Izabella Yurieva
Isabella Danilovna Jurjewa (real name: Liwikowa ) (. . Russo Изабелла Даниловна Юрьева; * 26 Augustjul / September 7 1899greg in Rostov-on- Don, † 20 January 2000, Moscow) was a Soviet Estraden singer ( alto voice ) and people's Artist of Russia ( 1992).
Curriculum vitae
Jurjewa Isabella was born on 7 September 1899. In her passport, however, the year 1902 was noted. It is also to be found in the biographies of different dates declare August 26th (1899 ) and August 25 (1902 ), respectively according to the Julian calendar.
She was one of five children in a Jewish family of craftsmen. Her father, Daniil Grigorjewitsch Liwikow, was a master of theatrical hats; the mother, Sofia Isaakowna, wigs - maker.
From 1920 she met in Petrograd at the pianist and composer AW Taskin. Her debut was in 1922 in the movie " Kolisej ", where Isabella Jurjewa recited some songs, including the song " Impoverished " by A. Aljabjewa and P. Beransche. She received an invitation to perform in the Moscow Hermitage. In the same year her first guest appearance in Rostov took place on the Don. Apart from Russian romances ( " Lamenting the autumn wind moaning ", " If the whole day ... ", " Only once ", etc.) they had in the program of their concerts old gypsy songs ( " Roscha ", dt grove ), " Walenki ", dt felt boots ) was added.
In 1925 Isabella married Jurjewa lawyers Josif Arkadyevitch Epstein (died 1971), who was her constant Manager under the artist pseudonym Josif Arkadjew. Her husband also wrote the lyrics of their hit " Love Gaze ", " Spring Song ", " The first ball ", "Your letter ," " If you remember, if you love ", "If you can forgive ", " friendship" and other. In 1929, she participated in an evening of Gypsy romances in the columned hall in Moscow. Because of her own rendition of Gypsy songs began to call Jurjewa "white gypsy ". Simon Kagan and David Ashkenazi were the permanent concertmaster of the singer.
The phonographic debut of the singer took place in 1937, almost 15 years after her first appearance. In the years of the Great Patriotic War, she participated in concerts on the Karelian Front and Kalinin Front part. When the soldiers the songs of their early repertoire, such as " Sascha ", had " Falling Leaves, " In the old garden ", " If you can forgive " (in response to the song" Friendship ", which was presented by W. Kozin ) particular success.
In the postwar period, it was largely forgotten. In April 1964 she gave her last concert in Leningrad Estraden Theatre. Only in 1992 it was finally and then awarded the deserved artist of Russia in 1999 with the Order "For Service to the Fatherland" 4.Stufe. Isabella Jurjewa lived the last years in central Moscow in the Trjochprudny Alley (Russian Трёхпрудный переулок ) and died on 20 January 2000 in Moscow. She was buried at the Donskoy Cemetery.
Awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th stage ( 6 September 1999 ) - for great contributions in the field of music in the context of her 100th birthday
- People's Artist of Russia (June 25, 1992) - for great contributions in the field of music
- Award of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art in 1999 ( 17 February 2000, posthumous )