B eogradska publika imala je u decembru pri- liku da u Kolarčevoj zadužbini čuje Aleksan- dra Sinčuka, pijanistu koji je svojim nastupom slavio 145 godina od rođenja velikog ruskog kompozitora Sergeja Rahmanjinova. – Oduvek sam ga zamišljao kao gospodskog ari- stokratu i velikog intelektualca. Bio je vrlo otvoren, po- tresen tuđom patnjom i čovek širokog srca. Doživljavam ga kao pripadnika starije epohe, kao čoveka 19. veka. Rahmanjinov je živeo u rodnoj carskoj Rusiji do Ok- tobarske revolucije 1918, nakon čega je bio prinuđen da je napusti. Živeo je u Evropi i Americi i svedočio vre- menu u kojem su stvarali Čajkovski i Rimski-Korsakov. – Njegovi savremenici ostavili su dubok trag u sti- listici Rahmanjinovljeve muzike. Kao i svaki genije, menjao se, nalazio je u tokovima 20. veka nešto blisko sebi i to koristio. Ali ono glavno, zbog čega ga milio- ni ljudi na planeti vole, uvek je ostajalo nepromenje- no u njegovoj muzici. Za Sinčuka, Rahmanjinov je iznad svega romanti- čar koji se kroz svoju muziku obraća srcima slušalaca i ostaje zauvek u njima. – Danas je sve teže biti romantičan. Ponekad ve- rujem da bi 19. vek bio idealan za mene. Ljudi su bili ljubazniji i iskreniji, mogli su da jedni drugima govore stvari o kojima se sada govori samo među najbližima. Rahmanjinovljeva dela su na repertoaru gotovo svih Sinčukovih solističkih nastupa širom sveta, pa o njemu zna mnogo anegdota, ali stalno podseća na to koliko je Sergej bio voljen, a istovremeno nesvestan svoje popularnosti. – Godine 1919, Rahmanjinov je nastupao na dobro- tvornom koncertu u Metropoliten operi. Svirao je i ču- veni violinista Jaša Hajfec, a publika mu je zatražila bis. Organizatori koncerta priredili su aukciju. Kao re- zultat, Hajfecov bis prodao se za nekoliko stotina hi- ljada dolara. Potom su organizatori na aukciju pustili Rahmanjinovljev Preludijum cis-mol kao bis. Rahmanji- nov je bio uplašen kad je čuo sumu koja je bila uplaće- na za Hajfecov bis i siguran da njegov preludijum ne- će dobiti toliko. Izvođenje je prodato za milion dolara. Rahmanjinov je bio oduševljen, ali je s osmehom kon- statovao da nije dobio nijednog centa od tog miliona. Sinčuk je nekoliko godina živeo u Americi. Posetio je Rahmanjinovljev dom na Beverli Hilsu, koji je ku- Aleksander Sinčuk (30), pijanista rođen u Nahotki, imao je samo 12 godina kada se prvi put sreo sa stvaralaštvom Sergeja Rahmanjinova. Svirao je njegov čuveni Preludijum u cis-molu. Od tada slavnog ruskog kompozitora prati kao zvezdu koju pokušava da dosegne Alexander Sinchuk (30), a pianist born in the Russian town of Nakhodka, was only 12 when he rst came across Sergei Rachmanino ’s creations. He performed his famous Prelude in C-sharp minor. Since then, he has been following the famous Russian composer like a star he’s trying to reach. Tekst / Words: Ana Vodinelić Fotografije / Photography: Privatna arhiva, Profimedia.rs
T he Belgrade audience were able to con rm that’s succeed- ed in that endeavour at Kolarac Endowment Foundation in December, where he performed to commemorate the 145 th anniversary of Rachmanino ’s birth. “I’ve always imagined him as a gentle aristocrat and great in- tellectual. He was very open, moved by the su ering of others and a man with an openn heart. I see him as a member of the older ep- och, as a man of the 19 th century.” Rachmanino mostly lived in his native Russian Empire in the 20th century, until the October Revolution of 1917, after which he was forced into exile. He lived in Europe and America and witnessed the creative periods of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. “His contemporaries left a deep impression on the stylistics of Rahmanino ’s music. Like every genius, he changed, nding some- thing close to him in the 20 th century and using that. But that main element, the reason millions of people around the planet love him, always remained unchanged in his music.” For Sinchuk, Rachmanino was rst and foremost a romanti- cist who addresses the hearts of listeners through his music and re- mains forever in them. “It’s increasingly di cult to be romantic today. I sometimes believe that the 19 th century would have been ideal for me. People were kinder and more sincere, they could talk to each other about things that are now only discussed between the closest loved ones.” Rachmanino ’s works are on the repertoire for almost all of Sin- chuk’s solo performances around the world, so he knows lots of an- ecdotes that relate to him, but he always notes how much Sergei was loved and simultaneously unaware of his popularity. “In the year 1919, Rachmanino performed in a charity concert at the Metropolitan Opera. Also performing was renowned violinist Jascha Heifetz, and the audience sought an encore from him. The concert’s organisers arranged an auction. And as a result Heifetz’s encore was sold for several hundred thousand dollars. Then the or- ganisers auctioned Rahmanino ’s Prelude in C-sharp minor as an en- core. Rahmanino was scared when he heard how much had been paid for Heifetz’s encore and was certain that his prelued wouldn’t
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