Grigoriy Chekmaryov
In the orchestra since 2011
Grigoriy Chekmarev was born in Kostroma. He studied music under Irina Gennadievna Beresneva, then graduated from the Tver music college (S.O. Miltonyan’s class).
From 2001 to 2006, he studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory (class of professor G.I. Odinets) and later went on to obtain his postgraduate degree.
From 2005 to 2011, he was a member of the Russian National Orchestra directed by M. Pletnev.
Grigoriy Chekmarev is a laureate of Russian and international competitions, as well as a Candidate of Pedagogic Sciences.
He was a teacher at the Moscow Academy of Social Management.
Since 2011, Grigoriy Chekmarev has been a soloist at the musicAeterna orchestra directed by Teodor Currentzis.
As a member of chamber ensembles, he has shared the stage with Natalia Gutman, Nikita Borisoglebskiy, Alena Baeva, Andrey Baranov, Alexander Buzlov and many other outstanding performers.
musicAeterna orchestra events
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Symphony of Psalms for Choir and Orchestra (1930, second edition 1948)
Persephone, a melodrama for speaker, soloists, choir, dancers and orchestra based on a libretto by André Gide (1933)
The musicAeterna Orchestra and Choir
Guest actors and soloists
Alexander Ponomaryov “Vesna” Children’s Choir
Ksenia Rapport as Persephone
Conductor – Teodor Currentzis
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Symphony of Psalms for Choir and Orchestra (1930, second edition 1948)
Persephone, a melodrama for speaker, soloists, choir, dancers and orchestra based on a libretto by André Gide (1933)
The musicAeterna Orchestra and Choir
Guest actors and soloists
Alexander Ponomaryov “Vesna” Children’s Choir
Ksenia Rapport as Persephone
Conductor – Teodor Currentzis
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
String sextet “Souvenir de Florence”, D minor, Op. 70 (1890, 1892)
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Fratres (1977)
solo violin – Olga Volkova
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Chamber Symphony (String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, arranged for chamber orchestra by Rudolf Barshai, Op. 110a, 1967)
Gia Kancheli (1935 – 2019)
“A Little Daneliad” for violin, piano, percussion (ad libitum), and string orchestra (2000)
Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings TrV 290, AV 142 (1945)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 “Pathetic” in h minor, Op. 74 (1893)
musicAeterna orchestra
Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings TrV 290, AV 142 (1945)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 “Pathetic” in h minor, Op. 74 (1893)
musicAeterna orchestra
Conductor Teodor Currentzis