The violin that conquered the world: what Dmitry Kogan will remember. Kogan Dmitry Pavlovich - biography

The sad news about the death of the incredibly talented and famous violinist Dmitry Kogan horrified the public. As you know, Dmitry for a long time struggled with cancer, which he could not overcome. The famous violinist died of cancer on August 29, 2017. Netizens are already expressing condolences for the loss.

Dmitry Kogan was the most famous Russian violinist of modern times. The musician not only led an active touring life and released many albums, but also did charity work. The renowned violinist was born into a musical family in 1978 in October. His grandfather was a very famous violinist and Honored Artist of the USSR - Leonid Kogan. Dmitry's father is the famous conductor Pavel Kogan. Mother is a pianist, and grandmother is a musician and violinist. So Dmitry picked up the violin from childhood and studied music.

Already at the age of 10 he performed with a symphony orchestra, and at the age of 15 Dmitry Kogan gave a concert at the Moscow Conservatory. Dmitry entered the Moscow School of Music, and then in 1996 he entered two universities at once - the Academy in Helsinki and the Moscow Conservatory. In 1997, Kogan went on tour in Europe. In 1998, Dmitry released a unique album in which he performed all 24 caprices of Paganini. Note that there are only a few such musicians in the world.

Dmitry Kogan violinist: biography, personal life, photo

He became famous after the charity concert "Times of Great Music", as well as after he recorded an album for children's schools. Dmitry Kogan toured Russia a lot in 2009, and in 2010 he was given the title of Honored Artist of Russia.

Dmitry Kogan was married to a socialite. His wife was the head of one of the glossy magazines. But the marriage was not successful. After three years of marriage, the couple divorced. The reason was that Dmitry's wife loved secular parties, which he simply could not stand. And now, cancer has claimed the life of a young musician who would be in his prime.

The performance of Kogan and the chamber orchestra "Moscow Camerata" passed in one breath. In anticipation of the performance of the next work, the hall froze - neither the creak of the chairs, nor the breath of the audience. And after a virtuoso performance - a flurry of applause.

In the concert program, the musician played unique violins by Nicolo Amati (the oldest violin, 1665), Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini and Jean Baptiste Vuillaume.

Before the speech, Dmitry Kogan talked to reporters and first of all apologized for his delay:

Your city is developing, and this is reflected in the number of cars in it. I don't remember there being so many traffic jams here before. This tour around the world was conceived four years ago, each time it includes new instruments with which we tour different cities. And I am very glad that Tula is included in it: I have been performing in your city since childhood, and I have the best impression of it. And to play for Tula is a great joy and a great honor for me. Tools can be accumulated from the collections where they are stored for only one and a half months a year.

The Five Great Violins project began on March 30 in London and ends today in your city. Then they will go to their owners.

— With what feeling do you pick up these violins and which one do you like the most?

I have only one comparison here: it's like talking to five amazing girls. And if one is praised, then the other four will definitely take revenge: these are not just musical instruments, but living beings - each with its own character, with its own “biography”. No wonder the shape of the violin resembles a female figure. And when they ask me which one I prefer, I answer: “That's it!” Each has its own sound. For example, the great Stradivarius, as he signed in Latin, in his instruments came closest to the timbre of the human voice, for which he was awarded fame that neither his predecessors nor his followers knew. Amati's works are small, with a gentle, ringing and surprisingly melodious silvery sound.

- How much time was devoted to getting to know your "girls"?

When the violins arrived, I only had three days to get used to the instruments, which was difficult. But such tests in the life of a musician happen often, and there was no way out. Well, after the first concert it became easier ...

The violins are of great value. How are they transported from city to city?

All security measures are observed, in accordance with the contract, although in some cities the precaution is even unnecessary. For example, a couple of years ago in one city, the local minister of internal affairs assigned us with violins a whole bus of riot police with machine guns, in camouflage uniforms. Moreover, the guys not only accompanied me to the rehearsal and to the concert during the day, but also stood on patrol at the door of the hotel room at night. I confess that I felt uncomfortable at the same time: like a prisoner. But I had to put up with it ... And once at the customs in Germany, the servant of the law showed vigilance.

I flew to the concert and took three violins with me. The customs officer became interested: why do I need so much, am I a smuggler?

And he demanded to prove that I was a violinist. I was forced to get a violin and play at the airport. Then my controller suddenly left somewhere, I was puzzled, and returned with a crowd of colleagues and asked to play more. It would be rude to refuse...

How popular is classical music in your opinion today?

I never felt its lack of demand, it is simply necessary for people, and it will always be so. Of course, a violinist or pianist will never be as popular as a crooner or rapper, but performers in another genre can come and go, and classics are eternal. By the way, this is the only type of musical art that cures diseases. I recently visited a large cardiological institute to see its director, and he showed me an innovative department. There are several wards where patients listen to the music of Haydn, baroque music, old Italians, Tchaikovsky, Glinka. I was surprised and delighted at the same time.

Do you watch music shows on TV?

No, there's just no time for that. I mostly watch news programs - in the car, at the airport.

- You once said that a musician at a concert gives all the best, like an athlete at a competition.

Yes, there is an element of “physics” in my profession: the mode, the playing technique ... It’s not enough to feel, you need to be able to convey it to the public, and everything is done by hand, whatever one may say. Another thing is that there is not always a spiritual component in sports, although, they say, Maradona did it on the field, and not just played.

— And how do you relax?

I really want to go in for sports, but I can't. And so I like to drive a car, a good movie, I just like to listen to music. Miscellaneous. You know, yesterday I spoke on the phone with my friend, who is 20 years older than me, has been in business all his life, was busy. And so he told me: “And now I’m learning to relax ...” And I’ll leave for a couple of days, and it starts: a hundred calls, then I learn a new piece ... I still haven’t learned how to relax.

The voice of the people

Tatyana Evstigneeva

This is my first time at such a concert, I came from Bogoroditsk. I love classical music, we always play it at home. Children are brought up spiritually on it.

TASS-DOSIER. On August 29, 2017, it became known that the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, violinist Dmitry Kogan, died at the age of 39.

Dmitry Pavlovich Kogan was born on October 27, 1978 in Moscow in the family of Pavel Kogan and Lyubov Kazinskaya. Father - violinist and conductor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, chief conductor of the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra. Mother is a pianist. Paternal grandfather was Leonid Kogan - one of the most prominent Soviet violinists, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR.

From the age of six he began to play the violin at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory. Tchaikovsky. At the age of fifteen, he performed with an orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Graduated from the Central Music School in 1996.

In 1996-1999 he was a student at the Moscow State Conservatory (he studied with Igor Bezrodny and Eduard Grach), in parallel, in 1996-2000, he studied at the Academy. J. Sibelius (Helsinki, Finland), where his mentor was Thomas Haapanen.

In 1997, Kogan made his violin debut in the US and UK. In the future, the musician has repeatedly performed in the most prestigious concert halls in Europe, Asia, America, Australia.

In 1998 he became a soloist with the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic. He took part in prestigious international festivals held in Austria, France, Switzerland, China, etc. He also performed at the Cherry Forest, Russian Winter, Musical Kremlin and other festivals held in Russia.

In 2010 he was a soloist-instrumentalist of the federal state unitary enterprise "Gosconcert".

He was the artistic director of the Primorsky Regional Philharmonic (Vladivostok, 2004-2005) and the Samara State Philharmonic (2011-2013).

In 2014, he was appointed artistic director of the Moscow Camerata orchestra.

In total, he released 10 CDs during his career. In 2013 he recorded a charity album "Time of High Music". It was published in more than 30 thousand copies and donated to music schools, children's art schools, colleges and higher educational institutions in all regions of the Russian Federation.

The violinist was active in charitable, cultural and educational activities, regularly giving master classes.

He was the organizer and artistic director of the International Festival. Leonid Kogan, artistic director of the festival "Days of high music".

In 2011, together with businessman Valery Savelyev, he created the Fund for Support of Unique Cultural Projects. Kogan. The main direction of his activity is the acquisition and restoration of rare instruments around the world for transfer to Russian musicians for free use.

In 2012, he was a confidant of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin.

He headed the Board of Trustees of the Ural College of Music (Yekaterinburg).

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2010).

Honorary Citizen of Nevelsk (2008, Sakhalin Region; the title was awarded for holding charity concerts in support of local residents after the earthquake on August 2, 2007).

In 2009-2012 he was married to Ksenia Chilingarova, daughter of polar explorer Artur Chilingarov.

The famous and adored Russian violinist Dmitry Kogan,
to whom the whole world applauded, died suddenly at the age of 38.
The sad news was received on August 29, 2017 - in the evening. Dmitry Kogan - a famous violinist, is the grandson of an outstanding Soviet violinist and teacher, People's Artist of the USSR Leonid Kogan.

Many did not believe the first ill-fated news and immediately rushed to call the secretary of the famous violinist. His personal assistant Zhanna Prokofieva confirmed:
"Yes, it's true," she said over the phone.

Then she added that Dmitry had been suffering from cancer for more than one year, but did not want to tell anyone about it, to bother.
It was this that caused a sharp deterioration in the health of the violinist.
Sudden death, nothing could help.

Dmitry Leonidovich Kogan was born on October 27, 1978 in Moscow. The successor of the famous musical dynasty. His grandfather was the outstanding violinist Leonid Kogan, his grandmother was the famous violinist and teacher Elizaveta Gilels, his father was conductor Pavel Kogan, and his mother was pianist Lyubov Kazinskaya, who graduated from the Academy of Music. Gnesins.

From the age of six, Dmitry began to study the violin at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory. P. I. Tchaikovsky. At the age of ten, he first performed with a symphony orchestra, at fifteen - with an orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Even then, they bowed before his talent, promising the boy a great future.

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Kogan received his higher education at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He played the violin brilliantly!
He was applauded by the audience in Europe and Asia, America and Australia.

Dmitry Kogan - a violinist who managed to perform the Nicolo Paganini cycle,
which consists of twenty-four caprices. For a long time it was believed that these works of the great genius are almost impossible to repeat. But Dmitry proved otherwise. Today, there are only a few violinists in the world who can perform a full cycle of caprices.

In 2003 Dmitry presented the famous Stradivarius violin "Empress of Russia" for the first time in Russia. The violin belonged to Catherine II. In 2010, Dmitry Kogan was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Kogan organized a number of projects. Since December 2002, under his leadership, the International Festival named after his famous grandfather has been held. The violinist also led several other festivals. Since 2010, Dmitry has been an honorary professor at the Greek Athens Conservatory and chairman of the board of trustees at the Ural College of Music. In 2011, the musician was approved for the position of artistic director of the Samara Philharmonic.

The violinist was not married for such a long time - only three years. The life partner of Dmitry Kogan is also a very remarkable person. She was a socialite and editor-in-chief of the prestigious glossy magazine Pride. From the life of secular lions ”Ksenia Chilingarova, whose father is the famous polar explorer Artur Chilingarov. Young people got married in 2009.

Before the wedding, the couple just lived together for some time without signing,
as is the custom with many couples today. At first, happiness overwhelmed the young spouses, but a little later, the dissimilarity of characters began to appear. Due to her professional activities, Ksenia Chilingarova needs to attend secular parties, which her husband organically did not accept.

However, this did not cause irreconcilable conflicts,
the spouses parted peacefully and, until the last, were very close people for each other, ready at any time to come to the rescue if necessary.
So, for Dmitry Kogan, only the violin replaced his beloved wife, friends, and relatives, which he himself often talks about in his interviews.

Dmitry Kogan attached great importance to charity. He supported various actions in favor of talented youth. Dmitry Pavlovich was a member of the Council for the Quality of Education under the United Russia party. In 2011, Dmitry Kogan, together with philanthropist Valery Savelyev, organized a foundation whose goal is to support interesting cultural projects.

A few years ago in Moscow, in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions, a concert-presentation of the Foundation for Support of Unique Cultural Projects named after. Kogan - "Five great violins in one concert: Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri, Guadanini, Vilhomme." Rare instruments were presented by the Honored Artist of Russia Dmitry Kogan.

The Volga Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra took part in the concert. The Chamber Orchestra of the Samara State Philharmonic "Volga Philharmonic" was formed in 2011 on the initiative of Dmitry Kogan.

The exquisitely subtle performance of A. Piazzolla's cycle "The Four Seasons in Buenos Aires", the impeccable ensemble and the mutual understanding of the soloist and the orchestra so impressed the sophisticated Moscow audience that the orchestra did not let go of the stage for a long time.

The name of the violinist Dmitry Kogan is on a par with the greatest musicians of our time. Thanks to his hard work and determination, more and more young people come to understand classical music, and connoisseurs discover more and more young talents, since one of the activities of this musician is charity.

Moreover, this charity was not an ostentatious action, after which the press praises the name of the benefactor for a long time, but a sincere participation in the fate of young talents. Most often these are free concerts, donated music discs, instruments or accessories for them, as well as sums of money that are not burdensome for the maestro himself.

The date and place of the funeral are already known. According to some sources, farewell to Dmitry Kagon will take place in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions - September 2, beginning at 11-00. As for the place of Dmitry's burial, it has not yet been determined exactly. The violinist's relatives want to bury him at the Novodevichy Cemetery if they are given permission. If it doesn’t work out at Novodevichy, then the musician will be buried at the Troekursky cemetery.

Born on October 27, 1978 into a legendary Russian musical family, Dmitry Kogan is one of the leading Russian classical musicians of our time. His grandfather - Leonid Kogan - one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, grandmother Elizaveta Gilels - the famous violinist and sister of pianist Emil Gilels, instilled in Dmitry a love of classical music from childhood. Dmitry began learning to play the violin at the age of 4, from the age of six he continued his studies at the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory, the first public debut - a concert with a symphony orchestra - took place at the age of 10, his first concert in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Dmitry played at the age of fifteen . Education continued at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Kogan has performed with leading Russian orchestras such as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Grand Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and the State Orchestra of Russia. In 1997, at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, the musician performed his debut Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in the UK. The US debut was marked by a concert with the Utah Symphony Orchestra at the age of 20. Dmitry Kogan constantly gave concerts as a soloist with leading symphony orchestras and conductors in the most prestigious halls in Europe, Asia, the Middle and Far East, the former Soviet republics and the Baltic countries, namely, in the Vienna Hall “Musikverein”, the Berlin “Konzerthaus” and Hall of the Philharmonic, in the hall "Barbican" in London, "Herkulessal" in Munich, "Rudolfinum" in Prague, the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Great Hall of the Philharmonic in St. Petersburg.

Dmitry Kogan has participated in many prestigious world festivals such as Corinthian Summer Festival (Austria), Menton Music Festival (France), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Perth Festival (Scotland), music festivals in Athens, Vilnius, Shanghai, Ogden and Helsinki, as well as the festivals "Russian Winter", "Cherry Forest", "Musical Kremlin", "Sakharov Festival" and many others.

Magnificently performing as a leading soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and conductor, Kogan's program also included a cycle of 24 Caprices by Nicolo Paganini, long considered impossible to perform, which, in turn, includes Kogan in a limited number of world violinists who have performed the whole cycle. Dmitry has recorded a number of CDs with the world's leading record labels.

The musician devoted a lot of time and effort to restoring and strengthening the status of classical music in the value system of modern society. Dmitry not only gave master classes in various countries of the world, but also took part in the activities of charitable societies, supporting actions in favor of children and youth.

In April 2009, Kogan became the first violinist to give a concert for polar explorers at the North Pole. In 2011, Dmitry created the Fund for Support of Unique Cultural Projects. The opening of the Foundation was marked by a concert by Dmitri, during which the five great violins Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Guadanini and Vilhom revealed the richness and depth of their sound in the talented hands of Dmitri.

Dmitry Kogan is the author and artistic director of the Leonid Kogan International Festival, as well as the annual Days of High Music festival, which has received wide recognition throughout Russia. In 2012, Kogan initiated the creation of the Volga Sacred Music Festival, which became a significant event for the entire region.

Kogan was an honorary professor at the Athens Conservatory, artistic director of the Moscow Camerata Orchestra and the Volga Symphony Orchestra. In April 2013, Dmitry was appointed artistic director of the Musical Kremlin festival.

In 2013, Kogan was invited to speak at the International Economic Forum in Davos for an audience of leading world leaders. Realizing the value of music, as well as its diplomatic and educational significance, Dmitry gave concerts for the President of Russia, the Prime Minister of the country, as well as for the leaders of world powers.

In 2015, Dmitry carried out the grandiose project “Time of High Music”, during which the audience of 85 regions of Russia had the opportunity to get acquainted with classical music performed by a unique soloist who performed on the legendary “Robrecht” violin, created in 1728 by the great master Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri (del Jesu).

Dmitry has created a number of musical multimedia projects, the latest of which was the project “The Legend of Valentine”, which premiered in the UK at the London Science Museum.