Alexei Gorokhov Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

His recordings of the Concertos recorded with the Ukrainian National Opera Theatre Orchestra between 1973 and 1978, were digitally remastered and re-released in 2006.

To mark Gorokhov’s 70th Birthday he performed once again the 6 Paganini Concertos within 2 days. The Concertos were presented in an original orchestration by Gorokhov, which most completely embodied the criteria of Paganini’s virtuoso-romantic aesthetics in orchestra. This arrangement is intended for a string orchestra with solo instruments besides the solo violin such as: guitar, viola and double bass, making Gorokhov’s orchestration unique.

In 1957 he became a professor of the violin at the Kiev Conservatory (later renamed Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music) and taught there until the end of his life.

Gorokhov lived a simple, humble life. One of the primary factors in his decision to move to Kiev in 1956 was a disinterest in the politics of his Russian homeland. This may partly explain why, apart from being declared an “Honored Artist Worker of Ukraine”, he wasn’t given a formal status in other countries.

Gorokhov’s 1952 recording of Édouard Lalo’s Spanish symphony with the USSR State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kyrill Kondrashin is also notable.

Between 1949 and 1951 Gorokhov took part in several international violin competitions, among them the Bach Competition in 1950 where he received 2nd prize. At the Queen Elizabeth Competition in 1951 he was awarded 7th Prize. This followed by him touring extensively in the Soviet Union as well as in Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Romania, Portugal and Korea.

Between 1934 and 1944 Aleksey Gorokhov studied at the Moscow Central Music School for Gifted Children. Later he entered Moscow Conservatory where he studied with Lev Tseitlin, graduating in 1949. In 1955 he finished Post-Graduate study under the instruction of Abram Yampolsky. In addition to his violin diploma he received a degree in Musicology.

Aleksey Nikolaevich Gorokhov (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Горохов; Ukrainian: Олексій Миколайович Горохов; February 11, 1927, Moscow – February 3, 1999) was a Soviet violinist who lived most of his professional life in Ukraine. He is considered a founder of the modern Kiev violin school.