Biography of Zavolokin Zakhara

Born on April 24 in Novosibirsk. Russian button accordion, harmonist, TV presenter.

Gained fame as the host of the program “Play, your beloved accordion! Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Zakhar Zavolokin was born on April 24 in Novosibirsk. Father - Gennady Dmitrievich Zavolokin March 18 - July 8, Soviet and Russian composer, Bayanist and harmonist, poet. The People's Artist of the Russian Federation was most fame and popular as the founder and host of the TV show about Russian folk musical and song culture “Play, beloved accordion!

Mother - Svetlana Dmitrievna Zavolokina Nerophered Kazantseva, G. Elder sister - Anastasia Gennadievna Zavolokina Rod. Zakhara was only 6 years old, when his father had the idea of ​​transmitting "Play, accordion." It was in the year, then Anatoly Zherdev, a simple driver from the Novosibirsk region, came to Gennady Zavolokin and suggested: “Gennady, and let's gather a congress of harmonists” then the congresses were often shown on TV.

At that time, Gennady Zavolokin was a simple artist of the Philharmonic, played Bayan, was engaged in composer. The first time they gathered in the recreation center of the railway workers - this was the first “congress” of the harmonists, and then the program was called “Play, Siberian accordion”. Gradually, the program “Play, your beloved accordion! Zakhar Zavolokin in childhood with his parents and sister from an early age, under the influence of the famous father, Zakhar was engaged in music and, above all, learned the game of harmony and button accordion.

And already at the age of 14, he first starred in the program that his father made. He graduated from the Kemerovo Institute of Culture with a degree in Operator-Service. He has been working on TV since the year. Together with his father and sister, he toured a lot in Russian cities and villages. Father taught him a responsible attitude to the matter, he told his children: “You need to do so that you yourself like it yourself, because if you yourself like it yourself, then at least someone will like it, and if you yourself don’t like it, then no one will like it.” The tragic death of his father in a car accident on July 8 was a strong blow to Zakhar.

This happened near Novosibirsk near the village of the New Sharap of the Horde district. The Toyota car, which was driven by Zakhar Zavolokin, in local time hit a frontal collision with a Moskvich car, which drove into the oncoming lane. A terrible force hit the place on the left, where Gennady Zavolokin was sitting, he died of injuries. Zakhar received minor injuries and a fracture of the lower leg.

After the death of his father, Zakhar and Anastasia decided to continue his business. Zakhar Zavolokin - co -host of the television program “Play, your favorite accordion! Gennady Zavolokina, host of concert performances, artist-soloist of the ensemble Gennady Zavolokin "Eligator". Zakhar Zavolokin and Anastasia Zabolokina “In general, the main criterion for the song is?

To sing along to you. You can sing in the voice “Oh, reeds, reeds”, but everyone is a little bored. And you can take it somewhere, but perform with the soul, so that a simple Russian grandmother, who will come to listen, wants to sing along. So the manner of feeding is very important, as well as the folklore features of the territory, ”Zakhar Zavolokin emphasized. In addition to the program, there is the magazine “Play, accordion”, it is published twice a year, its editor -in -chief is Zakhar’s sister, Honored Artist of Russia Anastasia Zabolokina.

The magazine continues the traditions begun in the program. Zavolokins perform not only in Russia, but also in Europe, where harmony is also very popular. In an interview, Zakhar Zavolokin said: “When we were in Italy at the festival, an excellent ensemble of harmonists from the south of Italy arrived there, they have such a leader Antonio, he looks like a young Don Carleon in Portugal in general, for example, a monument to the Majoricist, although we know that we know here in Russia about Portuguese about Portuguese Harmonists?

Speaking about what the strength and attractiveness of the Russian harmony, Zakhar Zavolokin noted: “In its simplicity, accessibility as a simple excavator, a tractor driver who does not have a musical education and a doctor of sciences. It is not for nothing that they say: "Harmon is the personification of the Russian soul." Let this phrase already be beaten, but a great meaning is laid in it.

Everything goes along the chain - from the heart to the fingertips, and those, touching the harmonic button, give out such a powerful energy. In general, the accordion is a mystery, and we have not yet solved it yet. ” The personal life of Zakhara Zavolokin: the couple has two daughters, the eldest is called Zlata, she is engaged in skiing.