First Violins

Dmitry Borodin

In the orchestra since 2019

Dmitriy Borodin was born in Omsk, Russia. In 2018 he graduated from I.V. Bochkova’s class at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.
Dmitriy Borodin is a scholar of the Spivakov International Charity Fund. He is a laureate of the Bobylev All-Russian Violin Competition, the Yankelevich First International Violin Competition, the All-Russian “Young Russian Talents” competition (where he also got the Audience Choice Award), and the Abadzhiev International Violin Competition (Sofia, Bulgaria).

In 2011–2013, he was the concertmaster at the Central Music College orchestra at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. In 2013–2017, he was the concertmaster at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory student orchestra.

Dmitriy Borodin was the concertmaster at the World Youth Symphonic Orchestra at the World Youth and Student Festival (Sochi), as well as the first violin at R. Zamuruev’s Mobilis soloist ensemble. Since 2019, Dmitriy Borodin has been part of the musicAeterna orchestra conducted by Teodor Currentzis.

WHO HAS INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST AS A MUSICIAN?

My father. He taught me to play the violin. If not for him, I would not be playing in an orchestra now. But I really had no options other than becoming a musician. Both of my parents are violinists, so my path to the music world was pretty straightforward.

DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC IN YOUR FREE TIME?

Certainly! And it is not just academic music. I love bands like Korn and Rammstein, as well as all the classics — Queen, Nirvana and the like. The thing is, I cannot put on music just as a background. Even listening to hard rock, I try to pick up on all the details and imagine how I would play certain parts. This is a kind of professional deformation. Attending someone else’s concert is pure torment for me: I simply cannot ignore the technical side of music. However, if they play well, I do enjoy the concert greatly.

WHAT ELSE CAN GIVE YOU EMOTIONS AS STRONG AS MUSIC DOES?

I guess it would be hard to find the same emotions anywhere else. Besides, rehearsals and concerts make up pretty much 100% of our lives, so we have no time for anything else, really. I am keen on sports. And I love theatre, especially drama theatre. Eleven years ago, when I was still living in Omsk, I bought my first digital camera and took pictures actively for a couple of years, but after I entered the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory, there was not enough spare time left for that. It was only a year ago that I returned to my hobby, and it was film photography in particular. I started taking a camera with me on every tour — the Zenit at first, and then Nikon FM2 — and filming the life of the orchestra. I capture moments that are usually not revealed to the audience, I show this inner kitchen of musicAeterna. The film fascinates me, it creates a unique atmosphere capturing memories like a diary. In addition, there is certain unpredictability and anticipation in the very expectation of the film development process: you never know what will appear in the end. I also do portraits, street photos, but, of course, I don't consider myself a professional — this is exactly my hobby, which you can switch to when you have time.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL DAY OFF?

Days off scare me, to tell you the truth. I really have no idea how to spend them. I prefer having a double rehearsal in the morning, then a rehearsal or a performance in the evening. At the end of the day, my heart feels better if I know I have done a lot. Anyway, I really like to organize concerts myself bringing musicians together — I need it as much as I need the air to breathe.

musicAeterna orchestra events

An event of Diaghilev Festival

June 13, 20:00

Perm | House of Music (Shpagin plant)

Hændel. A Dedication Ceremony to George Frideric Handel. Opening concert of the festival

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Augelletti, ruscelletti, aria of Mary Cleophas from the oratorio La Resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)

E pur così in un giorno – Piangerò la sorte mia, recitative and aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)

Welcome as the Dawn of Day, duet from the oratorio Solomon, HWV 67 (1749)

Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, aria of the Angel from the oratorio The Resurrection (La Resurrezione), HWV 47 (1708)

Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)

Sarabande from the Partita in G major for solo harpsichord, HWV 450 (1700–1705)

De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)

Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

Piangete sì, piangete, aria of Mary Cleophas from the oratorio La Resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

As With Rosy Steps the Morn, recitative and aria of Irene from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)

Pena tiranna, aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)

Amarti sì vorrei, aria of Agilea from the opera Teseo, HWV 9 (1713)

Fermati! / No, crudel!, duet of Armida and Rinaldo from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)

Oh Love Divine, Thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Performers:
musicAeterna orchestra and choir
musicAeterna Dance company
artists from the Anton Rubinstein Academy

Conductor – Teodor Currentzis

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An event of Diaghilev Festival

June 14, 20:00