Igor Evgenievich Kornelyuk is a talented composer who presented the audience with many hits. He is the author of more than 200 songs, wrote music for the TV series "Gangster Petersburg", "The Master and Margarita" and other films.
Childhood and youth
The hometown of Igor Evgenievich is Brest (Belarus), date of birth - 1962-16-11. His father worked on the railway, his mother was an engineer. The boy was distinguished by a clear voice, at 9 years old. he composed the 1st song. On the advice of the professor of the conservatory, the parents sent the boy to a music school (in 1968). Igor's work experience began at 12 years old, he performed at the Palace of Culture with an ensemble, playing the Ionic. For this he was paid 30 rubles. per month Kornelyuk also played on dance floors.
At the age of 12, Igor fell deeply in love, but the girl did not respond to his feelings. He had a need to express everything that overwhelmed his soul, and Kornelyuk began to compose songs about love. They were written in poetry. S. Yesenin, M. Tsvetaeva, A. Akhmatova.
After graduating from grade 8, Igor went to a music school, but often skipped classes. At the time, he was playing in a rock band. One of the teachers gave him advice to go to study in Leningrad. Kornelyuk did just that.
In the music school, Igor was in good standing with the teacher V. Chistyakov, who became his mentor. It was difficult to study, but interesting. During his studies, Korneluk was instructed to write muses for the drama theater. accompaniment to the play "Trumpeter in the Square", he successfully completed the task. Igor finished his studies in 1982, then entered the conservatory.
By that time, Kornelyuk had married. The family needed money, so Igor worked part-time. During his studies at the conservatory, he composed a symphony, wrote romances, music for plays, films, mastered a computer, a synthesizer. His thesis is a computer symphony.
Creative career
The composer was influenced by many bands and musical directions. In his youth, Kornelyuk was interested in the work of the QUEEN group, at the music school - in jazz, and at the conservatory he was fond of the works of Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov.
1985-1988 Kornelyuk worked as a musician. the head of the theater Buff. Once the composer A. Morozov accused Igor of creating music that is far from the common people. Then Kornelyuk began to write songs that became hits. He composed the music to the verses of Regina Lisits. The compositions were performed by pop stars (A. Veski, M. Boyarsky, E. Piekha, F. Kirkorov). In 1987. Kornelyuk was declared the best author and performer of his own songs. The composer also created music for films, plays, musicals.
In 1988 Igor left the Buff Theater, took up a solo career and gained immense popularity. Igor took part in the Musical Ring and became the winner. At the Song of the Year, his composition Ballet Ticket won a prize. Later Kornelyuk recorded 3 albums: "Ticket to the ballet", "I can't live like that", "Wait". They brought the singer great popularity.
The composer was invited to the “Christmas Meetings”, his songs were performed at many “Song of the Year” festivals. In 1998. the album "Hello, and this is Kornelyuk!" In total, the composer has written over 200 songs. Kornelyuk held many recitals, created a music studio, wrote songs for the films "Taras Bulba", "The Idiot", "Gangster Petersburg", "The Master and Margarita".
Personal life
The composer's wife's name is Marina, they met while studying at a music school, when they were 19 years old. The wedding was celebrated for a fee received for writing music for the play "Trumpeter in the Square". In 1983, they had a boy, Anton. The son devoted his life to computer technology. Marina organizes concerts for her husband.
The spouses live in Sestroretsk, in a separate house. In 2012. the composer was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Igor Evgenievich began to monitor nutrition, lost weight.
