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The Vengerov Family

Персоны месяца · 29.08.2007

By Анна Лекс

Sooner or later this had to happen. Photographs of Mikhail Vengerov and his wife Katya from various society evenings topped all the ratings in our galleries; they were discussed and voted for. In July the couple won two nominations at once on our site - as person and as character of the month. Perhaps Vengerov's talent for making house hits out of old Soviet songs, perhaps Katya's talent for dancing at the club Diaghilev drew such public attention, but in reality they turned out to be an ordinary happy family with a large stock of jokes about each other...

Hi Katya, hi Misha! Why do you think it was you who were chosen as persons of the month?

Katya: There are always people who boost our rating.
Misha: I think our points were rigged.

The points definitely weren't rigged, everything is fair with us. Tell us, where did you meet - maybe there is some romantic story?

Katya: He stole me away from his friend at the restaurant "Rozet".
Misha: I think it was on the Internet, but friends say it was at my birthday party.

Interesting versions... and do you always go to parties together?

Katya: Misha has one free day off, exactly the day on which I work.
Misha: No, rarely. But I want to more often! Just don't hit me!!!

Which of you is the bigger jealous one?

Katya: Misha once broke down the toilet door in the VIP booth at Diaghilev, because he was sure his friend X was in there with me...
Misha: Katya always goes crazy when she sees me kissing another girl on the lips.

You recently had a daughter. How do you feel in the role of parents? Is there enough time for partying?

Katya: Misha, in my opinion, doesn't feel any particular changes... Even I have stayed the same.
Misha: We don't party, we work! And she just rests...

And what did you name your daughter, and who chose the name for her?

Katya: We chose the name together and named her - Vesna Mikhailovna.
Misha: Yes, her name is Vesna Mikhailovna. Mum chose it, and dad approved it.

Will you let her go to nightclubs after she turns 18?

Katya: I think she'll be clinging to daddy already from about the age of 13.
Misha: Whether she'll let us into nightclubs when she turns 18 - that's the question!

Misha, what are you doing now, and where actually is Fedorov?

Misha: Fedorov is in Moscow preparing for an event in Monaco, and I'm sitting here eating chicken broth in the company of some very sweet and beautiful girls.

Katya, and what do you plan to do when your daughter grows up?

Katya: I hope by then to give up dancing.

You both work with dance music, so what music do you listen to at home?

Katya: Lullabies and songs from cartoons... now...
Misha: No! We stay quiet and watch the news!

And what are the last books you read?

Katya: "The Angel and the Whore" by Ira de Puiffa
Misha: Pelevin's "Empire V" and Aksyonov's "The Island of Crimea".

Where do you usually buy clothes?

Katya: Everywhere!
Misha: "Podium" on Kutuzovsky and the Cherkizovsky clothing market

And reveal to us a little secret - what pet names do you call each other?

Katya: I call him Venik, and our daughter - Venechka.
Misha: I call Katya - scoundrel.

Very original... and do you have a favourite film, and in what roles do you see yourselves?

Katya: "Welcome, or No Trespassing". I would play Misha there - the camp director
Misha: "Heart of a Dog" and "Once upon a time in America"

And where do you usually go to dance, dine and meet with friends?

Katya: I've grown fond of Nabu, but it's gotten a bit stale lately.
Misha: And I really liked the club "Radost" in Prague! Otherwise we go to Galereya, Goodman and Black October.

Are you planning to expand the family in the future?

Katya: Yep!
Misha: I'm working on that almost every day - hiding the condoms around the house...

And how do you see yourselves in old age?

Katya: As a grandma and grandpa
Misha: As Puff Daddy!

How ambitious! All right, thank you for your family secrets and say hi to Vesna Mikhailovna!

We thank "Sup-cafe" for providing the venue and for help in organising the shoot.