Gradsky and his wife again became happy parents. Intimate photos of naked Gradsky with his young wife caused disgust for Gradsky and his wife’s children

Alexander Gradsky is a famous musician and performer. His voice sounds as bright as in his youth, despite the fact that he will soon celebrate his 70th birthday. The man still actively gives concerts and tours. Many Russian films feature music written by the artist.

The younger generation of musicians receive instructions from Alexander. The man became a mentor in several seasons of the show project “The Voice”. His players invariably became winners.

Gradsky was married three times. Now he lives in a de facto marriage with Marina. Despite the 30-year age difference, the couple are happy and raising a little son, who was named after the musician himself.

Height, weight, age. How old is Alexander Gradsky

The musician became popular back in the late 60s. He got a large number of fans who know what height, weight, age. How old Alexander Gradsky is is known quite well. The performer will soon celebrate his 70th birthday. And many people believe that an error has crept into his biographical data, since the man looks much younger than his biological age.

Alexander Gradsky, whose photos in his youth and now remain unchanged for many years, weighs more than 90 kg with a height of 180 cm. Since his youth, the man has been actively involved in argument. He says he lives by the proverb “A healthy mind in a healthy body.”

Biography and personal life of Alexander Gradsky

The boy was born in 1949 near Chelyabinsk. Mother - Gradskaya Tamara Pavlovna was an actress. Father - Fradkin Boris Abramovich worked as a mechanical engineer. His parents worked a lot, so our hero was raised by his grandmother for several years. When Sasha turned 8 years old, he moved to the capital Soviet Union. From childhood, the boy studied music. He played guitar and piano. Already at the age of 9, the boy declared that he would certainly become a great singer and musician. After his mother passed away, with the consent of his father, he changed his last name from Fradkin to Gradsky.

Alexander studied quite well at school. He received only good and excellent grades. In addition to music, the boy was fond of sports. He played football, skied and swam in the pool.

After graduating from school, yesterday's graduate is fruitfully engaged in his creative activity. He became one of the Soviet founders of rock. Alexander sang songs that were heard on the Western European stage. He sang a large number of hits performed by the Beatles and many others.

Our hero received his musical education at the world-famous Gnessin School. Then he became a student at the Moscow Conservatory, where Tikhon Khrennikov became his teacher.

The popular rock musician wrote a large number of songs and operas. His music can be heard in various Russian films. In the late 80s, Alexander Gradsky was accepted into the Union of Composers. The artist actively performs not only for citizens throughout the post-Soviet space, but also for numerous foreign music lovers.

The star several times became a mentor for the show program “The Voice,” in which his students took first place.

The biography and personal life of Alexander Gradsky proceed in parallel. At the age of 19, a guy married a girl named Natalya. The marriage did not last long. The artist himself does not like to remember him.

In the mid-70s, the man met one of the most famous Soviet actresses, Anastasia Vertinskaya. The girl played in the movie " Scarlet Sails" After living for two years, the lovers separated, but the marriage was dissolved only in the early 80s, when Alexander met his third wife, Olga. In marriage, Gradsky became a father twice. At the beginning of the new millennium, this marital union also fell apart.

Soon after his divorce from his third wife, our hero began to live with a girl named Marina. Alexander Gradsky and Marina Kotashenko, whose photos on the beach often appeared on the Internet, became parents in 2014. The baby was named Alexander in honor of his father.

Family and children of Alexander Gradsky

The family and children of Alexander Gradsky occupy the main place in his life. The popular rock singer was married several times. But time after time he failed. Since 2003, Alexander has been living in a de facto marriage with a woman named Marina. The artist’s happiness, he says, is immeasurable. He often travels with his wife.

Gradsky became a father three times. The eldest son and daughter Maria are already adults. They live with their families. And the youngest son only recently celebrated his fourth birthday.

The man’s mother had a great influence on his development. The woman acted in films, then made films. In the early 60s, Tamara Pavlovna suddenly passed away. She is buried in one of the capital's cemeteries.

My father worked as a mechanical engineer until he was very old. Only at the age of 83 did the man retire. In 2013, Boris Abramovich passed away. He is buried next to his wife.

Our hero was influenced by his maternal uncle. He danced with the famous Igor Moiseev. For many years the man wrote music. At the beginning of the new millennium, Boris Pavlovich died. He was buried in one of the capital's cemeteries.

Sons of Alexander Gradsky - Daniil, Alexander

The sons of Alexander Gradsky - Daniil and Alexander were born in different unions. Despite this, our hero’s children are his pride.

The popular performer named his first-born Daniel. The boy went in for sports and played football. In his youth, Danya became interested in music. He graduated from music school. The guy has been playing the guitar since adolescence. Currently, the first-born of the great musician has organized his own group, in which he plays bass guitar. The man was doing business. It has a small furniture store. Daniel is happily married. He recently had a son, who was named after the President Russian Federation Vladimir.

In 2014, the great performer became a father for the third time. They decided to name the boy after himself. The baby was born a hero. The newborn weighed more than 4 kg. His star father himself was present at the birth of the baby. Sasha Jr. is still small. He travels a lot with his parents. The boy draws, sings and dances well.

Daughter of Alexander Gradsky - Maria Gradskaya

The daughter of the great rock performer was born in the man’s third marriage. The girl was born in 1986. The baby has been incredibly artistic since childhood. She, as the artist put it, did not cry at birth, but sang. Already at the age of 2, the girl began going to a dance studio.

During her school years, the daughter of Alexander Gradsky, Maria Gradskaya, studied well. She delighted her parents with her vocal abilities. Masha participated in school events. At concerts she sang and danced.

After receiving a school certificate, yesterday's graduate enters Moscow State University. Currently, the girl works on television, where she hosts programs dedicated to music. But nothing is known about Maria’s personal life.

Wikipedia and Instagram of Alexander Gradsky

Wikipedia and Instagram of Alexander Gradsky allow you to find out a large amount of information about the Soviet star and Russian stage.

IN in social networks artist is registered. He especially frequently updates information on Instagram. On the page you can find out how a man lives today. Here he posts photos with his sons, daughter and wife. On Instagram you can see pictures with friends and wards of the domestic star.

Wikipedia contains information about the artist’s parents and his family. The page provides information about creative path men. Here you can find out what songs the artist sang, as well as in which films Alexander Gradsky’s songs were performed.

His father is a mechanical engineer by profession, his mother is an actress. drama theater. At one time, she was invited to play at the Moscow Art Theater, but she was forced to leave with her husband to the Urals, where he was assigned after graduation. In Kopeisk, Alexander’s parents are still remembered; on the stand of the Palace of Culture there is a mention of Tamara Pavlovna as the head of an amateur theater, several of whose artists subsequently made professional careers

The family returned to Moscow in 1957. Alexander's father, Boris Abramovich Fradkin, worked at a factory, his mother led theater clubs, and then was a literary employee at the Theater Life magazine. Due to the excessive employment of his parents, before going to school, Alexander lived with his grandmother Maria Ivanovna Gradskaya in the Moscow region, in the village of Rastorguevo, Butovo district.

Alexander Gradsky about the family Mom
- Gradskaya Tamara Pavlovna, graduated from GITIS, N. Plotnikov’s course, actress, director, then literary staff member of the “Theater Life” magazine.

Mom's parents:
Gradsky Pavel Ivanovich - master of leather goods tailoring, died tragically in 1948.
Gradskaya (nee Pavlova) Maria Ivanovna, housewife. Died in 1980
Mom's brother - Boris Pavlovich Gradsky, artist of the Igor Moiseev ensemble, dancer, played the button accordion beautifully, composed plays for the button accordion, died in 2002.

Dad
- Fradkin Boris Abramovich, graduated from MAMI, mechanical engineer, worked until he was 83 years old, died in 2013.

Dad's parents:
Fradkina (née Chvertkina) Rosa Ilyinichna, worked as a secretary-typist for about 50 years, died in Moscow at the age of 100, in 1996, “grandmother of Russian rock and roll”, welcomed all my professional colleagues who visited our house , for which she deserved this characteristic among them.
Fradkin Abram Semenovich, was divorced from his grandmother at the age of 50, worked as a house manager in Kharkov, and died there at an old age.
Before my mother’s death, I bore my father’s surname; I took the surname Gradsky immediately after her death in 1963 in memory of her.

In Moscow, the family - dad, mom, grandmother (dad's mother) and Sasha - lived for several years, until the early death of the mother (in 1963), in an eight-meter basement on the corner of Frunzenskaya Embankment, in the “company” of nine other families. From 1958 to 1965, Gradsky, at the insistence of his parents, studied violin at a music school (teacher - student of E.F. Gnesina V.V. Sokolov). The following fact speaks about how good this teacher was: when Sokolov, for some purely everyday reasons, was forced to move to the less prestigious school named after. Dunaevsky, almost his entire “Gnesin” class left behind him. The boy really liked music classes at school, but the need for many hours of home exercises was depressing.

IN secondary school relationships with objects developed somehow immediately. Sasha did not like all mathematical disciplines, physics and chemistry, but history and literature immediately became his element. He voraciously read prose and poetry, and at the age of thirteen he wrote his first poem. Early (for those times) he became acquainted with Western music (E. Presley, B. Haley, E. Fitzgerald, L. Armstrong, F. Sinatra), on the Soviet stage he preferred songs performed by M. Bernes, K. Shulzhenko, L. Ruslanova, was fond of classical singing (Caruso, Chaliapin, Gigli, Callas).

Sasha’s uncle (mother’s brother) worked in the Moiseevsky ensemble (folk dance ensemble of the USSR), one of the few groups that were allowed to tour abroad not only in the countries of the socialist camp, but also in the largest capitalist powers. Thus, my uncle was among those who were lucky enough to participate several times in months-long tours across America. When my uncle returned from abroad, he brought not only foreign things, but also records with outlandish music, which in the Soviet Union only party officials and diplomatic workers had the opportunity to listen to. In my uncle’s collection there were as many as five or six (a rarity at that time!) records: Elvis Presley ’57, Louis Armstrong, an album by saxophonist Steve Getz, some blues. So, thanks to his uncle’s magnificent records and a luxurious “branded” stereo system, Sasha, already at the age of 10-12, had the opportunity to listen to the most modern music in world terms. But he was an aspiring musician, he could appreciate the quality of sound and voice... Alexander himself believes that it was then that he received the first rock and roll impulse, which fell on fertile soil - he was already captivated by the work of domestic performers such as Mark Bernes, Klavdiya Shulzhenko and Lydia Ruslanova. And one more interesting fact: at the age of thirteen, young Gradsky went to the “sound letters” studio on Gorky Street (now Tverskaya) and recorded the song “Tutti-Frutti” by Little Richard. However, under socialist conditions, Presley’s lucky chance was not repeated, and the flexible gramophone record, according to Alexander, “is still lying around somewhere.”

All this was subsequently reflected in his writing and singing style. Already while studying at school, Gradsky tried his hand at school evenings, singing, accompanying himself on guitar and piano, and playing in a theater group...

At the end of 1963, Gradsky appears at the Moscow State University interclub and sings with a group of Polish students “Cockroaches” at several concerts (the repertoire includes two blues and one rock and roll by E. Presley). The first song that Alexander Gradsky performed as part of “Cockroaches” was A. Babajanyan’s twist “ Best city land”, and during the performance the microphones in the hall were turned off and the finale of the song was performed without them to a “mad” reception from the students.

1964 - the time of moving to a more or less decent apartment and... The Beatles!...

It was then that the decision was made to become a musician, singer, guitarist, composer, poet, in short - Alexander Gradsky...

In 1965, A. Gradsky and Mikhail Turkov organized a group called SLAVS. Later they were joined by Viktor Degtyarev (bass guitar) and Vyacheslav Dontsov (drums). After another two months, Vadim Maslov (electric organ). SLAVS, the third Soviet rock band by the time of creation (after “Brothers” and “Falcons”), which became famous and popular, lasted in this composition for no more than a year. The band's repertoire consisted almost entirely of songs by The Beatles and Rolling Stones. Alexander Gradsky decided that only the Russian language should be the basis of his future music and songs. Hence the creation of the group SKOMOROKHI (1966), focused exclusively on songs and compositions of their own compositions and in Russian. In 1965, another significant event occurred: Gradsky wrote one of his famous early songs, “Blue Forest,” which later became his calling card. At the same time, he continues to work with Degtyarev and Dontsov in a group called SKIFY. Initially, this group consists of Sergei Sapozhnikov (bass guitar), Yuri Malkov (drums) and Sergei Dyuzhikov (guitar) plus Gradsky. Landmarks - instrumental (big beat) music. A couple of months later, Sapozhnikov and Malkov are replaced by Degtyarev and Dontsov, then, instead of Gradsky, Yuri Valov comes (later a member of the American group “Sasha and Yura”). It is interesting that after the departure of A.G. from SKIFOV, his relationship with Dontsov and Degtyarev did not stop; on the contrary, they organized a group called “Los Panchos” and until 1968 they played Western hits at dances in clubs and schools.

The first SKOMOROKHI (except for Alexander Gradsky) are Vladimir Polonsky (drums), who subsequently played for a long time in VIA VESELIE GUYS, and Alexander Buinov (piano), he also ended up in VIA VESELIE GUYS, after which he made solo career. The uniqueness of this group consisted, first of all, in the fact that they “walked along paths unknown to anyone before them.” Gradsky determined the “purity” of the idea, but otherwise everyone was equal. Songs by A. Buinov ("Alyonushka" and "Grass-Ant") and hits by bass guitarist Yuri Shakhnazarov ("Memoirs" and "Beaver"), who joined the lineup a little later, were performed. Immediately after this, A. Buynov was drafted into the army and never returned to the group...

The eternal lack of money to purchase equipment pushes the band's musicians to work in philharmonic societies. Gradsky accepts the offer of the then aspiring composer and pianist David Tukhmanov and goes on short tours around the country, playing the guitar and carefully not showing vocals, so as not to “expose himself.” Sometimes (without Tukhmanov) Buinov and Polonsky join him, sometimes they work on trips and in “chess”, and A.G. "conquers" Moscow with LOS PANCHOS; in 1968, Gradsky even got a temporary job at the famous VIA "Electron", where he replaced Valery Prikazchikov on lead guitar and, again, did not sing...

VIA “Souvenir” In 1967, the first regional philharmonic society in Belarus opened in Gomel. Young energetic artists began touring around the region and beyond and delighting audiences with their art. In the early years, the legendary vocal and instrumental ensemble “Souvenir” worked at the Philharmonic, its main actors which included the now widely known singers Alexander Gradsky and Alexander Buinov, as well as drummer Vladimir Polonsky, who later joined the cult ensemble of Soviet times - “Jolly Fellows”. Anatoly Yarmolenko also began his singing career in this group. In 1971, Souvenir was disbanded. In those years, such a pro-Western ensemble, which had many Beatles songs in its repertoire, could not exist for long. And Yarmolenko created another famous Belarusian ensemble “Syabry”, which also initially performed under the flag of the Gomel Philharmonic. At one time, the artists of the Philharmonic were the famous jazzman Eddie Rosner and the virtuoso accordionist Valery Kovtun.

During these two or three years, he traveled almost half of the Union with a wide variety of repertoires and with a variety of musicians and soloists, and almost never sang anywhere... Only once, to the roar of a “stunned” audience, he sang a solo concert instead of a sick Philharmonic soloist, calling himself by his name...

That was the idea - to earn money for equipment while traveling, then come to Moscow, prepare a repertoire and “produce” Russian rock and roll...

1969 is the year A. Gradsky entered the GMPI named after. Gnessins to the faculty of solo singing to teacher L.V. Kotelnikova. Subsequently, he improves his skills in N.A.’s class. Verbova. Chamber class teacher - G.B. Orentlicher; in the opera class such masters as S.S. work with him. Sakharov, N.D. Spiller and M.L. Meltzer. Gradsky begins a parallel solo career, performing alone, with a guitar. This time includes “The Ballad of the Poultry Farm”, “Spain” based on the poems of N. Aseev, “Song of Fools” and the small rock opera “Fly-Tsokotukha”.

A significant period begins when Gradsky, in fact, becomes one of the first experimenters in rock with lyrics in Russian (his own and famous poets). He also turns to Russian folklore.

In 1969 “The Buffoons” are still played by the three of them (A.G. plus Polonsky and Shakhnazarov), in 1970 they were joined by Alexander Lerman, an intellectual, linguist and professional musician, leader of the group “WINDS OF CHANGE” (later, together with Yu. Valov , works in the USA in the group “SASHA and YURA”, at the same time teaching linguistics at an American university), and instead of V. Polonsky, who moved to VIA “VESELIE GUYATA”, comes the breathtaking drummer Yuri Fokin (then left for the USA, at one time served in the Russian Orthodox Church in a parish near New York). This is the star group cast of “SKOMOROKHOV”. They freely sing songs of their own composition in three or four voices. Moscow has been conquered once and for all. As they say, there are no equals. Unfortunately, almost no records from that period have survived...

At the end of 1971, A. Lerman and Y. Shakhnazarov (later the founder of the ARAKS group of the Lenin Komsomol Theater, with whose name all subsequent musical successes of Lenkom are associated, a man who then worked as the head of A. Pugacheva’s music group) ten days before the start of the All-Union festival in Gorky leaves Gradsky and Fokin...

Fokin brings pianist Igor Saulsky, the son of a famous composer and jazzman, to Gradsky, and on the Moscow-Gorky train Gradsky teaches Igor how to play the bass guitar and at the All-Union festival of beat groups “Silver Strings” in Gorky, sharing first place with the Chelyabinsk “Ariel” , “Skomorokhs” won six first prizes out of eight. And three of them - “for guitar”, “for vocals” and “for composition” - were received personally by Gradsky. All the previous seven years fit into twenty minutes of a fantastic show on the stage of the Gorky Palace of Culture. After the festival, from time to time, the group is joined by flautist, pianist and vocalist Gleb May, who later made a career as a composer, and the magnificent drummer from Yerevan Armen Chaldranyan...

The period of the first sound recording experiments begins. One of the jury members of the Gorky competition, musicologist Arkady Petrov, who was working at the Yunost radio station at that time, at his own peril and risk, organizes studio recordings of Gradsky and SKOMOROKHOV on the radio. Alexander Gradsky was the first among Soviet rock musicians to create a cycle of compositions based on poems by Burns and Shakespeare - a kind of encyclopedia of rock styles: from blues to rock and roll (ten years later recorded on a record).

Here it becomes completely clear: “Buffoons” is Alexander Gradsky. The Voice of America and Moscow Radio talk about him and the group, his first songs are heard throughout the entire Union.

Since 1972, the group has become Gradsky’s individual (along with guitar, vocals, etc.) instrument for the approval of his musical and poetic ideas. Gradsky's first recordings in the studio became the only and first rock compositions of their kind in the USSR, recorded in a studio multi-channel method, in which he acted as a multi-instrumentalist, the author of all the music, some poetry, a super vocalist, who for the first time in the USSR carried out multiple overdubbing of four voices, and one composition (“Only you trust me”), for the first time since Paul McCartney, was recorded by him in its entirety (parts of all instruments and voices)... In the same 1972, at the suggestion of Tukhmanov, he recorded two of his songs for the LP “How beautiful this world" ("La Gioconda" and "Once Upon a Time"), for the first time in the Union 16-channel equipment is used.

In the same year, “SKOMOROKHI” went on tour to Kuibyshev and Donetsk. At the same time, A. Buinov, Yu. Shakhnazarov, G. May, drummer Boris Bogrychev appear in their composition, especially for the trip... The concert in Kuibyshev was an incredible success - after the concert the group went to the hotel, but half an hour later the musicians came running for them instructor of the city committee of the Komsomol and reported with horror that the audience did not disperse, behaved aggressively and demanded to continue... and the concert was continued until one in the morning...

At the end of 1972, next to Gradsky on stage for the first time, we see bass guitarist Yuri Ivanov, who, almost to this day, is part of the “SKOMOROKHOV” group, as needed.

At the beginning of 1973, Gradsky and Ivanov (I. Saulsky by that time had taken up a number of other projects, playing alternately with different musicians and groups, as well as Yu. Fokin) constantly perform together, changing drummers and inviting either Fokin or Chaldranyan to different concerts (Igor Saulsky currently lives in the USA, having made a fantastic career as a professional computer scientist, manager-composer, and subsequently as a businessman).

Leapfrog with the composition, taking into account that the group (according to A.G.’s conviction) should consist of no more than 4 people, leads to a search, and then to the invitation to the group of new participants, as it turned out, Alexander’s constant and forever true friends Gradsky, with whom he recorded all the main songs, compositions, music for films, performances, vocal suites and much more... Outstanding drummer, superjazzman and stylist Vladimir Vasilkov and one of the most powerful saxophonists and flutists of the Union Sergei Zenko, together with Gradsky and Ivanov, composed those “SKOMOROKHOVs” whom we can hear in the recording and be convinced of the skill of the entire group and each individual.

In 1973, Alexander Gradsky’s first solo EP was released with the compositions “Spain”, “Buffoons”, “Blue Forest”, “Coal Miner’s Girlfriend”. In the same year, at one of the studio recordings, again organized by Arkady Petrov, the director of the future film “Romance of Lovers,” Andron Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky, invited by Petrov, appears in the control room. He immediately makes Gradsky an offer to participate in the film, first as a singer, and then as a songwriter, part of the poems and all the music...

An unprecedented case at that time: a 23-year-old composer (not a member of the Union of Composers!) receives an order for music for a 2-part musical film by one of the most famous and talented directors in the country...

The picture was released on the screens of the Union in 1974, in the same year - Alexander Gradsky’s first LP with music from “Romance...”, for which “Billboard” (an international music super-magazine) awarded Gradsky the title “Star of the Year - 1974” for “outstanding contribution to world music" (quote).

In the same year, Gradsky received a diploma from the Institute. Gnessins as “an opera and concert chamber singer” (quote). In the same year he became a laureate international competition pop song "Bratislava Lyre".

Career A.G. unfolds at breakneck speed. He gets the opportunity to tour the country, and his concerts are held in crowded halls with incredible public excitement.

In huge sports palaces, he works three to four solo two-hour concerts a day, stunning the audience with a three-octave range of his voice, a completely unusual repertoire for that time, harsh hard rock accompaniment (in those cases when the group “SKOMOROKHI” is with him), extraordinary acting manner, etc. All this work is organized through philharmonic societies, and the “stamp” of official art appears on Gradsky’s work, i.e. rock music may be officially permitted. Few people remember that A.G. He was the first to “break through” this insurmountable wall, and after him, into the resulting “gap,” all the other rockers rushed...

In 1974, Gradsky completed work on the cycle of songs “Reflections of a Jester.”

In 1975, he worked (following the footsteps of "Romance...") on several films, not forgetting about recordings, even participating in projects of other authors (G. Gladkov, V. Terletsky, E. Kolmanovsky, M. Fradkin, M. Minkov and etc.). At the same time, he entered the Moscow Conservatory in the composition class of T.N. Khrennikova and... records “How young we were” by A. Pakhmutova and N. Dobronravov (you know the result). By the way, this song performed by Gradsky is the only one that was “promoted” by TV and Radio. All his other works are still “squeezed” to this day, despite any changes in politics and everyday life...

In 1976, Gradsky composed and recorded the first part of the suite “Russian Songs”, and in 1978, on the advice of A. Petrov, the second part. "Russian Songs" was the first rock record in the USSR (released in 1980) which became one of the most significant works in rock music of that time. The album's style is defined as "vocal-instrumental suite".

Starting from this time, Gradsky “produces” one studio work after another, vocal suites: “Utopia AG”, “Satires”, “Life Itself”, “Star of the Fields”, “Nostalgia”, “Flute and Piano” - based on classic poems , "Concert Suite", "Reflections of a Jester" (a collection of recordings from 1971-1974, in which A.G. proves the possibility of singing in Russian in different rock styles), "Monte Cristo", "Expedition" - on his poems, the opera "Stadium" (libretto by A.G. and Margarita Pushkina), the ballet "Man" (libretto by A.G.), intended for LP, but their publication is constantly delayed for "understandable reasons" ... " The record here belongs to the suite “Reflections of a Jester” - despite the release of the single in 1978, the entire work was published 16(!) years after recording.

A.G. continues touring, his repertoire actively includes songs based on his poems, sometimes satirical, sometimes simply dangerous for the existing regime... He writes a number of articles in defense of the rock music genre, actively polemicizing with retrogrades and... making a bunch of enemies for himself.

Gradsky begins teaching, works for several years at the Gnessin School - he graduates from the course; the next few years, already at the Gnessin Institute, another course was released. This stage of his work ended with two years of heading the vocal department as a professor at RATI (GITIS). According to him, further teaching is possible only if you have your own class; most likely, you will have to create something like an educational institution...

1980 - the year of Vysotsky’s death becomes a turning point for A.G. He completely goes into the category of "Protestants", "kneading" on the fatal musical basis tragic satire and dramatic lyrics (“Song about a friend”, “Song about television”, “Monologue of a loaf for 28 kopecks made from premium flour”, “The story of a man who could not go on vacation to the Canary Islands”, etc.). At first they don’t “touch” him, then, in 1983-1984. some “troubles” happen, but his voice and talent are always “taken into account”... Gradsky was “grindingly” accepted into the Union of Composers only in 1987, and his first trip abroad (to the USA) took place only in 1988. , to the conference, along with a group of artists, cinema and politics. He sings brilliantly at the closing of the conference, the Americans give him a fifteen-minute ovation...

1987 Work at the radio station “Yunost”. Alexander hosts the “Gradsky Hit Parade”. It was there that the songs of “Kino”, “Alice”, DDT, “Cloud Region”, Bashlachev, “AVIA”, “Zoo”, “Secret” were first performed. According to the composer, his hit parade was a confrontation with “boring officialdom.”

In the same 1988, he already heard a twenty-five-minute ovation addressed to himself and, naturally, to the famous conductor Evgeniy Svetlanov and his stage partners, participants in the performance Bolshoi Theater"The Golden Cockerel" is one of the most difficult operas by Rimsky-Korsakov to perform. The role of the Astrologer, the most difficult role in the world operatic repertoire, A.G. "clicks" like a nut...

By this time, thanks to the support of Valery Sukhorado, director of "Melody", he was releasing almost all of his works in the form of LPs, writing music for the films "The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If" and "The Art of Living in Odessa", thus increasing the number of films from his music and songs up to thirty-eight! At the same time, he is gradually reducing his touring activities, completely switching to creating the Theater of Contemporary Music in Moscow. With the support of the Moscow Government, he receives a building in the city center and begins its reconstruction...

The Moscow Theater and Concert Music Association (MTKMO), under his leadership, carries out a number of complex projects, including: organizing “crazy” solo concerts in Moscow (January 25, 1990, March 17, 1995, as well as anniversary concerts in 1999, 2004, 2009) with participation symphony orchestras and Russian orchestras folk instruments, choirs, rock groups and their friends in the “workshop”, the release of the “AG Collection”, i.e. thirteen CDs with the complete collection of works and recordings of Alexander Gradsky, the creation of two musical films “Anti-perestroika blues” (1991), “Live in Russia” (1996) and “Live in Russia - 2” (1999), subsequently released on DVD.

The first trips abroad give results. Gradsky works in joint projects and concerts with such “whales” of Western music as Liza Minnelli, Charles Aznavour, John Denver, Kris Kristoffersson, Diana Warwick, Sammy Davis, Grateful Ded, Cindy Peters in the USA, Germany, Spain, Greece, Sweden. Finally, in 1990, after one of his joint concerts with John Denver in Japan, Gradsky received a contract with VMI (VICTOR), a leading Japanese company. He releases two CDs under her brand (Metamorphoses and The Fruits From The Cemetery) and gives several concerts in Japan with a wide variety of repertoire, from his own songs in Russian to Western hits and Japanese classical romances... Three of his ballets ( "Man", "Rasputin" and "Jewish Ballad") are staged by the Kiev Ballet Theater (choreographer G. Kovtun), and the last two by the Ice Ballet Theater (artistic director I. Bobrin). All these performances are being performed around Europe and America with enormous success. Despite everything, he does not stop there and persistently continues, literally and figuratively, “constructing” his musical theater.

“Official recognition” followed - at the turn of the third millennium, Gradsky became the People’s Artist of Russia and the laureate of the State Prize of Russia, as they say, according to the “totality” of merits... The building of the Gradsky Musical Theater is being reconstructed “with difficulty”, but hopes still remain, as and continuation of touring and concert activities. The latest works of Alexander Gradsky can confidently be called events in musical life. This is a “Chrestomathy” - a CD with compositions that are stylistically reminiscent of “Reflections of a Fool”, i.e. an attempt to speak in Russian again in modern genres, and of course, the opera “The Master and Margarita” based on M. Bulgakov with unique composition participants, work on which went on for more than thirty years in parallel with the “main” activity, which you could read about above... This opera by A.G. was published in a luxurious design (in the form of an old book), included four discs and a complete libretto - by the way, it is also printed in the book "Selected" - it is still awaiting its biographer, since it is not possible to describe the impression of the opera in two words.. .

What now? And now, after the opera, new, “socially tailored” songs, romances and tours, concerts at which A.G., once again entering the hall, demonstrates his brilliant voice, fantastic musicality and artistry, in a word, everything what we have known about him for a long time...

As they say: God willing...

Sergey Terekhov
Question answer The children have grown up, do you dream of grandchildren? Do you like to babysit very young children?
Tatyana Astakhova, 22 Jul 2011 02:27 pm

The experience was
Alexander Gradsky, Aug 09, 2011 11:01 am What can make you go to a rally? Almost nothing. It happened before, I went. There was some kind of need, and it seemed that this could contribute to something. Over time, a person comes to a more complete understanding of life, and what I see around me can in no way force me to go to such an event.
I think that even for the sake of something good today it is very difficult to unite people. And all kinds of meetings are most often spontaneous, and they take place when something concerns someone personally. Politicians go to rallies to do their personal business, simple people- to somehow defend your dignity.
As I get older, I begin to think that you shouldn’t go to rallies, but simply, through your existence and work, affirm an idea or concept that is close to you. In my opinion, it is better to improve in your profession. I don’t see the threat that some kind of regime could allegedly set in and work in the profession would become unbearable.
Running a country and society is very difficult. But going to rallies and telling people how to do it is not my thing. Why bother? Now there is a fuss about the pie. But since this pie is not mine, I don’t fuss. Moreover, I have my own.

Alexander Gradsky / singer, composer, People's Artist of Russia
www.golos.org, May 02, 2007 Alexander Gradsky became a father for the third time On September 1, 2014, the singer’s common-law wife, Marina Kotashenko, gave birth to a boy. The 64-year-old artist and his 33-year-old companion decided to name their son Alexander. The birth took place in New York, and not by chance. After all, it is known that Gradsky has dual citizenship. The baby was born in one of the city clinics, where Marina was observed throughout her pregnancy. Happy parents have already come up with a name for their newborn baby. “The boy’s name is Alexander Alexandrovich Gradsky. I named him that on purpose. With such a name, patronymic and surname, he will be forced to study music. And I provided him with genes,” Moskovsky Komsomolets quotes Alexander Gradsky.
Let us remember that Alexander Gradsky was married three times. The first marriage, as he calls it, was a student, “trial” marriage. With his second wife, with whom the artist lived for two years, there was famous actress Anastasia Vertinskaya. From the third marriage two children were born - son Daniil Gradsky (1981) and daughter Maria (1986).

Evgenia Khodos- I have a photo - it was provided by Alexander Borisovich Gradsky several years ago for the book “The Voice”. Tell us about this photo: where is it and when?
Leonid Yarmolnik- This photograph is many years old. Zhenya Boldin (third husband of Alla Pugacheva - MP editor), director from St. Petersburg, this is Gradsky himself, of course. And this is Andrey Makarevich.

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Members of the editorial board of the magazine are: Vadim Abdrashitov - film director; Vasily Aksenov – writer; René Guerra (France) – professor of Slavic studies; Alexander Gradsky– singer, composer; Boris Messerer – artist; Tatyana Tolstaya is a writer.

Alexander Gradsky is a fairly well-known singer and composer who, despite the fact that he is already aged, continues to surprise and amaze with his talent and perseverance. He is quite famous in the Russian pop world; during his life, he wrote and played a sufficient number of songs. It must be said that even in his school years he tried his hand in order to conquer the big stage in the future and win the favor of the audience. He always liked music, although he didn’t really like the fact that he had to play the violin for several hours as a child. Let's take a closer look at what was on his life's path.

Height, weight, age. How old is Alexander Gradsky

Looking at this famous composer, you can immediately say that he is far from the Hollywood beauties, if only because he is already 67 years old. If we talk about height, weight, age. How old is Alexander Gradsky, we can say that he is almost seventy, his height is 180 centimeters, and his weight is 93 kilograms. He's enough big man, but at the same time good-natured, always trying to maintain a good mood. So, it is not surprising that many viewers like him, which allowed the composer to maintain his popularity for a long time in a row. But where did it all begin? How did he begin his ascent into the world of show business, and how did he manage to achieve success in this area?

Biography and personal life of Alexander Gradsky

The biography and personal life of Alexander Gradsky deserves special attention, since it had its own twists and interesting events. Since school days, the boy was interested humanitarian sciences, but the exact sciences didn’t bother him too much. He read a lot, and already at the age of fourteen he wrote his first poem. Also at school, she decided to start trying her hand at the creative field, performed with a guitar, read poetry, and also attended a theater club, where she showed very good results, took on various roles. He made a firm decision to become a singer when he was fifteen years old, and his passion for the Beatles prompted him to do this.

The singer began his first real ascent in the mid-sixties. The group “Slavs” was created, which slowly but gained popularity. At the same time, there was always not enough money for equipment, so I had to earn extra money. But even in the most troubled times, young people did not give up and continued to believe that they would succeed. And every step, even if it was overcome with difficulty, brought Gradsky closer to his desired goal of becoming a real musician. Success came to the future celebrity after she graduated from university. Then he began touring with his band, and his career quickly took off. In the seventies and eighties he captivated audiences with his dramatic, yet Protestant music. He had both ups and downs, but he stubbornly continued to pursue his goal, and after some time he managed to achieve fame. And for a long time his songs were widely heard, they were sung at various parties, they were heard from the windows of apartments. Gradsky managed to bring something new to the world of music.

As for the personal life of the composer and singer, it is quite unusual and rich. He was not very lucky with his chosen ones, perhaps because the musician lost his mother early, so he could not get practical advice and could not figure out women on his own the first time. His first marriage lasted only three months, it’s hard to say why this happened, maybe the young people just wanted to know what it was like to be together legally. His first wife’s name was Natalya Smirnova; nothing is known about whether they are in contact now. Then Gradsky married Anastasia Vertinskaya, and this time the family union lasted a little longer, namely two years. But immediately after this breakup a third marriage followed, and this time it lasted twenty-three years, and in this marriage a son and a daughter were born. But Gradsky’s personal life did not end there, because you can repeatedly see photos of Alexander Gradsky and Marina Kotashenko on the beach on the Internet. Today Marina is his de facto wife.

Family and children Alexander Gradsky

Family and children Alexander Gradsky today consists of himself and his actual wife Marina Kotashenko. He also has two adult children from a previous marriage that lasted more than twenty years. This is the son Daniil Gradsky and daughter Maria Gradskaya. Both achieved good results in the world of show business, although they could not reach such heights as their father. However, maybe they didn’t strive for this. The son positions himself as a musician and businessman, but the daughter is an art manager and TV presenter. However, it should also be noted that in 2014, Gradsky had another heir, who was named Alexander. The boy is the composer’s son from his actual wife Marina.

Sons of Alexander Gradsky - Daniil, Alexander

The sons of Alexander Gradsky, Daniel and Alexander, became his heirs, his beloved sons. Moreover, the first son Daniil was born in 1981, today he is already an adult, is a businessman and musician, lives his own life and achieves his goals. He was born in a marriage with Olga Gradskaya, with whom he lived for twenty-three years. The second son Alexander is still a small boy; he was born only in 2014, from his actual wife Marina Kotashenko. And now it’s too early to talk about his life and future, because he’s just starting to live. But it is quite possible that in the future he will also follow in his father’s footsteps and become a worthy composer or musician.

Daughter of Alexander Gradsky - Maria Gradskaya

Alexander Gradsky's daughter Maria was born in 1986, from a marriage with Olga Gradskaya, with whom her father lived for many years. Today, she is already an adult woman who lives her own life and is ready to follow the example of her famous father. She is an art manager and TV presenter, loves her job and tries to do it well. In general terms, not much is known about Gradsky’s children, but it should be noted that they try to do everything on their own, without Gradsky’s help. Maria successfully builds a career, strives for development, and sets new goals for herself that allow her to become better.

Wives of Alexander Gradsky - Natalya Gradskaya, Anastasia Vertinskaya, Olga Gradskaya, Marina Kotashenko (actual wife)

The wives of Alexander Gradsky - Natalya Gradskaya, Anastasia Vertinskaya, Olga Gradskaya, Marina Kotashenko (actual wife) - all these women played a certain role in the life of the composer and musician. The celebrity calls his first marriage “an act of youth,” saying that it was all not thought out, that perhaps he just wanted to feel like a married person. The marriage with the second wife lasted two years, but the third one is already twenty-three years old. Now Gradsky lives with Marina Kotashenko, who is his de facto wife; apparently, after such a bad experience, Alexander does not want to repeat the mistakes.

Wikipedia and Instagram of Alexander Gradsky

You can find a lot of interesting things about Alexander Gradsky on the Internet on various sites. One of the most popular sources is a personal page on Wikipedia (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradsky,_Alexander_Borisovich), where you can find various facts about life, creative career, personal experiences and words. Or you can go to the Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/gradsky_hall/), although not his personal one, but the musical theater page. The celebrity posts photos from rehearsals there and talks about his future plans for life. So, if you want to know more about him, then Wikipedia and Instagram of Alexander Gradsky are always at your service, for those who are interested in the composer and want to learn more about him in detail.

Alexander Gradsky is not only a famous singer, but also famous composer, who, despite his age, never ceases to amaze fans with his inexhaustible talent. He is known in the field of domestic pop music, and throughout his career he was able to not only write, but also perform many songs.

It is worth mentioning that in school time he tried to conquer the real stage and earn the love of the audience. He always had a love for music, although as a child he hated playing, for example, the violin for several hours at a time. But ultimately, Alexander Gradsky was able to realize himself as a worthy musician.

Height, weight, age. How old is Alexander Gradsky

Many who are interested in the personality of this musician are interested in his height, weight, and age. It’s easy to answer how old Alexander Gradsky is - the composer is already 68 years old. With a height of 180 centimeters, the musician weighs 93 kilograms. And from the photographs it is clear that he has a small amount excess weight. At the same time, he always maintains a good mood and, perhaps, this is one of the reasons why Gradsky manages to maintain popularity and retain the love of the audience for so long.

If you look at the photo of Alexander Gradsky in his youth and now, you can see that he always wore glasses. During his career, they became an integral attribute of the composer's appearance.

Biography and personal life of Alexander Gradsky

During his school years, the future musician was mainly interested in the humanities. The same cannot be said about more accurate ones. Gradsky was especially interested in literature. It is known that already at the age of 14 he was able to write his first poem. In addition, at the same time he began to participate in creative life school - read poetry, played the guitar and even went to a theater club, where he showed very good results. It is interesting that his parents were in no way connected with musical activities. Father - Boris Fradkin - worked as a mechanical engineer. And my mother, Tamara Gradskaya, was an actress and director. But later she became an employee of the Theater Life magazine. The guy made his final decision to become a musician at the age of 15, when he began to become interested in The Beatles. It was then that the biography and personal life of Alexander Gradsky took a new turn.

The performer began his career in mid. 60s. He created a musical group called “Slavs”, which slowly but surely became more and more popular over time. I had to turn to part-time jobs in addition to performing, because there was absolutely not enough money for equipment. And every next step brought Gradsky closer to his dream of becoming a real professional in the field of music. Real fame came to Alexander when he graduated from university. Then his tours around the country began, and his career began to rapidly climb the mountain. In the 70-80s he was able to win the love of the public.

Of course, things happened to Alexander, but he was still able to achieve fame. Gradsky became a novelty in the musical field. His songs could be heard in every home. If we talk about the personal life of this man, it is quite eventful. First of all, it is worth noting that Alexander Gradsky was not particularly lucky with his women. Maybe the whole point here is that he lost his own mother early.

His first wife was a girl named Natalya Smirnova. It is not known for certain whether they are communicating now ex-lovers, but as the musician himself later said, this marriage was not something really serious for him. And this seems to be true, because the family lived together for only a few months. His next wife was Anastasia Vertinskaya. Alexander had already lived with her for a couple of years, but he could not avoid divorce in this case either. His next wife, with whom the musician lived for twenty-three years, gave him a son and daughter. Currently, Gradsky lives with his new wife, Marina Kotashenko, who is thirty years younger than him. And, by the way, she also gave the composer a son. Only time will tell whether this marriage will be Gradsky’s last.

Family and children of Alexander Gradsky

The family and children of Alexander Gradsky are what currently occupy a special place in his life. Currently, the composer's family consists of his wife Marina and three children - Daniil, Alexander and Maria Gradsky.

Let us remind you that Daniil and Maria Gradsky have long been adults and today they are the only ones, like their father, who work in the field of show business, although they were not able to reach such heights in it as he did. Although, in fairness, it is worth mentioning that they did not strive for anything like that. In addition, we should not forget about the youngest heir of the musician, whom she gave him last wife- Marina.

Sons of Alexander Gradsky - Daniil and Alexander

The sons of Alexander Gradsky - Daniil and Alexander - are his only sons, although born from different women and at different times. But little is known about both. So, for example, Daniil, the eldest son, was born in 1981. Currently, he works as a businessman, which, however, does not prevent him from making music.

As mentioned earlier, the guy was born in the composer’s third marriage with Olga Gradskaya. The musician’s youngest son, Alexander, is still only four years old and, unlike stepbrothers and sisters, is just beginning to explore this world. But it is possible that in the future the boy will also want to connect his life with music.

Daughter of Alexander Gradsky - Maria

The daughter of Alexander Gradsky, Maria Gradskaya, was also born in the musician’s third marriage. She is five years younger than her brother Daniel. As it already becomes clear, Maria is already an adult. It is not known for certain whether she has her own family. But there is information that she works not only as a TV presenter, but also as an art manager. Moreover, he really loves what he does, so he always tries to do his job “excellently.”

As you can see, very little is known about the children of the composer Gradsky, but at least the older ones have already “flyed” out of the nest and are living an independent life. Which, in turn, is what little Sasha has yet to do.

Ex-wives of Alexander Gradsky - Natalya Gradskaya, Anastasia Vertinskaya, Olga Gradskaya

It can be said that famous composer there were quite a lot of women. But, be that as it may, ex-wives Alexandra Gradsky - Natalya Gradskaya, Anastasia Vertinskaya, Olga Gradskaya - each of them played a specific role in the life of the future showman.

Alexander first married in his youth, to a girl named Natalya. This marriage lasted only a few months. For the second time, Gradsky married actress Anastasia Vertinskaya, but it did not bring the expected happiness to the musician, although it lasted a couple of years.

Alexander's third wife was a woman named Olga Gradskaya - with her the master lived for twenty-three years, and it was with her that he first learned the joy of fatherhood. But this family could not be saved from breaking up.

Alexander Gradsky's wife - Marina Kotashenko

Fourteen years ago, the musician married for the fourth time. It’s interesting that this time Alexander Gradsky’s wife, Marina Kotashenko, is old enough to be her husband’s daughter. She is thirty years younger than her chosen one. The couple met on the street and Marina admitted that the musician made a serious impression on her. Now she is happily married and the musician takes care of her. Kotashenko currently works as a fashion model and also appears in TV series. Ten years after the start of the relationship, Marina gave birth to her husband a little son, whom the musician loves very much, like his other children.

According to Alexander himself, unlike his wife, he cannot boast of ideal forms, but he does not have any complexes about this. Quite the opposite - I’m even glad that Marina chose him and not someone younger and more beautiful.

Instagram and Wikipedia of Alexander Gradsky

If you wish, you can find a lot of information about this person on the Internet, on a variety of sites. Of course, the most popular pages for this matter are such pages as Instagram and Wikipedia of Alexander Gradsky. There you can find a variety of facts about the creative path of this amazing man, his development as a composer and performer, details about the details of his personal life, and so on.

On your Instagram profile page you can always see the latest photos and videos with captions. In particular, these are pictures from rehearsals or vacations. Thus, any information about this celebrity is available to ordinary fans.

Alexander Gradsky - singer, composer, guitarist, poet, musical and He is People's Artist Russia and laureate of the State Prize. Created together with Mikhail Turkov, the group “Slavs” was the third rock group in the Soviet Union. Like real creative person, he constantly needs a wonderful muse. Perhaps that is why he was married several times.

Alexander Gradsky. Biography. Childhood and youth

Born in Kopeisk (Chelyabinsk region) on November 3, 1949. His mother was a dramatic theater actress. From her he inherited a penchant for creativity. My father was a mechanical engineer by profession.

In 1957, the family moved to Moscow. His father got a job at a factory, and his mother became the head of theater clubs. She was also part of the literary staff of a popular magazine. His parents were too busy with work, so Alexander Gradsky lived with his grandmother (on his mother’s side) in the village of Rastorguevo, Butovo district (in the Moscow region).

In the period from 1958 to 1965, Sasha attended music school and studied violin with V.V. Sokolov. The boy took great interest in his music lessons. However, he did not like doing long hours of exercise at home.

In secondary school he is interested in humanities. Literature and history become his elements. He read prose and poetry with great pleasure. At the age of thirteen, Sasha wrote his first poem. He became acquainted with Western music early (E. Presley, L. Armstrong, B. Haley, E. Fitzgerald). From the Soviet stage I preferred to listen to songs performed by L. Ruslanova, K. Shulzhenko,

Alexander Gradsky, a young music lover, had the opportunity to listen to rare records with amazing music. His uncle brought them from abroad.

IN academic years Sasha performs as a singer at school parties, accompanying himself on the piano or guitar. As an actor, he tries his hand at a theater group.

Family of Alexander Gradsky

• The musician’s mother is Tamara Pavlovna Gradskaya (actress, director, literary contributor to the magazine).
• Grandmother (on my mother’s side) - Maria Ivanovna Gradskaya (Pavlova), was a housewife.
• Grandfather, Pavel Ivanovich Gradsky, is a leather goods sewing master.
• Uncle, Boris Pavlovich Gradsky - dancer, ensemble artist, accordion player, composer.
• Dad - Boris Abramovich Fradkin (mechanical engineer).
• Grandmother (on the father's side) - Rosa Ilyinichna Fradkina (Chvertkina), worked as a secretary-typist for fifty years.
• Grandfather - Abram Semenovich Fradkin, worked as a house manager in Kharkov.
• Aunt - Irina Abramovna Fradkina (Sidorova).

Until the age of fourteen, Sasha bore his father's surname. After the death of his mother (in 1963), he took her last name in memory of her.

Concerts, performances, musical groups

Gradsky's successful career as a musician began in 1963. Together with the group “Cockroaches” (which included Polish students), he performs at several concerts.

In 1965, Alexander Gradsky, together with Mikhail Turkov, created the group “Slavs”. After some time, their team was joined by Vyacheslav Dontsov (drummer) and Viktor Degtyarev (bass player). After about a couple of months, Vadim Maslov (electric organist) joins them. “Slavs” is the third Soviet rock band that has captivated a large number of listeners. Their repertoire included songs by The Beatles.

In 1966, the group “Skomorokhi” was organized. The author of the songs was Alexander Gradsky himself and composed them in Russian.

At the same time, he does not stop working with Dontsov and Degtyarev. Their group "Scythians" repeatedly changed its performing line-up.

While traveling, musicians earn money for high-quality and expensive equipment. Their group “Los Panchos” conquers Moscow.

In 1969 he entered the GMPI named after. Gnessins and improves vocal skills. At the same time, he begins a solo career and performs with a guitar. Continues to compose musical compositions. These are “The Ballad of the Poultry Farm”, “Spain”, “Song of Fools”, and a small rock opera “The Tsokotukha Fly”.

“Skomorokhs” win six first prizes at the All-Union festival of beat groups “Silver Strings” in Gorky. Three of them were received personally by Alexander Gradsky: “For vocals”, “For guitar” and “For composition”.

In 1972, “Skomorokhs” toured different cities (Kuibyshev, Donetsk and many others).

In 1973, the following compositions were published: “Blue Forest”, “Spain”, “Buffoons”, “Coal Miner’s Girlfriend”.

Participation in films. Music for cinema

Gradsky was noticed by director Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky and offered to take part in the film “Romance of Lovers.” At first, Alexander was invited as a singer. He was then commissioned to write the songs, some of the poetry and all the music. At that time, it was a very rare case: a young musician who was not a member of the Union of Composers received an order from one of the most talented and popular directors in the country.

The film was released in 1974. In the same year, it was Alexander Gradsky who received the title “Star of the Year”. A photo of the already famous musician is presented below.

After this, Alexander’s career goes up rapidly. He tours the country. At his concerts, the halls are constantly crowded with audiences who greet him with incredible excitement.

In 1975, Gradsky fruitfully worked on several films at once. In the meantime, he continues to record music and participates in projects of various authors. In the same year he entered the Moscow Conservatory with the wonderful teacher T. Khrennikov in the composition class.

In 1988, he wrote music for such films as “The Art of Living in Odessa” and “The Prisoner of the Chateau d’If.”

Touring and teaching activities

Since the late 70s, the musician has been actively touring. His repertoire is replenished with songs for which he writes the lyrics himself. Some of them are very brave. He writes articles in defense of rock music. Actively polemicizes with retrogrades. In this way he makes enemies for himself.

At this time he began teaching. For several years he has been working at the Gnessin School, graduating students. Then he teaches at the institute. This stage of activity ended with two years of heading the vocal department. Gradsky believed that further work could only be done if he had his own class.

Creativity of the 70s, 80s, 90s

From 1976 to 1980, Alexander composed and recorded two parts of the suite “Russian Songs”. This is the first rock record in the Soviet Union, which was released in 1980.

Alexander Gradsky releases one studio recording after another. Photos of the musician in the process of work can be seen below.

His vocal suites: “Star of the Fields”, “Concert Suite”, “Nostalgia”, “Life Itself”, “Satires”, “Utopia AG”, “Flute and Royale”. The collection of recordings “Reflections of a Jester” confirms the possibility of singing in different rock styles in Russian. The artist also works with more complex genres. He writes the opera “Stadium” (libretto by A. Gradsky and M. Pushkina), the ballet “Man” on a libretto of his own composition.

Vladimir Vysotsky died in 1980. Alexander delves into tragic satire and dramatic lyrics. He writes the compositions “Song about Television”, “Song about a Friend” and others.

In 1988, Gradsky performed the role of the Astrologer from the opera by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. This is an extremely complex part of the world operatic repertoire. He received a long standing ovation from the Bolshoi Theater auditorium.

Musical projects. Foreign trips

Under the leadership of Alexander, numerous complex projects took place. This is the organization of solo concerts in Moscow with the participation of orchestras of Russian folk instruments, symphony orchestras, choirs and rock groups; release of thirteen CDs with a complete collection of his own compositions and recordings; creation of musical films (“Anti-perestroika blues”, “Live in Russia”).

Foreign trips give good results. Alexander Gradsky works in joint projects with Liza Minnelli, John Denver, Diana Warwick and many others. He visited Greece, Germany, USA, Spain, Sweden. In 1990, he entered into a contract with the leading Japanese company VMI (VICTOR) and released two CDs under its brand.

Last works

These are real eventful moments in musical life. The “Chrestomathy” CD is stylistically reminiscent of the “Reflections of a Fool” suite. Here again there is an attempt to speak out in Russian in modern genres. His opera “The Master and Margarita” (based on M. Bulgakov) with a unique cast of participants is also being published. The author worked on it for more than thirty years. It is beautifully and originally designed - in the form of an old book. Includes four discs and a complete libretto.

Concerts and tours are currently ongoing. For several seasons now, Gradsky has been a member of the jury of the “Voice” project. And it is his contestants who reach the finals and become winners. In 2012 - this is in 2013 - Sergei Volchkov.

Alexander Gradsky: personal life

His life partners changed several times. The first wife was Natalya Mikhailovna Gradskaya. He calls this marriage a “youth act.” The relationship with his second wife, actress Anastasia Vertinskaya, did not last long.

From 1976 to 1978 they were together. The official divorce took place in 1980. The longest was with his third wife, Olga Semyonovna Gradskaya. Their marriage lasted about 23 years. They have two children. Son Daniel was born on March 30, 1981. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a musician, but this does not stop him from being a businessman. Daughter Maria was born on January 14, 1986. She graduated from Moscow State University. Works as a TV presenter and art manager.

So, Alexander Gradsky was married three times. The musician’s personal life continues to rage to this day. In 2003, he won the heart of the charming Marina Kotashenko. They met on the street. But it was an original acquaintance in its own way. Gradsky managed to attract the attention of the spectacular beauty. A fun and immodest question: “Would you like to touch history?” - will at least bring a smile to every girl’s face. Of course, with such a legendary personality it is very interesting and exciting, in addition, the artist knows how to love and pamper. Therefore, Alexander Gradsky and his young wife have been happy together for more than ten years.

As her common law husband, creative person. She starred in various TV series, comedies, and detective stories.

A great happy event recently happened in their family. On September 1, 2014, the son of Alexander Gradsky was born, who was named Sasha in honor of his father. Marina Kotashenko gave birth in New York. Time will tell whether the son will follow in his father's footsteps and become a famous musician.

Conclusion

Thus, Gradsky Alexander is revealed to us from different sides. First of all, he is a talented musician (composer, guitarist, singer) and poet, musical and public figure. Secondly, he is quite a brave and purposeful person. He was not afraid to write satirical compositions with pronounced sarcasm, and actively stood up for rock music, without fear of making enemies. And thirdly, this is a rather loving person who has been looking for his one and only muse for a long time. He probably found her in Marina Kotashenko.