Sergey Kuznetsov – Russian composer, poet and songwriter. He is the ideological founder of the group “Tender May” and author of numerous of their songs. I have been following the music he produces in Creative Studio Sergey Kuznechov and you will find several articles on several of its projects at theskykid.com.ย You can read about: Steklovata, New Forms and Chernila dlya pyatogo klassa. The music produced by Creative Studio Sergey Kuznechov can be easily defined as magical and inspiring. The lyrics written by Sergey have influenced generations with their purity and healing spirit. As people often say about him: ” He taught us how to listen not with our ears, but with our soul.”
Being a long time admirer, it was inevitable that I wouldย try to obtain an interview with Sergey, paying tribute to his creativity andย introducing his music to you, my readers. I amย very pleased that he agreed to respond to the questions that I prepared for him.ย This article is the result of our communication. I made sure that the interview is available in both English and Russian and, evenย though I know that the translation is not perfect, I hope that whatever your native language isย you willย enjoy the interview and the clips below.
ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ – ัะพะฒะตััะบะพ – ัะพััะธะนัะบะธะน ะบะพะผะฟะพะทะธัะพั, ะฟะพัั, ะฐะฒัะพั ะฟะตัะตะฝ. ะฏะฒะปัะตััั ะธะดะตะนะฝัะผ ะพัะฝะพะฒะฐัะตะปะตะผ ะณััะฟะฟั ะธ ะฐะฒัะพัะพะผ ะผะฝะพะณะพัะธัะปะตะฝะฝัั ะฟะตัะตะฝ ะดะปั ะณััะฟะฟั ” ะะฐัะบะพะฒัะน ะะฐะน “.
Steklovata with the their producer Sergey Kuznechov

[EN] TheSkyKid.com: Studio Sergey Kuznechov has many music projects, yet the one most known outside of the Russian speaking countries is the musical group Steklovata. Why do you think Steklovata has gained more exposure compared with the other projects of the studio (all of which are just as talented in my opinion)?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะกััะดะธั ะกะตัะณะตั ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒะฐ ะธะผะตะตั ะฒ ัะฒะพะตะผ ัะฒะพััะตัะบะพะผ ะฐัั ะธะฒะต โ ะดะตััะตะปัะฝะพััะธ โ ะฝะตะผะฐะปะพ ะผัะทัะบะฐะปัะฝัั ะฟัะพัะบัะพะฒ,ะฝะพ ะฑะพะปะตะต ะฟะพะฟัะปััะฝัะผ ะทะฐ ะฟัะตะดะตะปะฐะผะธ ััััะบะพัะทััะฝัั ัััะฐะฝ ัะฒะปัะตััั ะผัะทัะบะฐะปัะฝัะน ะบะพะปะปะตะบัะธะฒ ะกัะตะบะปะพะฒะฐัะฐ. ะะพัะตะผั ะกัะตะบะปะพะฒะฐัะฐ ะฟะพะปััะธะปะฐ ัะฐะบัั ะฟะพะฟัะปััะฝะพััั ะธย ะฟัะธะทะฝะฐะฝะธะต ะฒ ะพัะปะธัะธะธ ะพั ะดััะณะธั ย ะฟัะพะตะบัะพะฒ ัััะดะธะธ (ะบะพัะพััะต ะฝะฐ ะผะพะน ะฒะทะณะปัะด ัะฐะบะถะต ะฝะต ะผะตะฝะตะต ัะฐะปะฐะฝัะปะธะฒัะต) ?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov: The group “Steklovata” was actively supportedย by patrons, not only in Russia, but also from abroad. Yes, and the Russian pop music at that time had not fallen so low as nowdays.
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะััะฟะฟั ยซะกัะตะบะปะพะฒะฐัะฐยป ะฐะบัะธะฒะฝะพ ะฟะพะดะดะตัะถะธะฒะฐะปะธ ะผะตัะตะฝะฐัั ะฝะต ัะพะปัะบะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ, ะฝะพ ะธ ะทะฐ ะตั ะฟัะตะดะตะปะฐะผะธ. ะะฐ ะธ ะ ะพััะธะนัะบะฐั ะฟะพะฟ ะผัะทัะบะฐ ะฒ ัะพ ะฒัะตะผั ะฝะต ัะฐะบ ะฝะธะทะบะพ ะฟะฐะปะฐ ะบะฐะบ ัะตะนัะฐั.
http://youtu.be/B2N26XqhlDA
[EN] TheSkyKid.com: Last year, a film was released in Russia which told the story of the music group “Gentle May” which you created back in the 1980s. According to Wikipedia, “The popularity of this group was similar to the popularity of ‘The Beatles’ in the Soviet Union at the time.” While doingย the research for my review of the film, I read that the story portrayed in the film departed a bit from the real events and history of the group. Is there a big difference and were you involved in some way during the shooting of the film?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะ ะฟัะพัะปะพะผ ะณะพะดั ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ ะฑัะป ะฒัะฟััะตะฝ ัะธะปัะผ ะพ ะธััะพัะธะธ ะผัะทัะบะฐะปัะฝะพะน ะณััะฟะฟั ะะฐัะบะพะฒัะน ะะฐะน ัะพะทะดะฐะฝะฝะพะน ะฒะฐะผะธ ะฒ ะบะพะฝัะฐั 1980ั .ะกะพะณะปะฐัะฝะพ ะะธะบะฐะฟะตะดะธะธ- Wikipedia-“ะะพะฟัะปััะฝะพััั ะธ ััะฟะตั ััะพะน ะณััะฟะฟั ะฒ ะกะกะกะ ะฑัะป ััะฐะฒะฝะธะผ ะปะธัั ั ะฟะพะฟัะปััะฝะพัััั ะะธัะปะท ะฒ ัะฒะพะธ ะฒัะตะผะตะฝะฐ”.ะะตะปะฐั ัะฒะพะน ะพะฑะทะพั ัะธะปัะผั ะดะพัััะฟะฝัะน ะทะดะตัั: https://theskykid.com/movies/laskovyjmaj/ย ั ัะทะฝะฐะป,ััะพ ะผะฝะพะณะธะต ัะพะฑััะธั ะพัะพะฑัะฐะถะตะฝะฝัะต ะฒ ัะธะปัะผะต ัะฐััะพ ะดะฐะปะตะบะธ ะธ ะฝะต ัะพะพัะฒะตััะฒััั ัะตะฐะปัะฝัะผ ัะพะฑััะธัะผ ะธััะพัะธะธ ะณััะฟะฟั.ะญัะธ ะฝะตัะพะพัะฒะตัััะฒะธั-ัะฐะทะปะธัะธั- ะฑะพะปััะธะต , ะฒะฐะถะฝัะต, ะธะฒั ะฟัะธะฝะธะผะฐะปะธ ะปะธัะฝะพ ะบะฐะบะพะต-ัะพ ััะฐััะธะต ะฒะพ ะฒัะตะผั ััะตะผะพะบ-ัะพะทะดะฐะฝะธั-ัะธะปัะผะฐ?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov: I was not invited to participate in the filming of this movie. I can say one thing- it is a good tale, but not the story of “Tender May”. The truth in this movie is not more than two percent accurate. And the real story can be foundย here !
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะะตะฝั ะฝะธะบัะพ ะฝะต ะฟัะธะณะปะฐัะฐะป ะบ ััะฐััะธั ะฒ ัััะผะบะฐั ััะพะณะพ ัะธะปัะผะฐ. ะะพะณั ัะบะฐะทะฐัั ะพะดะฝะพ โ ััะพ ั ะพัะพัะฐั ะดะพะฑัะฐั ัะบะฐะทะบะฐ, ะฝะพ ะฝะต ะพ ยซะะฐัะบะพะฒะพะผ ะผะฐะตยป. ะัะฐะฒะดั ะฒ ััะพะผ ัะธะปัะผะต ะฝะต ะฑะพะปะตะต ะดะฒัั ะฟัะพัะตะฝัะพะฒ. ะ ะฒัั ะพัะฝะพัะธัะตะปัะฝะพ ะฟัะฐะฒะดะธะฒะฐั ะธััะพัะธั ะทะดะตัั !
Group Tender May / ะะฐัะบะพะฒัะน ะผะฐะน

[EN] TheSkyKid.com: You compose the music and write the songs for the music groups of your studio. Where do you find inspiration?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะั ัะพะทะดะฐะตัะต ะผัะทัะบั ะธ ะฟะตัะฝะธ ะดะปั ะฒัะตั ะฒะฐัะธั ะผัะทัะบะฐะปัะฝัั ะฟัะพัะบัะพะฒ ะฒะฐัะตะน ัััะดะธะธ? ะะดะต ะฒั ะฑะตัะตัะต ะธ ะพัะบัะดะฐ ัะตัะฟะฐะตัะต ะฒะฐัะต ะฒะดะพั ะฝะพะฒะตะฝะธะต?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov: Well, you may not like my answer…I just write. Where the inspiration comes from I don’t really know. It just seems to come to me and I write it down and then do the recordings at our studio. I can’t really put a finger on what inspires me.
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะะต ะปัะฑะปั ััะพ ัะปะพะฒะพ. ะัะพััะพ ะฟะธัั ะธ ะฒััโฆ ะัะบัะดะฐ ะฑะตัั? ะฏ ัะฐะผ ะฝะต ะทะฝะฐัโฆ ะะธัั, ะณะดะต ะฟัะธะดัััั. ะ ะทะฐะฟะธััะฒะฐั ะฒ ะฝะฐัะตะน ัััะดะธะธ. ะะดะพั ะฝะพะฒะตะฝะธะต โ ะดะพัะพะณะพะต ัะดะพะฒะพะปัััะฒะธะต. ะฃ ะผะตะฝั ะตะณะพ ะฝะตัโฆ
ะะะะซะ ะคะะ ะะซ (New Forms)

[EN] TheSkyKid.com: One of my favorite projects of Studio Sergey Kuznechov is “New Forms” with Vladislav Ivolgin. I loved the melodic sound and the poetic lyrics – what happened to this project?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะะดะธะฝ ะธะท ัะฐะผัั ย ะผะพะธั ะปัะฑะธะผัั ย ะฟัะพะตะบัะพะฒ ัััะดะธะธ ะกะตัะณะตั ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒะฐ โะะพะฒัะต ะคะพัะผั ั ะะปะฐะดะธัะปะฐะฒะพะผ ะะฒะพะปะณะธะฝัะผ.ะฏ ะดะฐะถะต ะฝะฐะฟะธัะฐะป ะพะฑ ััะพะผ ััะฐััั. ะะฝะต ะพัะตะฝั ะฟะพะฝัะฐะฒะธะปะฐัั ะผะตะปะพะดะธัะฝะพััั ะผัะทัะบะธ ะธ ะฟะพััะธัะตัะบะฐั ะปะธัะธะบะฐ โ ะบะฐะบะพะฒะฐ ะฑัะปะฐ ะดะฐะปัะฝะตะนัะฐั ััะดัะฑะฐ ััะพะณะพ ะฟัะพัะบัะฐ?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov: The project closed naturally. It is what we decided with Vlad.
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะัะพะตะบั ะทะฐะบััั ะฟะพ ะตััะตััะฒะตะฝะฝัะผ ะฟัะธัะธะฝะฐะผ. ะัะพััะพ ะผั ั ะะปะฐะดะพะผ ัะฐะบ ัะตัะธะปะธ.
Vladislav Ivolgin -The little fiddler
[EN] TheSkyKid.com: Do you listen to the music of young performers outside Russia (for example Declan Galbraith , Troy Sivan…etc.) ?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะกะปััะฐะตัะต ะปะธ ะฒั ัะฝัั ะธัะฟะพะปะฝะธัะตะปะตะน ะธะท ะทะฐััะฑะตะถะฝัั ัััะฐะฝ (ะฝะฐะฟัะธะผะตั ะะตะบะปะฐะฝ,ะขัะพะน…ะธ ั.ะด.) ? ะะพะผั-ัะพ ะพัะดะตะปัะฝะพ ะฒั ะพัะดะฐะตัะต ะฟัะตะดะฟะพัะธัะฐะฝะธะต ะธ ะฝะฐ ััะพ ะฟะพ ะฒะฐัะตะผั ะผะฝะตะฝะธั ััะพะธั ะพะฑัะฐัะธัั ะฒะฝะธะผะฐะฝะธั ?Troy Sivan…etc.)?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov: No. I am unfamiliar with singers outside of Russia.
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะฏ ะดะฐะปัะบ ะพั ััะพะณะพ.
Angel and Cat – boys with different personalities that manage to achieve perfect harmony

[EN] TheSkyKid.com: What are you working on at the moment?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะ ะดะฐะฝะฝัะน ะผะพะผะตะฝั ะธะดัั ะปะธ ั ะฒะฐั ัะฐะฑะพัั ะฝะฐะด ัะพะทะดะฐะฝะธะตะผ ะฝะพะฒะพะณะพ ะฟัะพัะบัะฐ? ะะฐะบะธะผ ะฒั ะตะณะพ ะฟัะตะดััะฐะฒะปัะตัะต ะธ ะบะฐะบะธะต ััะพะบะธย ะดะปั ะฒะฐั ะฝะฐะธะฑะพะปะตะต ะฒะฐะถะฝะพ ะธะทะฒะปะตัั, ะฟัะธะฝััั ะฒะพ ะฒะฝะธะผะฐะฝะธะต “ััะตััั” ะธะท ะฒัะตั ะฒะฐัะธั ะฟัะพัะปัั ะฟัะพัะบัะพะฒ?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov : I have learned a lot. I have learned from my mistakes. Now I am working on two projects โ โAngel and Catโ and โLesha.โย I am secretly hoping that there will be people who will support our studio and these young talents. That’s why I will take the opportunity toย publicize our account at โYandex.Money โ: 41001498378886
Yandex.Money is an online payment system โ a dependable and handy tool to make instant payments for goods and services on the web.
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะฏ ะผะฝะพะณะพะต ััะตะป. ะะฐ ะพัะธะฑะบะฐั ััะฐััั. ะกะตะนัะฐั ัะฐะฑะพัะฐั ะฝะฐะด ะดะฒัะผั ะฟัะพะตะบัะฐะผะธ โ ยซะะฝะณะตะป ะธ ะะพัยป ะธ ยซะัั ะฐยป
ะฏ ะฒ ัะฐะนะฝะต ะฝะฐะดะตััั ะฝะฐ ะฟะพะผะพัั ะผะตัะตะฝะฐัะพะฒ ะธ ะฝะฐ ะฒััะบะธะน ัะปััะฐะน ะฟะพะปัะทัััั ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพัััั ัะฐะทะผะตัะฐั ะฝะฐั ััะตั: “ะฏะฝะดะตะบั-ะะตะฝัะณะธ” : 41001498378886
Angel and Cat- New Year
[EN] TheSkyKid.com: I have been admiring the way you distribute your studioโs music without charging for it, though people who download it are encouraged to support the studio financially if they enjoy its releases (there are also collectable CDs available for sale). Such a philosophy is in contrast to the way most Western producers distribute their music. Why did you decide to distribute your music in such a manner?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะฏ ะฒะพัั ะธัะฐััั ัะฟะพัะพะฑะพะผ, ะบะพัะพััะผ ะั ัะฐัะฟัะตะดะตะปัะตัะต ะผัะทัะบั ัะฒะพะตะน ัััะดะธะธ, ะฝะต ะฒะทะธะผะฐั ะทะฐ ััะพ ะฝะธัะตะณะพ, ั ะพัั ะปัะดะธ, ะบะพัะพััะต ะทะฐะณััะถะฐัั ะตะต, ัะพะณะปะฐัะฝั ะฟะพะดะดะตัะถะฐัั ัััะดะธั ะผะฐัะตัะธะฐะปัะฝะพ, ะตัะปะธ ะพะฝะธ ะฝะฐัะปะฐะถะดะฐัััั ะตะต ะดะธัะบะฐะผะธ (ะตััั ัะฐะบะถะต ะบะพะปะปะตะบัะธะพะฝะธััะตะผัะต ะบะพะผะฟะฐะบั-ะดะธัะบะธ, ะดะพัััะฟะฝัะต ะดะปั ะฟัะพะดะฐะถะธ). ะขะฐะบะฐั ัะธะปะพัะพัะธั ะพัะปะธัะฐะตััั ะพั ัะฟะพัะพะฑะฐ, ะบะพัะพััะผ ะฑะพะปััะธะฝััะฒะพ ะะฐะฟะฐะดะฝัั ะฟัะพะธะทะฒะพะดะธัะตะปะตะน ะฟัะพะดะฐะตั ัะฒะพั ะผัะทัะบั. ะะพัะตะผั ะั ัะตัะธะปะธ ัะฐัะฟัะพัััะฐะฝััั ัะฒะพั ะผัะทัะบั ะฒ ัะฐะบะพะน ะผะฐะฝะตัะต?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov : Russian publishing companies are not interested in the type of music my studio produces. That’s why we are mainly using the Internet.
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะะทะดะฐัะตะปััะบะธะต ะบะพะผะฟะฐะฝะธะธ ะ ะพััะธะธ ััั ะผัะทัะบั ะฝะต ะฟัะธะตะผะปัั. ะะพััะพะผั ะพััะฐัััั ะะฝัะตัะฝะตั.
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[EN] TheSkyKid.com: One of your new projects ” Angel and Cat ” is rapidly gaining popularity. Can you tell us about itย – how it all started?
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะกััะตััะฒัะตั ะพะดะธะฝ ะฒะฐั ะผัะทัะบะฐะปัะฝัะน ะฟัะพะตะบั, ะณั. ะะฝะณะตะป ะธ ะะพั. ะะพะถะตัะต ะปะธ ะฒั ัะฐััะบะฐะทะฐัั ะฝะฐะผ ะพ ะฝะตะผ?ะัะพ ัะพะปะธััะพะฒ ะธ ะบะฐะบ ััะพ ะฒัะต ะฝะฐัะธะฝะฐะปะพัั ?
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov: Everything began four years ago. The boys simply arrived and wanted to sing.
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะัั ะฝะฐัะธะฝะฐะปะพัั ัะตัััะต ะณะพะดะฐ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด. ะัะพััะพ ะฟัะธัะปะธ ะผะฐะปััะธัะบะธ ะธ ะฟะพะบะฐะทะฐะปะธ ัะฒะพะธ ะณะพะปะพัะฐ.
[EN] TheSkyKid.com: Sergey, Thank you for agreeing to this interview for the readers of our site!
[RU] TheSkyKid.com: ะกะตัะณะตะน, ัะฟะฐัะธะฑะพ, ััะพ ะพัะฒะตัะธะปะธ ะฝะฐ ะฒะพะฟัะพัั ะฟะพัะตัะธัะตะปะตะน ะฝะฐัะตะณะพ ัะฐะนัะฐ!
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[EN] Sergey Kuznechov: SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY TO YOUR SITE!!!
[RU] ะกะตัะณะตะน ะัะทะฝะตัะพะฒ: ะฃะกะะะฅะะ ะ ะะ ะะฆะะะขะะะะฏ ะะะจะะะฃะกะะะขะฃ!!!
Most of the songs lyrics come out of poems composed by Sergey Kuznechov. I could not resist showing you an example in a Russian and English of what those poems are like :
| ะขะซ ะะกะะะะะะจะฌ | You will remember |
| ะขั ะฒัะฟะพะผะฝะธัั, ะฟัะพััะฟะฐััั,ะงัะพ ััะฐััะน ะณะพะด ัั
ะพะดะธั.ะ ะฒัั, ััะพ ะฒ ะฝัะผ ัะปััะธะปะพัั,
ะฃะถะต ะฝะต ะฟะพะฒัะพัะธัััั. ะ ะฑัะดะตั ัะพะปัะบะพ ะฟะฐะผััั ะะฐะดัะถะฝะพ, ะฒะตัะฝะพ ะฟะพะผะฝะธัั, ะงะตะณะพ ัั ะฒ ัะบะพะปะต ะะธะทะฝะธ ะะพััะธะณ ะธ ะพะฑััะธะปััโฆ ะขั ะฒัะฟะพะผะฝะธัั ะฝะพัั ะธ ะปะตัะพ, ะ ะพะทะตัะพ ะฝะฐ ะดะฐัะต, ะ ัะฐะผัะน ะฟะตัะฒัะน ะพะฟัั, ะะพะณะดะฐ ัะตะฟัะฐะป, ััะพ ะปัะฑะธัั… ะ ะณะพะด ัะฝะพัะธั ััะพ, ะ ัั ะฒ ะััะต ะทะฐะฟะปะฐัะตัั… ะ, ะฟะตัะฒะฐั ะฒะปัะฑะปัะฝะฝะพััั! ะขะฐะบะพะต ะฝะต ะทะฐะฑัะดะตัั… ะะต ะฟะปะฐัั ะผะฐะปัั, ะฝะต ะฝะฐะดะพ ะก ัะพัะบะพะน ะถะฐะปะตัั ะพ ะฟัะพัะปะพะผ. ะะตะดั ััะพะปัะบะพ ะตัั ะฑัะดะตั – ะขะตะฑะต ะฒัะตะณะพ ััะธะฝะฐะดัะฐัั. ะะพัะฝัะต ะปะฐัะบะธ, ะบะปััะฒั… ะ ัั ะธั ะฟะพะผะฝะธัั ะฑัะดะตัั, ะ ะ ะพะถะดะตััะฒะพ ะฟัะพัะตะฟัะตั: “ะ ะฐััะธ, ััะพะฑั ะะะฎะะะฏะขะฌะกะฏ!!! |
You remember, waking up,As the old year leaves.And all thatย happened,
Will not be repeated. And it will be just a memory Reliable, right to remember Why you are in the school of life successful and learned … You will remember the night and summer, And the lake at the cottage, And the first experience When you whisper that you love … And a year carries it all away Oh, first love! That you won`t forget … Do not cry boy, do not Regret the past with nostalgia, So many things are bound to happen – You are only thirteen. Night caresses , oathsย … And you’ll remember them, A Christmas whisper: ” Grow up, to fall in love!” |
In conclusion, in doing my research on Sergey, there are three things not covered specifically in the interview which I learned and want to share with my readers about him.
First, he is part of a culture in Russia that desires to share the arts, in Sergeyโs case his music, with the people of the world. In other words, he wants the arts available to all classes โ not just those who can afford them. Therefore, he makes his work, and that of the artists he works with, available via the Internet.ย His work, including the expenses of his studio, is supported by donations from supporters and the sales of CDs via his website.ย This is very unlike how things work in the Western world.
Secondly, over many years, Sergey has worked with the underprivileged in his area, especially underprivileged children.ย Heโs worked with many of them fostering their artistic talents and giving them feelings of self worth, when no one else would.
Thirdly, with regard to the musical group โAngel Catโ, his observation was that when he first brought the kids together, what struck one was how diverse their personalities were, almost to the point where one would question whether they could even work together.ย But he has slowly gotten them to work well together so they are able to produce an excellent sound โ wonderfully harmonic music.
For a detailed report (in Russian) about Sergey Kuznechov, please follow this link .
