Savari Stanislav Vitaliyovych (1 July 1934, Tashkent) is a Ukrainian pianist, chief concertmaster of the Donetsk Regional Philharmonic, People's Artist of Ukraine; professor and head of the Department of Concertmaster's Skills at the Prokofiev Donetsk Music Academy.
Biography
He comes from the family of the French Duke Anne Jean Marie René Savary de Rovigo (1774-1833), a participant in most of the Napoleonic wars. He lived for some time in the Russian Empire. One of the Duke's sons, Leo, became the manager of an estate in Warsaw and later settled in the Zhytomyr region. The latter's son, Stanislav Lvovich, served as the director of the provincial bank in the city of Vladimir, but under Soviet rule he moved with his family to Tashkent.
Stanislav Savary is the grandson of Stanislav Lvovich Savary. His grandfather's piano was his first instrument. At first, he studied at home, and later at a school at the Tashkent Conservatory. Studying was not easy, because in early childhood he suffered from polio and underwent several operations. However, Stanislav Savari stood out among his peers and was enrolled in the conservatoire at the age of 16. He studied at both the historical and theoretical and piano courses.
He dreamed of a career as a soloist, but eventually chose the path of a concertmaster. Until 1970, he performed extensively as a concert musician and teacher. Together with his ensemble, he took part in national decades in Moscow. He was awarded the title of Honoured Worker of Education of Uzbekistan. Later, he was invited to work at the newly opened Donetsk Music and Pedagogical Institute, but soon accepted an offer to become the chief concertmaster of the Donetsk Philharmonic. He performed with Valentyn Zemlyansky, Raisa Kolesnyk, Mykola Momot, Alina Korobko and other national vocal masters. He performed with the ensemble in all capitals of the USSR republics, at many decades of Ukrainian art in Moscow. He was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Ukraine, as his role as a concertmaster was so prominent.
Later, he returned to teaching at the Prokofiev Donetsk Conservatoire. He became first an associate professor, then a professor, and headed the Department of Concertmaster's Skills. Over the years of teaching, he has trained more than 500 students who work in Ukraine, the CIS, the USA, Germany, Israel and even New Zealand. In 1994, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.
