Vladislav Lavrik
Trumpet
Principal
Vladislav Lavrik, one of the most talented musicians of his generation, is Russia’s finest trumpeter and a rising young conductor. Recognized for achievements in both classical and jazz performance styles, he was appointed principal trumpet of the Russian National Orchestra at the age of 20, the youngest person to hold a principal chair in the history of the orchestra. Since 2008 Lavrik has been a member of the trumpet faculty of the Moscow State Conservatory. In 2011 he was elected to the board of the International Trumpet Guild, the first Russian to be given this recognition and responsibility. In 2016 he received the Russian Presidential Prize for Young Artists, the country’s highest honor for young artists.
In 2010 Lavrik achieved his conducting debut with the Russian National Orchestra at Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. Since then he has led the RNO in its regular concert season and in festival concerts, including the 2014 program dedicated to Serge Kussevitsky. Mikhail Pletnev, the RNO’s founding conductor, invited Lavrik to the podium for his 2012 return to the concert stage as solo pianist, and Lavrik again led the RNO with Pletnev as soloist in their 2015 concerts in South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. The 2013 Minnesota Beethoven Festival marked Lavrik’s American conducting debut, leading the RNO in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6.
In addition to his work with the RNO, Lavrik has guest-conducted other leading Russian orchestras, including the Symphony Orchestra “New Russia,” the State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra “Musica Viva,” the Krasnoyarsk Academic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Urdmurtia, the State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Ministry of Defense, and the State Wind Orchestra.
Born to a family of musicians, Lavrik’s early training included both piano and trumpet. After receiving his Master’s Degree in trumpet performance at Moscow State Conservatory, he completed the opera and symphonic conducting program at the Gnesin Academy of Music, where his major professor was Maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev. Lavrik has also studied with Horia Andreescu, Teodor Currentzis, Mark Elder, Neeme and Paavo Jarvi, Vladimir Jurovsky, Alfredo Naseda, Vassily Petrenko, and Mark Singer. In 2014 he was invited to assist Maestro Kent Nagano leading the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, preparing Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3. On several occasions Lavrik has led the Gnesin Academy Opera Series in Tchaikovsky’s Evgeny Onegin.
Lavrik is an organizer and leader of brass music festivals and ensembles, as well as a sought-after member of trumpet competition juries in the United States and Europe. He is founder and artistic director the Russian National Orchestra Brass Quintet and of the International Brass Days Festival of the Moscow State Conservatory. In recent Brass Days festivals Lavrik has premiered new arrangements by Evgeny Ratner of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, conducting a large brass and percussion ensemble in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
As a conductor and trumpet soloist Lavrik is actively involved in music projects for children, including the RNO’s established series “Magic of Music.” During 2011 and 2012 he visited orphanages and special schools in the United States and Russia with a program of music therapy for children with disabilities. In 2013 he both conducted and performed in premiere performances of the children’s musical Hermitage Cats Save the Day by Chris Brubeck in Washington, DC, Tuscaloosa, Alabama and St. Petersburg, Russia. His recording with the Russian National Orchestra of Alexander Rosenblatt’s Alice in Wonderland with narrator Alexander Oleshko was released in 2013. In 2011 he released a solo album “Meditations” featuring music by Russian composers.
Additional photos, concert excerpts and other information can be found at vladlavrik.com.
Reviews of Vladislav's Conducting
“Lavrik is outstanding at whatever he does. He always brilliantly plays solo parts in orchestral compositions, and here in this concert, he performed with success as a conductor.”
...Performing
“Guest soloist for the evening was trumpeter Vladislav Lavrik who displayed accomplished musicianship and virtuosity in the Trumpet Concerto by Alexander Arutiunian. The showy cadenza written by the late Timofei Dokshizer was played with deceptive ease. Mr. Lavrik gave a sparkling sheen to his playing which kept the performance vivid.”
“The horn of Vlad Lavrik was pure, sonorous and soaring. George Gershwin [Rhapsody in Blue, arranged by Timofei Dokshitzer for trumpet] sounds much different in this variation but not a bit less thrilling.”
“On this evening, trumpet player Vladislav Lavrik shone.”
“After a moment of shock, the audience embraced this decidedly Russian arrangement of the American classic ["Rhapsody in Blue" arranged by Timofei Dokshitzer for trumpet]. Lavrik's triumphant final notes drew a deserved ovation. At intermission, Napa Valley Symphony director Asher Raboy pronounced the rendition "great fun.”
“Vladislav Lavrik, the trumpet soloist, navigated the opening glissando with great panache. This "young man with a horn" proved that he would do just fine in any big city. Lavrik has a gorgeous sound, with tasteful use of the wa-wa mute, and displayed the kind of innate musicality that is beyond teaching.”
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| With the RNO String Quartet | With the RNO in Nizhny Novgorod |
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| Playing Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini | With Conductor Alexander Sladkovsky |
Hear Vladislav Lavrik
| George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, arranged for trumpet by Timofei Dokschitzer, performed with the Russsian National Orchestra conducted by Carlo Ponti | 7:10 | |
| George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, arranged for trumpet by Timofei Dokschitzer (second version), performed with the Russsian National Orchestra conducted by Carlo Ponti | 6:03 | |
| Sergei Rachmaninov's Romances, performed with the Russian National Orchestra. | 2:00 | |
| Alexander Gedike's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op 41, transcribed for trumpet and piano by the author. Performed on September 16, 2008 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, opening the season of the University of Alabama's Celebrity Concert Series. Pamela Gordon on piano. (review) | 10:19 |
Performances with the RNO
March 2020
08 Sun
Philharmonia 2, Rachmaninov Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Location
Program
- Shostakovich
- Festive Overture
- Arensky
- Concert Waltz (arranged for trumpet and orchestra by V. Lavrik)
- Strauss
- Tales of the Vienna Forest
- Tchaikovsky
- Scherzo for Violin and Orchestra
- Strauss
- Trick Tracks Polka
- Bizet
- Fantasia on Themes from the Opera Carmen, for flute and orchestra
- Tchaikovsky
- Waltz of the Flowers from the Nutcracker Ballet
- Rossini
- Overture to the opera William Tell (fragment)
- Shostakovich
- Waltz from Jazz Suite 2
- Tchaikovsky
- Waltz from "Serenade for String Orchestra"
- Strauss
- Polka "Thunder and Lightning"
- Arban
- Variations on the theme of Venice Carnival
- Offenbach
- Overture to the operetta Orpheus in Hell
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
Alexey Bruni, Violin
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
September 2019
21 Sat
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Works of Marquez, Butman, Andersen, Corea, Bernstein, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Ellington, Gershwin, and Coleman
Featuring Igor Butman and his quintet: Igor Butman (saxophone), Oleg Akkuratov (piano), Eugene Pobozhiy (guitar), Sergey Korchagin (double bass), Eduard Zizak (drums).
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Igor Butman, Saxophone
May 2019
09 Thu
Tsaritsyno Park
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Eshpay
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (1951)
- Prokofiev
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major. 3rd movement (op.26)
- Shostakovich
- Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, op.70
- Glier
- Hymn to the Great City
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Yegor Oparin, Piano / Organ
December 2018
30 Sun
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Mozart
- Violin Concerto no.1 in B-flat major, K.207
- J. Strauss
- Fragments from the operetta The Bat
- Waltzes: "Tales of the Viennese Forest," "Spring Voices," "On the Beautiful Blue Danube," and others
- Lehár
- Fragments from the operetta Giuditta
- Puccini
- Musetta's aria from the opera La Boheme
- Verdi
- Elena's bolero ("Mercè, dilette amiche") from the opera Vespri Siciliani
- Lehár
- Giuditta's song ("Meine Lippen") from the operetta Giuditta
- Kalman
- Aria of Silva from the operetta Princess Czardas
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Roman Filipov, Violin
Natalia Pavlova, Soprano
February 2018
18 Sun
Philharmonia-2 Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Chopin
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
- Brahms
- Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Dmitry Shishkin, Piano
04 Sun
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Verdi
- Overture to the opera Nabucco
- Puccini
- Aria of Cavaradossi from Act 1 of the opera Tosca (Recondita armonia)
- Verdi
- Aria of Violetta (E strano) from the opera La Traviata
- Puccini
- Aria of Cavaradossi from Act 3 of the opera Tosca (E lucevan le stelle)
- Intermezzo from the opera Manon Lescaut
- Aria of Lauretta from the opera Gianni Schicchi
- Verdi
- Duet of Alfred and Violetta (Parigi o cara) from the opera La Traviata
- Overture to the opera "The Power of Destiny"
- Stretta of Manrico from the opera Troubadour
- Duet of Alfred and Violetta (Un di felice) from the opera La Traviata
- Puccini
- Aria of Liu from the opera Turandot
- Intermezzo from the opera Sister Angelica
- Valse of Musetta from the opera La Boheme
- Aria of Kalaf ("Nessun Dorma") from the opera Turandot
- Duet of Mimi and Rudolph (the first) from the opera La Boheme
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Akhmed Agadi, Tenor
Natalia Pavlova, Soprano
September 2017
27 Wed
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Documentary drama by Edvard Radzinsky, Last Night of the Last Tsar.
A musical performance for the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Based on the play by Eduard Radzinsky
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Eduard Radzinsky, Narrator
April 2017
21 Fri
Columns Hall, House of Unions
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Tchaikovsky
- 1812 Overture, op. 49
- Concerto for Piano & Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op.23
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Andrey Dubov, Piano
March 2017
16 Thu
Orenburg Philharmonic
Orenburg
Russia
Program
- Mozart
- Overture to the opera "Don Giovanni", K527
- Concerto for piano and orchestra No.17 in G major, K.453
- Beethoven
- Overture "Coriolan", op.62
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, op.37
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Denis Matsuev, Piano
16 Thu
Orenburg Philharmonic
Orenburg
Russia
Program
Classics for All
- Mozart
- A Little Night Music, 1st movement, K.525
- Bach
- "Badinerie" from Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
- "Air" from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
- Pachelbel
- Canon
- Tchaikovsky
- Waltz from "Serenade for Strings"
- Vivaldi
- Seasons, op.8, no.1 (Concerto No.1 in E major, "Spring")
- Grieg
- Air & Rigaudon from the Suite "From Holberg's Time", op.40
- Rimsky-Korsakov
- Flight of the Bumblebee
- Sarasate
- "Navarra" for Two Violins and Strings
- Piazzolla
- Libertango
- Arban
- The Carnival of Venice
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Tatiana Porshneva, Violin
Olga Chepizhnaya, Violin
Svetlana Dzutseva, Violin
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
January 2017
20 Fri
Philharmonia-2 Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Concert of RNO Chamber Ensembles
- Rimsky-Korsakov
- Procession from the opera "Mlada" (arranged for brass quintet)
- Rachmaninov
- String Quartet No. 1
- Rubtsov
- "Matisse Sextet" for wind quintet and piano
- Zhivkovich
- "Trio per Uno" for percussion ensemble
- Vivaldi
- Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings arranged for violin, trumpet and strings (RV 548)
- Borne
- Brilliant Fantasia on themes of the opera "Carmen" by Bizet for Flute and Strings
- Sarasate
- "Navarra" for Two Violins and strings
- Piazzolla
- "Oblivion" (arranged for cello, trombone and strings)
- "Libertango"
Performers include:
Alexei Bruni (violin)
Vladislav Lavrik (trumpet)
Maxim Rubtsov (flute)
Olga Chepizhnaya (violin)
Svetlana Dzutseva (violin)
Svetlana Vladimirova (cello)
Sergey Koryavichev (trombone)
Brass Quintet under the direction of Vladislav Lavrik: Vladislav Lavrik (trumpet), Konstantin Grigoriev (trumpet), Dmitry Kuznetsov (french horn), Sergei Koryavichev (trombone), Maxim Makushev (tuba)
String Quartet: Sergey Starcheus (violin), Anna Panina (violin), Sergey Dubov (viola), Alexander Gotgelf (cello)
RNO Wind Quintet: (Maxim Rubtsov (flute), Vitaliy Nazarov (oboe), Sergei Yeletsky (clarinet), Andrey Snegirev (bassoon),
Alexei Serov (French horn)
Piano Andrei Rubtsov
Percussion ensemble (Vitaly Martyanov, Denis Morozov, Matvey Omutov)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
October 2016
09 Sun
Tula Regional Philharmonic Hall
Tula
Russia
Program
- Bernstein
- Overture to Candide
- Gershwin
- "Rhapsody in Blue" (Arrangement for Trumpet)
- Suite from Porgy and Bess
- "An American in Paris"
- Bernstein
- Suite from West Side Story
- Chugunov
- Jazz Concerto for flute and orchestra
Conductors:
Guest Artists:
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
September 2016
23 Fri
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Classical Music in 3D
- Getty
- Young America
- Claude Debussy
- La Mer ("The Sea")
- Getty
- Mephistofeles to Faust
- Gretchen to Faust
- Holst
- The Planets
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Pyotr Migunov, Bass
Lisa Delan, Soprano
August 2016
27 Sat
Teatralnaya Square
Moscow
Russia
Program
Outdoor concert in the context of "Movie Night"
- Movie Music
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Denis Matsuev, Piano
Yevgeny Mironov, Narrator
25 Thu
The Green Theater, VDNKh
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Denis Khorov
- "Komma. Voice" for symphony orchestra and mezzo-soprano
- Rachmaninov
- Symphonic poem Isle of the Dead
- Stravinsky
- The Firebird (1945)
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Eugenia Kuznetsova, Mezzo-soprano
April 2016
21 Thu
Vrubel Hall, Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
Russia
Program
Concert Dedicated to the Anniversary of the Tragedy at Chernobyl
- Vivaldi
- Allegro from the Concerto for Two Trumpets and Strings
- von Weber
- Andante and Rondo Hungarian for Bassoon and Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky
- Waltz from Serenade for Strings
- Posse
- Variations on The Carnival of Venice (for harp and strings)
- Haydn
- Symphony no.45 in F-sharp minor ("Farewell")
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon
Leonid Korkin, Trumpet
Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet
Alexandra Tikhonova, Harp
January 2016
24 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
December 2015
12 Sat
Philharmonic-2 Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Tchaikovsky
- Piano Concerto No. 1
- Symphony No. 5
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Dmitry Shishkin, Piano
July 2015
01 Wed
Seoul Arts Center
Seoul
Program
- Mozart
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 24 in C minor
- Tchaikovsky
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Conductors:
Guest Artist:
June 2015
27 Sat
Chofu Green Hall (Festival Hall)
Chofu
Program
- Mozart
Conductors:
Guest Artist:
24 Wed
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Hong Kong
Location
- Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
- Time: 8 PM
- Tickets
Program
- Mozart
Conductors:
Guest Artist:
April 2015
21 Tue
Tretyakov Gallery, Vrubel Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Concert for the families affected by the Chernobyl accident. Sponsored by Chevron.
- Handel
- Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings
- Haydn
- Cello Concerto in C Major
- Grieg
- Suite "From Holberg's Time"
- Ignaz Moscheles
- Concertante for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet
Fyodor Amosov, Cello
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
January 2015
18 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
18 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
14 Wed
Philharmonia-2 Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Dunayevsky
- Overture from the film Children of Captain Grant
- Khachaturian
- Waltz from Lermontov's drama Masquerade
- Sviridov
- Musical illustrations to Pushkin's story "The Snowstorm"
- Prokofiev
- Symphony No. 1 ("Classical")
- Tchaikovsky
- Waltz of the Flowers and pas de deux from the ballet The Nutcracker
Conductor:
November 2014
30 Sun
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Gershwin
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Bernstein
- Overture to "Candide"
- Goedicke
- Concert Etude for Trumpet and Orchestra
- Shilkloper
- "Soon" and "Owner of a Lonely Heart," from "Tribute to Yes"
- Mussorgsky
- Pictures at an Exhibition
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Arkady Shilkloper, French Horn
Artyom Korovin, Trumpet
April 2014
24 Thu
Tretyakov Gallery, Vrubel Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Sibelius
- Valse triste
- Koussevitzky
- Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky
- Melodrama for Strings (from “Hamlet”)
- Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra
Concert Sponsor
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Gennady Krutikov, Double Bass
Svetlana Vladimirova, Cello
March 2014
16 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
Program
Part of the Magic of Music Series
- Kobekin
- The New Adventures of Kolobok ~ A Musical Fairy Tale for Narrator and Orchestra
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Anna Ardova, Narrator
February 2014
09 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
December 2013
29 Sun
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Rosenblatt
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Tchaikovsky
- The Nutcracker
Conductors:
Guest Artists:
Alexander Oleshko, Narrator
Pavel Lyubimtsev, Narrator
28 Sat
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Rosenblatt
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Tchaikovsky
- The Nutcracker
Conductors:
Guest Artists:
Alexander Oleshko, Narrator
Pavel Lyubimtsev, Narrator
November 2013
17 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
Program
Part of the Magic of Music Series
- The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen in Russia
- A Musical Fairy Tale for Narrator and Orchestra
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Alexander Oleshko, Narrator
July 2013
23 Tue
Winona Middle School
Winona
MN
Program
- Sibelius
- Night Ride and Sunrise
- Tchaikovsky
- The Tempest
- Beethoven
- Symphony # 6
Conductor:
March 2013
24 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
Program
Sunday Afternoon Concerts for the Family
- Prokofiev
- Peter and the Wolf
- Beintus
- Wolf Tracks
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Mikhail Yefremov, Narrator
Maria Golubkina, Narrator
January 2013
13 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
Program
Concert for Old New Year's, Together with Gershwin
- Gershwin
- An American in Paris
- Rhapsody in Blue
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Vadim Rudenko, Piano
November 2012
25 Sun
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
Program
- A. Rozenblatt
- Alice in Wonderland ~ A Musical Journey for Orchestra and Narrator
Conductor:
Guest Artist:
Alexander Oleshko, Narrator
September 2010
07 Tue
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- J. S. Bach
- Aria "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" from Cantata No. 51, BWV 51
- Charles Ives
- "The Unanswered Question" for chamber orchestra, S. 50
- Andre Previn
- Four Songs based on poems by Toni Morrison
- Gottfried H. Stolzel
- Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D Major
- Schönberg
- “Nachtwandler” for soprano, piccolo, trumpet, snare drum and piano, from "Brettl-Lieder"
- Silvestre Revueltas
- "8 x Radio" for instrumental ensemble
- Ernst Krenek
- "O Lacrimosa" for soprano & ensemble, based on poems by Rilke, Op. 48
- Mozart
- Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 1 in D major, K. 285
- Hindemith
- Melancholie, 4 songs for soprano & string quartet, based on texts by Christian Morgenstern, Op. 13
- Handel
- Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne. Aria "Eternal Source of Light Divine," HWV 74
- "Let the bright Seraphim in burning row," Aria (Femme israelite) from "Samson," HWV 57
- Soloists of the RNO include:
- Vladislav Lavrik (trumpet); Maxim Rubtsov (flute); Tatiana Porshneva (violin); Sofia Lebed (viola); Svetlana Vladimirova (cello); Ekaterina Tsareva (violin)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Laura Claycomb, Soprano
Leonid Ogrinchuk, Piano, Basso Continuo