"KINO" with symphony orchestra: : 80s rock with Yuri Kasparian

On the 7th of October 2010 in Moscow on the stage of SC "Olimipisky" there was a mega concert "20 years without Victor Tsoi". Young composer Igor Vdovin wrote several orchestral versions of famous songs by the band "Kino". The audience received the compositions with a "hurrah". After that festival, it was decided to create a whole project, involving Yuri Kasparyan, the guitarist of Kino.

The work lasted for two years. The official start of the project was timed to coincide with Viktor Tsoi's 50th anniversary. On 21 June 2012, Symphonic Cinema performed for the first time in front of the general public in the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg. It was performed by the State Hermitage Orchestra, led by special guest Italian conductor Fabio Mastrangelo.

The commemorative event brought together all the important representatives of the Northern Capital's press who write about musical topics. Rockers of different generations: those who knew Tsoi personally and those who grew up on his songs after his death. At the end of the performance the hall stood up, bathing the musicians in applause. This success proved once again that Tsoi and "Kino" are phenomena in the national culture, and the army of fans is only growing.

The success of the project is due to Kasparian's guitar parts, which combine the classic "film" sound of songs familiar to everyone and the strict solemnity of classical instruments. Tsoi's relatives supported Vdovin's idea. Victor's son, Alexander, is the producer of the project and is the author of the video sequence broadcast on the screens during the performances of "Symphonic Cinema". In recent years, the orchestras that perform with the project have been led by Anton Shaburov, a well-known conductor from Yekaterinburg.

Participants in the Symphonic Cinema project

Viktor Tsoi

He is called the last romantic of the Soviet era. Viktor Tsoi is an idol, a cult, a legend. His songs, which sounded new in the arrangement of the Symphonic Cinema project, were ahead of their time. He is a true hero, a citizen, a unique poet, whose work will undoubtedly be appreciated by generations of the distant future.

Yuri Kasparian

Permanent guitarist of the band Kino since 1982. He was a musician in Sergey Kuryokhin's Pop Mechanics. His efforts led to the release of the "Black Album", the songs from which, according to rumours, Tsoi listened to in the car on the day of his death. Kasparyan completely finalised them.

Yuri's presence in Symphonic Cinema gives the project a kind of mysticism, a sense of deja vu, a journey into the past, where Tsoi is alive and gathers full stadiums. "The most important thing in all of this is the participation of Kino guitarist Yuri Kasparian, a "native speaker"," Igor Vdovin said in an interview.

Igor Vdovin

He is one of the most "informal" Russian composers of our time. He became famous as the composer of music for the films Goddess: How I Fell in Love, Garpastum, Sword Bearer, Invasion and others. He was nominated for the Nika award. Igor also sang in the first line-up of Leningrad, being one of the group's founders.

He has collaborated with AuktsYon, Zemfira, Kolibri and other Russian bands. "Symphonic Cinema" is the composer's second large-scale project after "Hydrogen Fathers". has released four albums of instrumental music.

Anton Shaburov

Anton Shaburov graduated with honours from the Moscow and Ural Conservatoires. In 2016 he became Artistic Director and Conductor of the Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra. As a guest conductor he has performed with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and the philharmonic orchestras of Arkhangelsk, Kostroma, Kemerovo, Yekaterinburg and many other Russian cities. He has conducted orchestras from Europe on numerous occasions. Winner of prestigious international prizes.

Alexander Tsoi

Son of Viktor and Marianna Tsoi. Rock musician, designer. Without his participation, the Symphonic Cinema project would hardly have taken place. Alexander does not see it as a commercial project. According to him, all the main participants are working because of their great love for the work of Kino.