Classics 2012-2013 Biographies - The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

highest honor the America Jewish Committee and at the same time he received in Russia the Defenders of Freedom medal. He
celebrated his 75 th birthday at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in 2008 with an audience of 12,000 people. According to the
surveys 70% of the audience were younger than 25.In the same year he received one of the highest decorations in Chile-­‐medal of
O’Higgins from the hands of President Mishelle Bachelet for his support of freedom during dictatorship.
In 2009 he received in Washington DC a special diploma of the American-­‐Russian Cultural Association for his great achievements in
art for the mutual understanding between Russia and USA which before him was given to Van Clyburn, James Billington. Mstislav
Rostropovich and Dave Brubeck. In 2010 he recited his poetry at the presence of the 42 thousands of young people on the Russian
Woodstok on the shores of Volga River. In August of 2011 the book signing of his new book of poetry “Everything could be saved”
lasts in Moscow bookstore “Biblio Globus” about 8 hours. Through his worldwide performances Yevtushenko has visited and
performed in 96 countries. His poetry and prose is translated into 72 languages.\18 books In English\ In 2000 the Russian Academy
of sciences named after him a minor planet.
He is an honorary member of the American and European Academies of Arts and Sciences, a distinguished professor of the
University of Tulsa and the honorary citizen of many American cities. His wife Maria teaches in Tulsa at the Edison school and was
announced the best teacher of the Russian in the State of Oklahoma, where her husband teaches and shares his time between
Russia and America, still not having lost the spirit of the River Elbe.