Oleg Lundstrem: biography. Orchestra of Oleg Lundstrem

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Oleg Lundstrem, whose biography is presented in this article, was born in 1916 in the city of Chita. This is a famous composer, as well as the leader of the oldest jazz orchestra in the world created by him. The musician died in 2005.

Biography

Oleg Lundstrem was born in the family of a gymnasium teacher. In 1921, his father was invited to work for the CER in Harbin. At first, my father taught physics at school, and later became a lecturer at the institute. In 1932, the future jazzman immediately entered the Polytechnic Institute and the Music College. In 1935, the world was carried away by jazz. At first, Oleg Lundstrem did not pay attention to new music. But once again, while picking up records for a party, I stumbled upon a play that was performed by Duke Ellington's orchestra, famous in the USA and Europe. The young musician was stunned. After that, he got acquainted with the work of Louis Armstrong.

Jazz made a strong impression on Oleg and his fellow musicians. They began to perform this music at dances. Oleg Lundstrem reproduced arrangements from records by ear. YoungThe musicians decided to organize a jazz orchestra. Oleg Lundstrem was chosen for the position of the head. At first, the repertoire included foreign compositions. Over time, the leader began to make jazz arrangements for Russian songs. In 1947, all the musicians of the orchestra come to the Soviet Union. In 1953, Oleg Lundstrem completed his studies in composition and conducting at the Kazan Conservatory. In 1984, Oleg Leonidovich received the title of People's Artist of Russia. In 1993 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science at the Academy of San Marino. An outstanding jazzman died in 2005.

History of the creation of the orchestra

As mentioned above, Oleg Lundstrem led the orchestra in 1934. Then it consisted of 9 musicians, including the leader. A year later, the orchestra won great popularity in Harbin. In 1936 the musicians moved to Shanghai. Here they had great success. After the war, there were 19 musicians - a complete big band was formed. Then Oleg Leonidovich decides to try himself as a composer.

The first piece he wrote is called Interlude. The music of Oleg Lundstrem was based on the intonations of S. Rachmaninov. The next work he wrote was the play "Mirages". Since all the musicians of the orchestra were Soviet people, in 1947 they moved to the USSR with their families. The city of Kazan was chosen due to the presence of a conservatory in it. Musicians were eager to get an education. They expected that their team would be made the state jazz orchestra of the Tatar ASSR. But this did not happen. The Central Committee of the CPSU announcedthat the Soviet people do not need jazz.

Musicians were assigned to different orchestras of the city. Oleg Lundstrem himself received a position as a violinist at the Opera and Ballet Theatre. The artistic director of the Philharmonic organized occasional jazz concerts. This gave O. Lundstrem's orchestra a chance not to fall apart. The concert program included Soviet and Tatar songs. Oleg Leonidovich made jazz arrangements for them. In 1956, the team officially became a concert variety orchestra conducted by O. Lundstrem. Such musicians and vocalists as A. Pugacheva, G. Garanyan, I. Otieva, M. Kristalinskaya, V. Obodzinsky and others worked here at different times.

Musicians

Currently the leader of the orchestra is B. M. Frumkin. Conductor - M. V. Piganov. Orchestra line-up:

• R. I. Kuleev.
• R. S. Sekachev.
• V. L. Lapina.
• D. A. Yezhkov.
• A. I. Suchinsky.
• R. V. Peacock.
• I. G. Ulanov.
• O. I. Grymov.
• S. A. Ponomarev.
• N. M. Shurayeva.
• S. I. Balakirev.
• A. M. Vasin.
• R. V. Kochetov.
• V. V. Zhurkin.
• I. I. Volkov.
• V. V. Queen.
• A. R. Languages.
• M. M. Zhizhin.
• S. A. Filippov.
• D. V. Prushinsky.

Poster

The Jazz Orchestra of Oleg Lundstrem in the 2015 season offered the audience the following concerts:

• Pianists in Big Band (Moscow).
• "Jazz Christmas Fireworks"(St. Petersburg).
• "Spring is Coming" (Dubna, Moscow, Zelenograd).
• Gala concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Austria by the Soviet troops from the fascist invaders “Vienna remembers, the Alps and the Danube remember” (Austria).
• "Broadway, Hollywood, then everywhere" (Moscow).
• Concert in memory of Svyatoslav Belza.
• Children and Jazz (Moscow).
• "70th Anniversary Celebration Concert of the End of World War II" (New York) and so on.

And also concerts in Podolsk, Protvino, Saransk, Tula, Vologda, Sukhumi, Orel, Belgorod, Voronezh, Kaluga.