Sergey Voitenko is an artist, ascetic, public figure, musician, composer, celebrity not only of Russian level and just a good person, familiar to viewers and listeners with a virtuoso playing the button accordion.
Sergei Ivanovich Voitenko went to his popularity for several decades. It is no secret that such musical instruments as the button accordion, accordion, and accordion are not very popular in Russia, although it is under them that the Russian soul sings and cries.
Way to music
The biography of the boy began in 1973, on May 12, in the distant rural outback of the Samara region. In the same place, in Bogdanovka, he almost simultaneously went to a regular and musical school. At first, he did not feel any serious zeal for music and love for the instrument, he even chose the button accordion only because he was smaller than the piano, tried to quit this lesson.
Fortunately, there was a clever teacher who considered that the guy was ready to "dig the earth with his nose" in order to win a speech, and began to haul him in various competitions. So Seryozha from the age of 11 learned to defeat, first of all, himself and his laziness.
Sergey's musical education lasted 20 years: a music school, a music school, a university, and graduate school. Then return to his native Samara and engage in teaching activities. And constant work to improve their skills, rehearsals from morning to evening.
Career
By that time, he was already the owner of a great many prizes, awards and awards for his performing activities. The virtuoso performance, creating beautiful musical images, has set his beloved button accordion to a new level of perception by listeners.
In the late 90s, Voitenko created the Non Stop quartet together with friends who won various competitions. And although it was a kind of copy of the St. Petersburg Quartet’s Terem, a lot of its own was introduced - theatricalization of the performance, vocals.
Five years later - a new creative stage in career growth. It marked the meeting of two talented performers and the creation of the "Bayan MIX". It's about Dmitry Khramkov. The unique duet was enthusiastically received by the public. A powerful energy message, an unusual performance of classics and modern works, the dynamics of the stage movement captivated.
Artists toured not only our countries, but also Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Canada, Sweden, China, and even Costa Rica.
Sergey Ivanovich is not only an outstanding musician, but also a talented producer. He implemented many creative projects aimed at popularizing his favorite instrument and folk music:
- International festival "Vivat button accordion", organized for the first time in 2002;
- in 2018, a new one appeared - "The soul of the button accordion";
- annual internships of talented children and teachers in prestigious music schools in Europe;
- All-Russian competition of accordionists and accordionists;
- he created interesting groups: accordion girls work in the "Brides" group; "Matreha" pleases the audience with a new style - jazz folk; three boys and a girl perform in the Kinder Mix band; there is still a fun "Mama Rasha";
- opened a creative school in Samara with instruction in individual programs so that a key is found for each child;
- began the production of button accordions under his own brand, while in Italy, then plans to transfer production to Russia.
