Blinov Evgeny Grigorievich - legendary balalaika player, teacher, professor, conductor.
Evgeny Grigorievich Blinov is a famous balalaika player, a legendary teacher who taught many musicians to play this instrument.
Biography
During his long life, Evgeny Blinov saw many events in the country. He was born in the era of the formation of Soviet power - in 1925. As a teenager, Eugene met the war, felt the difficult post-war years. He survived Perestroika, the collapse of the USSR. Evgeny Blinov lived for 93 years. The famous balalaika player died in November 2018.
Childhood
Evgeny Blinov was born in the village of Serebryanka. This settlement was located near the rivulet of the same name, which flows into the Chusovaya River.
Evgeny had a mother, Alexandra Mikhailovna, and a father, Grigory Nikolaevich.
The dad of the future musician himself played the balalaika and the guitar well, despite the fact that his parent worked as an accountant at a factory. The husband and wife loved music. They even met in the church choir, since both sang here. And in 1918, Alexandra and Gregory tied the knot.
At this time, the Civil War was raging with might and main. When the Reds came to the village of Serebryanka, they appointed Grigory Nikolaevich Blinov as the manager of the plant.
Moving
Several years passed when the Blinovs' husband and wife decided to leave for Nevyansk, and then for a larger one - Sverdlovsk. In this city, Grigory Nikolaevich became the chief accountant of the plant.
First, this couple had a boy, Eugene. The parents named him that way, because the child's father was very fond of the opera "Eugene Onegin". After 3 years, another boy appeared in the family. It was decided to call the younger brother Zhenya Vladimir. This name was given to the boy by his father, so the second hero of the opera "Eugene Onegin" was called Vladimir Lensky.
The family often changed their place of residence. When Yevgeny was 6 years old, together with his parents and brother, he left for Kazakhstan. Here his father again worked as a chief accountant.
At this age, the boy began to learn to play the balalaika. The basics of playing this instrument were given to him by the coachman Semyon.
At the age of 8, the boy first appeared on stage and played the balalaika.
In 1937, Yevgeny's father was arrested and sentenced to 10 years.
Then the mother of Evgeny Grigorievich decided to leave with the children to the Urals to her brother. Alexandra Mikhailovna and her sons lived in one dark room. Due to the lack of light, Eugene's eyesight began to drop.
Music
At the age of 15, Evgeny Blinov decided to enter the music school of Sverdlovsk. He successfully passed the exams, although he played by ear, not knowing the notes. The Great Patriotic War soon began. The young man, along with his fellow students, performed in front of the Soviet military, the guys also played in hospitals.
Post-war time
In 1946, Yevgeny Grigorievich entered the Kiev Conservatory. When he was in his last year, he began teaching at the children's music school in this city.
Then he received a higher musical education, began to work at the department of folk instruments until 1962. Then the musician was awarded the title of associate professor.
Personal life
The first wife of Evgeny Blinov, Lyudmila, was a student at the Kiev Conservatory. She gave the musician a son, Alexander. The second wife was a girl named Iskrina.
Evgeny Blinov lived for 93 years. He made a great contribution to the popularization of the balalaika playing.
