Peter Dranga: biography and creative activity

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Pyotr Dranga, a virtuoso accordionist, singer, model, actor, is a unique phenomenon on the Russian music scene. Currently, Dranga is one of the most sought-after musicians on our stage.

Peter Dranga: biography and early career

Pyotr Yurievich was born in 1984 in Moscow, on the International Women's Day on March 8th. His father, Yuri Petrovich Dranga, is a People's Artist of the Russian Federation, an accordionist, and his mother, Elena Kirillovna, is also a musician. In addition to Petya, two eldest daughters grew up in the family, who later also devoted themselves to serving the Muse of Music. Little Peter from childhood showed interest in art, in particular in music, and as an instrument he chose an accordion for himself - a large "accordion", which his dad always played. The boy asked for a student to his father and soon became his most faithful and obedient pupil. Soon he began to amaze listeners with his virtuoso playing. Petr Dranga, along with studying at a secondary school, also studied at the music school. Svyatoslav Richter. And he, as the best student, was constantly sent to various competitions and festivals. At the age of 12he became the laureate of the accordion competition in Moscow, and after some time - the winner of the music competition in the Italian Castelfidardo.

First victories

Peter's repertoire included both classical pieces and music in the style of punk rock, grunge, art rock, folk, etc. Over time, he also mastered playing the acoustic and bass guitars. Thanks to this knowledge, Peter Dranga began to create arrangements for compositions in the classical style and perform them at school. This brought him fame in the circle of music lovers - lovers of the accordion. Wherever he was sent, wherever he performed, success and applause awaited him everywhere. The music of Peter Dranga, a handsome young man from Moscow, captivated everyone, regardless of nationality, age or gender. For him, the most significant victories were in Beijing, St. Petersburg, Asturias and other cities. Already at the age of 15, he regularly took part in concerts of the Cultural Fund of the Russian Federation.

Students

After school, the young accordionist Petr Dranga entered the Gnessin Musical College, and also continued to perform in the concert programs of the Cultural Foundation. Later he created his own group "Torra". However, its maintenance required a lot of money, which the young man was constantly lacking. Therefore, he went to work as a cleaner in an aquarium studio or a waiter in various cafes and bars. But there was still not enough money, and his group broke up shortly after the creation.

Tours

In 2002, he turned upa good case - a tour in the North Caucasus. Traveling from city to city, from village to village, Peter Dranga was finally able to receive considerable fees. And when he finally returned to his native Moscow after a long journey, he was able to create his own studio. Here he held rehearsals, made arrangements, recorded albums. Gradually, Petr began to gain popularity among party lovers, and he was invited to various clubs and bars.

Pyotr Dranga and Alexander Peskov

Once a country-famous parodist and humorist Alexander Peskov heard the music of a young accordionist, and he liked it so much that Peskov immediately invited him to take part in his show. Once in the team of a famous pop actor, Dranga began to tour many major cities of the CIS, and also visited Italy and the USA. The virtuoso playing of the musician conquered many music lovers. During the tour, many stars (Patricia Kaas, Oleg Gazmanov, etc.) noted his talent and virtuoso playing and began to invite him to accompany them at concerts.

Solo career

Toward the mid-2000s, Peter mostly performed with individual concerts, and in 2008 he already released his solo album “Twenty-three”. The disc included his arrangements of famous melodies and several works authored by Petr Dranga himself. After that, he became a frequent guest on television. 3 years after the release of the first album, the second one was released. He was also a success. In the same year he gave two grandiose soloconcert in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Singer and model career

Suddenly, unexpectedly for everyone, Peter Dranga began to sing. And imagine, he succeeds in this no worse than playing the accordion. His songs become hits, and the whole country sings them. Thanks to Peter's handsome appearance, famous fashion houses began to invite him as a model. In short, today this thirty-year-old artist is beginning to gain popularity in many areas.

Private life

Peter does not love and never talks about his love affairs. Here he is always secretive and adamant. It is known that in 2010 he had a passionate affair with some girl Nastya. Then his name was often mentioned along with the name of the famous TV presenter and sportswoman, the charming Laysan Utyasheva. However, there was no romance, as such, between them. Recently, you can hear about the creative tandem "Peter Dranga and Marina Devyatova." However, hardly anyone would dare to say with accuracy that there is a love affair between a beautiful singer and a talented musician.

Interesting about Petre Dranga

He loves accordions exclusively from one famous Italian brand - Bugari Armando. In total, he has six instruments of this brand. In addition to music, Dranga Jr. loves diving and swimming. He just loves fishing. Being a nomad by nature, he loves to travel, discover the unknown, get new sensations. In 2010, acting was added to all other talents of Peter.talent. He starred in the movie Freaks (2010).