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Andrey Rubtsov
Oboe
Andrey Rubtsov was born in Moscow in 1982. He completed studies at the Central Music School in 2000 and entered the Moscow State Conservatory, from which he graduated with honors in 2005. He is a laureate of several Russian and international youth competitions, and has been awarded scholarships by "New Names" and other organizations involved with creative studies.
From 1995 to 1999, Andrey was first oboe and concertmaster of the wind section in the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Russia. He has performed with the Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, the Moscow Symphonic Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic and Musica Viva. In 2001 he joined the oboe section of the Russian National Orchestra, as associate principal. At the time he was the youngest artist ever to join the RNO. The following year, he was a founding member of the Russian Wind Quintet. The ensemble has performed around the world to much acclaim, and in 2005 took top honors in the Fifth Annual Osaka International Chamber Music Competition.
Andrey was a member of the 2002 and 2003 UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra under the artistic direction of James Levine. In 2005, he performed as soloist with the Verbier Festival Orchestra. He also participated in the 2001 Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan.
As a composer, Andrey Rubtsov's works include Three Moods for woodwind quintet, published by TrevCo Music, Valse for piano and string quartet, Divertimento for flute and string quartet, Quartet for horns, Octet for cellos, Quintet for double basses, several romances and other pieces. His compositions have been performed in Russia, China, the US, Switzerland, Spain, Lithuania, France, Poland, Hungary, England, Bulgaria, Singapore, Venezuela, Morocco, Brazil, Malaysia and Bermuda. His Concerto for Oboe had its debut with the Russian National Orchestra in 2003. Andrey's 20-minute ballet piece Wind Kiss, commissioned by the Bolshoi Theatre, was premiered there in 2005.
Andrey’s conducting debut with the RNO was in 2004. He conducted two piano concertos by J.S. Bach, with Mikhail Pletnev as a soloist. This was followed by concerts in Malaysia (2005), the US (2006) and Russia with RNO chamber ensembles. In 2006 he recorded a world premiere of works by Gustav Mahler in orchestrations by the renowned Russian composer Boris Tishchenko, along with several musical poems by contemporary composer Alexander Lokshin, with Marina Karpechenko, Alexei Martynov and Nikolai Dorozhkin as a soloists.
Reviews of Andrey's compositions
Reviews of Andrei's Conducting
“Rubtsov was comfortable, and he confidently took the opening Moderato at an unexpectedly slower tempo. That broadening opened the way for graceful phrasing in all the cantabile parts of the Serenade. It was poised. The Menuetto became a Tchaikovsky-like waltz; the Larghetto, relaxed and easy. Rubtsov had it completely in mind (memorized) and in hand.”
...Performing
“The wonderfully languid oboe tone of Andrey Rubtsov captured the music's tragic poignancy.”
“A good oboist is a keystone to success of every concert. In the case of Andrey, the orchestra found not only a brilliant oboist but also a great organizer - Andrey leads the RNO Chamber ensemble.”
“Perhaps the only really outstanding moment proved to be the oboe solo (Bravo, Andrey Rubtsov!) from the box of a distant amphitheatre.”
...Composing
“The program in Saratov was opened with the world premiere of Elegy, in memory of Pavel Khlebnikov, by Andrey Rubtsov - it is a composition marked with poetry and inspiration and has an appropriate continuity with national classics.”
“The most important thing was that this workshop featured original music, written specially for this occasion and played live by musicians. The neo-folkloric Wind Kiss, by Andrey Rubtsov, the young oboist of the Russian National Orchestra, was composed with competence and feels very danceable.”