Kogan Dmitry Pavlovich - biography. Russian Violinist Honored Artist of the Russian Federation

Dmitry Kogan died at the age of 38. News of his death shocked the public. famous and incredible talented musician was the most popular violinist of our time, and his death is an incredible loss for music world. The life of Dmitry Kogan was full of tours and concerts.

Dmitry Pavlovich Kogan was born on October 27, 1978, in a musical family. Dmitry's father was famous conductor– Pavel Kogan, his mother was a pianist. Grandmother was also a teacher and musician, and grandfather Leonid Kogan was a famous and very popular violinist and honored artist of the Soviet Union. Dmitry started playing the violin at the age of 6, after he went to the music school in Moscow. After leaving school, he entered the Moscow Conservatory and the University in Khimki.

Dmitry Kogan violinist: biography, illness - the truth about the personal life of a musician

Already in 1996, Dmitry gave a colossal performance with a symphony orchestra at the conservatory, and in 1997 gave concerts in Europe and Asia. Dmitry Kogan was artistic director in Primorsky Krai in 2004 and 2005. Throughout his career as a violinist, he has released more than 10 discs. Dmitry actively developed and was already an established musician. He organized a charity concert "Times great music", and also often did charity work. He was known not only in our country, but also abroad.

Dmitry Kogan married Ksenia Chilingarova in 2009. Dmitry's wife was a socialite and the head of a glossy magazine. Ksenia was also the daughter of the famous polar explorer and State Duma deputy Artur Chilingarov. Dmitry and Ksenia have been married for three years and separated in 2012. Xenia loved secular evenings And bright life, but Dmitry could not stand them. So they did not get along, but the divorce was amicable. They did not have children in marriage.

Violinist Dmitry Kogan died on August 29, 2017 from oncological disease. Dmitriy for a long time suffered from cancer, which killed the most talented musician.

Dmitry Kogan was born on October 27, 1978 in Moscow. The successor of the famous musical dynasty. The grandson of the outstanding violinist Leonid Kogan, the famous violinist and teacher Elizaveta Hillel. Father - conductor Pavel Kogan, mother - pianist Lyubov Kazinskaya, who graduated from the Gnessin Academy of Music.

From the age of six, Dmitry began to study the violin at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky. At the age of ten, he first performed with a symphony orchestra, at fifteen with an orchestra in Great Hall Moscow Conservatory.

Dmitry Kogan from 1996 to 1999 was a student of the class of I.S. Bezrodny at the Moscow Conservatory and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, where he studied with Thomas Haapanen.

In 1997, the musician made his debut in the UK and the USA. A special place in the repertoire was occupied by a cycle of 24 caprices by N. Paganini. In total, the violinist has recorded ten CDs by the record companies Delos, Conforza, DV Classics and others. His repertoire includes almost all major concertos for violin and orchestra.

Dmitry acted as the organizer and artistic director of the First International Festival named after Leonid Kogan, held in December 2002.

From 2004 to 2005 he was the General Artistic Director of the Primorskaya State Philharmonic. Since September 2005, he has headed the Board of Trustees of the Sakhalin Philharmonic. Two years later, he founded and headed the International "Kogan Festival" in the city of Yekaterinburg. Subsequently, for two years, he worked as the artistic director of the Samara State Philharmonic.

On April 19, 2009, on Easter Day, Dmitry Kogan was the first person in his profession to give a concert for polar explorers at the North Pole. Two years later, thanks to the efforts of the violinist and head of the AVS-group holding, philanthropist Valery Savelyev, the Fund for Supporting Unique cultural projects named after Kogan. The public stage of the Foundation's first project was Kogan's concert in the Hall of Columns on May 26, 2011. On Russian stage five great violins, Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Guadanini and Vuillaume, revealed the richness and depth of their sound in the hands of Dmitry.

The legendary Robrecht violin, created in 1728 by the Cremonese master Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri, was acquired by the Foundation for the Support of Unique Cultural Projects and on September 1, 2011 handed over to Kogan in Milan.

From 2011 to 2014 he was the cultural advisor to the Governor Chelyabinsk region. In April 2012, the musician, together with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, headed the Board of Trustees of the Ural State Conservatory named after M.P. Mussorgsky. In March of the same year, he became a confidant of the President of the Russian Federation.

In April 2013, he headed the Musical Kremlin International Festival, founded by the great Russian pianist Nikolai Petrov. At the same time, in the Hall of Columns of the House of the Unions, in the city of Moscow, the musician recorded a charity album "The Time of High Music". The disc, which was released with a circulation of more than 30,000 copies, was donated to music schools, children's art schools, colleges and higher educational establishments in all 83 subjects of the Russian Federation.

Charitable tour of the violinist, "Time of high music", in 83 regions Russian Federation started in the city of Tver on June 15, 2013. In February next year Dmitry was appointed artistic director of the Moscow Camerata Orchestra. In September 2014, the First Arctic Festival was held in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug under the artistic direction of the maestro classical music.

In September 2014, he was appointed Cultural Adviser to the Governor of Nenets autonomous region, Arhangelsk region. For the next two years, he acted as artistic director of the Days of High Music in the Arctic festival, held in the city of Naryan-Mar.

The cultural project "Five Great Violins in One Concert" was successfully presented by the violinist at the best concert venues in Russia and abroad. In January 2013, the concert "Five Great Violins" was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, representatives of the world political and business elite.

In 2015, the musician presented a new unique project, including the performance of Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons with a modern multimedia video projection. Dmitry Kogan paid great attention to the restoration of the status of classical music in the system of values modern society, held master classes in different countries, devoted a lot of time to charitable activities and support of actions in favor of children.

Kogan participated in prestigious world-scale festivals: "Carinthian Summer"; music Festival in the city of Menton, France; jazz festival in the city of Montreux, Switzerland; music festival in Perth, Scotland and many others. Idea creator and artistic director annual festival"Days of High Music", which took place first in the city of Vladivostok, and then on Sakhalin.

Dmitry Pavlovich Kogan died on August 29, 2017 in the city of Moscow, after a long oncological disease.

Kogan awarded Honorary title"Honored Artist of the Russian Federation". Behind charitable activities Dmitry Kogan was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the city of Nevelsk". Honorary Professor of the Athens Conservatory. He was awarded the medal "For Faith in Good", the medal of the Yekaterinburg Metropolis of Russia Orthodox Church Letter of Gratitude from the President of the Russian Federation.

New details have been revealed regarding the death of the famous Russian violinist Dmitry Kogan. As a close friend of the musician said, during the year he struggled with a serious oncological disease.

"whole year he was stubbornly treated. He had melanoma - skin cancer. Last treatment took place in Israel. On August 17, he was transported from Israel to Moscow," said Valentina Tereshkova's daughter Elena, with whom Kogan was friends. According to her, foreign doctors recommended that the musician continue treatment at the Herzen Research Institute of Oncology, where the best specialists work.

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However, Kogan decided to apply to private clinic, in which he died a week later, writes " TVNZ". "Doctors ... took responsibility and for some reason changed appointments Israeli doctors. In the situation in which Dima was, it was impossible to make sudden movements. But now what to say about it. You won’t return Dima ... "- Elena added bitterly.

Recall that the 38-year-old violinist Dmitry Kogan died of cancer on August 29. Farewell to the musician will take place on September 2 in the Chamber Hall of the Moscow International House of Music. The funeral will take place in the temple of the icon Mother of God"Joy of All Who Sorrow" on Bolshaya Ordynka. After that, Kogan will be buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.

Dmitry Kogan was born into a well-known musical family. His grandfather was an outstanding violinist, his father was a conductor, and his mother was a pianist. He has been learning to play the violin since the age of six. Graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky. Kogan first performed with a symphony orchestra when he was ten. At the age of 15, he appeared on the stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

TASS-DOSIER. On August 29, 2017, it became known that the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, violinist Dmitry Kogan, died at the age of 39.

Dmitry Pavlovich Kogan was born on October 27, 1978 in Moscow in the family of Pavel Kogan and Lyubov Kazinskaya. Father is a violinist and conductor, National artist RF, chief conductor Moscow State Academic symphony orchestra. Mother is a pianist. Paternal grandfather was Leonid Kogan - one of the most prominent Soviet violinists, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR.

From the age of six he began to play the violin at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory. Tchaikovsky. At the age of fifteen, he performed with an orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Graduated from the Central Music School in 1996.

In 1996-1999 he was a student at the Moscow State Conservatory (he studied with Igor Bezrodny and Eduard Grach), in parallel, in 1996-2000, he studied at the Academy. J. Sibelius (Helsinki, Finland), where his mentor was Thomas Haapanen.

In 1997, Kogan made his violin debut in the US and UK. In the future, the musician repeatedly performed in the most prestigious concert halls Europe, Asia, America, Australia.

In 1998 he became a soloist of the Moscow State academic philharmonic society. He took part in prestigious international festivals held in Austria, France, Switzerland, China, etc. He also performed at festivals held in Russia " cherry forest"," Russian Winter "," Musical Kremlin ", etc.

In 2010 he was a soloist-instrumentalist of the federal state unitary enterprise "Gosconcert".

He was the artistic director of the Primorsky Regional Philharmonic (Vladivostok, 2004-2005) and the Samara State Philharmonic (2011-2013).

In 2014, he was appointed artistic director of the Moscow Camerata orchestra.

In total, he released 10 CDs during his career. In 2013 he recorded a charity album "Time of High Music". It was published in more than 30 thousand copies and donated to music schools, children's art schools, colleges and higher educational institutions in all regions of the Russian Federation.

The violinist was active in charitable, cultural and educational activities, regularly giving master classes.

He was the organizer and artistic director of the International Festival. Leonid Kogan, artistic director of the festival "Days of high music".

In 2011, together with businessman Valery Savelyev, he created the Fund for Support of Unique Cultural Projects. Kogan. The main direction of his activity is the acquisition and restoration of rare instruments around the world for transfer to Russian musicians for free use.

In 2012, he was a confidant of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin.

He headed the Board of Trustees of the Ural College of Music (Yekaterinburg).

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2010).

Honorary Citizen of Nevelsk (2008, Sakhalin Region; the title was awarded for holding charity concerts in support of local residents after the earthquake on August 2, 2007).

In 2009-2012 he was married to Ksenia Chilingarova, daughter of polar explorer Artur Chilingarov.


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