Arseniy Shkaptsov • Bassoonova

Arseniy Shkaptsov is Russian bassoonist and conductor. He is involved in both jazz and classical music and aims to strengthen diversity and bring together cultures and traditions through music.

Born in 1993 into a family of musicians, Arseniy was raised with music. At the age of eleven, Arseniy began playing the bassoon and was admitted just two years later to the “Central Music School of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow,” where he studied under the expert guidance of Professor Stanislav Katenin. As a dedicated young musician, Arseniy was supported by the International Foundations of Vladimir Spivakov and Yuriy Rozum. Thanks to these foundations, he had the honor of performing in numerous prestigious concert halls in Russia as well as abroad. As a young student, he also won a range of international competitions and has been awarded many titles.

In 2011, after winning one of the most important competitions for young musicians “Concertino Praga,” he performed as a soloist with “Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra” in the “Rudolfinum” hall. In the same year he was admitted to the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland in the class of Maestro Gabor Meszaros and has been supported by many charitable foundations. During his studies in Switzerland he has gained vast experience both as a soloist and an orchestral musician, collaborating with great musicians such as Kurt Masur, Kristian Jarvi, Mikhail Pletnev, Ennio Morricone, Daniel Schnyder, Martin Kuuskmann, Mario Venzago, Alexandr Vedernikov, and Xian Zhang; and being a part of such orchestras as the “Baltic Sea Philharmonic”, “Orchestra della Svizzera italiana”, “Kammerphilharmonie Graubuenden”, “Basler Festival Orchestra”, “Symphonische Orchester Zürich”, and “International Regions Orchestra”.

Arseniy has a music activity on biggest classical music festivals such as “Usedom Music Festival”, “Schleswig-Holstein”, “Beethovenfest”, “Rheingau musik festival” “Sommerfest Bad Kissingen” etc.

In addition to classical music, Arseniy takes great interest in contemporary music, working with ensembles such as “Studio for new music ensemble”, “900 presente”, and “Boswil,” and with conductors Arturo Tamayo, Nagy Szolt, and Vladimir Tarnopolskiy. He is equally interested in jazz music, playing with the jazz-funk bands “The Sharp Shock”, “Romano Jazz Quartet”, and “Yellow Shoes band”.

In addition to being an accomplished bassoonist, Arseniy is a skilled conductor. He took his first lessons in conducting with his father, who is the chief conductor of the “Philharmonic Orchestra of the Governor of Orel city” and studied with the legendary Ilya Musin method. Throughout his university years, he has demonstrated strong leadership skills and has organized many concerts as a conductor and director of several different ensembles and projects.

In fact, in 2017 he pursued his aim of bringing solo musicians of different backgrounds together by giving birth to a new project, known as the “United Soloists.” The purpose of the project is to unite the best young solo artists from all over the world into one unique orchestra that promotes different cultures and traditions through music and dance. However, the main objective will be to discover and promote the new talents of art industry.

As a bassoonist, Arseniy participated in and won numerous competitions, such as the “All-Russian Woodwinds Performers Competition” (Oryol, Russia. 2nd prize, 2005); “Silver Kamerton” (Oryol, Russia. 1st prize, 2006); “New Names” (Moscow, Russia. Diploma, 2008); “Concertino Praha” (Prague, Czech Republic. 1st prize, 2010.); “International Competition of bassoon, Rossini” (Pesaro, Italy, Diploma. 2012); “Citta di Chieri” (Chieri, Italy. 2nd prize, 2012); “Oldenburg International competition” (Oldenburg, Germany. Half finalist, 2013); “Ard competition” (Munich, Germany. Passed preliminary round, 2013.); “Prague Spring Competition” (Prague, Czech Republic. semi-finalist, 2014); and “Musikwettbewerb Dienemann-Stiftung” (Luzern, winner, 2016).

As a conductor Arseniy has conducted: “Oryol Govern Symphony Orchestra” (Russia), Ruse Philharmonic (Bulgaria), “Teatro Cantu”(Italy), Baltic Sea Philharmonic (Germany).

Currently, Arseniy is developing his career as a conductor while continuing his career as a bassoonist. In 2018 he released the “Canon” album with the group “The Sharp Shock” and in August the release of the album “Bassoonova” with music by A. Jobim is scheduled.

https://www.arseniyshkaptsov.com/about/

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Arseniy Shkaptsov es fagotista y director de orquesta ruso. Está involucrado tanto en el jazz como en la música clásica y su objetivo es fortalecer la diversidad y unir culturas y tradiciones a través de la música.

Nacido en 1993 en el seno de una familia de músicos, Arseniy creció con la música. A los once años, Arseniy comenzó a tocar el fagot y fue admitido dos años más tarde en la "Escuela Central de Música del Conservatorio Tchaikovsky de Moscú", donde estudió bajo la dirección experta del profesor Stanislav Katenin. Como joven músico dedicado, Arseniy fue apoyado por las Fundaciones Internacionales de Vladimir Spivakov y Yuriy Rozum. Gracias a estas fundaciones, tuvo el honor de actuar en numerosas y prestigiosas salas de conciertos tanto en Rusia como en el extranjero. Como joven estudiante, también ganó una serie de concursos internacionales y ha sido galardonado con numerosos títulos.

En 2011, después de ganar uno de los concursos más importantes para jóvenes músicos "Concertino Praga", actuó como solista con la "Orquesta Sinfónica de la Radio de Praga" en la sala "Rudolfinum". En el mismo año fue admitido en el Conservatorio de la Suiza italiana en la clase del Maestro Gabor Meszaros y ha sido apoyado por muchas fundaciones benéficas. Durante sus estudios en Suiza ha adquirido una vasta experiencia como solista y como músico de orquesta, colaborando con grandes músicos como Kurt Masur, Kristian Jarvi, Mikhail Pletnev, Ennio Morricone, Daniel Schnyder, Martin Kuuskmann, Mario Venzago, Alexandr Vedernikov, y Xian Zhang; y formar parte de orquestas como la "Baltic Sea Philharmonic", "Orchestra della Svizzera italiana", "Kammerphilharmonie Graubuenden", "Basler Festival Orchestra", "Symphonische Orchester Zürich", y "International Regions Orchestra".

Arseniy tiene una actividad musical en los mayores festivales de música clásica como el "Usedom Music Festival", "Schleswig-Holstein", "Beethovenfest", "Rheingau musik festival" "Sommerfest Bad Kissingen", etc.

Además de la música clásica, Arseniy se interesa mucho por la música contemporánea, trabajando con grupos como "Studio for new music ensemble", "900 presente" y "Boswil", y con los directores Arturo Tamayo, Nagy Szolt y Vladimir Tarnopolskiy. También le interesa el jazz, tocando con los grupos de jazz-funk "The Sharp Shock", "Romano Jazz Quartet" y "Yellow Shoes band".

Además de ser un fagotista consumado, Arseniy es un hábil director de orquesta. Tomó sus primeras clases de dirección con su padre, que es el director principal de la "Orquesta Filarmónica del Gobernador de la ciudad de Orel" y estudió con el legendario método de Ilya Musin. A lo largo de sus años universitarios ha demostrado una gran capacidad de liderazgo y ha organizado numerosos conciertos como director y director de diferentes conjuntos y proyectos.

De hecho, en 2017 persiguió su objetivo de reunir a músicos solistas de diferentes orígenes, dando lugar a un nuevo proyecto, conocido como los "Solistas Unidos". El objetivo del proyecto es unir a los mejores solistas jóvenes de todo el mundo en una orquesta única que promueve diferentes culturas y tradiciones a través de la música y la danza. Sin embargo, el objetivo principal será descubrir y promover los nuevos talentos de la industria del arte.

Como fagotista, Arseniy participó y ganó numerosos concursos, como el "All-Russian Woodwinds Performers Competition" (Oryol, Rusia. 2º premio, 2005); "Silver Kamerton" (Oryol, Rusia. 1er premio, 2006); "New Names" (Moscú, Rusia. Diploma, 2008); "Concertino Praha" (Praga, República Checa. 1er premio, 2010); "International Competition of bassoon, Rossini" (Pesaro, Italia, Diploma. 2012); "Citta di Chieri" (Chieri, Italia. 2º premio, 2012); "Oldenburg International competition" (Oldenburg, Alemania. Medio finalista, 2013); "Ard competition" (Munich, Alemania. Aprobada ronda preliminar, 2013.); "Prague Spring Competition" (Praga, República Checa. semifinalista, 2014); y "Musikwettbewerb Dienemann-Stiftung" (Luzern, ganador, 2016).

Como director de orquesta, Arseniy ha dirigido: "Orquesta Sinfónica Oryol Govern" (Rusia), Ruse Philharmonic (Bulgaria), "Teatro Cantu" (Italia), Filarmónica del Mar Báltico (Alemania).

Actualmente, Arseniy está desarrollando su carrera como director de orquesta mientras continúa su carrera como fagotista. En 2018 lanzó el álbum "Canon" con el grupo "The Sharp Shock" y en agosto está previsto el lanzamiento del álbum "Bassoonova" con música de A. Jobim. (https://www.deepl.com/es/translator)

https://www.arseniyshkaptsov.com/about/

Tracks:
01. Desafinado
02. Wave
03. Corcovado
04. Aguas De Março
05. Zingaro (Portrait in Black and White)
06. The Girl from Ipanema
07. Triste
08. How Insensitive
09. One Note Samba
10. Luiza


Credits:
Arseniy Shkaptsov – bassoon,
Andreas Heinrich – piano,
Christopher Moy – guitar,
Leonardo Degli Antoni – drum,
Luis Arias Polanco – bass,
Camerata Da Vinci – strings.


Release Date: October 22, 2018
Label: United Soloists
Total Length: 47:37




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