Pianist Ekaterina Skanavi: biography, career, personal life

The family of Scanavi was very famous and respected. Almost all of its representatives were engaged in music: some at the professional level, others as amateurs. One of the most famous pianists of our time is Ekaterina Skanavi. Photos, details of creativity and personal life can be found in the material.

A distinguished surname

Grandfather of the pianist on the papa line - Mark Ivanovich - was a talented mathematician, wrote good poetry and created plays. He became the author of many books that scientists, students and schoolchildren still use. Father - Vladimir, professor of the Conservatory and an excellent pianist. Grandfather on his maternal side is Alexander Zarkhi, a film director, whose films are of interest to the public today. To the list of his works belong such paintings as "Anna Karenina" and "Height". And Mama Nina is a successful critic, whose articles are published in scientific journals. Accordingly, Ekaterina Skanavi from childhood lived in a creative atmosphere that helped her develop.

From a young age, she realized that she was born in a difficult family. This feeling did not leave her throughout her life. Even today she meets people who speak well of their relatives when they see the name of the pianist.

Unlike grandfathers, the girl had no inclination to either mathematics or cinema. It should be noted that the music was not particularly interesting to the little girl.

Katorvye lessons

Little Catherine Skanavi was extremely active and restless. It was hard for her to concentrate on one lesson, so the piano lessons were very boring for her. Today the famous pianist notes that there are people who love music from the cradle and most want to associate life with it. However, the woman herself did not belong to such people.

More than concentrating on notes, it was hard for her to sit in one place. In the same class as Katya, a girl played the flute. A friend could go to the window during the game and watch what happens on the street. And the main character, who was "tied" to a chair, was very envious of this "freedom."

However, very soon Ekaterina Skanavi realized that she could not live without a piano. Then the girl was playing an elementary fear. Despite the fact that she did not like classes, she was afraid that if she left the music, she would lose something very important.

From the age of 8 Katya played with the orchestra. And at 12 she performed in the Great Hall of the Conservatory.

The best teachers

Significant was the scientific path of the well-known musician. She was at the desk of several prestigious educational institutions. Among the alma mater she visited was Gnesinka, the Central Music School, the Moscow Conservatory.

The girl attended Sergey Babayan's courses in the USA and attended lectures in Paris. She was particularly impressed by her studies in France. Ekaterina Skanavi, a world-renowned pianist, declares that domestic institutions are still far from European universities. There, according to the woman, not an institution, but a whole musical town where students can be offered any instruments, halls and orchestras. Among her teachers were such popular personalities as the outstanding teacher Tatiana Zelikman, public figure Vladimir Krainev and piano professor Vera Gornostayeva.

A talented girl often performed, but most of the concerts were held at class evenings and school holidays. She did not perceive her music as something serious and grandiose. But everything changed in 17 years. In 1989, the girl participated in the competition named Margarita Long and Jacques Thibault, which was held in romantic Paris. Then the judges decided: the talented Catherine Skanavi is worthy of the third step. However, the whimsical French public did not agree with the jury, and awarded the beauty a prize of audience sympathy. After this victory, Katya realized that from now on she wants to associate her life with the stage.

World Tours

At this time the young pianist had a manager who arranged concerts all over the world for her. It should be noted that at the following competitions, the girl represented herself, and not the country of the USSR. In 1994, Katya attended the International Call for Pianists named after Maria Callas in Athens, where she won the prize. In 1997, she was expected to win at Fort Worth.

After that, the pianist actively toured throughout Europe and America. The halls where she played were filled to the limit.

Almost half the world traveled with concerts Ekaterina Skanavi. The biography of the artist is full of meetings with such stars of the stage and conductors as Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet.

Of course, she has her own preferences in the world of music, a talented pianist. Most of all she likes to play the compositions of Schumann, Chopin and Liszt.

First feelings

The personal life of a woman also developed quite rapidly. She met her love in the theater. Katya's mother advised her to go to the play. The ticket turned out to be fatal. That evening, a young actor, Zhenya, was playing on stage. The girl immediately liked the talented artist. The romance of young people developed very quickly, and after a short period the lovers got married.

Evgeny Stychkin and Ekaterina Skanavi are public figures, therefore their family life was constantly under the supervision of the public. Very soon the family was replenished. The firstborn was named Alexei. A year after his first son, Lev was born. And then Katya and Zhenya got a daughter and they called Alexandra. The difference between children is very small.

Often a woman is asked if it was hard to realize herself as an actress at a time when she was supposed to take care of three children. But Katya assures, the kids did not take her from work at all. Often she was told that she was playing with one hand, the other was feeding the baby.

Little travelers

After the birth of the baby, the young mother did not stop touring. Moreover, at concerts in other countries it was accompanied by young children. Never interfered with the play, but, on the contrary, inspired the music of the child - says Ekaterina Skanavi. Photos of sons and daughters, like their beloved men, have long since emerged from the framework of the pages of the family album and become available to fans of the pianist and actor.

One day, while speaking in Italy, she was accompanied by a one and a half year-old Leo. While mom was playing on stage, the kid was walking with one of the employees of the hall nearby. The program included a composition, during which the orchestra stood for a few seconds silence. At that moment my son shouted "Mama" at the top of his voice. All the musicians froze in anticipation, they thought that Katya would rush to the baby. However, the woman continued to play.

Perfect pair

After several successful films by Eugene ("April", "From 180 and up" and "Love-Carrot"), the audience was particularly interested in his wife, Ekaterina Skanavi. The personal life of the couple was a frequent topic of various materials.

In the distant 2007 in their small family reigned idyll. Although the woman did very little about home and everyday life, close people managed to keep harmony. The pianist herself assured me that the children who make the marriage stronger help them survive the hardships of life with her husband. In the interview, the woman stated that she was not at all jealous of her lover for work. Even when he was shooting in frank romantic scenes, she understood that all this is happening in a fictional world.

Because of the constant work of the time on the house was not, but the woman was trying to create a warm atmosphere for the sake of a loved one.

Divorce and a new passion

The audience believed that this is one of the most beautiful and most faithful pairs of domestic show business. Indeed, Evgeniy Stychkin and Ekaterina Skanavi looked very good together. Photos of artists can confirm this.

The family spent free time together. On the weekend, Katya and Zhenya sat by the fireplace and looked at how their children play. Wife and children always went to the premiere of the new films of the head of the family. Often a man attended concerts of his beloved.

However, during the filming of one of the films, Eugene turned the affair with his colleague on the shop Olga Sutulova. The man for a long time did not dare leave the children and his wife, so for some time he hid his novel. In 2009, Stychkin announced a new relationship. As a result, a couple of months later a beautiful couple broke up.

Life to the full

However, Eugene's mother claimed that the cause of the gap was Catherine Skanavi. Personal life, photos and private information of public persons are always open. Today the public knows that the famous pianist did not remain alone for long. Back in 2010, Mom Zhenya Stychkina said that Katya has a foreign boyfriend, so she wanted to break off relations with her legal husband.

Now it is known that Claudio Bokhorkes became the new woman's choice. This German musician plays the cello. The lovers together toured and arranged solo concerts. Very often children travel with Katya. Kids have adopted new hobbies of their parents. Eugene after five years of living together with Olya made her an offer.

Now actively engaged in creativity Catherine Skanavi. The age of the artist, and she turns 45 next year, allows you to travel freely around the world and plunge into a new love.