Petrova Olga: biography, creativity, famous father, talented daughter

Olga Petrova, whose biography will bepresented in this article, this is a Petersburg composer. She writes music for plays and films. Her father - the famous composer - Andrei Petrov. And daughter Manana is a star of musicals.

Biography

Петрова Ольга Андреевна родилась в Ленинграде в 1956 Since birth, she was surrounded by music. The pope-composer was constantly composing something, playing, and the records in the house were constantly being listened to. Mom was a teacher of solfege, and her students constantly came to her to work out before exams. Grandma often played the piano.

Since childhood, Olga wanted to connect her life withmusic But she did not want to play other people's works or to be a theorist. She wanted to create something of their own. For seven years O. Petrova studied in a regular school and, in addition to her, in a music school. After that, she fell into another world. Olga transferred to a special music school at the Conservatory. Here she did not feel like a black sheep. They all lived in music and people of talented, unusual - respected. After finishing school, Olga entered the N. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory at the composition department.

Olga Petrova wrote her first major work, being a second-year student. It was the chamber cantata "Source".

Creation

The winner of various competitions is Olga Petrova. The composer writes works of various genres. Olga herself says that more to the vocal music.

Works of O. Petrova:

• "Everything will be repeated again" (symphony).
• "Winnie the Pooh" (opera).
• "Russian songs" (vocal cycle).
• The Ugly Duckling (ballet).
• "My window" (cantata).
• "For the glory of the dead is not" (symphony).
• "Lullabies" (vocal cycle).
• "The Elephant Horton is Waiting for the Chick" (opera).
• "Caliph-stork" (musical).
• "Lysistrata" (ballet).
• "Navel" (opera).

As well as Olga Petrova wrote music for twenty performances, a large number of films and works for orchestras. She is a member of the Union of Composers of Russia.

Andrey Petrov

Petrova Olga, as mentioned above, daughtercomposer. Her father wrote great music. Andrei Petrov was born in Leningrad in 1930. Since childhood, he studied music, played the violin. But he was not going to connect his life with art.

В 1945 году он посмотрел кинофильм о И.Strauss "Grand Waltz". This picture made on A. Petrov so strong an impression that he decided to become a composer. In 1949 he graduated from the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, and after 5 years - the Leningrad Conservatory. Andrei Petrov - was a member of the Union of Composers and People's Deputy of the USSR. The composer died of a stroke in 2006.

Music by Andrei Petrov

The composer wrote a huge amountworks. Among them are romances, songs, operas, music for films, symphonies, ballets and instrumental works. In his work, the composer relied on the traditions of Russian classics.

Works of A. Petrov:

• Creation of the World (ballet).
• "The Captain's Daughter" (musical).
• "Pioneer Suite".
• "Poem about the pioneer".
• "Boldin Autumn" (music for the play).
• "Last Night" (work for soprano).
• "In the rhythm of the heart" (musical).
• "Brilliant St. Petersburg" (music for orchestra).
• “Peter the First” (opera).
• “Radda and Loiko” (symphonic poem).
• "Dawn of October" (cantata).
• “The Master and Margarita” (ballet).
• "Poem" (memory of those killed in besieged Leningrad).
• "Blue Bird" (symphonic fantasy).
• “Stationmaster” (ballet).
• "Time of Christ" (symphony).

Andrei Petrov has written songs and melodies for the following films:

• "Watch out for the car".
• "Amphibian Man".
• "Old robbers".
• "White Bim Black Ear".
• "I am walking around Moscow."
• "Station for two."
• "Old, old tale".
• "Speak the word about the poor hussar."
• "Salome".
• "Love affair at work".
• "One hundred soldiers and two girls."
• "Cruel romance".
• "Fair wind," Blue Bird ".
• "Petersburg secrets".
• "I accept the fight."
• "Autumn marathon".
• "Heaven promised".
• "Garage".
• "The battalions are asking for fire."
• "Forgotten Melody for Flute".
• "Poor, poor Paul."
• "Tsarevich Alexey".
• "Old nags".

And many other paintings had musical accompaniment from him. In total, Andrei Petrov has written music for more than eighty films.

Daughter Manana

Petrova Olga - mother of two children.Son Peter works in the Philharmonic, he is a double bass symphony orchestra. Daughter Manana - singer and actress. She graduated from two schools (music and art). Then she entered the Theater Academy in the faculty of acting. Even in his student years, Manana starred in several motion pictures. After graduating from the Academy, she enrolled in graduate school and became a teacher at the department of vocal and musical education.

Manana Gogitidze - actress of the theater "Sheltercomedian "in St. Petersburg. In addition, she plays in the musicals of the two capitals and participates in concert programs. Manana is twice the winner of the prestigious Golden Mask award.

Musical roles of Manana Gogitidze:

• The Vampire Ball (Rebecca).
• “Jekyll and Hyde” (Lady Baconsfield).
• "Onegin" (nanny).
• The Little Mermaid (Ursula).
• "Juliet and Romeo" (nanny).
• "Chicago" ("Mom" Morton).
• “Eight F” (Dora).