Evgeny Fedorovich Svetlanov (1928 - 2002) - an outstanding conductor, composer and pianist. For 45 years he worked at the Bolshoi Theater, combining this tremendous creative activity with the leadership of the USSR State Orchestra.
Both father and mother of the rarest musicianendowments were opera singers. Or rather, the soloists of the Bolshoi Theater. And his childhood was connected, as well as his subsequent work, with theater rehearsals and music, which he began to study at the age of six. Yevgeny Svetlanov sang in the choir, took part as a meme in the performances and even once climbed onto a chair, heard the music, and began conducting. A.Nezhdanova and conductor N. Golovanov noticed this. They laughed heartily and predicted that there would be a conductor out of such a little boy.
Она неслась стремительно, проходя в учебе в Institute. Gnesinyh. As a performer still in his student years, Yevgeny Svetlanov impressed with a new deep reading, revealing the intentions of the authors of the works that he performed.
In 1955, Yevgeny Svetlanov first spoke atBig. It was the opera “Pskovityanka.” The singers considered his work exceptionally worthy. And the dancers noted that under his hands the orchestra sounded so that it gave creative power to the performer.
In the sixties begins this asceticcolossal work. And she does not stop for thirty years. This case Yevgeny Svetlanov carried through his creative life as a mission. A start was made by recording Tchaikovsky's symphonies. A total of one hundred and ten discs were recorded.
For the first time in 1964, together with the Bolshoi, he performs in Italy at La Scala. The success was immense. He was equated to such great conductors as A. Toscanini, B. Walter and Karoyan.
The first marriage took place while working at the Bolshoisoloist Larisa Avdeeva (mezzo-soprano). Their son Maxim was growing up. A young journalist with Radio Mayak, Nina Nikolaeva, in 1974 came to interview a great musician. She was by profession including a musicologist. Not only because of her specialties, but also at the behest of the soul she attended the concerts of the great maestro. The door was opened by the spouse, Svetlanova Larisa Ivanovna, and Evgeny Fedorovich himself went out after her. He was wearing a stunningly beautiful blue robe with black satin cuffs and slippers on his bare feet. All the little things of the first meeting forever crashed into the memory of Nina Alexandrovna, because she fell in love at first sight. She was divorced, but her dream was unavailable.
During one of the interviews the conversation turned away.from the topic, and it turned out that they are both passionate fishermen. Then the great conductor went somewhere and brought a Japanese fishing pole of amazing beauty. They agreed to meet after work. Nina Alexandrovna could not believe that the meeting could take place. Nevertheless, Yevgeny Fyodorovich came and invited me to dinner at the restaurant “Minsk”. But for some reason it was closed. Then Nina offered to go to a small quiet restaurant where no one would recognize a musician. They quietly had dinner and talked about everything. And the next day, Svetlanov came to her in Davydkovo, on the outskirts of Moscow, to the five-story building without an elevator and stayed all night. He was exhausted and just asleep. And in the morning he knelt down and said that he would never forget it.
Not easy to develop their relationship.For more than a year, Svetlanov did not make himself known. And suddenly a call and a question: “Are you surprised? Can I come to you? ”They met and stayed together for twenty-five years. Wife Nina has devoted his whole life to him. At first they did not think about the children, and then it became too late.
A tumor appeared on the thigh, which is practicallydid not bother. But tests have shown - oncology. Doctors demanded an operation. There were ten of them, and then 25 sessions of chemotherapy. 7 months Svetlanov walked on crutches and waited for the eleventh operation. He patiently endured tormenting pains. And on the last day he was given 11 shots. But the pain did not go anywhere. It was impossible to tolerate her, and he screamed. And then, saying that it seems to be getting better, fell asleep. In the morning he was already looking with some kind of detached look. He died in the evening, at 19 o'clock, on a bright May day on Easter Eve.
He asked to bury himself at the Vagankovo cemetery, because it is more democratic than Novodevichy.
Евгений Светланов – дирижер-титан.He suffered not only from severe physical pain, but also because of his beloved creation - the State Orchestra. The gap with him due to the economic turmoil of the 90s turned Svetlanov into a lonely persecuted artist. The last concert about two weeks before death Svetlanov Evgeny Fedorovich gave in London. The symphony “Winter Dreams” by P. Tchaikovsky and “The Bell” by Rachmaninoff were performed with the BBC orchestra.
