Viktor Tretiakov

Viktor Tretyakov (born 17 October 1946) is a Russian violinist and conductor. Other spellings of his name are Victor, Tretyakov and Tretjakov.

Biography

Son of the musician who played in the military band in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, he showed an extraordinary musical talent at the very early age. In 1956 he has entered Yury Yankelevich's class at the Moscow Central School of Music, later entering the Moscow Conservatoire. In 1966, at the age of 19 he won the first prize in the Third International Tchaikovsky Competition and has been invited to appear on several international concert tours – something that had become much easier after the pioneering visits outside the Soviet Union by artists like Richter, Gilels, Rostropovich, and Oistrakh. Influence of the latter could be noticed in Tretyakov's interpretations and also in his choice of the repertoire. His unique style is supported by the impeccable technique and deep musical insight, created by an expressive phrasing. Tretyakov is favoring great romantic violin concertos such as Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and music of Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Named People's Artist of the USSR in 1987, Tretyakov was granted the Russian Prize for the encouragement of the achievements in art and literature "Triumph". He is laureate of the Shostakovich Prize, awarded by the Yuri Bashmet International Charitable Fund, and the Glinka State Prize (other recipients include Sergei Rachmaninov and Reinhold Gliere), and recently was awarded "the Order of Service to the Fatherland" by president Putin.

Performing

Since winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966, Tretyakov has performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world, including Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, St. Petersburg, London, and Munich Philharmonic Orchestras, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bamberg SO, NHK Symphony, and symphony orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Toronto and many others. He has worked with many great conductors including Rostropovich, Ormandy, Temirkanov, Alekseev, Jochum, Krips, Gergiev, Fedoseyev, Maazel, Kempe, Jansons, Järvi, Levine, Mehta, Penderecki, Previn and Kondrashin.

Recordings

*Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin concertos BWV 1041 (a minor), BWV 1043 (double) with Oleg Kagan, violin „Moscow Virtuosi“ Chamber Orchestra, Viktor Tretyakov (conductor) Yedang Classics (2001)

*Beethoven, Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 3 with Mikhail Erokhin, piano Yedang Classics (2002)

*Beethoven, Romance for Violin and Orchestra no.1 Paganini, Violin Concerto no. 1 Glazunov, Violin Concerto USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons Estonian State Symphony Orchestra, Neemi Järvi USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev Yedang Classics (2002)

*Brahms, Violin Concerto; Concerto for Violin and Cello with Viktor Feigin, Cello USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev Russian Revelation (1998)

*Bruch, Violin Concerto No.1 Saint-Saens, Havanaise USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev Russian Revelation (1998)

*Bruch, Double Concerto for Violin and Viola with Yuri Bashmet, Viola London Symphony Orchestra, Neemi Järvi BMG/RCA (1998)

Corelli, Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 & 4 Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Viktor Tretyakov (conductor) Yedang Classics (2002)

Dvorak, Piano Trio op. 90 „Dumky“ Shostakovich, Piano Trio no. 2, op. 67 with Karine Georgian (Cello), Pavel Gililov (Piano) Kempen Klassik (1998)

Handel, Concerti Grossi Nos. 4, 10, 12 Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Viktor Tretyakov (conductor) Yedang Classics (2001)

Haydn, Symphonies Nos. 45 „Farewell“ & 83 „The Hen“ USSR State Chamber Orchestra, Viktor Tretyakov (conductor) Yedang Classics (2002)

Hindemith, Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 34 with Eduard Brunner (Clarinet), Svyatoslav Moroz (Violin) Daniel Raiskin, (Viola), Natalia Gutman (Cello) Live Classics (2000)

Mozart, String Quartet KV 421 with Oleg Kagan (Violin), Yuri Bashmet (Viola), Natalia Gutman (Cello) Live Classics (1999)

Paganini, Violin Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Neemi Järvi BMG/Melodiya (1997)

Prokofiev, Sonata for two Violins, op. 56 with Oleg Kagan (Violin) Live Classics (1999)

Shostakovich, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov Yedang Classics (2001)

Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No.2 Staatskapelle Dresden, Heribert Kegel Weitblick (2006)

Sibelius, Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow, Vladimir Fedoseyev RELIEF (1999)

Tchaikovsky, Complete works for Violin and Orchestra USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons Yedang Classics (1998)

Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto Glazunov, Violin Concerto USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev Melodiya (1991)

Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto (DVD) Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev ARTHAUS (2007)

Tchaikovsky, Alexandr Violin Concerto USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz MCA (1991)

Saint-Saens, Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28 (DVD) St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolai Alekseev Gala from St. Peterburg with various artists Recorded live at the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Grand Hall, 1 June 2003 EUROARTS/TDK (2005)

Vivaldi, Four Seasons Saint-Saens, Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28 USSR State Chamber Orchestra, Viktor Tretyakov (conductor) Yedang Classics (2002)

"Viktor Tretiakov Edition" (10 CDs) with Various Artists Recorded between 1967 and 1990 Brilliant Classics (2006)

Teaching

For many years, Tretyakov has taught at the Moscow State Conservatory. In 1996, he took a teaching post in Cologne, Germany. From 1986 to 1994, he has been the jury president of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Additionally, he has served as a jury member of competitions in Brussels, Hannover, Sendai, Moscow, Helsinki and many others.

Chamber Music

An active chamber musician, Tretyakov has performed together with Mstislav Rostropovich, Svyatoslav Richter, the Borodin Quartet, Oleg Kagan, Evgeny Kissin, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov and Elisabeth Leonskaja. He regularly performs in a piano quartet, together with Vassily Lobanov, Yuri Bashmet, and Natalia Gutman. This season's appearances include Berlin, Munich, Istanbul, Paris, Athens, Lisboa, and Copenhagen.