Kvatro, composition, history of the group. Success stories Quatro group official
The KVATRO group was organized in 2003 by graduates of the Academy of Choral Art named after. A. V. Sveshnikova. The group included L. Ovruchky, A. Sergeev, A. Boglevsky and D. Vertunov. According to the official website of the agent of the KVATRO group, the performers perform exclusively live. Their excellent vocal abilities allow them to perform compositions of various types - from classics to modern styles. Their repertoire often includes Italian, Russian songs, works from films, as well as remakes of songs that were world hits at one time or another. If we generally characterize the genre in which the group works, then it will most likely be a pop-opera direction. In addition to world hits, the group also performs songs of its own. They are written by Leonid Ovrutsky, who is part of KVATRO.
The musicians began singing in the church choir and went on a mission to unite the Orthodox and Catholic churches. Thanks to this work, the musicians became gentlemen highest award in the category Flaming Heart. They got on the stage only later and are already performing at the best Moscow venues. Their first work on stage was participation in the show The Secret of Success. Then there were STS lights up a superstar, New Wave, Slavic Bazaar. KVATRO became the breakthrough of the year. But the group gained even greater fame after participating in the selection for the Eurovision music competition in 2009.
Now they are actively touring Russia and are favorite guests of various events and you can always invite KVATRO to an event or a holiday. They are especially loved at balls, including provincial and even presidential ones. Currently, the KVATRO group is working on its first album and holding a solo concert.
KVATRO - a quartet of talented graduates of the A.V. Academy. Sveshnikova, mega-popular representatives of the national stage.
If you are going to make a grand corporate event, wedding or other celebration, the decision to invite the KVATRO group to a concert will help to cause mass joy and delight..
People first started talking about KVATRO in 2003. Since then, the young band has gained immense popularity thanks to their tracks. The main factor in the guys’ success, undoubtedly, is their talent and skill. Four talented and gifted friends merged into a creative team, stunning the audience with their style and professionalism. Four voices - four different views of the world, four understandings of love and pain - all this is very harmoniously combined in their pop-opera compositions.
The performances of the KVATRO group are an elite level of pleasure from real good music. Governors and presidents invite the group to sing at balls and holidays; the elite are delighted with what KVATRO offers its audience.
World hits, romances and original songs are all within the capabilities of young, successful musicians, and the performance of each song is at the highest level. The group harmoniously combines Italian deeply lyrical texts with the music of Russian classics, giving new life to the enormous potential of Russian instrumental classical music.
Love for the classics only complements modern style musicians. The special niche that the KVATRO group occupied on the stage will remain unique, according to music critics, for many years to come. The official website of the Quatro group - you can always familiarize yourself with the video material posted on our page. Inviting the KVATRO group to give a concert is a pleasure for the best. Organizing a concert of the KVATRO group is a responsible and honorable task for us. Let's together turn your holiday into an unforgettable pleasure from the most amazing music in the world, perceived and sung in a new way by vocal masters - “KVATRO”. Four young stars, whose names are already associated with the future of the stage, will sing this evening only for you.
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On January 27, the “Element” concert of the vocal group “Kvatro” will take place at the House of Music. One of the soloists is a graduate of the faculty . On the eve of the concert, Danila answered several questions for our website.
Anton Boglevsky, Anton Sergeev, Leonid Ovrutsky, Danila Karzanov
Tell us about the “Element” program, does the announcement say that this is an absolute premiere?
Yes, this is truly an absolute premiere! To my memory, no one has yet Russian artists I didn’t do such a synthesis of songs and poems. I am sure that for the viewer it will be an incredibly exciting and educational journey, and it will be interesting to both the older generation and young people. The “Element” program is filled with works of great poets: the program contains many lyrical compositions, romances and the most beloved Soviet songs, there will also be poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Sergei Yesenin, Afanasy Fet, Alexander Blok and other great ones, which we will read for our viewers.
How are preparations going for the concert?
Not long ago we had the premiere of the New Year’s program “Russian Winter”, which took place at Crocus City Hall. This big show staged by Victor Kramer with the participation of the best representatives of rhythmic gymnastics - students of Irina Viner. We approached the preparation of this show with all seriousness, which, it should be noted, went off with a bang. Then there were new year holidays- also, as you know, a busy time for an artist. In parallel with all this, we began to prepare for the show “Element”, selecting songs and poems. After the New Year's performances, we took a short time out, took a breath, and now resumed preparations with renewed vigor - daily multi-hour rehearsals. Everything is in the usual, favorite mode.
You started performing with the Quatro group in 2017, tell us how you started working together?
A year ago, I couldn’t even imagine that I would sing in the Quatro group; at that time I was the lead singer of another group. I had a creative crisis: I suddenly began to realize that I had stopped enjoying what I was doing, had lost its meaning... As a result, I had to leave the group and go free. I started writing songs and started thinking about a solo project.
After some time, the artistic director of the Quatro group, Leonid Ovrutsky, called me and offered to work with them; without thinking twice, I agreed. I knew the guys from Quattro for a long time, we studied in the same educational institution(Academy of Choral Art named after A.V. Sveshnikov - RMA note), perhaps that is why they “sang together” so quickly. From the first rehearsal I felt at ease. Now, looking back and looking forward, I realize what my soul required and what I was going to all this time.
Tours in Russia, Israel and America are scheduled until May, how do you like this schedule?
Touring is a familiar way of life for me; I have been touring since I was 10 years old. But traveling with Quatro is a special pleasure: new venues, an unforgettable welcome, and the atmosphere in the team itself is very pleasant, friendly, and creative.
I love my job, I love the stage, I love this process.
Taking this opportunity, I’ll ask about RMA - what are your impressions of the training?
Every educational point in my life has helped me get to where I am today. The faculty gave me new knowledge, gave me self-confidence, and opened up new horizons. RMA introduced me closely to the world of show business, here I made a lot of friends in this area, and I even managed to work with many of them. Now I periodically meet with some RMA students and teachers at events and concerts, and we always remember our time studying with warmth.
Leonid Ovrutsky is the soloist of the Moscow vocal group “KVATRO”, in which four graduates of the Academy of Choral Art named after. A. V. Sveshnikova. It was formed in 2003 and gained fame in 2008 when it won first place in the Five Stars competition. A year later, the young team participated in the qualifying round of candidates for Eurovision 2009 and entered the top three. The producer and composer of KVATRO is Leonid. He enjoys great interest from fans who would really like to know if Leonid Ovrutsky has a wife.
All four of them graduated from the Academy with honors and organized their group so that their voices fill the full sound gamut and allow them to sing a piece of almost any complexity. Leonid Ovrutsky has a baritone, Anton Sergeev and Anton Boglevsky have a tenor, Denis Vertunov has a bass. Performed by this unique group, classics, romances, modern hits, and art songs are equally good to hear - nothing is impossible for them.
KVATRO concerts captivate listeners and, especially, women. All representatives of the fair sex from 12 to 80 years old instantly fall in love with these young men. Such popularity can not only flatter, but also annoy. Only known for certain Family status Anton Sergeeva: he has a little daughter, and naturally, a wife. There are rumors that Anton Boglevsky is also not free, but his girlfriend or wife is not openly discussed. Denis and Leonid do not advertise their hobbies.
Once Ovrutsky let slip that falling in love helps him both sing and live, and when asked what kind of girls he likes, he jokingly recalled an incident about two sexy dressed beauties who almost ruined their concert with their seductive appearance. Announced by the online magazine “Marie Claire” as one of the most eligible bachelors of 2016, Leonid has a very clear idea of who could become his girlfriend: “I know for sure that we will find each other and immediately understand it.”
The future wife of Leonid Ovrutsky, according to his ideas, should be wise and able, without encroaching on his freedom, to free them from the routine and chaos of everyday life. To become not his faceless shadow, but his continuation, having his own personality and opinion. No matter how his beloved looks, the main thing he will focus on in their union is the spiritual and moral fusion of two people who are ready to understand and take care of their soul mate. This is roughly what the minimum program looks like for fans in love and those who want to try their luck.
Are there many performers? Russian stage can boast of a large vocal range? And these four singers managed to combine three male timbres on one stage. And they are so organically intertwined with each other that during the performance of these guys it is impossible to understand who is singing in what voice! I'm talking now about an unusual classical quartet - group "Quattro".
The composition included four graduates of the Academy of Choral Arts named after A.V. Sveshnikova: high and sonorous tenor Anton Sergeev, gentle baritone Leonid Ovrutsky, magnificent bass Danila Karzanov and velvety tenor Anton Boglevsky. Previously, Denis Vertunov was also a member of the group, but last year he left it. Each of the participants makes their contribution to the performance of good old hits and songs of their own composition.
The quartet began its creative activity in 2003. But only in 2008 did the group gain real popularity. This happened thanks to their victory in Sochi at the “Five Stars” competition. Intervision." And Quatro received recognition from millions of Russians in 2009, when they entered the top three national selections for Eurovision 2009.
The team of professionals has been winning the hearts of the public for a long time. They give concerts not only in the world's megacities and cultural centers, but also in small cities of Russia, which, of course, does them credit.
The group performed on the same stage with such legendary performers as Placido Domingo, Alessandro Safina and Dmitry Hvorostovsky. And in London, in the prestigious Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences, they sang with Joseph Kobzon.
Many fans from all over the world appreciate the skill of the singers, their unique interpretation of songs based on the works of famous Russian composers such as Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Borodin. The members of the team were wonderfully chosen by their voices. Their timbres and unique performance surprise connoisseurs of the classics. The quartet's repertoire consists of completely different styles - these include classics in modern adaptations, romances, hits of past years, and, of course, original songs.
I would like to especially mention one of them - “Chamomile Fields”. Everything about it is great - the combination of four “golden” voices of the performers, very kind and lively lyrics and a melody that sinks into the soul. These are the ones folk songs The Russian stage is so lacking today!
The quartet has a wonderful album “Songs of Victory”, which includes songs of the war years “Katyusha”, “Dark Night”, “Cranes”, “Song of War Correspondents”, etc. These compositions will certainly be remembered by listeners, because with them the quartet expresses feelings that cannot be expressed in words. Their performance excites and touches to the core.
I would also like to mention the album “Soviet Hits”. It contains songs that our parents and grandparents love. In the new performance you can hear such hits of past years as: “Moscow Windows”, “And love is like a dream”, “Give me back the music” and “There is only a moment”. The older generation will definitely not remain indifferent to such a gift from young people.
The quartet gained incredible popularity for this format thanks to new performances of old hits and their own works. Although flawless appearance- formal suits, bow ties, shoes polished to a shine – the public is also very impressed! In addition, at each performance the group gives “gifts” to their fans: lyrical compositions are played on the piano or other interesting instruments, Italian arias that are known to many. All this makes the group not only special, but also quite popular among the current pop stars.