Vladimir ÌININ is the National Artist of the USSR, laureate of the USSR State Premium, the USSR M.Glinka's State Premium, holder of the order «For merits before Fatherland» III and IV degree, Order of Honor, laureate of the "Triumph-2009" Premium, professor, founder and permanent Art director of the Moscow State Academic Chamber Chorus (MSACC).
Vladimir Minin was born on January 10th, 1929 in Leningrad. In 1945 he graduated from the Leningrad Choral School and entered the Moscow Conservatory. He started his artistic cariere in 1949 when A.V.Sveshnikov had invited V.Minin to be the chorus master in the State Academic Russian Chorus of the USSR (Goschor).
In January 1951 Vladimir Minin was appointed to the position of Art director and main conductor of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army in Poland and worked there till 1954 when returned to the Moscow conservatory for postgraduate study.
From 1958 till 1963 V.Minin headed the State Deserved Chapel of Moldova "Doina". From 1965 till 1967 he worked as Art director and main conductor of the Leningrad Academic Russian Choral Chapel named after Glinka.
In 1972 being the rector of the Gnessins’ State musical pedagogical institute Vladimir Minin formed from students and professors of the above institute the amateur chamber chorus which was transformed in 1973 into professional chorus - the Moscow State Academic Chamber Chorus.
The Moscow Chamber Chorus creation in 1972 in the State musical - pedagogical Gnessin's institute became the remarkable event both in Vladimir Minin's creative biography and musical culture of Russia.
« Creating the Moscow chamber chorus, - remembers V.Minin, - I aspired to resist to the idea developed in the Soviet consciousness about chorus as mass of botchers. I wanted to prove that the chorus is the highest art, but not the mass singing. In fact, the task of choral art is the person spiritual perfection, emotional and sincere dialogue with the audience. The aim of this genre is the audience catharsis. Musical compositions should stimulate a person’s reflection - what for and how he lives. What you create on our earth - the good or the evil, reflect on it... And this aim does not depend neither on time, nor on social formation or president. The major purpose of chorus is to talk about national, philosophical and state problems ».
Vladimir Minin with the Choir tours a lot all over the world.
One of the most remarkable tours was the chorus participation during 10 years (1996-2006) in the Opera festival in Bregenz (Austria), tour performances in Italy, last tour in Japan and Singapore in May - June, 2009 (six concerts - in Tokyo, two - in Sapporo, one in Osaka and Yokohama, 2 concerts in Singapore). Two concerts in Vilnius (Lithuania) were especially significant (June 20-21st, 2009) as they were performed within the framework of the XI International festival of Russian sacred music.
The constant creative partners of chorus are the best symphonic orchestras of Russia: the Russian National Orchestra under baton of M.Pletnev, the Tchaikovsky Big Symphonic Orchestra under baton of V.Fedoseyev, the Svetlanov’s State Academic Symphonic Orchestra under baton of M.Gorenshtein, chamber orchestras: "Virtuosos of Moscow" under baton of V.Spivakov, and « Soloists of Moscow » under baton of Y.Bashmet, etc.
Within the framework of cooperation with the Russian National Orchestra (RNO) in February, 2009 the Moscow Chamber Chorus presented to the audience G.Bize's opera "Carmen", as well as masterpieces of the West-European sacred music. Concerts in the Big hall of Moscow conservatory had a tremendous success where "Paukenmesse" by J. Haydn (April 3, 2009, conductor - V.Minin) and Oratorio « Christ on Olive mountain » by L.V. Beethoven (April 10, 2009, conductor - M.Pletnev) were performed.
In 2009 on the occasion of the 80-anniversary and 60-anniversary of creative activity V.N.Minin was awarded with the Order of Honor. The TV-channel "Cultura" shot a documentary film "Vladimir Minin. From the first person".
The Chorus opened the new concert season 2009-2010 in the Bolshoi theatre where within the framework of continuing cooperation with the RNO and M.Pletnev performed Grieg's suite "Peer Gynt".
In October in the Big Hall of Moscow Conservatory the opening of the Subscription ¹63 (3 concerts) of The Moscow Chamber Chorus took place. The first concert was devoted to Sergey Yesenin « All of us are mourned by our destiny », the second one - to the death anniversary of Alexander Pushkin “Oh, no, life has not bothered me”, the third one - to the 65-anniversary of the Great Victory “War’s unwomanly face”. At the Tchaikovsky concert hall The Chorus performed a cantata "Alexander Nevsky" by S.Prokofiev, participated in the concert performance of opera “Romeo and Julia” by Charles Gounod.
On December 9th in Moscow the Independent premium "Triumph-2009" in the field of literature and art announced the list of laureates. One of them was the founder and head of the Moscow state academic chamber chorus Vladimir MININ.
This Chorus was chosen to participate in the closing ceremony of XXI Olympic Games - 2010 during which, when the flag of Olympic movement was solemnly handed over to Russian delegation, the Chorus performed the hymn of Russia.
Some concerts took place in the Russian house in Vancouver, including the Chorus musical gift to the guest of Russian house Jacque Rogge, the IOC President, and the big solo concert in St.Andrew Cathedral.
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