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Biography
Timofei
Dokshizer was born in 1921 in Nezhin town of
Chernigov region in musician's family. He
received initial education in Moscow musical
college of Glazunov in the class of I.A.
Vasilevsky. Then he studied in the Central
musical school in the trumpet class of professor
M.I. Tabakov. Under supervision of professor
Tabakov he graduated from the State musical
pedagogical institute of Gnesiny in 1950. Later
on - in 1957 - Dokshizer graduated from
conductor's faculty of Moscow conservatory (a
class of professor L. Ginzburg).
For the first
time the name of Dokshizer became known before
World War II, when the trumpeter in his
nineteenth year became a prizewinner of
all-union brass contest. Then followed a
brilliant victory in International contest in
Prague (1947). From that very time concert and
performing activity of Timofei Dokshizer began.
Every year the creative activity of the artist
becomes deeper and larger. The musician was
actively given performances on a tour in Russia
and abroad. The press unanimously notes the
attractive features of his art: the timbre
variety, the beautiful tone, the mellow plastic
phrasing, and the filigree technique.
Enthusiastic reactions as usual are caused by
emotionally exultant mood of performing,
original scenic temperament of the artist in
combination with delicate taste and clever
understanding of composer's intention.
Dokshizer
enjoys wide popularity not only because of his
solo concerts, but also because of his work as
an orchestra musician in famous orchestra of
Bolshoi Theatre. Here he created many genuine
works, brilliantly performing trumpet part in
opera and ballet plays - in "Swan Lake" by
Tchaikovsky, in "War and Peace", "Romeo and
Juliet" by Prokofjev, in "Spartak" by
Khachaturian, in "Summer night Dream" by
Britten.
Dokshizer has in his repertoire many works of
old and contemporary composers. Literally
speaking, if modern concert literature for wind
instruments is enriched with a lot of new
talented works, it came out from creative
activity of Timofei Dokshizer. He performed some
works on the trumpet for the first time and laid
the foundation for the tradition of
interpretation. Sometimes he directly took part
in creation of musical pieces rendering
assistance to the composers as a performer with
his advices and consultations.
Many works created by modern composers are
dedicated to the leading trumpeter. Many
composers were inspired by his scenic art and
wrote music with the expectation of his
performance. In such a way were created works by
B. Trotsiuk, M. Wainberg, A. Krasotov, and some
other authors. Many musical works Dokshitzer
receives from abroad.
The performance
art of Timofei Dokshizer is well known
worldwide. He visited more than thirty
countries, performed as a soloist, participated
in different performers' seminars, in different
international contests and festivals. Everywhere
the pubic is admired with the performance of
Russian trumpeter and his concerts are honored
with the highest appreciation.
On the afternoon of March 16,
2005 Timofei Alexandrovich Dokshizer passed
away.
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