Orchestra
Orchestra
of the Ballet Theatre "La Classique" accompanies the theatre's performances
while on a tour. The number of the musicians comprising the orchestra on a
tour depends on the particular performance.
Vladimir
Bogorad is "La Classique"s music manager and conductor of the orchestra.
Vladimir
Bogorad graduated with distinction from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire
in 1961 and in1965 has completed a post-graduate course of orchestral faculty.
From
1962 to 1983 V.Bogorad was the leader of bassoon group at the Bolshoi Theatre
and Kremlin palace of Congresses of the USSR.
In
1963,1965,1968 he is the 1st Prize Winner at the International competitions
in Leningrad, Budapest and Prague.
In
1977 V.Bogorad finished a post graduate faculty of Оpera & Symphony conducting
and was adopted as a conductor to the Bolshoi Theatre.
In
1978 V.Bogorad, as the conductor, won 1st prize at the International Competition
in New York.
As
a conductor he cooperated with the Chamber Orchestra under the leadership
of R.Barshai during 18 years. He conducted about 300 performances and symphony
concerts in 35 countries around the world. He also conducted more than 500
performances in "Ballet on ice".
V.Bogorad
is author of the musical compositions for ballets "Vain Precaution" (Bolshoi
Theatre) and "Casanova" (USA and the Bolshoi Theatre). The music director
of the ballet-films: "Mtsiri", "Prometeus"," Choreographic miniatures ", "Alibaba
and 40 robbers " etc. V.Bogorad repertoir comprises 42 ballets and 48 operas.
Nowadays
V.Bogorad has begun the teaching career also. On the Ballet-master faculty
of the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts he teaches a subject: "Activity
of Ballet-master with the conductor" and "Ballet clavier and score" (He has
above 100 students).
Besides
performances at the Bolshoi Theatre V.Bogorad has conducted more than 400
performances with various ballet troupes. V.Bogorad is also the chief conductor
of the Central Music School under the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire.
V.Bogorad's creative cooperation with "La Classique" has started from 1990
when the theatre was founded.