Vasily Shcherbakov

Vasily Shcherbakov was born in Moscow in 1969.

His father, Fyodor Shcherbakov (Russian: Фёдор Анатольевич Щербаков, Fyodor Anatolyevitch Shcherbakov) was a Candidate of Geographic Sciences, an Oceanologist, a Geologist, a Geographist, a Lithologist, and a senior research fellow of the Lithology and Marine Geology sub-Department of the Geology Department of Moscow State University as well as a senior research fellow of the Oceanology Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences (currently known as Shirshov Institute of Oceanology).[5]

His mother, Marina Shcherbakova (Russian: Марина Николаевна Щербакова, Marina Nikolaevna Shcherbakova) is a Gandidate of Geologic and Mineralogic Sciences, a senior research fellow of the Lithology and Marine Geology sub-Department of the Geology Department of Moscow State University with an honourable status given by the University.[6]

Currently he performs at various locations around Russia and the world, teaches at the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts,[1] at the Moscow Conservatory[2] and at the M. Ippolitova-Ivanova Moscow State Music and Pedagogy Institute,[3] and gives lectures and master classes.[7][8]

Vasily Shcherbakov performs multiple concerts every year at various locations in Russia and around the globe.

Vasily Shcherbakov performing at the Moscow College of Music and Theatre Arts #61 (2010)

Most notable scenes include the Moscow Conservatory,[9] the Moscow International House of Music,[10] the Tomsk Oblast State Philharmonic,[11] the Perm Krai Philharmonic,[12] Donzdorf Castle (Donzdorf, Germany),[13] Richmond Music School (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada),[14] Immanuel Baptist Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada),[14] and the Mirabell Palace (Salzburg, Austria).[15]

He played a role in such events as:

• "Assembly in Mikhailovskoye" (Russian: "Ассамблея в Михайловском", "Assambleya v Mikhailovskom") (Pushkinskiye Gory, Russia);
• "International Shostakovich Chamber Music Competition" (Russian: "Международный конкурс камерных ансамблей им. Д. Д. Шостаковича в Москве", "Mejdunarodniy konkurs kamernyh ansambley imeni D. D. Shostakovicha v Moskve") (Moscow, Russia);
• "DSCH, Dmitri Shostakovich International Festival of Chamber Ensembles" (Russian: "DSCH, Международный фестиваль камерных ансамблей имени Д. Д. Шостаковича в Москве", "DSCH, Mezhdunarodny festival kamernyh ansambley imeni D. D. Shostakovicha v Moskve") (Moscow, Russia);[16]
• "Playing Music Together With Friends" (Latvian: "Muzicējam kopā ar draugiem") (Dobele, Latvia);[17]
• "ClaviCologne" (Cologne, Germany);[18]
• "Malta International Music Festival" (Malta);[19]
• "International Guitar Festival of the Island of Re; Festival Romantic Nights" (French: "Festival international de guitare de l’île de Ré; Festival Nuits Romanes") (Island of Re, France);[20][21][22]
• "Slobozhanska Fantasy" (Russian: "Слобожанская фантазия", "Slobozhanskaya fantasia") (Sumy, Ukraine);[23]
• "The 1st CAU International Piano Conference & Festival" (Seoul, South Korea);[24]
• "SALZBURG = MOZART International Chamber Music Competition 2014" at Yamaha Ginza (Tokyo, Japan);[25]
• "Kabalevsky Fest 2014" (Prague, Czech Republic; Moscow, Russia; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria);[26]

Vasily Shcherbakov performs solo or as a part of a chamber ensemble. Previous chamber performances included, in addition to a piano, on various occasions, instruments such as strings, wind instruments, a theremin,[27] an organ as well as vocal.[28] Vasily Shcherbakov experimented with audio-visualisations.[29]

During his performances he collaborates with a number of musicians, music ensembles and composers, most notably with the Zagreb Quartet (Croatian: Zagrebački kvartet),[30] a French guitarist Philippe Villa,[20][21][22] a Russian theremin performer Lydia Kavina,[27] a Russian singer and Meritorious Artist of Russia and of Ukraine Alexander Tsilinko,[28] a Russian violinist and Meritorious Artist of Russia Alexander Trostyansky,[31] a Russian-Luxembourger violinist Alena Baeva,[32] an Austrian violinist Luz Leskowitz[33][34] and with the "Salzburg Soloists" ensemble.[15][35]

Occasionally Vasily Shcherbakov makes an appearance on Russian radio and TV-channels on the shows designated to classical music.[30][36]

The performances of Vasily Shcherbakov are well received by listeners, critics, musicians and composers.[1][10][37]

Vasily Shcherbakov plays an important role in popularising the works of his grand-uncle Dmitry Kabalevsky. He often includes compositions written by Kabalevsky in his programs. Some of Kabalevsky's works were premiered by the musician.[9]

He serves as a head of jury of the "Kabalevsky Open International Music Competition" (Russian: "Открытый Московский международный конкурс имени Д. Б. Кабалевского", "Otkrytyi Moskovsky mezhdunarodny konkurs imeni D. B. Kabalevskogo").[4]

He received a Candidate of Pedagogic Sciences title in 2010 by protecting a thesis based on Kabalevsky's works in pedagogy.[38]

Vasily Shcherbakov is the president and a co-founder of the non-commercial Kabalevsky Fund founded in 2013.[39]

Vasily Shcherbakov recorded and published two studio albums under the Moscow-based Classical Records label.

• 2005 — Kabalevsky. 24 preludes. Sonata no.3 (Russian: Кабалевский. 24 прелюдии. Соната no.3)[40][41][42]
• 2007 — Three Centuries of Piano (Russian: Три века фортепиано)[43][44]

Vasily Shcherbakov is married to Anna Shcherbakova (Russian: Анна Иосифовна Щербакова, Anna Iosifovna Shcherbakova) who is a Doctor of Pedagogic Sciences, a Doctor of Culturology, and the Director of the Art and Social Culture Department of the Russian State Social University. Anna Shcherbakova occasionally takes part as a master of ceremonies for Vasily Shcherbakov concerts.[11] She is also one of the co-founders of the Kabalevsky Fund.[39]