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Andreev Biography V. Andreev Vasily Vasilievich Andreev-an outstanding patriot of Russia, reformer of Russian folk instruments, creator and head of the First Great Russian Orchestra, public figure, teacher, composer, conductor, virtuoso on balalaika and harmonica. Andreev was born on January 3 on January 15, according to the new style of the year in the city of Bezhetsk, the Tver province in the family of the merchant of the first guild of Vasily Andreevich Andreev and Sofia Mikhailovna in the girlishness of the cheerful of the nobles.

From an early age, V. Andreev was passionate about the folklore element and played on many instruments. In high school, he was engaged in a violin with a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory N. The following year, V. Andreev dared to act as a soloist-ballasteen in a charity concert in Samara. Extraordinary giftedness and charm in combination with an aristocratic gloss quickly turned Andreev into an idol of high -society salons and a mod legislator.

As a result of the tireless and disinterested pedagogical activity of Andreev in the troops, railway schools, at the courses of rural teachers, the balalaikas and domra spread throughout Russia, and folk songs returned along with instruments. Thanks to the triumphal tour of the circle, and then the Great Russian Orchestra in Europe and the USA, Russian instruments gained popularity far beyond Russia, penetrated into all layers of society.

These successes, as well as the support of the imperial family and outstanding contemporaries, helped Andreev to maintain a stubborn struggle with ill -wishers. Andreev was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor and the large gold medal of the exhibition. V. Andreev gave not only all his condition, but his whole life. Andreev December 25. His last listeners were fighters of the Northern Front.

Andreev was buried in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. About the orchestra about V. Andreev “... Three strings! .. Only three strings and a small triangular tool! But this is our pride. Our native, national pride ...

"" Review of theaters ", G. State Academic Russian Orchestra named after Andreev State Academic Russian Orchestra named after Andreeva is the first professional team in world history, in which national instruments were combined according to the principle of a symphonic orchestra. The idea belongs to its founder - an outstanding Russian musician, composer and public figure Vasily Vasilyevich Andreev.

From the day of the first concert performance on March 20, the Andreevsky Orchestra is the pride and glory of Russian art, and is the pearl of world musical culture. St. Petersburg, st. Rubinstein, d.