Peeter Volkonski

Estonian musician and actor

Prince Peeter Volkonski
Background information
Birth namePeeter Volkonski
Born (1954-09-12) 12 September 1954 (age 69)
Tallinn, Estonia
GenresRock, punk
Occupation(s)Musician, writer, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1980–present
Websitehttp://volk.ee/
Musical artist

Prince Peeter Volkonski (born 12 September 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director.

Biography

He became famous with the punk band Propeller, founded in 1978.

In 2015 Volkonski was Free Party's candidate in the Tartu constituency for Estonian parliamentary election.[1] He received 916 votes, which was not enough for a seat in the parliament.[2]

Ancestry

Peeter Volkonski's paternal ancestry comes from the Russian noble Volkonsky family; his father was the Russian composer and harpsichordist Prince Andrei Volkonsky. His paternal grandfather was the noted Russian opera baritone Prince Mikhail Volkonsky [ru; fr] and his great-great-great-grandfather was Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky,[3][4][5] thus, being a descendant of the princely Rurikid dynasty.[6]

His maternal ancestry is Estonian; his mother was the Estonian translator and writer Helvi Jürisson, who was a noted poet and author of children's literature.[6]

Ancestors of Peeter Volkonski
16. Mikhail, Prince Volkonsky
8. Piotr, Prince Volkonsky
17. HSH Elisabeth, Princessa Volkonskaya
4. Mikhail, Prince Volkonsky
18. Andrei, Prince Shakhovsky
9. Elisabeth, Princess Shakhovskaya
19. Sofia, Countessa Olsufieva
2. Andrei, Prince Volkonsky
20. Boleslav Petkevich
10. Georgi Petkevich
21.
5. Kira Petkevich
22. Ignat Goremykin
11. Vera Goremykina
23. Vera Nikolaevna N.
1. Peeter, Prince Volkonski
24.
12. Johan Jürisson
25.
6. Nikolai Jürisson
26.
13. Pauline Jürisson
27.
3. Helvi Jürisson
28.
14. Märt Kott
29.
7. Emilie Jürisson
30.
15. Charlotte Kott
31.

Decorations

References

  1. ^ "Peeter Volkonski kandideerib riigikokku" (in Estonian). Postimees. 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Detailne hääletamistulemus: Valimisringkond Nr 10" (in Estonian). Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon.
  3. ^ DEN,THE DAY WEEKLY DIGEST №52, Tuesday, 4. 2011 "Ihor BLAZHKOV: New music is a continuation of the road paved by classics. Famous Ukrainian conductor marks his 75th anniversary and prepares concerts in Kyiv and Lviv"
  4. ^ "The President of the Republic at the Palamuse Song Festival Stage on June 2, 2001. Estonia Remembers."
  5. ^ Latest on: Peeter Volkonski
  6. ^ a b "Князья Волконские (Princes Volkonsky)". Rurik Genealogia (in Russian). 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

External links

  • Official website
  • Peeter Volkonski at IMDb
  • Peeter Volkonski on Facebook
  • Potpourri Volkonski/Propeller https://web.archive.org/web/20110720131601/http://www.volk.ee/24345.mp3
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