Boris Tishchenko: Biography and Creativity

Boris Tishchenko is a Russian composer, professor, a worthy figure in the field of art. He is a People's Artist of the RSFSR. It is about this great man that will be discussed in the article.

Boris Tishchenko: short biography

Born in Leningrad, the present St. Petersburg on March 23, 1939, in an intelligent Russian family. Becoming of him as an artist and composer began in the music school at the State Conservatory of Leningrad, where he studied under the leadership of G. Ustvolskaya in the period from 1954 to 1957.

Until 1962, Tishchenko was trained in composing in the LGK them. Rimsky-Korsakov, in 1963 he graduated from the faculty of piano under the direction of Logovinsky AD

In 1965, Boris graduated from the postgraduate course at LGA in the class of Dmitry Shostakovich, which later had a significant influence on the creative path of Tishchenko as the author of musical works.

Job

Since 1965, Boris Tishchenko, whose biography is considered in the article, began teaching work in his own, one might say, fiefdom - Leningrad Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov, where he worked all his life. In 1980 he received the post of associate professor, and in 1986 - a professor. In parallel with the teaching work Tishchenko was engaged in composer activity, often performed his works, wrote articles, annotations, reviews, spoke at international seminars as a speaker, took part in television and radio programs.

Boris Tishchenko brought up a large number of students, among whom one can distinguish conductors, musicologists, opera directors and choreographers.

Awards

Boris Tishchenko, whose biography interests many fans of musical art, being an incredibly talented composer, began composing music as early as 18 years. Immediately after the end of the Conservatoire in 1966, he was first awarded the International Competition among Young Composers "Prague Spring" for the first concert performed by the cello and orchestra, written during his graduate studies with Shostakovich.

1978 brought Boris Tischenko State Prize of the RSFSR them. Glinka for his fifth symphony, which was dedicated to Shostakovich and imbued with his influence, "Symphony of Courage", as well as a concert performed by flute, pianoforte and orchestra of stringed instruments. In the same year he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Later, in 1987, he gained the status of a national artist.

After the collapse of the Union in different years, Tishchenko was awarded the Mayor of St. Petersburg, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and the RF Government Prize for achievements in the formation of musical art and the creation of the Beatrice cycle.

Works

As a composer Boris Tishchenko was multifaceted. He practiced himself in almost all known genres - both complex classical works and piano pieces, put poetry on music, wrote musical accompaniment to films and theatrical plays, orchestrated an old opera.

Boris Tischenko's creative heritage includes such works as:

1. The cycle "Beatrice", which combines two Dante symphonies.
2. Several symphonies, No. 3,4,5,6 and 7.
3. "Requiem" performed by soprano, tenor and a large symphony orchestra.
4. Works in the piano.
5. Concerts performed by the orchestra of stringed instruments, including violin, clarinet and piano.
6. "Helomite wise men".
7. "Quartet number 6".
8. "Will".
9. Sad songs.
10. 4 songs "White Stork".
11. Requiem, dedicated to the deceased princess of Thailand Galjani Vadhan.
12. Vocal cycles "Drawing" and "Road".
13. 3 songs.
14. "Brother."
15. Andante espressivo in the performance of cello and harp.
16. 2 sonatas in the performance of cello and violin.
17. Virtuoso musical work (capriccio) "Rondo".
18. "Fantasy".

Boris Tishchenko showed his versatility in writing music for movies. Among his works, musical accompaniment to the films "The Children of Vanyushin", "Ivan Savvovich", "The Death of Pushkin", as well as the orchestration to theatrical plays - "Taras Bulba" and many others.

Opera Monteverdi "Coronation of Poppea" was first orchestrated, edited and staged in Russia, also by the works of Boris Tishchenko.

He also wrote several ballets: based on the fairy tale for the children of K. Chukovsky's "The Fly of the Tsokotukha", "Yaroslavna" - based on the historical novel "The Lay of Igor's Regiment", and also based on the story of Alexander Blok's ballet "The Twelve."

Nature and environment

According to friends, by nature Boris Tishchenko was a man very educated and intelligent, at times ironic. He was very kind with his family, he valued and respected his mother, he loved children very much.

He was not like anybody, he worked with full dedication, incredibly responsibly approaching his task. Tishchenko had an amazing quality - he could get to the bottom of things, uncover and present to the world the experiences hidden in the depths of his soul, to accurately convey human nature. At the same time he was extremely capable of work.

In his youth, Boris Tischenko met and began to closely associate with Joseph Brodsky, who brought it together with Anna Akhmatova, whose poetry he would later write "Requiem". With Shostakovich, he maintained a relationship all his life, until the death of the teacher.

Musical handwriting

Creativity of Boris Tishchenko has a certain handwriting. Many composers influenced his development. In particular, he admired the works of Mahler, Mussorgsky, Glinka, Tchaikovsky. The influences of the cultures of India, Japan and China also affected.

In the works of the composer, it is possible to trace the elements of tragedy, drama and struggle traditional for his epoch, motifs characteristic of Shostakovich's works. This is especially noticeable in symphonies No. 4 and No. 5. The pupil became the worthy continuer of traditions of the teacher.

However, Tishchenko developed his own special style. In his complex large-scale works, orchestral parts with choral introductions and recitative intonation are masterfully intertwined.

Inspired by the composer and folk Russian folklore, trying to preserve and convey his identity, for example, in the ballet "Yaroslavna". He embodied the national color in his third symphony, creating a work consisting, as it were, of folk tunes, transferred by different instruments.

Boris Tishchenko passed away on the 72nd year of life after a serious illness. This person should admire and set him as an example to the younger generation. I would like to see musical art know more such talented composers.