Leonid Soybelman | ar

Musician and composer of Estonian origin, Soybelman travelled and played all over Europe. Founder of the band Kletka Red. .

Leonid Borisovich Kogan (November 17, 1924 - December 17, 1982) (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган) was a russian violin virtuoso. He is one of the 20th century's most famous russian violinists. Together with David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan ranked among the best representatives of the Russian tradition of violin playing. Kogan shunned publicity, and as a result his career became overshadowed by his good friend David Oistrakh who was strongly promoted by Soviet authorities. Kogan was born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, as the son of a photographer who was an amateur violinist. After showing an early interest and ability for violin playing, his...

As a bassist, composer and group leader, he is one of the key figures in Lithuanian jazz. His virtuoso bass playing is distinguished for exceptional sensuousness and melodic richness. The bass in his hands can act as a sensitive rhythmic background and a responsive companion to other instruments, as an authoritative leader, as a narrator and a lyric character. As for his original compositions, he is best known for gripping romantic ballads. He made his debut in 1981 with the Vladimir Chekasin Quartet (Chekasin was his teacher). Since then he has performed with many musicians coming from different musical backgrounds....

Leonid Arkadievich Desyatnikov (born October 16, 1955, Kharkiv), russian composer. Work includes 5 operas ("Poor Liza", "Nobody Wants to Sing or Bavo-bravissomo, a Pioneer Anisimov", "Vitamin of the Growth", "Tsar Demyan", "Rosenthal's Children" - scandalous libretto by V. Sorokin :), ballet ("A Love Song in A Minor"), symphony ("Sacred Winter"), vocal cycles to poems by Rilke and OBERIU poets Kharms & Oleinikov, and instrumental variations on the themes of Astor Piazzola. His music has been performed at major European festivals, by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra; he has collaborated with the violinist Gidon Kremer for a...