Rinat Ibragimov (5 November 1960 – 2 September 2020) was a Russian-Tatar classical

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virtuoso, best known as the principal bass of the

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and for his solo performances and recordings.

Education and competitions

After studying

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for ten years, Rinat Ibragimov switched to playing the double bass at age 16. He studied at the Ippolitov-Ivanov State Musical Pedagogical Institute in

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with Georgy Favorsky and at the Moscow Conservatory with Professor Evgeny Kolosov, where he also studied conducting with

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. He won first prize in the All-Soviet Union Student Competition in 1984 and in the Giovanni Bottesini International Competition in Parma, Italy in 1989.

Orchestral and solo performances and teaching

He was principal double bass of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, the Moscow Academy of Ancient Music, Moscow Soloists, and the Soloists of the Moscow Philharmonic from 1983 to 1997. Between 1991 and 1997 he was a double bass instructor at the

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and its Central Specialist Music School. From 1995 to 1998 he was artistic director and conductor of the Moscow Instrumental Capella. From 1995 to 2014, he was principal bass of the

. He taught at the Guildhall School from 1999 and began teaching at the

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in 2007. He provided a video master class for prospective members of the

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in 2008. A noted soloist, he made a number of recordings and videos of solo bass repertoire, including a Bottesini album with Elena Filonova, Bach's Cello Suite No. 3, works by

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, Schubert, Schumann, and

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, and concertos by Bottesini,

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, Koussevitzky,

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, and

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Health

Ibragimov suffered a

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in 2014, leaving him unable to perform, though he continued teaching occasionally at the Guildhall School. He died from

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on September 2, 2020.Ушел из жизни выдающийся контрабасист Ринат Ибрагимов

Family

Rinat's wife is Lutsia Ibragimova, his son is Timur Ibragimov and daughter is Russian violinist Alina Rinatovna Ibragimova MBE.

References

External links

Rinat Ibragimov's Website

Rinat Ibragimov's page
on

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Rinat Ibragimov videos
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