Balalaika - not the most fashionable and popularmusical instrument, even in Russia, so virtuosos such as Alexei Arkhipovsky, attract great attention. How did the musician go? What is he famous for? What is worth listening to?
How it all began
Alexey Arkhipovsky was born in the south of Russia - inTuapse, May 15, 1967. The house often sounded music, as his father played the harmonica and the accordion. He was able to inculcate the same love of creativity and son. From an early age, Alexey knew all the diversity of Russian music. Arkhipovsky remembers his childhood with pleasure: the sea, the sun, the balalaika - what else is needed for happiness ?! At the age of nine, a boy comes to a music school to master the traditional Russian instrument - the balalaika. His first teacher, Kulishova Evgenia Nikolaevna, says that the student was distinguished by unusual persistence and diligence. During the first six months, he had to painfully “rearrange” his arm through long exercises, but Lesha overcame all this. And by the end of school, he was the winner of many music competitions, and by the end of his studies he gave his first full-fledged solo concert from two parts.
Later, Alexei Arkhipovsky enters the departmentfolk instruments in the music school to them. Gnesinyh. His teacher was a professor, People's Artist of Russia, the famous balalaika Valery E. Zazhigin. Study was given to a student fairly easily, he participated in various creative tests and even became the winner of the All-Russian competition of performers on folk instruments.
Years of work
Выпускник училища, Архиповский нашел себе работу in the Russian folk orchestra under the direction of V.P. Dubrovsky in Smolensk. Here began his musical experiments. Arkhipovsky was not enough to play traditional music in a familiar way, he was looking for opportunities to extract more various sounds from his favorite instrument. He polished his technique, found new expressive forms for the balalaika.
Через 9 лет работы солистом оркестра судьба дает Alexey has a chance to reach the next level - he is invited to a well-known group led by Lyudmila Zykina, in the ensemble “Russia”. At one of the concerts he is instructed to keep the hall for 5 minutes while the next issue is being prepared. He led the audience so that he was not allowed to go for 20 minutes. So Arkhipovsky got the right to solo in the orchestra. He traveled to many countries and cities with “Russia”, made acquaintances, but felt it was time to go on a solo voyage. The Stas Namin Center provided him with this opportunity, and since 2002, Arkhipovsky began to work alone. He participated in a huge number of festivals, gained strength in a new style of contemporary music, combining fatal and ethnic motifs.
Honored Glory
Since 2003, the musician is adjacent to the movement“Ethnosphere” is growing in popularity - its performances are gathering halls. Since 2007, the artist's fame is increasing, he participates in major projects: the Tarkovsky Film Festival, the opening of Eurovision 2009, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Vancouver (in the Russian House), international festivals of jazz, blues, ethnic and modern music. The musician collaborated with famous musicians, for example, with Dmitry Malikov.
The possibilities of the balalaika turned out to be limitless, andThis proved Alexei Arkhipovsky. The best of his heritage is improvisation on various musical material: national, modern, classical. In 2011, Arkhipovsky was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the best balalaika in the world.
Alexey Arkhipovsky: balalaika is the best instrument
The musician with love talks about histool. He claims that his possibilities are inexhaustible, and every concert proves this successfully. Arkhipovsky says that the balalaika is a continuation of him, she helps him to think and feel. The works of the musician can not be attributed to any one genre, they organically combine jazz, classical and modern styles, as well as they read the fateful and pop start. In addition, various national traditions, and not only Russians, are reflected in balalaika compositions. Alexey is called a virtuoso, often deservedly compared with Paganini and Jimi Hendrix. He proves with his creativity that with a lot of love, three strings are enough to touch the listener's soul.
Creative achievements
Arkhipovskiy calls his main successthe acquisition of "his instrument" and the love of the audience. Many balalaika pieces become real hits, the audience discovers the possibilities of this instrument, falls in love with it, and this is what Aleksey Arkhipovsky is seeking. “Road to Home”, “Lullaby”, “Cinderella”, “Charm” - these compositions enchant the listener and immerse themselves in the special world of instrumental music. Today Arkhipovsky is a very popular artist, his solo concerts collect full halls in many countries of the world. His program "Insomnia" consists of his own works, created as a new reading of a huge number of different musical compositions.
