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Viktor Petrovich Yeliseyev (russian: Ви́ктор Петро́вич Елисе́ев, born June 9, 1950) is a Russian general, orchestra conductor and music teacher. He is the director of the Rosgvardia Academic Song and Dance Ensemble, one of the two Russian Red Army Choirs.
Eliseev has been a part of the Ministry of the Interior Ensemble since its founding in 1973, holding various roles. He started out as a choirmaster, becoming the head choirmaster and vice-director in 1977. In 1985 he became the head of the ensemble, and in 1995 also head of the MVD Cultural Center. In 1998 he became a professor in the Moscow Conservatory.
Eliseev has married three times and has two children, one from the first and one from the third marriage. He lives in Moscow. In 2012 he underwent a much-publicized divorce with his then-spouse Irina.
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Biography
Yeliseyev was born in 1950 inMoscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
, Russia to Pyotr and Serafima. He graduated the October Revolution Moscow State Institute of Music). He then served as a soldier in the Soviet Ministry of the Interior (1969–1971), after which he became the choirmaster in his former unit. In 1976, Eliseev graduated from the Gnessin State Musical College
The Gnessin State Musical College (russian: link=no, Государственный музыкальный колледж имени Гнесиных) and Gnesins Russian Academy of Music (russian: Российская академия музык ...
, specializing in choir conducting.
Eliseev has been a part of the Ministry of the Interior Ensemble since its founding in 1973, holding various roles. He started out as a choirmaster, becoming the head choirmaster and vice-director in 1977. In 1985 he became the head of the ensemble, and in 1995 also head of the MVD Cultural Center. In 1998 he became a professor in the Moscow Conservatory.
Eliseev has married three times and has two children, one from the first and one from the third marriage. He lives in Moscow. In 2012 he underwent a much-publicized divorce with his then-spouse Irina.
Performances and work
Under Eliseev's direction, the MVD ensemble produced by french impresario Thierry Wolf/ref> has performed in various countries, including Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, North Korea, Italy, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Spain, China, Turkey and Israel. Eliseev was a jury member in the 1999 international soldiers' song contest held in
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
.
Awards and honors
Eliseev is a People’s Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an Title of honor, honorary title granted to Soviet, Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music ...
(1988) and a recipient of the Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honor.
References
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