constantly tours, and not only abroad.

“I am a very sociable person, I am always open for new projects and contacts! I often perform in my native Togliatti, in the cities of the Volga region. And, of course, I could not help but succumb to the charm of maestro Proskurin, so I am here in Kursk,

– the singer admits.

“I was born in Uzbekistan and I had to work hard to find my place in opera world. But each stage gave me invaluable experience. The Moscow State Conservatory, the Vishnevskaya Center, a huge number of competitions, and there were not always victories.

But I am happy that I have such a fate. Today I am struggling with the role of Dolokhov in Prokofiev's War and Peace, and tomorrow I will be applauded by a whole hall at the festival of Russian culture in Bulgaria. Today I am in Kursk, which I am extremely happy about, the audience in the provinces is simply extraordinary, and tomorrow ... Who knows what will happen tomorrow?

In the repertoire of Yuri and Mizgir from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Snow Maiden", and Tomsky from " Queen of Spades» Tchaikovsky, and Onegin, and Rigoletto, and many, many more most interesting images. Of course, the arrival of a singer of such a level as Zaltsman in Kursk is a real cultural event for our city.

No less interesting for the people of Kursk will be the speech of Rodion Zamuruev, laureate international competitions, whose impeccable violin playing in different years conquered listeners in Russia, Spain, Chile, China, Turkey, Switzerland and many other countries.

“I have been performing since I was seven years old. I perform both with solo programs and as part of a variety of ensembles. Being on the same stage with your orchestra is very comfortable. The musicians are wonderfully prepared and very flexible, they feel the soloist, what I need, what I want to say. I am the head of a team called Mobilis, and so my Kursk colleagues can be called the same. They are very mobile."

the musician admits.

The exotic melody of the evening was the performances of the French violinist Chloe Macron and her colleague from Korea, Jun Chun Man. West and East, two poles, two elements introduced the people of Kursk not only to different music schools, but with two universes.

And yet, no matter where the musicians came from, an attentive spectator who came to the concert heard their hearts beating in the same rhythm of the classics.