Tatyana Sergeeva is a talented Russian musician and composer. She is a member of the Union of Composers and awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.
The names of some composers cause delight, others - respect and even envy. However, there are those who are indifferent. The name of Tatyana Sergeeva evokes happy smiles on the faces of the audience. Acquainted with her work become his fans.
Road to the destined
Tatyana Pavlovna Sergeeva was born in Moscow. She was born in 1951, November 28. Parents had nothing to do with music. But at home there was a grand piano left from the grandmother. The girl literally did not leave the tool.
Seeing the child’s interest, her parents took her to a music school named after Dunaevsky near her home. From the age of seven, the doors of the Central Music School at the Conservatory opened for Tanya.
During training in a special school, Sergeyeva showed a talent for composing works. By the beginning of classes, she was already confidently improvising, varying the melodies that appeared from nowhere. The music did not resemble motives previously known to anyone. Teachers quickly realized that the student composed herself.
To the passion for music, the schoolgirl soon added a love of drawing. She painted in her own manner oil paintings, calling the style forced primitivism. Painting, as well as musical creativity, did not fit into any “schools”.
The girl’s favorite drawing is “Cowboys”. On it against the background of burgundy color is a bar counter with characteristic male profiles in famous hats. The girl was literally gushing with new melodies. At this point, she was already seriously engaged in the composition class.
Tatyana wrote easily and quickly. Her works were compared with youthful verses. The sixteen-year-old writer suddenly stopped writing. She was worried about an unexpected crisis. From the outside, everything resembled a momentary deprivation of a skill.
Performing Gift
However, three years passed, and the talent returned again. By that time, the girl already in 1970 to complete her education. She decided to continue her education in one of the best institutions in the world, the Tchaikovsky Metropolitan Conservatory. After graduation, the graduate received a diploma in "Piano and Organ".
Since 1975, Sergeyeva's musical biography continued in the composition class for another four years. From 1979 to 1981, Tatyana was offered an assistant internship in the chosen direction. After going through all the stages, the girl turned into a unique performer.
She turned out to be completely different from other virtuoso pianists, harpsichords and organists. For Tatyana Pavlovna it is not difficult to play any keyboard instrument. She perfectly interprets music composed by other composers. The performer even plays compositions that require unthinkable tricks.
For a long time, such compositions tried not to play. Sergeyeva also performs practically forgotten Russian music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the repertoire of the performer and completely unknown authors.
Composer talent
As a composer, Tatyana Pavlovna is not limited by anything. She is guided by common sense and her own line from one composition to another. For many years, this is what has been the main driving force behind inspiration.
Sergeeva prefers a non-conceptual version of minimalism. However, she does not forget about neo-expressionism and neo-romanticism. No style is leading for her. Tatyana Pavlovna chooses only her favorite business and is guided by her own mood.
Her writings cannot be called any specific generalizing terms. None of the available definitions fits the author’s work. The performer creates natural and simple music, living in her own special world and time.
For his activities, Sergeyev in Germany was awarded the Beethoven Gold Medal. In 1987 Tatyana Pavlovna was awarded the Shostakovich Composer Award. Since 2003 she has been a laureate of the S. S. Prokofiev International Composition Competition.
Tatyana Pavlovna more than once recorded works for the radio. Almost all of her works are included in the golden fund of the musical world.
