Gleb Stepanov - biography and concert activity

The names of the performers of classical music are recognizableonly in narrow circles. This is due to the fact that they do not attract public attention with shocking acts and loud divorces. Gleb Stepanov is one of the most famous cellists, who became famous thanks to the organization of the Crimean festival. Fans of classical music know him as a talented young performer.

Biography

The future cellist was born in Leningrad,shortly before perestroika, in 1987. Parents note that since childhood he was drawn to music, so he did not have to think long - the boy was sent to a specialized school. He always liked cellos, but the first two years of education Gleb Stepanov received a basic - in piano. The boy had to persuade the teacher and the principal for a long time to be transferred to the cello course.

Despite the fact that all dissuaded Gleb, in 1995he got into class with Irina Bogdanovich. She was a very demanding teacher and gave the musician a powerful start for the subsequent career. After her lessons, classes with Professor Lev Evgrafov passed easily and at ease. Now the musician himself is preparing to become a professor at the Conservatory, he is studying at the graduate school of the Moscow Conservatory. This helps him develop in creativity and take lessons from the masters of the old scene.

Passion for aviation

In many interviews, the musician talks about hissecond passion - he likes aviation and he is happy that a lot in his life is associated with flying. He is familiar with many people who work in aviation, which helps him to learn more about his second passion. About airplanes and flights a musician can tell for hours. With this he has many stories connected.

One of the festival's partners isthe airline "Alrosa". Gleb Stepanov says that it is on the flights of this company that he most often manages to bring the instrument free of charge. Since the musician has to fly a lot, he has perfectly studied the arrangement of different models of aircraft. He says that on some flights (most often on "Boeing" in economy class) he has to buy a second ticket for the cello.

Rare tools

If you look more closely at the cello, thenToday the musician plays on a rare, but not the most expensive instrument. Two musicians vouched to rent this particular instrument was able Gleb Stepanov. He managed to take this cello out of the collections of the State Collection. Part of the trust in the musician was due to his postgraduate studies, many performers receive rare instruments in this way.

All those 6 years that Gleb plays the cellothe work of Marco Novello (Italy), he has to put a lot of effort and resources to maintain it in working order. A string set costs about ten thousand rubles. For the year of renting a cello he needs to pay 50 thousand rubles. Nevertheless, Gleb Stepanov continues to give free concerts where necessary. Not so long ago, he visited Donetsk and Lugansk, and also became the organizer and artistic director of the largest festival.

Crimean festival

The idea of ​​creating this event aroseby yourself. During performances on the peninsula, the cellist noted that the level of musical culture on it is too low. Meanwhile, cultural workers really wanted to hold a music festival in the Crimea and even helped to compose his program. In the first year, the most diverse music sounded from the stage: from Bach to modern compositions. The program consisted of chamber, symphonic and instrumental works.

In addition, in recent years, the musicalThe festival includes creative meetings and master classes from legendary performers. The stars of the world stage and professors from the Moscow musical academies willingly perform on it. They also gave master classes. All concerts were held on a charitable basis, fans of classical music could listen to performances completely free. All expenses for the organization were covered by sponsors and local officials from the Ministry of Culture.

Concert activity

A well-known cellist gives concerts not only inThe Crimea. He often visits different cities of Russia. In many cases, he plays for free, although now he does not receive a scholarship from the Rostropovich Foundation. He often plays only instrumental concerts, and on major stages, if there is support from the organizer, Gleb performs works for cello and orchestra. Professors often scold the performer for free concerts and lessons, but he has not learned to earn money yet with his talent.

Happened in his career and quite amazingcases. Several times representatives of the philharmonic society refused to host the capital's celebrities, even with free concerts. For example, this situation happened in Syktyvkar, where he wanted to fly together with performers from Venezuela and South Korea. It turned out that the Republican Philharmonic Society does not hold more than one violin concert every year.