Folk music is not as popular right now asearlier. Despite this, ensembles regularly give performances throughout Russia, and festivals are held. Until recently, one of the most famous groups was the Voronezh Girls, their leader was Romanov Yuri. During his life, he wrote many unique works that have become known even to those who do not like folk or ethnic music. Romanovs won several prestigious awards in Russia and abroad.
Romanov Yuri was born in the last year of the GreatWorld War II, in the small town of the Voronezh Region - Povorino. Since childhood, he liked music, so he immediately made a choice in her favor. At that time, cultural figures were not enough. He entered the Voronezh Conservatory, where he studied until 1965. His goal was to become a professional accordionist.
Later he began searching for a place where he could combinetraining and professional activities. Like all bayan virtuosos, he dreamed of performing on stage, but not every conservatory or institute allowed him to work and study. For this reason, he did not complete his studies either at the Voronezh Institute of Arts or at the Gnessins Institute. In 1978 he graduated from the faculty of folk art in the Petrozavodsk branch of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society. There he studied the button accordion in depth, mastered the course of composition and conducting.
В те годы баянисты-виртуозы выступали на сценах different cities of the world. Thaw has already begun and young musicians have begun to be sent to international festivals. For the first time, Yury Borisovich won the Grand Prix in Helsinki in 1962, when he studied in Voronezh, later he twice won the jury of the international festival in Havana (1978) and in Moscow (1985).
While still learning, he dreamed of creatingprofessional team that would perform the works of the composer. One button accordion could not fully convey the full breadth of musical compositions. To this end, while studying, he began working at a children's music school, and then moved to the Spring Dawns ensemble, where from 1968 to 1973 he was a leader.
In 1974, Yuri Borisovich Romanov was invitedto the Voronezh Philharmonic for the position of accompanist. A year later he headed the ensemble, which received the Lenin Prize in the field of patriotic music. Later, on the basis of this ensemble, a collective arose with which Yuri Borisovich worked most of his life.
Initially, "Voronezh girls" was an ensemble,created by composer Massalitinov and philharmonic director Galinker in 1966. In 1977, the ensemble was revised. He was united with another team. He led the renewed romanov Yuri. For this group, he wrote many works, and also processed previously known folk songs.
Всего за годы работы в ансамбле Юрий подготовил more than 3 hundred pieces that became the basis of the musical foundation of the ensemble. They are distinguished by a special style, which is a kind of master's handwriting. The maestro worked on each piece of work until he achieved perfection; he carefully painted the parts of the voices and took into account all the nuances. In addition, he worked in the children's ensemble “Matryoshka”, which trained personnel for the “Voronezh girls”. Many children from a small team have already joined the ranks of the “girls”.
Ensemble "Voronezh girls" is known todayall over the world. He won a lot of awards in national and international competitions. Among the professional groups performing folk songs, he is considered one of the best. The performances of the ensemble are held at the best sites of the cities, and you can hear them in the recording. During the life of Yuri Borisovich, 4 records and 6 albums were recorded.
Folk songs performed by this grouppopular in more than 40 European countries. Over the years, the ensemble visited America, Asia, Africa, all neighboring countries and European capitals of music (Paris, Vienna, London) with touring tours. Often, together with them, the main areas of the world visit one of the best orchestras of the capital. Their performance was the brightest moment of celebrating the opening of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
In recent years, Yuri Romanov combined his work inensemble with teaching. Since 1998, he is a professor at the Department of Folk Instruments of the Voronezh Academy of Arts. To this day, its graduates achieve heights in the world of music and become laureates of international competitions. In 2001, Yuri Borisovich was included in the ranks of the Union of Composers of Russia. At that time he already had health problems, but he did not quit his job.
A musician died at the age of 71.By the time he had been sick for several months already. On parting with the musician, on December 22, 2015, the entire ensemble and many fans gathered. It was decided to arrange a civil memorial service in the main place of work of the composer - in the Voronezh Philharmonic. Until now, his works are performed by the ensemble, and are also used for teaching accordionists.
