Biography of Mikael Tariverdiev and details of his personal life

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Mikael Leonovich Tariverdiev is the author of music for 132 films, more than 100 songs and romances, several operas, ballets, symphonies, music for organ and violin. He wrote the famous compositions for the films "17 Moments of Spring" and "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!".

Mikael Tariverdiev: biography (briefly)

On August 15, 1931, Mikael Tariverdiev was born in the Georgian city of Tbilisi. The boy became the only child in the family, so from childhood he was surrounded by attention. He developed a very close relationship with his mother (Sato Grigorievna). Mikael even later wrote that all the good things that he knows and can do, he learned from his mother. The biography of Father Mikael Leonovich Tariverdiev began in Baku. Here he graduated from the financial academy. After moving to Georgia, Leon Tariverdiev met his future wife. In Tbilisi, he became the director of a large bank.

Despite his creative nature, the boy was in a local gang, which, however, was only engaged in sorting out the relationship between themselves. Getting Primary Education for Michaeladid not create problems. He studied well.

When the young man turned 18, his father was arrested. She and her mother were forced to wander with little or no money. At this time, Mikael began to earn extra money by giving private music lessons.

Musical Talent

Mikael Tariverdiev's musical biography began at the age of 6: the boy was sent to a music school. Learning was easy for him, by the age of 8 he wrote several plays, and at 10 - a symphony.

After graduating from school, the young man did not stop there and entered a music school. At this time, he met the choreographer of the Opera and Ballet Theater Gelovani and was quickly able to earn his respect and recognition. At the request of a new friend, he wrote two ballets, which were staged on the theater stage for a long time.

After graduating from college, Mikael Tariverdiev, whose biography and work developed rapidly, enters the conservatory, but does not finish it and leaves for Moscow. Here he enters the Gnessin Institute.

First serious work

When a young man turns 22, his father is released. At this time, a young student lives quite modestly in a hostel. He does not refuse the opportunity to earn extra money. Therefore, having received an offer to write a term paper for the composer, Mikael happily agreed. It was his first success - a composition for the film "Man Overboard". Other serious works soon followed.

At the same time, he writes the first vocal cycles, and also performs on the stage of the Moscow Conservatory.

A new direction in creativity

In the 60s, the creative biography of Mikael Tariverdiev takes a new direction. He wants to convey poetry to the listener in a simple, quiet voice. There were no suitable performers, and Tariverdiev began to realize his idea by reading famous works on his own.

Soon he left his “third direction”, but the desire to convey the essence to the listener remained with him forever.

In the early 60s, Mikael Leonovich was invited to teach at VGIK. He was asked for advice and listened to. The composer was most comfortable working with M. Kalik. The first public success of the composer is connected with their joint work. And later, due to the fact that the composer refused to go without his colleague to a film festival in France, he was banned from traveling abroad for many years.

Seventeen Moments of Spring

The biography of Mikael Tariverdiev developed rapidly. The film "Seventeen Moments of Spring" brought Tariverdiev ever-growing popularity and recognition. Despite the success of the picture, the work was not easy for the composer. It was hard for him to find contact with Tatyana Lioznova, in the end their relationship was spoiled for a long time. This was the reason that the composer was not nominated for the State Prize. But the composer was pleased to work with Iosif Kobzon. He easily grasped information and reproduced it. The lessons that Kobzon received at that time, heI was able to carry through all my work, and the performance of songs has not changed at all over the years.

The picture was a huge success. The music from the film became a hit of that time, everyone recognized it. Melodies were performed not only on television, but also on the radio. During the festival "Song-73" both compositions won first places and awards.

But with success came trouble. One fine morning, Tariverdiev received a telegram from the French embassy saying that the melody from the film had been stolen from Francis Ley. The story grew like a snowball. The composer just laughed at first, then tried to explain that he wrote the composition much earlier, and only the first interval was similar, but soon he had to go in search of Ley himself.

Composer Mikael Tariverdiev, whose biography included many obstacles on the way, was able to get a refutation of information about the theft. Lei officially confirmed that he did not write the telegram, besides, the French embassy had no idea how this could happen, because they did not forward anything.

After the deafening premiere of the film, the composer simply fell in popularity. There were a lot of positive things about it as well. For example, he was given a pass, according to which he had the right to park anywhere. One day, Mikael Leonovich decided to test it and stopped at Red Square. And he was allowed to do it.

Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath

Another bright spot in creativitycomposer began to work on the melodies of the film "The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath!". The poems of Tsvetaeva and Akhmatova entered the film so harmoniously that the songs began to be hummed at every corner. For this work, Tariverdiev was awarded a well-deserved award.

Continuing career as a composer

In 1986, the composer received the title of People's Artist. Tariverdiev Mikael Leonovich, whose biography developed very rapidly, never followed the viewer's lead. He did not like to write hits and did it only once - on a dare. It was work on the film "Big Ore". He tried not to stand still. Tariverdiev wrote not only music for films. These were vocal works, and opera, and ballet, and instrumental works. He worked mostly at night. Inspiration has always come unexpectedly. He just sat down and played the song from start to finish. It happened that the composer dreamed of music.

In 1988, the award for the best music named after the composer was created.

Mikael Tariverdiev: biography, personal life

Tariverdiev was a very charming man, he attracted people to him. In the mid-60s, the composer had a stormy romance with actress Lyudmila Maksakova. She was extraordinarily beautiful and free. However, their relationship was not destined to last long. After a car accident, when Maksakova knocked down a drunk man, Tariverdiev took all the blame. The lawsuit killed the relationship completely. The composer was sentenced to 2 years in prison, but he was released under an amnesty. This event left an unpleasant imprint in Michael's memory. Leonovich.

The famous composer always had many friends. Among them were Eldar Ryazanov, Bella Akhmadullina, Vasily Aksenov, Andrey Voznesensky and others.

Despite this, Tariverdiev did not like extra attention, he even preferred to celebrate his birthday without fuss. The family celebrated holidays in a narrow circle. So, according to him, the best birthday was when he and his friend went surfing to the sea, and there, on the waves, they drank a souvenir bottle of cognac.

Windsurfing was the composer's hobby. He was one of the first to start doing it and even became a candidate for master of sports.

Photography has become another hobby of Tariverdiev. He became interested in her in his student years. Photographing captured the composer so much that it became a continuation of his work.

Mikael Leonovich was very fond of technology and always used the novelty with pleasure, honing his skills. The apogee of this love was his own music studio, where he was able to play all night long.

The composer was very fond of solitude and his home. He furnished and repaired his apartment very carefully, because comfort was very important for Tariverdiev. The composer liked order in everything. He never left things and kept things clean and tidy.

Love

Mikael Leonovich was married three times. Tariverdiev met his third wife in 1983. She worked as a music columnist for a local newspaper and had a notorious reputation. Their relationship developed gradually and soon bothunderstand that this is love. In marriage, they had a son, Karen.

Other activities

The biography of Mikael Tariverdiev included a huge number of musical works. In addition, he headed the Guild of Film Composers of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. In parallel, he worked as the artistic director of the New Names International Charitable Program.

In 1987, the premiere of the ballet by Mikael Leonovich was supposed to take place on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, but it was canceled. The composer saw his own fault in what happened. He never followed the lead of others, and this time he neglected his principles.

Last years of life

The biography of Mikael Tariverdiev was very colorful, but in the last years of his life he began to get sick often. The reason was the composer's weak heart. In 1990, he underwent heart surgery. He got a new valve. The composer preferred to spend most of his time within the walls of his native home. In 1996, Tariverdiev died. The famous composer was buried at the Armenian cemetery in Moscow.

The following year, in 1997, the composer's book en titled "I just live" was published.