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Youri Falik,
Composer and Conductor
Youri Falik was born in 1936 in Odessa. He got his musical
education at the world-renowned Stoliarsky musical school.
He graduated in 1962 from Leningrad Conservatoire as cellist
(class of professors A.Strimmer and M. Rostropovich) and as
composer (class of professor B.Arapov). Currently Youri Falik
is a professor of Saint-Petersburg State Conservatoire of
composition and Instrumentation. Since 1991 he is also guest
professor of the Musical Department of North-Western University
(Evanston, Chicago) where he teachs composition and chamber
orchestra. Among his ex-students such world famous musicians
as Valeri Gergiev (Russia), Peeter Lilie (Estonia), Andrey
Chistiakov (Russia), Grigory Chirlin (Israel), Ivan Kozhuharov
(Bolgaria).
Youri Falik participated in some prestigious musical projects
such as Kirov Opera Theatre recording for Philips Classics
of the Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" in 1992. Under
request of Valeri Gergiev he made a new orchestration of this
piece.
During his professional career Youri Falik created more then
60 pieces in various chamber, choral and symphonic genres
and for musical theatre that includes opera and ballet, five
symphonies and seven instrumental concerts for symphonic and
chamber orchestra, 14 a'capella choral works and many pieces
for various chamber ensembles.
The masterpieces of Youri Falik are widely performed, published
and recorded not only in Russia, but in many foreign countries
by such great conductors and soloists as Y.Svetlanov, G.Rozdestvensky,
M.Janssons, V.Gergiev, A.Dmitriev (Russia), V.Yampolsky (USA),
Mario Di Bonaventura (USA), S.Edvards (USA), N.Gutmann (cello),
E.Virsaladze (piano), N.Petrov (piano), B.Gutnikov (Violin),
A.Rudin (Chello), V.Liberman (Violin) and many others.
Youri Falik conducted many programs with Saint-Petersburg
Philharmonic and Saint-Petersburg Symphony Orchestras as well
as many other Russian orchestras. His international conducting
experience include great Chicago and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras
Friendly reviews:
"In Youri Falik's music I appreciate high spirituality,
deep content, bright fantasy and of course brilliant composers
masterpiece. I'm not surprised that many of his pieces are
included in a repertoire of the leading Russian and foreign
conductors and soloists.
During last decade his creativity is remarked by appearance
of such great pieces like Symphony N 2, Concert for Cello
and Orchestra, Liturgical Chants for choir, Quartet N 7. I'm
sure they will have long and successful fate."
Youri Temirkanov, Conductor
"I respect and love Youri Falik as a Man, Friend and
Composer. His Liturgical Chants for choir is one of most remarkable
masterpieces in spiritual music after Rachmaninov's "Vespers".
I'm sincerely happy that traditions of the Russian Orthodox
Church choir singing stifled by Soviets regime are revived
by such great as Youri Falik".
Mikhail Shemyakin, Artist
REPERTOIRE
Pieces for Musical Theatre:
1968 - "Orestea", a choreographic tragedy in one
act, libretto by G.Alexidze after Aeschylus Tragedy;
1981-82 - "Scapin Antics", an opera - buffo in three
acts. Libretto by Youri Falik after the Moliere comedy.
Symphonic Pieces:
1961 - Concertino for oboe and chamber orchestra in two movements;
1963 - First Concert for string orchestra and percussion in
three movements;
1967 - First Concert fro Full Symphony Orchestra (after the
legends of Till Ulenspiegel) in four movements;
1968 - Music for Strings
1971 - Light Symphony in three movements;
1971 - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in five movements;
1975 - Morning Mass fro Igor Stravinsky (Elegiac Music) for
16 strings and four trombones;
1977 Second Concert fro Orchestra (Symphony Etudes) in four
movements;
1983 - Chamber Concerto for Three Flutes (big, alto, piccolo
taken by one soloists) and String Orchestra in four movements;
1984 - Symphoniette for Strings in two movements;
1987 - Concertino for Bassoon and String Orchestra in three
movements;
1988 - Concerto Della Passione for Cello and Orchestra in
four movements;
1989 - Vivat, Chicago Symphony, Overture for symphony orchestra;
1993 - Second Symphony (Kaddish).
Vocal-Symphony Pieces:
1978 - "Five Poems by Anna Akhmatova" for Soprano
and Symphony Orchestra;
1986 - "Ring Day", Vocal-Symphony Cycle for Mezzo
and Full Symphony Orchestra on lyrics by early XX century
Russian poets;
1988 - "Polly and Dinosaurs" - a musical fairy tale
fro two narrators, children choir and orchestra after Geraldine
Freund's fairy tale;
1996 - Mass for Soloists, Choir and Chamber Orchestra.
Chamber Instrumental Pieces:
1959 - Quartet N 1 in three movements;
1959 - Trio Oboe, Cello and Piano in five movements;
1962 - Five Piano Preludes;
1964 - Wind Quintet in two movements;
1965 - Quartet N 2;
1966 - "Buffoons", a Concerto for Winds and Percussion;
1969 - "Nadine's Tales", a piano cycle for youth;
1972 - Invention for Vibraphone, Marimba and five Tam-tams;
1974 - Children Piano Album (10 pieces);
1975 - Quartet N 3;
1975 - Composition for Solo Violin;
1976 - Quartet N 4 in three movements;
1978 - Quartet N 5 in three movements;
1978 - English Divertissement for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon;
1979 - Composition for solo Cello;
1980 - Pastoral and Burlesque for flute and piano;
1981 - "Dedication to Paganini", Invention and Chaconne
for Piano;
1984 - Quartet N 6 in two movements;
1993 - Quartet N 7 (Four Postludes);
2001 - Quartet N 8.
Chamber Vocal Pieces:
1972 - "The Sad Mother" Lullabies for Mezzo and
Piano. Lyrics by G.Mistral translated by O.Savich;
1972 - "Five Poems by Anna Akhmatova" for soprano
and piano;
1980 - "Ring Day", Vocal Cycle for Mezzo and Piano
on lyrics by early XX century Russian poets;
1984 - "Beranger Songs" - for Baritone and Piano;
1985 - "…From Lyrical Diary" for Tenor and Piano
on lyrics by V.Soloukhin an A.Zhigulin;
1995 - Two Songs for Soprano and Piano. Lyrics by P.Maximovich,
translated by A.Akhmatova.
Pieces for a'Capella Choir:
1969 - "Triptych", Lyrics by V.Soloukhin;
1970 - "Autumn Songs", Lyrics by D.Kedrin, K.Balmont,
I.Nikitin, A.Zhigulin;
1973 - Two Solfeggios (Prelude and Fugue) for Choir a'Capella;
1974 - "Cant-Vivat" for Men's Choir. Lyrics by A.Sumarokov;
1974 - "A Strange Lady" for Choir a'Capella, Lyrics
by A.Block;
1974 - "A Harp", a Choral Poem on lyrics of E.Mejelaitis;
1975 - "Winter Songs", a Cycle for mixed choir on
lyrics of B.Pasternak and N.Zabolotsky;
1976 - "Estonian Watercolors", a Suite for Woman's
Choir a'Capella on lyrics of D.Vaarandi and Yu Lyiv;
1979 - "Poems of Igor Severianin", A Choir Concerto;
1983 - Four Choir Miniatures after the poems by A.Block, M.Lervontov,
R.Vinonen, A.Tarkovsky;
1987 - "Trinity", Concerto for Choir on lyrics by
M.Tsvetaeva;
1988 - "O, Nature", Concerto for Mixed Choir on
Lyrics of B.Pasternak;
1990-92 - "Russian Orthodox Liturgical Chants" for
mixed Choir a'Capella. Text from "Molitvoslov";
1997 - "Prayer" for a'Capella Choir;
1998 - "Pushkin's Verses", Concerto for Choir;
2001 - "Elegy", Concerto for Soprano and Choir a'Capella
on lyrics by A.Akhmatova and N.Gumilev.
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