Leonid Ovrutsky biography

Many people adhere to a similar opinion, and the hero of our interview categorically disagree with him. The composer, the soloist of the Kvro group and the golden voice of Russia Leonid Ovrutsky received a classical musical education, but chose the path not to the opera, but to the stage, and formed a collective who celebrates the anniversary in show business this year. The portal “Passion” talked with the artist about how his path began, through which he went over the years and how his paternity influenced his work.

How did you even come to music? And he himself also received a fundamental musical education, he graduated with honors from the Moscow Academy of Good Art in the class of choral conducting and classic vocals. But I tried music in different formats. He was in the internship of Vladimir Spivakov as a symphony conductor, he sang as a soloist in Helikon-Ooper-he performed one of the most difficult opera parties in the world, Dr.

Shen in the Lulu opera A. And he even worked as an assistant to director Kirill Serebrennikov in the production of Falstap Giuseppe Verdi in the Mariinsky Theater. Yes, my parents are classic musicians, but they also listened and loved the stage. I grew up and studied in a classical musical environment and saw that few could communicate in it without snobbery. Those who listen to the classics and understand it consider themselves elect.

This increases the gap between classical music and people who want to understand it. Therefore, I wanted to make the classics understandable for more people. The first concert program of the Quatro group is an attempt to interpret classical music in a lightweight and affordable form. Tell us how your work has changed during this time, the participants themselves? Inside the team, we remained the same young guys, students, as at the very beginning.

I remember which thorns went through. There was such an episode: we participated in the next television competition. And our artistic director at the Moscow Academy of Good Art, People's Artist of the USSR Viktor Sergeyevich Popov read a powerful speech to the choir. He said that we disgraced an educational institution: with such a fundamental education, strong skills, the “clown -format of television shows” put in us depth in us.

In response to eloquent speech, the choir began to applaud. But after the “5 Stars” contest, the same choir applauded our victory. It was not easy to worry, but we had so much excitement and drive! For 20 years, we understood the most important thing-the Kvro group special in Russian show business. The success of the group at our concerts has visited more than half a million people due to the fact that we do not just sing hits, but create an atmosphere in which people experience vivid emotions, feelings - from bright sadness to complete happiness.

Many spectators talk about the therapeutic effect of our concerts, they give psychological support. Others note that they are charged with energy, an incentive to life and actions. People come to our concert, as if to visit close friends. They see how we communicate with each other, how we interact with them - this happens in the atmosphere of a family meeting. Who is most remembered and why?

Joseph Davydovich Kobzon was the chairman of the jury and gave us a start at the competition "5 stars". We were friends with him and even performed together at one of the most iconic world venues - Royal Albert Hall in London. With warmth I recall our friendship and work with Dmitry Hvorostovsky, with him we recorded several duets. We also worked on the same scene with Placido Domingo, Michael Bolton, Alessandro Safin and many other amazing artists.

How has your life changed now? Do you miss international tour? For almost several years, we lost the opportunity to perform and at that time implemented the idea with online concerts: we shot 17 concerts and released them every month. It was an amazing experience of communication through the screen with people, there was a feeling that this greatly brought us closer.

Together we were sad, rejoiced, had fun, cheered each other. If before that we performed in India, in America, and in England, and in Israel, now many countries have become unavailable. Nevertheless, we believe that someday we will return to foreign concerts. But we do not have to get bored, we have a tight schedule of tour - concerts in cities are planned in the anniversary round. How are you looking for inspiration?

Sometimes there is the very internal state, but there is no way or time to pass it. I often lack just the same time. Then I use the recorder, sing melodies or write down the notes by hand. Music reflects the internal state, it is a mirror of the soul, and this is not just a metaphor. Through it you can meet yourself, recognize yourself in the present. Music will never deceive and cut only with what is in you.

Different feelings are close to me, including I can be sad and sad. But in my music there is a lot of bright. Probably because it reflects my condition today. Can you tell us what it is in principle?I am interested in how music can influence our emotional state, psyche and contribute to internal changes. From this interest, the project “8 stories under the starry sky” in the Moscow Planetarium was born.

Its goal is to help with the help of music to live memories at a deep level and return to your living feelings, to give them a place in your life again. This relieves a lot of tension from the body and makes it possible to feel in full force. Do you think you are able to convince people in the opposite with your work? But the point is not in her, but only how much you spend time so that it suits you.

Classic is not a modern musical language, it is written at a completely different time.

This is the same as saying "Chinese is not suitable for everyone." It really does not suit everyone, but if you begin to study it, you may understand what a person tells you in this language. In complex classical music, everyone can find their deep, important meanings. What music to listen to to control your emotions, feelings and mood? For example, those that are responsible for increasing the level of dopamine of the hormone of happiness, a decrease in stress hormone cortisol.

Music can normalize blood pressure and heart rhythm. More scientifically proven facts: listening to music within 9 minutes can significantly affect our mood. And if you listen to sad music for 13 or more minutes, you can live a feeling of sadness and get rid of despondency. How has your life changed with fatherhood? Does this prevent this from engaging in a career, creativity?

There was such a moment when I worked for the tool, and my son stood near the window and the sun was reflected in his hair. He babbled something with himself, and I had music that reflected this beautiful picture. At that moment, I was an artist who painted sounds of sounds what he saw and felt. Do you want them to follow in your footsteps? The only thing I try to exclude primitive musical forms - there is no “blue tractor” in our musical diet.

The fact that children hear now will determine their musical taste. The brain remembers what it will experience joy and happiness from. We enjoy music at the moment when we predict it, we know what will happen later. So we learn to understand the languages ​​of music. Do you get reproaches from your spouse that you are not having a little time with your family or something like that?

Of course, thanks to my incredible wife for tremendous support. She expanded my soul, filled it with beauty and nobility. With the advent of Julianna in my life, I realized that love is a choice. The choice to be developing together. I believe that for the sake of love I want to improve and become better. What are the goals for yourself for a year? I want to continue to explore music, its influence on our state.

And for this I created the project “8 stories under the starry sky” in the planetarium. I want as many people as possible to visit him. This project, as I said, allows people to return sensuality, get rid of old blocks, find inspiration to fulfill their most cherished dreams. I am convinced that the passion of the soul is always the realization of its purpose.