Professional artist and singer (baritone) Vladislav Kosarev has a clear and soulful voice. The performer's repertoire is very diverse: romances, opera, foreign pop, Russian folk songs. In his songs there lives the love that is in the heart of any Russian person when he thinks about his mother, about his grandfather - a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, or about his beloved. However, neither Vladislav Kosarev’s wife nor his personal life are ever put on display by the artist.
About the personal life of Vladislav Kosarev
In one of his interviews, Vladislav Kosarev honestly admitted that he tries to avoid issues related to his personal life. “This sensitive topic has been and will be difficult for any artist, so I don’t discuss it,” he says. — The personal life of Vladislav Kosarev should always remain personal, and this is important for any person, and not just for an artist; therefore, my personal relationships cannot be made public by discussing them throughout the country.”
The life of an artist, according to the deep conviction of Vladislav Kosarev, should always be dedicated to the people. He had to travel half the country, performing in various cities and villages. This requires enormous dedication, which is why singers and musicians who devote their lives to creativity, most often, when asked about their personal lives, with their characteristic sense of humor, answer that they are married on stage. And this is not bravado, but rather the inner state of the artist’s soul.
Vladislav Kosarev's wife, his parents
The singer speaks about his family with great warmth and love. Vladislav Kosarev’s wife is not a myth, but if the singer himself does not want to talk about this topic, then fans of his talent, paying tribute to their idol, should understand the artist. Everyone in the friendly Kosarev family sings. Parents played a big role in the singer’s creative destiny. Both Vladislav’s mother and father worked at the factory, but they themselves sang beautifully, often performed on the stage of their native cultural center and taught their son to sing.
“To be honest, I don’t remember how or when I started singing, but there were always songs around me. My beloved granny sang, she is a wonderful teacher, and led amateur performances for a long time. I learned war songs from my grandfather, and my mother loved listening to the songs of such wonderful singers as Muslim Magomayev, Georg Ots and Eduard Khil,” recalls Kosarev.
“We often sang on holidays. Once, when I was six, during a concert I sang the famous “Cruiser Aurora”, while experiencing a deep feeling of delight, which did not escape my mother’s attention. Soon she sent me to a music school, where I learned to play the piano and sang in the choir.”
In the repertoire children's choir there were many songs by the wonderful composer Alexandra Pakhmutova from her famous musical cycle"Constellation of Gagarin". Now, many years later, Vladislav Kosarev often performs the same, his favorite songs. This was the case, for example, in Saratov in 2011, when the singer received an invitation to perform at a gala concert in honor of the sixtieth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first flight into space.
Creative biography of the singer and artist
Vladislav's musical studies began at the age of six, every day for several hours. In 2001, Kosarev received an academic education and began performing in the Peresvet group. This is the famous choir, where the future singer is eight many years grew up not only as a performer, but also as a choral conductor. Since 2009, Vladislav Kosarev begins his solo career.
Now he is a performer of pop songs. He is applauded by the audience at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Great Hall of the Conservatory, etc. He performs throughout the country. Vladislav records songs for films, he is a welcome guest television shows and holiday concerts on TV.
My concert program the artist selects very carefully and rehearses for a long time. The performer's extraordinary charm and talent help him find his way to the viewer's heart. For his work, Vladislav Kosarev was awarded the First Prize and the title of Laureate at the First International Yurlov Conducting Competition, awarded the Golden Order “Service to Art” and the Order “Faith, Hope, Love”.
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Vladislav sings about love, tender, touching, eternal, and this feeling resonates with the souls of the audience. Proof of this is the sold-out crowds at his concerts at the Philharmonic.
— You captivated the Petrozavodsk audience at your first concert in December. Women look at you with undisguised adoration. How difficult is it to keep the mark every time?
— I am happy to hear that my songs, which are very dear to me, resonate with women's souls. As a matter of fact, this is why I go on stage. I do not pursue any insidious goals to please the women who come to my concerts. I'm just singing!
I was once asked the question: “What is the most difficult thing in your profession?” So, the most difficult thing is to go on stage and sing better than last time.
— On stage you are incredibly charming and you probably know it. Are you deliberately charming or does it come naturally?
— When I go on stage, I feel sincere love for every person who sits in the audience. If this is not the case, then there is no point in going out and singing. I think I truly live and am truly happy only on stage when I feel unity with the audience. So, perhaps, charm arises naturally.
—Have you ever walked away to the sound of your heels?
- (laughs)There was no such thing that I was greeted with ominous silence or rotten tomatoes. One of the reasons why I came onto the scene quite late is that I am very self-critical. It took me a long time to decide to sing. Unfortunately, there are a lot of mediocre singers on stage now, I didn’t want to be one of them.
—Where does the sympathy for folk songs come from? You sing pop and military songs, but folk songs predominate...
— It does not dominate, but it occupies a very large place. Probably because I am a Russian person. I also saw a time when weddings in villages lasted for several days, they did not walk with a tape recorder - they just all sang together “Oh, it’s not evening”, “The fog is fierce”, “Loach over the water”, “Unharness your horses, boys”...
I have very strong impressions of my grandmother, who was a unique Russian woman. She survived both the occupation and the post-war devastation, raised her family, helped her children and grandchildren. Grandma taught German at school, but all my life I ran a Russian song club at the same time. She knew huge amount Russians folk songs, including songs with pagan roots. She knew all the verses in “Khas-Bulat the Daring” and “If I Had Golden Mountains”, and there are countless of them - she knew everything! I absorbed this spirit, somehow indescribable in words, from her. My grandmother said shortly before her death: “Children, when you bury me, don’t cry, don’t. Just sing Russian songs."
— So it turns out there were singers in your family?
— There were no professionals. It’s just that everyone in the family, especially on the maternal side, sang very well. My father has an amazing lyric-dramatic tenor. When we gather at the same table, you can’t hear me - he drowns out my voice twice. My father worked at the factory all his life, going from a machine operator to a shop manager. The hands are huge! And he could become a very good singer.
Father is always watching Youtube , what recordings from concerts have appeared. Sometimes he sits and cries at concerts. It's very touching.
- Once upon a time legendary soloist our Philharmonic Sirkka Rikka performed with the program “Songs of the Peoples of the World”: she sang folk songs different countries in original languages. Have you ever had an idea to make a program of this kind?
— To be honest, it didn’t arise. I don't think that at the moment Personally, I would be interested in this. It seems to me that it is possible to sing a folk song truly sincerely only if you grew up in the culture of this people and absorbed its spirit. If I had extra time, I would look more for ancient pagan Slavic songs, ancient church chants or Cossack songs...
You should be proud that you are Russian, be proud that you have great story and the great culture that we are in best case scenario We know ten percent.
- Is it really so little?
— For some reason, all over the world it is customary to be proud of their national roots. Look, the wave of interest in Celtic music has not yet passed. And how proud the Balkans are of Bregovic and Kusturica, how proud they are of being Serbs, Croats, Macedonians! And the Russians... Forgive us, we have either a tavern, or a lubok, or something strongly reminiscent of Russian folklore, but only from afar: a woman in a kokoshnik, an accordion player jumping nearby, everything sparkles - only this has nothing to do with Russian folklore.
Thank God, now there are still folk groups who live on pennies, but no matter what they support the tradition: they go on expeditions, collect things, process them, sing, and give concerts. The program “Play, Harmony!” It’s still on Channel One. But who will watch Channel One on Sunday at half past nine in the morning? Nobody. But if you come to Germany or France, then among the huge variety of television or radio channels you will definitely find several ethnic ones, where they sound their own national melodies.
And here it seems to be alive, but we are still like Ivans, who do not remember their kinship. That's why I really love traveling around Russia and singing with Russian orchestras. folk instruments. Surprisingly, while receiving meager amounts of money, these orchestras survive and are in very good professional shape. With us, as always, everything is based on enthusiasm.
— How was it working with the Onego orchestra?
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- Amazing. The second time I felt more confident, as if I had arrived among my own people. Gennady Ivanovich Mironov - absolutely unique person, a storehouse of optimism, love of life, and jokes. Stories. And at the same time, he is an amazing professional: everything that concerns the orchestra, his conducting work is impeccable. And it’s nice to work with professionals - you learn a lot from them.
-Can you get excited about a romance if the melody is not very moving, but the text is wonderful?
— You know, there has never been such a thing in my practice that I closed my ears to intonations that went against the word. I initially choose things for my repertoire that have left a mark on my soul. It happens like this: I hear a song, I walk around and suffer - I have to sing it. There is a lot of good music, but I don’t sing it - not because it’s bad, but because it’s not close to me. It’s like in life: you communicate with people close to you, but there are a huge number of nice people with whom relationships don’t work out. It’s the same with works, they are also alive.
— Is there a song in your repertoire that you could consider as your portrait?
— There will be several of them: “Beauty Queen”, “Nocturne” by Babajanyan, “What does love know about love”, “Woman in the window”, “I’ll go out into the street”, “Oh, it’s not evening”, “Yes, a tree is blooming in the garden” . This is the combination.
Photo by Larisa Suraeva
Vladislav Kosarev is a singer, baritone, laureate of various competitions, guest soloist of the ensemble named after L. Zykina "Russia". The artist performs romances, classics, Soviet and folk songs, folklore. This is very difficult in the conditions of the dominance of pop and chanson.
Biography
Vladislav Kosarev was born in the city of Smolensk. When he was six years old, his mother took him to a music school, where he sang in the boys' choir. Then Vladislav graduated from the M. I. Glinka Music College in hometown. At that time it was one of the best in the country. Many outstanding people are graduates of this very educational institution. The music school provided a strong base for continuing education and developing talent. Vladislav was advised by his conducting teacher, Lyudmila Borisovna Zaitseva, to go to Moscow and continue his studies at the Gnessin Academy.
Creative path
Vladislav Kosarev began studying music at the age of 6. The baritone dreamed of becoming a singer since childhood. In 2001, the artist graduated from the choral conducting class. Vladislav began his career in a team called “Peresvet”. This male choir. First he worked there as a soloist, and then as a conductor.
V. Kosarev is the winner of the International Yurlov Competition. It is held among conductors.
The artist began his solo career in 2009. At one of the concerts of the Peresvet choir, when Vladislav was still working in this group, Alla Goncharova (chief editor of the Romance of Romance program) came to him backstage. It was she who advised V. Kosarev to start a solo career.
The artist still does not stop studying vocals with teachers in order to improve his skills.
Vladislav believes that his parents made a great contribution to his development as a vocalist. Mom and Dad worked in a factory, but were endowed with abilities. It was they who instilled the artist’s taste and taught him to love only good music.
Repertoire
Vladislav Kosarev has a fairly extensive repertoire. He sings Russian folk and Soviet songs, romances, arias from operas and operettas, as well as from musicals, as he considers them beautiful and high-quality music, which is so lacking on the stage today. Although these works were written many decades ago, they will never grow old, they are destined eternal life. They are honest, sincere and real. And what is heard today every day on TV screens are songs that in a couple of years everyone will forget. Today Vladislav is in search. He is looking for quality songs written in the 21st century. But he finds very few of them, unfortunately. And to sing romances, works by A. Babajanyan and A. Pakhmutova together with low-grade pop music in one concert is, in his opinion, blasphemy.
Personal life and musical preferences
Vladislav Kosarev loves classics and music very much Soviet era. His favorite composers of the 20th century are A. Babajanyan, I. Dunaevsky, A. Pakhmutova, E. Ptichkin and many others. The performers whom the singer reveres are Yuri Gulyaev, Muslim Magomayev, Lyudmila Zykina, Andrea Bocelli, Tom Jones, Georg Ots, Eduard Khil, Freddie Mercury, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and so on. Vladislav’s favorite artist is V. Kosarev, who honors him because he performed every song as a small performance. He may not have had much vocal ability, but he demonstrated an exemplary approach to the performing arts.
Vladislav Kosarev does not advertise his personal life and avoids this topic in all interviews. As the artist himself says, he does not do this in order to create an aura of mystery around himself. The singer simply believes that personal life should not be in the public domain.
Discussions
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SONGS OF THE HEART
- Vladislav, is the name of the program not accidental?
- Nothing is accidental. All my songs are addressed to my listener, no matter what age - whether he is young, mature or has entered a more mature age. In my program, each of them will find something consonant with their soul, will hear something intimate.
-Are you nervous before a performance?
- Am I worried? No. This is something different. I got used to the stage: I was on it from the age of six, and started as a student at a children's music school in my native Smolensk. The main thing is to go out to people with a warm heart, to sincerely love those for whom you sing - each and every one. I admit, I have my own little secret: before the concert starts, I quietly watch the audience entering the hall, and mentally, with my eyes, I say hello to everyone, and then I go out into the hall to people I already know - nice, intelligent people, while others don’t go to the Philharmonic!
- Do you know that most of your listeners are women?
- Well! I think that I embody not the worst male images on stage.
The concert program of two parts includes more than twenty numbers, designed for a wide variety of tastes - Russian romances, folk songs, Soviet and foreign pop music of the 20th century. There is an elegant romance, not without ironic coquetry, “But I still love you!”, and the daring tunes of “Along the Piterskaya” with “Peddlers”, and emotional, captivating compositions by Arno Babajanyan from the repertoire of Muslim Magomayev - one of his favorites singers Vladislav, and soulful melodies of Soviet and foreign pop music of the last century, popular among the people.
In total, Kosarev has more than seven programs for folk orchestra, and in the artist’s general “reserve” there are over four hundred works ready for performance, in his permanent “asset”. And now the audience has emotionally connected to the singer. Applauds gratefully. Chants "bravo". He claps his hands to the beat. Explodes with delight and, finally, at the singer’s request, sings along with him... Admiring spectators rush to the stage with flowers and gifts, trying to express their personal words of recognition to him.
Do you charge your listeners with your powerful energy so much that it apparently takes a long time to restore it? Do you have any rules of conduct on the day of the concert?
- Yes, sure. I try to somehow concentrate, be alone, and, of course, no fuss and unbridled fun on this day, in order to go out to people with a pure, warm heart, full of love for those for whom I will sing. Remember how in Bulat Okudzhava’s song? “I will set my heart on love.” And then, looking into the hall, communicate with them through song, interact with both the stalls and the balcony, without bypassing anyone with your attention.
I want to know everything about my idol. And Vladislav Kosarev, over the six years of his solo career, became an idol for his listeners. I will not hide that I have been one of the artist’s admirers since I became acquainted with his work and heard his unique baritone - warm, soft, full-voiced, with an enveloping velvet low end and noble, pure notes in the upper register. This is not just a professional upper class, he is a very bright and sincere person - both in his creativity and in his attitude towards people.
Vladislav Kosarev has a very clean and honest biography. Music school and college in his native Smolensk, the famous Russian Gnessin Academy of Music, graduated with honors in 2001, and then - successful work conductor of the Moscow men's chamber choir "Peresvet", a prestigious award - first prize at the First International Competition of Choral Conductors named after A. Yurlov. But it is human nature to dream. And Vladislav dreamed of solo singing and fulfilled his dream, one day turning to face the audience, and since then, now in his seventh season, he has been singing and enjoying full recognition from your listeners. The artist’s solo career was crowned with two high awards - the Order of Faith. Hope. Love" and the golden order "Service to Art". I would like to know how he fuels his creativity, what leisure activities he prefers...
Vladislav admits how important unity with nature is for him, without which he cannot sing. He is ready to communicate with nature in any weather and at any time of the year. Especially close to him native nature The Smolensk region, with which his childhood and adolescence are connected. In the Moscow region, which is not far from his native place, the smell of the earth is completely different, the energy is different, and the herbs are not the same. And Vladislav is fond of collecting medicinal herbs, of which he knows many: among them - medicinal yarrow, universal St. John's wort, fragrant meadowsweet, rare for Russian places heather... All of them not only soothe and heal, but also return to carefree and happy time childhood, and this state is necessary for creativity.
When in the summer, on a fine day, you wander across a field, you again feel like a child who is open to the whole world and does as he wants at that moment - rejoices, cries, screams. I need this pure spontaneity, which helps me find myself again and put myself together,” Kosarev admits. - On a rainy day, it’s good to just climb into a tent and immerse yourself in reading one of your favorite writers - Turgenev, Leskov, Kuprin, Chekhov. I’m not talking about Pushkin: that goes without saying. I can’t imagine my life without communication with nature.
- I’m curious, does the profession of a conductor somehow influence your current activities? Does it help?
- I think no knowledge in life is superfluous. For example, I immediately realized what a magnificent and amazing orchestra in Novosibirsk I had to sing with! I had heard before from fellow musicians about the high professional level of the Russian Academic in your city, and now I had the honor of singing with him. This is such a joy! Sometimes it hurts me to hear some disdain for the populists: what can these button accordions and balalaikas do!.. But this is not about your orchestra, which can work with both classical and pop music, and generally afford a lot! Sometimes you can play pranks and play pranks! Chief conductor orchestra maestro Vladimir Polikarpovich Gusev - People's Artist Russia, a musician with high taste and understanding, and I am not surprised that in your city they love the orchestra so much and go to it, which is very rare. And I was especially pleased to work with such a group and a conductor of such a class, to understand that we have a common goal with him: so that a person leaves the concert with a feeling of celebration in his soul. I think we succeeded together.
- Magomayev is your idol, are there any other favorite singers?
- Yes, of course, and there are many of them. Among foreigners, I love the high vocals of the Italians Titta Ruffo, Tito Gobbi, Lauri Volpi. By the way, unfortunately, I haven’t gotten around to Lauri Volpi’s magnificent book “Vocal Parallels” yet. How much beautiful voices in the history of the Russian opera school!.. I love it pop singers the Soviet period of our country, when they valued real, soulful song, which was understandable to the people and deeply loved. These are Yuri Gulyaev, Mark Bernes, Evgeniy Martynov, Anna German, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Petr Leshchenko, Georg Ots... There have been many of them in history national stage, then they worked professionally and with true love to the song genre, which, unfortunately, does not exist now, just as there are no composers of the level that was in Soviet times.
- But where did you listen to all these songs? Many of your peers prefer something completely different!
- My parents loved these songs, and they were constantly played at home. Yes and music school She developed my taste in the right direction, taught me to distinguish good from bad.
- I had a chance to hear several wartime songs performed by you. They all sound with such warmth, so convincingly that they cannot help but excite. How do you tune yourself into the right wave?
- And I don’t need to tune myself to the right wave. For me, the past war is part of the history of my country, which also affected my family: my grandfather fought and experienced all the sorrows of war and the hard-won happiness of victory. And when I sing the great songs “Enemies burned my home,” “Katyusha,” “We haven’t been home for a long time,” “In the dugout” and other songs from the front, I always remember my grandfather...
- Family values important to you?
- Undoubtedly. Yes, and my participation in events, dedicated to the Day family, love and fidelity are direct confirmation of this.
- Your zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and these people, as a rule, are avid travelers. Are you one of them?
- Who doesn’t like to travel?.. But over the years of my work as a conductor, I have traveled to so many countries during tours, and home country remained unknown, now I’m catching up. I travel around the country with such pleasure and curiosity, never ceasing to be amazed by its vastness, diversity and beauty!
-You are so popular that social networks There are even communities of your friends and fans on VKontakte and Facebook. Do you communicate with them?
- These groups live an independent life, independent of me and my creativity.
- Vladislav, both your profession and the environment in which you have to move give rise to difficult relationships, sometimes give unnecessary negativity, and spoil your mood. How do you maintain cheerfulness and a good attitude?
- I know how to abstract myself and disconnect from everything unpleasant, get away from the negative - otherwise I won’t have enough nerves - and set myself up for joy. My life philosophy is to be happy, no matter what, and enjoy life!
- Is there politics in your life?
- Everyone in life needs to be engaged professionally – including politics. My profession is to sing, and may God grant me to do my job well!
-What is the soul for you?
- The soul is a real substance, and its place is in our heart, which is why it hurts, and worries, and is torn to pieces from grief or happiness.
- It is human nature not to stop there. In your genre, you have reached, as they say, the ceiling. Over time, your voice noticeably gains even greater strength, flight, beauty and perfection of sound; great potential is hidden in it. Have you ever thought about opera?
- Opera is my love and my secret passion. And I am working in this direction - I study with an experienced teacher, learn opera parts, and master the bel canto technique. So anything is possible. As they say, never say never. And I don’t rule out an opera career for myself in the future.
- With your thorough approach to any business, I have no doubt about success in your new field. Have you heard that we will soon see you as one of the hosts of your favorite program “Romance of Romance”?
- Well, this is a one-time project for a New Year’s program, where I will be one of the four presenters.
- Your attitude to the recent project “Creative Schools “Art Workshops” through the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives, which is headed by Svetlana Medvedeva, with a trip to Plyos, Ivanovo region, where you, together with the singer Yan Osin, gave master classes to Ivanovsky students music school
?
- Well, it’s a good thing to help young people, and these are not exactly master classes, rather, just conversations on professional topics, answers to questions, advice, consultations. All future musicians really need this, we need to cultivate such useful initiatives more widely.
- You stood up to face the audience six years ago - this is the time when your solo career began. Do you remember that first feeling on stage in a new role for you?
- Yes, I remember very well. It was a feeling of happiness, euphoria and a wonderful flight.
- What else makes you happy?
- The eyes of my audience after the concert.
- What about “stardom”? Do you feel it?
Vladislav laughs. And this laughter contains everything: the awareness of his power over the hearts of the audience, and the modesty characteristic of the singer, which does not allow him to admit it, and the completely understandable joy of life and accomplished creativity.
Margarita DANILOVA,
member of the Union of Journalists of Russia
Photo by Maya VOYCHENKO and Sergei YASYUKEVICH
A big one awaits Smolensk residents on March 8 festive concert Vladislav Kosarev,
a baritone of rare beauty and strength, an artist of rare stage charm.
Vladislav Kosarev does not perform in Smolensk very often, but he is our fellow countryman!..
The career of a musician is developing quite successfully, but at home, how is it
It often happens that his talent has not received due recognition. I think
It’s time for Smolensk residents not only to recognize the wonderful artist by sight, but also
be proud of his origins. After all, everyone who has heard OUR
Kosareva will agree: his performance does not leave you indifferent!
"Smolenskaya Gazeta" presents to your attention exclusive interview singer,
prepared by art critic Natalya Krasilnikova (online version).
Every journalist has heroes who become part of him
fate. When you grow into the personality of the person you are writing about so much that
The boundaries between profession and life are blurring. Singer Vladislav Kosarev for
I am one of these heroes. Why is art so captivating and captivating?
Vladislav? A voice of rare, amazing beauty? Yes, no doubt. But
there are certainly singers with more beautiful voices! Dramatic
skill? And this is true, but today singers without acting talent simply cannot
survive in the music market! I think the Kosarev phenomenon is
the inexhaustible LIGHT of the SOUL, which flows from his eyes, saturates the timbre
his voices and his whole stage presence. After the concerts Vl. Kosareva
and communication with him, the world is seen through different eyes, and you begin to understand that
There is always a way out – even from the most seemingly hopeless situations.
What a powerful charge of positive energy one must have in order to give birth
light at the end of the tunnel! Honestly, I don’t know the artist’s praise higher
this one! Vladislav Kosarev – Personality. He is smart, deep, extraordinary
companion. I am sure that the Smolensk listeners, who are rightfully proud,
that this unique artist is their fellow countryman will be interesting and useful
Kosarev's reflections on life and creativity.
Start
- Vladislav, you are the winner of the First International Choir Competition
conductors named after Alexander Yurlov. I haven't found it anywhere
detailed information about this competition. Meanwhile, this is the start of your
careers. Can you tell us more about the competition?
- The competition was held in Yekaterinburg in 2001. I was finishing
assistantship-internship in Russian Academy music named after the Gnessins and
For a year now he has been working as a choirmaster in the Peresvet men's chamber choir. I have
there was, one might say, a fighting feeling that was not fully realized: in
In 1999, while studying in my fifth year at Gnesinka, I went to a choir competition
conductors to the city of Salavat in Bashkortostan and received a II degree diploma.
However, I wanted more. The competition named after Yurlov had a traditional
structure and took place in three rounds: the first – conducting; second – work
with choir; the third is a concert performance of the play with a choir, with whom we
worked in the second round. For me, this competition is interesting because
for the first time in the history of the competition choral conductors first places
shared by graduates of the same educational institution - RAM named after
Gnesins. The Grand Prix was awarded to Alexander Solovyov, who was then working
choirmaster in the Chamber Choir of Vladimir Minin (now he is the conductor
Bolshoi Theater), and the first prize is yours truly. Sasha and I
studied in Gnesinka with one professor - Vladimir Onufrievich Semenyuk.
At the Yurlov competition, I worked with the chamber choir “Lik” of the city of Yekaterinburg. I
conducted “Spring” by Rachmaninov, “On the Ship” by Taneyev, and in the third round
– one number from Rachmaninov’s “Liturgy”. Chairman of the jury in
Vladimir Nikolaevich Minin was in Yekaterinburg, and it was he who gave me
1st Prize Laureate Diploma. Victory at the Yurlov competition gave me
opportunity to become a conductor of the Peresvet choir after a year of working there
choirmaster.
Be an artist
- How important is the assessment of people around you?
both your creativity and your personal qualities?
- There is a circle of people whose opinion is extremely important to me. These are my parents
teachers, close friends and some of my viewers. I value it very much
the trust of the audience who constantly go to my concerts in anticipation
something new, interesting, waiting for a miracle. But to say that I
I track information about myself on the Internet - in particular,
blog posts, comments on social networks - I can’t. I try to live
according to Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, he, in my opinion, gave a universal
advice: “By the command of God, O Muse, be obedient! Without fear of offense, not
demanding a crown, accept praise and slander indifferently and do not challenge the fool!”
As for assessing my personal qualities, I again
I focus on a group of people whose opinions are very important to me. I
I am not an antisocial person and, it seems to me, I do not violate
generally accepted moral standards. I do what I think is necessary and I live like that
as I think is correct.
- By the way, about the rules! Recently in one of the TV programs I heard:
“The most terrible things on the planet happen because people
follow the rules." How do you feel about RULES?
- I fundamentally disagree with this statement! Violating certain
rules, going against their conscience, people create for themselves and those around them
a huge number of problems. I believe that the question is not whether
people follow the rules, but what they are generally guided by when doing certain
other actions. According to my observations, people commit a huge amount
unseemly, often vile, actions precisely because there is no
They DO NOT FOLLOW the rules, but live without any moral guidelines.
- What impulses do you need for creativity - besides women, of course?
- I try to find these impulses in all manifestations of life - even in
the most, at first glance, everyday ones. It could be watching a cat,
a terrible hooligan living in my house; rustle of leaves; casual glance
strangers on the street; a fragment of some phrase that I accidentally saw
over the shoulder of a man reading on the subway. Usually while walking around
on the street or on the subway, you try to take a break from work, and then
such unexpected impulses, on the contrary, make you want to immerse yourself in
creativity with renewed vigor! I try to constantly expand the spectrum
sources of your inspiration. Recently in once again revised
film "Three Poplars on Plyushchikha". For several weeks now I have
the eyes of Oleg Efremov when his hero sits in the Volga,
leaning your elbows on the steering wheel... In this look is the Universe, it’s GENIUS!!!
Now I often remember this scene when I work on the Soviet
pop repertoire.
- In the interview you talk quite a lot about your self-criticism.
At the same time, on Radio Petersburg, answering host Natalya Zavyalova,
you literally said the following: “I’m a terrible Samoyed!” What do you think
the difference between self-criticism and self-criticism?
- It’s very simple - a self-critical person does not have to be a Samoyed:
he can see both positive and negative own
features and outline effective ways to correct shortcomings. Samoyed
busy with eternal self-abasement, searching for qualities that he can and
not to be. At the same time, he mainly blames himself for all the troubles in the world. This
destructive to the individual. It is very difficult for Samoyeds to survive in our
reality, so I believe that with such manifestations a person
must fight. Speaking about myself, in the first years of my solo career
I was hampered by my self-criticism, but gradually I overcame it.
- What personality type do you think artists are at risk of star fever?
- People who were disliked in childhood and who, for various reasons,
feel like second-class citizens. Then as compensation
arises " star fever” – as a way of false self-affirmation. I am this
I say based on my own observations: life gave me meetings with
real titans - Svyatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich,
Sergei Skripka and many other Creators. They are extremely simple and
natural because they don’t have to prove anything to anyone. Personality on
the stage is always visible - even if it is a student. I believe that “stardom” is
It’s a kind of disorder when you elevate yourself to the rank of an idol, an idol.
- In one of the conversations, in response to my question: “What quality do you value most in
people? you answered: “Cheerfulness.” But capable of cheerfulness
be a scoundrel. Moreover, according to my observations, scoundrels are often
very charming. How to differentiate?
- I don’t think that a scoundrel is capable of being a cheerful person! He is deprived
the gift of loving life, the world, people, he is basically incapable of being open
and sincere. How can he enjoy life if by his actions and
is he showing hatred towards her??
Minkov's masterpiece
- In the summer of 2013, “Culture” showed “Romance of Romance”, dedicated to
in memory of Mark Minkov. You performed Minkov's composition based on Evgeniy's poems
Yevtushenko “Listening to Solveig’s song.” I think this is one of the most
your significant creative victories of recent times. You can find out
the history of the appearance of Minkov's masterpiece - Yevtushenko in your repertoire?
- The editor-in-chief of “Romance of Romance” Alla Sergeevna Goncharova called me
and offered to perform this thing. She said that the song is practically not
is known, although at one time it was sung by Muslim Magomayev and Lev Leshchenko. At
When preparing new material, I never listen to recordings of other singers and
I don’t watch videos so as not to absorb other people’s intonations. I looked at the notes
“Solveig” and realized that I was sick of this composition! The song is not complicated
vocally, but emotionally and figuratively: in three minutes you need to be able to convey
turn from life to death. While working on the song, I wondered:
WHAT can pierce a person so that death loses its
horror? And I found the answer: only conviction, unshakable faith that our departure to
the other world is not the end. Minkov's song has a very clear sequence of events:
the man lies and dies. Remember the very first words: “I’m lying with my eyes closed,
in a deserted room. And the pain is the bitterest, and the pain is the sweetest..."
The hero's pain is so terrible that it becomes sweet! And next to it is another
a world where there are pine trees, where the sun is, where there is life, light, love. "Solveig's Song"
Griga, in my opinion, in in this case becomes the voice of an angel, saving
thread for the hero. A man is on the verge of death: he is devastated,
exhausted, sick. And a miracle happens that pushes this darkness away from him and
brings him back to life. It seems to me that Grieg’s “Song of Solveig” itself
He cannot have such power for himself. Only Will can become this force
God, revealed through some event. In the finale (“When I die - and
after all, I will die, but I will die: that’s how it will have to be!”) I didn’t hear
hopelessness and doom. The hero matures to understand: it’s not scary
leaving this life when you know that there is another world where there is no
pain and suffering, where you will be accepted and forgiven!
Fame and luxury
- I once heard from Dmitry Dibrov that human life in modern
world is based on four pillars: success, fame, money, luxury. Which
What content do you put into each of these concepts? To what extent each
are they meaningful to you?
- Of these concepts, only one is valuable to me – LUXURY. I'm investing in it
the meaning that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry spoke about: “The only luxury is
this is luxury human communication" MONEY is just a tool for me,
allowing you to solve various life and creative problems. Money to a person
come, as a rule, when he does his job professionally and efficiently
case. I understand that my view is somewhat idealistic, and many would
They argued with me - especially in our country! Unfortunately, we are far from
always people who do their job masterfully receive what they deserve for it
reward. This is especially noticeable, alas, in the spheres of culture, medicine and
education. SUCCESS for me is an integral part of what you do
something very necessary, important and meaningful for people. For me the concept
“success” is somewhat synonymous with the concept of “in demand”. In the end,
Only the person himself can evaluate whether he is successful or not. Both me and you
we probably know people who live in luxury houses, go to
prestigious foreign cars, relax in five-star hotels... But if such
a person gets up in the morning with the thought that he will have to go back to his unloved job,
Even if it brings in a solid income, can it be considered successful? WITH
from the point of view of society - most likely, yes. From my point of view -
definitely not. Such a person does not experience JOY that is impossible
buy for money. I am convinced that joy is born when a person
busy with what he loves and communicates with like-minded people. Recently I
I read from one psychologist: “Joy is a byproduct of the right
organized activities" I think it's brilliant! I would do the same
spoke about success. As for FAME, again, for me it is not a goal, but
consequence. When people need your creativity - with one
sides; on the other hand, the quality of your musical product will be
modern and in in the best sense commercial - then fame will come. This is in
ideal. Although I often see that fame does not always come to true
gifted and worthy people.
- Admit it honestly: you’re never annoyed that you don’t have the media exposure
which some artists less talented than you have?
- What does media have to do with it? Only one thing is important to me: most of my concerts
is sold out. I also have a goal that I am moving towards. This is the only thing for me
matters!
SAMPO TV story about the concert of Baritons of the 21st century on 05/26/14 Petrozavodsk. Karelia.
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Welcome to the official website of agent Vladislav Kosarev. Vladislav’s pure baritone has long won the hearts of grateful audiences, both domestic and foreign. His undeniable talent and virtuosic performance bring true pleasure to listeners. He perfectly performs compositions of various genres: romances, ballads, opera arias and popular music.
Creative achievements
Vladislav took his first steps towards music very early. He was then barely six years old. Since childhood, the guy had excellent hearing, and an irresistible attraction to creativity left him with virtually no choice in the matter of future activities.
2001 – Vladislav Kosarev successfully completed the famous Gnessinka. I wanted to quickly give vent to numerous ideas and try my skills. The first place of labor and creative activity became for him the men's choir "Peresvet".
He successfully performed solo roles, and later began to conduct. Concerts of Vladislav Kosarev are held at the highest professional level. He always uses only high-quality sound equipment, therefore, regardless of the acoustics of the hall, the audience enjoys high-quality, powerful sound.
The singer has a wide range of interests. Vladislav’s repertoire includes amazingly beautiful classical compositions, as well as winning pop songs from the various topics. It has become prestigious to order a performance by Vladislav Kosarev. The best Moscow halls submitted to him. Kosarev’s concerts drew applause at the famous Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Great Hall Conservatories, Concert Hall them. Tchaikovsky and many others. He also participated in television concerts and recorded music for films.
The result of dedicated work was the First Prize of the first International Competition conductors named after Yurlova. His collection also includes numerous orders and prizes from various prestigious competitions.
These days
Having started his solo career in 2009, Vladislav successfully performs for his fans. He has a wonderful, diverse repertoire. Each concert always takes place with maximum efficiency. You should now book a performance by Vladislav Kosarev in advance, because the singer has a busy schedule. He is charming, sincere and treats his admirers with genuine tenderness. The singer’s amazing baritone is natural both when performing classical operas, operettas, musicals, and Russian folk songs. More about Vladislav Kosarev can be found on his official website.