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⚫ | '''Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem''' (also spelled '''Lundstroem''', '''Lundström''', {{ |
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⚫ | '''Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem''' (also spelled '''Lundstroem''', '''Lundström''', {{langx|ru|Олег Леонидович Лундстрем}}; 2 April 1916, [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]] — 14 October 2005, [[Korolyov, Moscow Oblast|Korolyov]], [[Moscow Oblast]]) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n [[jazz]] composer and [[conducting|conductor]] of the '''Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra''', one of the earliest officially recognized [[jazz band]]s in the Soviet Union (full official name: The State Oleg Lundstrem Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music, {{langx|ru|Государственный камерный оркестр джазовой музыки под управлением Олега Лундстрема}}; currently, Oleg Lundstrem Memorial State Jazz Orchestra, {{langx|ru|Государственный оркестр джазовой музыки имени Олега Лундстрема}}). |
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⚫ | Lundstrem was born to a family of musicians in [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]], Transbaikal Oblast. His family [[Harbin Russians|moved to]] [[Harbin]], China, when he was five. In 1935, inspired by Duke Ellington's "Dear Old Southland" record which he occasionally purchased in Harbin for a private party, Lundstrem joined forces with eight other young Russian amateur musicians and formed the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra. In 1936, the band [[Shanghai Russians|moved to]] [[Shanghai]], where they immediately became popular among the public. Until 1947, the band was an important part of Shanghai jazz scene, along with [[Buck Clayton]] Orchestra. |
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⚫ | Lundstrem was born to a family of musicians in [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]], Transbaikal Oblast. His family [[Harbin Russians|moved to]] [[Harbin]], China, when he was five. In 1935, inspired by Duke Ellington's "Dear Old Southland" record which he occasionally purchased in Harbin for a private party, Lundstrem joined forces with eight other young Russian amateur musicians and formed the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra. In 1936, the band [[Shanghai Russians|moved to]] [[Shanghai]], where they immediately became popular among the public. Until 1947, the band was an important part of Shanghai's jazz scene, along with [[Buck Clayton]] Orchestra. |
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After [[World War II]], in 1947, Lundstrem returned to the Soviet Union and settled in [[Kazan]], where he worked as a [[violin]]ist in the [[opera]] and [[ballet]] theatre, while keeping his jazz orchestra as a side act. In 1956, the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra moved to Moscow; Lundstrem was appointed by the Soviet cultural authorities as the orchestra's [[art director]] and conductor. |
After [[World War II]], in 1947, Lundstrem returned to the Soviet Union and settled in [[Kazan]], where he worked as a [[violin]]ist in the [[opera]] and [[ballet]] theatre, while keeping his jazz orchestra as a side act. In 1956, the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra moved to Moscow; Lundstrem was appointed by the Soviet cultural authorities as the orchestra's [[art director]] and conductor. |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091114093133/http://www.lundstrem-jazz.ru/eng/history_bio.php Oleg Lundstrem bio] at the [[Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra]] website |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091114093133/http://www.lundstrem-jazz.ru/eng/history_bio.php Oleg Lundstrem bio] at the [[Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra]] website |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRnBdcsU8Ms You Tube video] of his jazz orchestra performing [[Nikolai Kapustin]]'s Toccata, op. 8 in 1964 |
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 3 November 2024
Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem (also spelled Lundstroem, Lundström, Russian: Олег Леонидович Лундстрем; 2 April 1916, Chita — 14 October 2005, Korolyov, Moscow Oblast) was a Soviet and Russian jazz composer and conductor of the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra, one of the earliest officially recognized jazz bands in the Soviet Union (full official name: The State Oleg Lundstrem Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music, Russian: Государственный камерный оркестр джазовой музыки под управлением Олега Лундстрема; currently, Oleg Lundstrem Memorial State Jazz Orchestra, Russian: Государственный оркестр джазовой музыки имени Олега Лундстрема).
Lundstrem was born to a family of musicians in Chita, Transbaikal Oblast. His family moved to Harbin, China, when he was five. In 1935, inspired by Duke Ellington's "Dear Old Southland" record which he occasionally purchased in Harbin for a private party, Lundstrem joined forces with eight other young Russian amateur musicians and formed the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra. In 1936, the band moved to Shanghai, where they immediately became popular among the public. Until 1947, the band was an important part of Shanghai's jazz scene, along with Buck Clayton Orchestra.
After World War II, in 1947, Lundstrem returned to the Soviet Union and settled in Kazan, where he worked as a violinist in the opera and ballet theatre, while keeping his jazz orchestra as a side act. In 1956, the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra moved to Moscow; Lundstrem was appointed by the Soviet cultural authorities as the orchestra's art director and conductor.
In 1994, the Guinness Book of Records recognized the Lundstrem band as the oldest continuously existing jazz band in the world. In 1998, he was awarded the Russian Federation State Award. He died at the age of 89 from natural causes at his home in the village of Valentinovka, Moscow suburbs, and was buried at the cemetery of the Obraztsovo village, Moscow suburbs.[1]
Instrumental pieces for jazz band
[edit]- "Interlude" - 1945
- "Mirage" - 1947
- "The Lilac is Flourishing" - 1955
- "Humoresque" - 1957
- "Improvisation" ("Atom-bugi") - 1957
- "Humoresque" - 1958
- "A Song Without Words" - 1960
- "Etude for the band" (or "Study for Orchestra") - 1960
- "Prologue" - 1963
- "We Are Together Again" - 1969
- "Bukhara Design" - 1972
- "In the mountains of Georgia" - 1973
- "The Ways of Love" - 1975
- "Speedway" - 1980
- "The Legend of Söyembikä" - 1981
- "At Dawn" - 1984
Honours and awards
[edit]- Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1973)
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984)
- State Prize of the Russian Federation (1998)
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class
References
[edit]- ^ Lundstrem burial site (in Russian)
- Oleg Lundstrem bio at the Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra website
- You Tube video of his jazz orchestra performing Nikolai Kapustin's Toccata, op. 8 in 1964
- [1] (in Russian)
- [2] (in Russian)
- 1916 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai
- People from Transbaikal Oblast
- Russian people of Swedish descent
- Russian jazz bandleaders
- Russian male musicians
- Russian jazz musicians
- Russian jazz composers
- Russian male conductors (music)
- People's Artists of Russia
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Honored Artists of the RSFSR
- State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates
- Soviet jazz musicians
- Soviet composers
- Soviet male composers
- Soviet conductors (music)
- 20th-century Russian male musicians
- 20th-century jazz composers
- Kazan Conservatory alumni