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Oleksandr Semchuk

Oleksandr Semchuk (born October 12, 1976, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian virtuoso violinist, teacher, professor, awarded by President of Ukraine with a State honorary title Merited Artist of Ukraine,[1] distinguished with "R.Rossi"[2] and "L.Spezzaferri"[3] Prizes of Honor (Italy) for outstanding pedagogical achievements; since 2010, he is a head of the String Department at Imola International Music Academy[4] (Imola, Italy). He has been mentioned in the press as the "Prince of Violin".[5]

Biography[edit]

Oleksandr Semchuk was born on October 12th, 1976 in Ivano-Frankivsk, in a family of musicians. He started studying violin at the age of 4 with Maestro I. Pylatiuk. At the age of eight, he performed his first orchestra concert as soloist. Among his teachers are Bogodar Kotorovych, Viktor Tretiakov, Yehudi Menuhin, Tibor Varga, Alberto Lysy, Nicolas Chumachenco and Yaroslava Rivnyak.

At an early age, Semchuk had won All-Soviet-Union Competition "Youth Assembly of Art" (Moscow), the Mykola Lysenko International Competition (Ukraine), the City of Gubbio Award (Italy) and many others.

Meanwhile, he began his career as a soloist with orchestra and with chamber music, collaborating with various musicians: Bruno Canino,[6] V. Sirenko,[7] Orfeo Mandozzi, Andrea Lucchesini,[8] Mario Brunello, Volodymyr Kozhukhar,[9] Konstantin Bogino, Michael Kugel, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Enkhe Baatarzhavyn,[10] Gabriele Mirabassi, Maxim Rysanov,[11] M .Diadiura, O Kogan, Rudolf Koelman,[12] D. Cohen,[13] Boris Petrushansky,[14] Kirill Karabits, Niklas Eppinger,[15] Leonid Gorokhov[16] and many others.

For a long time he has been the first violin of the "Sinopoli" String Quartet.[17][18][19] He actively promotes Ukrainian music in the world and is often the first performer of works by Myroslav Skoryk and Yevhen Stankovych.[20][21]

In duo with Anna Seredenko,[22][23] he has recorded 4 CDs for "JRC" Label ("Joint Recording Company", Ukraine) and more than seven hours of music as soloist for the National Golden Collection of the Ukraine, including the Brahms and Sibelius violin concertos.

He plays an Auguste Bernardel violin dated 1840 with the bows "White Lady" or "VENUS" by Navea Vera.[24]

Education[edit]

Activity[edit]

Working career[edit]

Students[edit]

Numerous Maestro's students are winners at various international competitions, have become concertmasters of renowned orchestras, and conduct their own active concert and pedagogical activities. Among them are such well-known young musicians as:

Awards, titles and honors[edit]

Oleksandr Semchuk has been distinguished with different prizes and awards:

  • 2014 – Rinaldo Rossi Prize of Honor for outstanding pedagogical achievements.
  • 2013 – Laszlo Spezzaferri Prize of Honor for outstanding cultural achievements and development of the Italian violin school.
  • 2002 – a honorary title of "Merited Artist of Ukraine[43]" for his personal contribution to the development of culture and the revival of Ukraine (President of Ukraine: Leonid Kuchma).
  • 2002 – Diploma of Honor of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine for a significant personal contribution to the creation of spiritual values and high professional skills (Minister: Yuriy Bohutsky).
  • 2002 – Diploma of the Academic Council of the NMAU of Tchaikovsky for his high artistic skill and significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian chamber music performances (Rector NMAU: Oleg Tymoshenko)
  • 2001 – Diploma of the International Charitable Fund of the competition of V. Horowitz for a significant contribution to the development of musical performances (president of the fund: Yuri Zilberman)
  • 1999 – First Prize and Gold Medal at the International "Città di Gubbio"[44] Chamber Music Competition (Gubbio, Italy)
  • 1993 – Diploma of the II Prize and a Special prize "VIRTUOS" at the "Kloster Schöntal" International Violin Competition (Germany)[45]
  • 1993 – Diploma of the laureate and a prize of Mariyka Pidhiryanka for creative achievements in the development of musical art (Ivano-Frankivsk oblast society of Ukrainian language named after Taras Shevchenko "Prosvita", chairman S. Shulepa)
  • 1992 – Personal scholarship of the Board of Trustees of the Ukrainian Center for the Creativity of Children and Youth for their creative achievements in the hope of future artistic victories (Ukrainian Center for the Creativity of Children and Youth, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma)
  • 1992 – First Prize, gold medal and the title of laureate at the Competition of M. Lysenko[46] (Kharkiv, Ukraine).
  • 1992 – Diploma of the laureate of the First Prize at the All-Union Contest "Youth Assembly of Arts"[47] (Moscow, Russia)
  • 1991 – Diploma of the Concertino Prague International Competition (Czech Republic)
  • 1990 – Diploma of the III Prize at the "Kloster Schöntal" International Violin Competition (Germany)[48]
  • 1989 – Personal Scholarship of the Soviet Children's Fund of V. Lenin[49]

Discography[edit]

Music by O.Semchuk

1. HAYDN MENDELSOHN Two double concerts

  • Joseph Haydn, Double Concerto F-Dur for Violin, Harpsichord and Strings, Hob.XVIII:6
  • Felix Mendelssohn – Bartholdy, Concerto N.1 d-moll for Violin, Piano and Strings

Oles Semchuk – violin, Anna Seredenko – piano

Ensemble of Soloists of the National Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine, Volodymyr Sirenko – conductor

LABEL: Joint Recording Company (JRC Ukraine)

2. KAROL SZYMANOWSKI (1882–1937)

  • Sonata for violin and piano, op.9
  • "Mythes" for violin and piano, op.30
  • "Tree caprices of Paganini", op.40
  • F. Chopin, "Mazurka"

Olexander Semchuk – violin, Anna Seredenko – piano

LABEL: Joint Recording Company (JRC Ukraine)

3. OLEXANDER SEMCHUK, Masterpieces of Violin Music

  • Jean Sibelius, Concert for violin and orchestra d-moll, op. 47
  • Henri Wieniawski, Variations on an original theme, op. 15
  • Myroslav Skoryk, Caprice

Olexander Semchuk – violin, Anna Seredenko – piano

Kyiv Symphonic Orchestra, Volodymyr Sirenko – conductor

LABEL: Joint Recording Company (JRC Ukraine)

4. OLEXANDER SEMCHUK, ANNA SEREDENKO. Masterpieces of Violin and Chamber Music

  • J.S. Bach, Sonata for violin and harpsichord No.4, c-moll, BWV 1017
  • R. Schumann, Sonata a-moll for violin and piano, op.105
  • B. Britten, Suite for violin and piano, op.6
  • E. Chausson, "Poème" for violin and orchestra, op.25

Olexander Semchuk – violin, Anna Seredenko – piano Kyiv Symphonic Orchestra, Volodymyr Sirenko – conductor

LABEL: Joint Recording Company (JRC Ukraine)

References[edit]

  1. 2002.03.15 Decree of the President of Ukraine "On conferring the honorary title"
  2. 2014.05.07 Gazzetta di Mantova: I premi Rinaldo Rossi
  3. A Oleksandr Semchuk il Premio "Laszlo Spezzaferri" 2013
  4. Imola International Music Academy Website
  5. В первое воскресенье декабря в филармонии выступит "Принц Скрипки"
  6. Oleksandr Semchuk e Bruno Canino con 4 fantasie
  7. NSO of Ukraine, Soloist O. Semchuk, Conductor V.Sirenko
  8. In Auditorium Sinopoli Maestri O.Semchuk, G.Mirabassi, M.Brunello, A.Lucchesini e S.Cappelletto
  9. NSO of Ukraine, Soloist O. Semchuk, Conductor V.Kozhukhar
  10. Свердловская государственная Филармония
  11. Trio Cajkovskij, Semchuck & Rysanov at the MALIBRAN THEATER
  12. All-Star-Concert at the Sismondo Castel
  13. I Concerti dell'Accademia decima edizione
  14. "Dmitri Šostakovič: un artista del popolo?"
  15. Festival Internazionale delle Nazioni
  16. San Marino e Rimini per un concerto "All star"
  17. Il Quartetto Sinopoli per "Note di passaggio"
  18. Quartetto Sinopoli alla Filarmonica Romana con Haydn e Saramago
  19. Quartetto Sinopoli al Teatro Sperimentale di Ancona
  20. 24/10/2014 San Marino. Tre musicisti aprono la rassegna musicale d’autunno
  21. World Premiere of the "Supplication of Peace" (ukr: "благання спокою")
  22. 17 липня, 2002 Марія Грюнвальд: Ім’я музики
  23. 22 July, 2003 Day.Kyiv.Ua: Semchuk and Seredenko: what next?
  24. NAVEA VERA & SARRI BLOG: MARS AND VENUS
  25. Fiesole School of Music Activity 1974–2014
  26. Imola International Piano Academy
  27. MASTERCLASS DI VIOLINO CON M° SEMCHUK
  28. MASTERCLASS DI VIOLINO CON M° SEMCHUK
  29. String Concert Academy San Marino
  30. Violin Masterclass with Oleksandr Semchuk in Kensington
  31. Violin Masterclass with Oleksandr Semchuk in Kensington
  32. International Music Academy of Colombes (Paris, France)
  33. [1]
  34. Kyiv International Summer Music Academy
  35. Terra magica glazbeni festival
  36. Poletna akademija (Glasbeni festival Terra Magica, Poreč, Hrvaška)
  37. PORTOGRUARO S. CECILIA: ELENCO CORSI E DOCENTI
  38. Il violino di Oleksandr Semchuk incanta il pubblico
  39. Gubbio Summer Festival, 23rd edition
  40. Festival Internazionale delle Nazioni
  41. Edinburgh Quartet members
  42. Amsterdam Chamber Soloists Musicians
  43. 2002.03.15 Decree of the President of Ukraine "On conferring the honorary title"
  44. Annuario SCUOLA DI MUSICA DI FIESOLE: 1974–2014, page 197
  45. Kloster Schöntal Violinwettbewerb Preisträger
  46. Diploma of the First Prize, gold medal and the title of laureate of the M.Lysenko International Violin Competition
  47. All-Soviet Union Competition "Youth Assembly of Arts" Archive
  48. Kloster Schöntal Violinwettbewerb Preisträger
  49. 17/11/1989 Violinist Semchuk at Soviet Children's Foundation. Photographer: SPUTNIK

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