Vladislav Kosarev in contact. Vladislav Kosarev: It took me a long time to decide to sing

Vladislav Kosarev is one of the most talented contemporary young performers of the pop-classical direction. He was born in Smolensk, where he graduated from a music school and college, then entered the Russian Academy of Music (RAM) named after the Gnessins. After graduating from the Academy, Kosarev began working in the Moscow Men's Chamber Choir "Peresvet" as a soloist, and a year later as a chief conductor. In 2009, Vladislav decided to start a career as a solo vocalist. Rare in beauty, noble and courageous baritone, which cannot be confused with any other, acting temperament and charisma immediately won the hearts of the listeners. Kosarev's concerts are invariably sold out. The singer performs in the best concert halls in Moscow - the State Kremlin Palace, Crocus City Hall, the Moscow International House of Music, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall; at the prestigious venues of St. Petersburg: the Great Philharmonic Hall, the State Academic Chapel, the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall.

The singer tours a lot in Russia. The geography of his tour stretches from Stavropol and Krasnodar to Siberia, Salekhard and Abakan. The art of V. Kosarev has repeatedly received rave reviews from reviewers in different regions of Russia. Critics call his concerts "the theater of the song, the theater of one actor-singer." Belgorod music observer Nina Sinyanskaya wrote: “Voice, appearance, artistry are so organically combined in the magnificent stage image of Vladislav Kosarev that it is absolutely impossible to resist him ... His gentle, juicy, velvety, full-sounding baritone is amazingly beautiful. Just as good is his free, natural, graceful and courageous plasticity, combined with an extremely charming appearance. And the third component is the expressive intonation of pronunciation of words, like a dramatic actor’s”… Smolensk journalist and publicist Sergei Mukhanov, after the singer’s performance at the Smolensk Philharmonic in March 2015, summarized: “… Kosarev gives a very accessible example of how Russians can sound in modern conditions songs and romances - without arrogance, without mummers and tinsel vulgarity. The lyrical hero of Kosarev is elegant and noble. He is bright. There is no break in it, but there is always hope. He loves life, he appreciates a real song. Kosarev's speeches lift people up. Faces brighten from his songs, shoulders straighten, eyes shine. He returns the joy of being to people - what could be higher ?!

The young singer collaborates with many well-known bands. Among them are the Russian State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography (artistic director - People's Artist of Russia Sergey Skripka); The Central Concert Orchestra of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia under the direction of the Honored Artist of Russia Felix Aranovsky, the State Academic Russian Folk Ensemble "Russia" named after Lyudmila Zykina; ensemble of soloists AORNI VGTRK (artistic director - Honored Artist of Russia Viktor Smolii), as well as many regional symphony and folk orchestras.

Vladislav Kosarev is the winner of the First Prize of the First International A. Yurlov Competition for Choral Conductors. He was awarded the Golden Order "Service to Art", the order "Faith. Hope. Love"; Imperial medal "Jubilee of the National Feat" 1613-2013 by Decree of the Head of the Russian Imperial House, Empress Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna.

V. Kosarev is a soloist of the Variety Symphony Orchestra conducted by Honored Artist of Russia Felix Aranovsky. A regular participant in the program "ROMANCE OF ROMANCE" on the TV channel "RUSSIA-CULTURE".

Since 2008, V. Kosarev has been regularly taking part in the All-Russian holiday "Day of Family, Love and Fidelity" held in Murom. He is the first performer of several songs written specifically for this celebration. Among them are “Peter and Fevronia” and “Girl” (music by V. Uslanov, lyrics by E. Avdeeva), “Family” (music and lyrics by N. Ukolov), “Saints of the Murom Land” (music and lyrics by A. Bikkulova). Awarded with two Letters of Appreciation from the President of the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives Svetlana Medvedeva for her contribution to the cultural and spiritual development of Russia (2012 and 2014).

Natalia Krasilnikova,
member of the Union of Journalists of Russia, theater critic

Concert "Songs of our Victory"

("I love you, life", "Oh, roads ...", "At a nameless height", "Three tankers", "Katyusha", "Dark night", "We need one victory", "Song of the distant Motherland ", "On a sunny meadow", "Lizaveta", "In a dugout", "Smuglyanka", "Cranes", "I drove from Berlin", "May Waltz", "Let's bow to those great years", "Victory Day")

I bring to your attention an interview with my favorite artist, a wonderful baritone, our fellow countryman - Vladislav KOSAREVA.
Exclusive material was published on the Smolenskaya Gazeta website, I borrow it with pleasure from there. The author is art critic Natalia KRASILNIKOVA. Thank her very much!
To everyone who is interested: Vladislav Kosarev will sing for the Smolensk people on March 8 in the Glinka Concert Hall. We will see the program "Music of the Heart" with the Smolensk Russian Folk Orchestra named after Dubrovsky (artistic director and chief conductor - Artyom Belov).
A year ago I attended a concert by Kosarev, and the musician made an indelible impression on me. Therefore, there is only one advice: do not miss it!

Every journalist has heroes who become part of his destiny. When you grow into the personality of the person you write about, so much so that the boundaries between profession and life are erased. Singer Vladislav Kosarev for me is one of those heroes.
What is it that captivates and captivates Vladislav's art? The voice of the rarest, amazing beauty? Yes, no doubt. But surely there are singers with more beautiful voices! Dramatic skill? And this is true, but today singers without an acting gift simply cannot survive in the music market! I think Kosarev's phenomenon is in that inexhaustible LIGHT OF THE SOUL that flows from his eyes, nourishes the timbre of his voice and all his stage behavior. After the concerts of Vl. Kosarev and communication with him, the world is seen with 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 to light at the end of the tunnel! Honestly, I do not know the praise of the Artist above this!
Vladislav Kosarev - Personality. He is a smart, deep, extraordinary conversationalist. I am sure that Smolensk listeners, who are rightfully proud that this unique artist is their fellow countryman, will be interested and useful in Kosarev's reflections on life and work.

Start
- Vladislav, you are the winner of the First Alexander Yurlov International Competition for Choral Conductors. I have not found anywhere any detailed information about this competition. Meanwhile, this is the start of your career. Can you tell me more about the competition?
- The competition was held in Yekaterinburg in 2001. I was finishing my assistantship-internship at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and for a year I worked as a choirmaster in the men's chamber choir "Peresvet". I had, one might say, not fully realized fighting feeling: in 1999, while studying at the fifth year of the Gnesinka, I went to the competition of choir conductors in the city of Salavat, Bashkortostan, and received a diploma IIdegree. However, I wanted more.
The Yurlov Competition had a traditional structure and was held in three rounds: the first - conducting; the second - work with the choir; the third one is a concert performance of the play with the choir with which we worked in the second round. For me, this competition is interesting because for the first time in the history of competitions for choir conductors, the first places were shared by graduates of the same educational institution - the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. The Grand Prix went to Alexander Solovyov, who then worked as a choirmaster in the Vladimir Minin Chamber Choir (now he is the conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre), and the first prize was yours truly. Sasha and I studied at 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 Rachmaninov's Spring, Taneyev's On the Ship, and in the third round, one number from Rachmaninov's Liturgy.
The chairman of the jury in Yekaterinburg was Vladimir Nikolaevich Minin, and it was he who presented me with a laureate diploma I premiums. The victory at the Yurlov competition gave me the opportunity to become the conductor of the Peresvet choir after a year of work there as a choirmaster.

be an artist
- How important is the assessment of the 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 really value the trust of the audience, who constantly go to my concerts in anticipation of something new, interesting, in anticipation of a miracle. But I can’t say that 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 universal advice: “By the command of God, O Muse, be obedient! Do not fear resentment, do not demand a crown, praise and slander are accepted with indifference and do not dispute the fool!
As for the assessment of my personal qualities, I again focus on a group of people whose opinion is very important to me. I am not an asocial person and, as it seems to me, I do not violate generally accepted moral norms. I do what I think is right and live the way I think is right.

- By the way, about the rules! I recently heard on a TV program, "The worst 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 a huge number of problems for themselves and those around them. I believe that the question is not whether people follow the rules, but what they are generally guided by when doing certain things. According to my observations, people commit a huge number of unseemly, often vile, deeds precisely because they DO NOT FOLLOW any 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 may be watching a cat, a terrible hooligan, who lives in my house; the rustle of leaves; a casual glance of a stranger on the street; a fragment of some phrase that I accidentally saw over the shoulder of a man reading in the subway. Usually, while walking down the street or taking the subway, you try to take a break from work, and after such unexpected impulses, on the contrary, you want to immerse yourself in creativity with renewed vigor!
I try to constantly expand the range of sources of my inspiration. Recently, I once again reviewed the film "Three Poplars on Plyushchikha". For several weeks now, I have had the look of Oleg Efremov before my eyes when his hero is sitting in the Volga, leaning his elbows on the steering wheel ... In this look - the Universe, it's GENIUS!!! Now I often recall this scene when I am working on the Soviet pop repertoire.

- In an interview, you talk a lot about your self-criticism. At the same time, answering the host Natalya Zavyalova on Radio Petersburg, you literally said the following: “I am a terrible Samoyed!” What do you think is the difference between self-criticism and self-criticism?
- Everything is very simple - a self-critical person does not have to be a Samoyed at all: he can see both positive and negative traits of his own and outline effective ways to correct shortcomings. The Samoyed, on the other hand, is busy with eternal self-abasement, searching for qualities that he may not have. At the same time, he mainly blames himself for all the troubles of the world. It is destructive to the individual. It is very difficult for Samoyeds to survive in our reality, so I believe that a person should fight against such manifestations.
Speaking about myself, in the early years of my solo career I was hindered by my self-criticism, but gradually I overcame it.

- Artists of what personality type, in your opinion, are threatened with star disease?
- People who were not loved in childhood and who, for various reasons, feel like second-class people. Then, as a compensation, “star disease” arises - as a way of false self-affirmation. I say this based on my own observations: life gave me meetings with real titans - Svyatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sergei Skripka and many other Creators. They are unusually simple and natural, because they do not need to prove anything to anyone. The personality on the stage is always visible - even if it is a student.
I think stardom is a kind of disorder when you raise yourself to the rank of an idol, an idol.

- In one of the conversations, to my question: “What quality do you value most in people?” you answered: "Cheerfulness." But a scoundrel can also be cheerful. In addition, according to my observations, scoundrels are often very charming. How to delimit?
- I do not think that a scoundrel is capable of being a cheerful person! He is deprived of the gift to love life, the world, people, he is basically incapable of being open and sincere. How can he enjoy life if by his actions and actions he demonstrates hatred for her?

Minkov's masterpiece
- In the summer of 2013, "Culture" showed "Romance of the Romance", dedicated to the memory of Mark Minkov. You performed Minkov's composition to the lyrics by Yevgeny Yevtushenko "Listening to Solveig's Song". I consider this piece to be one of your most significant creative victories in recent times. Can I find out the history of the appearance of Minkov's masterpiece - Yevtushenko in your repertoire?
- The editor-in-chief of Romance Romance Alla Sergeevna Goncharova called me and offered to perform this piece. She said that the song is practically unknown, although at one time it was sung by Muslim Magomayev and Lev Leshchenko. When preparing new material, I never listen to recordings of other singers and do not watch videos, so as not to absorb other people's intonations. I looked at the notes of "Solveig" and realized that I fell ill with this composition! The song is complex not vocally, but emotionally-figuratively: in three minutes you need to be able to convey the turn from life to death.
While working on the song, I wondered: WHAT can pierce a person so that death loses its horror for him? And I found the answer: only conviction, unshakable faith that our departure to another world is not the end. There is a very clear sequence of events in Minkov's song: a person lies down and dies. Remember the very first words: “I’m lying with my eyes closed, in a deserted room. And the bitterest pain, and the sweetest pain ... ”The hero’s pain is so terrible that it becomes sweet! And nearby is another world, where are the pine trees, where is the sun, where is life, light, love. Grieg's "Song of Solveig", in my opinion, in this case becomes the voice of an angel, a saving thread for the hero. A person 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" by itself cannot possess such power. Only the Will of God, manifested through some event, can become this force.
In the finale ("When I die - but I'll die, and I'll die: I'll have to!") I did not hear hopelessness and doom. The hero matures to an understanding: it’s not scary to leave this life when you know that there is another world where there is no pain and suffering, where you will be accepted and forgiven!

glory and luxury
- Somehow I heard from Dmitry Dibrov that a person's life in the modern world is based on four pillars: success, fame, money, luxury. What content do you put into each of these concepts? How important is each of them to you?
- Of these concepts, only one is valuable to me - LUXURY. I put into it the meaning that Antoine de Saint-Exupery spoke about: "The only luxury is the luxury of human communication." MONEY for me is just a tool that allows me to solve various life and creative tasks. Money comes to a person, as a rule, when he does his job professionally and efficiently. I understand that my view is somewhat idealistic, and many would argue with me - especially in our country! In our country, unfortunately, far from always people who masterfully do their job receive a worthy reward for it. This is especially noticeable, alas, in the sphere of culture, medicine and education.
SUCCESS for me is an integral part of the fact that you are doing something very necessary, important and meaningful for people. For me, the concept of "success" is somewhat synonymous with the concept of "demand". In the end, only the person himself can judge whether he is successful or not. Both I and you probably know people who live in luxurious houses, drive prestigious foreign cars, relax in five-star hotels ... But if such a person gets up in the morning with the thought that he will again go to an unloved job, even if it brings a solid income, you can whether to consider it successful? From a social standpoint, most likely yes. From my point of view, definitely not. Such a person does not experience JOY that money cannot buy. I am convinced that joy is born when a person is engaged in what he loves and communicates with like-minded people. I recently read from a psychologist: "Joy is a by-product of properly organized activity." I think it's brilliant! I would say the same about success. As for the GLORY, again, for me it is not a goal, but a consequence. When people will need your creativity - on the one hand; on the other hand, the quality of your musical product will be modern and commercial in the best sense - then glory will come. This is ideal. Although I often see that fame does not always come to truly gifted and worthy people.

- Be honest: don’t you get annoyed that you don’t have the media that some artists less talented than you have?
- And what about the media? For me, only one thing is important: most of my concerts are sold out. And I also have a goal to which I am going. For me, that's the only thing that matters!

Natalia KRASILNIKOVA

Photo from the page “Vladislav Kosarev. Official group on Facebook

If we talk about a person who is able to perform absolutely any genre, then this will undoubtedly be the singer Vladislav Kosarev. Folk songs, classics, romances - this is all that is in his repertoire. His voice fascinates many listeners, it is about Kosarev that one can say that it is impossible for them to hear enough.

Biography of the singer Vladislav Kosarev

Vladislav Anatolyevich was born in the city of Smolensk on December 5, 1975. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a love of music. When his mother took him to a music school, he was only six years old. Sang in the choir. After some time, he received a musical education at the Smolensk Glinka School. By the way, many artists studied at this school. Getting a diploma provided a good start to his musical career. After that, he left his native city and went to conquer Moscow. There Kosarev continued his studies - he entered the Gnessin Academy.

The beginning of the creative path

Vladislav began his career with the male choir "Peresvet". First he was a soloist, then he became a conductor. Having gone this way, Vladislav nevertheless realized that he would like to be a solo singer. The Peresvet team gave concerts in many cities of Russia, but they conquered not only this country, but also others, such as Poland, Estonia, Spain, France, Sweden. Many countries fell in love with the extraordinary baritone of the singer Vladislav Kosarev.

In early 2009, he still decides to start a solo career. The singer gave concerts in the largest halls of Moscow (P. I. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Great Hall of the Conservatory, the Kremlin Palace of Congresses and many others). His songs could often be heard on many Russian channels.

The first concerts of the singer Vladislav Kosarev were very successful, the incredible baritone captivated all the audience, but it was precisely the fact that he performs any genre that his fans remember the most.

Vladislav is very fond of composers of the 20th century, so he prefers to sing not pop music, which is heard almost everywhere, but compositions of a more classical style. The singer believes that there are very few of him on TV screens. He puts his whole self into all his songs, which is why they take for the soul. The most chic works from his repertoire, according to the audience, are the following: “Don’t wake her up at dawn”, “Jingle bells”, “A snowstorm sweeps along the street”.

The singer performs at all concerts where he is invited, he also sings at various holidays, anniversaries and weddings. Works in partnership with many musical ensembles, such as the Rossiya Ensemble, the Variety Symphony Orchestra and many other wind and folk ensembles.

In 2017 he received the honorary title "Honored Artist of the Karelian Republic", was awarded by the head of this state himself. Every year he takes part in a holiday dedicated to the Family Day in Murom.

Personal life of singer Vladislav Kosarev

Many are very interested in the singer's personal life, but no matter how provocative questions are asked during the interview, he, like a tough nut, does not tell anything about it. Vladislav believes that such a topic as personal life is personal, that no one should know anything about it.

If we talk about a person who is able to perform absolutely any genre, then this will undoubtedly be the singer Vladislav Kosarev. Folk songs, classical, rom...

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11.06.2018 12:00

The beginning of the creative path

Personal life of singer Vladislav Kosarev

- Vladislav, when did you realize that you wanted to make music?
– I always wanted to, I just didn’t think it would become my profession. I have a very musical family, my parents worked at the factory all their lives, but when she came home, my mother would start to sing something. Thank God, she is alive, and, despite her serious age, her voice has retained its beauty and brightness. And the grandmother in the village club led a circle of Russian songs.

June 19, 2015 | I sing what I believe

- In one of the interviews, you said that from childhood you grew up on the work of Soviet baritones, which your mother listened to, and Western ones, which your father listened to. Were your parents somehow connected with the artistic environment?

Parents worked all their lives at the factory, but they loved music very much. And everyone in my family sang and sing. When we all get together, the powerful voice of the pope covers everyone. He has a great dramatic tenor voice.

June 19, 2015 | I sing what I believe

- In Orel you perform with a military program.

The topic of war is a special one, and this is very responsible. As a child, I sang the songs “Victory Day”, “In the Dugout”, “On the Sunny Glade” together with my grandfather Georgy Andreevich Labuzov.

June 27, 2014 |

- Judging by your appearance, you also had aristocrats in your family.
- We all came out of the people.
- Cossack ancestors are not listed?
- I wish there were! Recently became interested in the history of the Cossacks. Trotsky wrote: “The Cossacks are the only estate of the Russian people capable of self-realization. That is why they must be destroyed." I remember the phrase attributed to Napoleon: "Give me two hundred Cossacks, and I will conquer the whole world."

June 27, 2014 | Today we must sing better than yesterday

- And how do you feel about Cossack songs?
- In spirit I am a Russian person. Love for folk songs was passed down from my grandmother. In our Smolensk region, she led a Russian song club. She gathered not old women, but young girls, dressed up in Russian costumes and learned with them spring incantations, ritual ones, including Cossack songs. Compared to Russians, they are completely different. Lingering, drill… They have intonations, rhythm… By itself, the spirit of the Cossack song simply knocks. Slowly began to include them in his repertoire. I experiment, do styling, achieve a modern sound, but without pop music ... Unfortunately, there are not so many people who feel the spirit of the song, are engaged in folk culture not to show off with a kokoshnik or playfully twist a skirt, not so many. In Moscow, for example, an interesting festival "Ethnosphere" is held every year, which attracts jazz, rock musicians, and modern folk song performers. In my opinion, this is a very interesting and promising project.

March 5, 2014 | Meet baritone Vladislav Kosarev!

About personal life
- I always avoid the topic of personal life - in any interview. I always answer: "I'm married to the stage." Not because I strive to maintain some kind of mystery, to be desirable for everyone - no, I do not use such tricks. Personal life is personal, to be with a person, but not to become public. Personal relationships are not an easy topic, especially for an artist, so I generally don’t discuss it. Never.

January 7, 2014 | To sing is to fly!

Life is like a song

To be honest, I don't remember the first time I sang. But I remember exactly that I was born... and everyone was already singing around! Grandmother sang all her life, led a circle of Russian songs in a village school, heard many military songs from her grandfather, mother adored the work of Magomaev, Ots, Khil, Gulyaev ... lines from the "Cruiser Aurora" and ... experienced an incomparable feeling of happiness, flight ... it's hard to explain! And right after this “incident”, my mother took me to a music school. There was a wonderful boys' choir led by Gennady Barykin! In this choir we performed many songs from Alexandra Pakhmutova's cycle "Gagarin's Constellation". Many years have passed and I sang the same songs in Saratov in 2011 at a gala concert dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into space! Alexandra Nikolaevna herself was sitting at the piano, and Nikolai Dobronravov was standing in the wings ... That's how interesting life is.

November 6, 2013 | I want to find my composer

Do you dedicate your concerts to anyone? For example, songs of the war years?

All my concerts are dedicated to my audience! As for military songs… My solo activity started with them. Many of them I first heard from my grandfather. He was one of the most significant people in my life, a person from whom I learned a lot ...

When I am preparing for a concert where I sing war songs, it is very important for me to remember my grandfather, his stories about the war, his intonations ... Watching a movie about the war is one thing, but communicating with a person who was there and knows the value of every word in a war song , is completely different.

February 22, 2013 | You just have to be honest. On stage and in life

- Did you have a moment when you fully felt like a real singer?
- Yes, I remember it very well. I was six years old and our whole extended family was having a concert at the village club. I went on stage for the first time, sang and ... it seemed to me that wings had grown behind my back!
I also remember very well my first solo concert, which took place in May 2009 in the Moscow House of Culture "Harmony". Together with an accordion player, I performed songs of the war years for war veterans. For me, Victory Day is a holy holiday. My grandfather went to the front as a very young boy, after the end of the war he fought with Bandera in Western Ukraine for a year and a half. Almost all the military songs that I now perform in my concerts, I first heard from him, and ... not just heard. The feelings and emotions of a person who went through all the hell of the Great Patriotic War were imprinted in my soul. Four years ago, at my concert in the hall, there were people who, like my grandfather, knew firsthand about the war. And when I saw that they believed me, I realized that I have the right to go on stage.

March 13, 2012 | What does love know about love?

- So it turns out that there were singers in your family?
- There were no professional ones. It's just that everyone in the family, especially on the maternal side, sang very well. My father has an amazing lyric-dramatic tenor voice. When we gather at the same table, you can’t hear me - he overlaps my voice twice. My father worked all his life at the plant, he went from a machine operator to the head of the shop. Hands are huge! And he could be a very good singer.