Background
Yuri Sergeevich Shmakov was born on October 23, 1946 in Yagan village, Udmurtia, Russian Federation.
Yuri Sergeevich Shmakov was born on October 23, 1946 in Yagan village, Udmurtia, Russian Federation.
Yuri Sergeevich graduated from the Conductor and Choral Department of the Voronezh Music School in 1991. His teacher was T.S. Ivleva.
Duirng 1965-1977 Yuri Sergeevich sang in the amateur choir of the Metallurg House of Culture in Izhevsk. He was a Russian Folk Choir soloist during 1977-1978 in Kuibyshev city and since 1979 - in Voronezh State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after K. I.Massalitinova. Shmakov's repertoire includes Russian folk songs and works by Russian composers, among them: "Kalinka", "Smuglyanka" by David Tukhmanov and many other composers.