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… He began to compose music in the first class of musical school.
The strict teacher on a class of bayan, having heard his first
waltz, has said: "Well, there is nothing genious in it".
The beginning author, certainly, was upset, but kept composing, though did
not show the teacher his compositions anymore.
Then young man from city Pavlovo-Posad (Moscow region) has entered the
Kolomna musical school. He continued to compose there, and on final examination played,
among other things, five-parts Sonate.
Having heard the young maestro, S. Kolobkov has given him the recommendation in State Music Institute of a name Gnesinykh.
In institute Yevgeny studied bayan with A. Gus' and composition with Yu. Shishakov, he grew up as musician.
His pieces for an orchestra sounded in the Youth orchestra conducted by N. Kalinin,
in the russian folk instruments orchestra of a name Osipov
conducted by V. Dubrovsky, they began to be included in the repertoir of well-known bayanists.
But the talent of the composer was really developed in city Oryol,
where he has arrived after graduation from the Institute.
The job in a musical school, cooperation with the "Oryol bayan trio", with ensemble "Livny Harmonika", then creation of own
collective – ensemble "The Oryol Souvenir" – has resulted in occurrence of new compositions.
Then – victory on many composers competitions, recording on radio and TV, and Yevgeny Derbenko becomes one of the most
known and recognized authors writing music for russian national instruments.
He accepted in Union of the composers USSR,
becomes the honored worker of arts of Russia and for one day does not part with the liked instrument – bayan,
devoting to the
instrument all new and new compositions – from concerts and sonates up to sparkling by humour miniatures,
masterly and at the
same time convenient for performance. And now in his creative luggage there is over thousand compositions.
In what a secret of Yevgeny Derbenko popularity? The composer himself fantastically plays bayan (he twice Winner of the
International competitions – in a duet with A. Kochergin) and thoroughly knows specificity of the instrument.
That has written to
him the Peoples Artist of Ukraine the professor V. Besfamilaov: "I admire your creativity, extraordinary talent.
In each composition – its own flavor, there
are no repetitions in technical and composing methods, though the style is the Derbenko-Style.
Your music conquers by optimism, content-richness, passion of soul and emotions! It is great and genious!"
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