Maria Codreanu's repertoire has always been wide. She began performing in public in her childhood. And gradually she rose to the title of People's Artist of the Republic. The singer easily performs romances, folk songs, compositions in different languages of the planet and songs in modern dance rhythms. Maria Petrovna is well known outside Russia and Moldova.
From the biography of M. Codreanu
The future singer was born in the village of Truseni (Moldavia) on August 23, 1949. In addition to Masha, the family had five more girls. Performing talent manifested itself in Maria early. Parents took her with them more than once on holidays and celebrations. Masha climbed onto a chair and sang with inspiration for her fellow villagers. In the village they called her that: "the girl who sings." Later, Maria began performing in amateur performances.
One of the amateur concerts was attended by a delegation from Russia, who arrived to hold the show of masters of arts of the republic. The delegation was headed by Dmitry Shostakovich. The skill of the young performer amazed the master. He said directly to the head of the Ministry of Culture of Moldova, who happened to be nearby: "She should definitely learn music!"
Teacher Efrem Vyshkautsan, who was fluent in violin, began to study with Maria. To begin with, he had to look for the "girl who sings": he did not know her name and surname. Masha was placed in a boarding school where gifted children studied. She studied violin, but she never stopped singing. Maria has performed with orchestras more than once.
Hearing Codreanu's singing, she was invited to cooperate by A. Bronevitsky, who headed the Leningrad musical group "Druzhba". Maria stepped onto the professional stage. She more than once happened to replace Edita Piekha on tour. Then Codreanu worked in the band of Ben Bencianov, then in the jazz orchestra of I. Weinstein and with the trio of S. Kagan.
In the city on the Neva, Maria Petrovna graduated from a music school. She studied classical and pop vocal.
Further career and creativity
The year 1967 has come. A pop song festival was held in Sochi. At this international event, Codreanu sang the song "Tenderness" written by A. Pakhmutova. The award for the performance was the first prize of the festival.
The year is 1969. Maria received an invitation to return to her native republic to work at the State Philharmonic. Codreanu agreed. An instrumental ensemble was created especially for Maria, later known as VIA "Horizon". Codreanu led this group for about 9 years, at the same time being its soloist.
Maria Petrovna sang in joint concerts with Karel Goth, Salvatore Adamo, Brenda Arno. These performances were a success with the public.
The composers E. Martynov, E. Doga, A. Morozov, V. Migulya entrusted the first, most responsible performance of their creations to Maria Codrean.
In 1977, Maria got married. Her husband was the composer and jazz musician Alexander Biryukov, a member of the VIA "Bucuria". The young couple moved to the capital of the Soviet Union, where they began to work at the Mosconcert.
In 1986, Codreanu received a diploma from the Academy of Theater Arts, becoming a director. In subsequent years, Maria performed in the countries of the Middle East, in the countries of the socialist camp, as well as in Austria, Israel, and Japan.
Already in 2001, the singer toured the United States. The bright performance of the Moldovan singer in New York especially amazed the well-worn American audience.
