Solomon Markovich Khromchenko (born 4 December 1907, town of
Zlatopol,
Russian Empire, now
Novomyrhorod,
Kirovohrad district,
Ukraine – died 20 January 2002, Moscow, Russia) was a
Russian and
Jewish tenor singer.
His vocal gift was first recognized as he was a boy in the
choir of a local
synagogue
A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...
. Later, he was a
chorister of the "
Yevokans" choir ("Jewish Vocal Ensemble"). He studied at the
Kiev Conservatory (1929 to 1931) under
Mikhail Engel-Kron, and at the
Moscow Conservatory (1932–1935), under
Xenia Dorliak (the mother-in law of
Sviatoslav Richter). In 1933 he was among the winners of the First AlI-Union Musical Competition in vocal category in the former
USSR (
Emil Gilels won in the piano category). Khromchenko was among the leading tenors of the
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...
.
During World War II Khromchenko gave over a thousand concerts for Soviet troops. He was included into the selected group of Soviet performers to participate in the
Kremlin
The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty, Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of th ...
concert of Victory Celebration in May 1945. In the
Bolshoi he performed over twenty roles of the
lyric tenor repertoire: Lensky (''
Eugene Onegin''), the Indian Guest (''
Sadko''), Bayan (''
Ruslan and Lyudmila''), Vladimir (''
Prince Igor''), Sinodal (''
Demon
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''), Duke of Mantua (''
Rigoletto''), Count Almaviva (''
Barber of Seville''), Faust (''
Faust'') etc. He was teaching at the
Gnessin Institute since 1961. From 1992 to 2000, he was professor at
Rubin Academy of Music in
Jerusalem,
Israel. He authored a handbook on vocal coaching.
Solomon Khromchenkko's personal sote: https://solomonkhromchenko.com/
References
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1907 births
2002 deaths
People from Novomyrhorod
People from Kherson Governorate
Ukrainian Jews
Jewish singers
20th-century Ukrainian male singers
Soviet male singers
Kyiv Conservatory alumni
Moscow Conservatory alumni
20th-century Russian male singers