Viktor Tretiakov
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Viktor Tretiakov (born 17 October 1946) is a Russian violinist and conductor. Other spellings of his name are Victor, Tretyakov and Tretjakov.
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 when he remained until 1965, later joining the famous 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 tours – something that had become much easier after the pioneering visits outside the Soviet Union by artists such Richter, Gilels, Rostropovich and Oistrakh. Influence of the latter could be noticed in Tretiakov's interpretations and also in his choice of the repertoire.
Tretiakov is favoring great romantic violin concertos such as Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and also music of Prokofiev and Shostakovich. His unique style is supported by the impeccable technique and deep musical insight, created by an expressive phrasing. The exemplary live 1978 recording of the 1st Paganini concerto with Sauret cadenza in collaboration with Estonian State Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi, along with the other interesting Tretiakov performances, could be found on 10 CD set Victor Tretiakov Edition issued by "Brilliant Classics" record label in "Historic Russian Archives" series.
In 1987 Viktor Tretiakov received the honour of being made a People's Artist of the USSR.
In 1991 he took the teaching post in Cologne, Germany, where he now lives with his wife Natalia and their daughter.
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