Valery Vorona
Honoured Art worker of Russia, Professor Valery Vorona is an outstanding representative of contemporary musical art elite of Russia.
Graduated from the State Music Pedagogical Institute named after Gnesins (violin class), had his post-graduate study at the Moscow Conservatory named after P.I.Tchaikovsky (violin). He leads large-scale productive activities as a performer, conductor, pedagogue and public figure during his life.
At present Valery Vorona is an artistic director and chief conductor of the Moscow Youth Chamber Orchestra, soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, the President of the Foundation «Russian Performing Art», the rector of one of the leading music universities of Russia – the Music Pedagogical Institute named after M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov, professor of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky.
As a violinist and conductor Valery Vorona for the past ten years he has been representing the best traditions of the Russian performing school, leads big performing activities. Under the auspices of the State Concert he regular performs at major odeums of the country and abroad, participates in prestigious music festivals as a performer and organizer.
Among them, is «St. Petersburg Musical Spring», International Music S. Gubaidulina Festival, Sakharov Festival in Nizhny Novgorod, «Copenhagen Musical Spring», Russian Festival in San Francisco, «Nancyphonies, Vladimir Spivakov Festival «Moscow Meets Friends», anniversary concerts dedicated to the 70th anniversary of M. Rostropovich, the 70th Anniversary of S. Gubaidulina, the 80th anniversary of V.Berlinsky, the cultural bridge «Japan – Russia» with M. Rostropovich, S. Ozawa, a symphony orchestra «New Japan Philharmonic» and etc.
Among the partners V.Vorona as the soloists and conductors are such famous musicians as I. Kollegorskaya, Y. Bashmet, V. Berlinsky, M. Vengerov, V.Repin, A. Bonduryansky, V. Skanavi, S. Kravchenko, S. Sondetskis, V. Ponkin, O.Krysa and V. Viardot (USA), A. Engerer, H. Leclere and V. Afanasiev (France), D. Schwartzberg (Austria), J. Milkis (Canada), A. Zapolski (Denmark ), P. Valliere (Italy), etc.
Since the early 90’s V.Vorona has become a member of the Presidium «Movement in Defense of Culture» together with the major Russian figures of culture, science and politics M.Rostropovich, A.Yakovlev, S.Velihov, S. Krasavchenko, M.Hutsiev and others. The head of the Presidium was a motion picture producer S. Kulish. From 1996 to 2000 he was a member of the Music Committee of Council under the President of Russian culture.
In all areas of his diversified performing and creative activities V.Vorona achieved impressive results. The Youth Chamber Orchestra (headed by Valery Vorona) took the leading position among Russian and international youth teams and actively collaborates with the greatest conductors and soloists of our time.
Many students of V.Vorona’s class won the prestigious international competitions. In 2007 Valery Vorona was recognized as the «Person of the Year» by the newspaper «Music Review».
In 2008, V.Vorona was the artistic director of the youth cultural program XI of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and participated in it as a conductor and soloist.
V.Vorona constantly participates in the organizing committees as a member of the jury of many international competitions, and conducts master-classes in many cities in Russia and abroad (Spain, Italy, Greece, Israel, the U.S., France, the CIS countries, etc.).
Among recent major projects , organized by V.Vorona are such important initiatives as the International Festival «Support the Talent!», the International Music Festival and International Ippolitov-Ivanov Competition, the Establishment of the International prize in the field of musical pedagogy, etc.
In 2009, he was awarded with the International Prize of the Hamburg Academy of Music «For outstanding achievements in the development of the culture of the Eastern Europe».
In 2013, V.Vorona together with M. Vengerov established an International award in the field of musical pedagogy named after M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov, presentation took place in the Big Hall of the Moscow Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky.
