When recording an interview with Nikita Panasyuk this phrase is easily remembered and interested: what will happen next? Elementary school student Nikita Panasyuk is the author of a striking study entitled “A life that is given to people: a doctor and musician Joseph Elgiser”. With such musical work, Nikita debuted during the regional stage of the All-Ukrainian Defense Contest of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and won – obtained a diploma I degree. With a victory, the editorial office of Zhytomyr.Travel congratulates the young researcher and fan of music and enthusiastically retells his incredible stories

“I like musicology and art studies. Fine art and even foreign literature – are not the only subjects that, I think, maximally, in comparison with others, bring students closer to art ”

“I attended a musical school. My teacher, as it turned out later, is a student of Joseph Elgiser. She often mentioned about him in a conversation with a warm word ”

“The school in which I study organized a trip to Chernivtsi. Having learned about this, Natalia Vayilivna said: “Mykyto, I have not been in my hometown for more than 20 years … If you have the opportunity to stand and honor the memory of Joseph Elgiser near his” star “in the Theater Square.” It was this day that became the beginning of my study: I ​​had to know whose memory I had to honor ”

“Near the” star “then a man unknown to me in Chernivtsi sat a sad old man. I asked him: “This is the famous composer and winner of the UNESCO Gold Medal?” “Yes,” said the answer shortly. Then I added: “This is the man who passed the lights of the concentration camps and escaped with music and iconography?” The mysterious raised his surprised eyes: “How do you know him?” It turned out that this man was Elgiers’ best friend. Call him Jacob. He took me to the street where the composer lived. Their houses were located opposite, and often friends went to the party to each other, played the piano. Jacob recalled that Elgiser surprised listeners and spectators with the skill of execution. I was pleasantly surprised by this story. The man was crying to tears: “Someone still remembers Elhisera …”
Reader Reference: Joseph Elgiser – The Golden Name of World Culture, Knight of the Order of Prince Luipold, Honored Worker of Arts of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Jewish Culture of Ukraine, the first theoretician of professional illnesses of musicians and the only holder of the UNESCO Gold Medal in Ukraine, composer. He worked six years as a professional surgeon. He also studied piano playing techniques only with his left hand. Worked at the Chernivtsi Music College for 50 years.

“Life of Elgiser inspired me. First of all, it was inspired by the fact that, despite the heavy obstacles, it is possible to do something. I realized that being a researcher is not a mod. These are moral values. First of all, moral values ​​are the classics, but the classics are eternal ”

“In the materials I studied, I saw a portrait of a person who is too hard to stop. The only thing that stopped him is an experience for our country. Elgiser came out on a daily basis with relatives of those who died on the Maidan. Every day I was looking for portraits of these people, putting their photos on the piano. He devoted his music to him … He played so much for a hundred days … After that, he began to write his last composition almost without interruption. The latest chords were written by his daughter: Elgiser’s heart stopped at the piano … ”

“He continued the Rubinstein cycle. Played 443 tracks for 27 concerts »

“I talked with Victoria Elgiser, the daughter of a musician. She was very surprised and edited and supplemented my work during the night. After some time, Victoria sent me a parcel containing almost the entire artistic heritage that was already published. ”

“Not all his music was understood … There was such a trend of modernism – dodecaphony. This is music that does not fit our image of beauty. Music about a global tragedy and many called it “noise”. So about the musical creativity, Englisera spoke people who listened to him for the first time. But musicologists followed the opposite view. By the way, he was invited to the audience by the pope and listened ”

“If we tell about the process of writing my work, then this is an unusual story. I woke up at 06:20, started writing at 9:00 am and finished at 11:00 pm. And so more than a month. Elgiser worked day and night. I took it as an example (laughs). He read the memoirs of Elgiser about the time in the concentration camp. It hurt me a lot. I realized that such a person deserves to be in memory – history ”

“You know how it is – all the life to strive to learn from a musician? This desire beckons as Elgisera at one time. I worked for a year and a half for “jeweler” (smiles). I can make any products, except for the full originals: I did not have the appropriate equipment. But I bought a piano! There was no room for him at home. Then I said that I agreed to disassemble my soft corner and sleep under the piano. My parents understood me and we found free space for the “guest” (Laughs)

“I started recording improvisations. They are not professional. What’s happening in my head is trying to convey in music. If it seems that in the head “porridge”, then in my improvisations, on the contrary, everything is in place “(Laughs)

“At one of the auditions at the music school, the teachers appreciated my hearing and the feeling of rhythm. They suggested that I “go” to the cello. I liked cello, like a violin. In the first lesson, I managed to get an even sound right away. It inspired me to study »

“I like straight people”

“I was in the school parliament. I was worried that older grades insulted the younger ones. I proposed to organize conscious senior pupils in the Human Rights Guard. Indeed, enough people have responded to this business and supported it ”

“There are two or three options for developing your life. The “Standard” option involves studying at a school, then higher education, but with varying perseverance. In the second variant, a person develops in parallel with learning, it is vivid among the crowd. This is a reliable option, but complex. However, there is also the most difficult one – to make efforts in one lesson. Then the person realizes himself – and this is the greatest reward in these ways. At the same time, there is a significant risk: a person is at risk of death both spiritually and physically. You know, so much diligence, and in the end – nothing. I will strive to stick to the second option ”
Translated by Aliona Matushevich