Harri Logvyn
Harri Logvyn Гаррі Логвін | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harri Borysovych Lohvin 15 May 1946 |
| Died | 1 July 2001 (aged 55) Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Education | Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Years active | 1969–2001 |
| Awards | Order of Merit People's Artist of Ukraine |
Harri Borysovych Lohvin (Ukrainian: Гаррі Борисович Логвін), known professionally as Harri Logvyn (14 May 1946 – 1 July 2001), was a Soviet and Ukrainian violinist and teacher.
Born in Kharkiv, he trained at the Kharkiv Music College and the Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts, before beginning his career by working at the Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Mykola Lysenko from 1964 to 1974. At the theatre, he served as the concertmaster of the opera studio orchestra. In 1974, he moved to Dnipropetrovsk to become the concertmaster of the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre, which he served as until 1999. In addition, he taught at the Dnipro Academy of Music and Children's Musical School No. 3. He also performed with the ensemble Kozatski Shliakhy and co-founded and directed the chamber orchestra Pory Roku.
Biography
Logvyn was born on 14 May 1946 in the city of Kharkiv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine).[1] His mother was a ballerina who graduated from the Kyiv State Choreographic College before moving to Kharkiv. In 1964 he graduated from the Music College in Kharkiv, where he was part of the violin class of S. Farberov.[1] He then attended the Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts, graduating in 1970 as part of the class of R. Klymentska.[1]
In 1964, he started working as an orchestra artist at the Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Mykola Lysenko, where he performed until 1974.[2] In addition, starting in 1969, he was the concertmaster of the opera studio orchestra simultaneously with his studies.[2][3] In 1974, he moved to Dnipropetrovsk after receiving an invitation to work as a concertmaster of the orchestra for the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre.[2] He worked there up until 1999.[4] In addition, upon his move, he began working as a teacher for the violin classes at the Dnipro Academy of Music and at the Children's Music School No. 3.[2]
In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union he became a member of the ensemble "Kozatski Shliakhy" (Cossack Ways) at the Dnipropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Theater, which helped popularize Ukrainian national music.[2] He also, in 1994, became the co-founder, artistic director, and soloist of the chamber orchestra "Pory Roku" (The Seasons).[2] The Seasons toured across Ukraine and CIS, and released three musical CDs.[2] As a solo artist, he recorded the disc "Spring" in 1997, and toured France, Italy, Spain, Israel, and Lebanon.[3]
Personal life
Harri was married to another musician, who was the daughter of a Kyiv composer, Isaac Sirota.[5] Harri had one son, Dmytro, who later followed in his father's footsteps and became a musician, heading The Seasons.[5]
On 1 July 2001, Harri died in Dnipropetrovsk.[1]
Awards and honours
In 1998, he was awarded the Order of Merit, third class.[3] The following year, in 1999, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.[3]
Legacy
In 2001, the "Pory Roku" orchestra was named after Lohvyn.[2] In Dnipro (the former Dnipropetrovsk), a memorial plaque was installed on the building where he lived.[2]
Since his death, the Dnipro City Council has awarded a mayor's scholarship for students in violin at primary specialized art educational institutions for achievements in the field of musical art in addition to high levels of academic achievement, named after him.[6] Awardees were paid in the amount of 500 hryvnias per month,[7] until this amount was tripled starting in 2025 to 1,500 hryvnias.[8] In 2022, there was a total of 5 recipients for the year.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Українська музична енциклопеді (PDF). Kyiv: ІМФЕ НАНУ. 2011. p. 179. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Тулянцев, Андрій Анатолійович (2020). "Гаррі Логвин як символ скрипкової Дніпропетровщини" (PDF). Музикознавча думка Дніпропетровщини (in Ukrainian). 19 (2). Dnipro: Дніпропетровська академія музики ім. М. Глінки. doi:10.33287/222030. ISSN 2522-9168.
- 1 2 3 4 Іващенко, Н. М. (12 December 2016). "Логвин Гаррі Борисович". Енциклопедія Сучасної України (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Іващенко, Н. М. (12 December 2016). "Логвин Гаррі Борисович". Енциклопедія Сучасної України (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Дмитрий Логвин: "Папа рассказывал, как в поезде артисты отбились от напавших бандитов..." Fakty (in Russian). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Урочисте вручення сертифікатів на отримання стипендій міського голови для учнів по класу скрипки початкових спеціалізованих мистецьких навчальних закладів (шкіл естетичного виховання) за досягнення в галузі музичного мистецтва - Дніпровська міська рада". dniprorada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 "Іменні стипендії міського голови імені Гаррі Логвіна: у Дніпрі відзначили лауреатів - Новини Дніпра -ДніпроТВ". Телеканал «ДніпроTV» (in Ukrainian). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Дар'я, Пащенко (17 February 2025). "У Дніпрі вручили іменні стипендії міського голови імені Гаррі Логвіна. Цьогоріч їхній розмір збільшили втричі - Новини Дніпра -ДніпроТВ". Телеканал «ДніпроTV» (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 April 2026.