The personal life of Maxim Dunaevsky has always been very stormy. The composer got married and divorced many times. The seventh marriage of Dunaevsky with Marina Rozhdestvenskaya turned out to be the strongest, but this union is already close to collapse.
The composer's stormy personal life
Maxim Dunaevsky is one of the most talented Russian composers. A lot of troubles happened in the maestro's personal life. He has been married seven times and considers himself guilty of nearly all divorces. He calls partings the mistakes of youth and assures that he could live his whole life with many women. But in his youth, he did not have enough life experience to sort out his feelings. He took the extinction of passion for the collapse of love and did not understand that this was natural for any couple.
The first time Dunaevsky got married in his student years. His chosen one was Natalya Leonova, the daughter of a major party official. The marriage lasted only a couple of years and the composer was the initiator of the break. The wife's parents were against the divorce and threatened to take action, but as a result they did nothing except to draw up an exit profile for business trips abroad. For this reason, Maxim Dunaevsky could not travel abroad with his orchestra for several years.
The famous singer Regina Temirbulatova became the second wife of the composer. They lived together for about two years. The third wife of Maxim Dunaevsky, Elena, was also left to him two years after the wedding. Maxim Isaakovich in both cases left his wives with practically nothing, leaving them apartments and all the acquired property. Subsequently, he always did this, and people from his entourage joked that a small district could be built from the houses that were donated to them by their ex-wives.
The famous Russian actress Natalya Andreichenko became the fourth wife of the maestro. She turned out to be the only woman who subsequently left Dunaevsky herself. In marriage, a son, Dmitry, was born. The reason for the separation of the two celebrities was Natalia's love for Australian actor Maximilian Schell. This man turned her head. Maxim Isaakovich was able to let his wife go in peace, because he understood what prospects opened up for her. Natalia dreamed of building a career in Hollywood. She left for America with Maximilian and Dunaevsky's son Dmitry.
Maxim Isaakovich, even during his marriage with Andreichenko, started an affair with Nina Spada. To this woman he dedicated the musical composition "Call me, call!" from the movie "Carnival". Nina gave birth to the composer's daughter Alina. Dunaevsky did not want to formalize relations with her, and later Nina left for Paris with her child. The illegitimate daughter of the composer Alina writes songs, music and texts in French, English and Russian, is the soloist of her own rock band "Markize". But her relationship with her father did not work out and they hardly communicate.
The fifth and sixth marriages of the maestro turned out to be very fleeting. Model Olga Danilova and singer Olga Sheronova were his wives. The composer parted with them on his own initiative.
Seventh wife Marina Rozhdestvenskaya
In 1999, Maxim Dunaevsky met his seventh wife at one of the private parties. She is 28 years younger than the composer and at the time of her acquaintance she already had a daughter, Maria. Marina is a choir conductor by profession, so she knew Dunaevsky's work very well, but she hardly heard anything about his stormy personal life.
The relationship between Maxim Isaakovich and Marina developed gradually. At the time of their acquaintance, they were both in search of a new relationship. A joint vacation in Bullfinches brought these people closer together and after 3 months the composer made an offer to his beloved. Marina admitted that she was afraid to get married because of the age difference. She had fears that her new husband would not accept her daughter well. She already had a similar experience in her life. But family life with Dunaevsky did not bring any unpleasant surprises. Maxim Isaakovich adopted Maria, and after 3 years their joint daughter Polina was born.
Marina Rozhdestvenskaya is a very strong and self-sufficient woman. She did not quit her favorite job after she married a successful and influential man and gave birth to his child. Maxim Isaakovich said in an interview that his wife is very persistent. At some point, she decided that she wanted to be close to him and did everything possible for this. He also noted that Marina is very similar to his mother.
The seventh marriage of the composer turned out to be the longest and happiest. Marina believes that the secret lies in her willingness to compromise and endless patience. Maxim Isaakovich did not settle down even at such a respectable age. His wife more than once found his love correspondence with other women, but did not attach much importance to this. She resigned herself to the fact that her beloved man looks not only at her.
Maxim Dunaevsky and a beautiful stranger
In March 2019, at the Nika award ceremony, Maxim Dunaevsky, who turned 74, appeared arm in arm with a beautiful stranger. The journalists managed to find out that the maestro's companion is named Alla and she works as a musicologist.
Maxim Isaakovich has been married for a long time, and in 2017 his wedding with Marina took place. Many considered his family to be exemplary, in connection with which many questions arose. Dunaevsky did not hide the truth. He stated that he fell in love again. Alla, by occupation, studied his work and this led to a personal acquaintance. The maestro said that there was a crisis in relations with Marina Rozhdestvenskaya some time ago and they even parted, so in this case there was no betrayal. At the same time, the composer asks not to rush things and assures that it is too early to talk about a new marriage.
