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PAVEL KARMANOV

COMPOSER Moscow, Russia Pavel Karmanov was born in 1970, in the town of Bratsk in Irkutsk region, in a family of musicians. He began to compose in Novosibirsk at the age of 5. Karmanov graduated from the Central Music School in 1988, and from the Moscow Conservatory in 1995. His teachers, in various periods, were Yu.Holopov, A.Leman, A.Bykanov, G.Dmitriev, A.Nikolayev. In school and college he was actively involved in the concert life of Moscow.

Karmanov has composed music in different styles. Since the beginning of 90's the composer has been under the influence of postavangard, "new simplicity" and "minimalism". Today, Karmanov's compositions are made up of tonal certainty, impressionistic flavor, unique musical language, and various audio-visual performance effects.

Since 1996, Karmanov has been a member of the Moscow Union of Composers. He is a regular participant of the major music festivals, such as the "Moscow Autumn - 91, 96, 97, 98, 2006," “The Alternative - to 96, 97, 98 90 (Moscow, Russia)“, “SoundRoute 1999 Tokio - Moscow “ festival in Japan, the"Warsaw Autumn - 2005” (Poland), Shostakovich Festival in Seattle (USA) (2006). Karmanov’s pieces are performed at the Moscow Conservatory, the St. Petersburg Philharmonics, and concerts and festivals around the world.

In 2010, in New York, the choreographer Pam Tanowitz won the prestigious new dance award “The Bessies”, using my music for his show titled ”Be in the Gray with me”. I also received the award certificate for the best music.

The pianist and harpsichordist Alexei Lubimov, the violinist and conductor Yuri Bashmet, the violinist Tatyana Grindenko and "OPUSPOSTH", the percussionist Mark Pekarsky and his ensemble, the pianists Vadim Cholodenko (Van Cliburn Competition winner (2013), Polina Osetinskaya, Mikhail Dubov, and other prominent Russian musicians and orchestras has performed Karmanov’s music. PADSEnsemble (Italy), «Seattle chamber players» ensemble (USA), the Odeon Quartet (USA), Beethoven quartet (Basel, Swiss) are among the foreign performers playing pieces by this composer.

Karmanov has also composed music for movies and documentaries. The collection includes soundtracks for "Arena" ("Gladiatrix") (director is Timur Bekmambetov, producer — Roger Corman (USA), "Soldier's Decameron" by Andrei Proshkin, "Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg" by Evgeny Pashkevich; documentaries by Alexei Khanyutin, including "Music for the Fireworks "and" The Road “ etc..

Karmanov created soundtracks for television series "Only you”, by Nana Dzhordzhadze, "Multiplying Grieve” by Oleg Fesenko and, and others. He composed music for cartoons, — including animated movies by Ivan Maximov.

Since 1997, Karmanov’s music has been played on TV and radio around the world. In 2006 Nazar Kozhuhar and his ensemble “The Pocket symphony” recorded and released Karmanov’s first CD with chamber music; in 2014, FANCYMUSIC records released the second disc titled «Get in».

Major works \ premiere \ basic performance

- "Re-Major III" for piano, vibraphone and string quintet (1992) (Moscow, I-st Festival of memory of violinist Oleg Kagan (Alexander Melnikov (piano, "Moscow Soloists" by Yuri Bashmet) (Yakutsk, Russia, "Yakutsk camerata" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdvvjKYMGNU - Trio "Birthday present for myself", Viola, Cello and Piano (1993) (Moscow, Festival of "Alternativa»), Paris, France, at 59 RIVOLI "chez Robert, électrons libres" - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v = ipHncihudyY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVjo3hqDZcU with Vadim Kholodenko (Van Cliburn Competition winner - 2012) - "Music for the Firework" for chamber ensemble (1997) (Moscow, Festival of "Alternativa») (Nazar Kozhukhar & The Pocket symphony) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtwFksDC2KI - "Different ... rains" for flute, piano and magnetic tape (1996) \ Festival "SoundRoute 1999 Tokio - Moscow" in Japan, Oleg Khudyakov (flute, Alexei Lubimov (piano) - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v = 5fvqHiPg9QY (Maria Fedotova (Flute), Polina Osetinskaya (Piano) - "Seven minutes before Christmas" for flute, piano and magnetic tape (1996) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T33iyxocg5I (Maria Fedotova, "Moscow soloists by Yury Basmet") - "String quaREtet" ("String kvaREtet") (1997) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdamO9eHBhY ((Tallinn, "Eesti musika paevad", Estonia) Vlad Pesin (Vn), Marina Katarzhnova ( Vn), Asya Sorshneva (Viola), Petr Kondrashin (Cello) 25-03-11) - "ForellenQuintet" ("Trout-quintet") (1998) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fzNdg06Bf8 (Nazar Kozhukhar & The Pocket symphony, film by Andrey Klimenko), http://www.youtube.com/watch? v = DC9dvsYdhq0 - Seattle, USA - "Schlaf, mein Herz, schlaf ein" for soloists, 3 choirs and orchestra (2000) (audio http://pavelkarmanov.com/node/205) - "GreenDNA" for String Orchestra (2000) for strings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkd-LhBAu-k (Big Hall of Moscow concervatoire) - "Den" (folk drama "Death of King Herod") for soloists, choir, rock band and orchestra (2002) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T41vl9LOfWc (slideshow) (part # 5) - "9 \ 11 '' for chamber orchestra in the memory of tragedy in NYC (2001)(2002) Nazar Kozhukhar & The Pocket symphony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua5lJnqFgNM - "The Word" for soloists and mixed choir (2002) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQk0lEQHTGQ (Great hall of St.Petersbourg philarmany) (Youth Coir of St.Petersbourg pholharmany's society, Conductor Yulia Khutoretskaya ) - «Second snow at the Stadium» for viola and piano (2003) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0LIRUUib8 (Maxim Novikov (Viola), Petr Aidu (Piano), Kevork Mourad - painting) - «Intermezzo» for piano and orchestra (2004) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uumv7zDIsY4 - Alexey Goribol (Piano) & The One orchestra (Russia) by Vlad Pesin - «Get in» for 5 performers (2005) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBi9V1wl1QM premieres - Seattle (USA), “Warsaw yesen (Warshav autumn), Poland– 2005” - «Cambridge music» for Piano Quintet (2008) (England premiere – London, Cambrodge, Oxford) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GfttBghxO0 recording video - «Innerlichkeit» («sincerity, intimacy") for two pianos, flute, harp and string quintet (2009) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ba8x63NeWM - with space slideshow - Music for video installations by a group of artists AES + F "Feast of Trimalchio" (2009), “Allegoria sacra” (2011), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60RDYDy4mSI, “INVERSO MUNDUS” (2015) - Venice biennal, New York, all world ... - "Twice a double concerto" (2009) one tunings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OZ0hp8nh50 (European premiere, Riga, Latvia), two tunings - http://www.youtube.com/ watch? v = 1JlftPpmK0Y - «Force majeur» for 2 violins and 2 pianos (2010) (Moscow premiere) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC0ArnaJzBI (live), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = tyR03efGGEA (recordings) - «Different brooks» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWAZx2us3w (order of Tallinn festival, "Eesti musika paevad") Estonia) (2011) - "Day One" for viola, children's choir, organ and percussion (2011) (premiere at the Dome Cathedral in Riga, Latvia) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xNTBooiqQ - «Funny Valentine» for viola and harp (2012) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ETlJ2UG1Bg (Maxim Novikov, Valentina Borisova) (premiere - Riga, Latvia) - "The City I Love and Hate", Piano sextet (2012) (order amd premiere on Basel music festival "Culterescapes" (Swiss) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqcDZDwz2O4 - Oratorio "5 Angels" for mixed choir, soloists and chamber choir (2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvLj0W6v8Kg (Pavel Karmanov Oratorio 5 Angels Yulia Khutoretskaya & The Young chamber choir & The One Orchestra by Vladislav Pesin. Solo Violas - Maxim Novikov, Alexey Bogorad.Conductor Yulia Khutoretskaya. Commissioned by international Festival "Academia of Ortodox Music", Russia, St.-Petersburg, 16.07.2013) - "Past perfect" for Piano solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Orn9LplPeQ (order by Ksenia Bashmet) (2015) (Moscow premiere) - "La musica con Cello" for Cello and Orchestra (2015) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqHEyMgcI3U (order by cellist Boris Andrianov) (Great hall of Moscow conservatoire premiere)

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