Petr Gekker

Petr Gekker born1945 in Rostov-on-Don(March,15).1959 finishes musical school.1963 finishes musical college.1971 graduated the Leningrad State conservatory(Academia),Composer Department(under professor V. Tsytovitch).1976 joins the USSR composer's Union.1979 premier of the ballet “Khaya-Mergen” in State Dance Ensemble “Sayany”(choreographer V. Kamkov.)1981participates in the 17 InternFest “LMS” “Concert of instr. Variety music”, soloists M. Bezverkhmiy, M. Gantvarg, conductor S. Gorkovenko.1982 prize-winner VI Composition competition in symphonic genre: “Spring games”. 1983 participates in 19 InternFest “LMS”, performance “Chukchi Suite” for Symphony orchestra, conductor V. Chernushenko.1986 premier of the ballet “Cham”(choreograph G. Aleksidze).1989 Recital at Tuva State Theatre, presentation of simphony and chamber woks. 1991 performance “Sonata-fantasy”for clarinet and piano (A. Kazakov, N. Arzumanova).1992 performance of “Concert for Violin, strings and cembalo” conductor R. Martinov, soloist M. Gantvarg. 1993 performance cantata “Yerushalayim” for boy's choir, man's choir and chamber orchestra.(conductor A. Shteinlucht, soloist B. Finkelschtein.)
1995 participates in the InternFest “Moscow Autumn”.1998 performance “Sweet than Myrrh and wine” -quartet-fantasia for clarinet, violin, celle and piano(E. Berdnikova, M. Kullyk, F. Ponomarenko, N. Arzumanova).2000 Concert-portrait of symphony music at the Beloselsky-Belozersky Concert Hall (Spb) Conductor S.Gorkovenko. Soloists – M.Gantvarg, G.Rysina.
2002Premier of the cycle “Three Jewish (iddish) somgs for soprano and symphony orchestra (Capella symphony Orchestra, conductor A. Chernushenko, soloist S. Yalysheva). 2003 performance Piano cycle “Tsu der hupe”- 7pictures from the Jewish wedding (N. Arzumanova).
2004 premier of “Concert for clarinet and symphony orchestra', conductor V. Petrenko, solist A. Kazakov. 2005 Resital in St.-Petersburg Small Philharmonic Hall. Performers: S. Roldugin,
O. Bezinskykh, G. Rysina, M/ Gantvarg, S. Yalysheva. Participates in the Intern. Musicalfest
“Moscow Autumn”. 2006: quintet for winds “Jewish Wedding”. 2007 performance cycle “Biblical mosaic” for Chamber Choir, conductor J. Khutoretskaya. 2008 performanse “Capriccio” for violin and symphony orchestra (Capella State Symphony Orchestra, conductor A. Titov, soloist – M. Gantvarg. 2009 “Legends of Qumran Caves”- for symphony orchestra, performance State Symphony Orchestra, conductor A. Titov. 2010: Vocal cycle “Lyrical Pages” for soprano and piano to the verses by A. Maikov and M. Tsvetaeva, performers O. Krupnova, K. Isaeva.
2012: Suite from Opera “Damned Apostle”, libretto Yu. Dimitrin. Vocal-symphonic Suite. Soloists – Irina Vasilieva, D. Nelasov, P. Cherkasov. 2013: premier “Elegy” (in memory of V. Tsytovitch) for
violin, viola, strings, percussion, celesta and harp” Conductor A. Titov, soloists – V. Stopichev, M. Gantvarg. 2014: performance “Trio for clarinet, cello and piano”. Performers: V. Papyrin, Y. Rozovskaya, M. Danilova. 2015: Mariinskiy Theatre: Premier opera “Damned Apostle”.
2017: “Feast in Time of Plague”. Triptich for Soprano, Tenore, mixed choir and symphony orchestra. Capella SPB. Conductor A. Titov. Soloists: E. Shimanovich, A. Mihailov.
pgekker@yandex.ru