From left to right: Oleg Blyahorchuk, Evgeny Tulinov, Vyacheslav Fresh, Konstantin Kabo, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Mikhail Turetsky, Alex Alexandrov, Boris Goryachev, Evgeny Kulmis and Igor Zverev performing at the Green Theater (Moscow), 2011.
Mikhail Turetsky Evgeny Tulinov Mikhail Kuznetsov Alex Alexandrov Evgeny Kulmis Oleg Blyahorchuk Igor Zverev Konstantin Kabo Vyacheslav Fresh Pavel Berkut Avi Grigoryan Edward Khacharyan Alibek Almadiyev
Past members
Arthur Keish, Valentin Suhodolets, Boris Goryachev
The Turetsky Choir (Russian: Хор Турецкого) is a Russian men's a cappella ensemble and musical collective under the direction of Mikhail Turetsky. Their voices range from tenore contraltino to basso profundo.
From 1991–1992, they performed in Washington, D.C., for Congress at the Chanukah celebration, the Park East Synagogue in New York, and at Carnegie and Merkin Halls. They were invited to sing in Spain at the Por Me Espiritu international festival, commemorating the 500th year since the Spanish expulsion of the Jews. They also toured England, Israel and Poland. In 1993, the American Cantor Association awarded Mikhail Turetsky the Golden Crown of the Cantors of the World Award.
In 1995, the choir split into two segments. One part stayed in Moscow; the other went to Miami to work at Temple Emmanu-El Synagogue. The choir performed together alongside Julio Iglesias. In 1997, the group took part in over 100 concerts in Iosif Kobzon's Russian farewell tour. Next year, the choir toured the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In 2000–2001, they joint tour with Iosif Kobzon on the Moscow State Variety Theatre.
In 2002, Mikhail Turetsky received the title "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation" for his achievements in the arts.[2] Their first performance under the name Turetsky Choir Art Group took place in January 2004. Later, the choir presented the program "When Men Are Singing" in the State Kremlin Palace with the participation of Emma Shapplin and Gloria Gaynor. In January 2005, they performed in concert halls of the United States in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlantic City, Boston and Chicago. Their 2005–2006 anniversary tour "Born to Sing" visited cities in Russia and the CIS.
In 2007, the choir received the Russian Music Award "Record 2007" for the best classical album of the year.[3] In 2007, "Hallelujah to Love" was toured around Russia and the CIS. The choir performed four times at the Kremlin and had another concert at State Concert Hall "Rossiya" in Luzhniki. In 2008–2009, they toured Russia, the CIS and the US with the program "And the Show Goes On...". Their anniversary tour, titled "20 years: 10 voices", took place across 2010–2011.
Verdimania: Rigoletto, Aida, La Traviata, La Forza del Destino (opera potpourri, G. Verdi)
Ukrainian Motives (arias from N. Lysenko Natalka-Poltavka, S. Gulak-Artemovky Zaporozhets za Dunaem, V. Ivasyuk Tchervona Ruta)
Tango Ostap (A. Zatsepin / N. Derbenev)
Kak molody my byli (A. Pakhmutova / N. Dobronravov)
Charlie (R. Pauls / I. Reznik)
Тайна / Twilight (ELO)
The Show Must Go On (B. May)
Scorpions' Fantasy
Et si tu n'existais pas (P. Delano, C. Lemesle / T. Cutugno, P. Losito)
Aspekty lyubvi (potpourri: I. Dunaevsky / V. Lebedev-Kumach "Kak mnogo devushek horoshikh", T. Mauss / E. Renalls "Sex Bomb", A. Bard / J.P. Barda / M. Dornonville / D. Peczynski / A. Wollbeck "Sexual Revolution")
