The Turetsky Choir is a legendary group founded by Mikhail Turetsky, Honored People's Artist of Russia. The highlight of the group lies in the originality, polyphony, live sound and interactive with the audience during performances.
Ten soloists of the Turetsky Choir have been delighting music lovers with their delightful singing for many years. The group has no repertoire restrictions. In turn, this allows you to consider all the strengths of the soloists.
In the arsenal of the group you can hear rock, jazz, folk songs, cover versions of legendary tracks. The soloists of the Turetsky Choir do not like phonograms. The guys always sing exclusively "live".
And here is something that may be of interest to read the biography of the Turetsky Choir group - the musicians sing in 10 languages of the world, they have appeared on the Russian stage more than 5 thousand times, the team is appreciated in Europe, Asia and the United States of America.
The group was greeted with a standing ovation and escorted off standing. They are original and unique.
The history of the creation of the Turetsky Choir
The history of the Turetsky Choir group dates back to 1989. It was then that Mikhail Turetsky created and led the male choir at the Moscow Choral Synagogue. This was not a spontaneous decision. Mikhail approached this event for a long time and carefully.
It is interesting that initially the soloists performed Jewish compositions and liturgical music. A few years later, the singers realized that it was time to "change shoes", as the audience of musicians was not happy with what they were offered to listen to.
Thus, the soloists expanded their genre repertoire with songs and music from different countries and eras, opera and rock compositions.
In one of his interviews, Mikhail Turetsky said that he spent more than one sleepless night to create the repertoire of the new team.
Soon, the soloists of the Turetsky Choir group began to perform the music of the last four centuries: from George Frideric Handel to chanson and pop hits of the Soviet stage.
Group members
The composition of the Turetsky Choir changed from time to time. The only one who has always been in the team is Mikhail Turetsky. It has come a long way before gaining well-deserved popularity.
Interestingly, the first wards of Mikhail were his children. At one time he was the leader of the children's choir, and a little later he headed the choral group of the Yuri Sherling Theater.
But in 1990, the man formed the final composition of the Turetsky Choir group. Alex Alexandrov became one of the soloists of the group. Alex has a diploma from the prestigious Gnesinka.
Interestingly, the young man accompanied Toto Cutugno and Boris Moiseev. Alex has a rich dramatic baritone voice.
A little later, the poet and owner of the bass profundo Yevgeny Kulmis joined the soloists of the Turetsky Choir group. The singer also previously led a children's choir. Kulmis was born in Chelyabinsk, graduated from Gnesinka and dreamed of performing on stage.
Then Evgeny Tulinov and tenor-altino Mikhail Kuznetsov joined the group. Tulinov and Kuznetsov received the title of Honored Artists of Russia in the mid-2000s. Celebrities are also Gnesinka alumni.
In the mid-1990s, a tenor from the capital of Belarus, Oleg Blyakhorchuk, joined the team. The man played more than five musical instruments. Oleg came to the Turetsky Choir group from the choir of Mikhail Finberg.
In 2003, another "batch" of newcomers came to the team. We are talking about Boris Goryachev, who has a lyrical baritone, and Igor Zverev (bass cantanto).
In 2007 and 2009 the Turetsky Choir group was joined by Konstantin Kabo with his chic baritone tenor, as well as Vyacheslav Fresh with a countertenor.
One of the brightest members of the team, according to fans, was Boris Voinov, who worked in the team until 1993. Music lovers also noted the tenor Vladislav Vasilkovsky, who almost immediately left the group and moved to America.
Music of the Turetsky Choir
The debut performances of the group took place with the support of the Jewish charitable organization "Joint". Performances of the "Turetsky Choir" began in Kyiv, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Chisinau. Interest in the Jewish musical tradition manifested itself with renewed vigor.
The Turetsky Choir group decided to win over foreign music lovers as well. In the early 1990s, the new band traveled to Canada, France, Great Britain, America and Israel with their concerts.
As soon as the group began to enjoy huge popularity, relations became strained. As a result of conflicts in the mid-1990s, the Turetsky Choir group split up - one half of the soloists remained in Moscow, and the other moved to Miami.
There the musicians worked under the contract. The team, which worked in Miami, replenished the repertoire with Broadway classics and jazz hits.
In 1997, soloists led by Mikhail Turetsky joined the farewell tour Joseph Kobzon across the Russian Federation. Together with the Soviet legend, the Turetsky Choir gave about 100 concerts.
In the early 1990s, the team presented for the first time the repertoire performance Mikhail Turetsky's Vocal Show, which premiered at the Moscow State Variety Theatre.
In the early 2000s, the efforts of Mikhail Turetsky were awarded at the state level. In 2002 he received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
In 2004, the group performed for the first time in the concert hall "Russia". In the same year, at the National "Person of the Year" award, the group's program "Ten Voices That Shook the World" was nominated as "Cultural Event of the Year". It was the highest award for the founder of the team, Mikhail Turetsky.
Big tour
A year later, the group went on another tour. This time the guys visited with their concerts in the United States of America, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago.
The following year, the team pleased fans from the CIS countries and native Russia. The soloists of the group presented the new program "Born to Sing" to the fans.
In 2007, a statuette from "Record-2007" appeared on the shelf of the team's awards. The Turetsky Choir group received an award for the Great Music album, which included classical works.
In 2010, the team celebrated the 20th anniversary since the creation of the team. The musicians decided to celebrate this significant event with the anniversary tour "20 years: 10 votes".
In 2012, the one who stands at the origins of the group celebrated his anniversary. This year Mikhail Turetsky turned 50 years old. The Honored Artist of Russia celebrated his birthday in the Kremlin Palace.
Mikhail came to please most of the representatives of Russian show business. In the same 2012, the repertoire of the Turetsky Choir group was replenished with the composition “The Smile of God is a Rainbow”. A video clip was released for the song.
In 2014, Mikhail Turetsky decided to please fans with a show program created by the popular choreographer Yegor Druzhinin, "A Man's View of Love." The performance took place on the territory of the sports complex "Olympic".
About 20 thousand spectators gathered at the stadium. They watched what was happening on the stage from interactive screens. In the same year, on Victory Day, the Turetsky Choir performed for veterans and fans, giving a two-hour concert.
Two years later, in the Kremlin Palace, the band gave music lovers an unforgettable show in honor of their 25th anniversary. The program, with which the musicians performed, received the iconic name "With you and forever."
Interesting facts about the Turetsky Choir group
- The founder of the team, Mikhail Turetsky, says that it is important for him to change the picture from time to time. “I love outdoor activities. Lying on the couch and staring at the ceiling is not for me.”
- Achievements inspire the soloists of the group to write new songs.
- At one of the shows, the soloists of the group sang a telephone directory.
- The performers admitted that they go to work as if they were going to a holiday. Singing is part of the life of the stars, without which they cannot live a day.
Turetsky Choir Group today
In 2017, the band presented the musical composition "With You and Forever" to fans of their work. Later, a music video was also filmed for the track. The clip was directed by Olesya Aleinikova.
In the same 2017, the performers gave the "fans" another surprise, a video clip for the track "You Know". The popular Russian actress Ekaterina Shpitsa starred in the video.
In 2018, the Turetsky Choir performed in the Kremlin. The latest news from the life of the group can be found in its social networks, as well as the official website.
In 2019, the group went on a big tour. One of the brightest events of this year was the band's performance in New York. Several excerpts from the speech can be found on YouTube video hosting.
In February 2020, the band presented the single "Her Name". In addition, the team managed to perform in Moscow, Vladimir and Tulun.
On April 15, 2020, the soloists of the group managed to hold an online concert with the Show ON program especially for Okko.
Turetsky Choir Today
On February 19, 2021, the presentation of the band's mini-LP took place. The work was called "Men's Songs". The release of the collection was timed specifically for February 23. The mini-album contains 6 songs.
