Vladimir Matorin

Matorin commands a kind of gravity few singers can. Born in Moscow in 1948 and trained at the Gnessin Institute, he's regarded as one of the great contemporary Russian basses, and the bass register is the one that makes a whole hall feel the floor tremble. The honors are staggering: People's Artist of the Russian Federation, the Order of Friendship, a Government Prize in Culture. Yet what intrigues me most is his parallel life as a music educator, passing that resonance to the next generation. A voice like that is part gift, part decades of craft, and I'd love to hear it live just once.

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Name (English)

Vladimir Matorin

Name (Japanese)

ウラディーミル・マトーリン

Reading

うらでぃーみる・まとーりん

Born

May 2, 1948 (age 78)

Origin

Moscow, Soviet Union

Occupation

opera singer / music educator

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Awards & achievements

• People's Artist of the Russian Federation
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
• Merited Artist of the RSFSR
• Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
• Order of Friendship
• Government Prize in Culture

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir%20Matorin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A9%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4284895

Tags

• opera singer
• music educator

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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