Українські майстри вокального мистецтва в Китаї (про незабутні гастролі видатного українського співака Бориса Гмирі)

Abstract

На основі відгуків сучасників у китайській пресі та особистих щоденників Бориса Гмирі у статті досліджено гастролі співака в Китаї на межі 1956–1957 рр. Розглянуто творчу програму перебування співака у різних містах Китаю, проаналізовано репертуар концертів, теми майстер-класів, відгуки китайських педагогів у пресі.

На основании отзывов современников в китайской прессе и личных дневников Бориса Гмыри в статье исследованы гастроли певца в Китае на рубеже 1956–1957 годов. Рассмотрена творческая программа пребывания певца в разных городах Китая, проанализирован репертуар концертов, темы мастер-классов, отзывы китайских педагогов в прессе.

During the years of Ukrainian independence and after friendly diplomatic relations between Ukraine and China installation in 1992, it was started a very active cooperation between these two countries in the area of education and culture, the attention from China was increased to the Ukrainian history, its centuries cultural values, the interest of Chinese people has increased to the Ukrainian art and Ukrainian music apart. Ukraine today has become recognizable in China. Chinese people are singing Ukrainian folk songs and know the famous Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. Notwithstanding the big attention to the Ukrainian art for the last time it must be fixed that the interest to the Ukrainian music in China has appeared much earlier: on the beginning of 1920’s Chinese melomaniacs with the great satisfaction were listening to the singing of famous Ukrainian singer Lyubov Lypkovska, instrumental and vocal compositions of Ukrainian compositors performing by numeral artistic Ukrainian migrants to China in the first half of XX century. The most brightful impression on the vocal art fans among Chinese people became the meeting with art of famous Ukrainian singer Borys Gmyrya, who gave the touring concert from 14th of December 1956 till 13 January 1957 in Shanghai, Tyantsyn and Pekin. Borys Gmyrya is one of the most famous Ukrainian opera and chamber singers (base), one of the most important representatives of Ukrainian vocal school, who actively integrated Ukrainian vocal culture to the world music. Today his name adorning the list of the most famous vocalists of the world. Borys Gmyrya is well known who is being remembered in Chinese Republic, notwithstanding the fact he was in China only once among 1956–1957. It was his single tour to the China, and as it was appeared – very saturated and contentable. During the only month of the presence in China, the singer managed to give several solo concerts in different towns impressing the audience by its master performing, taking part in some pressconferences. Made some master classes for Chinese singers, vocal faculties students and teachers of the high musical institutes. To the program of the concert it was added some compositions of Shubert, Rakhmaninov, Musorgsky, Dargomygsky, Lysenko and other Ukrainian folk songs. Chinese newspapers widely described these events, about performs of the singer it was a lot of reviews by Chinese pedagogues, noting that the singer has not only the master voice but also the great facial and fantastic ability to use the motions and he is the unsurpassed lector and master to create its own concert programs, which must become the separate knowledge. B.Gmyrya was one of the first Ukrainian singer, which made a fundament to stabilize the Ukrainian Chinese cultural relations. The result of the famous singer touring has become the foundation of the base to the long term cooperation between Ukraine and China in culture.